Sip Around The World, College Basketball, Football

Sip Around The World is this Friday night at the Memphis Botanic Garden. This is usually a great event with lots of wine, hors d'oeuvers, music and more. This year event organizers have added a new Champagne Lounge for an additional fee. For ticket information, call 683-6185 or visit the nkfwtn.org.

Memphis Tigers basketball kicks off exhibition play tonight against LeMoyne-Owen at FedEx Forum. The contest shouldn't be competitive in any way, but it will give Tigers fans something to focus on instead of the hapless football team.

Speaking of the football team, Larry Porter's squad will host Tennessee-Knoxville Saturday night at the Liberty Bowl. Both teams will be playing for, what is most likely, their last win of the season. With the Volunteers having a horrific season, this could be one of the best opportunities for the Tigers to earn their second victory over Tennessee-Knoxville. Unfortunately, Memphis doesn't have the weapons to pull it off Saturday night.

This game is usually a sellout when it is played at the Liberty Bowl. With both teams playing so poorly, I wonder how many fans will actually attend the game. 

Here's the picks for this week.

Last Week: 3-3
Season: 36-18 (66%)

Air Force over Army
Birmingham Southern over Rhodes
Alabama over LSU
Utah over TCU
Tennessee-Knoxville over Memphis
New Orleans Saints over Carolina Panthers

Weekly Liberty Bowl Projection: Central Florida vs Kentucky