This always makes me laugh -- as if anyone who watches the sport, let alone coaches it, isn't aware of the level of athleticism in each league. I said for two years that the SEC is a more athletic league, with more length, than the Big 12. I'm going to go out on a limb and assume our coaches knew that, too. If they didn't, man do our problems run deeper than even I thought.
This also struck me when I would hear people say similar things about needing to up our recruiting in football. Do people think that when we were in the Big 12, we would look at a great player and think, ya know, if we were in the SEC, we would want this guy, but since we are in a weaker league, we will pass on him since we don't need him? I mean, I imagine every program is already trying for the best players they can get.