You recruit for what you want to do, but you also recruit the best players possible for what you want to do. HARBAUGH!!! isn't going to recruit the #1 Dual Purpose QB because it doesn't make sense. He's going to recruit Pro-Style guys (probably). But he's going to recruit the best possible Pro-Style guy -- and that's what he did -- starting with reaching out to Eason, recruiting Costello and then moving on to Peters.
It's also worth noting that recruiting rankings in the 1990s -- back when UNL was good -- were terrible. These days the sheer volume of available evidence is exponentially higher. Coaches and recruiting services get to see this kids at camps multiple times and then get to see the really good ones in actual practice for all-star games. Seeing like talent on like talent is a huge, huge improvement from looking at HS film.
It's also worth noting that recruiting rankings in the 1990s -- back when UNL was good -- were terrible. These days the sheer volume of available evidence is exponentially higher. Coaches and recruiting services get to see this kids at camps multiple times and then get to see the really good ones in actual practice for all-star games. Seeing like talent on like talent is a huge, huge improvement from looking at HS film.
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