#483: Miami Hype with Jake Crain | The Kobayashi of O-Line Coaches

Jake Crain from On3 pulls up for the season's first guest appearance — a few days before his wife's due date — and doesn't hedge: he's got Miami at number one, not seven like the cumulative poll had it. Ro, Jenners, Scoop, and Toast get into why: what a reloaded offensive line actually needs to look like behind Jackson Cantwell, what Darian Mensah changes about the offense's ceiling compared to last year's run-heavy attack, and why the defense's identity as one of the most physical groups in the country isn't going anywhere with Rueben Fatheree and Corey Flagg gone.

From there it's a full off-season rundown. Miami's $44 million payroll checks in second nationally behind Texas, and the crew runs the whole top ten guessing game live. Eddie Royal's ACC Network sitdown with Mario Cristobal gets broken down for what the Greentree practice intensity actually says about this roster. And when Jake's asked what could derail a team this loaded, there's really only one honest answer.

Also in this one: Jake makes his case for LSU having the best uniforms in college football (sorry, Miami fans), Michael Irvin buys Mark Fletcher's mom an RV, the kicking battle nobody's been paying attention to, and a look at what the schedule looks like once Student of the Game, live streams, and recap shows are all back in rotation for the regular season.

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Orange Bowl Boys | Episode 483 is presented by Paul Bange Roofing, Rapid Auto Lease, and BeatinTheBookie.com.

00:00 Cold Open & Jake Crain Joins the Show

01:28 Jake Crain's Case for Miami at #1

05:43 The "Sound" of a Real Miami Defense

06:22 Ohio State Was the Toughest Test on Tape

08:13 Mario's Personal Stake in the U

11:05 Greentree Intensity & the Saban Comparison

13:35 What Could Actually Derail Miami