Author: J- Allen

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@AjayxeMem Sports fanatic from Memphis. Memphis Tigers Football, and also on American Athletic Conference beat. Insanely curious about NIL and its effect on amateur sports. Follow me on https://twitter.com/AjayxeMem to get notifications on new posts, or to comment.

In case you’re wondering, this is not a trend. Because you know last week this Tiger Team played a top-tier SEC team.  This week the Memphis Tigers will remind you why there were high hopes. Tigers should roll. Memphis Tigers vs Navy This Week will be different In the passing game, last week’s Tiger opponent was a top-30 defense last year, and possibly better this year.  Navy took the field the first week and lost to an FCS opponent.  Delaware beat them, their first win over an FBS team since 2007.  Over Navy, and that is telling. Memphis Tiger QB…

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The AAC finished it’s first week of the football season. The AAC Conference office tweeted out it’s honors for this first week. AAC Roundup Week 1 https://twitter.com/American_FB/status/1566805652206485505 The AAC had a very underwhelming Week 1.  The matchup results were detailed in this article by the Cougar.  However, there was one very great performance by East Carolina University quarterback Ahlers.  ECU QB Ahlers  set an AAC conference record for completions in their one-point 21-20 loss to ranked North Carolina State. The AAC does not have upward momentum after Week 1.  In high profile games, for example,  Cincinnati lost to Arkansas 31-24,…

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4 Takeaways from Memphis Tigers in Week 1 1st (Thing we did not learn) How will the Memphis defense stop Mississippi State?   We still did not learn that.  It was one of the top questions in the game preview and the doubts became a nightmarish reality.  The preseason thoughts about Mississippi State were of strength and the “air raid” offense of Coach Mike Leech, and they brought it down upon the young Memphis defense the whole game, including a final drive with three minutes left. 2nd (Thing we did not learn) How will the Memphis offense convert against a physically…

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The Memphis Tigers vs Mississippi State score from Saturday night was Mississippi State 49, Memphis 23. Mississippi State quarterback Will Rogers dominated the game, passing for a career-high 450 yards.  He threw for five touchdowns.  The Mississippi State defense was smothering, especially in the first half.  They did not allow a third-down conversion for the Memphis Tigers until well into the third quarter.  At that time the score was already 35-3, and the outcome never seriously became in doubt. The Memphis Tigers scored their only points of the first half following an interception by Memphis safety Quindell Johnson.  The Tigers…

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Photo attribution Wikimedia Commons  author Matthew Nichols Memphis vs Mississippi State This weekend, the University of Memphis travels to Starkville, Mississippi.  Mississippi State, 36, 74, 30.  That’s 36 Touchdowns, 74% completion percentage, 30th ranked defense in the country.  If you’re a Memphis fan, you might want to grab your box of tissues.  If you’re a Mississippi State fan, you should read on even though I take a Memphis slant. 1st things first, where to watch Memphis vs Mississippi State?.  ESPNU is the station, (828 on Memphis Xfinity, ) and the listed time is 6:30 pm.  Second thing, Mississippi State came…

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With a mixture of poise, statistics, quiet desperation, and rusty darts you are presented the Memphis Tigers win-loss prediction. AT Mississippi State – L It ain’t all about them Dogs. It’s all about the horses. Despite Coach Silverfield’s recognition of trench needs, and great o-line and d-line recruiting, bad news. It’s not enough for SEC talent heft. Just won’t be able to fight the pound difference and 4-star vs 3-star talent. Ouch! Navy – W  It’s not the same Navy that plagued Memphis for years. Superior linebacker play from Memphis should help a good win streak against the Midshipmen. Arkansas…

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You might be interested in the weirdest NIL deals.  You know about the collectives, and every college already has boosters.  But these might interest you as being oddly specific.  Some may even strike you as funny.  But others are heartwarming, promote a cause, or push a point of view.  But hopefully, you’ll enjoy it and share it with your friends. DeColdest Crawford SOS Heating & Cooling on Twitter: “You wanted it, so here it is! @Yrncold knows who to call if you want your AC the coldest this summer! https://t.co/MhJQ5ygNdy” / Twitter An LSU running back promoting a Louisiana attorney.…

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Memphis Tigers QB Seth Henigan is in a pivotal year. .  He is in his second year, a highly recruited quarterback from Denton Texas, where he led his team to the state championship.  This year he was in a quarterback battle against Grant Gunnell.  Gunnell decided to transfer out, and the third-string quarterback is now Henigan’s backup. There’s a couple of ways you can project Henigan’s improvement for this next year, compared to last year. One way is to look at his high school statistics at MaxPreps, and see if there is a marked jump.  He made a marked improvement…

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Memphis Tiger running backs in the NFL preseason report Memphis currently boasts of  5 top-round draft picks on RB rosters in the NFL.  I’m telling you where  each stands early in the preseason, including injury reports. Reports show that Gainwell practices Sunday. That was true and he did play on Friday night. So far he is performing well.  I also found speculation that he might be the Eagles #1 back,  If interested,  you can read the article here on Gridiron Heroics.  Calvin Austin III has been announced as not playing against the Jaguars. No one knows yet what part he’ll play in…

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Let’s go Tiger Nation https://youtu.be/2htXsAVlqQU Coach Silverfield updates the media after the First 10 days of practice. One of the main takeaways is that there still is not a settled running back. The Tigers are led in experience by Brandon Thomas, a Redshirt sophomore. In the 2021 season he played 9 games, with 116 attempts leading to 669 yards.  He had a 5.8 yards per carry, which is impressive considering the amount of games the University of Memphis was forced to pass a lot, working from a deficit.  Challenging him for the starting spot is Senior Rodrigues Clark.  In…

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