Through the Smoke

This article is actually right about all the points he says, but the one thing he kinda misses is Miami's mystique, despite the advantages other state schools have with stadiums and funding etc most are stuggling now and we have still had a lot more historical success. That really makes you appreciate miami more. He totally misses that once we start playing better and winning more our recruiting will snowball those Miami kids will want to stay home and also get a better education.

"They both are loaded with raw talent," added the scout. "At the top level of just pure football players, you could throw a blanket over them. And you can throw Florida in there, too. But all you need to know about the confidence that people in the league have about Miami is, look past the draft picks and look at the free-agent signings. Everybody knows about Ray Lewis and Ed Reed. But there a lot of Miami guys in the league I bet you never heard of in college. But there they are. I've been in meetings where my bosses look at a bunch of names of free agents and they say, 'just sign the guy from Miami.'"

http://insider.espn.go.com/college-football/blog/_/name/mcgee_ncf_ryan/id/7219740/evaluating-rivalry-florida-state-seminoles-miami-hurricanes-cfb