Just a reminder that the
Broad Avenue face lift is scheduled for this weekend (November 19th & 20th). The goal is to showcase Broad Avenue's long-term vision as an arts district and connector between the Greenline and Overton Park. There will be mural painting, bike lane striping, live music and temporary retail and restaurant vendors in currently vacated buildings.
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| Luchessi's Bottle |
A long-time Memphis alcohol salesman, the first for Jack Daniel's, is being honored by Jack Daniel Distillery with
commemorative birthday bottle. Congratulations Mr. Luchessi!
This is much classier look than the John Calipari Maker's Mark bottle issued last year. I wonder what it would take to have a special edition bottle in my honor. One of these days I'll might have my name etched on a bottle of Ketel One or Macallan. To be honest, I would be just as honored on a bottle of Taaka or Old Smuggler.
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| Yankees Stadium |
Two Major League Baseball stadiums will host college football games. Yankees Stadium will host Army and Notre Dame and Chicago's Wrigley Field will host Illinois and Northwestern. Yankees Stadium will also host the Pinstripe Bowl later this year featuring teams from Big East and Big 12.
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| Wrigley Field |
The football layout in New York looks comfortable, but squeezing the college field into the ivy at Wrigley looks dangerous. How professional football games were played there decades ago is beyond comprehension. If you take a close look at the Wrigley set up, you will notice that the goal post is mounted on the outfield wall and there is limited space between the end zone and the brick wall. The right field corner isn't much better. God bless any receiver running a post or corner route. It almost looks like arena football. Regardless of the safety issues, its nice to see athletic directors thinking of out of the box and working with promoters to bring games to non-traditional stadiums. Let's hope there aren't any serious injuries for Wildcats and Illini players.
Rhodes College completed their 2010 football campaign last week with a home victory over Sewanee. The Lynx finished the season with a disappointing 4-6 overall record, including a 3-3 record in conference play. Rhodes finished in a two-way tie for third place in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference standings. Following the season,
head coach Joe White tendered his resignation ending his 14 years with the program.
Here's the picks for this week.
Last Week: 4-2
Season: 44-22 (66%)
UAB over Memphis
LSU over Mississippi
Illinois over Northwestern
Arkansas over Mississippi State
Tennessee Titans over Washington Redskins
New Orleans Saints over Seattle Seahawks
Weekly Liberty Bowl Projection: Central Florida vs Georgia
There is a possibility that Liberty Bowl officials will not select the Conference USA Champion, instead the SEC may force bowl officials to take a Big East team. This scenario only comes into play if all of the SEC bowl slots are not filled.
