Can Someone Explain To Me Why

#77
#77
golfballs03 said:
It's because Memphis is backwards. Mississippi or Arkansas can take them for all I care.
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This type of attitude is one reason a number of kids don't come to the UT. From what I gathered from some of them, these kids say:

1. I don't think we're welcome there.
2. They look down on us.
3. We're just things to use for them to win games then
throw away like beer cans.
4. They only think about us when they want football or
basketball players.
5. They don't think (or know) we're part of the state.
[Incidentally, the folks in El Paso, Texas feel the same]
6. They always expect the worse from us.

The UT might want address these perceptions when they recruit there. Biggest mistake is to not listen to what your target audience is saying.
 
#78
#78
Sikerth said:
I have lived in Memphis for 21 years. Having moved back to Memphis from Knoxville after a semester and having spent a year and a half going to Memphis, I can tell you that I hate Memphis as a city. I love some of the people here, but there is a reason that my friends here in Memphis refer to our city as Memfrica. Being on the top of the 'Most Dangerous Cities' list many times does not, in my mind, constitute being considered a great city.

Name one great thing Memphis has...
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....that's nice.
 
#81
#81
Crew said:
....not unless she's cute.
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You'd probably like him. Homeless people can have quite the personalities if you take the time to actually talk to them instead of scurrying away after giving them a dollar to leave you alone.
 
#82
#82
sikerth said:
i have lived in memphis for 21 years. Having moved back to memphis from knoxville after a semester and having spent a year and a half going to memphis, i can tell you that i hate memphis as a city. I love some of the people here, but there is a reason that my friends here in memphis refer to our city as memfrica. Being on the top of the 'most dangerous cities' list many times does not, in my mind, constitute being considered a great city.

name one great thing memphis has...
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bbq
 
#83
#83
Sikerth said:
You'd probably like him. Homeless people can have quite the personalities if you take the time to actually talk to them instead of scurrying away after giving them a dollar to leave you alone.
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Did he have a golden voice?
 
#87
#87
Distance to Memphis from: (in driving miles)
Oxford, MS: 85.5
Starkville, MS: 185
Nashville, TN: 212
Tuscaloosa, AL: 229
Fayetteville, AR: 317
Auburn, AL: 347
Baton Rouge, LA: 383
Knoxville, TN: 391
Lexington, KY: 424
Athens, GA 453
Columbia, SC: 597
Gainesville, FL: 675
 
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#88
#88
Sikerth said:
I have lived in Memphis for 21 years. Having moved back to Memphis from Knoxville after a semester and having spent a year and a half going to Memphis, I can tell you that I hate Memphis as a city. I love some of the people here, but there is a reason that my friends here in Memphis refer to our city as Memfrica. Being on the top of the 'Most Dangerous Cities' list many times does not, in my mind, constitute being considered a great city.

Name one great thing Memphis has...
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The reason your friends call it that is b/c they are racist. And you must not get out much. I'm happy to name one great thing Memphis has --

Corporate Headquarters for little known companies such as:
-FedEx
-Autozone
-Schering-Plough
-Service Master
-International Paper

For Fun, Memphis Offers:
-The best blues & jazz in the country
-Beale Street (see above)
-The Grizzlies - An NBA team that lost game 7 in the Western Conference Finals
- Memphis Tiger Basketball.
- Red Birds baseball, in one of the most beautiful minor league parks in America, smack in the middle of downtown Memphis (replica of Camden Yards)
-St. Jude Classic golf tourney
-The Peabody Hotel, where some of the most beautiful women in the south hang out. Ahem
-Stax Museum and records
-Sun Studios
-Mud Island -- saw a great many Horde Tours there during the summer, plus it housed the Memphis Belle.
-Graceland - might not be your cup of tea, but 600,000 people visit every year.

Second to none medical treatment that people from all over the world go to Memphis for:
-Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center
-St. Jude Medical Center

Young man, take some time to learn about your city before you criticize it.

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I forgot about the BBQ.

I also forgot about the religion:
-Memphis is home of the international headquarters of the Church of God in Christ, the largest Pentecostal denomination in the United States.
-Memphis is also home to the largest Orthodox Jewish synagogue in the country.
-Memphis is also home to Bellevue Baptist Church, a Southern Baptist megachurch, whose current membership is approximately 27,000.
 
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#89
#89
I like TennArkaSsippi myself. Memphis is a great place to visit! Go Vols!
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#90
#90
PMC2726 said:
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The reason your friends call it that is b/c they are racist. And you must not get out much. I'm happy to name one great thing Memphis has --

Corporate Headquarters for little known companies such as:
-FedEx
-Autozone
-Schering-Plough
-Service Master
-International Paper

For Fun, Memphis Offers:
-The best blues & jazz in the country
-Beale Street (see above)
-The Grizzlies - An NBA team that lost game 7 in the Western Conference Finals
- Memphis Tiger Basketball.
- Red Birds baseball, in one of the most beautiful minor league parks in America, smack in the middle of downtown Memphis (replica of Camden Yards)
-St. Jude Classic golf tourney
-The Peabody Hotel, where some of the most beautiful women in the south hang out. Ahem
-Stax Museum and records
-Sun Studios
-Mud Island -- saw a great many Horde Tours there during the summer, plus it housed the Memphis Belle.
-Graceland - might not be your cup of tea, but 600,000 people visit every year.

Second to none medical treatment that people from all over the world go to Memphis for:
-Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center
-St. Jude Medical Center

Young man, take some time to learn about your city before you criticize it.

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I forgot about the BBQ.

I also forgot about the religion:
-Memphis is home of the international headquarters of the Church of God in Christ, the largest Pentecostal denomination in the United States.
-Memphis is also home to the largest Orthodox Jewish synagogue in the country.
-Memphis is also home to Bellevue Baptist Church, a Southern Baptist megachurch, whose current membership is approximately 27,000.
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Every frog praises his own pond, but I have to admit 99.5% of what you just shared, I knew nothing of it. Nice to know Memphis isn't the lost cause many paint it to be. Must admit when living out west, I drove through Memphis every year to visit family in Tennessee. Never gave Memphis any thought except when crossing the bridge from Arky to Tenn. and seeing that big pyramid on the left coming, and the right going. Once stayed at a Motel 6 but never again after that cause the bed stank of cigarettes, sweat. and some thing else I never smelt before. Asking for sheet changes got dirty looks so I never stopped again. Oh I did eat at some place that had a barbecue selection and enjoyed that. despite Memphis barbecue being a bit too sweet to my full liking. Still, after reading your post I may toddle on down and give the places you mention a drive by and try the barbecue at what locals advise is the best of them. Always open to new experiences. I try to keep an open mind.
 
#91
#91
WoodsmanVol said:
Every frog praises his own pond, but I have to admit 99.5% of what you just shared, I knew nothing of it. Nice to know Memphis isn't the lost cause many paint it to be. Must admit when living out west, I drove through Memphis every year to visit family in Tennessee. Never gave Memphis any thought except when crossing the bridge from Arky to Tenn. and seeing that big pyramid on the left coming, and the right going. Once stayed at a Motel 6 but never again after that cause the bed stank of cigarettes, sweat. and some thing else I never smelt before. Asking for sheet changes got dirty looks so I never stopped again. Oh I did eat at some place that had a barbecue selection and enjoyed that. despite Memphis barbecue being a bit too sweet to my full liking. Still, after reading your post I may toddle on down and give the places you mention a drive by and try the barbecue at what locals advise is the best of them. Always open to new experiences. I try to keep an open mind.
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Truth be told, I live in Atlanta b/c the opportunities are just better here, but I'm not going to let someone throw a blanket statement out there that there's nothing special about the city.

For BBQ, I highly recommend Payne's.

As for Motel 6, I would imagine the experience about the same in any city. :)
 
#92
#92
PMC2726 said:
Truth be told, I live in Atlanta b/c the opportunities are just better here, but I'm not going to let someone throw a blanket statement out there that there's nothing special about the city.

For BBQ, I highly recommend Payne's.

As for Motel 6, I would imagine the experience about the same in any city. :)
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....yeah. long-term comfort really isn't their bread and butter. :devilsmoke:
 
#93
#93
I am sure most of these kids are from the inner city schools where the U of M is big in their community and when you see more orange fans then you do blue in Memphis then I am sure you develop a dislike like for a school that takes fans away from your home town team.
 
#95
#95
Sikerth said:
I have lived in Memphis for 21 years. Having moved back to Memphis from Knoxville after a semester and having spent a year and a half going to Memphis, I can tell you that I hate Memphis as a city. I love some of the people here, but there is a reason that my friends here in Memphis refer to our city as Memfrica. Being on the top of the 'Most Dangerous Cities' list many times does not, in my mind, constitute being considered a great city.

Name one great thing Memphis has...
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Roads that leave it.
 
#97
#97
99gator said:
the bar-b-q in east tennessee isn't good enough to keep the kids from memphis happy.

plus, knoxville is not a ****hole. it confuses kids from memphis who are more comfortable in their natural surroundings of rot and decay.
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You must have lived in Memphis. You know too much about that place. After living there for 9 years I can say that there should be border patrol around that dump because it isn't anything like the rest of this beautiful state.
 
#98
#98
PMC2726 said:
8.) It is a culture difference in Knoxville. East vs. West. Inner city vs. hillbillies. Black and white (yes, race, I said it!). How do you expect an inner city kid from Memphis who grew up with gang bangers to identify with Rockytop? It's a song about being a WHITE redneck up in Appalachia, moonshine and dirt. Fulmer's favorite recruiting schtick was talking about the UT/Bama tradition -- one that mainly involved white good ole boys playing white good ole boys. I remember seeing an interview with Peerless Price when he talks about not really understanding the rivalry, but appreciating how intense Fulmer was when talking about it. Peerless's lack of understanding about the rivalry didn't have to do with age -- it had to do with race. Another way to look at it -- one of the main things that the players liked about Kiffin is that he had rap/hip-hop music playing at practice. Not calling Fulmer a racist, and not praising Kiffin, but I wonder how many times that would have happened under Fulmer's tenure? How about any of the coach's before Fulmer -- got some motown playing on the loud speakers? From coaches to boosters, white good ol' boys have ruled the roost at Tennessee, so why would these kids come running east when they could have the chance to go somewhere else and not be subject to that environment?
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Appreciate your insight. Hard to argue with your points.

I did find #8 rather interesting though. Essentially, your comments about Knoxville could be said of most SEC and Big 12 towns. The culture in Memphis is rather unique in comparison to most. And, most every program is ruled by a contingent of white good ole boys.

So how can kids form Memphis identify with the other programs?
 
#99
#99
Memphis is very much a melting pot of college sports fans. In living here my whole life I have many friends who are Memphis Tiger fans (loyal to football but mostly care about basketball). Then of sec schools I would say 25% mississippi state fans, 20% ole miss fans, 24% UT fans, 20% georgia, and about 11% mix of bama, arky, vandy, usce, fla, kentucky, and auburn. This being the case among my friends and just seeing stickers or license plates on cars around the area. Since Tennessee isn't very dominant in number of fans here I would guess recruits are less likely to have wanted to come play for us their whole life like a kid would in east tennessee.
 
#100
#100
VOLinCO said:
Appreciate your insight. Hard to argue with your points.

I did find #8 rather interesting though. Essentially, your comments about Knoxville could be said of most SEC and Big 12 towns. The culture in Memphis is rather unique in comparison to most. And, most every program is ruled by a contingent of white good ole boys.

So how can kids form Memphis identify with the other programs?
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Question how did Trooper do there?
 
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