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Optimism abound for SMU football in 2008

C-USA Guru — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:46:50 +0000

It’s been a long, tough road for SMU fans. For years they have suffered after their “death penalty,” but fans of Southern Methodist University once again have hope. 2006 gave fans reasons to believe as the Mustangs finished the year 6-6 and 4-4 in C-USA play. But 2007 was a step in the wrong direction as SMU went just 1-11 and 0-8 in Conference USA. While many of 2007’s losses were close ones, this step back meant changes were needed, and the Mustangs proceeded to bring in possibly the most highly-coveted head coach in the college game in June Jones from Hawaii. Coming off a 12-1 season @ Hawaii where he lead the Warriors to a Sugar Bowl berth, Jones received quite an offer to come to SMU and brings hopes of better days with him.

In CUSA Fans’ SMU Correspondent Rick Atkinson’s 2008 SMU football preview, he shows why SMU fans across the nation are excited once again about SMU football. We encourage you to check it out and let us know how you feel by leaving a comment.

Fans can find a nice selection of SMU football apparel & merchandise online through CUSA Fans!

More C-USA 2008 football previews

C-USA Guru — Thu, 29 May 2008 03:21:52 +0000

CUSA Fans and College Sports Fans have partnered to provide fans with 2008 college football previews for the 12 Conference USA football schools, and 10 of the 12 C-USA team previews have been completed and are live @ CUSA-fans.com. We told you about 6 of the C-USA team previews earlier this month, and 4 more Conference USA previews have been added which we have listed below. Now, only SMU & East Carolina’s previews remain and these will be added once our SMU & ECU team correspondents complete these previews.

CUSA Fans begins release of 2008 Conference USA football previews

C-USA Guru — Sun, 11 May 2008 16:09:31 +0000

With the help of the DFN Sports writing staff, CUSA Fans is pleased to announce the release of their 2008 Conference USA football previews. As CUSA-fans.com now enters their 4th year of coverage of Conference USA football, they work to provide fans with top-notch C-USA sports information, season and game previews, recaps, player profiles and much more. The following are the 6 C-USA football team previews released to date by CUSA-fans.com:

More 2008 C-USA football previews will be coming soon, so check them out online at CUSA-fans.com!

Tigers fall to Kansas in OT in National Championship game

C-USA Guru — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 03:58:07 +0000

Poor free throw shooting finally plagued the Memphis Tigers, creeping up at the most inopportune of times. The Tigers missed much-needed free throws as Kansas went on a 12-3 run to force overtime, then the Jayhawks scored the first 6 points of the extra frame en route to a 75-68 Kansas victory over Memphis.

With the game on the line it was Chris Douglas-Roberts and Derrick Rose who both missed free throws, CDR missing the front end of a 1-and-1 as well as missing two more free throws inside the final minute of regulation, opening the door for Brandon Rush’s tying 3-point shot to send the game into overtime. Kansas then took over in OT and held on with strong defense, preventing Memphis from having a breath of hope in the final seconds of overtime.

Overtime in San Antonio

C-USA Guru — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 03:43:55 +0000

The final minutes of the National Championship game could not have gone much worse for the Memphis Tigers. All year long we have heard about Memphis’ free throw shooting problems, and the difference in a National Championship and overtime came down to free throws. After hitting his first 4 FT attempts of the game, Chris Douglas-Roberts missed the front end of a 1-and-1 then followed that by missing 2 more free throws inside the final minute of the game. Derrick Rose then hit 1-2 FTs as a Kansas 3-pointer tied the game, sending the Jayhawks and Tiggers to overtime. Kansas overcame a Memphis 9-point lead in the final 2 minutes of regulation.

Tigers trail Jayhawks by 5 at the half

C-USA Guru — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 02:25:59 +0000

Foul trouble for Memphis and hot-shooting for Kansas has been the story of the first half of tonight’s National Championship game as the Kansas Jayhakws lead the Memphis Tigers 33-28 at the half. Chris Douglas-Roberts leads the Tigers with 13 points, but the story is Memphis’ foul trouble. Joey Dorsey, Shawn Taggart and Robert Dozier each have 2 fouls making 6 of the Tigers’ 7 first half fouls. While Kansas also has two players with 2 fouls, the Jayhawks are a consistently deeper team, regularly going 7-8 deep for significant minutes.

Taggert & Dozier pickup early fouls, Memphis & Kansas tied at 13

C-USA Guru — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:53:49 +0000

Forwards Shawn Taggart and Robert Dozier are both in early foul trouble as the Memphis Tigers and Kansas Jayhawks are squaring off in the National Championship game on CBS. We’re at the 11:33 mark left in the first half and neither team has connected on a 3-point field goal as the defenses have held both teams in check.

Memphis runs past UCLA, advances to National Championship game

C-USA Guru — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 01:33:35 +0000

From the beginning of the season experts and fans alike have said Memphis was one of the best teams in the nation. With their win today over UCLA in the first of two Final Four match-ups, the Memphis Tigers have proven they are one of the top two teams in the nation, and on Monday night they have a chance to play for the NCAA National Championship.

The Tigers (38-1) outscored UCLA (35-4) 38-35 in the first half before pulling away in the second half for a 78-63 win. Memphis was led by freshman Derrick Rose (25 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists) who looked a step quicker than anyone UCLA could put on him and Chris Douglas-Roberts (28 points) and as a team shot 87% (20-23) from the free throw line. Meanwhile, Joey Dorsey played the role of clean-up man picking up 15 rebounds in just 27 minutes of play.

With the win there’s no doubt that Memphis Tigers tickets and Memphis basketball apparel & clothing will be more popular than ever as the Tigers advance to the National Championship game. The Tigers will face the winner of Kansas & North Carolina on Monday night, April 7th @ 9:21 pm ET.

Memphis advances to Final Four

C-USA Guru — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 03:30:14 +0000

After being ranked in the top 3 all season and being the undefeated, #1 team in the nation for several weeks, the Memphis Tigers have finally lived up to expectations. The Memphis Tigers defeated the Texas Longhorns, in Houston, by a score of 85-67 on Sunday to advance to the Final Four. While Memphis Tigers apparel & merchandise is a hot item in stores and online, John Calipari’s team is not done just yet. The Tigers have unfinished business and hope to get two more wins and a National Championship to add to the 2008 season’s success.

Memphis lead Texas by 11 at half

C-USA Guru — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 19:36:53 +0000

With the Final Four on the line the Memphis Tigers came to play in the first half of their Regional Final against #2 Texas, leading the Longhorns 39-28 at the half. After two consecutive losses at this same point in the past two years, John Calipari has his team poised for a Final Four run. Memphis is led by Chris Douglas-Roberts with 11 points and Derrick Rose with 10 points.

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