Here’s hoping U of M athletic director R.C. Johnson makes a phone call or two this week to his friends in the Big 10 (and Big East). Expansion would seem to be the word of the day for at least one power conference, and the Tiger program needs go be in line when invitations are handed out.

Frank Murtaugh is the managing editor of Memphis magazine. He's covered sports for the Flyer for two decades. "From My Seat" debuted on the Flyer site in 2002 and "Tiger Blue" in 2009.