I simply completely disagree with this premise.
Pitt won the ACC this year.
Wake finished second.
Baylor won the Big 12.
Utah won the PAC 12.
None of the schools listed above us have the recruiting ceiling we do.
People with pretty poor recruiting classes have won conference championships. Not to say anything about Utah, Pitt, Wake or Baylor, just saying that recruiting is not a magic bullet.
Yes, it’s easier to win with better players.
No, better players don’t equal sustained success especially in the absence of leadership and development.
My personal opinion based on what I have seen so far is that we could have pulled 3 consecutive top 10 classes and still may not be .500.
I hope I’m reading it wrong, but I think it will take more than just recruiting to fix us and I hope we didn’t put all of our eggs in that basket.
Also worth noting, it was not long ago that WE were winning power 5 conference championships with “worse” recruiting classes than several of the teams you mentioned and “present day” Tech.