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WilliamDuVOL said:
I graduated from Memphis, so I like to pull for them, but the last time we played them at the Liberty Bowl and won by a ridiculous margin, me and my buddy and his wife saw the worst in Memphis fans. Here I am in the student section, clad in beautiful, bright orange amidst a sea of blue and some drunk Memphis fan grabbed and destroyed a sign a UT fan was holding in front of him.

Please, oh dear, sweet merciful God above, let an 8-4 or 9-3 Memphis and UT team meet in a bowl game this year. Let the title of "best team in the state" be taken on the field.
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Tennessee would beat Memphis. Their defense is atrocious. UT's defense could contain Memphis.
 
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spankadelphia said:
A lot of that has to do with the fact that the state has siphoned tax dollars out of Memphis for decades and pumped them into Knoxville while funding the University of Memphis like it's a community college. As if higher education simply isn't a concern for the western part of the state.

Like you said, it has nothing to do with sports.
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good less money to Memphis the better..one of the most corrupt cities in America
 
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spankadelphia said:
A lot of that has to do with the fact that the state has siphoned tax dollars out of Memphis for decades and pumped them into Knoxville while funding the University of Memphis like it's a community college. As if higher education simply isn't a concern for the western part of the state.

Like you said, it has nothing to do with sports.
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You're right about that. I don't think that's the top priority for most Memphis sports fans, but for those closely involved with the university it absolutely is up there. Once upon a time the school was about to join the UT system, and UTK did not like that one bit.
 
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VolnJC said:
good less money to Memphis the better..one of the most corrupt cities in America
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Our last two mayors make Richard Nixon look as pure as the driven snow. If the voters have any sense they'll get rid of the current jacka** in a few weeks.

The city is actually improving quite a bit nowadays despite the incompetent and corrupt morons running it.
 
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UTCVol said:
Our last two mayors make Richard Nixon look as pure as the driven snow. If the voters have any sense they'll get rid of the current jacka** in a few weeks.

The city is actually improving quite a bit nowadays despite the incompetent and corrupt morons running it.
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You get it sir.. I work fur the city and i can't stand him.. I'm praying we get a new mayor
 
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UTCVol said:
Our last two mayors make Richard Nixon look as pure as the driven snow. If the voters have any sense they'll get rid of the current jacka** in a few weeks.

The city is actually improving quite a bit nowadays despite the incompetent and corrupt morons running it.
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Not sure you can compare Wharton and Herenton. Herenton was corrupt and all about himself. Wharton is known as a gentleman but hasn't been a good leader. There is a huge difference.

Obviously, this thread has mentioned the split between the UT system and Board of Regents and their funding. The BOR covers a lot. U of M has some very good departments. I am a Memphis law grad, and I am very appreciative for that education. The law school is beautiful and a great program.
 
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VolGee4 said:
Not sure you can compare Wharton and Herenton. Herenton was corrupt and all about himself. Wharton is known as a gentleman but hasn't been a good leader. There is a huge difference.

Obviously, this thread has mentioned the split between the UT system and Board of Regents and their funding. The BOR covers a lot. U of M has some very good departments. I am a Memphis law grad, and I am very appreciative for that education. The law school is beautiful and a great program.
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Getting into politics here but Wharton is no gentleman, doing away from retirees insurance and people who've contracted cancer from being firemen and police men who have cancer just cutting them off and them not having any insurance is about as scummy as you can get... He is SCUM...
 
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Volz4lif3 said:
Getting into politics here but Wharton is no gentleman, doing away from retirees insurance and people who've contracted cancer from being firemen and police men who have cancer just cutting them off and them not having any insurance is about as scummy as you can get... He is SCUM...
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Yea, probably not the place to get into it. But he was in my profession for a long time, and he was known as a gentleman. Politics is different because any decision will make someone upset. Hate to say it, but cities like Memphis have to find ways to cut expenses. Not saying that one should be cut over others, but it just has to be done. If that is the worst, he is no Willie Herenton, and it's not even close.
 
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Sell Memphis to Arkansas or Mississippi. Sorry but if we could TN would leap ahead in crime rate and education rankings. I know the university and the city has its positives. But as a whole it is terrible, which sucks for the good folks that post here.
 
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Jxn Vol said:
Sell Memphis to Arkansas or Mississippi. Sorry but if we could TN would leap ahead in crime rate and education rankings. I know the university and the city has its positives. But as a whole it is terrible, which sucks for the good folks that post here.
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I live here most of the year and I agree. But unfortunately Jackson isn't much better these days.
 
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Jxn Vol said:
Sell Memphis to Arkansas or Mississippi. Sorry but if we could TN would leap ahead in crime rate and education rankings. I know the university and the city has its positives. But as a whole it is terrible, which sucks for the good folks that post here.
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A few of the best high schools in the state and even on some top lists in the country are in the greater Memphis area. I am not talking about private schools either. They are very good schools. A few years ago, the wealthiest zip code in the state? In Germantown. It's not as bad as people make it out to be, and as you say, there are positives.
 
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VolGee4 said:
Yea, probably not the place to get into it. But he was in my profession for a long time, and he was known as a gentleman. Politics is different because any decision will make someone upset. Hate to say it, but cities like Memphis have to find ways to cut expenses. Not saying that one should be cut over others, but it just has to be done. If that is the worst, he is no Willie Herenton, and it's not even close.
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Memphis' problem was they added to the city while trying to chase the taxpayers. Now they have expanded and the people have moved further east, they have to provide for all those areas and the taxpayers just aren't there.
 
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RollinVol said:
Memphis' problem was they added to the city while trying to chase the taxpayers. Now they have expanded and the people have moved further east, they have to provide for all those areas and the taxpayers just aren't there.
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that's sorta the problem all over the US..cities raise taxes and the wealthy move and the poor are stuck so you have a shrinking tax base to take care of those that can't move
 
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volgrad500 said:
I live here most of the year and I agree. But unfortunately Jackson isn't much better these days.
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I live in the county and send the kids to private school. Sell Jackson too. Just leave certain parts that deserve to belong in this great state.
 
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VolGee4 said:
A few of the best high schools in the state and even on some top lists in the country are in the greater Memphis area. I am not talking about private schools either. They are very good schools. A few years ago, the wealthiest zip code in the state? In Germantown. It's not as bad as people make it out to be, and as you say, there are positives.
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No doubt about all of this. It's like a 4 star quarterback that is playing on a team that has never played football before. He is good but the rest of the team sucks.
 
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RollinVol said:
Memphis' problem was they added to the city while trying to chase the taxpayers. Now they have expanded and the people have moved further east, they have to provide for all those areas and the taxpayers just aren't there.
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I am, and my property taxes, alone, amount to about 7k per year. No wonder for the movement.
 
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