The Rundown Take
70-13 Was Never in Doubt: U Talk Breaks Down a Clean Opener and Welcomes "Ghost" Home
Fresh off Miami's 70-13 season-opening rout of Bethune-Cookman, Devin and Larry Frank Jr. had a surprise waiting for the U Talk family: George Diaz — dubbed "Ghost" for going quiet the past few weeks — returned to the show live from the studio. Between recruiting reactions and fired-up callers, the panel dug into what a clean, disciplined opener under Mario Cristobal's new staff actually looked like.
Key Takeaways
- Miami put up 586 total yards (305 rushing) with a scaled-back, vanilla game plan and zero sacks allowed — the offensive line pancaked defenders and pulled with a physicality the panel said hasn't been seen in years.
- Special teams stood out: Keyshawn Smith had an electric return night, kickoffs stayed out of the end zone, and Miami didn't punt once.
- Akheem Mesidor and Cam Kitchens were named defensive players of the game; the panel flagged DJ Ivy and linebacker Corey Flagg as the two spots still needing real growth.
- PFF reportedly graded Miami's performance as the best in all of college football that week.
- George Diaz and Larry Frank plugged the November 11 Atlanta Hurricane Bash around the Georgia Tech game, with a pre-party stop at Hall of Famer Edgerrin James's store, Cool With Edge.
Trust the Coaches on Flagg
Caller Daryl Drakeford set off the night's best debate, defending Corey Flagg against fans clamoring for a change at linebacker. His point: this coaching staff — with a real defensive coordinator and a respected linebackers coach for the first time in years — is playing Flagg the most snaps of anyone at the position, and that alone should tell the fanbase something. Larry Frank and George Diaz agreed, both noting Flagg's improved north-south get-off and gap discipline on tape, even if his lateral speed still lags. The panel extended the same grace to DJ Ivy, chalking up his practice-to-game gap to first-year jitters rather than a lost cause, while giving a loud shoutout to Daryl Jackson Jr. for physically moving grown men off the ball at defensive tackle.
Don't Jump Back on the Bandwagon
A fired-up caller known as the Italian Stallion delivered the night's rawest message: anyone still complaining about Mario Cristobal coaching hard on the sideline can go root for someone else, and anyone who bailed on the program the last few years doesn't get to jump back on now that it's 70-13. He and the panel pushed a broader theme — play the best players regardless of class, stop overreacting to every transfer portal name, and rebuild the actual pipeline into South Florida high schools instead of chasing the next shiny transfer.
"We played as close to a clean game as I've seen a Miami team play in a long time, and that's a direct reflection on the coaches."
The show closed on fantasy football gripes, road-trip check-ins, and one more reminder: get to Atlanta on November 11 for the Georgia Tech weekend and the Hurricane Bash.