I'm stoked that Diaz left and Cristobal came like the rest of us and clearly think Cristobal is 100 times better recruiter than Diaz.
But with that said I'm not sure if I buy the "Diaz didn't recruit us hard at the beginning." Stewart was on campus all last summer and got special treatment. I recall him being in the offices of the Indoor Practice Facility with current players and coaches just chatting it up while the rest where doing drills or listening to speeches in Paradise Camp.
I obviously don't know how much Diaz actually recruited and if after that he wasn't very active with him, but it seems to be a great excuse for when a coach leaves. Oh yeah "X" team was not at the top because their previous head coach didn't recruit us hard, but the current coach has really made us a priority. It's convenient because they can use that as an excuse to stay on the good side of current coaches and fans when they pick another team. "It was just too little too late, the relationships built with A&M were too strong, Miami came on too late, but Cristobal is going to take that team far you can feel it."
I still think Stewart is coming, but if he doesn't I fully expect that to be the excuse and I'm not sure I buy it. Diaz sucked and communication fell off during the season because we sucked and A&M took advantage, end of story.