Comments by 1tigerfan

Written on Wendi C. Thomas: Roland’s words tarnish officials:

in response to MANOHMAN:

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ok, then, what I think he means is we all loved Memphis when it won awards for Cleanest City In America, had low crime and people could walk down the street without needing a carry permit.
Then along came Willie "crime is not my problem" Herenton and a long list of crooked, useless politicians; most of whom could turn any problem into a racist issue. Soon after we became a national leader in most crime statistic categories.
Blame the suburbs all you want, paint us as racists if you want, after all that's easier than fixing the problems that now plague Memphis....but the bottom line is most of us, unlike you and those like you, don't descriminate on the basis of color. But what we won't do is sit back and accept that lower standard being forced upon our way of life.

Written on University of Memphis football coach Larry Porter gets AD's vote of confidence:

Porter added: ``I would not be bashful about making changes if that's what's needed.''

IF THAT'S WHAT'S NEEDED? SERIOUSLY? no Larry, we need to keep doing what we're doing; allowing more yards per game than anyone else in D1 FB. The quote says it all...Larry does'nt know what to do. But we should all feel better knowing that he has RC's total confidence.

How many more weeks until Memphis Madness??


in response to Aboriginal:

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Ab and Long...2 perfect examples of what is wrong with Memphis, and why it will probably never change. Great story about a young man who does the right thing to help another who made a youthful mistake; (we've all made them, just probably not with as dire an outcome) Thanks to Aboriginal and LongLens for twisting it into a social-political debate.

Written on Memphis football coach Larry Porter names freshman QB Taylor Reed to start:

in response to BlueTiger:

UT is,has,always will be afraid/envious of Memphis.

No brag, just fact! Why else would they have the TBR keep Memphis out of the sec?

gTg !!!

hey Blue, go to the knoxville paper and comment on ut althletics much? no? me neither. i could'nt care less about what's going on over there. So why are so many of ut's fans always coming here to make snide remarks about anything Tiger related?


in response to anti-State:

This is why UT fans don't like Memphis fans, because they make the most retarded statements about UT athletics.

the truth only hurts if it should...ut fans act like they've won multiple national titles when they've only made it past the sweet 16 once. total. in their entire bb history. here's the facts:
Tiger BB-
tournament record: 32-23
2 nat'l title games
3 final fours
6 elite 8s
tournament record: 16-20
1 elite 8


bluff, I doubt mike dubose and the other asst coaches would'nt have spoken up during scrimmages, etc if that was the case re: illegal formation. watch all the other college teams; even the top 5 have early season issues. first game jitters, adrenaline, freshmen, etc. a little early calling for CP's head just yet, imo. besides, if we're halfway thru the season w/o a win we can have Dubose and Porter switch roles and see what happens.


about UT-most UofM folks hate UT because alot of ut fans think knoxville is chapel hill and act like ut is an ivy league school. Truth is we're known as one of the worst US cities for violent crime and knoxville's history is moonshine and family trees with very few forks. Academically, both universities are about the same. We've had a good run in BB the last decade which makes ut folks hate us more. Despite the fact that ut has beaten us more than we've beaten them in bb lately, until last season ut has NEVER MADE IT PAST THE SWEET 16. That is the major reason ut hates us--BB success--whether we win or lose against ut, we always go deeper in the dance.

Written on Emergence of young receiving corps vital to success of Tigers' offensive attack:

hey Blues, I think the problem is that Cletis is OFF HIS MEDS!!! delusional and illiterate are a bad combination!

Written on Jermaine Owens convicted in kidnapping, robbery, rape of University of Memphis students:

Owens, Hamilton and Primes. 3 excellent reasons for a carry permit.

Written on Tennessee dodges NCAA wrath:

"On top of the news that UT's men's basketball and football programs would face no further punishments other than the 20 it self-imposed throughout the investigation..."

I haven't followed this very closely--so what, other than firing coaches, were the self-imposed punishments?

Written on Memphis Tigers' defense will be speedy:

in response to geosnooker2000:

Yeah, just like we don't have a chance of joining the SEC. Give it a rest and give them their due. They are better than us. Maybe that will change this year or next, or the year after that, but as of right now, they are the better program. If you want to blame someone, blame us. I hear way back in the 60s or 70s, we actually turned down membership in the SEC 3 years in a row. What a stupid decision.

yeah, you're right, Ms St is better than us. but it still makes any of their fans a loser for coming on here and talking smack regarding comments that were'nt even directed at their team. so they get smacked around all season long by the other SEC teams, then respond by coming here to talk trash because we're a team they can actually beat. that right there, my friends, is a winner.

Written on Body found on roof of home in Fox Meadows:

in response to NEVERAGAIN:

Blame the CA. When they have so little or no information and publish it, people can only speculate and that's when it can get a little insensitive. If I die and the CA publishes a story with such little information, I hope people have some fun with it. Afterall I will be dead and really won't care.

maybe you won't care, but I bet your family would'nt like it very much.

Written on Body found on roof of home in Fox Meadows:

pretty sad that some people's first response is to make someone's death a joke for their own entertainment. sad and pitiful.


for all the naysayers, let's say the Fishers pulled over and the snake decided to go back into it's hiding spot, or simply hang out between the windshield and the hood. What do they do then? Sit there? Wait for animal control? I've dealt with lots and lots of snakes in my lifetime (grew up in the country) and they can be very unpredictable at times. Easy to monday morning QB if you're not the one in that situation.


in response to msu83:

Give it a rest goat. Everyone knows you hate/despise Christians. You seem so full of anger and its really sad.

you gotta give the ole goat credit, though; he can turn the most mundane conversation about baseball, how to set a table correctly, punctuation, pencil sharpening, etc, etc into a rant against God and Christians!

Written on Larry Porter adds trio to Memphis Tigers:

in response to robert30#348835:

Coach Porter is loading up on 2 and 3 star Memphis players who prob don't have offers yet from bigger schools. Can he keep these players if they actually get offers from bigger schools. Last year was hard to watch. I'm a life long Memphian and that was bad, bad coaching and no talent. When the national guys rank you 120 out of 120, that's bad. Larry Porter didn't help things with the way he handled the media. He needs to be selling the program to anyone he can instead of circling the wagons. Not sure this was a good hire. Nor sure Coach Porter was ready to be a head coach.

either you didn't read the article or you chose to spin it-Malone was a 4 star out of high school, first recruit Saban took at Alabama, who was threatening to take a starting job from an upperclassman; the kid from Mitchell had offers from TN, Ole Miss, Miss St, etc. I'd say those are offers from bigger schools.
You don't have to have a roster full of 4-5 stars to compete.
Folks like you were calling for Pastner's head half-way through the season last year; Porter played last season with West's leftovers. Give him 3 seasons minimum before you write the man off.

Written on Geoff Calkins: On this July 4, at least there's one U.S. team to celebrate:

Kentucky's Enes Kanter? Nah. He's a pro player from Turkey, that's why the NCAA declared him ineligible to play at KY.

Written on Southaven, Horn Lake only DeSoto cities without smoking ban:

in response to harleyrider1978:

Non-smokers can simply use their feet and go to a non-smoking venue if you dont like smokers. Or cant you RADICAL non-smokers read a sign that says SMOKING ALLOWED!

Nothing gives you the right to tell anybody else how to live or run their businesses...The day is short in comming when this whole idiology of nanny statism will come crashing down and you'll be go WTF happened!

Yeah, and I'm phobic and psycotic. right!
You're jumping to irrational conclusions just because most rational people have concluded that smoking causes cancer and is a vile habit. We're not telling you that you can't smoke-we're saying that you can't do it where it will affect other people. And as far as the anti-obesity policy, knock yourself out! Unless you're gonna sit on someone, it doesn't hurt or bother anyone else (unlike smoking) if you do it. Unless of course you're one of those folks who wears a speedo at the beach and then it's bad for everyone.


in response to harleyrider1978:

Tigerfan wrote:

I don't really care if second-hand smoke causes cancer or not. It irritates the sinuses/lungs of those who don't smoke and I can't stand to smell the stuff when I'm eating. It's as bad as someone walking into a restaurant with a radio cranked up or spraying some nasty perfume all over everyone else. It ruins the other patron's meal and forces them to leave smelling like an ashtray.

Then why do you go to smoking restaraunts!

Heres a point of interest that may help you:

Your PSYCHOSIS has been studied and found non-harmful and you can seek treatment!

Toxicol Rev. 2003;22(4):235-46.

Idiopathic environmental intolerance: Part 1: A causation analysis applying Bradford Hill's criteria to the toxicogenic theory.

Staudenmayer H, Binkley KE, Leznoff A, Phillips S.


Behavioral Medicine, Multi-Disciplinary Toxicology, Treatment and Research Center, Denver, Colorado 80222, USA.


Idiopathic environmental intolerance (IEI) is a descriptor for a phenomenon that has many names including environmental illness, multiple chemical sensitivity and chemical intolerance. Toxicogenic and psychogenic theories have been proposed to explain IEI. This paper presents a causality analysis of the toxicogenic theory using Bradford Hill's nine criteria (strength, consistency, specificity, temporality, biological gradient, biological plausibility, coherence, experimental intervention and analogy) and an additional criteria (reversibility) and reviews critically the scientific literature on the topic. The results of this analysis indicate that the toxicogenic theory fails all of these criteria. There is no convincing evidence to support the fundamental postulate that IEI has a toxic aetiology; the hypothesised biological processes and mechanisms are implausible.

dude, that could be the dumbest thing ever posted on CA. Big words quoted from irrelevant articles don't make you a genius.
Most people (read non-smokers) don't want to eat in a place that has clouds inside rather than outside; I know folks like you think that we're infringing on your rights. We're not. We have a right to eat anywhere we want, without smokers ruining the environment for the rest of us.
The population of smokers is dwindling daily; the ones that haven't quit are down at West Clinic waiting for you to join them.


in response to harleyrider1978:

Smoke-Free Workplace Law is primarily intended to protect workers from health hazards resulting from exposure to secondhand smoke.

Even exposures in the home couldnt stand up,the congressional research office concluded:
•the statistical evidence does not appear to support a conclusion that there are substantial health effects of passive smoking;
•it is possible that very few or even no deaths can be attributed to ETS;
•if there are any lung cancer deaths from ETS exposure, they are likely to be concentrated among those subjected to the highest exposure levels... primarily among those nonsmokers subjected to significant spousal ETS.
•Even when overall risk is considered, it is a very small risk and is not statistically significant at a conventional 95% level.
According to the CRS, basing an assessment on only the most pessimistic study of those reviewed, exposure only to background ETS (as in workplaces and bars) creates a lifetime risk of about 7/100ths of a percent of dying from ETS related cancer.

Additional studies also undercut key assumptions in the "estimates" of the 63,000 victim "death toll" espoused by anti-smoking forces. The WHO's International Agency on Research on Cancer published a 1998 study that ran for 10 years, covering 7 different countries, concluding that there is no statistically significant risk for non-smokers who lived or worked with smokers.

Its hard to make a case for any smoking bans anywhere when the evidence isnt there to begin with.


Written on Suit by Memphis TV news reporter says nude photos on website not her:

in response to Santino:

What has this woman done wrong and why the attitude towards her? Women are truly seen as second class citizens in Memphis.

it's a cultural thang here in Memphis...ever watch MTV? tons of respect for women there. just like some posting "she's a public figure- it comes with the territory". idiot. btw, I'm a man; I'd be pissed if someone treated my daughter this way.
bottom line-- should rational, sane, decent people expect anything different from CA comments? nope, we should have learned by now. these folks are the bottom-feeders; the underbelly of civilized society.

Written on Top recruit Jarnell Stokes working to stay among best:

in response to Verpa:

You are the one who started the "bud" thing, bud.
Again, praying to be ranked is just plain wrong. Is he also praying for a new Escalade? For a high NBA draft pick? I guess that's ok if your god is materialism.

yeah, and I said it once. evidently it hit a nerve with you, so you repeated it endlessly. nevertheless, praying for success in what you care about is completely in line with scripture. He's putting in lots of time and effort and simply asking God to honor it. That's a far cry from asking for a 50 million dollar contract or an escalade.

Written on Top recruit Jarnell Stokes working to stay among best:

in response to Verpa:

Yes, really, bud. He's praying for self glorification. It's cheap and superficial. Sorry you can't see that, bud. I certainly don't think he has no right to say it, bud. But I also have a right to think it's wrong, bud.

He didn't pray that God would make him #1, better than all the rest, etc. He asked to be ranked (because that's a great pathway to college recruitment) and acknowledged that pressure and hard work come with it. He went on to say that he'd rather be on a team that succeeds with teamwork rather than be "the man" on a mediocre team. Sounds like a kid who's headed in the right direction.
btw-your constant repetition of "bud" indicates why you interpreted the article the way that you did- your cynical attitude is showing. Also, I don't care if you vent at me, doesn't matter. But in a world with a lot of young people getting it wrong, you need to lay off the ones getting it right.

Written on Top recruit Jarnell Stokes working to stay among best:

in response to Verpa:

"Last year, I prayed to be ranked and all this stuff, and God gave it to me"


really? seriously? Kid's working hard, has his head on straight, expresses a statement of his faith and you have to slam him.
folks like you get all bent out of shape when anyone step on your rights but then you slam everyone that expresses a different view. bad news for you, bud, but the constitution guarantees his right of free speech and to worship as he chooses.

Written on World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest moves to Tiger Lane:

in response to jawsfan:

I never cease to be amazed by the number of complaints on these boards. could give about 50% of the folks that post on here a million bucks and they'd bi+ch that they had to take it to the bank!

Written on Deepening trouble: Greater Memphis residents bracing as flooding threatens neighborhoods:

in response to Islander:

He's a Troll trying to get folks riled up.
Ignore him.

you're probably right. then again, you mention the word "church" around some folks and they go all stupid.

Written on Grizzlies Postgame: Greivis Vasquez steps up:

the comments from all the players show why we have made it this far-giving credit to others and sharing the praise. team effort.
btw--hated Vasquez at Maryland for hatin' on the Tigers (they shut him down anyway) but love him as a Griz!!!

Written on Pilots for Memphis-based FedEx approve new labor agreement:

in response to Midtowner:

"Pilots deserve as much as the markets allows." ... On that we agree. And the market has been suppressing salary growth for airline pilots for years simply because there are more pilots available than slots. Pilots have been to maintain (in most cases) the high salary at the majors because the union is banking on it will cost the company less to give a small increase than would a service disruption. But as the article alludes to ... I don't think most pilots at the majors are unhappy with their pay, but the work rules.

College educated? Irrelevant for a pilot. It doesn't take a Masters of Aeronautical Sciences to be a cockpit manager.

You don't think others have to deal with weather or time zones? Driving cross-country on icy roads ... loading the plane when it snowing while you're waiting inside.

16-hr duty days? How many pilots outside of those direct asian flights bump into this? Not many. You don't set policy on rare instances but on the common ones. Regardless ... you can still only fly 100 hours/month. Once you bump into that, you're off work until the next month. And you don't think that other people in the company ever put in 16 hours days? If they're lucky, they'll get comp time if they do ... but most just drive on with their 40+ hour work-week. Pilots have the best part-time in the world ... Please don't try to make it sound like you're suffering.

Storm brewing? Go ahead ... walk off the job. I hope you have banked that good salary and made some good investments with it because you'll need it after Fred fires you and hires one of thousands that will apply to take your place.

Your ignorance is showing:
1. College education is irrelevant for a pilot? Every major airline in the country requires at least a 4-year degree from an accredited college or university; add to that 5-10 years of further education and experience and you have merely opened the door to apply for the job.
2. Highly paid to manage a cockpit that flies itself? There are cars that have cruise control and can park themselves; according to your logic that's the sum total of what's required to operate them. How 'bout you climb onboard one of those "self-operating" aircraft without a highly trained, experienced pilot at the controls and see how it turns out.
3. 16-hour duty days? yep, they happen. No one said pilots were suffering; but it ain't a desk job when you're crossing multiple time zones, spending hours at high altitude (yeah, that takes a toll on your body) and putting 500,000 pounds of metal on an icy runway after being up all night. BTW...truck drivers, tugboat captains, etc have 6 or 8 hour duty days and much more stringent work rules than airline pilots have.
BOTTOM LINE--Pilots spend most of their early careers working to get to a major airline; that can all disappear with a single health issue, failed checkride, or mistake during a critical phase of flight. Everyone is important in moving the passengers/cargo; but pilots are the only ones who have more than just their jobs at stake when they go to work.

Written on Geoff Calkins: Arizona swats away Memphis Tigers' last shot at staying in NCAA dance:

in response to astarc:

What a great finish to a very average season for the Tigers. Coach improved his perception with fans as well.

I don't mind the no call on Wesley as I feel he should have gone stronger to the hoop. If so he would have definitely drawn the whistle.

My referee issue was with less than 20 secs we had their inbound pass tied up (2nd one in mere mins) and the ref waited for the AZ guard to call a time out. This was clearly a tie up. That to me was cructial.

I agree...not only was it a jump ball with the possession arrow in our favor, but even more critical is the fact that a player can't call time out unless he has sole possession of the ball. The UA player didn't have sole possession. THAT was the crutial point in the game.

Written on Geoff Calkins: Memphis Tigers' Jackson no longer just an average Joe:

in response to lakelandtiger:

This is laughable that Gooff Calkins of all people would write an article like this about any Tiger player, especially Joe. He is THE biggest smarta$$ critic of the Tigers on Twitter during games. The stuff that he puts up is absolute trash at times. He has a very large opinion of himself and it shows.

Here are a few Tweets from yesterday:

- Just being a smarta$$: "Pastner may not be able to coach, but someone sure is frustrating Flowers."

- Unprovoked shot at WW: ""Will" Witherspoon checks in for Tigers. Thank Heaven they got rid of Wes?"

- Early on at Carmouche: "Carmouche just made up his mind he was driving. Silly"

Very early in the game with immediate negative outlook: "Will Barton misses shot, Black gets foul. Not promising."

- This shows that Gooff's reputation travels with him, even to El Paso: "They love me in El Paso. Sign in arena: "Calkins is an idiot!"

So now he writes THIS column about THIS team and THIS game, while he wrote this at the end of the Tulane game last Saturday:

- "That's horrific. Just horrific. Memphis wins hideously."

- "Win or lose, this team is a mess."

Gooff Calkins should be in politics -- he blows with the wind and I hate him -- period.

spot on Lake...Geoff can't write his name without being a smarta$$; constant sarcasm brimming from an inadequate and unfullfilling life, I suppose.


HOW ABOUT THAT PIC OF JOE? SCORING WITH THE GAME ON THE LINE AND A HUGE SMILE ON HIS FACE! Welcome back, Joe. Most of us never stopped believing in you...remember that.
Truth be told, You're one of my all time favorite Tigers even if you never set foot on the court again. (hope that doesn't happen) You've worked hard, pushed through and are now coming out on the other side. Proud of you! Keep up the good work and never stop believing in your God-given talent!

Written on Geoff Calkins: Even when Memphis Tigers win, hard to miss their problems:

in response to fgeorge30:

I have never said in any post to FIRE Josh. I like Josh but doesnt agree with everything he says or all his ways. That Will Coleman situation was wrong. If you traveled 100 plus miles to watch him play on senior night then you would have been very disappointed. So get your facts straight before you respond with crap. Thanks :)

I would have loved for him to have played lots of minutes...but would you trade a win in a critical game for it? Like I said...I love WC but we needed speed on the perimeter and WC doesn't fit that bill. Coach did what he had to do and ya'll would really be pitching a fit if he had played him and we had lost. end of story.


in response to jgammsu82:

I agree 100% with you. And, may I add in my very respectful(to all) and humble opinion that I too wish WC could have been played at least some in the second half. I think the world of WC and stated so in the "Ambassador" article that was recently posted. I also recognized his character, love and grace and stated this in my post in addition to thanking him for all that he has done for the Memphis community in being the true CHAMPION that he is.

However, let us not forget nor lose sight of the fact that Will received a very lengthy, cheerful, deserving, standing ovation BEFORE the game began. So, Will WAS appropriately recognized by over 17,000 screaming, applauding and appreciative TIGER NATION fans for all that he has done. Again, why he didn't get to play at least some in the second half is somewhat of a shame, but with TB being such a beast in a very close game that we all wanted (had to) win, I trust that coach Pastner made the right decision at the time.

I am sure that I will be bashed by some for my opinion, but that's okay. Please allow me to shout out-loud..."I LOVE WILL COLEMAN; I LOVE ALL OF OUR TIGERS; I LOVE COACH JOSH PASTNER; I LOVE THE U OF M, AND I BELIEVE IN US, NO MATTER WHAT, TODAY, TOMORROW AND IN THE YEARS TO COME!!!


and I agree 100% with you....WC is one of the best to ever wear the Tiger Blue. Hope all the best for him and his family; would love to see him back here in the future as a fine example to future Tigers.


in response to Ambrose:

Josh, as a supporter of Memphis basketball since before you were born, you should be ashamed of yourself for playing Will Coleman only 6 minutes. His involvement in our program is more important than one stupid game against Tulane. He needs to be a part of our program for years and years to come. I don't know if not playing him in the second half is your ego, stupidity or an attempt to just plain show the world who is in charge but you better figure it out. Guys like Will Coleman don't come around every corner. They come around once every 10-20 years. You should flat out be ashamed of yourself. I'm so mad right now I could spit and if you don't see the error of your ways maybe you should go back to being a recruiter or the 5th coach on the bench somewhere for some other program. Everybody makes mistakes and hopefully you will own up to this one but not playing Will Coleman in the second half on Senior night is flat out disgraceful.

read the above WC but we needed Tarik for offense and quickness from everyone else to guard an insanely hot shooting team from the perimeter. they shot 57% for the entire game. WC couldn't help with that. you'd be calling coach out if we had lost, too.


in response to fgeorge30:

Lol, Actually, if you were a true fan you would feel sorry for Will Coleman. He was the one that had his shining moment taken from him. Coach Pastner should be ashamed to do him like that. Especially after he kept his commitment. Its amazing how fans praise Will after an article and take the same breath and say ITS OKAY BECAUSE COACH PASTNER SAID SO to play him 6 mins on senior day. I refuse to blame everything on the players. This season is a reflection of leadership. We are 31 games into the season. Excuses still coming. Im just saying what everyone else is thinking but afraid to say with fear of being attacked. Thanks buddy, a die-hard tiger fan.

last I checked, Tulane killed us with 3s. You and all the others calling for Pastners head would have been doing the same if he had played Coleman and we lost. Coleman's ok defending in the paint but quickness on the perimeter ain't his strong suit. I love WC and would have loved to see him get lots of minutes. Tulane beat us on the perimeter, not in the paint.
Bottom line: most of the folks on here (YOU included) bi*ch if Pastner does, bi*ch if he doesn't. Like I said, you'd be screaming in all caps like you used to do if he had played WC and we had lost. We needed the win, and they got it.


WHAT GEOFF WOULD SAY IF HE WAS COACH: "these guys are losers and they don't do what I tell them; there is no way we're making the ncaa tournament. that was a terrible performance and I hate coaching these degenerates."
There is a reason you are a hack at a has-been newspaper and Pastner is where he is. Thanks for another bit of insightful journalism.
Pastner was the only guy big enough to step up. And he's still positive after all your (and 2% of the fan base) attacks. No upper classmen have stepped up to lead on the court. Most of the freshmen haven't developed yet. Give it time, folks.
Besides, GEOFF, if Pastner leaves, who do you pick to lead this disaster?

Written on Geoff Calkins: Clutch free throws ease Joe Jackson's burdens:

HEY JOE--listen to NO ONE except your coaches and teammates. you have the potential to be the best point guard in the nation and are making the adjustments to get there. keep doing what you are doing.
And it's only about 2% of Tiger Nation that is critical of you--the other 98% want you to succeed and will cheer you all the way!

Written on Witherspoon available for Memphis Tigers tonight against UAB:

in response to tigerbballfan:

aj must as he suggested Pastner do what Cal has done for many years. All the Cal haters ehre would rather the team be bad than learn from Calipari just because they're mad he left.

no. all the "haters" have moved on and are sick of hearing you talk about "coach vacate". There's a reason he's had ncaa violations at 2 universities and moved on will catch up with him, sooner than later.
I'll take CJP anyday over that disaster in waiting.

Written on Tigers embrace streak, determined to keep focus on winning:

in response to 1_3_1_zone:

If that happens, then JJ is not as smart as he seems. So you are saying that rather than share his playing time THIS year, JJ will give up ALL OF NEXT YEAR? NAAAAAAAAHHHHHH, not going to happen, not only would that be stupid, it would require too much patience for someone with his spirit and desire.

JJ, don't listen to the idiots, listen to your coaches. You got game, and we want it here. I believe you will have a break out game very soon and will be a big part in our NCAA bid. Besides, you ARE the "KING OF MEMPHIS".

agreed...lets hope JJ isn't listening to his handlers or whoever is spouting this nonsense. he'd get abused in the SEC if he doesn't learn to value each possession.

Written on Ron Higgins' SEC basketball notebook: Camera catches Calipari cussing:

mack, sallie and kemp didn't exactly thrive under that kind of motivation...look at some of the best coaches in college bb, you don't have to do it that way. (wooden, izzo, etc)
actually, it just proves that cal lacks the vocabulary to properly articulate his position.
I wonder how Terrance Jones' mom felt about her son being called a "mother-f*****" on national tv?
where I come from, there's 2 things you can say that will get your teeth knocked out...and they both involve a man's mama.

Written on Memphis Tigers hang on to beat UAB in overtime, 76-73:

in response to tigerbballfan:

Great game. Team is 10 times better than ever this season. Some plays are obviously drawn up by Pastner which gives me faith in him again. Although he isn't acting as "perfect" anymore as he seems to be a tad bitter at the people who criticized the team (and they were right to, as the team has proven they weren't trying and now are). Also he said all credit goes to the players and he kept repeating all wheras most would give some credit to God also rather than say an absolute that only the players deserve credit. he should have just talked them up without saying "all". :)

I do think he's still not comprehending what it takes to make the tourney though because he continues to downplay past losses and the fact that we have no quality wins in the NCAA committee's eyes.

Just tot oss in one negative... UAB would have probably won if they didn't have a horrible 3 point shooting night and no that can never be ONLY due to the other team's defense when they do THIS bad. They did even worse thanw e did against UCLA a few years back and theyw ere wide open sometimes.

Then another point on memphis' side is that the officials hosed us most of the game. Although they were probably right about Barton traveling and most everyone says so except the tigers announcers.

Still bad free throw shooting. Still need to be smarter and play better defense. Most things looking great though. But all it takes is ONE down game in the conference tourney and we would head to the NIT. :(

nice job finding the negatives among all the we could give you a million dollars and you'd b**** that you had to take it to the bank!
btw...I still don't think you're really a Tiger fan.

Written on Memphis Tigers face up to task of winning:

in response to Tigerseye:

What a downer right after all of the uplifting comments and Tigress poem of the day.

Hey bout we all pitch in and buy wildcatbbfan, uh, I mean "tiger"bbfan a one-way ticket to lexington. that way he/she can join ashley judd courtside and continue the cal infatuation in person!

Written on Late 3-pointer by Carmouche lifts Memphis Tigers over Southern Miss, 76-75:

in response to xtravert2001#492091:

Wow...Fantastic win for the Tigers!! They needed that confidence win to know that they can win a tough one!!
@TigerBBfan, cant believe u would not compliment instead of breaking them down!! Come on, if u r a fan like u claim...just be happy and notice what they came back from tonight!! We know they need to improve some stuff but be a great fan tonight and yell about what they did RIGHT TONIGHT!!

Tigerbbfan is not a Tiger bb his posts; all he posts is negative. he's probably a disgruntled sec fan.

Written on Late 3-pointer by Carmouche lifts Memphis Tigers over Southern Miss, 76-75: about your man? bet you REALLY love Carmouche now!! Go Tigers!
btw...Southern MS was moving toward the top-25 with an rpi of 52...Tigers are turning the corner!

Written on Mayor Wharton to 'Today' show expert: 'We DO have OB/GYNs here':

in response to dolce:

Hah. That's not surprising, when I lived up there I was asked all sorts of ignorant things when people found out I moved from Louisiana. 'Do you guys have running water down there?' 'Do you still get planting/harvesting season off school?' 'Do you know what a movie is?' 'Have you ever seen so many lights? Do you even have lights in the south?' Seriously, people still think that everything below the Mason Dixon is a third world country.

I bet the same people that think we have no OBGYNs are the same ones that write us up as the most miserable city on the planet. Thus solidifying my suspicion that these idiots watch the Beverly Hillbillies and think that's how we still are down here.

I lived up there for the better part of six years, and I still say:

Y'all shut the heck up!! If they find out we have warm weather 9 months out of the year, great food, great music, beaches, etc they'll all move down south! Who wants to walk around listening to "youse guys, get outta here, etc."
No, let's do everything we can to keep the backwards, barefoot and toothless myth going!

Written on Do you think the teen pregnancy problem in Frayser is being exaggerated in the media? :

in response to mdtwntgr:

This is a national problem, not just in Memphis. The media, these days, exaggerate everything!

one of the local news outlets reported last night that a JUNIOR high school in Memphis had 91 pregnancies out of 400 students. nearly 1/4 of the students (12 to 14 yrs old) pregnant? yeah, I'd say that's a problem and I'd bet it's well above the national average.

Written on Boisterous fan behavior straddles fine line at FedExForum:

in response to downtowner20:

The picture with this column is telling. Most Memphis fans are classy and support their team with class. Al is helping Pastner call a time out, and the kid behind him is doing what kids do. lol They are the 10 "percenters". The rest are just sitting there, though Mrs. LaRocca looks plenty angry and poised to scale the barrier at any moment and beat the living daylights out of the officiating crew.

dude...he's obviously telling the ref to call a technical foul.

Written on Boisterous fan behavior straddles fine line at FedExForum:

in response to Tippyjoe:

Old lady that was real classy of you to tell a young man to choke on his mouthpiece. And from the looks of you the botox is not working.

in her defense...she said it after a player from the opposing team committed a flagrant foul on a fast break, sending Antonio Barton flying to the ground. once there, he straddled Barton, leaned over and said something (still haven't found out what he said) so offensive that his brother, Will Barton wanted to turn his lights out. (if Tarik Black had made it out there I think it would have happened!) should have been a flagrant foul. wasn't called. the player then strutted around after the ruckus settled down. that's when she said what she did. classy. probably not. profane? threatening? no. but then that's the way Whitehead sees things. his own way.
BTW...I was 10 feet from Matt (frustrated that I'm at smu) Dougherty when that exchange went down. he had been going back and forth with several UofM fans all night (who does that? everyone I've ever seen just ignores them until they shut up; otherwise they never will)...and he was definitely getting the short end of the stick. who in their right mind brags about where they attended college when that college fired them as head coach? plus we spanked them that night!

Written on Witherspoon scores 28 as Memphis Tigers defeat Lipscomb, 88-70:

in response to tigerbballfan:

Memphis SOS: 82
Memphis wins by 23+: 1 (against next eyar division 3 school)
Kentucky SOS: 29
Kentucky wins by 23+: 6

The team played better, but as usual Calipari still has his team winning by more than this almost every game. To put it in perspective Kentucky won ont he ROAD against their rival ranked team today by only 3 less points than we beat Lipscomb by.

Great game by Witherspoon. Think about it if Witherspoon didn't play it would have been another 5 point game. The team is improving in some areas and at elast now I can have fun watching, unlike the games where they played so bad it was barely watchable. :)

then don't me, no one will miss you


in response to TheChampIsBack:

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Obviously a troll...but since you're here, we lost to the #1 and #2 rpi teams in the nation. we'll see how we stack up as the season progresses. why don't you name you team, big man, so we can make some even comparisons?