Losing in Memphis

Rewind to this summer and fall, when my good friend Marc Juszak was crushing me for my Cleveland Indians, Browns and Notre Dame Fighting Irish. I told him, "you just wait until Xavier starts playing, I will destroy you." Needless to say, I've had countless opportunites to destroy Juice's alma mater. Here's my latest effort, after the epic collapse to the Memphis Tigers. "Losing in Memphis" borrowed from Marc Cohn's "Walking in Memphis"

Put on my blue X shoes
And I boarded the plane
Three points in the land of the Delta Blues
In the middle of the pouring rain
W.C. Handy, what you think of Lyons, please?
Yeah, he's got a first class ticket
To the NBA Developmental league

Then I'm losing in Memphis
Losing and coughing up a huge lead
Losing in Memphis
I hope Chris Mack can spell NIT

Saw the ghost of Prosser
On Avondale Avenue
Talked to him about the state of X Hoops
He said he wanted to zip up Tu
Now security they did not Gates
When he threw a punch with ease
There was a pretty little thingy
Waiting for Yancey
And her name was Kenny Frease

[Chorus]

ThePower of X is off the table
They forgot to pay the bill
And President Graham, be glad to see you
When you haven't got a prayer
And boy they had no prayer in Memphis

Now D-West plays piano
Every Friday in the Nati
And they brought me down to see him
And he asked me if I see
His retired number
I did, he had no peer
Then I said
"Tell me are you wearing UC colors?"
And he said "Sir I am this year!"

[Chorus]

Put on my blue X shoes
And I boarded the plane
Three points in the land of the Delta Blues
In the middle of the pouring rain
W.C. Handy, what you think of Lyons, please?
Yeah, he's got a first class ticket
To the NBA Developmental league



Now, you probably want to hear the actual song. Happy to oblige. Enjoy the Super Bowl.