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Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images They started 3-1 and finished 9-4 with a bowl loss in Randy Shannon’s best season at Miami. The 2009 Miami Hurricanes came in with a ton of hype after a 7-6 season in 2008. The 2009 season saw Jacory Harris as the clearcut starter at quarterback and an upgrade at offensive coordinator from Patrick Nix to Mark Whipple. Randy Shannon was in his third season as the head football coach, coming into 2009 with a record of 12-13 through two seasons. The Miami recruiting classes from 2007-2009 were ranked 13th, 1st and 16th in the nation, respectively. The Hurricanes can barely sign a five-star prospect over a five year period today but in 2008 brought in three in the same class in Arthur Brown, Marcus Fortson and Brandon Harris. Shannon wasn’t a great head coach by any means and that’s clear because he’s had to work his way up from linebacker coach to UCF defensive coordinator. At this point it looks like Coach Shannon will never be an FBS head football coach again, and maybe he d
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