Dolphins? Canes football? Heat? Who owns this town? New poll. Vote now!; plus latest 'Back In My Day' (Rear-View Mirrors!), your verdict on No. 1 fantasy pick & more

GREG COTE'S RANDOM EVIDENCE BLOG: MIAMI. SPORTS. AND BEYOND.

1) It's Wednesday, August 29. Football's back and that means it's the perfect time to delight the Dolfans in your life with the surprise of our 'Fins At 50' book. Check it out here on Amazon. 2) In The Previous Blogpost (ITPB): Hot Button Top 10, Dolphins fall to 0-3 in preseason, fantasy football who's-No. 1 poll, R.I.P. John McCain, 4-Man Outfield, The List, your Stanton verdict & more. 3) Join us on Twitter @gregcote. Also Facebook and Instagram.

LATEST COLUMN: FOR NOW, AT LEAST, CANES FOOTBALL OWNS THIS TOWN: I write in my latest column that Miami Hurricanes football is poised to own this town in a way it did not even during its run of five championships in that 19-year span from 1983-2001. That's because the Dolphins were interesting and competitive at that time. It was the Dan Marino era, a time in which the Fins had only one losing season in those 19 years. Now, the rising Canes (safety Sheldrick Redwine is pictured) are really good at a time when the Dolphins are deep-stuck in mediocrity, and when the Heat are downsized and nobody's idea of a title contender. I explore all of this and more in that new column. To read it, click Dolphins? Heat? Nope. UM Football Owns This Town. But that's my opinion. I want yours. Take a dip in our poll. Vote now!

Other select recent columns: Unveiling: The Dolphins Are About To Be Revealed. Finally, a Chance to Say Thanks (Stanton's return). NFL Enters Year 3 Of Anthem-Protest Quagmire. Gore Back In Miami Is The Perfect End Run. Dolphins Need a Better Tannehill, Not Just A Healthy One. To The Good-Guy Grinder In The Shades (death of Tony Sparano). Dolphins Results Will Exceed Brutal Offseason. Soccer Stadium Progress, But Much Work Left. Reasons For Hope As Jeter Plan Takes Root. Time to Flip the Old Narrative On Miami As a Sports Town. Can Riley Rescue Heat From Purgatory? When 3 World Cup Legends Were Ours.

 

POLL RESULT: GURLEY REIGNS AS NO. 1 FANTASY PICK: We asked in a blog poll, "Who among these ESPN-projected top 10 fantasy players would you most want on your team in a PPR league this season?" Todd Gurley won easily with 45.98 percent, followed by Le'Veon Bell at 18.39% and Antonio Brown with 12.64%. Nobody else was in double digits. Then we asked in a poll on our Twitter site which of those top-three votegetters you'd want. The results: Gurley 45%, Bell 28% and Brown 13%, with "somebody else" drawing 14%.

 

NEW 'BACK IN MY DAY': REAR-VIEW MIRRORS!: This debuted on yesterday's LeBatard Show on ESPN Radio:

OUR APSE-HONORED COLUMNS: The Associated Press Sports Editors 2018 writing awards ranked me a Top 10 national sports columnist in the major-outlet category. Thanks, APSE. Here are the nominated columns that earned the honor: At Doral, an annual tradition since 1962 is replaced by silence, and by what's missing  /  Marlins' Jose Fernandez statue is divisive yet has a chance to serve a greater purpose  /  NFL has moral obligation to help Buonicontis and Kiicks while it limits future suffering  /  What led to El Clasico Miami began with Joe Robbie's unlikely, accidental love of soccer  / With 59 home runs, Stanton still had a magic season. Just hope this wasn't goodbye.

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