Despite Memphis vs. Everybody being accurate, there is a segment of people from the city who enjoy being hyper critical. Especially when it comes to Penny and the Tigers.
Memphis Tigers
Two Cents: Third Ranked Tigers Prowling Below National Radar (2/15/06)
Memphis vs. Eeerbody. That refrain is real, and this column from February of 2005 details how disrespected the third ranked Tiger basketball team was.
Two Cents: Talking About not Talking About the Tigers in the Tournament (3/15/06)
Column from March, 2006, where I try to refrain from talking about the Tigers after getting a high seed in the NCAA tournament.
Two Cents: Cold Shooting Tigers Create March Sadness (3/29/06)
Reflecting on a magical Memphis Tiger basketball season after their Elite 8 loss to UCLA in March of 2006.
Two Cents: Sometimes Sports is the Only Way Out for Troubled Youngsters (1/21/05)
Column from January 2005 making the case for sports as an outlet for troubled youth.
Two Cents: Jinxes All Too Real for This Sports Fan (1/19/2005)
Column from January 2005 jinxes affecting the outcome of sporting events.
Two Cents: The Numbers Don’t Lie, Heath Should Stay (3/9/2005)
Column defending Razorbacks’ basketball coach Stan Heath (and the Memphis Tigers’ John Calipari) from March, 2005.
Two Cents: Rejecting NIT Bid a Mistake for Razorbacks (3/11/2005)
(I worked as a Sports Editor from late 2004 until the summer of 2006. This is one of the many columns I was able to save that were originally published in The Sun-Times of Heber Springs, Arkansas.) All they had… Read More ›