I think PSU's secret weapon isn't getting "all of them" its getting the ones they want. In Miracle they tell Kurt Russell (Herb Brooks I think?) he isn't taking the best players, and he says "I don't want the best players I want the right ones". That's PSU. When I assume tOSU isn't developing well, It might be trickle down of them just going after the biggest names they can get, but not getting the guys who "fit" or maybe not even having a clear enough idea of what their fit is.
On that note I don't think PSU wanted Bassett unless they got a deal on him, and you can't say they were gagging for Forrest when they just got Blaze....I don't think they care about any of this.