#459: Miami's Season Opener & NIL Payroll | Bill Cosby with a Pen
About this episode
The episode discusses Miami football's resurgence, NIL payroll implications, and recruiting updates.
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…
People in this episode
Hosts: Ro, Toast, Scoop
Topics covered
- Miami football
- NIL payroll
- recruiting
- college football
- national championship
Keywords
- Miami football
- NIL
- recruiting
- Dante Wright
- Mark Matthews
- Kirk Herbstreit
- Josh Pate
- college football
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: UHealth, Notre Dame, Texas, Miami Hurricanes, OBB Media Inc.
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