Great freakin' post.
I'll try not to repeat anyhing that you said quite eloquently.
I'd just point out two things that don't get mentioned as frequently.
One involves MONTHS of selective leaking and questionable narratives. We have seen it over and over and over again, but SUDDENLY...now that people WANT to believe a particular anti-UM-best-interest narrative (that Miami supports expansion with no concessions)...nooooowwwww guys want to believe what an agenda-driven sportswriter says, as if it's the God's honest truth...
The other involves guys who are so DESPERATE to be right that they will openly put forth inaccurate statements that are negative or critical of Miami, not because they have information that those negative statements about UM are true, but because they want to be "right". At any cost.
And then we wonder why some of these top recruits are confused about whether to have faith in Miami's future, whether that is our conference, our coaching, or our cash-money payments...
I'm not saying recruits make their decisions based solely on what they read on these boards. But when Miami porsters seem to confirm all the negative things that, say, the Gaytors just told them about UM...