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The Record of Wrongs: Memphis Tigers

Hear ye, hear ye. It's Time. Time for Tennessee Volunteer fans to gather for the ceremonial reading of the Record of Wrongs, a litany of the offenses committed by the Memphis Tigers.

  • September 30, 2006. Memphis punter Michael Gibson punted seven times for 356 yards and averaged 50.9 yards per attempt.  He booted one 73 yards, and his teammates were able to down three of his punts inside the five yard line. Because he punted so well, Erik Ainge had to go much further for his five touchdowns in a 41-7 victory.
  • 1996. Tennessee 17, Memphis 21. The "he's down, he's not down game." Video evidence:

  • 1988. Tiger fans had the audacity to greet the Volunteers when they arrived for the game with a chant of "Oh-and-six! Oh-and-six!", the Vols' record going into the game despite Tennessee having beaten Memphis State 11 times in a row. After the game, Vol fans chanted, "Oh-and-12! Oh-and-12!"
  • Highly scientific studies have concluded that Memphis has the ninth-worst logo in college football:

    Memphis logo The abnormally-colored Memphis Tiger looks less like a blood-thirsty carnivore than your paraplegic grandfather rolling his wheelchair toward you looking for an inappropriate hug.

Probably not true

  • Due to a quirk in the Tennessee Code, when Memphis State was stripped of its right to use the word "State" in its name, it's first choice for a substitute name was in fact "Tiger High," but the General Assembly thought that "too uppity" considering the institution.
  • The first eight live tigers Memphis attempted to use as mascots were all killed in a single caffeine-fueled all-nighter because that's how long it took the school scientists to learn that making the tigers orange and blue by depriving them of oxygen wasn't working.
  • Tennessee's two senators in 1993 petitioned then-governor Ned McWherter to sign a highly secretive and unusual "reverse annexation," quitclaiming the entire city of Memphis to the State of Arkansas without their consent. It was thwarted at the eleventh hour by a swarm of 13-year cicadas.

I'm certain I've missed some. Whatcha got?

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I just can't get up the hate for Memphis.

Exhibition games just really don’t mean anything in the long run.

Tennessee Fans: We win at teh Internet!

by bobo_the_vol on Nov 5, 2009 9:28 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

The '96 win

was something like the Memphis Sports Story of the Century, it was still on the front page of The Commercial Appeal three years later.

by Will on Nov 5, 2009 11:08 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

Did somebody say Whipping Post?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHhKnc0XZrs

RIP Steve McNair (1973 - 2009) Retire #9!
Member of the Committee to Keep Keith Bulluck.
Eric Berry for Heisman!!

by Pride of the Southland on Nov 5, 2009 11:52 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

My hatred of Memphis stems mostly from their basketball team.

However, anyone who was at the Liberty Bowl in 1996 has some residual hate left over from that experience. The amount of blue in the stadium pretty much doubled as it became obvious Memphis might have a shot to win. They still act as if that one win offsets every win we’ve had in the series. Until the Wyoming game last year, it was the single worst team I have ever seen us lose to. Glad they’re getting so much mileage out of their fluke win.

by nirwin on Nov 5, 2009 1:05 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Hey now! Wyoming fought hard!

but wait a second…

Does that mean that Ic an hold onto the Wyoming win for longer than Memphis fans are holding onto 1996? Let’s see… 13 years and counting …

;-)

by Hooper on Nov 5, 2009 1:58 PM EST up reply actions   0 recs


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