They play a role, but no where near what you and some others think. Go talk to coaches and see what they actually do. It isn’t what CB dudes do. 🙂
And yes I’ve adapted in my career, and one stage was in media, and worked with ESPN, YouTube live streaming, and a bunch of other stuff. I understand how the recruitment media business model works. In fact, I used to subscribe to scout and hired one of their guys to write for us who was a good writer but knew far less than I did about football.
Hang in there, it’ll be ok. BYU will continue to operate and thrive with or without your 1.5 points or so you think they need to rise in recruitment.