Buckley: They did what was needed. Now the Tigers must do more. Much more. And they need help. Much help.
The sun sets over Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium before Memphis’ win over UAB. (Tim Buckley/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.
They started slow and finished fast. It was far from perfect, but they got the job done. They even added some style points to punctuate their point.
They did what they needed to do — what they failed to do against UAB a season ago — the start of an epic collapse that, in the oddest of ways, prompted regime change.
The Memphis Tigers took care of business on a picture-perfect Saturday night, beating the Blazers 38-13 at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium and leaving coach Charles Huff hungry for more.
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