All of this is from 247's database and rankings.
To add to iLoveTDs numbers, Miami has more in-state Top 50 players. There are factors there, and its skewed to FSU at the very top (three Top 10 players in-state to Miami's none), but that is a nice number for Miami, even in a transition class. With a full year, Miami's number increases.
But, I was interested in seeing how Miami fared in Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach.
Miami was the obvious leader in the clubhouse with 7 commits from the Top 30 in the tri-county area. The next closest were FSU and Michigan with three each. However, something that is especially alarming but common sense, 17 different schools poached Top 30 talent from the Tri-State area and only five non-Cane commits went to FSU or UF. Moreso than keeping FSU and UF at arms length (which, to be fair, I've always been able to handle, as in-state recruits staying in-state always makes sense), keeping the cherry picking to more of a minimum is a must, not just for Miami, but for all of the Big Three and there needs to be more of an effort by the powers at each of those schools to keep the Michigans, the USCs, the Ohio States, the Tennessees, etc. out of the area. Michigan having their Spring Game down here needs to be bombarded with a fly over with banner. Have more of a presence at the big schools like St. Thomas so you can keep Urban at bay. Put a hit out on USCs local bag man. I don't know, but a concerted effort to keep the squads out needs to take place. Its getting too easy for random P5 squads to poach, and this is in an era where FSU and UF have had dominant stretches.
With that said, I can't emphasize at how worthless Mario is at Alabama. Outside of getting Amari Cooper, Alabama's presence in South Florida has been kept to a minimum, even if you consider them getting Eddie Jackson as a win for them (it was, despite no one really having a commitable offer out to him due to grades, because he's been a pretty good player).
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