It’s game day, Canes fam 🌪️🔥

Pooch breaks down tonight’s College Football Playoff Semifinal as the Miami Hurricanes take on the Ole Miss Rebels in the Fiesta Bowl.

After dominant wins over Ohio State and Texas A&M, Miami enters this matchup as one of the most physical, disciplined, and complete teams left in the College Football Playoff. Pooch explains why this game comes down to pace, discipline, and trench warfare — and why Miami’s identity gives them the edge.

🔥 Topics include:

Why Miami may be the 2nd best team left in the CFP

How to slow down Ole Miss’ fast-paced, explosive offense

Containing Trinidad Chamblas and forcing long, mistake-prone drives

Why Miami wants this game dirty, slow, and physical

Mario Cristobal’s blueprint for winning playoff football

The importance of time of possession and run-game dominance

Why Ole Miss struggles when forced to play Miami’s brand of football

Confidence in Carson Beck and Miami’s offensive line controlling the game

This episode is all about discipline, game management, and trench dominance. If Ole Miss wants to go fast, Miami wants to make them suffer — snap by snap.

💭 Can Miami lean on Ole Miss, drain the life out of them, and punch a ticket to the National Championship?

🟠🟢 Canes for the win. Canes to the natty.

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Happy New Year and welcome back to Tranquilo Sports Talk — our first sports episode of 2026 and we’re already all over the place (Three Kings Day? January 6th? January 7th? 😭).

We start with the College Football Playoff conversation in full effect: Miami’s statement win, Ole Miss shocking Georgia, Indiana looking like a machine, and Oregon’s defense turning heads. We also get into the transfer portal + NIL “Wild West” problem and why college football desperately needs guardrails (portal timing, transfer limits, and a cap conversation).

Then we jump into the NFL Playoffs and give picks for the entire Wild Card slate — including why the Rams are our Super Bowl horse, why the 49ers can roll Philly, and why we think the Texans are the scariest team in the AFC because defense travels.

Episode Topics:

CFP Quarterfinal/Last Round reactions

Miami’s path + storylines (Cristobal vs Oregon / Mendoza vs Miami)

Ole Miss coaching drama + Lane Kiffin narrative

Transfer portal chaos + NIL cap talk

NFL Wild Card slate breakdown + upset alerts

Super Bowl predictions + dark horse teams

Drop your CFP + NFL picks in the comments 👇
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The Canes just ESCAPED a wild Cotton Bowl win over Texas A&M in a windy, ugly, hilarious mess of missed kicks and turnovers — but a win is a win, and now it’s on to OHIO STATE in Jerry World. The boys break down whether Miami is a real title contender or a tier below the big dogs, and how much faith you can actually have in Carson Beck and this offense going into the College Football Playoff.

We also show FIU some LOVE as the Panthers head to the First Responder Bowl vs UTSA in Dallas. We talk what this bowl means for the program, “Willy” locking in an extension, recruiting momentum, and how G5 schools should be treated in the new 12-team playoff world.

Along the way we hit bowl season culture, Pop-Tarts & Xbox Bowls, G5 respect (JMU, Tulane, Boise), and why bowl season should NEVER go away.

⏱ Episode Rundown:
0:00 Cold open – “I’ve shown nothing but grace to you…”
0:40 Canes–Texas A&M recap: ugly, hilarious, stressful classic
3:30 Miami offense vs elite defenses & Carson Beck trust level
6:45 Ohio State preview – best defense in the country?
10:30 How Miami can actually pull the upset in Jerry World
17:00 FIU back in bowl season – First Responder Bowl vs UTSA
20:00 Transfer portal hits, G5 reality & building a program
26:30 Why bowl season still matters (Pop-Tarts, Xbox Bowl & more)
31:00 G5 spot in the 12-team playoff – who deserves it?
36:00 Holiday vibes, Dolphins pain & closing thoughts

🎧 Talked About This Episode:

Miami Hurricanes vs Texas A&M Cotton Bowl breakdown

College Football Playoff: Canes vs Ohio State preview

FIU Panthers vs UTSA in the First Responder Bowl

G5 respect: JMU, Tulane, Boise & the access bid

NIL, transfer portal & how smaller programs should recruit

Bowl season culture: Pop-Tarts Bowl, Xbox Bowl, and more

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