The Miami Hurricanes have been one of the most polarizing fanbases, particularly in collegiate sports. In the 1980s the Hurricanes were embedded in the fanbases of college football and pop culture, particularly rap.
Groups like 2LiveCrew fronted by self-proclaimed number one Miami Hurricanes fan Luther Campbell wore Miami starter jackets. The Pell Grant scandal in the 1990s and Nevin Shapiro Ponzi scheme in the 2010s added to the Miami mystique but also set the Hurricanes football program back years.
The limit in scholarships resulting from the probation that Miami occurred in the 1990s and 2010s hindered their success on the field and cost them an untold amount of fans.