The Big East, or whatever they will be called by the time the Tigers start playing football, has released 2013 season football schedules. Even with the defections to other conferences, the Tigers play a tougher schedule than in past years. One game, at Cincinnati on Wednesday, October 30, will be nationally televised on ESPN2. View the schedule here.
I hear there is a movement to revive the old Metro Conference name to rename the Big East, since its 7 Catholic basketball schools are leaving with the name. The Metro Conference has been defunct since 1995 and Memphis was a founding member. The name is no longer trademarked and the former conference president has said he has no problem with the remainder of the Big East adopting it.
Are you a Swede living in Memphis? Memphis in May would like to talk to you. The festival is looking for Swedes to represent their home country as MiM’s honored country during the month of May.
I may have named a hot wing team last night. A member of one of the teams competing in the Southern Hot Wing Festival on Saturday, April 27 came up to me at the Saucer yesterday and asked me to help brainstorm team names. I think I came up with a pretty good one. The festival is on Riverside Drive at Jefferson Davis Park (or whatever it’s called now). It expanded significantly last year and has become one of Downtown’s biggest and most fun festivals. I won’t reveal the team name I suggested, but if they use it I will definitely go by their booth and take some pics.
Today was a big day on Seth’s Best Memphis Burger blog: For the first time ever, a burger was awarded a perfect 5 stars. Unfortunately us Downtowners will have a bit of a trip to get this 5-star burger: It’s at Off the Hoof Burgers in Arlington. Seth said it’s better than anything he sampled at Best Memphis Burger Fest, and there were many delicious burgers there.
Sad to hear of the death of Paul Bearer today. Paul Bearer was a character in 1990s WWF who managed the Undertaker, carrying an urn to the ring. Before he signed with the WWF he was known as Percy Pringle III in World Class Championship Wrestling in Texas.
That’s it for now. I’ll probably kick things off at the Silly Goose tonight about 5:40, then migrate over to the Saucer after the Grizzlies crowd clears out. The Grizzlies have a home game vs. the Portland Trail Blazers tonight at 7. Word is that Zach Randolph will probably not play, but hopefully we can still pick up the “W.”