Calkins: Maybe it was sensible to say ‘no’ to the Pac-12. But it sure feels bad.
Memphis decided not to accept an offer to leap to the Pac-12. (Ralph Freso/AP 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.
Was it prudent for Memphis to say no to the Pac-12? Possibly. Was it deflating? Unquestionably.
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