Calkins: They're knocking down the Liberty Bowl — and hoping it's not too late.

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Calkins: They’re knocking down the Liberty Bowl — and hoping it’s not too late.

Updated: July 23, 2024 7:52 AM CT

“They started knocking down Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium Monday. The goal isn’t to have a nicer place to watch games. The goal is an invitation to a power conference. But is it too little, too late?”

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Geoff Calkins has been chronicling Memphis and Memphis sports for more than two decades. He is host of "The Geoff Calkins Show" from 9-11 a.m. M-F on 92.9 FM. Calkins has been named the best sports columnist in the country five times by the Associated Press sports editors, but still figures his best columns are about the people who make Memphis what it is.

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