According to
www.rivals.com, they had the 32nd best recruiting class in 2010. The 37th in 2011. Their current crop sits at 47th. Yeah, he really helped to point them in the right direction.
He may have initially helped but his departure and their lower current class tells me recruits and perhaps their coaches alike realize Chow's a basic nobody and his presence and now, lack thereof, means **** to the program.