Neu, Five Guys, Bottom 10, Football

The first clue for the location of Neu, one of newest restaurants in downtown Memphis, was issued yesterday. Here's the clue: "One of our neighbors is very high strung." My initial guess that this is referring to the Gibson Guitar Factory. Is the Gibson Lounge space in play? Could there be a new restaurant coming to the Westin? Or replacing the former Ground Zero? Guess we will find out when Neu opens on October 22.

In last night's Overton Square development presentation, Loeb Properties announced that Five Guys Burgers is opening in Midtown. The location will be on Union near Cooper in a spot that used to be a title loan business. I think this is next to Burger King on Union.

The Memphis Tigers are still holding a firm spot in ESPN's Bottom 10 this week, coming in at #4.

The college football realignment carousel keeps on spinning this week. TCU is now locked in to join the Big 12 next season and the Big East is scrambling to find new members. Air Force, Army and Navy have been rumored to join the Big East and there have been reports that Conference USA members Central Florida and East Carolina are also in the mix. Memphis has been mentioned, but only briefly. The wild card in all of this is the SEC's decision on a 14th member. Once Mike Slive plays his card, the next wave of moves will be set in motion for the destruction of college football as we know it.

Here's the picks for this week.

Last Week: 5-1
Season: 26-10 (72%)

East Carolina over Memphis
Millsaps over Rhodes
LSU over Tennessee-Knoxville
Oregon over Arizona State
New Orleans Saints over Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Chicago Bears over Minnesota Vikings

Weekly Liberty Bowl Projection: Houston vs Mississippi State

Houston looks to be the class of Conference USA, although SMU may give them problems. If the Bulldogs continue this slide, they may be spending bowl season in Starkville.