He might take up for Memphis but to wear a UT shirt, instead of the normal shirt and tie that everyone else wears, on the day that Memphis becomes #1 for the first time in forever, is a slap in the face to Memphis.
Its a classic example of UT fans and graduates wanting to steal the attention from Memphis because for once we are better than them at something. He is just trying to support UT which is his choice but supporting UT is the same as rooting against Memphis in my book. You are either with us or you're against us. Woody Paige supoprts UT, therefore he is against us. Just like I will always consider UT football fans that claim to be Memphis basketball fans to be against us too.