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myboynoah · 04-03-2008, 04:35 PM

Lots of people running around in Memphis Tigers gear as well as sporting those car window flags (has that caught on out there in the west?) on their vehicles. Also a lot of talk of not getting the proper respect from the national media as well as from the larger conferences. Every slight is noted.

This is really a big thing for Memphis, a town that suffers from a significant inferiority complex. Racial tension, crime, horrible local leadership (the current mayor wants to resign to become chairman of the school board because it pays more), horrible local government (Shelby County alone projects a larger budget deficit than the State of Tennessee), et al combine to sustain a "we are a bunch of losers" image many people feel overhangs the city. Just last week the local percentage ownership in the Grizzlies decreased from 30 to 6 percent because the franchise is bleeding money (might be the worst run team in the league).

So going to the final four is a great boost and Calipari is a god here. If they don't win, these folks are going to take it hard. The suspencion of back up point guard Andre Allen is the talk of the town today, kind of a "what did we expect" bad omen. Not that Allen's absence will affect on-the-court team performance that much, just a "well, that's par for the course" response.

No matter what happens, this should be fun to watch.

04-03-2008, 04:35 PM	#1
myboynoah Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Memphis freakin' Tennessee!!!!! Posts: 4,530	The view from Memphis Lots of people running around in Memphis Tigers gear as well as sporting those car window flags (has that caught on out there in the west?) on their vehicles. Also a lot of talk of not getting the proper respect from the national media as well as from the larger conferences. Every slight is noted. This is really a big thing for Memphis, a town that suffers from a significant inferiority complex. Racial tension, crime, horrible local leadership (the current mayor wants to resign to become chairman of the school board because it pays more), horrible local government (Shelby County alone projects a larger budget deficit than the State of Tennessee), et al combine to sustain a "we are a bunch of losers" image many people feel overhangs the city. Just last week the local percentage ownership in the Grizzlies decreased from 30 to 6 percent because the franchise is bleeding money (might be the worst run team in the league). So going to the final four is a great boost and Calipari is a god here. If they don't win, these folks are going to take it hard. The suspencion of back up point guard Andre Allen is the talk of the town today, kind of a "what did we expect" bad omen. Not that Allen's absence will affect on-the-court team performance that much, just a "well, that's par for the course" response. No matter what happens, this should be fun to watch. __________________ Give 'em Hell, Cougars!!! Religion rises inevitably from our apprehension of our own death. To give meaning to meaninglessness is the endless quest of all religion. When death becomes the center of our consciousness, then religion authentically begins. Of all religions that I know, the one that most vehemently and persuasively defies and denies the reality of death is the original Mormonism of the Prophet, Seer and Revelator, Joseph Smith.