Interesting Debate -- Better Recruiter, John Calipari or Pete Carroll?
Ted BauerCalipari just got John Wall. UK suddenly seems loaded. Carroll pretty much gets everyone west of Texas to come to USC. Interestingly, both also "faile...
Blog Entry | Conversation | May 20, 2009The Morning According to Us
Chris Sprow...ounce of hot water), couldn't do it with the Nets, and has mastered the art at Memphis. Calipari knows that, as Casey Stengel would say, "I couldn't of done it without my players...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 31, 2009Sweet 16 Link Fun: Missouri vs. Memphis
Ted BauerHere's a fun thing we heard about Missouri vs. Memphis last weekend, so we'll use the same analogy here and keep things brief: it will be...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 25, 2009The Morning According to Us: Ranking the Sweet 16 Games
Ted Bauer...1. Syracuse vs. Oklahoma Movie tagline ready: "The hottest team versus the best player!" 2. Missouri vs. Memphis We've heard the argument that 'Nova vs. Duke is a similar game to this, but this...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 25, 2009The Morning According To Us: A Proper English Lesson
Paul Kix...to sleeping in Missouri's gym. True story: he was told on a recruiting trip that the Tigers had 24/7 access to the gym. English moved to campus, and even though he lived only...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 23, 2009State Your Case: Students on the 2009 NCAA Tournament
Various College Students, via Ted Bauer and Sean BartlettWe had this idea, albeit not tremendously original and a lil' late in the game: let's ask students of NCAA Tournament schools to justify why their tea...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 19, 2009ESPN Insider: Memphis' chances in the 2009 NCAA Tournament
John Gasaway of Basketball Prospectus...a pretty good player, it would appear. (How did Memphis lose to Georgetown this season? Wow.) But…is he capable of helping the Tigers and Johnny C (we take liberties with nicknaming people...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 26, 2009The Gamer Blog
Jon RobinsonRemember when hitting the Turbo and Steal buttons in NBA Jam would send opponents flying to the floor? That's what Derrick Rose's wicked crossover of ...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 24, 2009ESPNTheMag.Com Presents: All-World Power Rankings
Ted BauerTEN YEARS OF BCS TITLE GAMES, AND YOU GOTTA GO WITH TEXAS VS. USC AS THE BEST ONE, RIGHT? What is "All-World Power Rankings?" Interesting: "BCS" is...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 08, 2009Georgetown vs. Memphis: Two Looks
Ryan Pitino and Ted Bauer...and his dad, go here. Georgetown and Memphis both lost the anchor of their team from last season—Derrick Rose and Chris Douglas-Roberts for the Tigers and Roy Hibbert for the Hoyas&mdash...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 11, 2008The Morning According to Us
Chris Sprow...of taking down North Carolina in Greensboro over the weekend, most of the loud cheers for the Tigers weren't from their own fans, but from Dukies in the house, patiently awaiting their own chance...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 24, 2009TOP SEARCHES IN NOVEMBER
Bowl Projections tops ESPN.com searches in November. Did "memphis tigers" make the list?