Buckley: Silverfield keeps winning at Memphis. Is it fair that’s not enough?
Memphis Tigers Coach Ryan Silverfield looks on during the second half against the UAB Blazers on Nov 16 at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium. (Wes Hale/Special to the Daily Memphian)
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.
As the Memphis Tigers head to New Orleans for their Thanksgiving Night meeting with Tulane, Coach Ryan Silverfield’s 9-2 team seeks its second straight 10-win season.
If it doesn’t happen Thursday, it could in an inevitable bowl game.
In Memphis, that’s not good enough, which simply sounds crazy.
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