No Time Like the Present: Why Memphis Should Fire Tommy West Now

Memphis is a basketball town.  That has been a statement made as long as any Memphian can remember.  It's a lie.  It's false...propaganda by fans and professionals alike to give an excuse as to why the University of Memphis can't field a football team that people will support.  It's an untruth that has become so prevalent and so repeated that all who hear it accept it as fact.  It's time to stop perpetuating this view point and deal with the real truth. The truth is that Memphis is a sports town, but they only support winners.  Isn't that how it is in other towns?  Doesn't everyone love a winner?  Memphis has struggled to know what that feels like with a litany of failed sports teams, but when we do get a winner we go all out.  Just ask those associated with Memphis' basketball program.  Memphis being seen as a basketball town isn't by accident.  It is based on a simple ass...