Press Box Podcast

Ralph and Nathan Miranda review the 2025-26 College Football Playoff selections and the controversial decision to leave out Notre Dame (00:59) before discussing some recent NFL news (50:13).

Ralph Miranda addresses the current state of the NFL, touching on lack of fundamentals (1:45), officiating and rule changes (3:01), and gambling concerns (6:52).

Ralph Miranda explains why college football is broken with transfer portal free agency (1:08), rise of NIL money (3:52), and a flawed coaching situation (8:33).

Ralph Miranda defends Notre Dame's right to be in the 2025 College Football Playoff by first previewing their remaining schedule, addressing demands for the Irish to join a conference, and comparing schedules of other top teams.

Ralph Miranda highlights some stand-out performers and broken records in the Dodgers' 6-5 victory over the Blue Jays in a thrilling, 18-inning game 3 of the 2025 World Series.

Ralph and Nathan Miranda wrap up the first 12-team College Football Playoff (3:10), address the NFL officiating controversy (27:21), and preview Super Bowl LIX between the Chiefs and Eagles (44:24).

Ralph and Joseph Miranda preview the AFC (2:35) and NFC (18:45) Championship games, discuss whether or not the first-round bye is beneficial (19:01), debate how good Jared Goff really is (22:11), and break down the championship matchups by position (39:34) before giving their final predictions.

Ralph Miranda explains what the 12-team CFB Playoff got right and what needs to be fixed (1:50), previews the National Championship Game between Ohio State and Notre Dame (9:49), analyzes the success of head coach Marcus Freeman (23:49), and looks ahead to the bright future for the Fighting Irish program (25:29).

Ralph and Nathan Miranda break down the final College Football Playoff rankings and bracket, starting with their overall impressions of the selection process (1:19), Boise State getting a bye (7:56), Notre Dame dropping in the rankings (10:44), top seeds facing tougher roads (18:34), and much more.

Ralph and Nathan Miranda recap college football week 14 (1:28) before delving into the CFB Playoff (14:53) to break down the upcoming conference championship games, discuss the latest ranking, decipher and predict bracket seeding, and rant about the how to improve upon the current 12-team structure.

Ralph and Nathan Miranda discuss Notre Dame’s win over undefeated Navy (2:56), Texas A&M’s path to the SEC Championship following their win over LSU (9:32), the Colts’ Anthony Richardson taking himself out of the game (27:28), and the Giants on Monday Night Football (31:16) before finishing with some Yankees vs. Dodgers World Series talk ahead of Game 4 (46:54).

Ralph and Nathan Miranda break down the controversial pass interference call from Georgia vs. Texas (7:45), Alabama’s loss at Tennessee (23:05), the CFB Playoff selection process (30:48), and Notre Dame’s win over Georgia Tech (50:07) before previewing week 9 (55:16).

Ralph, Joseph, and Nathan Miranda discuss Aaron Rodgers and the Jets (4:09), the Davante Adams (8:12) and Amari Cooper trades (11:12), the biggest games from week 6 (14:03), and who the Steelers should start at QB (21:25) before previewing week 7 (26:19) and ranting about Daniel Jones and the Giants (29:35).

Ralph and Nathan Miranda break down the biggest games from week 7 of college football (1:51), question whether or not Alabama fans should be concerned (6:21), and discuss undefeated Army and Navy’s playoff chances (35:40) before previewing week 8 (43:48) and ranting about Notre Dame (46:12).

Ralph and Nathan Miranda discuss the Jets firing head coach Robert Saleh (2:17), the Chiefs rolling at 5-0 (12:46), excitement around the Giants following their week 5 win at Seattle (32:32), and why the Eagles must make the playoffs (47:22).

Ralph and Nathan Miranda recap the biggest upsets from week 6 of college football, including Vanderbilt’s historical win over Alabama (1:50), break down Army and Navy’s 5-0 starts (17:44), and preview week 7 (32:24) before discussing power rankings (38:05) and taking a look back at the biggest games from week 5 (43:02).

Ralph, Joseph, and Nathan Miranda discuss the biggest surprises from the NFC (2:03) and AFC (6:57) division standings, preview week 5 (35:44), and declare which teams are “for real” (40:21) before commemorating Pete Rose’s remarkable career in baseball (48:16).

Ralph, Joseph, and Nathan Miranda review the NFL’s remaining undefeated teams (1:29), break down rookie QB performances (21:23), preview week 4 (31:28), and discuss how to build a team and develop young QBs (33:50).

Ralph and Nathan Miranda break down the biggest surprises and takeaways from week 4 of college football (1:56), analyze potential QB controversies at Oklahoma (8:59), Texas (21:52), and Notre Dame (25:10), preview the biggest week 5 matchups (41:43), and touch on an interesting Reggie Bush NIL story (50:44).

Ralph, Joseph, and Nathan Miranda break down the biggest surprises and takeaways from the first two weeks of the NFL (1:45), give their hot takes on Aaron Rodgers and more (13:24), discuss the new dynamic kickoff (32:43), and debate how to draft a QB (42:38) before previewing the best week 3 matchups (54:26).