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Miami Hurricanes: Great Win; Don’t Get Cocky

The buildup for this showdown was five years in the making, and now that it’s finally in the rear-view mirror, it’s time to make some sense of Miami’s recent 21-16 win over rival Florida.

While the Hurricanes’ win doesn’t signify any official changing of the guard in the Sunshine State, it does prove that third-year head coach Al Golden has been building something out of nothing and is turning UM into a contender again, despite hovering NCAA sanctions and depth woes that have come from thinning out his roster by getting rid of the wrong kind of players.

The outcome was a simple reminder that things are again wide open for all three in-state powers, with no one truly having a leg up, as evidenced by the current AP poll.

After starting the season unranked, Miami jumped to No. 15. The Gators, who entered the preseason No. 10 , dropped to No. 12, and Florida State is No. 10. …

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C. Bello

Longtime Miami Hurricanes columnist. Wrote for CanesTime.com, Yahoo! Sports and former BleacherReport featured columnist. Founder of allCanesBlog.com no longer toeing any company line. Launched ItsAUThing.com to deliver a raw, unfiltered and authentic perspective of all things "The U".

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