He was the OC at both Ridge & Gables, he was also the Head Coach of the loaded 7on7 team Florida Fire...
Both he & his brother are connected to tons of South Fla prospects in Dade, PB & Broward... His main target will be Wiggins & Pope (which he'll lock in), but he'll also help big with a lot of the Southridge players we're after as well.
Also, he's Jhavonte Dean's cousin, and even the story is that Colbert had to talk Dean into to committing to Miami, I simply don't believe that Cooney didn't at least have some influence in helping him commit to Miami.
Regardless of that, you guys just gotta stop being so **** nitpicky about every single thing this team does, Richt wouldn't have brought him in if he didn't believe he didn't have the ability to recruit South Fla heavy, which he does.