No, that's not at all what I was referencing. When I say recruited, I mean recruited. Not the simple form letter, or one and done phone call to the stud who would never consider any school other than those that habitually finish in the top 10. I mean recruited: regular phone calls, coaches visits, player visits, letters, tweeting. When you are Oregon State, those 5* guys basically tell you during your first contact 'don't bother'. There are plenty of kids who tell Nebraska the same thing, or Michigan if they want to stay down south or close to home, but I'd say it's far more regular for Oregon State to be told that than Nebraska.
Coaching staffs understand ROI, and with the finite resources they all have, you don't give all of your time to players who aren't going to be coming to campus. You focus your efforts toward players you are more likely going to be able to sign, which in most cases means lower rated players if you are a habitually marginal team.
