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MIAMI _ For Florida's players, this week's Orange Bowl junket has been much like rubbing salt into a fresh wound.
Should the Gators check the sports pages in the morning, they'll find copious coverage of No. 1 Miami's title quest in the Rose Bowl. Flick on the TV, and they see the local stations doing remotes from Los Angeles.
``We're in UM's hometown, and they're playing for the national championship the day after our game,'' UF quarterback Rex Grossman said.
``So this is pretty much a side note.''
Tell that to Maryland's players and coaches. Having reached the big stage for the first time in a quarter-century, the surprise ACC champion sees the chance to stand alongside college football's elite and lay ...