Fantasy Lapides shares his dream Jeopardy board

Many are the perks of being the originator of sports talk in Memphis and the host of the longest running sports talk show in America. Among the best is having the day wide open after the show ends at 9am.

My post-show day pretty much revolves around being home at 3:30 to watch Jeopardy! on Newschannel 3. As you might suspect (from my prowess on Trivia Thursdays) I'm pretty darn good at playing. 

After all these years of playing along, I've come up with my "dream board". If I were ever a contestant and these categories came up, I'd frankly be unstoppable.

1. St. Louis Cardinals
2. SEC Football
3. Memphis Tiger Basketball
4. Restaurants/Places to Eat
5. Directions/Fastest ways to travel
6. Potent Potables

It's obvious that these are not the only areas of my expertise. So I'd likely ace other categories too. In the interest of fairness, I've instituted a self-imposed ban on actually being a Jeopardy contestant and will continue to play along in front of the T.V.

NIT atmosphere beats regular season

All those gimmicks during the regular season Tiger games really hack me off. So much time is devoted to "Dancing for your dinner", etc. that it takes the crowd right out of the game. At the NIT games, none of that nonsense is going on. Instead, we get the band, the cheerleaders, the students, and it really makes for a teriffic college basketball environment. Believe me, I've talked to RC Johnson about this on many occasions. I think these NIT games will help him see the light. It never should have taken him this long to realize that I'm never wrong.

Tigers crush Vandy; St. Joe's next in NYC

The Tigers really put a whoopin' on Vandy, beating them by 13. Don't let the scrore fool you—it wasn't even close. Now they're headed to New York for the NIT final four. With two more wins, they'll stand alone as NIT champion - the 66th best team in the country. The next game is March 29, I'll post my restaurant recommendations for NYC in a day or two.

Tigers favored by 6.5 over Vandy

NIT match tonight at FedExForum. Late tip-off – 9:00 PM. Might be good for TV ratings, but it's bad for my sleep.

Poor Boy

And I forgot to mention that if you're headed out of town to UAB and you're not in the mood for bar-b-que, you can head to Mr. B's in the Carrefour at Kirby and Poplar Pike for a quick fill-up. They have a Shrimp Poor Boy you wouldn't believe. I would dare say it's their signature dish. It is some kind of good. Just the other day I was in there at lunch and ran into my good friend Tommy West. We talked about football, the top 25 ranking, and just life in general. Tommy really is a great guy.

Tigers fall out of top 25

After the near-debacle in Jonesboro, the Tigers fell out of AP's top 25. Frankly, as poorly as they performed against ASU, they deserve it. I ran into Tommy West last night at Ronnie Grisanti's, and he tells me this is exactly what he needed to get his team ready for the Blazers this coming Saturday.