There were no red flags which would have prevented an offer to Porter. He met the entrance requirements.
Bronco just couldn't fathom the idea of selling BYU to a local recruit who wasn't quite sold. So he instead pretended that we didn't need him and alienated his parents in the process.
Let's face it. We need to sell BYU to most elite prospects and Sitake naturally gets that. Don't believe for a red second that he would not have been offered under the new leadership.