Recruiting to me is an separate, but important game. Obviously you need the name and contacts to get into doors. Seiler has hit the road hard for us, Klein has the right name for this area and Norwood has recruited OK and Texas for years.
All of that said, despite 20 less scholarships and all of the disadvantages of recruiting to Fargo, Kly has put together a team that could beat KSUs team (probably also KU, Baylor, Tech and maybe TCU). So, I don’t think it it is fair to say that he can’t recruit. He is clearly getting good talent and building them up.