Memphis to Big East: Good Basketball Move Still Leaves Awful Football Conference

8 February 2012, 9:35 am

Memphis has been trying to leave the Conference USA for years. And, with the Big East as desperate as they are now, it was a perfect opportunity for the Tigers to pounce. The Big East has added the Memphis Tigers to the conference in all sports beginning in 2013. Memphis has been a member of the C-USA since 1996 and has been trying to become a member of the Big East since 2005. This is a ...... Read More »

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