“Dum dadadah dadumdumdum…GO TIGERS GO!!!!” Funny thing this morning…. I get up and get dressed kiss Shelley on the cheek as she seems so nestled up in bed. Head down stairs and fix my breakfast and pack the lunch bag for the day. I hear Shelley call out “Justin…..”, “yes dear?”, I reply. “Don’t forget, Tigers play today.” she mumbles. “I know baby, thank you.” I laughingly reply. Seems that even half dead she gathers enough strength to remind me about the game today. I think its great. I have to admit to you that I caught the tiger fever last year around conference time. I’m not a basketball fan and the game has never really even sparked interest for me but after seeing what happened last year with this city and how strangers hugged, people smiled at each other and races that would otherwise kill each other cheered in unison for the University of Memphis Tigers, well, I couldn’t deny them the respect and support they deserve. Here we are again, a year later with out hotshot players like Derrick Rose & Chris Douglas Roberts or even the defense of Joey Dorsey but arriving with a team just as eager and talented if not more honed to the game than before. Our free throws are must better, our defense is much strong and dare I say that our team is just as good if not better than last year. I have even heard a forecast for Memphis to win it all. I was there to see the starting line up and I’ll be here to watch them play out the last seconds of their final game. My heart is with them and I would love to see it happen this year. I’m not going to speak of what happened last year but sometimes being denied all but a simple taste of something so sweet only drives you harder to have it in your grasp. You can do it Tigers and I can say this without doubt, this city is behind you!
The victory is yours, so take it!
