The Rundown Take
"We Are the Embarrassment of College Football": U Talk's Rawest Reaction to the Michigan State Meltdown
Devin and Larry Frank Jr. went live minutes after Miami's 38-17 home loss to Michigan State, and there was no spin left to offer. A first-play fumble by D'Eriq King that safety D Wiggins didn't even attempt to recover set the tone for a show that spiraled from breakdown to full-blown fire-Manny-now demands, with a parade of callers and a guest appearance from longtime show friend DJ piling on.
Key Takeaways
- Miami falls 38-17 at home to Michigan State; Charleston Rambo's 5-catch, 70-yard touchdown was the lone offensive bright spot.
- Continued tackling collapse: missed assignments on the outside, defenders getting run through, no answer for contain — building on a season already flagged as the nation's worst-tackling team.
- Multiple callers and hosts call for Manny Diaz's immediate firing, invoking the same "Al Golden" warning signs from 2015.
- Coaching names thrown out for the eventual search: Mike Locksley, Lane Kiffin, Hugh Freeze, Eric Bieniemy, Joe Brady and Brent Venables, with Larry Frank Jr. cautioning that Bieniemy and Brady's NFL stock may price Miami out.
- Recurring theme: Miami is "a Power Five school with a Group of Five identity," and empty stands on the broadcast undercut any argument that the fan base is being unreasonable.
A Broadcast, Not a Breakdown
Larry Frank Jr. noted the show had called this exact outcome the night before, pointing back to their own preview where they flagged Michigan State as a real threat if Miami didn't take care of business. The tape confirmed it: a strong start with pressure and stops, then the same missed tackles and busted angles that have defined the season, capped by Michigan State's quarterback throwing four touchdowns against a defense that couldn't get off the field. DJ, calling in as a longtime friend of the show, joked bitterly that Miami had given Manny Diaz a title better suited to an equipment manager — the line that stuck for the rest of the night.
The Coaching Search, Again
The conversation turned quickly to who comes next. Larry Frank Jr. repeated his standing criteria — a coach who can coach, recruit, motivate and adjust — and ran through the field: Mike Locksley of Maryland, Lane Kiffin (a name the show says it liked back when he was available at FAU), Hugh Freeze, and two NFL names, Eric Bieniemy and Joe Brady, both of whom he cautioned may hold out for an NFL head-coaching shot rather than take a college job. On the defensive side, Larry Frank Jr. floated Brent Venables given his championship pedigree at Clemson.
"You can look at the trends, you look at the mistakes they made — but at the end of the day in this coaching game you're going to grow up. Lane's final stop is not going to be Ole Miss."
Worst Team in Florida?
Callers Alan and Jamal both leaned into a harsher framing: that Miami, Florida and Florida State are all being outcoached this season, undisciplined and unable to hold their own recruits in-state against Group of Five programs. Larry Frank Jr. went further, calling Miami the worst team in Florida outright — arguing Florida State at least competed with Notre Dame, while Miami lost at home to a first-year Michigan State staff. The show closed vowing a full breakdown Monday, with Larry Frank Jr. admitting he was "mad on the inside" but committed to getting the fan base through it together.