We mostly agree. Both schools will try to play up what they have in recruiting and with EIU it is two NFL QB's. We have JRob, O'Shaun and others. It's likely in vain. I wouldn't be surprised if EIU doesn't produce another starting NFL QB in the next 100 years and it might be longer than that before the Redbirds produce a RB that gains a 1,000 yards in his rookie season. Recruiting is a lot of hard work and then some luck. We knew Robinson was good but he was largely ignored by the "majors" so no one other than his mother would have predicted it would turn out so well. We're looking for diamonds in the rough or needles in the haystack, however you want to describe it. Whether he comes from HS or another college we need a QB that forces the opposing D-coord to stay up late trying to come up with a gameplan to stop him. We haven't really had that since Tre. When the QB is capable of doing more then we'll see more fireworks from the offense.Probably a better term is perception but I still think the culture thing applies. I would be willing to bet that a large percentage of High School recruits are not very familiar with Matt Brown, Mike Glennon, Jake Kolbe or Tre Roberson. I also would bet quite a few of them have heard of Tony Romo, Jimmy Garappolo, Sean Peyton and Mike Shannahan (or his kids). Name recognition is powerful. Some of that cited passing success was under Beathard (Offensive Coordinator 2014-2015 and 2018-2020. In 2014 Beathard's offense set 15 single season school records. According to Goredbirds.com, Beathard had over 15 years experience as an FCS offensive coordinator. Compare that with both sets of Co-Offensive Coordinators. Just not as impressive and the offensive coordinator at ISU should be a desirable position for coaches on the FCS level. MVFC and a decade of good success. What does a recruit or transfer see when they are being recruited. In my business we have a saying, "their perception is your reality." Perception or culture, I still maintain it is a problem. Not all recruits are longtime Redbird fans. Those 2014-2015 seasons were a long time ago. Ancient history to current players.