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(12-29-2017 11:59 AM)CliftonAve Wrote:  

(12-29-2017 11:50 AM)UCGrad1992 Wrote:  

(12-29-2017 11:47 AM)jarr Wrote:  I don't know if we deserve to be in the B12 or ACC, but we should be in a conference with equal level schools. (WV, Pitt, UL, Memphis, UCONN, USF, UCF)

I didn't realize years ago when the Big East broke up how much I would miss WVU, Pitt and Louisville. In particular the "regionalism" that those schools bring. Memphis and UConn not so much but I understand your point.

I saw it-- maybe it was more evident to me because I was living in Columbus at the time, but those games meant something even there because WVU and Pitt are even closer than here.

Frankly, even though we have more "history" with Memphis, Houston, Tulsa and Tulane, the average person in Cincinnati does not gave a shyte about those schools. WVU, Pitt and Louisville on the other hand... goes back to the regionalism thing... everyone here knows someone who went to school there or is a fan of those schools. I don't know anyone who went to Houston or Tulsa and neither does most people in southwest Ohio.

One final note, the Pitt rivalry had huge potential. Cincinnati and Pittsburg already have a rivalry through MLB and the NFL... there's a reason we can attract several thousand fans there and only 150 to East Carolina.