MEMPHIS RUMORS & GOSSIP
2012 Pre-Season Preview: Memphis Tigers
2011 Record: (1-7, 2-10 in C-USA)
Head Coach: Justin Fuente (first time head coach)
Coaches by the Numbers Hiring Summary
Last Bowl Game: 2008 St. Petersburg Bowl: lost to USF 41-14
Schedule Glimpse:
2012 Schedule Link
Litmus Test: 10/6 vs Rice, 11/10 vs Tulane, 11/17 at UAB
Must Win: 9/1 UT Martin
Out of Conference: 9/8 at Arkansas St, 9/15 MTSU, 9/22 at Duke
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14 days ago
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14 days ago
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NBA Draft Blog Interview with Wesley Witherspoon
When Wesley Witherspoon first arrived in Memphis to play for John Calipari, many expected him to be another in a line of stars to play for the Tigers. But, after 1 year Calipari left, and new coach Josh Pastner never seemed to really know how to use the long, athletic wing effectively. Playing all over the court, Witherspoon never seemed to settle into a comfortable role, yet when...
Via NBA Draft Blog
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24 days ago
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24 days ago
2012 NFL Draft: Chiefs Select Dontari Poe
With the 11th overall pick the Kanas City Chiefs select DT Dontari Poe of Memphis. This is a special pick for me as a close friend is friends with the Poe family. Poe is a physical speciaman for sure but he did not play in a top college conference. Can he step up to play at the NFL level is in question.
Poe does get the best bling award for his watch.
Check out his highlights.
Via MyTeamRivals.com
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April 26, 2012
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April 26, 2012
Texas athlete has offer from Memphis
Memphis Head Football Coach Justin Fuente spent several years coaching in Texas at TCU. It appears that Fuente will use some of those connections he built in the Lone Star State as the Head Coach of the Tigers. Memphis has offered several Texas prospects including John Tyler HS athlete Greg Ward. Go "Inside" to see what Ward had to say.
Via memphis.scout.com
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April 21, 2012
NCAA punishes Josh Pastner, Memphis Coach now wants to Punish his Wife
Only reason I like this story is just because if I had been born in 1988 and not 1990 I would have played for the Memphis Tigers coach Josh Pastner when he coached an AAU team in Houston. But before I got to that rightful high-school age, he had accepted the Arizona assistant coaching job. My dream of playing for a college basketball coach died right then. [Follow me @TravisHouser...
Via Sorry Bro: Sports Through Houser
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April 18, 2012
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April 18, 2012
Scout Says Dontari Poe Will Be Overdrafted, Doesn’t Do Anything
Dontari Poe caught the NFL by storm during the Scouting Combine as the 346-pound defensive tackle out of Memphis ran a 4.87 in the 40-yard dash, along with 44 reps on the bench press.
However, one scout says that it isn’t that impressive if you have watched him play.
“He’ll be overdrafted,” he said. “He did all of that at the Combine, so some team will take him way...
Via Gridiron Mayhem
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April 01, 2012
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April 01, 2012
Memphis player cries in post game interview after loss
Memphis guard Will Barton cried in his post game presser after losing to St. Louis yesterday. He said he wishes he could have done more for his team and put the loss on his back. So far there have been plenty of upsets in this tournament and it looks like there will be plenty more.H/T College Football Section
Via Throw The Flag
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March 17, 2012
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March 17, 2012
Saint Louis executes strong game plan in win
Rick Majerus sat down at the postgame microphone minutes after his Saint Louis Billikens defeated the Memphis Tigers, 61-54, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament and echoed the sentiments Tigers' coach Josh Pastner stated minutes earlier.
Coaches don't win games. Players win games.
With seemingly every other question posed by the media involving Majerus' plan...
Via Fox Sports Midwest
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March 16, 2012
Preview: SLU takes on Memphis
The Memphis Tigers and Saint Louis Billikens could not be more opposite.
Saint Louis embarks on its seventh trip to the NCAA tournament with the last visit coming in 2000. Memphis has made eight appearances to the Big Dance since 2003 and will be attending for the 24th time.
Meanwhile, Saint Louis coach Rick Majerus is a future Hall of Famer with 516 career wins. Memphis coach...
Via Fox Sports Midwest
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March 15, 2012
Memphis-Saint Louis Preview: Analysis, Prediction, Date and TV Tip Time, Point Spread, and Tickets
There are 32 games on Thursday and Friday, one of the most exciting 48-hour segments on the sports calendar.
We won’t be able to get individual previews up for every game, but we’ll cherry pick some of the more compelling matchups during the tournament’s “second” round.
In this post, we preview the 8-9 matchup in the West Region between a Memphis team...
Via Midwest Sports Fans
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March 12, 2012
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March 12, 2012
Ladies Of March Madness: Memphis Cheerleader Caitlin Is An #8 Seed
Welcome to our old friend, the ‘Ladies of March Madness‘ series that always makes its appearance during this time of year when basketball is king for four weeks. The goal of the series remains simple: find hot cheerleaders from schools in the NCAA Tournament. While the office dork next to you is worried about who he should take in the Alabama vs. Creighton game, you&...
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March 12, 2012
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March 12, 2012
Memphis DT Dontari Poe Is Winning the NFL Combine
University of Memphis defensive tackle Dontari Poe is a man of mammoth measurements.
Standing 6’5″ and weighing 346 pounds, Poe has turned the heads of NFL executives in the past few days at the official NFL combine at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
Poe ran an unreal 4.87 second 40-yard dash (which included a 1.7 10-yard split) as his first, unofficial time. He...
Via Rant Sports
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February 27, 2012
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February 27, 2012
ExtenZe does not Extend your Overseas Basketball Career
Some basketball player, who made a name in college basketball after he drained threes and scored huge for the Memphis Tigers, found his way off of his Spanish basketball team because of a specific prescription drug. Former Memphis star Roburt Sallie has reportedly been cut in Spain for taking the male enlargement pill “ExtenZe”, the Jimmy Johnson drug that increases penis size...
Via Sorry Bro: Sports Through Houser
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February 13, 2012
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February 13, 2012
Memphis Tigers officially accept Big East bid
At long last, Memphis is part of the Big East. The Big East says the Tigers officially accepted an invitation to be part of the conference's next incarnation in 2013. Memphis is the seventh school, and fourth from Conference USA, to sign up for future membership in the Big East since December. The Tigers will compete in the Big East in all sports. Memphis has been trying...
Via Fox Sports South
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February 08, 2012
Memphis Tigers joining the Big East
So what do the Memphis Tigers bring to the Big East table? Well, they were recently a power in national college basketball, and for years they were kind of held back by their conference in that regard. The Big East is still a major hoops conference, but this move does help replenish the league after the recent defections.
In national college football, Memphis has become somewhat...
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February 08, 2012
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February 08, 2012
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