I'll tune in to every BYU game regardless of who we play, and most likely you will to as a fan.
But a championship is still a championship. Do you think the other G5 conference champions from last year feel like have some second class feather in their cap? I would highly doubt it.
And yes winning will absolutely help with recruiting. BSU is the perfect example. They out-recruit us every year but one since going Indy, that is fact, not speculation.