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By Marcus Chen
WPLG Local 10
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CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Miami center Ryan Rodriguez seems unfazed about the Hurricanes being ranked No. 1 in the AP Top 25. The rule at Miami is to keep things simple, which means focusing only on the next task. And they take that policy very seriously. “Don’t even look to tomorrow. Just be 1-0 in the next task you have to do,” Rodriguez said shortly after a morning practice session ended this week. “The next task I’m going to do is some mobility, some film and some lunch. Just go be 1-0 at that, do it at the best of my ability.” Yes, he planned to go 1-0 — at lunch. Players and coaches see the big picture. Fans don t have the same obligation. There might have been 500 or so Miami supporters gathered in one of the concourses of Hard Rock Stadium about a half-hour after the Hurricanes (6-0, 4-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) held on to beat Florida State last weekend, sticking around to watch the end of the Notre Dame-BYU game. And when BYU won, a few Miami fans were chanti