The Miami Hurricanes football program has been the most influential college sports team of the last fifty years. I don’t say this as a biased fan, but as a simple statement of fact.
From their emphasis of speed on the field, to their style and swagger off of it, Canes football has been a trendsetter in about as many ways as humanly possible. As tough as it has been watching other big-time college football schools dominate for the last twenty years, it is nice knowing the team I root for played a major role in the advancement of the sport.