Was watching this year's UM Sports HOF speeches and:
Gore: Talked about being committed to Ole Miss and a combination of UM assistants working hard recruiting him and him wanting to be close to his ailing mother is what got him here.
Hester: Talked about his mother wanting him to go to UM to stay close to his brother who was going to FIU (possibly to play football, I don't remember).
My point is, not everybody is gonna come to UM solely or mainly because they bleed Orange & Green. They might have practical reasons. As long as they give the program their all when they get to Coral Gables, as Hester & Gore did, I'll root them on just the same. And I promise if you ask Gore & Hester today, regardless of their reasons for coming to UM in the first place, they'll tell you they bleed Orange & Green now.
I would love it if a kid is like Deejay or Lingard during their recruitment, but if not it ain't a deal-breaker.
Show how much you want to be a Cane on Greentree and in Hard Rock Stadium.
Just evaluate them well, get em in the program and lets go from there.