Going from memory, Georgia, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Oregon, North Carolina St., UAB, Northeastern (May be cancelled as their AD left), Jackson St... Prolly missing some, read they are still trying to work out a series with Georgetown.

(05-20-2019 01:51 PM)gulfcoastgal Wrote:  Going from memory, Georgia, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Oregon, North Carolina St., UAB, Northeastern (May be cancelled as their AD left), Jackson St... Prolly missing some, read they are still trying to work out a series with Georgetown.

Georgia? hmmmm

Ole Miss? hmmmm

Tennessee? No idea what they've done to replace some awesome talent they had last year. If they reloaded, then ok .. this could be legit. But something tells me they take a step back this year. Which 95% of teams would, as they were damn good last year.

Oregon? solid

NC State? ok

UAB? hmmmmm

Northeastern? hmmmm


So basically we won't really know about Memphis until they play their conference schedule what they're all about. Because IF the talent is the way it is said it is ... they should have no trouble with that OOC slate.

(05-20-2019 04:08 PM)Pervis_Griffith Wrote:  

(05-20-2019 01:51 PM)gulfcoastgal Wrote:  Going from memory, Georgia, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Oregon, North Carolina St., UAB, Northeastern (May be cancelled as their AD left), Jackson St... Prolly missing some, read they are still trying to work out a series with Georgetown.

Georgia? hmmmm

Ole Miss? hmmmm

Tennessee? No idea what they've done to replace some awesome talent they had last year. If they reloaded, then ok .. this could be legit. But something tells me they take a step back this year. Which 95% of teams would, as they were damn good last year.

Oregon? solid

NC State? ok

UAB? hmmmmm

Northeastern? hmmmm


So basically we won't really know about Memphis until they play their conference schedule what they're all about. Because IF the talent is the way it is said it is ... they should have no trouble with that OOC slate.

Slow your roll there.

We don't yet know what the whole OCC is because its not yet finished. The easier games are already set, most teams are working out the details on the bigger match ups at this point.

Memphis played a strong OCC last year against multiple ranked and NCAA tourney teams (Tennessee, Texas Tech, LSU, etc). And that was with one of the least talented rosters in program history. One of the biggest changes Penny made last year was a serious jump in the OCC sch from Tubby Smiths.

You can expect multiple marquee games this year and beyond as well.

Penny says he and Cal have talked about a game in Nashville and it could get done as soon as next season.

Penny has been openly and publicly pushing Calipari for a home & home, but Cal won't do it. Neutral sight or nothing.

(05-21-2019 06:57 AM)ericsrevenge76 Wrote:  

(05-20-2019 04:08 PM)Pervis_Griffith Wrote:  

(05-20-2019 01:51 PM)gulfcoastgal Wrote:  Going from memory, Georgia, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Oregon, North Carolina St., UAB, Northeastern (May be cancelled as their AD left), Jackson St... Prolly missing some, read they are still trying to work out a series with Georgetown.

Georgia? hmmmm

Ole Miss? hmmmm

Tennessee? No idea what they've done to replace some awesome talent they had last year. If they reloaded, then ok .. this could be legit. But something tells me they take a step back this year. Which 95% of teams would, as they were damn good last year.

Oregon? solid

NC State? ok

UAB? hmmmmm

Northeastern? hmmmm


So basically we won't really know about Memphis until they play their conference schedule what they're all about. Because IF the talent is the way it is said it is ... they should have no trouble with that OOC slate.

Slow your roll there.

We don't yet know what the whole OCC is because its not yet finished. The easier games are already set, most teams are working out the details on the bigger match ups at this point.

Memphis played a strong OCC last year against multiple ranked and NCAA tourney teams (Tennessee, Texas Tech, LSU, etc). And that was with one of the least talented rosters in program history. One of the biggest changes Penny made last year was a serious jump in the OCC sch from Tubby Smiths.

You can expect multiple marquee games this year and beyond as well.

There can't be too much more to add. We'll see if there are truly marquee games left to set. Something tells me Duke, or Kansas, won't be popping up on the schedule in the next week. But we'll see.

What is set so far isn't awful, but it's hardly tough. Memphis should handle that without much trouble, if the recruiting gurus are right, and Penny coaches well.

(05-19-2019 08:13 AM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:  

(05-18-2019 04:26 PM)shere khan Wrote:  

(05-17-2019 02:53 PM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  Memphis used to get top recruits all the time in the 1980's and 1990's. Of course they were paying their players and got into numerous problems with the NCAA. You better not hope this is a case of history repeating itself.

democrats hate paying minorities a fair wage. sad. bigly

Democrats hate...it's what they do.

That's an odd statement to make. I've never seen Democrats disparage or insult Republicans on sports message boards, but it always seems like hateful Republicans always find a way to spew their hatred of Democrats into topics that have nothing to do with politics even though there's a board specifically for that. Hmmm. Interesting.

(05-21-2019 01:16 PM)Pervis_Griffith Wrote:  

(05-21-2019 06:57 AM)ericsrevenge76 Wrote:  

(05-20-2019 04:08 PM)Pervis_Griffith Wrote:  

(05-20-2019 01:51 PM)gulfcoastgal Wrote:  Going from memory, Georgia, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Oregon, North Carolina St., UAB, Northeastern (May be cancelled as their AD left), Jackson St... Prolly missing some, read they are still trying to work out a series with Georgetown.

Georgia? hmmmm

Ole Miss? hmmmm

Tennessee? No idea what they've done to replace some awesome talent they had last year. If they reloaded, then ok .. this could be legit. But something tells me they take a step back this year. Which 95% of teams would, as they were damn good last year.

Oregon? solid

NC State? ok

UAB? hmmmmm

Northeastern? hmmmm


So basically we won't really know about Memphis until they play their conference schedule what they're all about. Because IF the talent is the way it is said it is ... they should have no trouble with that OOC slate.

Slow your roll there.

We don't yet know what the whole OCC is because its not yet finished. The easier games are already set, most teams are working out the details on the bigger match ups at this point.

Memphis played a strong OCC last year against multiple ranked and NCAA tourney teams (Tennessee, Texas Tech, LSU, etc). And that was with one of the least talented rosters in program history. One of the biggest changes Penny made last year was a serious jump in the OCC sch from Tubby Smiths.

You can expect multiple marquee games this year and beyond as well.

There can't be too much more to add. We'll see if there are truly marquee games left to set. Something tells me Duke, or Kansas, won't be popping up on the schedule in the next week. But we'll see.

As if you need Duke or Kansas on the sch to play a solid OCC.

Its quite common for a few big games to get added to the OCC over the summer. And thats all it needs at this point. One or two more marquee games. Point being this wont be a weak OCC sch, it will be above average to strong depending on the final pieces.

But I agree no matter who they add Memphis will likely roll through the OCC and run through the AAC with out too much trouble either. The tigers will likely be a top 10 team all season long.

(05-22-2019 06:14 AM)ericsrevenge76 Wrote:  

(05-21-2019 01:16 PM)Pervis_Griffith Wrote:  

(05-21-2019 06:57 AM)ericsrevenge76 Wrote:  

(05-20-2019 04:08 PM)Pervis_Griffith Wrote:  

(05-20-2019 01:51 PM)gulfcoastgal Wrote:  Going from memory, Georgia, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Oregon, North Carolina St., UAB, Northeastern (May be cancelled as their AD left), Jackson St... Prolly missing some, read they are still trying to work out a series with Georgetown.

Georgia? hmmmm

Ole Miss? hmmmm

Tennessee? No idea what they've done to replace some awesome talent they had last year. If they reloaded, then ok .. this could be legit. But something tells me they take a step back this year. Which 95% of teams would, as they were damn good last year.

Oregon? solid

NC State? ok

UAB? hmmmmm

Northeastern? hmmmm


So basically we won't really know about Memphis until they play their conference schedule what they're all about. Because IF the talent is the way it is said it is ... they should have no trouble with that OOC slate.

Slow your roll there.

We don't yet know what the whole OCC is because its not yet finished. The easier games are already set, most teams are working out the details on the bigger match ups at this point.

Memphis played a strong OCC last year against multiple ranked and NCAA tourney teams (Tennessee, Texas Tech, LSU, etc). And that was with one of the least talented rosters in program history. One of the biggest changes Penny made last year was a serious jump in the OCC sch from Tubby Smiths.

You can expect multiple marquee games this year and beyond as well.

There can't be too much more to add. We'll see if there are truly marquee games left to set. Something tells me Duke, or Kansas, won't be popping up on the schedule in the next week. But we'll see.

As if you need Duke or Kansas on the sch to play a solid OCC.

Its quite common for a few big games to get added to the OCC over the summer. And thats all it needs at this point. One or two more marquee games. Point being this wont be a weak OCC sch, it will be above average to strong depending on the final pieces.

But I agree no matter who they add Memphis will likely roll through the OCC and run through the AAC with out too much trouble either. The tigers will likely be a top 10 team all season long.

It’s actually quite rare for big home and home series to be added that late. Usually the boy games are the only things scheduled this later. I say “usually” because it does occasionally happen, but not often. At this point, the major parts of most teams’ OOC schedules have been set.

(05-22-2019 05:25 PM)adcorbett Wrote:  

(05-22-2019 06:14 AM)ericsrevenge76 Wrote:  

(05-21-2019 01:16 PM)Pervis_Griffith Wrote:  

(05-21-2019 06:57 AM)ericsrevenge76 Wrote:  

(05-20-2019 04:08 PM)Pervis_Griffith Wrote:  Georgia? hmmmm

Ole Miss? hmmmm

Tennessee? No idea what they've done to replace some awesome talent they had last year. If they reloaded, then ok .. this could be legit. But something tells me they take a step back this year. Which 95% of teams would, as they were damn good last year.

Oregon? solid

NC State? ok

UAB? hmmmmm

Northeastern? hmmmm


So basically we won't really know about Memphis until they play their conference schedule what they're all about. Because IF the talent is the way it is said it is ... they should have no trouble with that OOC slate.

Slow your roll there.

We don't yet know what the whole OCC is because its not yet finished. The easier games are already set, most teams are working out the details on the bigger match ups at this point.

Memphis played a strong OCC last year against multiple ranked and NCAA tourney teams (Tennessee, Texas Tech, LSU, etc). And that was with one of the least talented rosters in program history. One of the biggest changes Penny made last year was a serious jump in the OCC sch from Tubby Smiths.

You can expect multiple marquee games this year and beyond as well.

There can't be too much more to add. We'll see if there are truly marquee games left to set. Something tells me Duke, or Kansas, won't be popping up on the schedule in the next week. But we'll see.

As if you need Duke or Kansas on the sch to play a solid OCC.

Its quite common for a few big games to get added to the OCC over the summer. And thats all it needs at this point. One or two more marquee games. Point being this wont be a weak OCC sch, it will be above average to strong depending on the final pieces.

But I agree no matter who they add Memphis will likely roll through the OCC and run through the AAC with out too much trouble either. The tigers will likely be a top 10 team all season long.

It’s actually quite rare for big home and home series to be added that late. Usually the boy games are the only things scheduled this later. I say “usually” because it does occasionally happen, but not often. At this point, the major parts of most teams’ OOC schedules have been set.

Yep. And what Memphis has OOC so far is -- at best -- "OK".

Actually it occurs to me that schools like Memphis, Georgetown etc May schedule some laters games since they have to wait for the nba and nhl schedules for some weekend dates. But that would just be a handful of teams.