Game 1 - #24 (2017 Coaches Poll) Memphis - Sat. 9/1

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Game 1 - #24 (2017 Coaches Poll) Memphis - Sat. 9/1 Feb 16, 2018 10:09:22 GMT -5

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Thought I'd go ahead and get this started...Here is one Memphis Fan's thoughts on the game with Mercer and Memphis' Player losses/returning Players...

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First off, the ooc sucks azz. No other way to put it. No one gives a sh*t about playing mercer...

On offense, the tigers lost the qb and top two receivers.
On defense and let's admit that was a struggle last year, we lost the best pass rusher, several good linebackers and two valuable dbs...Tigers might be about the same as last year on defense.
Tigers lost both punters. Freshman punter coming in.
I could see us losing 3-5 games...

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Memphis also had quite a few Coaching changes in the off-season. Here's one Memphis Fan's [too early, as you will see] recap of those changes with my [additions to his commentary]...

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Replaced [OC/RB Coach - Darrell (who I sacked multiple times in a game vs. Chapel Hill HS in 1977 - his Dad was Coaching LB's at UNC at the time...and Recruiting me for the Tar Heels...no offer though...maybe he didn't like me sacking his kid ) (Update 2/20/18 - Just learned that Coach Jim Dickey passed away on Saturday 2/17 at 84 - the day after I was thinking about him and posted this. He was a good man - went on the become HC @ Kansas State in '78. RIP Coach Dickey & Condolences to his Family)]. Dickey [who was formerly a HC at North Texas and who left Memphis to go to Texas A&M as OC/QB Coach] with [new Assoc. HC/TE Coach Will] Hall [who comes from U. of Louisiana and prior to that was a successful HC @ West Georgia & West Alabama]. Dickey was like the glue and will be missed. But Hall is well known throughout the southeast and is a younger, recruiter type. Helps fill the Mississippi recruiting void created by [DB Coach Marcus] Woodson's departure [to Auburn as their DB Coach]. Also, allowed us to promote rising star [new OC/QB Coach & former QB/TE Coach Kenny] Dillingham - insuring we keep him. Recruiting impact: loss in TX/OK, gain in MS/AL.

Replaced [ILB & Recruiting Coordinator Dan] Lanning [who joined the UGa staff] with [Dan] Patterson [but Patterson didn't stay at Memphis for long (if he ever got there) as he accepted the DC position at Utah State instead]. Sort of the opposite of the situation above. We lose a young recruiter, but gain a lot more experience. The Tigers now have 4 [make that 3] guys coaching D with Coordinator level experience. Recruiting impact: loss in MS/midwest/juco, gain in OK/TX.

Replaced [DB Coach Marcus] Woodson with [DB Coach TJ] Rushing [who comes to Memphis from the same role at Arizona State]. Recruiter for recruiter. Rushing has less coaching experience but has the NFL pedigree to point towards in recruiting. Recruiting impact: loss in MS, gain in OK/West coast ?

Added [RB Coach Anthony] Jones [who comes to Memphis from a HS HC position in the Memphis area] in a new position. Recruiter. Recruiting impact: gain in TN.

Also, promoted [Asst HC/Running Game Coordinator/OL Coach Ryan] Silverfield, [new OC/QB Coach & former QB/TE Coach Kenny] Dillingham, and [WR Coach] Johnson [who actually left to be WR Coach at Tennessee]. What about Dillingham? The new OC is just 27 years old.

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So...in an effort to sort all of this mess out...I came up with this...

Lost 4 Coaches to SEC Programs and added 5 (due to FBS Staff's expanding from 9 to 10) from considerably lesser levels of Football than the SEC.

Lost...
Darrell Dickey - OC/RB Coach to Texas A&M
David Johnson - WR Coach to Tennessee
Dan Lanning - ILB Coach/Recruiting Coordinator to UGa
Marcus Woodson - DB Coach to Auburn

Added...
Will Hall - Assoc. HC/TE Coach - from U. of Louisiana (FBS G5 - Sludge Belt)
Anthony Jones - RB Coach from Local HS
Desmond Lindsey - WR Coach from Southern Miss (FBS G5)
TJ Rushing - DB Coach from Arizona State (FBS P5)
Scott Symons - ILB Coach from Incarnate Word (FCS)

Promoted...
Ryan Silverfield - from OL Coach/Run Game Coordinator to Asst HC/Run Game Coordinator/OL Coach
Kenny Dillingham - from QB/TE Coach to OC/QB Coach

That's a lot of change in 1 off-season...hard to say that, on paper, this staff is anywhere near as strong as they were in 2017.

Last Edit: Jul 1, 2018 22:43:13 GMT -5 by FUBeAR

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FUBeAR Five Star Bear Bearly Sane Posts: 2,168	Game 1 - #24 (2017 Coaches Poll) Memphis - Sat. 9/1 Mar 3, 2018 15:14:01 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by FUBeAR on Mar 3, 2018 15:14:01 GMT -5 Looks like Memphis has lost their expected-to-start 6-2 325 NG Memphis Tigers DL Jared Gentry kicked off football team after marijuana arrest
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ursus Spires Bear Posts: 222	Game 1 - #24 (2017 Coaches Poll) Memphis - Sat. 9/1 Mar 6, 2018 14:47:51 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ursus on Mar 6, 2018 14:47:51 GMT -5 Sounds like an entrepreneur to me, just in the wrong state.

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Game 1 - #24 (2017 Coaches Poll) Memphis - Sat. 9/1 Mar 6, 2018 22:03:16 GMT -5

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Mar 6, 2018 14:47:51 GMT -5 ursus said:

Sounds like an entrepreneur to me, just in the wrong state.

Guess he missed the class on Market Barriers to Entry in his Entrepreneurial Studies courses then.

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Game 1 - #24 (2017 Coaches Poll) Memphis - Sat. 9/1 May 11, 2018 1:01:40 GMT -5

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The AAC West crown goes through Memphis until proven otherwise

"We could be witnessing the birth of a fully realized Memphis football program. According to the 247Sports Composite, Norvell just signed the second-best class in the conference, a year after signing the third-best. He inherited a large base of athleticism, and he’s building on it. And in his first year in succeeding Memphis’ most successful coach in a generation, he maybe have improved the product.

Justin Fuente will always be known as the guy who got Memphis off the ground, but there’s a chance Fuente’s success was only the beginning. This is a good time to be a Memphis Tigers fan."

Date Opponent Proj. Margin Win Probability
1-Sep Mercer 27.2 94%

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smokeybear Mercer Bear Posts: 367	Game 1 - #24 (2017 Coaches Poll) Memphis - Sat. 9/1 May 29, 2018 11:24:41 GMT -5 via Tapatalk Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by smokeybear on May 29, 2018 11:24:41 GMT -5 Even if the Bears beat Memphis, we will not get a lot of publicity.

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Game 1 - #24 (2017 Coaches Poll) Memphis - Sat. 9/1 May 29, 2018 12:00:46 GMT -5

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May 29, 2018 11:24:41 GMT -5 smokeybear said:

Even if the Bears beat Memphis, we will not get a lot of publicity.

Yeah it's not Auburn or Bama, but I'd bet it would get some coverage just because of it being such a long odds upset. Howard got coverage for beating UNLV.

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Game 1 - #24 (2017 Coaches Poll) Memphis - Sat. 9/1 May 30, 2018 13:03:23 GMT -5 mumd likes this

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May 29, 2018 12:00:46 GMT -5 ursus said:

May 29, 2018 11:24:41 GMT -5 smokeybear said:

Even if the Bears beat Memphis, we will not get a lot of publicity.

Yeah it's not Auburn or Bama, but I'd bet it would get some coverage just because of it being such a long odds upset. Howard got coverage for beating UNLV.

Furman beat (national champs) UCF in 2015. UCF was a big school in a prominent football state coming off a 9 win season and lead by a name coach. It still does not cause much of a ripple. It's cool for the fans, but most folks won't care.

Realistically, college football is divided into two worlds. The "big boys" and everyone else. The national media does not care about everyone else.

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FUBeAR Five Star Bear Bearly Sane Posts: 2,168	Game 1 - #24 (2017 Coaches Poll) Memphis - Sat. 9/1 Jul 1, 2018 21:00:37 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by FUBeAR on Jul 1, 2018 21:00:37 GMT -5 Early betting lines install Memphis as a 26 point favorite over Mercer on 9/1.
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ursus Spires Bear Posts: 222	Game 1 - #24 (2017 Coaches Poll) Memphis - Sat. 9/1 Jul 13, 2018 15:23:53 GMT -5 FUBeAR likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ursus on Jul 13, 2018 15:23:53 GMT -5 www.footballstudyhall.com/2018/7/13/17568406/mike-norvells-te-inclusive-spread-offense-memphis-tigers-rpo Interesting breakdown and tape of their offense.

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Game 1 - #24 (2017 Coaches Poll) Memphis - Sat. 9/1 Jul 31, 2018 20:30:35 GMT -5 via mobile

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Care to learn more about Mercer’s opening day opponent?

This article looks at the QB Battle (controversy?) there & contains links to 9 articles examining the Tigers’ 2018 impact Players/positions.

www.commercialappeal.com/story/sports/college/memphis-tigers/football/2018/07/19/memphis-tigers-football-brady-white-david-moore-mike-norvell-aac/781023002/

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FUBeAR Five Star Bear Bearly Sane Posts: 2,168	Game 1 - #24 (2017 Coaches Poll) Memphis - Sat. 9/1 Aug 6, 2018 10:34:42 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by FUBeAR on Aug 6, 2018 10:34:42 GMT -5
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Game 1 - #24 (2017 Coaches Poll) Memphis - Sat. 9/1 Aug 26, 2018 21:08:37 GMT -5

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Memphis Coach says they are a finely tuned machine that is excited with anticipation for their upcoming game with Mercer
VIDEO: Coach sez Tiggers are READY!

www.commercialappeal.com/videos/sports/college/memphis-tigers/football/2018/08/25/memphis-coach-mike-norvell-tigers-final-preseason-camp-practice/1098174002/

Memphis named the transfer from Arizona State (1st name is "Brady") as their Starting QB and the #2 QB, who was expected to be the Starter this year, immediately quit the Team. They had another QB (1st name is "Brady"), who was expected to compete for the starting job, leave the Team earlier and he was recently named the Starting QB @ Illinois State, a ranked MCFC FCS Team. They now have only 3 other QB's on the roster - 2 FR & 1 SO that recently "showed up" on their roster from Pearl River CC (2 of them with the 1st name of "Brady - anyone notice a Trend here?). - Memphis names Brady White starting quarterback; his competition, David Moore, leaves team

VIDEO: Coach talks about Starting QB & Departing QB

Here are the stats for their newly-named starter when he was the 3rd Team QB for Arizona State in 2016. He did not play in 2017 (or prior to 2016).

Player	Cmp	Att	Pct	Yds	Y/A	AY/A	TD	Int	Rating
Brady White	25	49	51%	259	5.3	5.2	2	1	104.8

Pretty much a "Rookie" as their "Trigger Man" and REAL Rookies behind him.
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Game 1 - #24 (2017 Coaches Poll) Memphis - Sat. 9/1 Aug 27, 2018 17:23:14 GMT -5

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Memphis' Game Notes: Memphis Football - Game 1// The season opener//sept. 1 // 6 PM CT // liberty bowl memorial stadium

2018 American Football Teleconference Week 1 - Memphis Head Coach Mike Norvell - sez he expects Mercer to have a breakout season this year & knows EXACTLY how the Mercer @ Auburn game went last year.

Three Predictions for Tiger Football - "The best college football team in the state of Tennessee kicks off its season this Saturday, when the Memphis Tigers host the Mercer Bears. The Tigers will beat their FCS opponent..."

GAME WEEK OVERVIEW: MERCER - (from "All for Memphis...whatever that is) - "Prediction of game: 49-3 Memphis."

Tiger Football Podcast: Predicting wins and losses for Memphis - 26 minutes - 2 minutes of talk about Mercer begins at about 2 minutes. "Memphis fans will want to leave by halftime." "The outcome will never be in doubt. Memphis will win easily." Then they go on to unanimously predict that Navy will beat Memphis in Game 2???

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OrangeAndBlack1 Guest	Game 1 - #24 (2017 Coaches Poll) Memphis - Sat. 9/1 Sept 1, 2018 18:21:05 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by OrangeAndBlack1 on Sept 1, 2018 18:21:05 GMT -5 Having a lot of trouble with the Memphis stream.

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