Miami, FSU or FLA ... which Florida team is the best?

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Which Florida college football team will finish highest in the regular season ending AP poll (the AP preseason poll has Miami #9, Florida #10 and FSU #14)?

I believe the Gators will. I think Leak and Meyer will click right away and the Gators will hang some big numbers on opponents. They have two of their key games at home (Tennessee and FSU) and open with two cream puffs to test out the new system.

FSU is starting a redshirt freshman at QB (although I feel Weatherford is an improvement over Sexton who did not impress me at all last season). Their running game is stout so that will aid Weatherford in his transition to big-time college football. Antonio Cromartie, their preseason Playboy All-American, was lost for the year due to a knee injury which really hurts a secondary that looked lost at times last year. FSU also has a tough road schedule (at BC, Virginia, Clemson and Florida) working against them.

Coker is 44-6 (.880) after four seasons at Miami. Is he that good of a coach? I'm not so sure. Miami showed a few chinks in the armor last season (3-3 over their last six games). Kyle Wright takes over at QB and gets thrown right into the fire at Doak Campbell (followed by another road game against a Bowden in Clemson). They also have to travel to Virginia Tech, my choice to win the ACC. Devin Hester is a nice X-factor for them; however, as he can change a game in the blink of an eye.

Who do you think is the class of the Sunshine State?

Greg H.