Don Bailey Jr says the Miami Hurricanes were better than advertised vs Notre Dame

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Miami Hurricanes radio analyst, Don Bailey Jr, shares his biggest takeaways from the Hurricanes season opening victory over Notre Dame.

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00:00Don Bailey Jr. is on the Toyota of Hollywood hotline.

00:04He joins us on Thursdays.

00:06So, DBJ, obviously the radio analyst for Miami Hurricanes football.

00:10By the way, a zillion people texted in.

00:12Jennifer Capriotti is who I was thinking of, the party girl from the world of tennis.

00:17Jennifer Capriotti, thank you to everyone who texted in.

00:20DBJ, the great radio analyst for the Hurricanes football games here on 104.3 WQAM.

00:26This Saturday night, 7 p.m., you can hear Canes and Bethune-Cookman right here.

00:34Canes will look to go 2-0 on the season.

00:36So, DBJ, we'll give you some new lines, but let's talk about the Notre Dame game for a second here.

00:42They tie the game late in the fourth quarter.

00:45Canes ultimately end up with the upset.

00:47They had looked good the entire game.

00:49They had that little hiccup there in the fourth quarter.

00:52What a great way to start the season, no?

00:54Well, it can't get any better than that.

00:57I mean, it made me want to go out and eat some meatballs, man.

01:01Big fat meatballs?

01:04No.

01:05Hey, as long as they're made out of turkey.

01:07You know what?

01:08I would tell you, I would tell you, it was better than advertised.

01:12And I don't think, I hope, let me say this,

01:16I hope Hurricane fans realize how far this team has come over the last three years.

01:23I mean, it was three years ago about this time.

01:25You're asking me, how does Miami lose to Middle Tennessee State University at all?

01:30And now you're beating Notre Dame, who was in a national championship game last year,

01:36and they didn't have the lead in the ballgame.

01:39I mean, Miami controlled the game.

01:43I mean, was it as pretty as anybody wanted to know?

01:45But it was the same type of dynamic that you saw Ohio State and Texas and Clemson and LSU.

01:52I mean, it's the same type of game.

01:53It was a heavyweight fight.

01:54Everybody's using that analogy.

01:56And I think it was a fantastic win.

01:58And, you know, Coach Cristobal said something in the postgame about he made a promise to Reuben Bain

02:09and Danez Cooper and to those kids that came in that if they would come

02:13and they would trust what he's going to do, this is where they're going to be.

02:17And guess what?

02:18I mean, he kept his promise.

02:20Now, that doesn't mean, you know, that they're going to win a national championship,

02:24and that doesn't mean that the season isn't going to have challenges.

02:26But the distance they have come under his watch, in my opinion, is nothing short of outstanding.

02:34DBJ, you look better than Jennifer Capriati.

02:37I'll tell you that much.

02:39Thank you, bro.

02:41But, no, DBJ, I know, and this is what you like to do.

02:46This is where you played.

02:48The biggest surprise Sunday night was the lines of scrimmages.

02:52Is that what we were expecting?

02:54And we talked about it before, Mario's an O-line guy.

02:57You're an O-line guy.

02:58They were moving them offensively and defensively in the trenches.

03:04I know it's not a sexy conversation, but I think that's what won the game.

03:09Well, I'm going to tell you, I agree with you wholeheartedly.

03:12I think Miami's D-line was better than Notre Dame thought it would be,

03:18and they produced, and really, when the game was on the line,

03:22two defensive linemen saved the day, right?

03:26There's no question.

03:27Number three and number four made it happen.

03:30And then, offensively, on the offensive line, you know, one sack, unfortunately,

03:35but Miami had three sacks.

03:38They had one, and Miami ran the football.

03:40I mean, they won time of possession and dominated it, really, in the first half,

03:45and I think that had a lot to do with it.

03:47But you're right.

03:47It was a trench game, and that's, that, if you're Notre Dame,

03:52historically, forever and ever and ever, they've been the line of scrimmage team.

03:57Well, Miami beat them at their own game.

03:59Now, I will tell you that having watched the tape, which you see differently than you watch TV,

04:07the group that I think had as big an impact as the line of scrimmage that no one will ever talk about

04:14is the Miami wide receivers.

04:17And I'm not talking about the catch, and I'm not talking about Malachi.

04:22I have never, and this never's a long time for me,

04:27I have never seen in a football game a core of wide receivers consistently for 60 minutes

04:36block the way this group blocked.

04:38I mean, they decleted guys.

04:40They tormented them.

04:42They went after them every single way.

04:45And you, on the TV copy, a lot of the times you don't see it.

04:48And I really didn't pick up on it when I was at the game because I don't, I got to watch the ball.

04:53But when you watch the tape or you go back and watch the game,

04:56you watch these receivers and they tormented.

05:00And I think they, I think they damn near broke them.

05:02Notre Dame secondary with how hard they blocked.

05:06And you think about it, Channing, when is the last time ever at any point,

05:11would anybody ever say the wide receivers had the best day they've ever had blocking?

05:15I've never, so I think it was just an entire team effort.

05:18And how it was summarized to me was Miami went into that football game with one of the goals

05:27that they wanted to have was how well do the people play that don't have the ball?

05:33And that specifically was probably directed to the receivers.

05:37So those guys, when they didn't have the ball, they played out of their mind.

05:41And it's not comfortable for them to be like that, but it looked comfortable on Sunday night.

05:45Man, it was fun to watch.

05:48You did a phenomenal job, DBJ.

05:52We played both calls that you did.

05:54Big fat meatballs was excellent.

05:57And Bain was excellent.

05:59I mean, you were on top of your game, game one, just like the Hurricanes, DBJ.

06:03Well, thank you very much.

06:04You know, it's a big time game, bro.

06:06It was Miami Notre game.

06:08What else?

06:08But what's better than that?

06:09Well, actually, don't turn Bethune-Cookman into some sort of trap game or overlook or whatever.

06:16We still need a good performance out.

06:18USF is the trap game.

06:19USF is the trap game.

06:20I know.

06:20I'm so nervous about that game, man.

06:23I'm so nervous about that game.

06:24I'm saying it because I've heard you talk about it for a week.

06:27That one is textbook trap game written all over it, man.

06:33Here's some lines for you for this Saturday night.

06:35Are you ready?

06:36Sure.

06:37All right.

06:38Have you ever heard of the rapper Ski-Lo?

06:41No.

06:42All right.

06:43I bet you know this song, though.

06:44Go ahead.

06:45Fire this off.

06:46I wish I was a little bit taller.

06:48I wish I was a baller.

06:49I wish I had a girl who looked good.

06:51I would call her.

06:52I wish I was a little bit taller.

06:54I wish I was a baller.

06:56I wish I had a girl who looked good.

06:57I would call her.

07:00Well, that's an easy one.

07:01I like that one, man.

07:02Good job.

07:03Good job.

07:03Anytime there's an undersized guy out there, I'm imagining Bethune-Cookman's

07:08got some undersized players out there.

07:10I mean, we would face it when we were facing big, big 10 corn-fed teams.

07:14We were the undersized team.

07:15So, yeah, drop that out.

07:18I like that one.

07:20Can you dance the electric slide?

07:23Well, I invented it.

07:30If they fire up the electric slide at a party you're at, will you do it?

07:34Can you get in there?

07:36I'll be the first one out.

07:37Well, actually, I'll be the second one out there.

07:38My wife will be dragging me right behind.

07:41She's 100% slider.

07:44Excellent.

07:44Boogie, boogie, boogie, boogie, boogie.

07:46Here it is.

07:47Give them the line.

07:48You got to know it.

07:59It's electric.

08:00Boogie, boogie, boogie.

08:01You can't hold it.

08:03It's electric.

08:04Boogie, boogie, boogie.

08:06If I get that out without screwing it up, it'll be a miracle.

08:10I'm going to call Joe Z because I want him to be the boogie, boogie, boogie guy.

08:15I do, too.

08:16Let's get Joe Z to boogie, boogie.

08:18Now, look.

08:19Fair enough.

08:19I've seen Joe Z out there, too.

08:21Joe Z can electric slide.

08:23Really?

08:23In his khakis?

08:25Well, he.

08:29Because sometimes the khakis don't have enough give to electric slide well.

08:33It's a boogie, boogie.

08:35He's got some boogie in him.

08:37Come on.

08:40All right.

08:40I want, like, Joe Z and maybe even Victor, and I think it would be fun if there was a

08:47boogie, boogie, boogie from the entire, you know, booth up there.

08:50That would be fun.

08:52You ever seen the movie Rush Hour?

08:54Chris Tucker?

08:55Yeah.

08:56Yep.

08:56All right.

08:57Here's a line from Rush Hour.

08:59Do you understand the words that are coming out of my mouth?

09:04Do you understand the words that are coming out of my mouth?

09:08That's going right after an official calls a flag on us.

09:13That's it.

09:14I was thinking that you say something that, you know, that Joe doesn't understand.

09:20And he, like, you know, pauses a beat, and then you just look at him and go,

09:24do you understand the words that are coming out of my mouth?

09:27Like, put Joe on the spot.

09:29DBJ, go real deep football.

09:34Go, like, oh, the three technique was backside, and we should have slid the front.

09:39Do you understand the words that are coming out of my mouth?

09:45Channing, that's how it's going to get done, buddy.

09:47Reel him in like a fish.

09:50Reel him in.

09:51We'll give you one more.

09:52This is Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine.

09:55Come on, shake your body, baby, do the conga.

09:59I know you can't control yourself any longer.

10:01Feel the rhythm of the music getting stronger.

10:03Don't you fight it till you try to do that conga beat.

10:06Come on, shake your body, baby, do the conga.

10:08I know you can't control yourself any longer.

10:11Feel the rhythm of the music getting stronger.

10:13Don't you fight it till you tried it?

10:19Do the conga?

10:20Is that right?

10:21that's never happening first of all okay and in my and my suggestion is very is very logical

10:32i think victor should be in charge of that one that's victor can i hear that again though jimmy

10:37because i feel like the last line there isn't written right but maybe i'm just not thinking it

10:42right oh don't you fight it till you tried it i was reading it wrong yeah don't you fight it till

10:56you tried it yeah i think you could do the first two lines dbj come on baby do the conga i know you

11:04can't control yourself any longer i'll get that in for sure now i want to make sure what was the

11:10last one from last week it was the i've never tried this but what was the last one i wanted to

11:16work that in so bad it just didn't fit anywhere this one time at band camp yes one time at band

11:23camp yes yeah you gotta like draw it out though this one time at band camp and then just let it

11:30one time at band camp there you go we can get that i'm getting that one yeah yeah all right perfect

11:37all right so now you got five good ones all right all right no problem we'll be listening to you

11:42remember thank you dbj thank you guys enjoy your day see you later 7 p.m saturday night it's canes

11:51and bethune cookman here on 104.3 fm wqam jose gacky dom bailey jr josh darrow on the call executive

12:01produced by victor bermudez and uh pregame starts at 3 p.m on saturdays

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