I can't speak on the recruiting side of things, but does knowing something a couple days earlier really make a difference? Shall we go down the whole Donaven McCulley discussion again? Sam Jackson? Byron Threats? Mar'Keise Irving? Strickland? I'm more excited about the guys on the team right now.
As for Tom D is out of the loop as much as anybody. Besides info shared in interviews, he's guessing at depth charts, etc. He can't watch the closed practices, only able to interview via zoom. No on site interviews. I don't know if he's got a mole on the inside of the program though. Who was going to be the defensive coordinator?
He at least went to Purdue's pro day. I figured there would be something about Coyle's 4.36, vertical and high jump. Only the members know what info he shared about Hermanns, Neal, Coyle, Thieneman, Smiley.
I think the value of a membership right now is really the members sharing info they find more than anything.