It's as if WIS has tried to create the perception that recruiting is a more robust excercise (more than just a modified auction, which is all it really is), without actually putting any significant weight into these new elements. After all, if such an "advantage" as favorite school actually helped a team get a recruit, you can bet those not lucky enough to get such favoritism re: coveted recruits would be pretty ticked at this random disadvantage. So WIS simply added some window dressing, wtih no real weight, and called it a day.