Everyone was saying that Cristobal was going to steal a ton of players from South Fla and bring them over with him to Bama I haven't seen 1 kid sign with them yet. I think he would have helped a ton if he would have stayed but his impact hasn't been felt through recruiting yet.
I personally didnt understand his role here at UM.... I definitely didnt like the thought of him being our new TE coach, so i think we upgraded w/ the Larry Scott hire.
i also just think it wouldve undermined the other staff members like Coley and D'onofrio if a new guy just came in as an "associate head coach" I dont think he was a good fit.
as far as recruiting was concerned, i new that Cristobal wouldnt steal more recruits to Bama b/c he was the head coach at FIU. He hasnt recruited elite talent during his entire time in S. florida for the most part. A lot of the top guys said they didnt even know him when Al Golden hired him..