Even though I don't get a chance to update the blog as much as I would like, I do keep an eye on the site statistics. Dozens of searches for Mississippi football coach "Ed Orgeron" have led folks to stop by for a click or two.

Of course curiousity got the best of me wondering why the sudden interest in Orgeron. It seems there is an internet rumor stating the coach had a run-in with a neighbor. A quick search found the following:

Loser With Socks: Update on the Coach O rumor...

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The changes made to the Memphis defense by Tommy West are intriguing. Will it mean a drastic turn-around for that side of the ball this weekend against UT? Probably not, but who knows. That's why you play the game, right? West reminded us on his radio show last night that he did not remove Joe Lee Dunn as defensive coordinator just because of the ECU loss... so add to it he did not remove JLD just because Tennessee was next on the schedule.

Our broadcast for Memphis vs UT starts Saturday morning at 9 a.m. on NewsRadio 600 WREC.

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What they are writing:

Orlando Sentinel, on mid-week CUSA games: While Memphis Coach Tommy West bemoans the academic effect of traveling to and from mid-week games, he said he likes the games from a football perspective.

"We've played on every day of the week except Wednesday since I've been coaching," he said. "I don't really care what day we play on as long as we have ample time in-between to prepare and recover from the previous week. Academically it can be an issue at times, but I don't see a real effect from a football standpoint."

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Vols coach Phillip Fulmer will be a guest Friday morning on Memphis Morning News on NewsRadio 600 WREC. I'll pass along a time later.

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The rumor mill is churning out fears in Alabama that IF there is a change at the University of Miami this season, the 'Canes will come calling for Auburn's Tommy Tuberville.

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Uh-oh: Conference USA announced Monday that the instant-replay official who handled Saturday's game between the University of Houston and Oklahoma State has been suspended for overturning a call that was not reviewable under the rules.

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