Reading (listening) between the lines, I hear some racial overtones in the statement. Not said, but implied?
I admit I've jokingly referred to WMU as White Man U but I can't for a second think that there was any intentional implication of race in JS's remarks. I think what it meant was that SP values finding under rated, plucky players that bring more value as a collective team than they do as individuals.
And I'm cool with that. But my one beef with SP, and its a small and probably unrealistic one, is his stated affinity for recruiting guys nobody else wants. No offense to the lovely people of Fargo, ND and NDSU but that's the mindset you need to have to be successful there. Things are a little different at the Harvard on the Hocking, we can compete with, and sometimes beat out, big programs for attractive recruits. I'm ok with still looking for the occasional diamond in the rough but I don't want to do it to the point of not going after "athletic" players coveted by other programs.