Buckley: The dam has burst. Where does that leave Memphis?
With Pac-12 members Washington and Oregon leaving for the Big Ten, and Arizona, Arizona State and Utah heading to the Big 12, where is Memphis left to go? (AP Photo/Ralph Freso, File)
Tim Buckley
Tim is a veteran sportswriter who graduated from CBHS in Memphis and the University of Missouri. He previously covered LSU sports in Baton Rouge, and the University of Louisiana football and basketball for The Daily Advertiser/USA TODAY Network in Lafayette, the NBA’s Utah Jazz for the Deseret News in Salt Lake City, the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning for the St. Petersburg Times in Florida, and West Texas State basketball for the Amarillo Globe News in Texas.
Friday really was a tough day for the Tigers on the conference realignment front as the Big 12 added three more schools and the Big Ten two.
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