Calkins: Fund the stadium? Sure! But not if it risks losing the Grizz.
“It is critically important that the city moves forward with the process to allocate the state funds to allow us to invest in the transformational renovation of the stadium,” said Laird Veatch, right, University of Memphis athletic director, during a press conference with U of M President Bill Hardgrave (left) Monday, Aug. 28. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
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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.
Should the city move forward with funding for the Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium? Of course. But only as part of a larger agreement that keeps the Grizzlies in town.
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