Shannon's Quality Recruiting Continues.......

By Kartik Krishnaiyer
Canes Rising Staff

The message boards have been full of gloom and doom the last several weeks. Portions of the Hurricane fan base has convinced itself that Randy Shannon is the wrong man for the job.

But this weekend amidst all the national bashing of Randy Shannon for his handling of the Robert Marve situation (with the ironic and notable exception of Lou Holtz, Miami hater and arch rival at Notre Dame who has defended Shannon's actions with regards to the matter on ESPN several times) Miami's recruiting class appears to be more diversified and potentially better than last year's highly touted class.

Miami ranked #1 according to ESPNU.com last season in Football recruiting. But last year's class was heavy on WRs and LBs an immediate need for Miami. This year's class is not only more diverse as far as positions, but has re-established Miami's ability to recruit successfully outside of South Florida.

Dyron Dye and Ray Ray Armstrong were huge gets for Miami over the weekend. Both can contribute quickly to the program but more importantly both hail from Sanford's Seminole H.S. which is right smack dab in the middle of Florida Gator country. Having spent a fair amount of time in Seminole County recently, it's remarkable Miami was able to secure a verbal commitment from these stars.

Bryce Brown the Miami commit RB, ranked #1 in the nation from Kansas was outstanding in San Antonio over the weekend at the Army All American game. Brown can contribute immediately: he could make a similar impact for Miami much like Percy Harvin did as a true freshman for Florida in 2006.