I have nothing against Memphis, the Liberty Bowl, or Elvis Presley. The war cry "Liberty Bowl" was a declaration that an administration just accepted and approved the continuation of a staff--without any changes at all--that coached probably the worst performance I had every seen when that team laid over and died. I mean, after a say 30 second reflection on that season and that bowl game it was pretty self-evident and obvious that something sick existed on that staff and it wasn't going to fix itself. So what do we do? nothing the first year and then Mangino after that. Wasted years of 2013, 2014, 2015. Some dudes got some cash out of the deal...some sons and brothers of coaches. Mangino thanks you.
I'm over it now I guess....the long road led us to CMC.
This game itself.....Well, firstly if we beat Kansas State and/or West Virginia we don't really have anything to ***** about...so it is our fault. The vibe I am getting now really reeks of the Humanitarian Bowl and Boise State in 2002 for those that remember that.......just this inevitable self-destruction and inability to crush the malaise that infects the team to keep it from just making plays and beating the other team by imposing our will. I hope I'm wrong.