(05-18-2017 06:01 PM)nutbushtiger Wrote:  People are just bitching about anything to do with Tubby now, its becoming like Libs vs. Trump. I just don't think it matters, recruiting has changed, everybody knows everything about everyone. The probability of any players school choice coming down to one game between Memphis and Arkansas is probably not all that great. btiger gets my vote and I didn't use to feel this way, play any and all of the $EC as often as you can, I would schedule 4 a year, 2 home and 2 away.

You would not be able to count on Ark. returning any of the games if we beat them two or more times. Just like the football series where we beat them and then they dropped he series and still owed us a game. To L with the jerk razorbacks.

(05-18-2017 09:07 PM)TigerJJ Wrote:  I hope all you people that want to play Ark. can go to the game and sit around some of those obnoxious illogical redneck fans of theirs and then come back on here to tell about your wonderful experience.
Hell will freeze solid before they agree to play us the football game they still owe us, but yet our administration does nothing about it, but wants to schedule them in basketball.

(05-18-2017 09:12 PM)TG4 Wrote:  

(05-18-2017 09:07 PM)TigerJJ Wrote:  I hope all you people that want to play Ark. can go to the game and sit around some of those obnoxious illogical redneck fans of theirs and then come back on here to tell about your wonderful experience.
Hell will freeze solid before they agree to play us the football game they still owe us, but yet our administration does nothing about it, but wants to schedule them in basketball.

Hell, that's been over 20 years ago. Most of the posters in here were in elementary or middle school.

Frank Broyles is 92. Let it go. Fresh start.

The Arkansas rednecks need to meet Hillbilly justice. Read the book Hillbilly Elegy by J. D. Vance Great read and an easy read.
By the way, we don't need a new start with Ark. until we have a team that can compete with them. That is the only reason they want to play us now is because we are very weak at this time and they know it. It will look great for them pounding us but we will bear the brunt of the defeat in recruiting.

(05-18-2017 10:05 PM)jsw3ent Wrote:  

(05-18-2017 09:12 PM)TG4 Wrote:  

(05-18-2017 09:07 PM)TigerJJ Wrote:  I hope all you people that want to play Ark. can go to the game and sit around some of those obnoxious illogical redneck fans of theirs and then come back on here to tell about your wonderful experience.
Hell will freeze solid before they agree to play us the football game they still owe us, but yet our administration does nothing about it, but wants to schedule them in basketball.

Hell, that's been over 20 years ago. Most of the posters in here were in elementary or middle school.

Frank Broyles is 92. Let it go. Fresh start.

Doesn't matter how long it's been---they owe us a game. Shame on our administration if they do this----it's like " thank you sir may I have another"--we never seem to learn when it comes to the SEC schools.---- As for Smith--just another example of him sticking it to the TIGERS. WOE IS US----WE WILL RUE THE DAY!!! The ENEMY from within. HE DON"T CARE---PERIOD.

urban myth....they don't "owe us a game"

(05-18-2017 01:40 PM)btiger Wrote:  

(05-18-2017 01:26 PM)FlyingTiger2016 Wrote:  

(05-18-2017 01:24 PM)btiger Wrote:  

(05-18-2017 01:22 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  I still say we should offer home-home series to Miss State and Mizzou...they are playing us home-home in football, we should return the favor in basketball.

that's how it should work.

I would play every sec school that is willing to come here

How many per year?

as many as we can get.....would be a good replacement for Our Little Sisters Of The Poor

Shouldn't matter who we're playing according to U of M.........

Guess that means we should have 50K at the spring FB game too.....

(05-19-2017 06:32 AM)btiger Wrote:  

(05-18-2017 10:05 PM)jsw3ent Wrote:  

(05-18-2017 09:12 PM)TG4 Wrote:  

(05-18-2017 09:07 PM)TigerJJ Wrote:  I hope all you people that want to play Ark. can go to the game and sit around some of those obnoxious illogical redneck fans of theirs and then come back on here to tell about your wonderful experience.
Hell will freeze solid before they agree to play us the football game they still owe us, but yet our administration does nothing about it, but wants to schedule them in basketball.

Hell, that's been over 20 years ago. Most of the posters in here were in elementary or middle school.

Frank Broyles is 92. Let it go. Fresh start.

Doesn't matter how long it's been---they owe us a game. Shame on our administration if they do this----it's like " thank you sir may I have another"--we never seem to learn when it comes to the SEC schools.---- As for Smith--just another example of him sticking it to the TIGERS. WOE IS US----WE WILL RUE THE DAY!!! The ENEMY from within. HE DON"T CARE---PERIOD.

urban myth....they don't "owe us a game"

Exactly right, unlike UTK, AR paid us not to play while UTK just ignores their contract obligation.

(05-19-2017 12:15 AM)HobosHeroesStCornerClowns Wrote:  Is the reason when posters bash or say something negative about Tubby and they usually include "I hope I'm wrong . . . ." just to cover their ass and save face or is that a shtick?

Hell yes!

(05-19-2017 07:02 AM)Atlanta Wrote:  

(05-19-2017 06:32 AM)btiger Wrote:  

(05-18-2017 10:05 PM)jsw3ent Wrote:  

(05-18-2017 09:12 PM)TG4 Wrote:  

(05-18-2017 09:07 PM)TigerJJ Wrote:  I hope all you people that want to play Ark. can go to the game and sit around some of those obnoxious illogical redneck fans of theirs and then come back on here to tell about your wonderful experience.
Hell will freeze solid before they agree to play us the football game they still owe us, but yet our administration does nothing about it, but wants to schedule them in basketball.

Hell, that's been over 20 years ago. Most of the posters in here were in elementary or middle school.

Frank Broyles is 92. Let it go. Fresh start.

Doesn't matter how long it's been---they owe us a game. Shame on our administration if they do this----it's like " thank you sir may I have another"--we never seem to learn when it comes to the SEC schools.---- As for Smith--just another example of him sticking it to the TIGERS. WOE IS US----WE WILL RUE THE DAY!!! The ENEMY from within. HE DON"T CARE---PERIOD.

urban myth....they don't "owe us a game"

Exactly right, unlike UTK, AR paid us not to play while UTK just ignores their contract obligation.

that doesn't fit these half-wits narrative. they "heard" that story from their drunk uncle and repeat it as the gospel.

(05-19-2017 12:15 AM)HobosHeroesStCornerClowns Wrote:  Is the reason when posters bash or say something negative about Tubby and they usually include "I hope I'm wrong . . . ." just to cover their ass and save face or is that a shtick?

You can look at reality straight in the face and still hope it is not happening. No one is hoping the program falls apart but they cannot just pretend that it is not happening.

(05-19-2017 09:48 AM)ncrdbl1 Wrote:  

(05-19-2017 12:15 AM)HobosHeroesStCornerClowns Wrote:  Is the reason when posters bash or say something negative about Tubby and they usually include "I hope I'm wrong . . . ." just to cover their ass and save face or is that a shtick?

You can look at reality straight in the face and still hope it is not happening. No one is hoping the program falls apart but they cannot just pretend that it is not happening.

I hope I'm wrong.

(05-19-2017 08:25 AM)btiger Wrote:  

(05-19-2017 07:02 AM)Atlanta Wrote:  

(05-19-2017 06:32 AM)btiger Wrote:  

(05-18-2017 10:05 PM)jsw3ent Wrote:  

(05-18-2017 09:12 PM)TG4 Wrote:  Hell, that's been over 20 years ago. Most of the posters in here were in elementary or middle school.

Frank Broyles is 92. Let it go. Fresh start.

Doesn't matter how long it's been---they owe us a game. Shame on our administration if they do this----it's like " thank you sir may I have another"--we never seem to learn when it comes to the SEC schools.---- As for Smith--just another example of him sticking it to the TIGERS. WOE IS US----WE WILL RUE THE DAY!!! The ENEMY from within. HE DON"T CARE---PERIOD.

urban myth....they don't "owe us a game"

Exactly right, unlike UTK, AR paid us not to play while UTK just ignores their contract obligation.

that doesn't fit these half-wits narrative. they "heard" that story from their drunk uncle and repeat it as the gospel.

(05-19-2017 05:24 AM)holyterror Wrote:  I truly hope I'm wrong, and that tubby will succeed. But NOT because he's tubby smith. Rather, because he's the current coach of my beloved tiger basketball team. That's why I want him to succeed. Same reason I wanted josh, cal, Johnny, tic, Larry, and Dana to succeed.

^^^^^THIS^^^^^ x 10000000000000---EXACTLY my feelings.

(05-19-2017 09:48 AM)ncrdbl1 Wrote:  

(05-19-2017 12:15 AM)HobosHeroesStCornerClowns Wrote:  Is the reason when posters bash or say something negative about Tubby and they usually include "I hope I'm wrong . . . ." just to cover their ass and save face or is that a shtick?

You can look at reality straight in the face and still hope it is not happening. No one is hoping the program falls apart but they cannot just pretend that it is not happening.

^^THIS^^

(05-19-2017 08:25 AM)btiger Wrote:  

(05-19-2017 07:02 AM)Atlanta Wrote:  

(05-19-2017 06:32 AM)btiger Wrote:  

(05-18-2017 10:05 PM)jsw3ent Wrote:  

(05-18-2017 09:12 PM)TG4 Wrote:  Hell, that's been over 20 years ago. Most of the posters in here were in elementary or middle school.

Frank Broyles is 92. Let it go. Fresh start.

Doesn't matter how long it's been---they owe us a game. Shame on our administration if they do this----it's like " thank you sir may I have another"--we never seem to learn when it comes to the SEC schools.---- As for Smith--just another example of him sticking it to the TIGERS. WOE IS US----WE WILL RUE THE DAY!!! The ENEMY from within. HE DON"T CARE---PERIOD.

urban myth....they don't "owe us a game"

Exactly right, unlike UTK, AR paid us not to play while UTK just ignores their contract obligation.

that doesn't fit these half-wits narrative. they "heard" that story from their drunk uncle and repeat it as the gospel.

Why don't you post a copy of something in writing to show us that they actually paid us for the missing game ?????

(05-18-2017 06:33 PM)memphistiger89 Wrote:  That article read like a high schooler wrote it.

Exactly what I was thinking. Was it a student writer? If so, you could forgive him/her. I hear they have to teach the locals to read when they get to the university.

(05-18-2017 10:40 PM)memtigbb Wrote:  

(05-18-2017 10:19 PM)ncrdbl1 Wrote:  

(05-18-2017 01:24 PM)btiger Wrote:  

(05-18-2017 01:22 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  I still say we should offer home-home series to Miss State and Mizzou...they are playing us home-home in football, we should return the favor in basketball.

that's how it should work.

I would play every sec school that is willing to come here

You are quickly losing your greatest poster ever title.

We gain absolutely NOTHING from playing SEC schools in basketball. But we do hell put them into the eyes of our very talent laden town by doing so. It is one thing to not work hard in trying to recruit the top talent in town. It is another to help others to recruit them. It is going to be hard enough to convince talent to stay home as it is and Arkansas currently has the top class of 2018. They do not need help in getting their name in front of the recruits.

I disagree completely. I don't care what the selection commitee says, they most certainly use the "eye test". If you think beating 100 RPI Arkansas over beating 100 RPI Western Northern Easternish Utah Sisters of the Blind doesn't hold more weight with the selection commitee you haven't been paying much attention.

One of the rules of the "eye test" is that it can only be used to help teams from power conferences. Likewise, it can only be used to harm teams outside the P5.

(05-18-2017 11:54 PM)snowtiger Wrote:  fierce.i before e except after c

The weird science with those policies leave me disagreeing. As I weigh it, neither is an efficient rule - albeit safeish and sleight. Herein is the height of the problem. As ancient as their phrase is, to reissue or seize it altogether, would move at the leisurely pace of a glacier. Surveilling this, we forfeit.

Too much caffeine.

(05-19-2017 11:06 AM)HobosHeroesStCornerClowns Wrote:  

(05-19-2017 09:48 AM)ncrdbl1 Wrote:  

(05-19-2017 12:15 AM)HobosHeroesStCornerClowns Wrote:  Is the reason when posters bash or say something negative about Tubby and they usually include "I hope I'm wrong . . . ." just to cover their ass and save face or is that a shtick?

You can look at reality straight in the face and still hope it is not happening. No one is hoping the program falls apart but they cannot just pretend that it is not happening.

I hope I'm wrong.

lol

We are contractually bound for 18 home games, IIRC. The NCAA allows 27-31 games if you play in an in-season tourney, and 29 games if you don't. So we have 9-13 away games we can schedule. The AAC requires 9 road conference games. Leaves us with 0-4 slots.

In years in which we play in a multi-team event, we have a max of 4 non-conference road games we can schedule. The tourney will designate 2-3 of those games through their format at their site. That leaves us with 2 non-con away games max.

In years that we don't play in a tourney, we have 2 non-con away games max.

So, we should expect no more than 2 "draw" games at home per year and 2 on the road. That would give us the opportunity to arrange 4 home/home deals.

I think scheduling regional games does help those teams recruit Memphis. How could it not? The entire coaching staff gets to come in here on official business for 24 hours and work the city. They get visibility on local news and play a game on our court. They can sell it as getting the advantages they normally sell for their schools plus get a chance to play the home team.

At the same time, we need these games right now. Have needed them for about 4 years. So we hold our nose and play the SEC. 2 SEC-type regionals a year (home/away), plus 2 other high profiles (home/away) would be my preference.