Miami Hurricanes Head Coach Mario Cristobal

Well, I, first off, thanks for having me on the show.

Really appreciate you guys, uh, doing that.

And I would say, um, I, I have a lot of pride in being a Miami Hurricane, and I have just as much pride as being part of this team, this collection of people that have worked really hard, that, um, we all shared a vision, and we all were willing to take the hits and go through the painful steps that go with a rebuild.

Uh, keeping in mind and knowing that, you know, Miami should look a certain way and that we're making a lot of progress.

So I, I have a lot of pride in, in knowing that I owe Miami, the University of Miami, as a former Hurricane, and that, uh, a lot of pride in the fact that the, the appetite and the hunger and the drive right now is at an all-time high and getting stronger.

So we just got a lot of work to do, so.

I figured I'd just start right away with asking for an exact detailed update on the injury report and everyone that, that is-

Oh, Jesus

... that is injured right now.

Now k- kidding aside, how hard is it a- as, as a coach and being on that sideline to just be like, "What the hell is going on?" As guys just continue to get nicked up and hurt.

Your team i- has an unbelie- like, a resolve that I've never seen.

And I know it's cliché to say next man up, but everybody who, whether guys got out, guys come in and replace and play well.

I mean, that says a ton to me about the culture in your program.

Well, I appreciate you, uh, seeing that.

It's difficult.

It really is hard.

There's no, uh, you know...

Just like our program, there aren't any slogans on the walls.

We don't go in there and slogan it up and try to cliché it up.

Like, it sucks, and it's hard to deal with es- and especially with a group of people that love winning.

Like, these guys love winning, and I think they showed that 'cause they pop back in the game when, you know, probably most wouldn't.

So, um, and at the same time, you know, you always assess and analyze, "Man, what, you know, how can, can anything be prevented? Is there a common thread here?" And it was the most successful and healthiest off-season we had had, and we were very mindful of having a deep run last year.

So it's hard to pinpoint why it happens.

Um, but I do believe just as, as people, as players, as an organization, coaches- That we're dealing with it as well as we can, and, and we are optimistic that some guys will be able to return.

And the other part too, Bear, is, like, we went right at the guys that have been recruited and, let's call it what it is now, um, nowadays, you know, people, y- you earn a living.