#497: Week 5 Preview at Clemson with Eric Mac Lain | Polo Pals

Miami is 4-0, ranked No. 4, and heading into Death Valley as a 16.5-point favorite. That makes this the biggest underdog Dabo Swinney has been in his entire run at Clemson. Oh, and the forecast says it's going to pour.

Former Clemson offensive lineman and ACC Network analyst Eric Mac Lain is back on the show, sitting in front of a "worst loss in school history" backdrop that we noticed immediately. Emac tells us why the line feels off to him, who wins the ground game if the weather turns this into a slugfest, and what Clemson has to do to get Darian Mensah off his spot. He makes the case for Mensah as the best quarterback in the country, talks through who on Clemson's roster can even try to stay with Malachi Toney, and gives an honest answer on how Dabo has handled NIL and the portal. Then he makes his pick. Canes fans won't love it.

Once Emac leaves, Ro, Scoop and Toast go back and forth on whether the rain actually helps Clemson. Ro thinks it does the opposite and takes the crowd right out of the game, which is how the Polo Pals were born. We also get into the injury report, player prop over/unders for Mensah, Toney, Fletcher and Damon Wilson, everybody's keys to the game, and a few honest feelings about Dabo.

Week 5 picks include Pitt at Virginia Tech, Notre Dame at North Carolina, Alabama at Mississippi State, Ohio State at Iowa, Florida at Missouri, UVA at Florida State, and of course Miami at Clemson with final scores. We wrap with that USC radio booth call on the Dante Moore hit and a little something that's probably headed for Benched.

Catch us live Saturday night for the Miami vs. Clemson watch-along stream. GO CANES!!

00:00 Cold Open: "Worst Loss in School History"

01:46 Miami Rolls Central Michigan, Eric Mac Lain Joins

02:53 The 16.5-Point Line and Dabo as a Big Underdog

05:50 Who Wins the Ground Game in the Rain?

09:23 Darian Mensah: Best QB in the Country?

14:59 Can Anyone Slow Down Malachi Toney?

19:15 Dabo, NIL and the Transfer Portal