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RE: How Memphis almost became UTAM (Univ Tenn at Memphis)
(07-26-2014 11:29 AM)UofMemphis Wrote:  Interesting fact I wasn't aware of...that would have been terrible, see UAB.

Quote:But over the years, it seems the university has always strived to be part of greater things, and one of the strangest incidents in its 100-year history took place back in 1951, when Memphis State College — as it was called at the time — almost became the University of Tennessee. "MSC" would have changed to "UTAM" — which just sounds odd to me.

http://www.memphismagazine.com/Blogs/Ask...Tennessee/

yeah, if that would have happened we might still be playing in the liberty bowl and the state woulda treated us like a stepchild.... oh wait, nevermind.
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RE: How Memphis almost became UTAM (Univ Tenn at Memphis)
I wouldn't mind being called TAM. Throw the U out doe. Think about it we could be the team for 3 different states
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RE: How Memphis almost became UTAM (Univ Tenn at Memphis)
(07-30-2014 10:28 PM)shere khan Wrote:  
(07-26-2014 11:29 AM)UofMemphis Wrote:  Interesting fact I wasn't aware of...that would have been terrible, see UAB.

Quote:But over the years, it seems the university has always strived to be part of greater things, and one of the strangest incidents in its 100-year history took place back in 1951, when Memphis State College — as it was called at the time — almost became the University of Tennessee. "MSC" would have changed to "UTAM" — which just sounds odd to me.

http://www.memphismagazine.com/Blogs/Ask...Tennessee/

yeah, if that would have happened we might still be playing in the liberty bowl and the state woulda treated us like a stepchild.... oh wait, nevermind.

We'd be just another UT-Martin or UT-Chatt...or even UAB

At least we have influence in the TBR, and get the most TBR funding.
08-02-2014 01:57 AM
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RE: How Memphis almost became UTAM (Univ Tenn at Memphis)
(08-02-2014 01:57 AM)UofMemphis Wrote:  
(07-30-2014 10:28 PM)shere khan Wrote:  
(07-26-2014 11:29 AM)UofMemphis Wrote:  Interesting fact I wasn't aware of...that would have been terrible, see UAB.

Quote:But over the years, it seems the university has always strived to be part of greater things, and one of the strangest incidents in its 100-year history took place back in 1951, when Memphis State College — as it was called at the time — almost became the University of Tennessee. "MSC" would have changed to "UTAM" — which just sounds odd to me.

http://www.memphismagazine.com/Blogs/Ask...Tennessee/

yeah, if that would have happened we might still be playing in the liberty bowl and the state woulda treated us like a stepchild.... oh wait, nevermind.

We'd be just another UT-Martin or UT-Chatt...or even UAB

At least we have influence in the TBR, and get the most TBR funding.

You said that being serious?
08-02-2014 07:45 AM
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(07-28-2014 11:55 AM)hsvtiger Wrote:  UTAM?
Well, we could have changed out name to the Memphis Tams!
(70s-Era Memphis ABA team for you whipper-snappers)

I remember that.
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RE: How Memphis almost became UTAM (Univ Tenn at Memphis)
(08-02-2014 07:45 AM)Atlanta Wrote:  
(08-02-2014 01:57 AM)UofMemphis Wrote:  
(07-30-2014 10:28 PM)shere khan Wrote:  
(07-26-2014 11:29 AM)UofMemphis Wrote:  Interesting fact I wasn't aware of...that would have been terrible, see UAB.

Quote:But over the years, it seems the university has always strived to be part of greater things, and one of the strangest incidents in its 100-year history took place back in 1951, when Memphis State College — as it was called at the time — almost became the University of Tennessee. "MSC" would have changed to "UTAM" — which just sounds odd to me.

http://www.memphismagazine.com/Blogs/Ask...Tennessee/

yeah, if that would have happened we might still be playing in the liberty bowl and the state woulda treated us like a stepchild.... oh wait, nevermind.

We'd be just another UT-Martin or UT-Chatt...or even UAB

At least we have influence in the TBR, and get the most TBR funding.

You said that being serious?

Yes, as we get the most funding of any TBR university...the TBR has never stopped us from hiring a coach (see UAB), and the TBR allowed Memphis to change it's name (see MTSU's name change being spurned)
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RE: How Memphis almost became UTAM (Univ Tenn at Memphis)
(08-02-2014 09:44 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  
(08-02-2014 07:45 AM)Atlanta Wrote:  
(08-02-2014 01:57 AM)UofMemphis Wrote:  
(07-30-2014 10:28 PM)shere khan Wrote:  
(07-26-2014 11:29 AM)UofMemphis Wrote:  Interesting fact I wasn't aware of...that would have been terrible, see UAB.


http://www.memphismagazine.com/Blogs/Ask...Tennessee/

yeah, if that would have happened we might still be playing in the liberty bowl and the state woulda treated us like a stepchild.... oh wait, nevermind.

We'd be just another UT-Martin or UT-Chatt...or even UAB

At least we have influence in the TBR, and get the most TBR funding.

You said that being serious?

Yes, as we get the most funding of any TBR university...the TBR has never stopped us from hiring a coach (see UAB), and the TBR allowed Memphis to change it's name (see MTSU's name change being spurned)

There is more to the equation that "gets most of the funding" Our university when TBR was formed, was likely bigger & consumed more resources than all the other schools that are a part of the TBR. TBR funding has restricted our university since that time, not benefited it. So while we might get "most of the funding" today, proportionally our university has been a severe funding diet since put under TBR - and in comparison to UTK, the funding we receive is a joke.
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RE: How Memphis almost became UTAM (Univ Tenn at Memphis)
(08-03-2014 08:20 AM)Atlanta Wrote:  
(08-02-2014 09:44 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  
(08-02-2014 07:45 AM)Atlanta Wrote:  
(08-02-2014 01:57 AM)UofMemphis Wrote:  
(07-30-2014 10:28 PM)shere khan Wrote:  yeah, if that would have happened we might still be playing in the liberty bowl and the state woulda treated us like a stepchild.... oh wait, nevermind.

We'd be just another UT-Martin or UT-Chatt...or even UAB

At least we have influence in the TBR, and get the most TBR funding.

You said that being serious?

Yes, as we get the most funding of any TBR university...the TBR has never stopped us from hiring a coach (see UAB), and the TBR allowed Memphis to change it's name (see MTSU's name change being spurned)

There is more to the equation that "gets most of the funding" Our university when TBR was formed, was likely bigger & consumed more resources than all the other schools that are a part of the TBR. TBR funding has restricted our university since that time, not benefited it. So while we might get "most of the funding" today, proportionally our university has been a severe funding diet since put under TBR - and in comparison to UTK, the funding we receive is a joke.

Just because you don't like the amount of funding we get doesn't change the fact things could be much worse. You're so focused on the glass being half empty that you missed the fact it's half full.
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