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RE: Nice Wolken article on Norvell
This is a really good article. Was it published in today's weekend hard copy too?

So someone remind me who Wolken is again. I know he's somewhat Memphis related, but is he a national writer now?

An article like this, do you think it's in any way related to the recent USA Today purchase of the CA?
06-03-2016 05:25 PM
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RE: Nice Wolken article on Norvell
(06-03-2016 05:25 PM)AlonsoWDC Wrote:  This is a really good article. Was it published in today's weekend hard copy too?

So someone remind me who Wolken is again. I know he's somewhat Memphis related, but is he a national writer now?

An article like this, do you think it's in any way related to the recent USA Today purchase of the CA?

He is more than "somewhat" Tiger related. Used to be the Tiger beat writer at the CA. Now is a national columnist for USAToday
06-03-2016 05:51 PM
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RE: Nice Wolken article on Norvell
(06-03-2016 12:48 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  
(06-03-2016 12:46 PM)TigersOhMy Wrote:  
(06-03-2016 12:41 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  
(06-03-2016 12:34 PM)salukiblue Wrote:  http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nca.../85345288/

...[T]he truth is, Memphis hasn’t had a coach like Norvell, someone who has embraced the city so fully for its unique flavor, in a long time. Even John Calipari, for as much as he won in basketball, constantly complained about the fan base (he called them “Miserables”) and the train tracks running through campus. Fuente was more of a head-down type. Basketball coach Josh Pastner, who replaced Calipari, never got it, which is part of the reason his popularity and his results sunk as his tenure went on before taking the Georgia Tech job this year...

Calipari and West were correct about the fans...way too many "I'm a fan of whatever SEC football team is winning, and whenever Tiger hoops are good" types.

God forbid we try and welcome in anybody who wants to pay money on tickets to see Memphis play, regardless if they pull for another school as well. If we ever have aspirations to be one of the big boys, we need every fan we can get.

that's capitalism...if the most hard core bama fans wants Tiger football tickets, cool, buy em...but that doesn't make Cal or Tommy any less correct.

More fans less experts
06-04-2016 03:01 PM
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RE: Nice Wolken article on Norvell
(06-03-2016 05:51 PM)genieiab Wrote:  
(06-03-2016 05:25 PM)AlonsoWDC Wrote:  This is a really good article. Was it published in today's weekend hard copy too?

So someone remind me who Wolken is again. I know he's somewhat Memphis related, but is he a national writer now?

An article like this, do you think it's in any way related to the recent USA Today purchase of the CA?

He is more than "somewhat" Tiger related. Used to be the Tiger beat writer at the CA. Now is a national columnist for USAToday

Jesus. My bad, I knew that. He's who Schad replaced?
06-04-2016 06:44 PM
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RE: Nice Wolken article on Norvell
(06-04-2016 06:44 PM)AlonsoWDC Wrote:  
(06-03-2016 05:51 PM)genieiab Wrote:  
(06-03-2016 05:25 PM)AlonsoWDC Wrote:  This is a really good article. Was it published in today's weekend hard copy too?

So someone remind me who Wolken is again. I know he's somewhat Memphis related, but is he a national writer now?

An article like this, do you think it's in any way related to the recent USA Today purchase of the CA?

He is more than "somewhat" Tiger related. Used to be the Tiger beat writer at the CA. Now is a national columnist for USAToday

Jesus. My bad, I knew that. He's who Schad replaced?

Schad is the football beat writer. Wolken was basketball. Was replaced by Jason Smith I believe.
06-05-2016 01:23 PM
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RE: Nice Wolken article on Norvell
(06-03-2016 12:46 PM)TigersOhMy Wrote:  
(06-03-2016 12:41 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  
(06-03-2016 12:34 PM)salukiblue Wrote:  http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nca.../85345288/

...[T]he truth is, Memphis hasn’t had a coach like Norvell, someone who has embraced the city so fully for its unique flavor, in a long time. Even John Calipari, for as much as he won in basketball, constantly complained about the fan base (he called them “Miserables”) and the train tracks running through campus. Fuente was more of a head-down type. Basketball coach Josh Pastner, who replaced Calipari, never got it, which is part of the reason his popularity and his results sunk as his tenure went on before taking the Georgia Tech job this year...

Calipari and West were correct about the fans...way too many "I'm a fan of whatever SEC football team is winning, and whenever Tiger hoops are good" types.

God forbid we try and welcome in anybody who wants to pay money on tickets to see Memphis play, regardless if they pull for another school as well. If we ever have aspirations to be one of the big boys, we need every fan we can get.

Why? we have enough loyal fans.
06-07-2016 12:11 AM
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RE: Nice Wolken article on Norvell
(06-07-2016 12:11 AM)tigergeorge55 Wrote:  
(06-03-2016 12:46 PM)TigersOhMy Wrote:  
(06-03-2016 12:41 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  
(06-03-2016 12:34 PM)salukiblue Wrote:  http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nca.../85345288/

...[T]he truth is, Memphis hasn’t had a coach like Norvell, someone who has embraced the city so fully for its unique flavor, in a long time. Even John Calipari, for as much as he won in basketball, constantly complained about the fan base (he called them “Miserables”) and the train tracks running through campus. Fuente was more of a head-down type. Basketball coach Josh Pastner, who replaced Calipari, never got it, which is part of the reason his popularity and his results sunk as his tenure went on before taking the Georgia Tech job this year...

Calipari and West were correct about the fans...way too many "I'm a fan of whatever SEC football team is winning, and whenever Tiger hoops are good" types.

God forbid we try and welcome in anybody who wants to pay money on tickets to see Memphis play, regardless if they pull for another school as well. If we ever have aspirations to be one of the big boys, we need every fan we can get.

Why? we have enough loyal fans.

Yep. All 12K of them.
06-07-2016 01:16 AM
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RE: Nice Wolken article on Norvell
(06-03-2016 04:38 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  
(06-03-2016 02:56 PM)bluebacker Wrote:  
(06-03-2016 12:41 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  
(06-03-2016 12:34 PM)salukiblue Wrote:  http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nca.../85345288/

...[T]he truth is, Memphis hasn’t had a coach like Norvell, someone who has embraced the city so fully for its unique flavor, in a long time. Even John Calipari, for as much as he won in basketball, constantly complained about the fan base (he called them “Miserables”) and the train tracks running through campus. Fuente was more of a head-down type. Basketball coach Josh Pastner, who replaced Calipari, never got it, which is part of the reason his popularity and his results sunk as his tenure went on before taking the Georgia Tech job this year...

Calipari and West were correct about the fans...way too many "I'm a fan of whatever SEC football team is winning, and whenever Tiger hoops are good" types.

Compared to what other fan bases?

no idea as I only root for one team...you'd have to ask the miserables about other fan bases.

Then you don't know if your comment is correct or not? Just repeating something you think you may remember a couple of former coaches saying?
06-08-2016 03:50 PM
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