Can the Hole get Too Deep for the Miami Hurricanes?

College football teams depend on getting good recruits every year. If you get good players, you will have good seasons.  Teams need to have the pipeline of recruiting flowing.  In order to capture a good player, programs must have several factors working all at once.  Occasionally, a coach and his staff can overcome one of these intangibles being "out of commission." While it is rare, a staff can overcome a losing season and have a wonderful recruiting year. But if a team keeps losing, even the best of staffs can not recruit well. One of the most important factors in recruiting are facilities.  Of course, the most obvious of these is the stadium itself.  For instance, if a young man has narrowed his choices down to UNC and Duke, the stadium could be the factor that pushes the young man to become a Tar Heel.  Both schools have wonderful coaches, both play in the ACC and both are outstanding academic schools.  For the ... (link)