October 2022 – C. D. Agrabrite

Tigers Shoot 3s with Their Paws

October 31, 2022October 30, 2022 by C. D. Argabite

It’s the second half of the Memphis Tigers’ warm-up game with Lane College. With 16 minutes to go in the game, they have finally hit their first three of the day. And it only took eleven – yes 11, that’s two ones side by side. But I have a theory – they shoot like they are real Tigers – off their paws. Of course, the real reason seems to be simple. Even from the cheap seats, I can see two big errors. First, they tend to shoot flat, like they are aiming for a straight shot at the rim – any rim. Second, they tend to have poor follow-through with the shots. For the most part, it looks like an …

Memphis Meltdown Mystery

October 10, 2022October 10, 2022 by C. D. Argabite

Cougars’ Perry Olsen deserves the game ball Another fall weekend. Another Memphis Tigers football game. A not so another epic meltdown. I can only chalk it up to another year of growing pains for the players and the staff. Hopefully, another learning moment for Ryan Silverfield. But alas, the loss was an accumulation of what-if moments that could have changed the game. What if Memphis had taken the extra point versus missing the two-point conversion? What if Memphis’ defense hadn’t been able to hold Houston out of the endzone on that crucial 4th and 1? What if Memphis’s offense had done as poorly earlier as they did later? What if the defense had been as loose early as it was …