[Truewords]

Have a top-notch school system, build top-notch sports facilities, hire top-notch coaches, have top-notch youth programs, and have awesome community support and you will never have to recruit. If you don't have those things you aren't able to recruit. Recruiting is way overblown IMO and seems to be a thing with mostly just the whiners.

I agree 100%. Winning will do 95% of your recruiting. Kids do some. Very few coaches do it. With technology and social media today to much evidence would be available. Pikeville is prime example, they have all the above listed and kids/parents want instant gratification. Last night Pikeville played Belfy and Pikeville had a few kids from Belfry on team now and they played considerable minutes and helped in the win. Now you take those kids away and guess what? Pikeville would still have won(my opinion) because of talent at all positions and more depth. Pikeville coaches and faculty do not have to recruit the environment created there right now does it for them and no rule exist against creating a winning culture that people want to take part in