1. I didn't say locale doesn't matter, I said it's not near the top of the priority list for recruits.
Still no evidence to support those claims when it comes to UT.
2. UT has recruited well in spite of its on-field performance. If you want to believe that's because of Austin instead of UT itself... odd flex but you do you.
UT and Austin are forever joined at the hip. Separating one from the other is impossible. If you moved UT to Dallas or Houston, the experience wouldn't be nearly the same.
3. I never said anyone prefers BCS to ATX. Moreover, it speaks directly to my point that locale is rarely a deciding factor in recruiting. If locale was that important only schools in "cool cities" like ATX, LA, Seattle, Portland, Miami, etc. would be able to land the big-name recruits. But that's not the case.
For those colleges (sans Portland), winning is more important than location. As the recruiting data shows, that is not the case for Austin.
My point is that many UT fans place way more weight on the allure of ATX than exists for most recruits. The recruiting success in schools like Bama, LSU, and Norman tells us there are more important things in recruits' minds than the city in which a school is located.
There is zero evidence to support your claims about Austin. The data suggests just the opposite: recruits love UT regardless of win/loss records.
