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Message: [QUOTE="nelsonmuntz, post: 4444982, member: 833"] Cincinnati will also have more revenue to invest in the program, more access to top bowl games and a clearer path to the CFP than it did in the American, which is a big benefit in recruiting. USF, Cincinnati and Louisville all catapulted up competitively when they jumped from CUSA to the Big East. The schools that have struggled in conference moves were ones that were not looking to invest in their programs, like Miami, Boston College, Rutgers, Colorado and Nebraska. Or programs that weren't that good to begin with, like Missouri and Maryland, but even those programs haven't done that bad. WVU under Holgerson was a bit of a drop from where it was in the Big East, but not a huge drop. Neal Brown is just a bad coach. Pitt and Syracuse were pretty similar in their new conferences to what they were in their old. Utah and TCU have done fine upgrading conferences. The Big 12 doesn't have an established pecking order, which means it is open for recruiting. I believe city based colleges will have an advantage in an NIL world, so Cincinnati, with its large business community, is well positioned to compete for players. Practice facilities? Is it 1995? Players want cash in their pocket more than they want fancy practice facilities. [/QUOTE]