some coach smack from Calipari.......

[Hansome Jimmy Valiant]

"Though Memphis and MSU are only separated by 175 miles, the two have not met since 1985. MSU coach Rick Stansbury said he's tried to play Memphis.

Memphis coach John Calipari said that aside from scheduling "buy" games against teams from lower-rated conferences, he'd rather schedule national teams whose games against Memphis have a greater chance of being on national television."

http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080323/SPORTS030102/803230355/1025/SPORTS030102

 

[cb6228]

its not smack talk at all. Its also the reason memphis doesn't play Ark, OM every year anymore. Calipari has said that since day one at Memphis. He wants to play all over the country and doesn't feel using 4 of his 13 non-conference games to play the SEC. He goes and schedules Arizona, Georgetown, USC, Gonzaga, Missouri, etc... As for his TV comment, today is a perfect example...very small regional broadcast market. I am not getting the game down here in NOLA. Getting UNC-Ark instead.

 

[Brutius]

their game would still be a small market game with UNC playing at the same time. Memphis/Oregon would have the same 6-7% share as Memphis/MSU.