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<blockquote data-quote="Buckaineer" data-source="post: 129443546" data-attributes="member: 1428007">There are good things about each of these programs.&nbsp; Geographically they are good choices.&nbsp; WVU recruits Ohio heavily though, so it would be good to hear from a coaching WVU perspective what they'd think of adding a school from Ohio.&nbsp; Memphis doesn't bring any recruiting infringement to anyone in the league.&nbsp; Their biggest drawback would seem to be their academic standing for those involved in the conference that care about subjective academic rankings.Both offer strong new tv markets and more population as well as good sports outside of just football.&nbsp; Their football shows they can be quite good with the right staffs on hand--and quickly.&nbsp; Cincinnati has actually sustained a good period of success on the football field.&nbsp; Not an elite program but one that would fit somewhere in the middle of the BIG 12 some years.&nbsp; Too bad Memphis lost their football coach to VT--he seemed like an excellent coach and replacing that may not be easy--but still the foundation is there.Neither school would be an impediment to future expansion and that's also good.Some existing members may have issues with replacing &quot;marquee&quot; games on the schedule with a Memphis or Cincinnati--but those teams won't have less appeal than an Iowa State or Kansas most years and will sometimes be replacing those schools rather than a TCU, Baylor or Oklahoma on the schedule.&nbsp; When you don't have a certain headliner on the schedule, schedule a home game with an attractive P5 team--its a mandate now and should be possible for everyone in the major conference that is the BIG 12.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Buckaineer, post: 129443546, member: 1428007"] There are good things about each of these programs. Geographically they are good choices. WVU recruits Ohio heavily though, so it would be good to hear from a coaching WVU perspective what they'd think of adding a school from Ohio. Memphis doesn't bring any recruiting infringement to anyone in the league. Their biggest drawback would seem to be their academic standing for those involved in the conference that care about subjective academic rankings. Both offer strong new tv markets and more population as well as good sports outside of just football. Their football shows they can be quite good with the right staffs on hand--and quickly. Cincinnati has actually sustained a good period of success on the football field. Not an elite program but one that would fit somewhere in the middle of the BIG 12 some years. Too bad Memphis lost their football coach to VT--he seemed like an excellent coach and replacing that may not be easy--but still the foundation is there. Neither school would be an impediment to future expansion and that's also good. Some existing members may have issues with replacing "marquee" games on the schedule with a Memphis or Cincinnati--but those teams won't have less appeal than an Iowa State or Kansas most years and will sometimes be replacing those schools rather than a TCU, Baylor or Oklahoma on the schedule. When you don't have a certain headliner on the schedule, schedule a home game with an attractive P5 team--its a mandate now and should be possible for everyone in the major conference that is the BIG 12. [/QUOTE]

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