This will be my last post on the City...
I've been asked to author over at The Memphis Forum.
It's still being touched up/cleaned up, but you can get on the forum and comment away.
If you have any stories/articles you'd like to share send them my way over at that site and I'll be sure to post them if they make the cut.
Go Tigers!
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Friday, April 3, 2009
This is embarassing...
Get rid of RC Johnson - that dude can't do anything right.
So he made the decision to not go through a private firm in this new coach search... real smart.
Now the rest of the freaking world knows who we're going after and who we're thinking about going after instead of keeping the info private - you know like a PRIVATE FIRM!
Bruce Pearl didn't even get contacted.
Tim Floyd turned the offer down.
Mike Anderson chose to stay in Mizzou.
Sean Miller is not interested.
We have one option left before we have to go to the second tier... Reggie Theus.
Yes, that's right - Reggie Theus.
Why not?
He can coach, he can recruit, has NBA experience, a good personality... and therefore has all the likeness a player would want when looking for a school.
This is it - he's our last option.
If this doesn't work out then expect Derrick Kellog, Scott Drew, or Andy Kennedy leading the charge at the Forum.
That's all I got for now.
So he made the decision to not go through a private firm in this new coach search... real smart.
Now the rest of the freaking world knows who we're going after and who we're thinking about going after instead of keeping the info private - you know like a PRIVATE FIRM!
Bruce Pearl didn't even get contacted.
Tim Floyd turned the offer down.
Mike Anderson chose to stay in Mizzou.
Sean Miller is not interested.
We have one option left before we have to go to the second tier... Reggie Theus.
Yes, that's right - Reggie Theus.
Why not?
He can coach, he can recruit, has NBA experience, a good personality... and therefore has all the likeness a player would want when looking for a school.
This is it - he's our last option.
If this doesn't work out then expect Derrick Kellog, Scott Drew, or Andy Kennedy leading the charge at the Forum.
That's all I got for now.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Bruce Pearl...
Let me make things perfectly clear:
As a Memphis fan I am programmed to dislike anything that is UT related, so at this point in time I hate Bruce Pearl.
I hate Bruce Pearl very much the same way as I hated John Calipari before he arrived to Memphis...
If Bruce Pearl decided to coach at Memphis I would love him. Once Bruce Pearl left Memphis I would hate him once again.
So is life...
This post today is inspired by the rumor floating around that Bruce Pearl would strongly consider a Memphis offer if the money was right... DO IT!!
Pearl and Calipari are of the same mold - they are led by ego.
In Memphis he would be the toast of the town, In Knoxville Pearl plays 3rd string to Football and Pat Summit. There is no way in hell they would pay Pearl more than than Lane Kiffin or Summit.
What's the worst that could happen? He'd say no after getting a raise from UT? The very same raise that would cause the other two coaches to get raises because there is no way the 3rd fiddle could ever make more money that the other two.
So we cause UT to spend more money...
I love it - Let's do it.
Piss off Cal and Piss off Knoxville in one fell swoop of the pen.
My coaching list has changed since Anderson re-signed with Mizzou -
1. Pearl - he's the total package (I still hate him today though)
2. Still Tim Floyd
3. Still Sean Miller
4. A new one to add... Andy Kennedy.
As a bonus - Bruce Pearl would be highly accepted at the COGIC convention if he wore a blue suit.
As a Memphis fan I am programmed to dislike anything that is UT related, so at this point in time I hate Bruce Pearl.
I hate Bruce Pearl very much the same way as I hated John Calipari before he arrived to Memphis...
If Bruce Pearl decided to coach at Memphis I would love him. Once Bruce Pearl left Memphis I would hate him once again.
So is life...
This post today is inspired by the rumor floating around that Bruce Pearl would strongly consider a Memphis offer if the money was right... DO IT!!
Pearl and Calipari are of the same mold - they are led by ego.
In Memphis he would be the toast of the town, In Knoxville Pearl plays 3rd string to Football and Pat Summit. There is no way in hell they would pay Pearl more than than Lane Kiffin or Summit.
What's the worst that could happen? He'd say no after getting a raise from UT? The very same raise that would cause the other two coaches to get raises because there is no way the 3rd fiddle could ever make more money that the other two.
So we cause UT to spend more money...
I love it - Let's do it.
Piss off Cal and Piss off Knoxville in one fell swoop of the pen.
My coaching list has changed since Anderson re-signed with Mizzou -
1. Pearl - he's the total package (I still hate him today though)
2. Still Tim Floyd
3. Still Sean Miller
4. A new one to add... Andy Kennedy.
As a bonus - Bruce Pearl would be highly accepted at the COGIC convention if he wore a blue suit.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Cal's Gone...
Everything's done but the press conference. Believe it...
It's true, It's true - Kurt Angle.
I don't know a lot of people "in the know", but I will quote the hell out of the ones who do know factual information and here's how it went down:
- Cal got an offer from Kentucky, he then went to RC Johnson, the Memphis athletic director, and asked him to match it.
- Johnson then low-balled Calipari and that in turn caused Cal to say screw you.
- Next, Cal held a meeting with his players and many false reports ran rampant for the rest of the day.
- Rich Memphis boosters along with Fred Smith met with Cal last evening to convince him to stay and they matched the Kentucky offer... by this time it was too late.
Expect a press conference at the latest tomorrow... Now, my feelings about the situation:
You can't blame the guy for wanting to coach at Kentucky... It's Kentucky.
But you can be angry at the guy for the following statement:
“This is where I want to coach, and my name will be tied to every job that’s open, and our fans I think have gotten used to it.”
He said this on Friday, and met with Kentucky on Saturday.
As for the money, I've heard that he's been offered 8 yrs, 35 million. That's a lot of money for a guy whose never won a championship don't you think?
Thoughts I've had:
What kind of jerk would whore himself out for this kind of money when we're in an economical crisis?
I can think of five SEC coaches off the top of my head that would flat out expose Calipari and out-coach him at every turn. I honestly don't think it's going to be all roses at Kentucky.
If he does in fact take his prized recruits and has a bad season next year there are going to be a lot of pissed of Wildcat fans.
Other BS Crap I heard:
Cal is lobbying for Tony Barbee - for the love of God, No. The dude is close to being on the hot seat at UTEP - don't give us this bobo-ass Cal cronie...
Possible Coaching replacements:
There are three candidates in my mind and three candidates only:(In particular order)
1 - Mike Anderson - he's an ok recruiter but does more with less than any other coach out there. With his coaching ability, the name of Memphis behind him, and NBA arena it's not wrong to assume that he could roll through the conference as well. (Just not next season obviously) - And remember people, rolling through the conference plus winning a few non-conference games gets you a good seed.
2 - Tim Floyd - his basketball style is boring but he recruits as good as anyone else out there. His last four recruiting classes have included: 2006 - 3 four star recruits, 2007 - OJ Mayo, 2008 - DeMar DeRozen (the #1 overall SF), and 2009 - 5 star PF Renardo Sidney and 4 star SG Noel Johnson. With talent like that you could go undefeated in our weak ass conference.
3 - Sean Miller - the darkhorse, Xavier's head coach. He's coming off an elite 8 appearance in 2008 and a sweet 16 appearance in 2009. He can flat out coach. His recruiting ability remains to be seen but I would be curious to see how well he could do recruiting out of Memphis.
Do I want Cal to go? Of course not. Do I think he sucks now? Absolutely.
This prick has dropped a napalm bomb on the Memphis program and will raid it of its life... at least for next season.
Coming back for sure next season:
Willie Kemp, Pierre, Preston, Mack. Everyone else is iffy - I hate my life.
So that's it. My thoughts, my hopes, my dreams (gay I know).
It was a fun ride, now it's time to turn the page.
It's true, It's true - Kurt Angle.
I don't know a lot of people "in the know", but I will quote the hell out of the ones who do know factual information and here's how it went down:
- Cal got an offer from Kentucky, he then went to RC Johnson, the Memphis athletic director, and asked him to match it.
- Johnson then low-balled Calipari and that in turn caused Cal to say screw you.
- Next, Cal held a meeting with his players and many false reports ran rampant for the rest of the day.
- Rich Memphis boosters along with Fred Smith met with Cal last evening to convince him to stay and they matched the Kentucky offer... by this time it was too late.
Expect a press conference at the latest tomorrow... Now, my feelings about the situation:
You can't blame the guy for wanting to coach at Kentucky... It's Kentucky.
But you can be angry at the guy for the following statement:
“This is where I want to coach, and my name will be tied to every job that’s open, and our fans I think have gotten used to it.”
He said this on Friday, and met with Kentucky on Saturday.
As for the money, I've heard that he's been offered 8 yrs, 35 million. That's a lot of money for a guy whose never won a championship don't you think?
Thoughts I've had:
What kind of jerk would whore himself out for this kind of money when we're in an economical crisis?
I can think of five SEC coaches off the top of my head that would flat out expose Calipari and out-coach him at every turn. I honestly don't think it's going to be all roses at Kentucky.
If he does in fact take his prized recruits and has a bad season next year there are going to be a lot of pissed of Wildcat fans.
Other BS Crap I heard:
Cal is lobbying for Tony Barbee - for the love of God, No. The dude is close to being on the hot seat at UTEP - don't give us this bobo-ass Cal cronie...
Possible Coaching replacements:
There are three candidates in my mind and three candidates only:(In particular order)
1 - Mike Anderson - he's an ok recruiter but does more with less than any other coach out there. With his coaching ability, the name of Memphis behind him, and NBA arena it's not wrong to assume that he could roll through the conference as well. (Just not next season obviously) - And remember people, rolling through the conference plus winning a few non-conference games gets you a good seed.
2 - Tim Floyd - his basketball style is boring but he recruits as good as anyone else out there. His last four recruiting classes have included: 2006 - 3 four star recruits, 2007 - OJ Mayo, 2008 - DeMar DeRozen (the #1 overall SF), and 2009 - 5 star PF Renardo Sidney and 4 star SG Noel Johnson. With talent like that you could go undefeated in our weak ass conference.
3 - Sean Miller - the darkhorse, Xavier's head coach. He's coming off an elite 8 appearance in 2008 and a sweet 16 appearance in 2009. He can flat out coach. His recruiting ability remains to be seen but I would be curious to see how well he could do recruiting out of Memphis.
Do I want Cal to go? Of course not. Do I think he sucks now? Absolutely.
This prick has dropped a napalm bomb on the Memphis program and will raid it of its life... at least for next season.
Coming back for sure next season:
Willie Kemp, Pierre, Preston, Mack. Everyone else is iffy - I hate my life.
So that's it. My thoughts, my hopes, my dreams (gay I know).
It was a fun ride, now it's time to turn the page.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
A look back at my smarts.
Remember when I wrote this?
I wasn't completely right but I was still pretty freaking smart.
So instead of picking up Sabathia as predicted the Red Sox grabbed John Smoltz... you know - Cy Young Winner, eight time all-star. That guy. He was actually off to a pretty good start last season and then got hit with the injury bug. No biggie - he has run support now. I predict 15 wins.
What's even more awesome about my prediction? They paid him $14 million.
I rule.
The Sox look to be tough to beat if Smoltzy and Brad Penny play like they should.
I wasn't completely right but I was still pretty freaking smart.
So instead of picking up Sabathia as predicted the Red Sox grabbed John Smoltz... you know - Cy Young Winner, eight time all-star. That guy. He was actually off to a pretty good start last season and then got hit with the injury bug. No biggie - he has run support now. I predict 15 wins.
What's even more awesome about my prediction? They paid him $14 million.
I rule.
The Sox look to be tough to beat if Smoltzy and Brad Penny play like they should.
Friday, March 6, 2009
Music-Fest Line-Up
Atleast the bands worth seeing...
Friday, May 1:
The All-American Rejects - they have hits... not a fan though
Steve Miller Band - yes!
Ben Harper & Relentless 7 - Great show.
Katy Perry - Lame, but if you want to go see chicks make out just wait till' her only hit plays.
Matt Nathanson - not well known, but good
Saturday, May 2:
Al Green - Yes!
Korn - Weird, but worth seeing. Hot Topic should set up a stand by the stage.
George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic - Yes!
Shinedown - they're ok, but a Memphian is the guitarist.
Elvis Costello - Yes!
The Roots - always entertaining...
The Bar-Kays - Classic Soul
Muck Sticky - the most original group there
Sunday, May 3:
James Taylor - good, but he's a wuss
311 - seen 'em - but they don't suck
Fall Out Boy - not bad
Bonnie Raitt - legend
Snoop Dogg - This is the one I'm looking forward to. If that dude doesn't play the entire Doggystyle album it will be a crime.
Jerry Lee Lewis - "The Killer" has still got it...
Three 6 Mafia - Yes!
Amos Lee - not well known, but very good.
Friday, May 1:
The All-American Rejects - they have hits... not a fan though
Steve Miller Band - yes!
Ben Harper & Relentless 7 - Great show.
Katy Perry - Lame, but if you want to go see chicks make out just wait till' her only hit plays.
Matt Nathanson - not well known, but good
Saturday, May 2:
Al Green - Yes!
Korn - Weird, but worth seeing. Hot Topic should set up a stand by the stage.
George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic - Yes!
Shinedown - they're ok, but a Memphian is the guitarist.
Elvis Costello - Yes!
The Roots - always entertaining...
The Bar-Kays - Classic Soul
Muck Sticky - the most original group there
Sunday, May 3:
James Taylor - good, but he's a wuss
311 - seen 'em - but they don't suck
Fall Out Boy - not bad
Bonnie Raitt - legend
Snoop Dogg - This is the one I'm looking forward to. If that dude doesn't play the entire Doggystyle album it will be a crime.
Jerry Lee Lewis - "The Killer" has still got it...
Three 6 Mafia - Yes!
Amos Lee - not well known, but very good.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Pranks
Follow these instructions:
Go to collegehumor.com
In the search section at the top type in "prank war".
Scroll down to the botoom and watch all the videos in sequential order.
Hilarity will ensue.
If you don't want to watch them all, then click this link.
After you watch the link, you will then follow my instructions.
Go to collegehumor.com
In the search section at the top type in "prank war".
Scroll down to the botoom and watch all the videos in sequential order.
Hilarity will ensue.
If you don't want to watch them all, then click this link.
After you watch the link, you will then follow my instructions.
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