On the hoops issue, if Gonzaga, Wichita State, Butler and Villanova can win (or play in the Final Four) regularly, so could Miami. That's why all the smallish, private schools that used to play football have put all their eggs in the basketball basket.
You say you need 5 elite players to win a NC in college basketball. More like three. Whatever the number is (3 or 5), that's a helluva lot less than the number of elite players needed to win in football, a number that is exponentially higher.
You say you need 5 elite players to win a NC in college basketball. More like three. Whatever the number is (3 or 5), that's a helluva lot less than the number of elite players needed to win in football, a number that is exponentially higher.