The boys are back for episode 459, and the vibe is different this time around. Miami football isn't just on the radar anymore — they're the target, and it feels good.

Kirk Herbstreit and Josh Pate have both gone on record calling the Canes a legitimate favorite to win the national championship. After 25-plus years of wandering in the wilderness, we're sitting here in May talking about Miami like it's 1987 all over again. Ro, Toast, and Scoop dig into what that actually means, whether to embrace the hype or pump the brakes, and why the "rat poison" framing doesn't even apply anymore.

They break down the jaw-dropping roster valuation numbers — Miami is reportedly the second-most expensive roster in college football at an estimated $44 million, trailing only Texas. A big chunk of that? The Darian Mensah buyout, which turns out was a very expensive transaction. Also in the mix: what role UHealth plays in all of this, why the old "eat what you kill" mentality under Donna Shalala is likely gone, and what it means for the program's financial future.

On the recruiting front, Mario flipped five-star corner Dante Wright out of Georgia, and the guys react to the Kirby Smart trolling that inevitably came with it. They also get into the Mark Matthews situation — the top-rated offensive tackle in the country, his decision timeline, and whether Miami can sell him on playing the right side while Cantwell holds down the left. And yes, losing Bob to Notre Dame stings a little.

Lane Kiffin found the spotlight again — this time via a Vanity Fair interview where he threw Ole Miss under the bus on his way out the door. The crew takes him apart, runs through his absolutely chaotic career timeline from getting fired by Al Davis to being dropped from a team bus at 3am at LAX, and debates whether LSU finally gets a return on their investment.

FSU comes up too, because it always does. The Norvell buyout is still somewhere between $45-51 million, the program is in genuine trouble, and there's apparently a faction of FSU fans lobbying to bring in Manny Diaz as the next head coach. The guys can barely contain themselves.

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00:00 Intro & Blanton's Collector Update

02:00 Obligatory Reading Newsletter Plug

06:00 Stanford Opener & The Friday Night Kickoff

08:00 Time Zone Prep & The Cal Stream Flashback

10:00 Miami's $44M Roster — #2 in College Football

12:00 What's Actually Driving the Payroll Numbers

13:30 UHealth, Alumni Money & The New Financial Era

17:00 FSU's Financial Collapse & Norvell's Buyout

20:00 Should Miami Lock Up Mario for 10 More Years?

24:30 Herbstreit & Pate: Miami Favorites to Win It All

26:30 Embracing the Target — This Ain't Rat Poison

30:00 Sponsor Break

35:30 Mario's Contract Extension Debate

37:30 Five-Star Flip: Dante Wright Comes to Miami

40:00 Mark Matthews Decision & The Cantwell Factor

43:30 Manny Diaz to FSU? The Cosmic Justice Discussion

45:30 Lane Kiffin's Vanity Fair Disaster

49:00 Lane Kiffin's Full Career Trainwreck Timeline

52:30 Ole Miss Fans vs. Other Fan Bases in the Playoffs

54:30 Canes Baseball & The ACC Tournament Race

56:00 Naming the Episode & Sign-Off

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