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Home crowd helps DJ PHNX become Red Bull DJ Master

November 9, 2012 by C.J. Hurt Leave a Comment

One of the biggest factors in sports is home field. Teams play the entire season with the mindset of if we can just get home field advantage we can win playoff games and advance to a championship. In seven game series all the lower seed wants to do steal home court advantage by stealing one of the first two games on the road. If you do not believe home field is advantageous take a look at the NBA playoffs. In game sevens dating back to 1948 the home team is 88-22 (home court did not help the Grizzlies in game seven last year). In the Divisional Round and Conference Championship of the NFL playoffs home teams are 34-16 since 2002, so home field is very important.

The home field advantage was on display again last night when DJs from surrounding Memphis area colleges battled it out to see who would become Red Bull DJ Master. DJs came from all over the Mid-South to compete, but in the end there could only be one champion.

After the dust settled and the records stopped spinning only one Mid-South DJ stood alone as Red Bull DJ Master. DJ Crumbz and DJ Charlie White narrowed the candidate pool down to just two contestants, DJ PHNX from the Unviersity of Memphis, and The Ice Cream Social from Ole Miss.

When the crowd was asked to decide the winner of last night’s epic DJ battle, they roared with a level of excitement and enthusiasm that was matched by none for the home town DJ as DJ PHNX took home the crown of Red Bull DJ Master.

All of the DJs did a great job of keeping the party hype, but it was something special about DJ PHNX. He had the home crowd behind him every step of the way. And just like we see so many times in sports, he rode the home crowd momentum all the way to the title.

Who knows what the outcome might have been if instead of holding the contest at Senses in Memphis it was held at a club in Oxford, Mississippi. Maybe The Ice Cream Social would have been able to get the crown. However, in the end it was a party in Memphis and they were unable to pull of the upset.

Congrats to DJ PHNX and the home crowd.

CJ Hurt is a regular contributor for MemphiSport. Follow him @churtj09.

Photos courtesy of Rob Underwood.

Filed Under: Other News, The Big Features, Uncategorized, Web Exclusives Tagged With: & DJ TUGaWAR, DJ Ben Murray, DJ Charlie White, DJ Crumbz, DJ PHNX, DJ T.Marsh, GLOtron, Ice Cream Social, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Red Bull DJ Master, Senses, University of Memphis

Rival college DJs face off in Red Bull DJ Master competition

November 8, 2012 by C.J. Hurt 1 Comment

Very few things make a sports fan happier than defeating an arch rival on the field, court, diamond, or pitch (for my soccer and cricket fans). However, sometimes rivalries transcend the realm of sports and creep into our everyday life, and Thursday November 8, 2012 is one of those times.

Arch rivals (and TAM teams) Mississippi State, Ole Miss, and the University of Memphis will face off against each other, but it will not be a football or basketball game this time. It will be a DJ battle to determine who is Red Bull DJ Master.

So what Mississippi State has beat Ole Miss in football the past four years and demolished Memphis last football season 59-14. It does not matter if Tigers basketball is head and shoulders above their two rivals fromMississippi, or that Ole Miss is a top 15 party school according to the Princeton Review. All that matters tonight is what happens when the DJ’s from these schools compete for the title of Red Bull DJ Master.

One of the great things about the contest is that each DJ must include aMemphisbased artist in their 15 minute set.

Come out and support your favorite college tonight and show that your school dominates your rivals not just in sports but in clubs as well.

WHO: Battling DJs: DJ Ben Murray, DJ PHNX, DJ T.Marsh, GLOtron, Ice Cream Social, & DJ TUGaWAR.

Headliners: DJ Crumbz & DJ Charlie White

WHAT: Red Bull DJ Master is a competition that gives campus DJ’s from the University of Memphis, Rhodes,Ole Miss & Mississippi State the chance to show off their talent and display their music versatility. Each DJ will perform one ten-minute set that must include a Memphis based artist. Well-respected and popular Memphis talent DJ Crumbz and DJ Charlie White will pick the top two DJs, and let the crowd determine the winner based on their cheers.

WHERE: Senses
2866 Poplar Avenue
Memphis,TN 38111

WHEN: Thursday, November 8, 2012
10:00 pm

CJ Hurt is a regular contributor for MemphiSport. Follow him @churtj09.

Filed Under: Other News, The Big Features Tagged With: & DJ TUGaWAR, DJ Ben Murray, DJ Charlie White, DJ Crumbz, DJ PHNX, DJ T.Marsh, GLOtron, Ice Cream Social, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Red Bull DJ Master, Senses, University of Memphis

Big Jack’s Rhymes: Mississippi State 59, Memphis 14

September 3, 2011 by MemphiSport Leave a Comment

As I watched the game I said, “Great Caesar’s ghost,
The Tigers football program is toast.”

The offense spent it’s time sputtering and stewing.
I’m not really sure they knew what they were doing.

The defense was worse because, all the while,
The Bulldogs gained about a third of a mile.

Mississippi State, simply put, just had their way
And I’m glad I wasn’t doin’ the play-by-play.

There is an answer out there somewhere, golly gee.
But for heavens sake don’t look at me .

R.C. and the coach are of one accord.
It’s back to that well known drawing board.

There have been a lot of foul ups along the way
So here and now let me say,

Disaster is imminent it’s looming large
So why not try someone else in charge.

If that doesn’t work-from where I sit
The only thing left to do is quit.

Written by Jack Eaton on 9/2/11. “Big” Jack can be heard every Friday at 8am on KWAM 990 alongside former County Commissioner John Willingham. He was recently inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame.

Photo by JD Meredith.

Filed Under: Big Jack's Rhymes, The Big Features, Tiger Football, Web Exclusives Tagged With: Jack Eaton, Larry Porter, Memphis Football, Mississippi State, Mississippi State football, university of memphis football

Memphisport Live: 2.8.11

February 9, 2011 by MemphiSport Leave a Comment

Playboy model/SEC Cheerleader Taylor Corley joins Kevin Cerrito and Marcus Hunter for her first broadcast interview since it was revealed that she posed in Playboy under the name Taylor Stone. During the exclusive interview, Corley talks about leaving the Mississippi State cheerleading squad, trying out for Playboy, her future ambitions, and more.

Also, Kevin reveals he has officially been appointed “Mayor of Flinn Broadcasting.” Plus, the guys discuss Snoop at the Forum, Spoon’s return to the Tigers, and J-Will’s return to the Grizzlies in this week’s Starting 5.

Click here to listen to the 2.8.11 edition of MSL

Kevin Cerrito and Marcus Hunter host Memphisport Live every Tuesday at 6:00 PM on Sports 56 WHBQ. Memphisport Live was voted 3rd Best Sports Show in the 2010 Memphis Flyer Best of Memphis poll.

Filed Under: The Big Features Tagged With: Ben Hogan, cheerleading, FourSquare, Kevin Cerrito, Marcus Hunter, Mississippi State, MSL, Playboy, SEC, Taylor Corley, Taylor Stone

MSL Exclusive: Playboy model Taylor Corley announces she is no longer cheering for MSU

February 8, 2011 by MemphiSport 6 Comments

Playboy model Taylor Corley has mutually parted ways with the Mississippi State cheerleading squad. Corley made that announcement while on MemphiSport Live (MSL) for her first broadcast interview since it was revealed that she posed in Playboy under the name Taylor Stone.

During her exclusive interview with Kevin Cerrito and Marcus Hunter, the model also talked about trying out for Playboy, showing her boobs for the first time, joining the cast of a new reality TV show, and much more.

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Kevin Cerrito and Marcus Hunter host MemphiSport Live (MSL) every Tuesday at 6:00 PM on Sports 56 WHBQ. MSL was voted 3rd Best Sports Show in the 2010 Memphis Flyer Best of Memphis poll. Listen to full episode podcasts here.