When Howard Schnellenberger took over the Miami football program in 1979 there had been thoughts of the Hurricanes dropping the sport. In Schnellenbergers second season Miami went 9-3 and in his fifth season, they won a national championship. He set the standard the blueprint for how to win at Miami.
Schnellenberger coined the phrase the state of Miami. That was to build a virtual fence around Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties when it came to recruiting. The Miami football program is not going to be able dominant recruiting in South Florida like they did 40 years ago.