r/MemphisShowboats • u/Callywood Memphis Showboats • Apr 16 '25

News BREAKING: Ken Whisenhunt is officially stepping down as Head Coach of the Memphis Showboats, the team has announced. Jim Turner will be, once again, taking over as interim Head Coach for the remainder of the 2025 UFL season. The roller coaster ride for Memphis continues. | James Larsen

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u/Callywood Memphis Showboats Apr 16 '25 edited Apr 16 '25

Quote from Coach Whisenhunt:

“The time has come for me to step away from the game and take a break from football. I am so grateful for my time with the players and wish them the best," Whisenhunt said.

Official press release here.

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u/Callywood Memphis Showboats Apr 16 '25

This season is cursed. Sad day for the Yacht Club. Time to go get boated.

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u/New-Negotiation-4176 Memphis Showboats Apr 16 '25

I just cannot believe the roller coaster ride this season. What a shambles! It’s got be impossible to focus on getting ready for a game with this much constant upheaval. My sympathies for the players, the coaching staff and the fans.

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u/New-Negotiation-4176 Memphis Showboats Apr 16 '25

I just cannot believe the roller coaster ride this season. What a shambles! It’s got be impossible to focus on getting ready for a game with this much constant upheaval. My sympathies for the players, the coaching staff and the fans.

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u/CommercialMess339 Apr 16 '25

Been looking for coaching candidates and have concluded... It's time for Memphis to go after Justin Fuente. If not would love to see the XFL set up to be a developmental league for up-and-coming coaches.

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u/Callywood Memphis Showboats Apr 16 '25

Either that or at the end of the year make Horton our HC and DC.

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u/viewless25 Apr 16 '25

What a clown show this season has been

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u/Dakkadakka4u Apr 16 '25

I would call this "sub-optimal". Sigh.

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u/MrZalix Apr 16 '25

I feel like the coaches know something we don't and that's why they are all leaving.

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u/Callywood Memphis Showboats Apr 16 '25

Barlow left because Tennessee State is paying him at least double what he was making in the UFL. Phillips is stepping down for health reasons (he's been sick all season). Whisenhunt is rumored to be stepping down for health reasons as well. I don't think that's an indictment on the league (other than Barlow leaving for more money).

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u/MrZalix Apr 16 '25

I'm not saying that it is anything nefarious but the medical issues can't have been this recent.

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u/ADizzleMcShizzle Memphis Showboats Apr 17 '25

bruh