Agreed. Man of Straw is strangely grumpy these days. "Lots of good players are not found?" On what planet? Sure, there's a lot of luck involved in anything, but good is good. The best SoCal talent is obvious... and they move onto other places to get more recognition, better training, and more consistent competition.
But scouts/recruiters are still around through 18U to find ones that fell through the cracks or were late bloomers. Conspiracy theories are just that.