Memphis, East Carolina headed to the Big East?

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Memphis A.D. Denies That He Is Talking With the Big East Conference
Published 5/17/2008 by Sportz Assassin at FanHouse
... However, that doesn't mean that he's not interested in leaving Conference USA. There are some rumblings that Memphis does want to move up into a BCS conference and believe they've set up their program to be an attractive addition somewhere. ...

Big East's commish to retire, conference split coming?
Published 6/5/2008 at Fanblogs.com
... As rumored last month, Memphis may be ripe for the picking and would be a great addition to the new Big East. While the Tigers don't bring a substantial TV market to the fold, it does offer some exposure deep in SEC territory. Memphis would bring instant mens & womens basketball credibility to the conference and would likely be a significant player in many of the conference's sports. ...