I remember that 2001 Miami team well.
You may disagree, but you asked about this goofiness, and I'm telling you.
Not everybody who is remembered as NFL greats was even a massive contributor on that Canes team. The schedule wasn't impressive. Squeaking by Va Tech wasn't impressive. Ken Dorsey wasn't impressive then and 58% comp% for 2,652 and 23/9 doesn't impress me now, even for that time period. Hell, Rohan Davey threw for 500 more yards that same year with a lot less overall talent around him.
The 2001 Canes will be remembered as one of the greatest collections of raw talent, rightfully so. The QB isn't part of that group, and that's a big, key position when considering the quality and potential of a team.
What they actually did with that talent and how they actually played on the field, they aren't getting in the same conversation as the others.
Also, I can't even begin to fathom your point about VY losing a game in 2004 or Frasier losing a game 3 or 4 years prior to the season we're talking about. Joe Burrow lost some games last year. Didn't make much difference this year. That 2001 Canes team returned a ton of the same guys, losing a few of the key contributors and couldn't even beat an Ohio State team with Krenzel as their QB. I mean if we're talking about different years then losing to Ohio State in 2002 counts against the 2001 Canes.