I've made a NC game appearance at Duke (didn't win the game, however). That included a conference schedule with Miami (cebrake), Va Tech and FSU.
Back to the original question, I'll agree that both play a factor. Personally, I usually stay within my 360 mile radius (unless there's a good prospect being recruited by only sims (which isn't often), and I've got the extra recruiting $$ to cover the distance cost).