Tigers Streak Snapped, Local Gastropub, Bad Politics, Saints Fans

The Memphis Tigers ended their 64 game Conference USA winning streak with a loss to visiting UTEP tonight at FedEx Forum. All good things must come to an end and some fans took it pretty hard. Some were vocally upset and others were in tears. Memphis fans need to realize that winning the conference this year and in the near future will not be the cake walk that the Tigers have been used to in the past. Teams like UTEP, Tulsa and UAB are on par with the Tigers and fans can expect to see at least one or two more conference losses this season. Even with the 3 or so conference losses, Memphis will be a bubble team for NCAA tournament play and they will most likely need to win the Conference USA tournament to get in the big dance.

There is a lot of positive feedback floating around town about Downtown's Local Gastropub. This might be a good spot to check out this weekend.

President Obama commented today that "we lost touch with the American people last year" and followed up the comment with a recommendation for the U.S. government to take a $1.9 trillion loan to pay bills. This would put the U.S.national debt at $14.3 trillion. With a request like that, it looks like he and his Democrat friends are still out of touch. If this keeps up, Democrats are going to get slaughtered in November.

If you are a Saints fan in Memphis and want to watch the game with fellow members of the Who Dat nation, go to Calhoun's on Sunday afternoon. Great bar and lots of Saints fans will be there.