PATiger
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Memphis to the Big East?
@KevinMcNamara33
Hearing Big East is looking hard at adding Memphis. Talks are hot and heavy and would make a whopping 17 basketball teams.
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cbhstiger
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RE: Memphis to the Big East?
DanWolken Dan Wolken
I haven't heard anything about Memphis and the Big East lately, but @KevinMcNamara33 is very well-connected and close to Big East HQ
3 minutes ago
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02-01-2012 07:20 PM |
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Wilkie01
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RE: Memphis to the Big East?
I wish the Big East would add Memphis, Temple and East Carolina. That gets us to 14!
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02-01-2012 07:22 PM |
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justin_sane15
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RE: Memphis to the Big East?
(02-01-2012 07:17 PM)PATiger Wrote: @KevinMcNamara33
Hearing Big East is looking hard at adding Memphis. Talks are hot and heavy and would make a whopping 17 basketball teams.
I really don't want to think about having a hot and heavy conversation with Marinatto
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02-01-2012 07:40 PM |
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He1nousOne
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RE: Memphis to the Big East?
Right now the Big East should hold tight. Some new opportunities are going to present themselves for the Big East.
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02-01-2012 07:46 PM |
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b0ndsj0ns
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RE: Memphis to the Big East?
(02-01-2012 07:22 PM)Wilkie01 Wrote: I wish the Big East would add Memphis, Temple and East Carolina. That gets us to 14!
Save your time wishing for ECU. We are stuck with whatever is going to be left of C-USA/Merger/whatever this garbage is going to turn out to be.
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02-01-2012 07:53 PM |
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ollin
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RE: Memphis to the Big East?
Any update on a new stadium for the Memphis?
While I do think Memphis would be a great addition, the school needs to show Big East that they are dedicated to the football program. At least plans for a new stadium will go a long way. If not Tulane is up.
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02-01-2012 08:03 PM |
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Knightsweat
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RE: Memphis to the Big East?
(02-01-2012 08:03 PM)ollin Wrote: Any update on a new stadium for the Memphis?
While I do think Memphis would be a great addition, the school needs to show Big East that they are dedicated to the football program. At least plans for a new stadium will go a long way. If not Tulane is up.
Agree completely. A tiger fan in another thread, on the BE board, claims the plans and funds are all setup to improve their football program. We'll see.
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02-01-2012 08:07 PM |
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PATiger
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RE: Memphis to the Big East?
The City of Memphis just spent several million upgrading the stadium and the surrounding area. The only thing it needs are some upgrades to the luxury boxes, the press booth, and a new jumbotron.
As for the on campus facilities, they have a brand new weight room, they've resurfaced four outdoor practice fields, they've got brand new locker rooms, and they're building a brand new indoor practice field.
The biggest upgrade was the coaching staff. New head coach Justin Fuente was the co-OC for TCU and was responsible for all of their offensive play-calling. He has put together one of the best football coaching staffs I've seen at the university in a long, long time. The team should jump from two wins last year to at least five or six this year. The Tigers should be bowl eligible by 2013 at the latest. If we catch a few breaks, we might be able to sneak in one this coming year.
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02-01-2012 08:14 PM |
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blunderbuss
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RE: Memphis to the Big East?
Fine with me GTFO. I'm sick of that abysmal football program.
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02-01-2012 08:28 PM |
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blunderbuss
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RE: Memphis to the Big East?
(02-01-2012 07:22 PM)Wilkie01 Wrote: I wish the Big East would add Memphis, Temple and East Carolina. That gets us to 14!
Why did you leave CUSA again?
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02-01-2012 08:31 PM |
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KNIGHTTIME
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RE: Memphis to the Big East?
(02-01-2012 07:22 PM)Wilkie01 Wrote: I wish the Big East would add Memphis, Temple and East Carolina. That gets us to 14!
Air Force would be one of the 14, IMO.
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02-01-2012 08:33 PM |
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He1nousOne
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RE: Memphis to the Big East?
Just wait till the ACC implodes, then you will have BC, Wake Forest and you will get Syracuse back and maybe Pittsburgh.
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02-01-2012 08:38 PM |
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dawgitall
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RE: Memphis to the Big East?
(02-01-2012 08:38 PM)He1nousOne Wrote: Just wait till the ACC implodes, then you will have BC, Wake Forest and you will get Syracuse back and maybe Pittsburgh.
The ACC isn't going to implode.
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02-01-2012 09:00 PM |
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OrangeCrush22
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RE: Memphis to the Big East?
(02-01-2012 08:38 PM)He1nousOne Wrote: Just wait till the ACC implodes, then you will have BC, Wake Forest and you will get Syracuse back and maybe Pittsburgh.
LMAO!
No. The ACC, even without FSU and Clemson, is far superior to the Big East.
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02-01-2012 09:03 PM |
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OrangeCrush22
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RE: Memphis to the Big East?
Too little, too late.
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02-01-2012 09:04 PM |
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blunderbuss
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RE: Memphis to the Big East?
What a fvking joke....seriously.
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02-01-2012 09:29 PM |
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RE: Memphis to the Big East?
(02-01-2012 08:38 PM)He1nousOne Wrote: Just wait till the ACC implodes, then you will have BC, Wake Forest and you will get Syracuse back and maybe Pittsburgh.
So you have UNC, Duke, Maryland, Virginia going to the Big 10? Not sure UNC and Duke basketball fans would be able to stomach playing exciting games like the Michigan State/Illinois game last night. What was the final score? 44-43?
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02-01-2012 09:45 PM |
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blunderbuss
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RE: Memphis to the Big East?
(02-01-2012 09:44 PM)PATiger Wrote: (02-01-2012 08:28 PM)NoQuarter08 Wrote: Fine with me GTFO. I'm sick of that abysmal football program.
Very original TOGC. Care to post any more elderly porn so you can show everybody why you got banned???
(This post was last modified: 02-01-2012 09:46 PM by blunderbuss.)
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