Muschamp was Saban's best assistant, though, and knows how to implement "The Process." And regarding the recruits, Alabama's may not have been ranked as highly as Meyer's, but Meyer's were soft and hailed from weak high school programs in California, New York, and Philadelphia. A 3 star from the deep south is usually going to be tougher than a 5 star from California or New York.
That's the culture change that I'm talking about, guys. Yeah, Spurrier and Meyer had some success, but look at how they achieved it. They weren't built to play physical football and that's why they struggled against the SEC West and FSU back when the Noles had those nasty defenses with Brooks, Cowart, etc. It's why Meyer's most dominant team lost to Ole Miss at home....you can't "jump pass" your way to dominance. There comes a time when you have to put down the purse and run someone over.
Muschamp understands these principles and that's why our recruiting has changed and why we can attract guys like Damien Jacobs, Junior Salt, Matt Jones, etc....these guys want to play smash-mouth, "in your face", north/south style football.