Navy Midshipmen vs. Memphis Tigers, 6:30 tonight on ESPN. I sure hope I can watch the game at the bar in peace without some dumbass coming in and trying to get the channel changed to NFL Thursday Night Football. It’s Minnesota and Philadelphia tonight, two teams you wouldn’t think would have big followings in Memphis. But in this age of sports betting on your phone, you never can be too sure someone won’t want that game on.
ESPN FPI has the Tigers as a 90.2% favorite. Navy sucks this year. Most of the time, they’re pretty decent.
Wow I just noticed Memphis is the ONLY American Conference team with a 2-0 record going into this week. 11 teams sit at 1-1 and East Carolina and North Texas are 0-2.
All Elite Wrestling (AEW), the second most prominent pro wrestling promotion in North America, will live-broadcast its Collision show from FedExForum on Saturday, October 21. Bryan Danielson (Daniel Bryan when he was in WWE), Samoa Joe, and Jon Moxley are some of that show’s top stars.
Rapper Tyke T and his friends present Ten Years of Driven at The Orpheum Sunday night. Tickets are $25. More about Tyke T
The riverboat company that operates the Island Queen Booze Cruise on the Mississippi said a missing 21-year-old woman made it safely back to shore Sunday night.
Boats are stuck on Mud Island due to critically low river levels.
Beale Street Landing will host a National Hispanic Heritage Month celebration Friday evening. There will be a theatrical presentation, a screening of the movie VIVO, and guest speakers.
MMA fights come to the Cannon Center Saturday.
DJ Dig Dug plays the Eight & Sand Lounge in Central Station Hotel Friday night from 9 to 1.
This is your last weekend to visit the Barbie Disco pop-up at The Lounge on Main above IBIS.
Rural Oklahoma Pride presents The Rural Journey Drag Show at Atomic Rose tonight.
That’ll wrap it up for this second Thursday post. Go Tigers!