Episode Details

Ro's off the grid this week (cruise ship, matching-T-shirt family vibes, send thoughts and prayers), so the guys bring in Lakers Canes 305 himself, Mando, to help break down ACC Kickoff. And there's a lot to get to.

Our boy John Michaels sat down with Mario Cristobal at ACC Media Days, and the group runs through the good stuff: Mario on whether last year's title game loss counts as a failure, why the fan base finally feels different heading into a season, and the recruiting machine that's turned Miami into the team nobody wants to face on the trail. There's also a stretch on his phone — the man is carrying over 10,000 unread text messages, and the crew has a lot of feelings about that.

From there it's the ACC's freshly rewritten tiebreaker rule (yes, this is a direct response to last year's mess), a new name running the league's officiating department, and the CBS Sports take that Miami now has the best running back room in the country — with a depth chart so loaded that last year's starter is currently number four.

The back half is all Florida State. Tom Herman is in Tallahassee now, and the guys play out the schedule week by week trying to figure out exactly when he takes over for Norvell. Spoiler: nobody in that building is going 500.

Plus a full look at Miami's 2026 schedule, the World Cup and Open Championship betting card, and Mondo sticks around long enough to get roped into naming the episode. Go Canes.

Orange Bowl Boys | Episode 475 is presented by Paul Bange Roofing, Rapid Auto Lease, and BeatinTheBookie.com.

00:00 Cold Open: World Cup Talk, Ro's Out, Mondo's In

02:00 ACC Kickoff Day Recap Begins

03:00 Mario Cristobal on Last Year's Title Game “Failure”

06:00 Silencing the Doubters (RIP Better Duck)

07:30 Malachi Toney Praise & Video Game Talk

09:30 Mario's 10,000+ Unread Text Messages

12:30 Off-Topic Tangent: Dinner and Phone Habits

14:00 Mario's “1-and-0” Mindset Explained

16:00 Why the Old-School Approach Works With This Team

19:00 The Michael Irvin Cheek-Kiss Story

20:30 New ACC Tiebreaker Rule, Explained

23:00 CBS Sports Ranks Miami's RB Room #1

27:00 Paul Bange Roofing & Rapid Auto Lease

31:00 Weekend Betting Picks: World Cup, The Open, Bryson

33:30 Jim Phillips on Scheduling & New Head of Officials

38:00 The Tom Herman/FSU Bit: When Does He Take Over?

50:00 Show Title Brainstorm

51:00 Miami's 2026 Schedule: Trap Games or Smooth Sailing?

58:00 Mando's Daughters, Countdown Clocks & Wrap-Up

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