Feb. 8, 2012 ��� a day that will go down in
University of Memphis history and also
a moment that will be long-remembered
by Tiger Nation. In an 11 a.m. (CT) press
conference, University President Shirley
Raines and former Athletics Director R.C.
Johnson announced the Tigers athletics
program was moving to the Big East
Conference beginning in 2013. With that
announcement, the roars of Tigers fans
could be heard coast-to-coast.
Two days later (Feb. 10), the Big East
welcomed Memphis to the conference in a
big New York City way with video boards
proclaiming ���Memphis Tigers - Welcome To
The BIG EAST!��� in Times Square. The video
boards, located on the corner of 46th and
Broadway, ran the Tigers��� welcome message
for 30 seconds every hour on Feb. 10.
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2012 Tigers Track & Field Yearbook
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