CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — They're 5-0, ranked No. 2 in the country, are the odds-on favorite to win the Atlantic Coast Conference, have been installed as a two-touchdown favorite to win this weekend and are a popular pick to win the national championship.

The Miami Hurricanes are hearing all that praise.

They also heard different things not too long ago. And they remember, too.

Ignoring the hype — the “rat poison,” as former Alabama coach Nick Saban famously used to call lavish compliments from the outside — is easier than one might think, many Miami players said this week. The reason: many of those lofting the praise now are the same ones who didn't expect much from Miami coming into the season.

“I've been on championship teams, and I've been on teams that have been top-five, No. 1 in

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