apart from the mythical bump, and the known 1-2 recruits who list P5 as a reason for them over BYU every other year or so, I'm interested in cold hard data.
I am not looking for a drawn out internet fight about the supposition of whether recruiting is much better for the U - just want to see where that has been tangible.
I'd argue that the benefit is suspect and overstated - i.e., that it maybe at most flips 2-3 extra kids a year, and probably changes a couple of 1/2 star recruits up another star. That's meaningful, but I'd also wager that the status affects some schools more than others.