There was no reason Fields should have been at OSU. I think it was what Haskins did as well as both of their connections to Quincy Avery.
There is no reason Stroud, Brown, or Raiola should be at OSU or committed to OSU. But outside of Lincoln Riley, no one has developed QB's better than Ryan Day. They will continue to come to OSU, and I would argue playing QB at OSU may be the most valuable position in the entirety of college football.
NIL will tame down, and hopefully be better regulated in the future. The two biggest spenders, A&M and The U had dismal seasons last year. And to be honest, while stars matter, the collection of talent is almost as important.
One thing to consider with NIL is it is starting to dilute the talent across the nation. A&M was never a top tier recruiting factory, but they landed atop notch class. If Miami is spending, its taking players away from Bama.
Its challenging right now, and OSU may need to head into the transfer portal a little harder this season because of some recruiting misses, but eventually grown men are going to grow tired of throwing tens of thousands towards high school kids who bolt after one season because things didn't go as planned.