Is the move to the Big East going to mean that UM routinely beats UT for Memphis football players now?
No.
Does the move affect UM's ability to retain Memphis basketball talent? Minimally.
Will equal more dollars for UM athletics, but it's football team still won't routinely compete for recruits over SEC schools and it won't really help basketball recruiting a ton, either, as Pastner does a really good job already. Big news for UM, though, and if I were a Memphis fan I'd be happy about moving to a better conference all around.
JMO