Posts Tagged ‘Memphis Tigers’
One of the suggested items on the great Memphis Scavenger Hunt list was “old school Memphis State stuff”. There was no stipulation as to what kind of “stuff” it was to be. But thanks to my mom (a Memphis State graduate) and a family friend, I’ve found something that will do.
My mom’s friend Jim reached [...]
Day 36:
Wearing my beret from Wish Boutique. You’ve still got two hours to enter the contest to win a $100 Wish gift card.
I got to the FedEx Forum for the Tigers vs. Gonzaga game entirely too early. About 17,500 people came to the game (which Gonzaga won).
A loaf of delicious, homemade bread. Yum!
This is my Project 365 photo for the day, and though I didn’t take it, it was taken on my camera, so I think it counts. My friend Ryan needed some pictures of someone “walking in Memphis” for an ad campaign he’s working on. While we were out shooting, I got a little silly. (Please [...]
Spooooon!
Whoever does the billboards for the Tigers does a great job. I love the billboards featuring the individual players. Wesley Witherspoon is lording over the corner of Belvedere and Madison.
Excuse me while I go a little bit fangirl for a minute. In order to interview Chuck Roberts, the PA announcer for the University of Memphis men’s basketball home games, I got to go down to the floor level at the FedEx Forum.
To get there, you go down a really steep driveway into the basement [...]
From the very top of the FedEx Forum
My mom surprised me with an extra ticket to the men’s game against Jackson State at the FexEx Forum. And though my seat was way, way up (section 217, row K), I could still see everything just fine.
I was really excited to see the brand new Tigers in action under head coach Josh Pastner. This is definitely a different team. Pierre Henderson-Niles got skinny, Preston Laird got a scholarship, and free throws made it into the basket.
Happy Friday the Thirteenth, y’all. Here’s what’s going on in Memphis this weekend:
1. University of Memphis vs. Jackson State, Friday at 8 p.m., FedEx Forum
There’s nothing like basketball season in Memphis – the sun is shining, everyone’s in a good mood, and everything is blue. Tonight is the Tigers’ first official game of the 2009-2010 [...]