Calkins: It’s Memphis vs. Errrbody once again
University of Memphis fans are feeling like Tigers coach Penny Hardaway did in this file photo from the Dec. 2, 2020, Arkansas State game - frustrated. Especially after the AAC took away the Tigers' final home game. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Geoff Calkins
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.
When the American Athletic Conference stripped Memphis of its final home game against Houston, it was just the latest in a long line of civic shaftings. There’s a reason Memphians are so resilient. What other choice do we have?
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