I think this is the disconnect that a lot of posters have with reality.
We've won the ACC Coastal once in sixteen attempts (well technically twice, thanks Al Golden).
Yes, Miami was once great and the ingredients are there for the programme to be great again, but right now Clemson are operating at a different level to us (I wonder how $$$$). They're legitimately out of our reach.
You can only live on your past glories for so long.
Our goal needs to be to consistently win the ACC Coastal, even in our down years. Do that, and due to the 4 year nature of recruiting, we can catch Clemson up very quickly. Right now though, they're playing in a different pool to us.