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It's the last show of the offseason and Ro, Scoop and Toast run back the Nick Saban and Mario Cristobal audio that dropped the same day last week, then get into whether the ACC has enough teams built to actually go toe-to-toe with the SEC. The take: Mario might be part of the problem, since Miami is currently sitting on eight of the ACC's top 10 recruits and starving the rest of the conference.

From there the guys hit their nationwide storylines heading into the year — Arch Manning and whether Texas finally breaks through, a Virginia Tech team they're genuinely excited about under James Franklin, and the Florida State coaching search with no obvious answer once Norvell is gone. They also get into the NCAA's new rule blocking players who were on active pro rosters from returning to college ball, and the mess it's already causing at LSU under Lane Kiffin.

Also: an NFL owner's rough week makes headlines, the Dolphins' dead money situation gets roasted, and the crew closes with three Week Zero picks before locking in an episode title live on the show.

Go Canes!

Orange Bowl Boys | Episode 487 is presented by Paul Bange Roofing, Rapid Auto Lease, and BeatinTheBookie.com.

00:00 Cold Open: Lawsuit Talk & Preseason Kickoff

01:39 Getting Older: Sodium, Sleep & Aging Talk

05:10 Cereal Rankings: Honeycomb, Cinnamon Toast Crunch & More

08:36 Last Preseason Show & Benched Preview

09:04 Saban and Cristobal Sound Bites

10:19 Used Car Salesmen: The ACC vs. SEC Debate

17:39 Miami's Recruiting Stranglehold on the ACC

19:12 True or False: Duke's Rushing Stat vs. Miami

22:39 Inside Miami's Recruiting Machine

23:46 Nationwide Storylines: Arch Manning & Texas

25:02 Virginia Tech's Rise Under James Franklin

27:54 Florida State's Coaching Search Gets Complicated

30:47 Is Sark on the Hot Seat? Texas's Brutal Schedule

33:11 Paul Bange Roofing, Rapid Auto Lease & Beating the Bookie

39:05 NCAA Eligibility Lawsuit & the LSU/Lane Kiffin Mess

43:33 NFL Owner Off-Field Headlines

47:01 Dolphins' Dead Money & NFL Contract Rankings

49:58 Week Zero Picks: TCU-UNC, NC State-UVA & FSU

55:23 Naming the Episode & Sign Off

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