MEMPHIS, Tenn. — When we decided to cover the 2018 bowl game, I envisioned a dream 12-1 season and Sugar Bowl appearance in New Orleans. Or maybe a cost-efficient trip (for me) to the Alamo Bowl. At one point after the Kansas State game when OSU was projected for the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl against Cincinnati, I think I was rooting for no bowl at all.
Regardless, I don’t think “Memphis, Tennessee on New Year’s Eve” was ever on the list. But then OSU lost to TCU, the Houston Bowl took Baylor and we found ourselves Googling fun facts about Mike Conley and where the best BBQ in Tennessee is served.