Since I live in Hendersonville, I haven't been to Sam's All-American Sports Grill in Murfreesboro until today. Although I have driven by Sam's several times and have wanted to stop in just to see all the MT memorabilia, I always seemed to put it off and thought to myself that I would check it out on my next visit to the Boro. Well, today I finally decided that I would eat lunch there. Upon entering the establishment, I was greeted by two attractive hostesses as they both welcomed me to Sam's. Although I appreciated their warm hospitality, I was very disappointed in the lack of MT memorabilia. As a matter of fact, I don't believe I saw any anywhere in the sports bar. Since the Sam's in Hendersonville has a framed Rick Stockstill autographed MT football jersey on its wall, I certainly thought the Sam's in Murfreesboro would have a lot on its walls promoting Blue Raider athletics given that the Blue Raider Network carries the Rick Stockstill Show during the football season from this location and is the host site for the radio shows featuring Middle Tennessee basketball coaches Kermit Davis and Rick Insell. But the only framed football jersey I saw was Peyton Manning's jersey when he played for the Indianapolis Colts. I was so disappointed that I decided to leave and take my business to The Boulevard. Of course I did it discretely since I never sat down or placed an order before leaving. I just decided I would prefer to eat at a place where it supports MT athletics exclusively. So who decided to have the Rick Stockstill Show at Sam's instead of The Boulevard? I understand The Boulevard has limited parking but it is located right across from the university so many students can easily walk to it and it doesn't have mixed loyalties (see photo below) like Sam's obviously has. Furthermore, the food at The Boulevard is just as good as Sam's if not better.
So BBJ, since you live in Murfreesboro and are probably familiar with both sports bars, I would appreciate it if you could explain to me why The Boulevard doesn't host the Rick Stockstill show instead of Sam's. Is it possible that The Boulevard decided against hosting his show? Since The Boulevard appears to want to promote itself as an MT-themed sports bar, shouldn't Middle Tennessee try to help them with this endeavor? Thoughts?
So BBJ, since you live in Murfreesboro and are probably familiar with both sports bars, I would appreciate it if you could explain to me why The Boulevard doesn't host the Rick Stockstill show instead of Sam's. Is it possible that The Boulevard decided against hosting his show? Since The Boulevard appears to want to promote itself as an MT-themed sports bar, shouldn't Middle Tennessee try to help them with this endeavor? Thoughts?
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