In another, it makes sense. In a way, it's stupid. In another, it makes sense. Miami is playing for a chance to win a national championship. Florida players have answered in different ways, sometimes with knowing grins.
Motivation is the least of their concerns.
It's a football game nobody thinks we can win. A team that achieved so much this season would like to end on a positive note and gain momentum for next season. They'd like to beat a team they rumbled with at the beginning of this bowl week. They'd like to show the world they're not as bad as they looked more than a month ago against Florida State. Of course, I was among those who automatically picked Miami in my head as soon as we knew the Sugar Bowl pairings.