Martin: Crushing loss to Navy brought max pain for Memphis football
Memphis running back Mario Anderson rushed for over 100 yards Saturday against Navy and scored a touchdown with 1:22 remaining cutting the Memphis Tigers’ deficit to five points. But the Tigers could not get the final score or the win. (Courtesy Memphis Athletics)
John Martin
John Martin is a contributing college sports columnist for The Daily Memphian. Martin is a lifelong Memphian who’s covered the Memphis Tigers’ basketball program for more than a decade. Before joining The Daily Memphian team, he was the Memphis beat writer for The Athletic. Currently, he is the co-host of the Jason and John Show on 92.9 FM ESPN, weekdays at 11 a.m. Martin is a graduate of White Station High School and the University of Memphis.
In the wake of a crushing loss on Saturday, Memphis head coach Ryan Silverfield had a message for his team.
He wants them to remember the pain.
“I told those guys, remember this pain. Remember this hurt,” Silverfield said on the postgame show. “And you should.”
It’s unclear if that will get through to the players, or the impact it will have on the players. Maybe they really will carry the feeling with them for the rest of the season.
But one thing’s for sure: This is a pain Memphis fans certainly remember.
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