Huge differences here. Miami was still on a huge roll and barely removed from winning natties.....Same for FSU, they hadn't hit the Bowden skidmarks which really started in 06 and later....
15th for a coach(Meyer) new to the conference and region is pretty damned good...I doubt Meyer had ever been within 1000 miles of the UF campus before being hired.
And the biggest difference is that Meyer inherited a hugely talented roster....Less holes to be filled....
Those online courses will always fall short of getting info from an old school CFB expert IMO......
In the 4 years preceding Meyer's intro class(2001-2004) the noles were 37-15. In the 4 years preceding Mullin's intro class(2014-2017), the noles were 40-16. Get yourself a new map.
As for um, I can assure you, there is and has been far more buzz around the program since Richt's hiring than in the post-2001 Coker era. It's not even close. I'd also remind you that they entered the final weekend of this past season undefeated and were still considered a "win and you're in" team going into the ACCCG.
On your roster talent/fill holes, Meyer himself only took 18 in 2005, setting himself up for a huge class of 27 the following year. To use an old trading quote that was drilled into me coming up, "the market doesn't care where you own it". A bad trade(recruit) is a bad trade(recruit). You can't just fill a class for the sake of filling a class. Either you land kids that you see helping you toward your cause, or you don't. There are some rare cases like JM's 2015 class where we just needed bodies along the OL. But those are rare situations. In general, you can't panic over needing kids and take on a bunch of dead weight. Meyer didn't do it either.
Once again, those online courses. I'm sure some of us would contribute to the cost. This isn't even fun anymore.
