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Buckley: Ryan Silverfield has much to celebrate. The coffee stains prove it.
It wasn’t perfect, but the Memphis Tigers’ 2024 football season is chock-full of accomplishments worth celebrating.
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.
There are 318 articles by Tim Buckley :
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SportsFour Downs with Finebaum: Memphis’ key at the Frisco Bowl, CFP predictions
ESPN college football expert Paul Finebaum answers The Daily Memphian’s questions as bowl season and the College Football Playoff unfolds.
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Memphis Tigers FootballFour Downs with Finebaum: CFP chatter, bowl talk, Heisman hopefuls
ESPN college football expert Paul Finebaum answers The Daily Memphian’s questions going into the College Football Playoff and bowl seasons.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballBuckley: Tigers lose to Arkansas State. Time to panic? Not yet. Not by a stretch.
Memphis lost to Arkansas State of the Sun Belt, but Penny Hardaway’s faith in the Tigers remains strong. Red Wolves coach Bryan Hodgson’s does too.
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Sports AutoZone Liberty Bowl sets its 2024 matchup
The 66th AutoZone Liberty Bowl has its two teams for a Dec. 27 date at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium.
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Memphis Tigers FootballHow a tiny Texas bowl came up big with the No. 25 Memphis Tigers
Much had to fall into place for the Frisco Bowl to land 10-win Memphis and West Virginia of the Big 12. Tigers athletic director Ed Scott and bowl director Sean Johnson reveal how everything came together.
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Memphis Tigers FootballBuckley: Hawaii? Fenway? No. Frisco it is. The Tigers got what they wanted.
The Memphis Tigers got what they wanted, a Dec. 17 matchup with West Virginia of the Big 12 in the Frisco Bowl.
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Memphis Tigers FootballFour Downs with Finebaum: Talking Tennessee, CFP, Silverfield and the Egg Bowl
ESPN college football expert Paul Finebaum answers The Daily Memphian’s questions after Week 14 games.
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Memphis Tigers FootballBuckley: If Silverfield leaves Memphis, can you blame him? Absolutely not.
Ryan Silverfield’s name is a hot one as the college football coaching carousel heats up. If Silverfield leaves Memphis, who’s to blame him?
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November 2024
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Memphis Tigers FootballBuckley: Silverfield keeps winning at Memphis. Is it fair that’s not enough?
Tiger fans demand more than a 10-3 season that ends like last year’s did with a win against a power-conference team, Iowa State, in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl.
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Memphis Tigers FootballFour Downs with Finebaum: Egg Bowl, tricky Tennessee game and a cherry on top
ESPN college football expert Paul Finebaum answers The Daily Memphian’s questions after Week 13 games.
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Memphis Tigers FootballFour Downs with Finebaum: Tennessee’s tough loss, Memphis’ big win, CFP outlook
ESPN college football expert Paul Finebaum answers The Daily Memphian’s questions after Week 12 games.
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Memphis Tigers FootballBuckley: Discount what Seth Henigan has done for Memphis? Not fair at all.
“Seth Henigan may be the most underappreciated among Memphis’ recent run of stellar quarterbacks, and that’s not right.”
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Tigers win the Battle for the Bones with a blowout victory on Senior Night
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Memphis Tigers FootballFour Downs with Finebaum: Ole Miss’ costly loss, Tennessee’s shakiness, Memphis’ main need
ESPN college football expert Paul Finebaum answers The Daily Memphian’s questions after Week 7 games.
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Memphis Tigers FootballFour Downs with Finebaum: Tennessee’s ‘mess,’ Alabama’s ‘disaster,’ Ole Miss and Memphis CFP hopes
ESPN college football expert Paul Finebaum answers The Daily Memphian’s questions after Week 6 games.
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SportsFour Downs with Finebaum: Ole Miss hot take, Heisman hopefuls, assessing Seth Henigan, Alabama-Georgia
ESPN college football expert Paul Finebaum answers The Daily Memphian’s questions after Week 5 games. Finebaum has a hot take on Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin, rates Memphis QB Seth Henigan, names his Heisman favorites and talks Alabama-Georgia.
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Memphis Tigers FootballFour downs with Finebaum: National title contender, ‘dumpster fire,’ Tigers team facing a huge decision
ESPN college football expert Paul Finebaum answers The Daily Memphian’s questions after Week 4 games. Tennessee championship hopes, Memphis Pac-12 decision addressed.
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Memphis Tigers FootballFour Downs with Finebaum: Memphis real deal, UT hot, Ole Miss near perfect
ESPN college football expert Paul Finebaum answers The Daily Memphian’s questions after Week 3 games.
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Memphis Tigers FootballFour Downs with Finebaum: Tennessee ‘looking great,’ Ole Miss ‘desperate,’ Memphis accomplishments ‘amazing’
ESPN college football expert Paul Finebaum answers The Daily Memphian’s questions after Week 8 games, including ones about Tennessee, Ole Miss and Memphis.
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Memphis Tigers FootballFour Downs with Finebaum: Ole Miss mystery, dangerous Tennessee, Memphis’ great quarterback
ESPN college football expert Paul Finebaum answers The Daily Memphian’s questions after Week 9 games.
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Memphis Tigers FootballFinebaum: Ole Miss-Georgia looms, Tennessee’s big game, assessing Ryan Silverfield
ESPN college football expert Paul Finebaum answers The Daily Memphian’s questions after Week 10 games.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballBuckley: Penny Hardaway heard the boos. P.J. Haggerty heard nothing.
New Tiger P.J. Haggerty toyed with Missouri late in Memphis’ 83-75 season-opening win at FedExForum.
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Memphis Tigers BasketballBuckley: Tony Bennett walked away from college basketball. Penny Hardaway isn’t going anywhere.
“As far as Penny Hardaway, I can honestly say this: I couldn’t be prouder of his willingness to try to adapt and understand what he does well and where we can help him,” Ed Scott said.
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Memphis Grizzlies Grizzlies update status of injured Bane, Smart
The Memphis Grizzlies have updated the injury status of starters Desmond Bane, Marcus Smart, Vince Williams Jr. and Cam Spencer.
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Memphis Tigers FootballBuckley: Roc Taylor wasn’t about to drop the pass that saved the day
Seth Henigan’s record-breaking 91st touchdown throw was a ‘neat deal’ and helped the Tigers win a game that looked to be getting away.
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