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Message: [QUOTE="Drew, post: 2626745, member: 3723"] [URL="https://amp.commercialappeal.com/story/414598002"]Why Memphis will likely fire Tubby Smith[/URL] [I]An hour before Tubby Smith first fielded questions about his job status at the pre-tournament press conference, members of the university’s governance and finance committee gathered at the University Center for a presentation on “the financial landscape of Memphis athletics.” Memphis athletic director Tom Bowen made the presentation. [B]At one point, he emphasized the importance of a better conference television deal. He directed the discussion over to Memphis president M. David Rudd to expand on the topic. Whereupon Rudd said that the television deal “won’t be dramatically different” and that the key to the financial future of the athletic department remains contributions and ticket sales.[/B][/I] [/QUOTE]