Of course it isn't even mentioned. But They follow how things are going in the conference. If BYU is doing well and the other conferences leaders are too, it doesn't hurt. If all the other teams on top of the conference crap the bed in the post season, then the grass starts to look greener elsewhere. You and I both know that. Every little aspect is scrutinized by the top recruits. Some of it might be short lived and emotional. Some of it might be purely subconscious. But guess what? It matters. Why do you think it was such a big deal to go from indy to the big 12? Now how the Big 12 performs will always matter as long as we are in this conference.