Memphis Fan Looking forward

[madtiger]

Looking forward to meeting you guys for the first time..

This ought to be a great matchup. Our defense has been improving the last several weeks, but we are stil very suspect against the pass.

Our running game is double tough....In my opinion, we have to be able to throw the football.

Best of luck, we'll see you guys on the 26th.

Come on over to our board..

Memphis Tigers Message Board

[oldtiger]

Agree, we look forward to meeting you guys. Perhaps you guys could give us some "Detroit pointers". That's not a city that many of us are in frequently.

Look forward to playing you and as madtiger says, you're welcome to come have a chat on our board.

[ChickasawTiger]

As the others have said, we are looking for a great game.

I am planning on going to the Motor City and if you have any suggestions they would be welcome.

Good Luck and I hope so see you there.

[Zipsrifle]

Memphis Fans,

Can't wait to talk and see some of you guys at the game! I don't know a lot about you guys, but I've heard you've got an outstanding running back.

On Detroit,

I've lived in Michigan for 6 years and as a rule of thumb I avoid Detroit. Maybe I'm just bias because I grew up near Cleveland, but Detroit is a hole in the ground. I go for the Autoshow and when the Cleveland Indians come to town. The area immediately around the stadium is very nice, but don't go walking around in the rest of the city....you'll see what I mean when you arrive! They are trying to get the city ready for the Superbowl by knocking down deserted buildings. They've been doing this for YEARS but there are still tons of bombed out abandoned buildings across the street from the stadium.

I guess I would suggest this website to find out a few things to do in Detroit, I'm obviously not much of a resource.

Things to do in Detroit

[Zipsrifle]

OK, I looked around that website and didn't find it very user friendly. Here are a few things off the top of my head. There are some casino's downtown. Windsor Canada is right across the border, I haven't been there in 10 years, but I hear it's a good time (bring your passport!). There's Detroit Redwings Hockey in Downtown Detroit and the Detroit Pistons about 1/2 hour North of the city in Pontiac. The Lions are in Detroit too, but I don't know if they'll be playing at home while you're there.

If you're the museum type there is Greenfield Village and Henry Ford museum in Dearborn. Essentially a museum to industy and a little historic town outback (might not be open in the winter). You could tour a car factory, I think the Ford River Rouge would be cool. Car factories amaze me, but then again, I'm an engineer. If you like seeing big, rich people's houses there is the Edsel and Elenor Ford house in Grosse Point, and Meadowbrook at Oakland University. There's shopping, but I'm sure that's going to be in any major city. As you can see, I'm a nerd, but hope this is a bit helpful.