The funniest part of all was the "welp, we just couldn't land all those 4 and 5 star guys so we're just gonna flip this thing to try hards, wide spot in the roaders, and underrecruited (for a reason) guys and just coach them up".
It also didn't help that Snyder had/has so many restrictions on recruiting that absolutely kill us, and by all accounts from ITK people at the first hint of any real competition for some guys K-State completely backs off . . . plus Bill doesn't get out on the road.
The pinnacle of college football on the other hand are relentless recruiters that are not only in house but host recruits at their personal homes when those recruits make campus visits. For Nick Saban it's a luxury bus ride out to Nick's palatial euro style mansion on Lake Tuscaloosa where they're ushered inside by private security after checking out Nick's lineup of AMG Benz's in the courtyard. Inside they're funneled into a recruit hosting room full of big screens, pool tables etc. etc. Nick then takes various ones for rides on a golf cart on the property to talk and many commit right there. Rinse-Repeat . . . or Nick is in home dancing with mom and the rest of the family, whatever it takes. Peak recruiting.
Whereas at K-State, sometimes recruits don't even meet with Bill on campus visits.