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00:00The Florida face-off midway through the Saturday sleep tomorrow in the swamp, a great game,
00:08a compelling game that will come with swift reactions and many narrative takeaways.
00:14Miami, a top 20 team, 19th in the country entering 2024 with high expectations in South
00:21Florida.
00:22It's year three under Mario Cristobal.
00:24The Canes just 12 and 13 in his first two years, but he played at Miami.
00:29He knows what it means to bring Miami to the national pantheon.
00:33Will it get done this year?
00:35The Hurricanes, a two and a half point road favorite in Gainesville.
00:40The fearsome swamp, maybe not so much anymore against UF, the over under 54 and a half DRS.
00:49Can Miami cover as less than a field goal favorite against Florida?
00:53I think they can, and this is big because we've seen in the past where Florida and Miami
00:57had some unbelievable matchups.
00:58I still remember the game.
00:59I want to say it was 2003 at this point where Devin has to return the opening kickoff.
01:04They were down with Brock Berlin, three touchdowns in the second half, came all the way back
01:08to win that.
01:09We've had some memorable games, including the Florida flop back in the day where Miami's
01:13last play of the game.
01:14They all laid down on defense to let Florida score another touchdown.
01:17So they got a long history that goes back.
01:19I love to see this rivalry continue, but also Miami is not on a neutral site.
01:23They're not playing in the citrus bowl.
01:25They're not playing in the, you know, the old orange bowl, but frankly down at hard
01:28rock.
01:30Miami is on the road and they're laying points to the Florida Gators, which tells you something
01:34right off the bat.
01:35And this line has been out for quite some time and not really moving all that much.
01:38And also it might be astounding to people watching the show today.
01:41The Florida Gators team total at four and a half.
01:43This buys into it.
01:44This is one of those games where you might be looking at Florida schedule as they need
01:48absolutely to win this game if they want to win five games on the season.
01:53So I'm buying into the line itself and the hype for Miami.
01:56Now get this though, Miami is really hype coming into the season.
02:00We've seen it maybe sometimes over the past Malik Rozier is in there and maybe they're
02:05winning games.
02:06We know they're ultimately all not that good.
02:08This could be a referendum game right off the bat.
02:10Mario Cristobal walks into Florida, picks up a victory.
02:13Doesn't even matter if it's ugly, those vibes are going to continue the rest of the way,
02:17but it's not as if saying like, well, Donnie, if they lose the Florida, they can still make
02:20the college football play.
02:21If I get that.
02:22This feels like a game that Miami absolutely must have here and is expected to win that
02:27they need to win that.
02:28I'm expecting Miami to come out big.
02:30Your quarterback, maybe the best quarterback they've had over the past couple of years
02:33by far solid running back position here.
02:35The talent, the wide receiver position, one of the best young defensive ends in college
02:39football, rushing the passer, get the job done, Miami.
02:42This would mean that maybe you are starting to come back here into that national picture.