Jimbo can definitely recruit. However he's also a ******* cuck who recruits a bunch of ****** culture guys who routinely just do whatever they want to do with zero consequences. He's also a guy who is stuck on running his ******, old *** offensive system.
Willie Taggert got a ton of blame for **** that was actually already happening under Jimbo. He knew things were falling apart quickly at FSU and got the **** out before the bottom completely fell out. And we see what happened at aTm.
They would be tougher just because of having better talent. But he's nothing to be afraid of. The sequels are almost never good as the originals. And Jimbo wouldn't have the benefit of a down Miami as well getting the benefit of the doubt, while getting none of the blame, like he did at the end of the Bowden era. Dude got years to build up the team exactly as he wanted to and yet still lost 4 games a year when finally took over.