Memphis Tigers' Road to C-USA Title Could Be Line for Beer

Quick.  When was the last time the University of Memphis won a conference championship in football? If you're a diehard fan, you know the last time the Tigers won a conference championship in football was 1969, when the Tigers won the Missouri Valley Conference, their second straight conference championship in football. In the 13 years that Conference USA has sponsored a conference championship in football, the Tigers are the only charter member of the conference to not win a title in football. Even Tulsa and Central Florida, programs that were literally in the toilet until joining C-USA, have won conference championships in football, and they've been in the conference only a scant four years. So, what is the problem? Although Tommy West has led the Tigers to six bowl appearances in seven seasons, he has yet to produce a conference title in the Bluff City for the Tigers. And apparently since Southern Miss, East Carolina, and Tulsa are going to be the bonafide ...