It's not because of Briles. Baylor has a ton of advantages to recruit to right now and still be able to overcome the fact that Baylor is in Waco. The stadium and new athletic complexes are phenomenal. Matt Rhule had a tough 1st year after the Briles debacle and then he started building the program the right way with kids who also fit Baylor as an institution. Aranda has done much of the same. It also helps that Baylor cleaned house from the president of the university to the athletic director and a few others.
And Baylor absolutely made the right hires after Briles was gone. Rhule, as we all know, is an absolutely fantastic football coach. He had Temple knocking on the door of a NY6 game. He rebuilt Baylor and now is in the NFL and pretty successful (remember he's having success with a Jets castoff at QB which tells me it's the Jets that ruin players). Aranda should be, IMO, the favorite to be the next coach at LSU. He's been great for Baylor. Remember, LSU won a national championship, Aranda left for Baylor, LSU has been not at the expected level since.