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If you have a contact there, do you mind just checking and see if they are possibly carrying the USJ-Knoxville Webb game also? We get WKNO in Jackson and surrounding area and it would be seen by a lot more people than it would have on local cable station. I did hear on Jackson talk radio this afternoon that it was not being carried because the production company that feeds the games is not carrying game. I don't have a contact there...just picked up the phone and called. I just checked their website and it does show the MUS game on their schedule for Thursday, but not the USJ game.

Now 6th! Go Owls! I'll be interested to see the USA Today rankings tomorrow.

I just called WKNO Memphis and they confirmed they WILL be showing the MUS-MBA game.

According to the MUS website, the MUS-MBA game will be broadcast in Memphis on WKNO Channel 10.

A haiku for Hadouken: Strategy failure Sends Owls again to the 'ship Better luck next time

I agree with owlbooster's sentiment, rrr, thanks for the kind words. I hope all of the traveling Baylor folks have a safe (but disappointing) trip...if you want to come over to the home side and visit (it's a beautiful facility), you'll be warmly welcomed. Go Owls!

For those who prefer the Nashville-avoidance route and will be coming in to Shelby County via Hwy. 72, after passing through Collierville, turn right onto Houston Levee (at the giant American flag at Landers Ford), continue on a few miles and it will take you right to Briarcrest. Depending on the time of day, the Canada Rd route off I-40 can be a nightmare...lots of construction and narrow two-lane areas. If you take the Hwy. 72 route, stop and eat at Huey's (across Houston Levee from the Ford dealer -- best burger anywhere, hands down.) This may be the place you were thinking of Blue Mom...they do have an outdoor eating area.

Well, there were certainly no tears on this board last year when MUS drew what most considered to be the tougher path to the championship game. They took care of business one game at a time last year while projected championship contender Ensworth hit a BA roadblock in the semis. Given the overall caliber of play in Div. II AA, I don't think either side of the bracket is a cakewalk. Go Owls!

You beat me to it, Big Sneaky. MUS holds Briarcrest's high-powered offense to two field goals. Keep rolling, Owls!

The fact that this game was selected as one of the USAF's Great American Rivalry games added to the already charged atmosphere. This was a classic Friday night rivalry between two outstanding Tennessee schools. Go Owls!

I wonder if the player who hit MUS lineman Witt Meloni in the facemask after the play was whistled dead was the same guy who did the exact same thing in the MUS game last year to another of the MUS linemen. The only difference is that last year, the refs didn't see it (but the cameraman, who got a great shot of it on the game film, did). This year, the cheap shot got the player tossed from the game. Hope it was a lesson learned for him. Congratulations, Owls!

It's very easy...from I-40 get on I-240 to Jackson MS. Take the Poplar Ave East/Germantown exit. There are a couple of lights before you get to the Poplar/Ridgeway intersection...turn right onto Ridgeway (you'll go under the RR tracks), through the light at Park Ave and the MUS campus is on your left. Continue on until you get to the light at Primacy Parkway...a left turn there will take you directly onto the MUS campus. (Mapquest will take you to the front entrance on Park, but the Ridgeway entrance is the "main" one.) You can't miss the stadium...in fact, you'll see it before you get to the entrance. Even if you are a fan of the opposing team, consider sitting on the home side -- it's a beautiful venue, and you'll find the Owl fans are very welcoming.

I'll be surprised if you see any Owl fans on here suggesting anything of the sort. Last year preseason and well into the season, all I read on here were discussions of whether it would be BA or MBA who'd bring home the gold ball. The MUS folks quietly waited, knowing the Owls had what it took. There's a lot of season yet to be played, and no one knows it any better than the MUS faithful. Go Owls!

The 2008 DII-AA champion ended the season as the top-ranked team in the state of TN, covering alll divisions.

The Memphis Commercial Appeal ran two nice articles this past week -- one on Hutchison v. Houston and the other on MUS v. CBHS. They also list games in the section with the rest of the box scores. Hutchison v. Houston MUS v. CBHS I understand the Commercial Appeal is also going to start including lacrosse as a Best of the Preps sport this year.