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shere khan · 01-09-2015 06:05 PM

basketball does nothing but tarnish the image of the university

basketball doesnt even matter in the grand scheme of big time athletics

its just a filler sport in the football offseason

pay the next basketball coach no more than one third of the football coach and redirect all but subsistence basketball spending towards the sport that counts-- football

the time has come.

thewood3 · 01-09-2015 06:17 PM

I actually agree with this statement. If we want what is best for the University then we prioritize football. I sense Bowen knows this as well.

roachman48 · 01-09-2015 06:48 PM

I LOVE what Fuente's Tigers did this yr.
But kill or even de-emphasize Tiger basketball?
HELL NO

~~SNF6~~ · 01-09-2015 06:52 PM

if we deemphasize basketball even more we will lose to ECU, UCF, USF, or another directional school.

The HORROR of it all……..

MemphisFan95 · 01-09-2015 06:57 PM

yep the only way to grow the university is through football

Crazier · 01-09-2015 06:59 PM

Both being good is a plus. Louisville wasn't exactly world beaters in football before they got in. They were losing to teams like Florida International a few years ago.

ChapelHillTiger · 01-09-2015 07:08 PM

Disagree but FOOTBALL should be the priority. OCS NOW!

btiger · 01-09-2015 07:09 PM

our biggest money boosters are basketball folks. their football allegiances lie elsewhere

ChapelHillTiger · 01-09-2015 07:15 PM

Not true...... Btiger

FORealTigerFan · 01-09-2015 07:24 PM

(01-09-2015 07:09 PM)btiger Wrote: our biggest money boosters are basketball folks. their football allegiances lie elsewhere

Yep.

tigernole79 · 01-09-2015 07:25 PM

He knows it, but is 05-stirthepot

Pastnerized · 01-09-2015 07:34 PM

(01-09-2015 07:15 PM)ChapelHillTiger Wrote: Not true...... Btiger

Yeah... but facts never stop little b.
He's right about Rose, though.

FatCat · 01-09-2015 07:36 PM

(01-09-2015 06:05 PM)shere khan Wrote: basketball does nothing but tarnish the image of the university

basketball doesnt even matter in the grand scheme of big time athletics

its just a filler sport in the football offseason

pay the next basketball coach no more than one third of the football coach and redirect all but subsistence basketball spending towards the sport that counts-- football

the time has come.

The bolded part I agree with but the rest I can't agree with. Basketball has carried this program forever. Keeping it at the level it's been at and in addition getting football to where it's profitable is a win-win. It would be foolish to allow basketball to fall farther and actually BTiger is partially correct in that some of our biggest boosters prefer basketball. They pay the bills and will not let it drop to that level of pay. They also see the benefits for the entire athletic department to build football up, finally.

Tiger-n-Bear · 01-09-2015 07:53 PM

(01-09-2015 06:05 PM)shere khan Wrote: basketball does nothing but tarnish the image of the university

basketball doesnt even matter in the grand scheme of big time athletics

its just a filler sport in the football offseason

pay the next basketball coach no more than one third of the football coach and redirect all but subsistence basketball spending towards the sport that counts-- football

the time has come.

Memphis does have the Grizz.......

btiger · 01-09-2015 08:05 PM

(01-09-2015 07:25 PM)tigernole79 Wrote: He knows it, but is

as always, just the facts

Bathtub Gin · 01-09-2015 08:08 PM

So why are the "basketball folks" investing in our football program?

tigerderek · 01-09-2015 08:16 PM

Pretty simple...u invest the best u can in both sports which I believe we have the resources to do so.

tigeriron · 01-09-2015 08:25 PM

tell that to the crazed bb fans. tell keith lee, penny, and all the fans that supported them, etc that's what we need to do.

"this year" doesn't matter in the grand scheme of all the great history the bb team has had. I gotta give it that but I believe we should maintain our emphasis and just stow the maniacal a smidgen. it just ain't time to retreat; especially now.

all things fair and equal Memphis athletics, a lot more emphasis on fb is the operative, imo. not instead of but in addition to.

gotigers1 · 01-09-2015 11:39 PM

Deja vu from a few years ago although we were saying this about football

You guys are absolutely INSANE

I'll go on...did we deemphasize hoops when we sucked those years with Tic Price? How about when Johnny Jones went 16-15 in his one year here? or when Cal had average records in his first 5 years?

You folks need to GET A GRIP and or a life.

~~C-Mac~~ · 01-09-2015 11:40 PM

Ridiculousness.

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