Memphis

I remember when I used to turn on college basketball and just KNOW the Illini were going to tear it up. These were the best days ... with Deron, Dee, James, Luther, Roger, Nick, Jack, Warren, Brian, and Rich ... I LOVED these days. It was a great time to be an Illini.

Things slowly started to suck - with Deron leaving for the NBA, then the chief being tossed because of stupidity ... and now this year. Yikes. I'm almost glad most games are not available to watch through our cable package! It would be hard for me to watch. Do not get me wrong - as I will always be an Illini fan - good times and bad times and the worst times. It's almost like a marriage vow - in sickness and in health. Well, right now we're sick --- sick with a case of bad basketball! (But we're still young - and Bruce will get it turned around as he is a great coach!)

But what does this have to do with "Memphis?" Good question ... But if you know anything about NCAA basketball right now - you might be able to connect the dots.

For the first time since, I believe 1983, the Memphis Tigers are NUMBER ONE. I turned on the TV today - and being a Saturday mid-morning there was nothing on. (Except stupid cartoons - kids are really deprived of great toons --- Transformers, TMNT, Smurfs, etc...) I started scrolling though my options and low and behold! The Memphis Tigers! (They deserve to be a sentence...) They were playing Gonzaga today ... and they won. It was a fun game to watch. They have good speed - and Dorsey is just fantastic to watch. It gives me hope that I will again start to enjoy NCAA basketball ... and what better than it be a team whose city I will soon be living in!

GO MEMPHIS!