When it comes to the portal, which is what we were talking about, they would tell you it is very difficult to get a distance kid that is worth a damn to go far away from their current location. They typically always transfer closer to home (typically). Now if the kid is from the midwest then we got a shot. However, SDSU, NDSU, USD, UST would also feel they have a shot.
We cannot fund every sport on campus at the top of their conference. And provide all energy and resources the same. No school in the country does that and UND is no different. Hockey eats up the most. FB is a distant second. Then the basketball's are further down than them.