This is a very important point. I was recruiting a player against another G5 school when I was at ULM (I think I was competing against Coastal Carolina). Neither school had a pipeline value. We both got about halfway with him after 10 weeks, but he never narrowed his schools from 8 until a school with a 3 value started recruiting him. He signed with them.
Thank you for this observation. I think I will try it.