I think you are being a little too simplistic. Buying players to build your program is not the be all end all. Let's face it, Strong was a disaster and that has carryover. 1st, if we were kicking ou's ass on the regular this would not be so much of a struggle. We would win those head to head battles. 2nd, once these kids figure out Jimbo is just a snake oil salesman (and the aggy boosters realize what they are getting for their money is the same old thing), we will win those head to head battles. There may be some kids that want the quick money but if we were winning consistently this wouldn't even be a struggle. We need to win our conference. We need to stay relevant in the playoffs and recruiting will take care of itself. I have no doubt that the negative recruiting against us is our past performance and opposing teams convincing kids that last year's 10 win season (and the Georgia win) was fluke. Do it again and things will change. They may change as early as the LSU and ou games this year, but it may be to late at that point for a top 5 class. Yes, we need more draft picks in the NFL too, but that is not something we can control, at least at this point.