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Message: [QUOTE="don356, post: 1778067, member: 5634"] It impacts both, but football more so just based on the raw number of bodies involved in the team. It definitely is a selling point, particularly for successful programs to get their product into venues to have kids see them play etc. The more big time they look, the easier to sell a recruit. That said, if the program is already successful, you could argue they do not need the reach. However, the big 12 is seen currently as lagging or slipping in national recruiting. It's also helpful if a recruit knows they will be coming back "home" for a couple games in their career. The Texas area is fertile recruiting ground, but it almost has to be with that concentration of schools. They really need to get into a larger market to keep up based on most recruiting "experts" takes. [/QUOTE]