This whining sounds like something I'd hear from a Nebraska fan these days. We built Barry Sanders from a three-star recruit, and Thurman Thomas wasn't some five-star blue-chipper. The rankings are a beauty contest. I watched Mike Gundy take kids nobody wanted and build teams that beat Oklahoma when they were loaded with top-100 talent. The real work isn't in the shadows, it's in the development. Our program was built on finding those tough kids who want to be Cowboys, not chasinng the flavor of the month who'll jump in the portal after one season. If you're worried about losing a kid to Arizona State, you've already lost the battle for the right kind of player.