Why did no one recruit Aaron Rodgers other than a single community college? Why did Va Tech relegate Hendon Hooker to the bench?
I wouldn't equate 'lack of teams recruiting' to quality. He was heavily recruited out of HS and wasn't ready. He was very lightly recruited leaving UNLV and he looks like a much better QB now.
Brohm looks like the real winner here; took a high-potential QB and developed him, when not a whole lot of teams were interested in him. Likely will be their starter next season and I'd take him over a few SEC QBs. If anything, this falls into the "coaching matters" bucket. QBs that don't get coached well don't perform well. Bailey has gotten great coaching under Brohm.