Another thing to take in unless a team is putting a huge difference between conference members in the national rankings there is very little difference in being 1st or 5th in the Belt if we are all just a recruit or two in difference. Now I would rather have those two or three more players all day everyday but if the 1st place team is 90th ranked in the country and 5th is 97th that could be just signing 24 instead of 25 kids. If our top team is in the 70's+ and the rest of us are in the 90's plus that will show up on the field if that team is consistent doing so, given you dont hire Tyson Summers but none of us consistently exceed hit the 70's with or even 80's. The more you expand it out to the entire FBS is becomes more clear but the team that live for years at the bottom of the rankings even in our conference typically finish worse that ArkSt who has been the best at gathering talent which includes jucos and transfers not just recruits.