It was ONE OF THOSE NIGHTS at Hard Rock Stadium. Miami was a 21.5-point favorite at home against a Florida State team that most fans had marked as dead. Miami made error after error and committed penalty after penalty, and somehow, through all of the mistakes, the Canes came out victorious in the second overtime.

We start out with the defense. There were some subpar play calls, less-than-great play in the secondary, not enough sacks of the quarterback, and stupid penalties. We question the personnel in the defensive backfield, although getting a starter ejected didn't help. We allowed Ashton Daniels to complete hail mary after hail mary. But, in the end, Bryce Fitzgerald came down with the INT, and the Canes won it.

The offense put up a bunch of numbers, but it was not a clean performance. Darian Mensah threw his first pick of the year and missed on some other throws. We did get to see the coming-out part of Javion Mallory. We may need to discuss his likeness to Frank Gore this week. Mali did Mali things. The right side of the offensive line remains a question mark, but we aren't sure there are any better options.

Miami will most likely be ranked number 1, unless the AP does us dirty. What does that mean for the Canes? Were you rooting for ND to win or lose? We discuss all of this and more.

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Throw out the records. Erase all of the stats. It's Miami and Florida State. That would normally be the mantra, and I'm sure Mario Cristobal has emphasized it to his team this week. We don't have to live by Mario's rules, though. The Canes are on the rise, and FSU is in a free fall. Miami should absolutely blow FSU out. Strange things have happened, but I don't think this will be one of those times.

There is some actual football to talk about.

Xavier Lucas is coming back to the secondary. What does that do to the lineup? Who should be the starting five in the defensive backfield?

Max Buchannan is out after having surgery. Who will be the starter at Right Guard? Does SJ get another chance?

FSU has a pretty good running back, and their QB can run, but Miami has the best rush defense in the country. We feel pretty confident here.

We make our game predictions later in the show, but it's fair to say we both think Miami covers the spread.

In segment numero dos, we talk about ESPN's story calling OSU's Jeremiah Smith possibly the best college football WR of all time. Could that be? Then that leads us to their list of the top 60 CFB WRs of all time. It's the most bogus list ever. We'll tell you why.

Then, it's our game prediction.

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On this episode of the ROCPOD, Cam and The Beast dive into the OL lineup with Max Buchanan going down with an injury. Who will start at RG? So many combinations, so little time!

A viewer/listener posed a great question about the secondary. We answer it.

You can ask questions in the comments, and we will answer them on the next show. We are good like that!

We have an exhaustive list of recruits attending Miami vs. FSU at Hard Rock on 10-17. Cam knows all of them and can tell you who to watch for as the next studs in Orange and Green.

Then, Beast did a live AMA over on TikTok (go follow @RealOnesCanesPodcast). Someone asked: What was the loudest Canes home game you ever attended? We gave our answers. One of the answers involves a punter streaking down the field.

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Cam and The Beast do a deep dive into Miami's convincing win over Clemson in Death Valley. While some Canes fans are being negative Nancys or negative Normans, Miami handed Clemson their second-worst home loss in the Dabo era.

The injuries are overwhelming, but did they affect the game? The offensive line is still in flux, and we still aren't sure who the ultimate starting five should be. It wasn't the passing game we expected, but the run game was good, with Fletcher and Mallory getting it done.

On defense, Clemson WRs found too many open spots, and Miami let a subpar throwing QB succeed. The Canes had Reynolds under attack but still missed some sack opportunities.

The boys consider all of that, but also give props to players like Ryan Rodriguez and Damon Wilson, who showed out. Plus, Canes fans freaking showed up in huge numbers in enemy territory.

Has Kirk Herbstreit lost his fastball?

The second segment has us ripping the AP Top 25. Half of the SEC is in the top 25; meanwhile, Pitt is at 25, and Wake is unranked. The SEC bias is a sham.

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The Miami Hurricanes head to the possibly wet and stormy Clemson to face the Tigers where they have not won since 2010. The Canes are undefeated, but have not been tested by top-of-the-line competition, although Wake is better than people give them credit for. Clemson was walloped by LSU and then muddied their way to three wins in a row.

Due to the weather, Miami may have to rely on the ground game and we hope that Mark Fletcher is healthy enough to batter his way through the Clemson subpar run defense. What will the starting offensive line look like? Will Ben Congdon finally get the nod to start at guard? We hope so.

The Clemson offense is a mess. They have a freshman quarterback that has thrown one TD and two INT on the year. They try to keep the ball on the ground, take time off the clock and hope to win it at the end. Miami's defense, with it's damn good run defense should be ready for the challenge.

Will Miami cover the 16.5-point spread? Will Miami return the favor for 58-0 and cutting the turnover chain? Will Dabo be at Clemson after this year. These are all questions to be answered.

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Better late than never. Ok, we are a few days late with our recap of the Canes' win over Central Michigan, but here we are.

We start by giving you all of the great things Miami did. The offense is a machine (other than five series against a better-than-advertised Wake Forest team). Mensah makes every throw. Mali catches every ball (literally). Javian Mallory looked good. BEN CONGDON HAS ARRIVED! We defended the option well and stopped the run like a big steel wall.

We also have a few things to work on. There were too many penalties. There are too many injuries. Did we mention penalties?

It's the breakdown you need of a game on the CW, which isn't exactly great at broadcasting games.

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Cam and The Beast start with the news that broke just before they recorded this show. Supposedly, headset communication went out for the Miami Hurricanes and the Indiana Hoosiers in the National Title game when Donald Trump was on the move in Hard Rock Stadium.

We give Adidas props for the marketing campaign surrounding the release of the throwback jerseys celebrating the 25th anniversary of the 2001 National Championship Team. But where has this been? They have had 12 years to show us what they are capable of. The jerseys are dope, though.

We wonder whether the avalanche of injuries for our Miami Hurricanes will impact our expectations for this season.

The Offensive Line needs changes, most notably at guard. Will Mario Cristobal and Alex Mirabal make changes? Beast and Cam make a bet.

Should the Canes just sit guys like Malachi Toney and Mark Fletcher Jr who are battling injuries?

Miami DB Ethan O'Conner is really damn good.

Central Michigan isn't good, but the Miami defense will face the option, and the Canes' offense needs to do a lot better than they did in the second half of last week's game against Wake.

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The win was not pretty, but it was a W and the Canes go 1-0 again. Mario said after the game that it wasn't "up to the standard," and it wasn't.

There were injuries, and penalties, and a constipated offense (As Dan LeBatard would say), and did we mention injuries?

The Miami Hurricanes did win the game, so there is that, but there was a lot that did not go right against Wake. The question is whether this is a sign of things to come or an aboration.

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