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jethreauxdawg

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You mean they sold more tickets than they had seats? Impressive.

Had be tough for action news five to not devote all coverage to murders in the hood and give some time to criticizing a sold out game in a newly renovated stadium for a team and coach the city is excited about.
 
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Villagedawg

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I don't even want to go to the game if I can't get ice cream and a sno-cone!
These clearly aren't my parents taking their family to the game. I considered myself lucky to get a small coke in a wax paper cup with the cellophane lid you had to peel off the top after getting wet shins on a trip to the troughs.
 
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Seinfeld said:
Having spent 25+ years in the Memphis areas, I'll just say this... if you went to a Memphis organized event and expected anything but a complete cluster17, that's entirely on you
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Not entirely on me. She told me Elvis was her cousin.
 
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vhdawg

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DesotoCountyDawg said:
I still have nightmares about being stuck in that huge crowd and not being able to move. There were people having panic attacks and getting in fights because they couldn’t move.
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My wife spent most of that game irritated with me because somewhere underneath I heard her calling my name but couldn't locate her in the mass of humanity and said "WHAT??" a little too loud when she was apparently pretty close to me but out of my line of sight, and she thought I was yelling at her.
 
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A lot of the stuff they are complaining about is just normal for a packed out stadium. Parking and long lines are part of the experience. A lot of it could be fixed though. I’m sure concessions and the metal detector lines were especially horrible.
 
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Lowdog

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I’m still pissed off that the city forced Memphis in May and the world’s championship barbecue contest out of mud island to Liberty Bowl area. Both events were awesome, now not so much.
 
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HWY51dog

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They actually gave away about 4,000 tickets and sold a lot for 9.01. Big push to make it look good for renovated stadium.
 
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bully12

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I reminded myself recently how truly dysfunctional and backward that city is when I saw the Memphis Belle in the National Museum of the US Air Force. A beautiful and iconic aircraft that Memphis never deserved in the first place and the best thing that could have happened was for the US Air Force to take away from that cess pool.
 
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She Mate Me

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vhdawg said:
My wife spent most of that game irritated with me because somewhere underneath I heard her calling my name but couldn't locate her in the mass of humanity and said "WHAT??" a little too loud when she was apparently pretty close to me but out of my line of sight, and she thought I was yelling at her.
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This pretty much summarizes my memories of marriage.
 
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It’s funny that this board is critical of the people complaining. The article reads just like a sixpack thread from back when we had crowds big enough to cause problems.
 
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When Huff leaves for the big job, they’ll be right back in the Tommy west days or worse so let them enjoy their 3 hrs of a “glory day”. I don’t care what anyone says, Memphis is NOT Tennessee. Go Vols!
 
jethreauxdawg

jethreauxdawg

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SoJxnVol said:
When Huff leaves for the big job, they’ll be right back in the Tommy west days or worse so let them enjoy their 3 hrs of a “glory day”. I don’t care what anyone says, Memphis is NOT Tennessee. Go Vols!
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Memphis has proven they are a launching pad for up and coming coaches. I think all of there coaches since West have had success and gone on to big jobs. Memphis is a job young coaches want. When the current guy leaves, they’ll get another who will have success, repeat every few years.
 
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msstatelp1

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SoJxnVol said:
When Huff leaves for the big job, they’ll be right back in the Tommy west days or worse so let them enjoy their 3 hrs of a “glory day”. I don’t care what anyone says, Memphis is NOT Tennessee. Go Vols!
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Everyone knows (or should know) that the Delta starts in the lobby of the Peabody Hotel and the rest of Tennessee hates Memphis. Just look at what the legislature did by splitting Memphis across 3-4 congressional districts.
 
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patdog

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jethreauxdawg said:
Memphis has proven they are a launching pad for up and coming coaches. I think all of there coaches since West have had success and gone on to big jobs. Memphis is a job young coaches want. When the current guy leaves, they’ll get another who will have success, repeat every few years.
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As much as Memphis wants to go to the Big 12, they’re in the perfect spot for them. Easy conference they can win in with very mediocre coaches. Big 12 would be a very different story.
 
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vhdawg

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jethreauxdawg said:
Memphis has proven they are a launching pad for up and coming coaches. I think all of there coaches since West have had success and gone on to big jobs. Memphis is a job young coaches want. When the current guy leaves, they’ll get another who will have success, repeat every few years.
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Please note that "have had success and gone on to big jobs" does not equal "have gone on to success at big jobs".

See Fuente, Justin, and Norvell, Mike.
 
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jethreauxdawg

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vhdawg said:
Please note that "have had success and gone on to big jobs" does not equal "have gone on to success at big jobs".

See Fuente, Justin, and Norvell, Mike.
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But they have success at Memphis and went on to make $30 million+ at their next job.
 
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jethreauxdawg

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vhdawg said:
But is that their success or their agent's success?
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I’m not sure what you are trying to argue. Young coaches do well at Memphis. It’s an easy place to win. They then sign very lucrative contracts at large schools. This pattern leads to more good young coaches wanting that job when it comes open.
 
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patdog

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jethreauxdawg said:
But they have success at Memphis and went on to make $30 million+ at their next job.
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As I said earlier. It's easy for Memphis to win in the conference they're in. Heck, Tulane was easily the best team in that conference last year and they wouldn't have beat us.
 
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vhdawg

vhdawg

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jethreauxdawg said:
I’m not sure what you are trying to argue. Young coaches do well at Memphis. It’s an easy place to win. They then sign very lucrative contracts at large schools. This pattern leads to more good young coaches wanting that job when it comes open.
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I'm not trying to argue, I'm making a joke.

The lack of success down the road should be a cautionary tale for getting glassy-eyed at a Memphis coach though. Success there does not equal success where you'd like them to be.
 
Villagedawg

Villagedawg

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DesotoCountyDawg said:
I still have nightmares about being stuck in that huge crowd and not being able to move. There were people having panic attacks and getting in fights because they couldn’t move.
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Even in my seats I was literally crammed in shoulder to shoulder side *** cheek to side *** cheek. At least the one on my left was the wife, and it helped me stay somewhat warm.
 
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