Updated throughout the day with quick takes from staff.
The Memphis Tigers have dialed back their conference realignment expectations somewhat. A Big East move still seems like aiming too high, though at least commissioner Rick Pitino is on board:
''I do think the stars are kind of lining up,'' [Memphis AD R.C.] Johnson said shortly after arriving in Orlando on Friday with the Tiger football team ahead of today's Conference USA football game today against Central Florida. ''We've got an awful lot of people who are sure as heck trying to make this thing work. We think there is a window of opportunity here.''
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Memphis blew it.
Memphis has solid basketball, a great location that suits a number of conferences, and an appealing city that people love to visit. The Tigers would be on the short list of any expanding league if the school had done anything, anything at all, to build credibility in football.
Tigers, you haven’t lacked for opportunities. You play two SEC teams every year and sometimes as many as four. Just beat them once in a while. You don’t have to kill giants. Just take your share of games from brand-name midgets like Ole Miss and Tennessee, and you’re in the conversation.
Too bad you didn’t do it. Now, all the stars are aligned for you to move up, and you’re barely in the picture.
Abiaka Windclan
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by Abiaka Windclan on Nov 3, 2011 8:02 PM EDT reply actions
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