This take fundamentally misunderstands the recruiting food chain and overestimates Washington and Lee's appeal. The idea that Power Four programs pushing out high-three-star talent creates a windfall for the ODAC is a fantasy. Those players have infinitely more attractive options in the Sun Belt, MAC, and C-USA, who are also aggressively mining that exact pool. The notion that a kid with offers from, say, Appalachian State or Toledo would choose Division III football because of "certainty" ignores the vast gulf in resources, exposure, and competition. Washington and Lee's academic standards are a double-edged sword, they severely limit the pool of "high-academic" athletes who also possess the athleticism to compete, even at our level. Your point about Max Markofski proves nothing, a 3-star choosing Arizona over other FBS offers is standard, not evidence of some trickle-down to Division III. The "competitive NIL package" through a Generals Collective is laughable when compared to even the smallest FBS collective, the financial disparity is monumental. While the elimination of the spring window does create earlier decisions, it primarily benefits Group of Five schools, not FCS or D-III. Boston College, for example, has built its 2025 class with specific high school targets while using the portal for immediate needs, a balanced approach that doesn't create the mass blocking you describe. Your predicted higher average rating than ODAC rivals is a low bar, and landing a few players who decommit from FCS programs late doesn't signal a seismic shift. The dam isn't breaking toward the ODAC, it's just creating more movement within the FBS and upper-tier FCS, where the real talent will always consolidate. Washington and Lee will get the same caliber of player it always has, maybe one or two surprises, but to suggest you'll capitalize on systemic change is pure hubris. The infrastructure and trajectory simply aren't there.