Don’t look for any campaign propaganda to be mailed out. There won’t be any personal stumping. Heck, Larry Seivers even refused to fluff up his own bio.

If the former University of Tennessee two-time All-America wide receiver finds his way into the College Football Hall of Fame, it will happen because of the numbers and the memories that made him one of the game’s best in the 1970s.

2. ‘Ugly’ Titans Offense Can No Longer Be Ignored - Friday, December 15, 2017

It had been festering for weeks, but the Tennessee Titans seemed to push the matter aside as they were squeezing out close wins against the NFL’s third-easiest schedule.

“Winning ugly” is how it was seen through rose-colored glasses, with an 8-4 record as exhibit 1.

3. AFC South Membership Only Thing Saving Titans - Friday, October 13, 2017

Right now, the best thing that can be said about the Tennessee Titans is they play in the AFC South, where someone’s mediocrity will be rewarded with a playoff berth come Dec. 31.

After the past two weeks – a 57-14 shellacking at Houston followed by an abysmal offensive performance in Sunday’s 16-10 loss in Miami – that’s about all the Titans have to hang their hat on in what began as a promising season with strong playoff aspirations.

4. Beale Street Task Force Outlines Two Cover Charge Options - Wednesday, October 4, 2017

A Beale Street Task Force assembled this summer to consider the future of a spring and summer cover charge Saturday nights after 10 p.m. in the district is recommending the cover charge stay.

The task force, in its last meeting Monday, Oct. 2, also recommended the return of Beale Street Bucks in some form – coupons given to those paying the cover charge that can be redeemed in most Beale businesses Saturdays and Sundays.

5. Last Word: Political Tide Comes In, First Tn and Pinnacle Settle and The No Compete - Thursday, September 28, 2017

In East Memphis Thursday afternoon, Shelby County Trustee David Lenoir will formally announce what has been evident for some time – he is running for Shelby County Mayor in 2018 starting with the May Republican primary. The primary field includes Shelby County Commissioner Terry Roland and Juvenile Court Clerk Joy Touliatos. Shelby County Commissioner Sidney Chism is the only declared Democratic mayoral contender as we speak. Look for that to change.

6. Last Word: Booksellers Options, New Parking Spaces and The Memphis Open - Friday, January 6, 2017

Somewhere in the back of our minds, I think most of us knew there were probably some circumstances under which Booksellers at Laurelwood might remain open. And as it turns out there are some terms the owner is talking about just past the post-New Year’s shock of work that the store will close in February.

7. Titans Turnaround? Only If They Can Beat Colts - Friday, October 21, 2016

A single two-point victory at home over the worst team the NFL has to offer this season might not sound like much of an accomplishment.

But for the Tennessee Titans it was definitely a step back toward respectability. 

8. Liberty Bowl to Recognize Archie Manning With Award - Saturday, March 12, 2016

The Liberty Bowl will present Archie Manning its Distinguished Citizen Award, an honor the organization considers its most prestigious recognition.

Liberty Bowl officials announced Friday that Manning would be the guest of honor June 19 in Memphis at the kickoff event of the Liberty Bowl Golf Classic, which benefits St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

9. Events - Saturday, March 12, 2016

Memphis Irish Society will host a family-friendly St. Patrick’s Day parade in Cooper-Young on Thursday, March 17, at 10 a.m. The route starts at First Congregational Church, 1000 S. Cooper St., and travels north to Memphis Made Brewing, 768 S. Cooper St. Visit memphisirish.com.

10. Events - Friday, March 11, 2016

The Southern Women’s Show will be held Friday through Sunday, March 11-13, at Agricenter International, 7777 Walnut Grove Road. The show will feature shopping, cooking, makeovers, seminars and celebrity appearances. Hours are Friday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Visit southernshows.com for updates and advance discount tickets.

11. Liberty Bowl to Recognize Archie Manning With Award - Monday, March 7, 2016

The Liberty Bowl will present Archie Manning its Distinguished Citizen Award, an honor the organization considers its most prestigious recognition.

12. Terry Manning Photography Exhibit Coming to Memphis - Friday, February 26, 2016

The Stax Museum of American Soul Music will welcome Stax Records and Ardent Studios legend Terry Manning back to Memphis next month for his new photography exhibit, “Terry Manning: Scientific Evidence of Life on Earth During Two Millennia.”

13. Equality of Partners a Problem for Titan Owners - Saturday, February 6, 2016

It’s the question that won’t go away – will the Tennessee Titans be sold. On the day the Titans formally introduced Jon Robinson as general manager and Mike Mularkey as head coach, team president Steve Underwood admitted that the NFL is not happy with the team’s ownership structure, which is split evenly among Bud Adams’ heirs.

14. Bertelkamp Made Right Call in Going with the Vols - Saturday, January 30, 2016

Bert Bertelkamp would be the first to tell you he’s pulling for Tennessee when calling basketball games as color commentator for the Vol Network.

And why wouldn’t he?

Bertelkamp is Big Orange to the bone. His father Hank played for the Vols (1951-53), was a team captain and remains a big supporter of UT.

15. Titans Face Number of Questions As Season Ends - Friday, January 1, 2016

The Tennessee Titans are on the clock. If they lose to the Indianapolis Colts in Sunday’s season finale, the Titans franchise will have the first pick in the 2016 NFL Draft for the first time since the Houston Oilers took Earl Campbell first overall in 1978.

16. Tigers’ Paxton Lynch Named Offensive Player of the Week - Saturday, October 24, 2015

University of Memphis quarterback Paxton Lynch was selected American Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week after throwing for 384 yards and three touchdowns in the Tigers’ 37-24 victory over Ole Miss Saturday, Oct. 16.

17. Fuente, Lynch Earn Weekly Honors - Thursday, October 22, 2015

In the aftermath of the Saturday, Oct. 17, University of Memphis football win over Ole Miss, U of M coach Justin Fuente has been named the Dodd Trophy Coach of the Week.

And Tigers quarterback Paxton Lynch has been named offensive player of the week by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association.

18. Three Games In, How Much Better are Titans? - Saturday, October 3, 2015

At some point, the Tennessee Titans have to grow up.

After blowing an opportunity to take the early lead in the AFC South by letting it slip away against the Indianapolis Colts last Sunday, the Titans now head into their bye week on a downturn with two consecutive losses.

19. Don’t View Sunday’s Opener as Mariota vs. Winston - Saturday, September 12, 2015

Don’t think for a minute that the schedule makers at the NFL office didn’t set this one up.

It is more than coincidence that Marcus Mariota opens his professional football career against fellow rookie Jameis Winston when the Titans face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday.

20. Fisher, Other Familiar Faces Return for Preseason Play - Saturday, August 22, 2015

The Tennessee Titans welcome back a familiar face Sunday night when Jeff Fisher rolls back into Nashville as coach of the St. Louis Rams.

21. Titans’ On-, Off-Field Decisions Defy Imagination - Saturday, December 13, 2014

When the Tennessee Titans hired Ken Whisenhunt in January, it brought a breath of fresh air to an organization that sorely needed a change.

But it hasn’t taken long for that breath of fresh air to quickly become stale and toxic.

22. Big Second Half? Titans Have Rebounded Before - Saturday, November 8, 2014

As the Tennessee Titans reassemble from their bye week, there is some sense of optimism that somehow this team that went 2-6 through the first half of the season can put together something to make the final 2014 ledger look somewhat respectable.

23. South Dominates First Playoff Rankings - Thursday, October 30, 2014

The first College Football Playoff Rankings were released this week and if the playoff started today Mississippi State and Ole Miss would hold seeds one and four respectively, with Florida State No. 2 and Auburn No. 3.

24. Wade: NFL Has Addiction Problem - Friday, September 12, 2014

Wading in with thoughts on several topics … So a former FBI director will investigate how the NFL handled evidence in the Ray Rice domestic violence case – the tape that commissioner Roger Goodell says he never saw until recently – and here’s what I wonder about the state of our society:

25. Memphis Movement - Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Memphis music producer Scott Bomar considers “Wattstax,” the concert documentary about Stax Records’ 1972 concert in Los Angeles, the “pinnacle of the Memphis music business.”

26. Clinton Camp Pegs Tenn. As Pivotal Election State - Friday, January 4, 2008

Hours before one of her final televised messages was due to be broadcast to Iowa voters in advance of Thursday night's Iowa caucus, Hillary Clinton's top presidential campaign officials told Tennessee reporters the former first lady has built a major support base in the Volunteer State.

27. Clinton Camp Indicates Tenn. as Pivotal Election State - Thursday, January 3, 2008

Hours before one of her final televised messages was due to be broadcast to Iowa voters during Wednesday’s newscasts there, Hillary Clinton’s top presidential campaign officials told Tennessee reporters the former first lady has built a major base of support in the Volunteer State.

28. Clinton Camp Indicates Tenn. as Pivotal Election State - Wednesday, January 2, 2008

Hours before one of her final televised messages was due to be broadcast to Iowa voters during tonight’s newscasts there, Hillary Clinton’s top presidential campaign officials told Tennessee reporters the former first lady has built a major base of support in the Volunteer State.

29. Rooker's One-Year Delay of Law School Becomes 18-Year Career at Chandler Ehrlich - Friday, July 13, 2007

Lynne Rooker was supposed to be an attorney. At least that was the plan when she graduated from college in 1989 with a bachelor's degree in advertising.

But instead of attending law school, she took a year off from school and took a job at Chandler Ehrlich. And that's where Rooker has been ever since, spending the past 18 years at the Memphis-based marketing and communications agency.

30. Archived Article: Small Biz (lead) - Friday, June 25, 2004
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