RE: Dennis Dodd predicts Memphis will go undefeated, win the AAC Championship.
(08-20-2019 05:09 PM)ArmoredUpKnight Wrote: Dodd has hated UCF since O’Leary.
Memphis is a quality team, should be in the hunt for the AAC title and should be a Top25 team.
Norvell has turned around the program, I still remember West saying do away with the football program because it’s too painful.
It’s still good publicity for the conference. Our AAC champions should get to the NY6 bowl regardless of which team triumphs.
My personal pick to win the West is Houston. But Memphis has the advantageous schedule.
Tommy West never said that. He said IF Memphis admin wasn't going to put more support into the program, THEN we should give it up.
HOWEVER, Memphis admin did just that. And to make the history clear, Calipari had convinced Memphis admin to hang our star solely on basketball, and the admin and big donors had just figured out about a year before Cal left that we needed to put money and effort into football, too. They didn't need West to tell them that. They decided before he ever hit the road.
RE: Dennis Dodd predicts Memphis will go undefeated, win the AAC Championship.
I might be the only person in the world that thinks Memphis replacing Tony Pollard, Darrell Henderson, and 3 Offensive Linemen is not the formula for a season better than last year. I hope I am wrong but I still think we are probably an 8-4 team unless Brady White and the defense are exponentially better.
RE: Dennis Dodd predicts Memphis will go undefeated, win the AAC Championship.
(08-20-2019 06:35 PM)TripleA Wrote:
(08-20-2019 05:09 PM)ArmoredUpKnight Wrote: Dodd has hated UCF since O’Leary.
Memphis is a quality team, should be in the hunt for the AAC title and should be a Top25 team.
Norvell has turned around the program, I still remember West saying do away with the football program because it’s too painful.
It’s still good publicity for the conference. Our AAC champions should get to the NY6 bowl regardless of which team triumphs.
My personal pick to win the West is Houston. But Memphis has the advantageous schedule.
Tommy West never said that. He said IF Memphis admin wasn't going to put more support into the program, THEN we should give it up.
HOWEVER, Memphis admin did just that. And to make the history clear, Calipari had convinced Memphis admin to hang our star solely on basketball, and the admin and big donors had just figured out about a year before Cal left that we needed to put money and effort into football, too. They didn't need West to tell them that. They decided before he ever hit the road.
And sure enough...here we are...
Yup. While I thank West for that outburst because it made the issues with the program known to the entire city, the boosters were already starting to shift resources before that time. Slowly for sure...but it was starting.
Unfortunately, it took the worst 2 year period in recent memory for the funds to really pour in.
RE: Dennis Dodd predicts Memphis will go undefeated, win the AAC Championship.
(08-20-2019 12:04 PM)TripleA Wrote:
(08-20-2019 09:02 AM)The Knight Time Wrote: Mike Norvell has yet to win a big game and I doubt that changes this year.
Yeah, losing to UCF 31-30 last season and in 2 OT in the AAC CG in 2017, and leading for most of the CCG this past year is an impossibly wide gap to overcome.
Oh, well then I guess he better activate his Moral Victory Champions clause of his contract for a raise!
RE: Dennis Dodd predicts Memphis will go undefeated, win the AAC Championship.
(08-19-2019 06:49 PM)GoOwls111 Wrote: [i]CBS Sports National College Football Writer Dennis Dodd has predicted Memphis Football will go undefeated, win the AAC Championship and play in a New Year's Six Bowl this season in his preseason AAC picks.
Well...you guys are officially screwed. My condolences to Tiger Nation.
RE: Dennis Dodd predicts Memphis will go undefeated, win the AAC Championship.
(08-20-2019 11:15 PM)aTxTIGER Wrote: I might be the only person in the world that thinks Memphis replacing Tony Pollard, Darrell Henderson, and 3 Offensive Linemen is not the formula for a season better than last year. I hope I am wrong but I still think we are probably an 8-4 team unless Brady White and the defense are exponentially better.
I don’t think you’re alone in those thoughts. The UM to NY6 pump that I’ve seen has come from national pundits more so than Tiger fans on social media.
After listening to past and present O lineman, I’m not as worried there as I maybe should be. In multiple interviews, players credit line success to Ryan Silverfield...saying they actually learned how to block via skills and techniques vs. relying on brute strength. Several players have started early on or switched positions and have been productive in his system. The challenge will be replacing three instead of one or two. It may take a bit to gel, but the unit has length, depth and a great teacher. As the lone holdover from Norvell’s initial staff, Silverfield turned down offers to stay on which says a lot. Maybe he’ll take over when Norvell leaves. Do OL coaches make good head coaches?
RE: Dennis Dodd predicts Memphis will go undefeated, win the AAC Championship.
(08-21-2019 10:48 AM)gulfcoastgal Wrote:
(08-20-2019 11:15 PM)aTxTIGER Wrote: I might be the only person in the world that thinks Memphis replacing Tony Pollard, Darrell Henderson, and 3 Offensive Linemen is not the formula for a season better than last year. I hope I am wrong but I still think we are probably an 8-4 team unless Brady White and the defense are exponentially better.
I don’t think you’re alone in those thoughts. The UM to NY6 pump that I’ve seen has come from national pundits more so than Tiger fans on social media.
After listening to past and present O lineman, I’m not as worried there as I maybe should be. In multiple interviews, players credit line success to Ryan Silverfield...saying they actually learned how to block via skills and techniques vs. relying on brute strength. Several players have started early on or switched positions and have been productive in his system. The challenge will be replacing three instead of one or two. It may take a bit to gel, but the unit has length, depth and a great teacher. As the lone holdover from Norvell’s initial staff, Silverfield turned down offers to stay on which says a lot. Maybe he’ll take over when Norvell leaves. Do OL coaches make good head coaches?
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Dennis Dodd predicts Memphis will go undefeated, win the AAC Championship.
