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Miami's 43-35 double-overtime win over Florida State likely moves it to No. 1 in the AP Top 25; the playbook apparently had one page.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMiami defeated Florida State forty-three to thirty-five in double overtime, and ESPN credits two Hail Mary passes with keeping the Hurricanes alive.

  2. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo, is a Hail Mary a real play, or the coach admitting the playbook ran out?

  3. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIt's a real play. It's called a bold, late-game vision, and I'm sorry, but you can't teach that kind of belief.

  4. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorIt's basically desperation with a uniform. They threw it twice, which suggests that sideline had exhausted their actual options.

  5. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorESPN says FSU was left without answers. They had one answer. They gave it twice.

  6. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOr the first one was a rehearsal for the second.

  7. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd nobody's praising the consistency. Same throw, same distance, same result. That's a brand.

  8. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorPlaced where?

  9. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorRunner-up. Which, in this case, is Florida State. Oh, that was mean. I'm switching sides, because Dale agreed with me for a second.

  10. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHe didn't agree with you. He said they ran out of ideas.

  11. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorStill ahead, more news after the break. And I'd say a Hail Mary is a tale with no playbook at all.

  12. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHands up if a Hail Mary is a real play.

  13. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorMine's up, and Dale's up too, but only to point at the scoreboard.

  14. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorTwo Hail Marys, Hank. Two. Vera calls it a vision. I call it the playbook's last page, and it only says amen.

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