Not a slam on any school in particular and doesn’t apply to every school. But is an observation made by several basketball guys I know. Houston kids are often more skilled but also softer than the DFW schools. Houston plays more suburban basketball (with certain exceptions like Yates) while Dallas basketball has more of an inner city feel. It is what it is or maybe it’s a perception that I and others are wrong about.
As far as it working in football, are you trying to claim that Houston has more success in football championships than DFW? Because that isn’t perception - that’s just patently false. Katy has an amazing program and North Shore has been really good of late. But as a whole, the Metroplex has held over us for years.
But for the record, football or basketball, I will always root for H-town over that place up north.