... University of Memphis employee, I’ve seen my share of Tiger sporting events, ranging from baseball games at Nat Buring Stadium to football games at the Liberty Bowl.

But in the 22 years that my mom has worked at the University of Memphis, the Tigers in that period of time in football have had eight winning seasons in 21 years, compared to the 20 postseason appearances the Tigers have had in basketball in that same time span.

I was taught from an early age that rooting for Tiger football was a warmup to getting ready for the basketball season; you know, preparing your voice and your cheers whenever Louisville and Cincinnati would come to town.

And given the fact that the Tigers really never had a sustained history of winni...

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