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Memphis Notes and Quotes from Sunday practice (#2) in New Orleans
Dec 14, 2003
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Day Two - New Orleans Bowl
Dec. 14, 2003


The Memphis Tigers fought through cold and windy conditions Sunday
morning as the team practiced for an hour and a half at Tulane in
preparation for Tuesday's New Orleans Bowl game at the Superdome.

"Our guys knew that they had Friday and Saturday to go out and have all
the fun they could have. They are just soaking it all up. I think they
have, by the looks of things. They were dragging a little on the way
over here, but they came out and practiced hard. They know now that it
is time to get down to business."

The team spent half of the session polishing offensive and defensive
game plans, while the final 45-minutes were used to work on special
teams.

Memphis quarterback Danny Wimprine led his unit in a spirited two-minute
offense drill and former LSU tailback and New Orleans native Derron
Parquet handled most of the running plays in placed of injured tailback
DeAngelo Williams.

The Tigers will practice in the Superdome on Monday at 5 PM and a
special event is planned for U of M supporters and fans later that
evening.

Memphis fans should enjoy a New Orleans style parade on Monday. The
parade is slated to begin at 6:30 PM at the corner of Bourbon and Canal
Streets and will wind its way through the French Quarter ending at Silky
O'Sullivan's at approximately 7:15 PM. The parade will feature floats,
the Memphis Marching Band, Tiger cheerleaders, as well as the University
president, athletic director and other dignitaries.

On North Texas: "They are a very solid football team. They don't make
many mistakes. On defense, they play coverage and don't blitz a lot.
They make you be patient, and that has not been our strong suit. We are
a quick-strike type of team. We will try to get our shots, but we are
going to have to be patient. We cannot come down here and make
mistakes like we did in our last ballgame."

"I don't think there is any question that they (North Texas) have an
advantage, having been here the last two years. Two years ago, they
were just happy to be here, and Colorado State clocked them pretty
good. They came back last year and they knew the deal, and they came
out and beat what I thought was a really good Cincinnati team. But, I
think our guys are pretty mature. We have eight seniors who are going
to make sure we are focused and are ready to play on game day."

Senior Coot Terry (#37):

"Our celebration is over now. We are getting focused on what we came
down here for, and that is to get nine wins. We (the seniors) all try
to be leaders to this group. We really haven't been going out and
partying as much as most people think we have. We have just spent a lot
of time hanging out in our rooms."

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