Roman is back! But Scoop is gone this week... so it seems like the show is never going to be back together until Fall! And Roman shares a story about his father informing him while in Italy that they have a famous relative who turned out to be a high level mafia boss. And as we get down to Greentree, we have to apologize for not mentioning the baseball super-regionals once last week, after they turned around a bad start to make a bit of a run.

Then we turn the corner to the biggest story of the week, the NCAA settlement about how players can and will get paid, and how it will affect the Miami Hurricanes. Roman rolls out the suggestion of taking the allocated $20.5 million and allocate it to every sport except for football, because football can raise that kind of money on their own. And as college football continues to evolve we wonder if we'll still enjoy College Football in 10 years like we did in our youth.

David Lake wrote a great piece for 247 this week about Miami's "floor and ceiling" players by position, and Ro agrees with the assertion that Jordan Lyle is the ceiling for the running back room, spinning us into a conversation about potential All-Americans this season. Toast is also feeling like Mario might pull a Top 3 class this year, we share a fond farewell to Aaron Feld who is stepping away from the game for the right reasons, and Roman shares that his daughter has been invited to a very high profile women's volleyball camp at Miami!

The Wheel of Topics this week starts with the 9-year-old Panthers fan who went super viral for loving the fights in Game 3, plus Lee Corso's final ride with the College GameDay headgear in Week 1 of the college football season, why the Steelers would ever sign Aaron Rodgers, and Joey Chestnut's hopeful return to the July 4th hot dog eating contest.

And Roman returns for his first round of Five Questions in a few weeks, which this week includes the worst candies we've ever eaten, things that traumatize us, cartoons from our childhood we'd still watch today, jobs that won't be around in 50 years, inanimate objects we would have conversations and changing a band's name with one letter.

00:00 Welcome Back to the Mario Era Chapter 175

01:20 Scoop-less Adventures in Paris

01:53 Family Ties and Mafia Surprises

04:54 American Music in Italy

06:59 Baseball Super Regionals Recap

13:09 NCAA Settlement and NIL Implications

28:13 Farewell to Coach Aaron Feld

29:10 Miami Hurricanes Volleyball Camp

31:19 Partners - Paul Bange Roofind, Manscaped, Beatin the Bookie

35:06 Hockey Fights and Viral Moments

37:16 Edmonton Fans and Hockey Culture

38:51 College Game Day and Lee Corso

40:42 Aaron Rodgers and NFL Commentary

42:36 Sports Hype and Player Comparisons

45:34 Joey Chestnut and Competitive Eating

46:57 Five Questions Segment

59:28 Closing Remarks and Father's Day Wishes

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We are joined this week by PGA winning golfer Andrew Novak who lodged his first PGA win and is gearing up for the US Open next weekend in Pennsylvania! He is filling in for Ro this week and immediately jumped into his 2nd place finish at the Heritage (and what happened on the putt that lost him the playoff with Justin Thomas) and a bit about his new podcast, Screenplay, which is all NFL.

ESPN's Power Index opened with Miami at #9, and a 30% chance to win the ACC - and while Toast feels it's a low number, Scoop thinks it's really high because Miami has never done it. That spins us into a conversation about how much we'll see the offense change this season compared to last year. And everyone has concerns about the wide receiver room except for Novak, and Scoop is buying in on Beck being "all football" this year.

Novak also talks about the reality that he'll be playing in the Open Championship in Ireland this year, and what it will take for him to make the Masters in 2026. Plus we round it out with Five Questions with Andrew Novak, including who we would turn to for help, the best celebration in sports, stuff we drag our wives to, whether it's harder to get an MLB hit or score an NHL goal, and what people should be fined for in society.

00:00 Welcome to the Mario Era Chapter 174

00:40 Introducing PGA Tour Winner Andrew Novak

01:05 Golf Talk: Misreads and Misses

02:34 Golf in Italy and European Tours

03:35 Promoting the Screenplay Podcast

04:38 College Football Rivalries

07:20 Preseason Projections and Miami's Chances

08:54 Offensive and Defensive Expectations

29:03 Recruiting and Future Prospects

36:02 Sponsorships and Promotions

43:55 Excitement for the Upcoming Tournament

44:30 Qualifying for the Majors

45:06 Understanding the Masters Qualification

50:08 Hypothetical Golf Scenarios

51:42 Five Questions Segment

52:03 Escaped Inmate Reaches Out for Help

56:05 High School Athlete's Celebration Controversy

01:03:23 Support from Significant Others

01:07:50 Internet Debate: Baseball vs. Hockey

01:11:02 Fines for Airplane Etiquette

01:16:40 Gambling and Golf

01:25:50 Concluding Remarks and Best Wishes

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Roman is off the show this week so of course we are all over the road - from Toast trying Raising Canes for the first time, the Whataburger craze and just how much you can do with a chicken tender. Plus some props out of the gate to the Florida Panthers who are returning to the Stanley Cup Finals for the third straight year!

As we get down to Greentree, we start with Athlon Sports citing "anonymous" ACC coaches taking shots at the Miami Hurricanes, who seem to wrap their jealousy of Miami's NIL and recruiting success in comparison to the Yankees and Dodgers. And of course there are more proposed changes to the College Football Playoff which continues to frustrate college football fans across the country. Plus Mario continues to throw praise at Hetherman for his performance thus far on the defensive side of the ball, as we all agree that he's the difference maker for Miami to make the Playoffs.

A quick jaunt through the Wheel of Topics covers the Tush Push ban getting shot down, Tyreek Hill saying Travis Hunter is "gonna be ass", an update on the New Orleans escaped prisoners and the woman who suffered a 7-year sinus infection from a stray fart.

And Jenners runs his own style of Five Questions, all tied to events and stories that happened this week. We cover the worst fight you've ever been in with your wife (after French President Macron got slapped by his wife on TV this week), what food you could competitively eat (after Joey Chesnut broke his own popcorn-eating record), things we need to get rid of (after the US announced they'd stop minting the penny), what team is the hardest to root for (now that Scottie Scheffler has more wins in the last three years than the Carolina Panthers) and finally your favorite and most iconic sports photo (as the Ali-Liston photo turned 60 this week.)

00:00 Welcome to the Mario Era Chapter 173

00:48 Summer Plans and PTO

01:47 Raising Cane's Review

07:47 Florida Panthers' Playoff Run

11:33 College Football Insights

20:36 NIL and College Football Playoffs

27:20 Hockey Talk and Player Salaries

40:03 Rumors About Bobby McFerrin

42:46 OBB Partners

46:58 NFL Tush Push Rule Discussion

48:18 Tyreek Hill's Opinion on Travis Hunter

51:00 New Orleans Prison Break Update

53:25 The Devil in the Ozarks

55:46 E. Coli Sinus Infection Story

59:24 Five Questions Segment

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