So by that logic next years team will be better than the 2001 team. FAIL!
The truth is that at one time Miami was not scouted as heavily and subsequently was not rated correctly and our rankings were always understated. People in South Florida knew that our kids were simply better. Now that's not the case because every one and their brother is scouted, rated and ranked down here.
if you really want to compare apples to apples you wont look at the ratings you will look at how many of the dade, broward and neighboring counties top athletes go to Miami now vs then. I think you will be very surprised because it in direct correlation to our success.
There is no winning formula at the U that does not include getting almost every single SFL stud you want, need and go after. You miss out on Nix then you lose your title winning DT, you miss out on Bridgewater and you miss your title winning QB, You miss out on Watkins and Cooper then you miss out on your title winning WRs.
Thats not an opinion its a fact so quit selling yourself short and understand what makes Miami the U. We have more talent in a 50 mile radius than any other school in the Nation. No excuses can erase that fact.
In all seriousness do you actually realize that this loser mentality is basically the same as saying you don't care about national titles anymore. Lets just give the title to the SEC champ and we can play for the NON-SEC TITLE.
I guess your super stoked that we won 9 games last year.
Man when did Miami fans forget what Miami was about?
For all the haters and drive-by artists this might be hard to stomach, but the most recent ESPN rankings have the Canes at #8. We're actually #3 if you exclude SEC programs, the obvious fair-haired child of recruiting analysts/insiders and ESPN. So based on this, we're ahead of Notre Dame, Michigan, Oklahoma, Clemson, Texas . . . mildly stunning accomplishment based on our regular-season finish, Louisville fiasco, Penn State flirtation and late recruiting drama.
1 Alabama
2 Texas A&M
3 Florida State
4 LSU
5 Tennessee
6 Ohio State
7 Florida
8 Miami (FL)
9 Auburn
10 Georgia
11 Notre Dame
12 Michigan
13 Clemson
14 Texas
15 Ole Miss
16 Oklahoma
17 Arizona State
18 Baylor
19 Stanford
20 Kentucky
Dude, how many better recruiting classes has Miami ever fielded? Shouldn't take much research.