Probably whatever school can recruit top level talent despite having no significant pedigree or on field results. Clemson has been yanking 5-star recruits out of Florida since CJ Spiller in 2006 despite not winning more than 8 games in a season for several years. Heck, they were 6-7 the year before they pulled Sammy Watkins from Fort Meyers. While I'm sure most of the top programs get a little dirty along the recruiting trail (either we need a refund or our boosters are frugal like Foley), I have a hard time understanding how Clemson rose to prominence the way they did without being filthy. They've only been winning since their roster rivaled Alabama. Its not like they won some scratchy games first and had a few signature wins with inventive coaching and then the recruits followed. They recruited amazingly well for a decade with little to nothing to show for it, then started to win. Whatever school can create the recruiting atmosphere that Clemson was able to in the late 2000s and continue into the 2010s will rise.