The Internet certainly facilitated recruiting becoming something of a national phenomenon.
It's getting more widespread than we've ever seen it. Of the 119 Division I-A schools, probably 35 or 40 have kids coming in early. There's probably more of it than I can ever remember.
The simple fact of the matter is they had so much momentum coming off the Michigan win (in last year's Rose Bowl ) that they just rolled into March with full guns blazing.
It's almost impossible to capitalize on your success when you don't have that many scholarships. Plus, many of the scholarships were filled before they won the Sugar Bowl. I think you'll see them use that Sugar Bowl win more this coming year in recruiting.