Maybe Mario has a vision to make Miami more of a national brand and recruit nationally as opposed to depending on south Florida kids exclusively.
If he can pull it off and win the local kids will beg to come here.
If I ran Miami I would recruit the locals early and often but give them a deadline of a commitment is required during their official visit with a public announcement that week or risk the possibility of us pivoting.
Of course there would be a few exceptions like Jeremiah Smith, Pat Surtain, Ruben Bain types. Nobody in this 2025 class would meet that exception including Cooper.
If he can pull it off and win the local kids will beg to come here.
If I ran Miami I would recruit the locals early and often but give them a deadline of a commitment is required during their official visit with a public announcement that week or risk the possibility of us pivoting.
Of course there would be a few exceptions like Jeremiah Smith, Pat Surtain, Ruben Bain types. Nobody in this 2025 class would meet that exception including Cooper.