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True that, the One and done be making millions soon and $5K off a car for uncle ain't gonna be an incentive. But when you get to the 100-300 four year guys (we frequently lose out on as well), it matters what's in it for them. Players pass the word. Along with the hype and high from being...

Yes, good point. I was thinking more of the coaching STAFF that don't get the big bucks, although maybe a HC would like to be a God among Citizens in Durham than a ho-hum in Miami. But I was mostly thinking about why some of the most talented players choose not to come here.

Yes, that’s part of it… But I think there’s plenty of boosters, alumni, and super-fans in places “other than Miami” that will give coaches and staff and players (and family and friends) a “good deal on a car”, a tasty “invite”, a hefty holiday “basket” and maybe much more (including adulation)…...

Lots of very good comments and discussion here. Somewhat left unsaid (but perhaps it comes under "fan base" or support) is what the kids get when they go to a vibrant college basketball town, as the regular NCAA "March dancers" often have at hand. While the scandals and rumors and court-cases...

Agree Cuonzo is not an awful choice, but seems the problem (if Coach L does leave, buyout or otherwise) is that the Miami job isn't thought of as a "plum", even with the nice beaches. The fans and the program... and perhaps the monies that would be forked up for salary, staff, and buyouts, just...