In a fantastic piece by an OSU alum submitted to NewsOK, data analysis showed what’s been parsed out in recruiting for Oklahoma State Football over the last ten years.
“The upper echelon of recruiting schools acquire the majority of top talent in college football. Even with its run of success, Oregon barely squeaks into Tier 2. There is a finite number of elite recruits and it will be very difficult to consistently wrestle top talent away from the top recruiting schools.
“OSU definitely has the recent pedigree and facilities, but will continued to be hampered by a lack of long-term cache and being somewhat isolated geographically from the deepest pools of talent.