The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz
Hour 2: Left Field Le Batard (feat. Edgerrin James & Billy Corben)
13 Jan 2026
Chapter 1: What sparked the heated debate between Mike Ryan and Billy Corben?
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I haven't felt physically, energetically, what I'm feeling right now in the room with me since Nick Wright and Pablo Torre were in a room together because I've got Billy Corbin and Greg Cody here. They are rivals historically, but also Mike Ryan is a lot angrier at Billy than Greg Cody's ever been.
So the history, Greg, what is the history between you and Billy Corbin before we ratchet up this tension here? Because Mike is hostile. To begin this particular week with... Billy Corbin to start there aggressively when you are the historian above all historians about UM football. You have made the most beautiful things on behalf of Miami that are complicated. Rock on tour.
Your business is one of the few Miami businesses that makes excellent things. We were talking about this yesterday. It's like it's Burger King. It's Bacardi. It's rock on tour. And Mike Ryan doesn't want you to make a you part three for Metal Ark Media because he thinks you're a Juan come lately when it comes to being a fan of this football team.
I was just happy that they spelled my name right in the Billy Corbin episode. Listen, the difference between Mike and I is that I'm a fan and he's a fanatic. I think that I first of all, I was born a fan. My grandfather graduated the University of Miami Law School 75 years ago. I was born a season ticket holder.
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Chapter 2: What are Edgerrin James's thoughts on the University of Miami's football resurgence?
And but I still can see the forest for the trees. And I think I still have the perspective of a journalist where I have a little bit of of objectivity and I can, I can call balls and strikes to mix sports metaphors. Whereas Mike is, I mean, Carson Beck could shoot somebody in fifth Avenue and Mike would still make excuses for him. He's a, he's a fanatic and, and, and I appreciate it.
I respect everything he's done for the program syndrome. derangement syndrome i i respect everything he's done for the school and for the program um and and i i it disappoints me respect what i've done for the school mike ryan has been working for four years to try to get to miami miami here and you've been making john ruiz jokes for four years Listen, I'm sorry about his uncle.
Well, actually, I'm not sorry. Sorry, I'm not sorry about his Uncle John. That sounded so insincere. I'm sorry about his uncle. What I'm seeing is I called it like I saw it. That's all. And I don't think I was that far off about it either. You were. You were totally off base.
The money was legit. You can make fun of him being delisted. John Ruiz won, all right?
Chapter 3: How do former players feel about their connection to the current Miami team?
He's still helping. He gave Miami a leg up, and while you were laughing along the way, he actually put in place a template that allowed for Miami to get here four years later. I know what you think of the man. Glossed over delisted. He glossed right over that, by the way. You keep saying delisted as if that's a big, fat L for him. The guy made his money.
You know, he made his money and the money was legit. And let me tell you something. He put those kids to work. All right. Those kids were doing ads. Those contracts were fully executed. You thought it was a joke. You thought he was a joke. Four years later, Miami is here. All right? Well, you were doing your whole sarcastic, the U is back, baby. The U is back. The U is back.
Chapter 4: What does Edgerrin James say about the importance of keeping local talent in Miami?
You did that this season, too. I was right there and right now. You did it after the SMU loss. I know exactly who you are. In your bona fides, as you were somehow born a season ticket holder, you didn't add charlatan, because that is what you are, a charlatan. Oh, how so? Jezebel. I've never heard you speechless. No, I'm curious how I'm a charlatan. You weren't with us when shit was rough.
You were laughing at us. You were putting the boots to us. Everybody was having their turn and you were teeing off just like the rest of them and you were one of us.
There still was never, never for all these years, I think a recruiting tool or a bigger...
way to support this team than those documentaries i think that i think that and like i said i appreciate what you've done for the program thank you and and it and it disappoints me that you don't see that what what we contributed the crew on the first you documentary had a combined 45 years at the university of miami no it was good it was a labor of love time ago and this and i i agree it was a long time ago that that this team won anything before uh before this season yeah you
You made sure to remind everybody at every turn.
So I don't think that I reminded anybody of that. I think that the documentaries did.
You know, you're doing the thing. And Dan did this, too, where I feel like I can be a journalist and look at this objectively.
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Chapter 5: What unique pride does Edgerrin James feel representing Miami?
No one wants that from you guys. I'm not asking for it from you. You think there's a big market for, hey, Billy Corbin calls it like he sees them when it comes to his football team?
No one cares. There is no market, particularly in this town, for telling the truth. That is an absolute fact. In Miami, we do not have reality. We have realty.
Spare me the t-shirts. Don't do that. Sonny plays for shady people.
Billy, you went to one of the old hits and we've heard those too long.
I don't care about it. I appreciate you being appreciative of what I have done, but here's what I would like to hear, Billy Corbin. Here's what I would like to hear from you. An apology. An apology for laughing at your own brothers and sisters that repped the green and orange. We turn to you as a guy that made the greatest piece of art in arguably sports collegiate history. For sure art.
Yes, for sure.
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Chapter 6: How does the current coaching staff differ from previous ones in welcoming former players?
It was high art. It was a recruiting tool. It's all the things that you said. It's also a very long time ago. And you've had a heel turn since then, Pat.
You don't think it's art? You don't think that you made a love letter to the University of Miami?
I was teasing. I'm partial to the you part, too.
But it was art. He's asking for an apology from you, though.
We were boys. Absolutely not. You were the man when it came to the you. You were looked up to. And then something happened. Maybe it was Jaron Williams. I don't know.
Uh-huh.
But you turned your back on us somewhere along the way.
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Chapter 7: What comparisons are made between Edgerrin James and current Miami players?
As a fan, you can appreciate the team and the good things, and you can also appreciate and call out when shit isn't going right. And I want to go and watch a game and enjoy it and go home. I don't want to move in and hang out in a locker room like you do with a bunch of naked men. That's not my thing.
I thought you were an ally. No, what you're describing is player hating from the sideline. That is what you're describing. You're a player hating from the sideline. You just wanted to make fun of them, and you had an opportunity to help the program once again. Oh, I never. Once again, you could help out the program.
And look, and I afforded an ability to get in the game yourself and actually turn this around. And now the whole thing's turned around and you've had nothing to do with it and you're trying to come around here and clout chase and be a glory hunter? How dare you, Billy Corbin?
How dare you? That part, that's not fair. I invited him here.
He's a shit sir.
you said joey you were doing you said that you say i'm a shit sir you said joey galloway was a shit stir and you said worse than that about joey galloway today what's the matter with you he doesn't want the smoke oh joey galloway gas lights like do we want to pay attention to joey galloway real quick joey galloway for weeks on end said miami did not deserve to be in over notre dame that notre dame was a lot better than miami and now when the smoke has reached joey galloway he's like i was just talking about process i never said
He's a fraud.
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Chapter 8: How do the hosts and guests reflect on the legacy of Miami football?
He owes us a race. He says he can still run fast. He promised us he could. We tried to set it up at ESPN. Why do these people hate me? The only thing he did fast was run scared from his promises.
Look, I would also be confused as to why Miami people hate you if that were the actual case and you were only talking about the process. You were saying Miami wasn't good enough. All right? That's why Miami people hate you. Phony baloney, Galloway. And I already explained why Miami people hate you.
All right. So, Corbin, this is not the only problem that you have in the room. Cody, what is the history of your beef with Billy Corbin?
I don't think it's quite as vital as this beef. This is wonderful. This is a great, genuine, ongoing, current beef. No, Billy, you know, he's a little bit of a self-appointed policeman of morality. He wants to set the template for how everybody else should think. And back in the day, I supported the Miami Marlins getting a new stadium with public funding.
And it was a great deal for the Marlins, the way it turned out. through no fault of my own.
You conspired with Sampson to outrage Billy Corbin because journalism was in bed with, I want a good team, I don't care what it costs, please bilk Miami in order to do it.
I don't support local politicians, and I don't support team owners. I do support fans and the audience and people who read me and listen to me. And I want Major League Baseball to succeed in this town. And the only way it was going to do that was with a new stadium.
You were right. This beef is more boring.
I would agree. He's a sports welfare queen. I'm a one-issue voter. When stirring shit goes wrong. He's a sports welfare queen.
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