Tag: Memphis

  • Not So Happy Valley: Penn State Fires James Franklin

    Not So Happy Valley: Penn State Fires James Franklin

    College football fans are irrational. It’s just a matter of fact. When our team loses a couple games, everyone should be fired and the program should be razed to the ground. When we win a few, we’re all the way back and it’s playoff or bust. That’s just what we do. I know I was…

  • CFB Week Three: Predictions for Notre Dame, Dawgs, and More

    CFB Week Three: Predictions for Notre Dame, Dawgs, and More

    Can I just roll out a take off the rip? The SEC starting conference play Week Three (or Week Two in some cases) sucks. College football would be better without the throwaway SEC vs. FCS weekend in late November. Let’s move these games to that weekend and get the cupcakes out of the way early.…

  • The Big 12 Rejecting Memphis Makes More Sense Than You’d Think

    The Big 12 Rejecting Memphis Makes More Sense Than You’d Think

    Yesterday, news broke that the University of Memphis had made a $200 million offer to the Big 12 to join the conference. The proposal, in which the Tigers were willing to forego revenue distributions for five years on top of the nine-figure payment, was the culmination of a years-long effort by Memphis to join a…

  • Disrespectfully Disagree: Reacting to the Week 14 CFP Rankings

    Disrespectfully Disagree: Reacting to the Week 14 CFP Rankings

    The CFP committee has spoken clearly through its latest rankings release, and the message is clear. Conference affiliation means more than on-field results. Brand is more important than tangible evidence gathered from actual games. Except… the committee almost got there. By wedging Miami between Alabama and the other three-loss SEC hopefuls, the selection committee simultaneously…

  • January transfer window round-up: Week three

    The third week in January is always frantic in the transfer window as clubs try to complete deals before it’s too late. There were some interesting moves made in the last several days, so let’s take a look at some of the biggest ones.