(08-14-2018 04:15 PM)UTEPDallas Wrote:  

(08-14-2018 09:59 AM)JHS55 Wrote:  

(08-14-2018 09:48 AM)MemTigers1998 Wrote:  I'm just glad that we get to start back kicking their joke never been to a Final 4 basketball program's ass on the court again.

That’s right memtiger... get’ em, that sec powerhouse is skeeered of Memphis
It is crazy that the vols recruit so well and accomplish squat, kinda like Texas too

Why would Tennessee be scared of Memphis when they play bluebood Kentucky every year and can schedule a Kansas or North Carolina type of program for a H&H if they choose to?

because they will lose to Memphis

https://texastech.com/news/2018/8/14/tex...-2018.aspx

Texas Tech just added a UTexas grad transfer who grew up in Houston.

(08-13-2018 03:40 PM)Gamecock Wrote:  Tennessee plays Vandy that weekend now, and both schools plan on keeping it that way.

Agreed. At least UT has some possibility of a win.

(08-14-2018 04:15 PM)UTEPDallas Wrote:  

(08-14-2018 09:59 AM)JHS55 Wrote:  

(08-14-2018 09:48 AM)MemTigers1998 Wrote:  I'm just glad that we get to start back kicking their joke never been to a Final 4 basketball program's ass on the court again.

That’s right memtiger... get’ em, that sec powerhouse is skeeered of Memphis
It is crazy that the vols recruit so well and accomplish squat, kinda like Texas too

Why would Tennessee be scared of Memphis when they play bluebood Kentucky every year and can schedule a Kansas or North Carolina type of program for a H&H if they choose to?

TN has traditionally played second fiddle to Memphis in basketball in the state. It's UT that's pushed for a resumption of the Memphis HH basketball series. Memphis wants the football, UT wants the basketball. If I had my druthers Memphis wouldn't play them in basketball unless UT would play Memphis in football.

(08-14-2018 09:22 PM)cotton1991 Wrote:  

(08-14-2018 04:15 PM)UTEPDallas Wrote:  

(08-14-2018 09:59 AM)JHS55 Wrote:  

(08-14-2018 09:48 AM)MemTigers1998 Wrote:  I'm just glad that we get to start back kicking their joke never been to a Final 4 basketball program's ass on the court again.

That’s right memtiger... get’ em, that sec powerhouse is skeeered of Memphis
It is crazy that the vols recruit so well and accomplish squat, kinda like Texas too

Why would Tennessee be scared of Memphis when they play bluebood Kentucky every year and can schedule a Kansas or North Carolina type of program for a H&H if they choose to?

TN has traditionally played second fiddle to Memphis in basketball in the state. It's UT that's pushed for a resumption of the Memphis HH basketball series. Memphis wants the football, UT wants the basketball. If I had my druthers Memphis wouldn't play them in basketball unless UT would play Memphis in football.

As an outsider who lives in Texas, your approach comes off as condescending toward a school that has more $$, better facilities and quite frankly more fans.

Can the Liberty Bowl expand to a 100k seats?

(08-14-2018 09:47 PM)P5PACSEC Wrote:  

(08-14-2018 09:22 PM)cotton1991 Wrote:  

(08-14-2018 04:15 PM)UTEPDallas Wrote:  

(08-14-2018 09:59 AM)JHS55 Wrote:  

(08-14-2018 09:48 AM)MemTigers1998 Wrote:  I'm just glad that we get to start back kicking their joke never been to a Final 4 basketball program's ass on the court again.

That’s right memtiger... get’ em, that sec powerhouse is skeeered of Memphis
It is crazy that the vols recruit so well and accomplish squat, kinda like Texas too

Why would Tennessee be scared of Memphis when they play bluebood Kentucky every year and can schedule a Kansas or North Carolina type of program for a H&H if they choose to?

TN has traditionally played second fiddle to Memphis in basketball in the state. It's UT that's pushed for a resumption of the Memphis HH basketball series. Memphis wants the football, UT wants the basketball. If I had my druthers Memphis wouldn't play them in basketball unless UT would play Memphis in football.

As an outsider who lives in Texas, your approach comes off as condescending toward a school that has more $$, better facilities and quite frankly more fans.

Can the Liberty Bowl expand to a 100k seats?

Right. UT is traditionally a stronger football program while Memphis is traditionally the stronger basketball program.

Memphis fans consider it just as "condescending" for UTK to expect a basketball game with Memphis as you consider it for Memphis to demand a football game with UTK.
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Memphis has far better facilities and has paid top 20 salaries for years.

These threads by AAC fans are more annoying than amusing.

Tennessee has Alabama, Vanderbilt and Kentucky built in, and often play a Mississippi school. They have the region covered for recruiting and then some. The bring in well over $130m in revenue for the program, and fill that massive stadium. They don't need Memphis.

Memphis needs Tennessee and Ole' Miss because their fans don't care much about schools they face, such as ECU, Temple, Tulsa, Tulane, and SMU. That is what this thread is all about, the desperate need for approval that AAC fans seek. Annoying.

(08-14-2018 09:22 PM)cotton1991 Wrote:  

(08-14-2018 04:15 PM)UTEPDallas Wrote:  

(08-14-2018 09:59 AM)JHS55 Wrote:  

(08-14-2018 09:48 AM)MemTigers1998 Wrote:  I'm just glad that we get to start back kicking their joke never been to a Final 4 basketball program's ass on the court again.

That’s right memtiger... get’ em, that sec powerhouse is skeeered of Memphis
It is crazy that the vols recruit so well and accomplish squat, kinda like Texas too

Why would Tennessee be scared of Memphis when they play bluebood Kentucky every year and can schedule a Kansas or North Carolina type of program for a H&H if they choose to?

TN has traditionally played second fiddle to Memphis in basketball in the state. It's UT that's pushed for a resumption of the Memphis HH basketball series. Memphis wants the football, UT wants the basketball. If I had my druthers Memphis wouldn't play them in basketball unless UT would play Memphis in football.

That sounds fair to me.

(08-14-2018 11:13 PM)Stugray2 Wrote:  These threads by AAC fans are more annoying than amusing.

Tennessee has Alabama, Vanderbilt and Kentucky built in, and often play a Mississippi school. They have the region covered for recruiting and then some. The bring in well over $130m in revenue for the program, and fill that massive stadium. They don't need Memphis.

Memphis needs Tennessee and Ole' Miss because their fans don't care much about schools they face, such as ECU, Temple, Tulsa, Tulane, and SMU. That is what this thread is all about, the desperate need for approval that AAC fans seek. Annoying.

Actually, you’re wrong. Tennessee does need Memphis...in basketball. But I believe that UT football is a fair trade for Memphis basketball. And, even though NC State hates to admit it, ECU is definitely a rivalry for them. I have to admit there really isn’t that much of a rivalry between ECU & UNC, but there definitely is a rivalry between ECU & NC State.

(08-14-2018 11:52 PM)DawgNBama Wrote:  

(08-14-2018 11:13 PM)Stugray2 Wrote:  These threads by AAC fans are more annoying than amusing.

Tennessee has Alabama, Vanderbilt and Kentucky built in, and often play a Mississippi school. They have the region covered for recruiting and then some. The bring in well over $130m in revenue for the program, and fill that massive stadium. They don't need Memphis.

Memphis needs Tennessee and Ole' Miss because their fans don't care much about schools they face, such as ECU, Temple, Tulsa, Tulane, and SMU. That is what this thread is all about, the desperate need for approval that AAC fans seek. Annoying.

Actually, you’re wrong. Tennessee does need Memphis...in basketball. But I believe that UT football is a fair trade for Memphis basketball. And, even though NC State hates to admit it, ECU is definitely a rivalry for them. I have to admit there really isn’t that much of a rivalry between ECU & UNC, but there definitely is a rivalry between ECU & NC State.

I'm not opposed to the Vols playing Memphis in bball, but its not a game UTK needs.

(08-14-2018 11:13 PM)Stugray2 Wrote:  These threads by AAC fans are more annoying than amusing.

Tennessee has Alabama, Vanderbilt and Kentucky built in, and often play a Mississippi school. They have the region covered for recruiting and then some. The bring in well over $130m in revenue for the program, and fill that massive stadium. They don't need Memphis.

Memphis needs Tennessee and Ole' Miss because their fans don't care much about schools they face, such as ECU, Temple, Tulsa, Tulane, and SMU. That is what this thread is all about, the desperate need for approval that AAC fans seek. Annoying.

We’ll stugray Iam the OP and you are correct, Tennessee doesn’t need to play Memphis in football but it would be great if Memphis could play Tennessee on turkey day, if Memphis beat up on the vols it would look good for the AAC
and yes I started this thread to help get the AAC in the spotlight and if my cheerleading for the AAC somehow gives you indigestion and is annoying to your A5 sensitivities then I suggest you take your gastric issues and A5 sensitivities to the p5 discussion board

(08-13-2018 03:56 PM)JHS55 Wrote:  

(08-13-2018 03:40 PM)Gamecock Wrote:  Tennessee plays Vandy that weekend now, and both schools plan on keeping it that way.

Oh, guess you have a point there, never mind

...if Miss Emily Litella posted on sports boards

(08-14-2018 09:47 PM)P5PACSEC Wrote:  

(08-14-2018 09:22 PM)cotton1991 Wrote:  

(08-14-2018 04:15 PM)UTEPDallas Wrote:  

(08-14-2018 09:59 AM)JHS55 Wrote:  

(08-14-2018 09:48 AM)MemTigers1998 Wrote:  I'm just glad that we get to start back kicking their joke never been to a Final 4 basketball program's ass on the court again.

That’s right memtiger... get’ em, that sec powerhouse is skeeered of Memphis
It is crazy that the vols recruit so well and accomplish squat, kinda like Texas too

Why would Tennessee be scared of Memphis when they play bluebood Kentucky every year and can schedule a Kansas or North Carolina type of program for a H&H if they choose to?

TN has traditionally played second fiddle to Memphis in basketball in the state. It's UT that's pushed for a resumption of the Memphis HH basketball series. Memphis wants the football, UT wants the basketball. If I had my druthers Memphis wouldn't play them in basketball unless UT would play Memphis in football.

As an outsider who lives in Texas, your approach comes off as condescending toward a school that has more $$, better facilities and quite frankly more fans.

Can the Liberty Bowl expand to a 100k seats?

Honest question, what about the post is condescending? The statements about one side initiating bball talks while the other preferred including fball are factual based on quotes of the time. The rest was/is a prevailing sentiment among the fanbase and can be witnessed on fan message boards and local radio. Personally, I think the series will get great pub statewide and possibly nationally depending on how Penny does. The Memphis metro produces as much if not more Div 1 players per capita than anybody in the nation. Pride in the hometown team is nothing new or recent. Now, the performance and resulting popularity of the football team is fairly new. However, TN can only bring so many into the LB, same as any other P5 or "big" game. This year will be telling if the Tigers can ave. over 40k with no P5 on the home schedule. The only way I see it happening is if the weather cooperates for walk up gates. Season ticket numbers are supposed to be announced soon, but are ahead of last years 22,500 number according to recent interviews by school officials.

Perhaps some outside the area don't understand the geography and differing cultures of the state. Memphis owns its' market and is at the opposite end of the state from UT so it really shouldn't be shocking to hear opinions such as the above. Last time I checked, and it's been a while, Ole Miss had more alums living in the Memphis metro and got more corporate $ of out the city than the main UT campus...making that distinction because UT's medical school is located in Memphis and pulls in more $ than goes to Knoxville or Oxford.

It's fair to say that more Memphis fans would rather play UT in fball and more UT fans would rather play in bball if choosing one sport. To say that one needs the other is a stretch.

(08-14-2018 11:13 PM)Stugray2 Wrote:  These threads by AAC fans are more annoying than amusing.

Tennessee has Alabama, Vanderbilt and Kentucky built in, and often play a Mississippi school. They have the region covered for recruiting and then some. The bring in well over $130m in revenue for the program, and fill that massive stadium. They don't need Memphis.

Memphis needs Tennessee and Ole' Miss because their fans don't care much about schools they face, such as ECU, Temple, Tulsa, Tulane, and SMU. That is what this thread is all about, the desperate need for approval that AAC fans seek. Annoying.

Interesting you mentioned those schools as Memphis has shared an affiliation/conference with ECU, Tulane, Tulsa, Temple since way before the AAC. With the exception of UCONN, most of the AAC has been together in some form since the Indy FB days. Memphis, Tulsa, Cincinnati, Tulane and ECU have been playing each other for years now. Substitute UConn for southern Miss and you have a conference with schools that have been playing for years. That school grouping had a team picked for the Liberty Bowl while most of us were Indy.

Vols need to step it up before we weaken our schedule adding them. They can play for 2nd against vandy

(08-13-2018 03:40 PM)Gamecock Wrote:  Tennessee plays Vandy that weekend now, and both schools plan on keeping it that way.

UT played Vandy the last game of the year in the 80’s and 90’s (maybe earlier). I’m not sure why Kentucky became the Vols season finale for a decade in the 2000’s.

Remember when Jarnell Stokes was going to be the guy who broke down the wall and established a pipeline into Memphis recruiting for Tennessee basketball?

(08-15-2018 05:41 PM)esayem Wrote:  

(08-13-2018 03:40 PM)Gamecock Wrote:  Tennessee plays Vandy that weekend now, and both schools plan on keeping it that way.

UT played Vandy the last game of the year in the 80’s and 90’s (maybe earlier). I’m not sure why Kentucky became the Vols season finale for a decade in the 2000’s.

For whatever reason Vandy liked to either have a BYE or play out of conference that last week of the season.

03- BYE
04 - BYE
05 - BYE
06 - BYE
07 - Wake Forest
08 - Wake Forest
09 - BYE
10 - Wake Forest
11 - Wake Forest

Current setup works much better I think

(08-15-2018 09:56 AM)gulfcoastgal Wrote:  It's fair to say that more Memphis fans would rather play UT in fball and more UT fans would rather play in bball if choosing one sport. To say that one needs the other is a stretch.

Maybe, but to be even fairer, I think the following is also true:

A Memphis - Tennessee football series would be far, far more valuable to Memphis than a Memphis - Tennessee hoops series would be to UT.

Memphis plays a home & home with Mizzou starting this year. They've been better than UT since MU joined the SEC. Beating the little orange in hoops will be fun, but Memphis is about to be one of the elite teams in college hoops as far as recruiting and media exposure. Wins on the court will only increase that.