This is the key to the article...'He has a good job at WVU, but it’s a job that has become much more of an uphill battle since WVU got into the Big 12. Aside from Iowa State and the Kansas schools, his is the toughest job in the Big 12 to get talent'. At Miami, he would be able to take a much bigger stick into his conference fights. He also has a couple of guys on his staff with strong South Florida connections.
You have to look outside the box if you are a WVU fan at the logistics such as instate recruits, 1500 mile travel times inside one of the best conferences in the country and no more Big East schedule with many good teams but not 6 to 7 great teams!