BTG_Fan1

QBs wanna go to big name programs because of name of the program, kids now discount playing for 3 or 4 years and then going pro.. 
Also, these kids have been told from a young age that they are the best and most of them never run into someone as talented as them. They all think that they will come in and play because the kid before them isn't as talented or the kid after them won't catch or pass them in terms of development.
It also doesn't hurt to have the shiny new toys like Texas AM does... 

Commits to UNT
 

I do agree that the thing that hurts UNT the most is how it is viewed throughout the entire state.Either people have not heard of UNT,  they only know it as a school that is has been a loser for years, or being one of the more liberal arts schools in the state. It hurts UNT that when people see or hear UNT that they automatically think of it as a loser, or a back up plan. SL and his staff are changing that thought process of HS coaches thinking that, and the coaches are out there meeting with players and their families selling them on what UNT WILL BE and not what UNT HAS BEEN. 
From what has been said by Vito in his blogs, by JayD on the podcast is that HS coaches have made a shift in how UNT is viewed. It takes a lot of work to get rid of negative thoughts about UNT. Getting HS Coaches to buy in and accept and believe in HS is a major thing. HS Coaches are important because of the relationships and because they are very important in some of these players recruiting processes. I'm sure @GMG24 may know of how other coaches have seen a change between the old staff and this new one, and that he can also talk about the importance of HS Coaches in the recruiting process as well. 
Also, I wasn't on here or know much about the Mac recruiting, but from how people have talked it seemed like Mac and his staff didn't do much recruiting during the season and that they always played catch up nor did they seem to be as available as this current staff. If this is true, it doesn't help having coaches that stay on campus and ones who don't reach out as much as they should like this staff is. SL and his staff may not be "ACE" recruiters but SL is a very smart football mind and coach. 

Everyone is glad that they are getting it right, but they should have gotten it right from the start when they announced it and not months later, but with this slip up it will most likely have a negative affect on the staffs because of promises made to players. They shouldn't rush into anything, everything should be done on a correct and realistic schedule, and this will have have a negative affect in terms of what it does the track program more than soccer.They have taken their time with everything else, but when they said that it would be completed it leads to coaches and players believing that. 
To some it maybe a valid reason because its an answer, but to others it is not because they should have planned this out better before making promises that could not be kept. If they had a valid reason like because of construction on other parts of campus or if they wanted to do additional construction added to this plan, that it would be okay, but they have already cut of hundreds of parking spots from campus by Kerr, over by the art building (which I believe they said would be open this fall), and more parking spots in the lot by the Superpit and PEB and it doesn't seem that are adding to this development. Hell its $800+ to get a parking pass in the new parking garage by the Business Building, another $250+ for eagle parking and that is if you are lucky to find a spot, on top of kids living in the dorm can't even park at their own dorm, they have to park at Fouts.