Temple Fans Buying into Al Golden’s Message of Hope
Published on: 25th December, 2009
Every morning for the past month or so, I've gotten up and wiped the sand from my eyes, stretched a little bit and sprinted to the door for the morning paper. I quickly thumbed to the second sports page and checked the bowl pairings. There it was. ...The Most Important Sports Date in Temple History (seriously)
Published on: 20th December, 2009
Hyperbole has certainly been overused everywhere, but especially so in the world of sports. The phrase "The Game of the Century" may have been used 100 times in the last century, and it may have never been true (OK, maybe Notre Dame football 10-10 tie vs. Michigan State back in 1966 ...Temple’s Game Plan Against UCLA Should Boil Down to One Word: Blitz
Published on: 16th December, 2009
Somewhere between getting a prolonged standing ovation at the Temple-Villanova basketball game (pictured) and now, the Temple football Owls stopped to visit the Philadelphia Eagles for a couple of days last week. At the invitation of the Eagles and Andy Reid, the Owls used the Eagles' state-of-the-art indoor facility to get away from ...Take It to The (Eagle) Bank: Temple vs. UCLA
Published on: 9th December, 2009
Usually, these bowl announcement shows are nothing more than a glorified version of College Gameday, ESPN's weekly pre-game show. That's pretty much what I expected when I walked into the lobby of the Liacouras Center on the campus of Temple University Sunday night. That's what I got until there were ...Temple Set To Party Like It’s 1979
Published on: 5th December, 2009
Temple head coach Al Golden passed on word today that Sunday will be party time. The university is holding a bowl selection announcement party at the Liacouras Center on Sunday, Dec. 6, at 7:30 PM. Golden and his football team will be there, so will many of its fans, sitting in front of the TV ...Ohio 35, Temple 17: ‘Owl’ Golden Is Going Nowhere, and Here’s Why
Published on: 27th November, 2009
After Temple's 35-17 loss to Ohio in what was the MAC East Championship game Friday, I've reached one inescapable conclusion: Al Golden is going nowhere. Or make that Owl Golden. Let's get this out of the way first: Owl Golden did a fantastic job as head coach at Temple in 2009, the ...Black Friday Game Plan: Watching Temple-Ohio for the Mac East Title
Published on: 27th November, 2009
There are three ways to watch the Temple at Ohio game for the MAC East title on Friday (nationally televised at 11 a.m. on ESPU). One—the most preferable from my point of view—is to be there in Athens, Ohio, giving support the Temple team playing perhaps the most important game in ...Can We Finally Put This Emphasis on Attendance to Rest?
Published on: 25th November, 2009
If you haven't seen it, I direct your attention to Mike Jensen's fabulous piece in Sunday's Philadelphia Inquirer on Temple's wonderful long-time football fans.You can find it by going to Philly.com and doing a search for Temple. I've said this for years and not just because he's a colleague of mine ...Temple 56, Akron 17: A Victory for Diversity
Published on: 14th November, 2009
The 2008 edition of the Princeton Review ranked Temple University as having the most diverse population in the nation. There is much to like about that. Friday night, in a 56-17 win at Akron, the Owls proved that there is even more to like about diversity in an offense. In what was, undoubtedly, ...Temple Owls Must Resort to Bag of Magic Tricks Against Akron
Published on: 9th November, 2009
A very wise man (an old Owl, actually), once told me that a good offensive coordinator is like a magician. "He'll be able to show you three shells and tell you where the ball is at and then lift it up, only to reveal the ball under another shell," the Owl, err, ...Featured Sponsors
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