The Rundown Take
Canes Shine at the NFL Draft: Nine Drafted, Three First-Rounders, and a Cowboys Conspiracy
Devin and Larry Frank Jr. flipped the script this week — instead of chasing recruiting rumors, they celebrated the best Miami draft class in years: nine Hurricanes picked, three in the first round, and a locker room's worth of proof that "we don't rebuild, we reload" is back in effect.
Key Takeaways
- Mauigoa, Rueben Bain and Akheem Mesidor all went in round one, with Bain landing in Tampa Bay on a deal worth $23.75 million guaranteed.
- Larry Frank's theory on Bain's slide past Dallas: it wasn't the arm-length talk — it was Bain signing with Athletes First and agent David Mulugheta, the same agent at the center of the Micah Parsons standoff with Jerry Jones.
- Both hosts agree Keontra Scott going in the sixth round makes no sense on tape — the comp Larry Frank reached for was a young Troy Polamalu.
- The Warren Sapp parallel: a dominant Miami lineman slides on draft night, lands in Tampa, and makes everybody pay. Bain wore Sapp's jersey at his signing, and the message was not subtle.
- Looking ahead: Mark Fletcher gets the first-round call next year — "a modern-day Derrick Henry who can catch."
The Bain Slide, Explained
Larry Frank walked through his investigation piece by piece. Bain entered the season projected top-five, then came the arm-length chatter and a two-year-old car accident dredged up with no citation and no findings. But the tell, in his eyes, was Dallas passing twice — taking a safety and then a UCF edge rusher — right after Bain signed in the eleventh hour with the agency that represents Micah Parsons. His verdict on Jerry Jones: the owner who passed on T.J. Watt, Jalen Ramsey and George Kittle just did it again.
"You can't tell me anybody had heard of the guy from UCF all year. Bain was a consensus All-American — and you don't take the best player on the board? Something happened."
Brotherhood in the League
The joy in this one was personal. CJ Daniels to the Rams got the biggest smile of the night, Bain and Keontra Scott signing their contracts side by side in Tampa felt like the old Canes pipeline reborn, and the hosts traced the lineage back to the Ravens years of Ray, Ed and Willis — when multiple Hurricanes on one roster meant the culture traveled with them. Caller Chris Cane summed up the room: no favorites, love for every single one of them, because they believed in Mario's vision when nobody else did.
Heavy Hearts Behind the Headlines
Before the football, both hosts paused for losses that hit home. Devin honored his high school basketball coach, Eric Connor, who passed just a week after receiving a team-signed Hurricanes jersey Devin had arranged through Mike Rumph. Larry Frank remembered DJ Fab, the friend who spun his wedding and his 40th. The reminder they left the family with: tell your people you love them.
The show closes with a promise — back every two weeks until August, then full speed into a season where, with this many Canes now getting drafted again, the only box left to check is the national championship.