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Memphis NIL Situation

Important article in the Daily Memphian this evening. Memphis is struggling in the NIL game and is asking ambassadors to help them raise 2-3 million dollars. The need is apparently imminent.

This is also one of the ‘financial realities’ that comes up when folks start talking about hiring and firing coaches.

Football Next year's expectations

John, Larry, and I were texting back and forth and I decided to bring it to the boards. What are your expectations for the Tigers next year?

9/2 Bethune Cookman
9/9 @ Arkansas State
9/23 Mizzou (In St. Louis)
9/30 Boise State

In my opinion Memphis will be 3-1 at best and 2-2 at worst in OOC play.

Then the conference schedule of

Home – SMU, Tulane, South Florida, Navy
Away – North Texas, UAB, Charlotte, Temple

In my opinion Memphis will be 8-0 at best and 5-3 at worst in conference play.

So in my best scenario, Memphis will be 11-1 and worst is 7-5.

What say you? What will next season be for you? Give me best case and worst case.

Tigers Earn First At-Large Bid to NCAA Tournament; Will Face Saint Louis in First Round

The Memphis Tiger men’s soccer team will continue dancing after earning an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament – the first at-large bid for the program and the first time the program has gone to the National Tournament since the 2004 season and just the third time in the program’s history.



Memphis (9-5-4) stunned the American Athletic Conference after taking down then 12th ranked Tulsa on their home field. Lineker Rodrigues dos Santos netted the game-winning goal in the 99’ to send the Tigers to the AAC Championship Semi-Final match. They would fall 1-0 to FIU.



The Tigers will make the trip north to Saint Louis to face-off against the Billikins in the First Round of the tournament. The Billikins (11-4-3) are coming off their second consecutive A10 Championship after shutting out Loyola Chicago and claiming the crown after winning in penalty kicks.



This will be the 27th all-time meeting between the Tigers and Billikins.



First Round of the NCAA Tournament will begin on Thursday, Nov. 17.Kick-off time and coverage of the match will be available at a later date.

AAC Announces Conference Opponents Through 2026

The American Athletic Conference (AAC) announced conference football opponents through the 2026 season on Wednesday.



Each team will face the other 13 conference teams at least once at home and once on the road during the four-year cycle. Each team will face one opponent all four seasons, and for Memphis, that opponent will be UAB.



Over the next four seasons, the Tigers will face UAB four times, SMU, Tulane, Temple and UTSA three times and South Florida, Navy, North Texas, Charlotte, Tulsa, East Carolina, Rice and Florida Atlantic twice.



2023

Home – SMU, Tulane, South Florida, Navy

Away – North Texas, UAB, Charlotte, Temple



2024

Home – Tulsa, UAB, Charlotte, Temple

Away – UTSA, Tulane, East Carolina, Navy



2025

Home – North Texas, UTSA, Rice, Florida Atlantic

Away – Tulsa, SMU, UAB, South Florida



2026

Home – SMU, Tulane, UAB, East Carolina

Away – UTSA, Rice, Florida Atlantic, Temple

Alabama three-star DE Brian Alston sets November commitment date

Not an official top schools list, but Alston is looking at Arkansas, Memphis, and Michigan ahead of a Nov. 11 commitment date.

Kendric Davis Named to NABC Player of the Year Watch List

The National Association of Basketball Coaches announced on Thursday that Memphis senior Kendric Davis is one of 20 watch list candidates for the 2023 NABC Division I Player of the Year award.

The reigning American Athletic Conference Player of the Year enters his first season with the Tigers after spending the previous four years with SMU and TCU. The Houston, Texas native has accumulated 1,548 points, 520 assists and 362 rebounds in his career.

He led the AAC in scoring (19.4 ppg) and ranked third in assists (4.4 apg) in 2021-22 with the Mustangs.

In October, Davis was added to the watch list for the Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year award and was unanimously selected preseason First-Team All-AAC.

Davis was also tabbed Preseason All-American by a host of other publications, including Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook, CBS Sports and The Almanac, while Dick Vitale named him to his All-Rolls Royce squads.

The 2023 NABC Division I Player of the Year – selected by a vote of Division I head coaches - will be announced during the week of the 2023 Final Four in Davis' hometown of Houston. Kentucky's Oscar Tshiebwe captured the award last season.
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