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Wood Selig was athletic director at Western Kentucky for nearly 11 years until his departure for the same position at Old Dominion in 2010. Now, Selig is taking ODU from the Football Championship Subdivision level to the Football Bowl Subdivision level in Conference USA. ODU resides in the Norfolk-Portsmouth (Va.) media market, which ranks 44th in the nation. C-USA has since added Sun Belt Conference members Florida International, North Texas, Florida Atlantic and Middle Tennessee, and WKU has been buzzed about in regard to future expansion. Selig had a heavy hand in many of the facilities renovations at WKU, along with the program’s move to the FBS. He also hired football coach Willie Taggart. The Daily News’ Zach Greenwell talked to Selig by phone Thursday night about Conference USA, the Sun Belt, future realignment and all things WKU. The conversation has been edited for length. Daily News: How do you feel about the current status of Conference USA? Wood Selig: “I really like the direction of Conference USA. The additions that Conference USA has made have been very similar in that they’re large, metropolitan universities in large, metropolitan media markets. ... You’re talking about some of the top major media markets and upcoming metro universities with medical schools and dozens of doctoral programs. It’s universities and athletic programs on the rise.” DN: Just how important are media markets during this time of realignment? WS: “They’re trying to build their TV value – their cable network value. It’s all eyeballs and TV households. Those are primary factors for expansion, and they also want to get quality academic institutions that either fit within their footprint or strategically allow them to expand their footprint.” Read more: http://www.bgdailynews.com/sports/selig-keeping-eye-on-c-usa-sun-belt-wku/article_9111226e-3b03-11e2-9963-0019bb2963f4.html