Yesterday I mentioned that Northern Illinois and Boise State were Memphis’ biggest competition for the College Football Playoff. Memphis has no Top 25 or Power Four opponents remaining. What about those schools?
- NIU: Has a win over 5 Notre Dame and plays NC State on September 28
- Boise State: Plays both Washington State and Oregon State, the remnants of the Pac-12
Tigers fans need to root for those two teams’ opponents.
And now, BREAKING NEWS: The Pac-12 is meeting to consider Memphis and Tulane for membership. That conference already has (for a future season)
- Oregon State
- Washington State
- San Diego State
- Boise State
- Fresno State
- Colorado State
- … and needs 2 more to meet the minimum NCAA requirement of 8.
The new Pac-12 is not ideal, but it beats being in a conference with Rice.
Games of interest this weekend (Saturday unless otherwise noted):
- 24 Illinois at 22 Nebraska, 7:00 PM Friday, FOX
- Florida at Mississippi State, 11:00 AM, ESPN
- Arkansas State at 20 Iowa State, 1:00 PM, ESPN+
- 11 USC at 18 Michigan, 2:30 PM, CBS
- UCLA at 16 LSU, 2:30 PM, ABC
- Arkansas at Auburn, 2:30 PM, ESPN
- Memphis at Navy, 2:30 PM, CBS Sports Network
- Buffalo at 23 Northern Illinois, 2:30 PM, ESPN+
- 12 Utah at 14 Oklahoma State, 3:00 PM, FOX
- 6 Tennessee at 15 Oklahoma, 6:30 PM, ABC
- Georgia Southern at 5 Ole Miss, 6:45 PM, SEC Network
- UL-Monroe at 1 Texas, 7:00 PM, SEC Network
- Portland State at Boise State, 8:45 PM, FS1
Soul & Spirits has its annual Oktoberfest party this Saturday.
The DMC’s Alley Dayz event comes to The Pinch District next Wednesday, September 25.
DMC Chief Operating Officer Brett Roler won the 2024 IDA Inspired Leader Award at this year’s International Downtown Association Annual Conference. Congratulations, Brett!
A former Peabody Hotel employee is accused of stealing more than $80,000 from the hotel.
I posted two news updates yesterday, so if you haven’t seen both of them, keep scrolling.
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