You're missing the point entirely. In today's game, the portal is the scoreboard for a new staff's urgency and ability to compete immediately. You can't preach patience in the SEC when your rivals are reloading overnight. A massive haul shows players believe in the vision, and it directly fills glaring holes that high school recruits can't fix in year one. Development is crucial, but if you're NOT stacking talent now, you're falling behind. Those "50 strangers" at Oklahoma State are 50 upgrades over the players who couldn't get it done before.