How's this for irony in a lead: Only one day after Tubby Smith called players who transfer quitters -- the same Tubby Smith who's coached at six colleges and left Texas Tech two years ago with three still to go on his contract, by the way -- the Raiders gave his successor, Chris Beard, a six-year deal for outcoaching just about everyone in college basketball this season. Tubby Smith included.
Not to rub it in, but ESPN's College Basketball Power Index ranks Tech 12th in the nation. Memphis comes in at 163, one skinny step removed from the Fort Wayne Mastodons.