Exactly

I also might be willing to accept the "we can't recruit those elite players who go to Alabama because they're obviously all dumbasses who can't read" line if we either:
1.) Landed a disproportionate number of recruits from the 75 - 150 range because we were all over the kids who were smart enough to get in (we don't)
2.) Focused our efforts on finding a steady stream of players to become the next Luke Keuchly, Aaron Donald, or Patrick Mahomes 3-star sleeper who becomes a stud. (we don't, but in fairness, how could we have possibly known a late bloomer from a Catholic high school, a workaholic from Pittsburgh, or the son of a professional athlete might become a good player?)