Butcher Shop, Neely's, Football

A couple of long-time Memphis restaurants announced changes this week. The Downtown location of The Butcher Shop announced that it would be closing on October 26th after 31 years in business. The building will be turned into a commercial and residential development. I'm not sure if I'll miss the restaurant. The quality was ok and the service was typically poor.

This does remind me that Downtown Memphis could use a quality steakhouse. No kids, the Mesquite Chophouse nor Texas de Brazil counts. Maybe one day Folk's Folly or Ruth's Chris will open a location.

Neely's announced that both of their Memphis locations would be closed for renovations. Upgrading restaurant facilities happens all the time. The big difference here is that a date hasn't been announced for when the bbq eateries will re-open. Could it be possible that one or both may not reopen? Either way, no big loss. There is much better bbq available through out the city.

Side note - The Grizzlies also announced that Neely's would not be providing bbq at games this year.

Holy cow! The Memphis Tigers earned a win last week against Rice. Will the Tigers be able to carry the momentum to this weekend against East Carolina? There's a good chance win number two can happen today. Most Tigers fans won't care though...basketball season started last night.




Here's the picks for this week.

Last Week: 2-4
Season: 23-13 (63%)
Auburn over Mississippi
Rhodes over Macalester
Alabama over Missouri
Notre Dame over Stanford
East Carolina over Memphis
Tennessee-Knoxville over Mississippi State
Tennessee Titans over Minnesota Vikings

Weekly Liberty Bowl Projection: Tulsa vs Missouri

As the season begins to unfold, Tulsa appears to be the best team in Conference USA. Missouri may be an interesting pair with a reasonable road trip for fans.