The Miami Hurricanes were coming off of an 11-1 season including 10 straight wins with three coming at the hands of the no.1, no.2, and no.7 teams in the country. The 2000 ‘Canes, coached by Butch Davis, were 2nd in PPG and 7th in PPG allowed of the 116 FBS teams at the time.
However, Butch Davis left Miami for the Cleveland Browns of the NFL and the Hurricanes needed a new leader of their resurgent program. Miami hired longtime Davis assistant Larry Coker, but what if they had hired someone else?