Author: J- Allen

2022 NFL OPOY Candidates are the 5 listed below.  They’ve distinguished themselves with outstanding catches and impossible runs.  A couple have taken abysmal teams and lifted them to at least compete, and some have had given offensive squads elevated to Super-Bowl contenders.  Here’s what their credentials are, as well as their most notable statistics. NFL OPOY Candidates     Cooper Kupp LA Rams The basics, Cooper Kupp has 64 catches for 686 yards in 7 games.  Totals are great, but only 35% of last year’s totals through about 40% of the year’s games. Cooper Kupp started the year as a favorite…

Memphis vs UCF Preview You cannot do a Memphis vs UCF Preview without noting the different directions of the seasons. Memphis comes off a 3-game losing streak. UCF has just beaten a top-25 conference rival. Memphis needs to get home cooking to beat UCF. The key factor in this game is the injury to the star QB for UCF. Memphis vs UCF Preview (The Coaches) Coach Silverfield’s team took a bad time to have a bye week.  Despite starting well, the 3-game losing streak has Coach Silverfield getting some bad press.  People are starting to notice. (h/t to Athlon Sports).…

This is the 2022 near mid season ranking of the Top-5 NFL RBs from Memphis. Astonishingly, a small non-power-5 school like the University of Memphis has many top RBS.  More than 5 have been drafted and a couple made the NFL from practice squads. Top-5 NFL rbs from Memphis(5) Calvin Austin III, in the 2022 draft class was selected 4th Round. The Steelers had high hopes for his freshman outing and there was no small amount of hype (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, subscr. required)  In preseason he was used a lot, often as a WR.  Unfortunately, he had an injury and hasn’t…

The Top 5 NIL Food Deals deserve their own category.  So I’m hoping you’re hungry because we’re going 7-courses with the Top 5. Top 5 NIL Food Deals (5)NIL Food Deal   Reeses has an NIL deal with players that share the name Reeses.  The Team Reese lineup includes Andrew Reese, Defensive Back, Delaware State University Brody Reese, Defensive Lineman, University of Tulsa Cameron Reese, Defensive End, Troy University Courtney Reese, Running Back, University of Nevada, Las Vegas David Reese, Linebacker, University of Florida James Reese IV, Defensive Back, Tennessee State University John Reese Bellew, Safety, Auburn University Max Reese, Tight…

StudsandDudsTulaneBeatsMemphis Tulane dominated Memphis early, and Tulane beat Memphis by holding on late. Tigers were outplayed early, especially on special teams, and Tulane held off a Tiger passing attack late. Studs Tulane Special Teams.  With 9 minutes in the first quarter, the Jha’Quan Jackson 90 Yd Punt return for TD stunned the Memphis Tigers. Jackson came into the game with a great 12.2 punt-return average and this will put him high in the PR top 10.  Lawrence had a 28 yard kick-off return for Tulane to set up good field position.  The only returns Memphis had were three, being held…

This is the Memphis vs Tulane Preview.  Tulane has lost at home before this year, that Tulane loss was to Southern Miss, a team winless to that point.  Tulane is riding the crest of an overtime win over Houston and now, it’s first top 25 appearance in a decade.  The Memphis Tigers are in the throes of a two-game losing streak, including a last-second loss to that same Houston team.  Does this make them a favorite, yes, a seven-point one.  Here’s why Coach Silverfield and the Memphis Tigers surprise this week. Memphis vs. Tulane Preview Upset Alert? At first glance,…

Memphis vs ECU Studs and Duds Duds: Deja Vu As Yogi Berra once said, “It’s like Deja Vu all over again.”   For the second consecutive week, the Memphis Tigers lost a 3 score lead.  For the second consecutive year, Memphis Tigers lost to the ECU Pirates in overtime.  There was a sense as the game continued that it would come down to whomever scored last.  It was ECU last night, in the fourth overtime. Studs: Seth Henigan and the Receivers Seth Henigan threw for 407 yards on 27-37 accuracy in the game.  Joseph Scates caught five passes for 112 yards,…

Memphis Tigers at ECU Pirates Preview features two teams coming off conference losses.  ECU lost to Tulane to fall to 3-3 for the year, and Memphis lost to Houston (you should read my article about their near-historic loss) to fall to 4-2 for the year. The Memphis Tigers go on the road for the first time in a month, and will have to readjust to not having a home crowd. Memphis Tigers are still aching from the kick-in-the-gut loss to Houston.  and worse, DB Quindell Johnson is day-to-day. He had an undisclosed injury and didn’t play in the fourth quarter…

 Everyone in college football is talking about Name Image Likeness (NIL) and it’s effect on college sports, especially NCAA football. So is the NIL top-10 a determination of AP top-10? Some national columnists say the effects will be hugely detrimental, while others argue that the rich will just get richer .  But does college football NIL compare to the on-the-field results, the AP top-10? NIL top-10 doesn’t perfectly compare to the AP top-10 But strangely enough, not all NIL riches predict success on the field.  This year is the first year so there’s no bar for comparison, so we’ll look…

Studs and Duds Houston beats Memphis In a game that will be talked about for better or worse in Memphis for years (and probably for worse) Houston beat Memphis 33-32.  Memphis led by 19 in the fourth, and by 13 with four minutes remaining;  but never secured the final stop.  It was not only incredible to Memphis fans but incredible in terms of many statistical anomalies.  Here’s the Studs and Duds from this game. Stud: Memphis Red Zone Defense Houston twice had driven inside the Memphis five and  gained zero points.  They held Houston outside the goal line on two…