Shannon got the nation's #1 recruiting class in 2008 after we were 12-13 in 2006-2007. The #2 recruiting class that year was Notre Dame, which had gone 3-9 in 2007.
Sometimes, teams that aren't any good actually can do well in recruiting.
We lost 6 recruits in 2 days after Diaz resigned. I can’t believe other people on here don’t remember it.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.saturdaydownsouth.com/sec-football/manny-diaz-fallout-miami-suffers-flood-of-de-commits-following-departure-of-coordinator/amp/...
Wisconsin was after the early signing day. Nobody decommitted from Miami because of that game.
A whole bunch of recruits left Miami after Diaz announced he was taking the Temple head job, for in case you've forgotten.