Last donations:
Ed S., New Hope, Pa. 1/30/26 (thanks, Ed)
Jon E., Cincinnati, 1/12/26
William B., Phoenixville (12/9/25, thanks William, our first contribution since Oct.) Ed S., New Hope, and Joe S., Drexel Hill thanks to both Ed and Joe; David N., Silver Spring, Md. 10/10/25 (thanks so much, Dave) Brian C., North Philly 9/27/25 ; John from Landenberg (who we sat next to when Temple beat Maryland, 38-7) at the game today 9/6/25 (thanks, John); Jon E., Cincinnati (8/30/25), thanks, Jon; David K., Glen Mills, 8/25/25; Eric B., San Diego 8/23/25; Jay M., Salem Ore. 8/15/25 (proving that Temple Owls are everywhere. Thanks, Jay). Another anonymous donation from the same source (thanks a bunch), 8/10/2025; Anonymous (your generosity is greatly appreciated, much thanks) and Joe F., Nashville, Tenn,, 8/5//25 (thanks, Joe, our first contribution in over a month); Steve B., Rose Valley, Pa., a Temple fan (thanks, Steve, that goes in the pot for a backup laptop if this one goes down Only $300 away), 7/6/25:
Earlier:
6/15/25 (Ed S., New Hope–thanks Ed!!!)
Earlier:
Michael A., Havertown, PA (thanks, Mike); 5/14/25 Anoymous (thanks, much appreciated) 4/25/25, David B., Delaware (owner of the most photogenic dog on the internet and someone who I and the late Phil M. had a great conversation with at the 2012 UConn game… can’t believe how time flies, thanks, Dave!!! will definitely meet up again at the next Temple at Delaware game); Matt P. (former Temple player under Al Golden), 4/21/2025 (thanks, Matt, could not have come at a better time because we have a bill for this site coming 4/30 and did not know how we were going to pay it); Brian, Philadelphia (thanks, Brian for being a long-time reader, sorry I missed you at C&W this year) 4/15/25; Ed S., New Hope, PA (4/6/25; thanks Ed, our first donation in nearly two months);
2/8/25: Anonymous.
Robert G., Quakertown, 12/17/24 and Joe F., Philadelphia, 12/16/24.. thanks for taking some of the sting out of paying to fix this laptop. Much appreciated.
Others:
Brian C., Philadelphia.
Anonymous, Anywhere USA (thanks for the generous donation), 9/2/24; David B., Delaware (8/24/24), thanks, David!) Ed P., Yardley, Pa. (6/20/24) …. thanks, Ed!!
David E., Philadelphia, Pa., 6/19/24 (thanks David); Zamani F., Philadelphia, Pa. June 7 (thanks, Z) Michael A., Havertown, Pa, May 9; John J., South Bloomingville, Ohio May 5; Hill Studios, Paulsboro, N.J. (thanks for breaking the longest time between contributions in TFF history), May 1, 2024 (the three May contributions will keep us afloat through the summer, thanks, Mike, John and Hill Studios it’s great to know people care); Jon E., Cincinnati, 10/11/23 (thanks, Jon); John from Landenburg at the Miami game (in the parking lot no less), 9/23/23. Thanks, John. Great conversation as always.
Two donations on opening day against Akron, one at the game from Ed of Perkasie and one from the greatest punter in Temple history, Eddie L., of the same hometown of Bruce Springsteen (our first contributions since April and they keep this site going; much appreciated); Heriberto S., McDonough, GA, 4/24/23 (thanks, Heriberto!!) Two on 4/14/23 (thanks to Joe F. and Ross M. ); Tom W., Palm Coast, Fla. 2/18/23 (thanks, Tom!!!)Ed P., Yardley, Pa. (1/9/23; thanks, Ed,) Lawrence S., West Chester, Pa., 12/28/22, our first contribution in over a month (thanks Larry, this will help in having to replace the printer we purchased in the summer that went on the fritz); Bob C., Chadds Ford, Pa., 11/27/22 (thanks Bob, our first contribution since September) Ed P., Perkasie, Pa. who donated 9/24/22 at the UMass game and Ed and I both remember and love Pennridge coach Wayne Helman; Joe S. (Delaware County), 9/3/22 (thanks Joe, hope to see you at Lafayette or RU); James G. (thanks James and for all the great posts you make on this site),, 7/29/22: Matt P. (former Al Golden player, thank you Matt for the generous donation it will be put to good use as we will explain in Monday’s post), 6/9/22; Matt F., Horsham, Pa. (thanks, Matt!!), June 6, 2022; David, B., Milton, DE (thanks, Dave), April 11, 2022: Andy B., Philadelphia, Pa. (our first donation of 2022, thanks Andy), March 3, 2022; Ed P., Yardley, Pa. 12/25/21 (thanks, Ed for the Christmas donation); Matt F., no hometown found (“a celebratory donation for Carey’s firing”), 11/30/21 thanks, Matt; Jon E., Cincinnati, Ohio, 11/29/21 (thanks, Jon for the donation and the great comments on this site); James G., Royersford, Pa. 11/28/21 (thanks, Jim, for the donations and your comments on the website); Anonymous (no home town given but donation really appreciated), 11/20/2021; Roger D., Rehoboth Beach,, Del., 10/24/21; Joe S., Drexel Hill, Pa. 10/3/21 (thanks, Joe) At the BC game (9/18), John from Landenburg (thanks, John for being a great friend of this site for so many years); Three Aug. 21 donations: Eric A (former player), Atlanta, Ga; Anonymous (by request), Cincinnati, Oh; Tim R., Buffalo, N.Y. (sincere thanks to all); David N., Silver Springs, Md (thanks Dave) 7/10/21; former Temple player Matt P., who lives in Columbus, GA now (thanks Matt) 7/9/21; Joe F., Philadelphia (4/7/11, thanks Joe) Matt F., Horsham, Pa., 3/27/21 (thanks, Matt); Jon E., Cincinnati, Ohio (1/31/21, thanks Jon) Ed P.,, Yardley, Pa. (thanks, Ed, much appredicated), 1/16/21; Mitchell S. , 12/21/20, our first contribution since (10/8) earlier, Former Owl Bruce G., Flourtown, Pa, who generously donated $100 in “honor” of the Ambler guy 10/8/20; (if they hate you in Ambler, we love you in Flortown,” BG says). Thanks, BG, we appreciate it; Earlier: James G., Philadelphia (7/21/20, thanks James) Robert B., Philadelphia (7/13/20, thanks, Bob, hope to see you at the tailgates again this fall); Previous: Jon E. from Cincinnati 6/15/20, our first donation this calendar year (thanks, Jon); Earlier, John from Landenberg; Kurt B., Wyomissing Hills, PA (former Temple player, 10-15-19) Earlier: David B. , Springfield, PA (9/26/19 … thanks, Dave!) also John from Landenberg (9/21/19); Tom W., Palm Coast, Fla. (8/22/19, thanks Tom!! Also, 10 days earlier, Bob. C and Joe S. and, on June 26, first bowl MVP Mark B.
Earlier: Matt F., Philadelphia; Matt P. (former Temple player) John from Landenberg and Jon E. from Cincinnati
Jay M. no hometown found ; Earlier: William B. Chicago; John from Landenberg, ; Mark B, South Jersey, Joe S, Springfield, PA…,
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Ed P., Perkasie, Pa; and Richard W. (no hometown given); Phil E., Lorton, Va.; Tim C., no hometown available; Bob C., David B., Springfield (Montco); Mark B., from South Jersey; John from Landenberg, Pa.; Joe S., Primos, PA; Thomas W., Palm Coast Fla; Jon E., Cincinnati; Mike S.,no hometown; Ed P., Yardley; William B., Chicago; Matt M., Philadelphia; Matt T.., Oreland; Kevin H., Philadelphia; John from Landenberg, Pa.; Carl M, Silver Spring, Md.;; Brett K., Swedesboro, N.J.; Joe S., Primos, Pa.; Ed M., Paoli, Pa.; Phil E., Lorton, Va.; Ross M., Garden City, NY; David K., Malvern; Jon E., Cincinnati ; Jon, SE Ohio; Cordalia and Jim S., Eastampton, NJ.; Herb G., Newport News, Va.; Richard W., Royersford; Matt T., Philadelphia, Pa.; MWB, Mechanicsville, Va.; Phil E., Lorton, Va.; K.J., Alexandria, Va.; Jeff D., Philadelphia,; Michael R., Philadelphia,Matt T, Philadelphia, Pa.; Ed M., Paoli, Pa.(8 in a row for 8 in a row, thanks EM); Jake and Diane Gicker, Dunmore, Pa.; Ed M., Paoli, Pa.; Adrian R. Sr., Harrisburg, Pa.; Frank M., Marlton, N.J.; Ernie, Millville, N.J.; ; Jay M., Salem, Ore.; Joe S., Primos, Pa.; Phil E., Lorton, Va; Tom W., Palm Coast, Fla.; Matt M., (five donations in a row); Kevin F., Philadelphia, Pa.;Matt M. (three donations in a row, thanks, Matt); Matt M.; Matt M.; Brian C., Philadelphia, Pa.; Matt M., Hometown ;Unknown; David N., Silver Spring, Md.; Matt M., hometown unknown; Frank K., Horseheads, N.Y.; Mike F., Montauk, N.Y.; John, Landenberg, Pa.; Michael B, D.C.; Joe S., Primos, Pa.; James G., Philadelphia, Pa.; Michael R., Philadelphia, Pa.; David N., Silver Spring (Md.);
Mark H., Gilbertsville, Pa.; Lisa M., Hummelstown, Pa.; Johnny Who, West Chester, Pa.; John T., Medford, N.J. (formerly North Catholic, Philly); Jon, SE Ohio; Jay M., Salem, Ore.; Dan M., Moscow, Pa.; Cyrus, Oklahoma City; Jon E., Cincinnati; Chris K., Harrisburg, Pa.; Chip M., Silver Spring, Md.; Dave B., Springfield, Pa.; Kent J., Alexandria, Va.; Ross M., Garden City, N.Y.; Joe S., Primos, Pa.; Ed F., Philadelphia, Pa.; Frank P., Jamison, Pa.; Jon E., Cincinnati, Ohio; Phil E., Lorton, Va.; Matt G., Haddonfield, N.J.; Tom L., Charlottesville, Va.; Thomas S., Landisville, Pa.; Jack D., Haddonfield, N.J.; Heriberto S., McDonough, Ga; Dr. Jim S., Mt. Pleasant, S.C.; Dick White, Milton, Del.; Matt T., Philadelphia; Jerome S., North Caldwell, N.J.; Mike D., Fairview, N.C.; Tim W., Myerstown, Pa.; Edward P., Yardley, Pa.; Tom W., Palm Coast, Fla.; Kurt B., Wyomissing, Pa.; Joe S., Primos, Pa.; Tom S., East Norriton, Pa.; Jon E., Cincinnati, Ohio; Matt T., Yardley, Pa.; Steve C., West Chester, Pa.; Floyd, Blackwood, N.J.; Jim J., Chalfont, Pa.; John, Landenberg, Pa; Jon E., Cincinnati; Ron A., Camp Hill, Pa.; Jay S., Jenkintown, Mr. John H.; Jonathan N., Atlanta, Ga.; Michael E., Levittown, Pa.; Ted D., Media, Pa. Nick and Sharon, Upper Bucks County; Phil E., Lorton, Va.; Todd H., New York City; Alex H., Westport, CT; Joe S., Primos, PA; Kent J., Alexandria, Va.; Ross M., Garden City, N.Y.; Stanley G., Mountain Top, Pa.; David N., Silver Spring, Md.; Micah F., Philadelphia, Pa.; James S., Mt. Pleasant, S.C.; Tom W., Palm Coast, Fla.; Johnny B. at the Hill Studio, Paulsboro, N.J.; Nick C., Philadelphia; Tom C., Birmingham, Ala.; Phil. E. (Fast Phil), Lorton, Va; Jerome S., North Caldwell, N.J.; Kent J., Alexandria, Va.; George P., Downingtown, Pa.; Edward F., Philadelphia; Bryan S., North East, Pa.; Josh P., West Chester, Pa.; Brent Z., Atlanta, Ga.; David B., Springfield (D), Pa; Lisa M., Hummelstown, Pa.; David H., Pottstown, Pa.; Brian O., Ambler, Pa; Frank P., Jamison, Pa.; Brian C., Philadelphia; Mark B., Manlius, N.Y.; Ted D., Media; Scott J., Columbus, Ohio; Thomas H., Mullica Hill, N.J.; George T., Rehoboth Beach, Del.; Rob G., Fleetwood, Pa; Steve C., West Chester, Pa.; Fred A., St. Augustine, Fla.; Michael S., Westfield, N.J.; John, Landenberg, Pa.; Kent J., Alexandria, Va.; Frank P., Jamison, Pa; Matt G., Basking Ridge, N.J.; Joe S., Primos, PA; Nick and Sharon, Upper Bucks County; John T., Medford, N.J.; Cap P., Finksburg, Md; Coolowl, New York City; Michael B., Washington, D.C.; Oakee, Salem, VA; Rob from Fleetwood; John from New Kensington; Kathyrn, Bloomingville, Ohio; Rockland Owl; Matt, Haddonfield, N.J.; Anthony, New York City; Jason F., Berlin (N.J.); Ed, New Hope; Mark B., Manlius, N.Y.; Mike, Lindenwold, N.J.; Tom C., Birmingham, Ala. Jim, Mt. Pleasant, S.C.; Kurt, Wyomissing Hills, PA;
Dave, Ocean City, N.J.; James, Chalfont; Ross, Garden City (N.Y.); Schmitty, Ocean City, N.J.; Sarge (via Schmitty);
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Temple Football Forever 
I normally agree with what you have to say, but I don't agree with this. Gators went 7-5 this year in a down year. With steve as OC they are 20-6 in a tough SEC. Most of the negative feedback I see comes because of this year. As most fanbases do they immediately start questioning the coaching staff when things go badly. Let's remember urban Meyer was hc this year. I bet you if you go to the google news archives and look up the 1 loss gators from 2009 you will find nothing but positive feature stories on steve. I think you might be jumping to conclusions. HC need to be good on game day, which steve has shown in the past, and also need to be the CEO. He can sell programs and recruit. Let's cut him a break. And if he has gameday weaknesses let's hope he can do what golden couldn't do and fill his voids with a good OC and DC. From a CEO standpoint he reminds me of golden. Google vitiamin a. ThAnks,Chris
I am not dancing with joy, but I am giving A.D. Bill Bradshaw the benefit of the doubt. I doubted both the Golden and Dunphy hires, but both turned out to be positive so Bradshaw has earned my trust. I like the pedigree. Urban Meyer and Florida players really liked this guy and he has been part of a lot of great programs. I like that he is a positive motivational guy and knows how to recruit the Northeast well. I am curious to see if he has some good players lined up who will sign on with us. I am also curious about who he hires on his staff. It looks like Matt Ruhle is gone. Coach Addazio seems like he has been a scapegoat Florida fans and the media. Wasn't Urban Meyer ultimately responsible for the play-calling? Anyway Temple's playcalling and offensive personnel decisions were somewhat dubious this year and I hold Al Golden more than Matt Rhule responsible for that. I think we will get our own sense very soon for Coach Addazio. My biggest concern is he won't bring enough passion e.g. Dickerson and Wallace. Nothing I read supports that fear. I remember when the Phillies hired Charlie Manuel, the Cleveland fans and media had nothing good to say about him. I kind of remember that with Bill Belichick too. Lets support him and give him a fair chance to build this program. Although you want results this year, I don't think we will truly be able to evaluate him until two years from now unless he is a complete disaster and more likely 4 years when he has had a chance to bring in a team he fully recruited. By the way, thanks for the interesting information and opinions you provide on this blog.
I'm torn.I hated what Al did, stealing our recruit and half of our staff on the way out the door yet I wouldn't mind Steve doing the same thing.Bring me the head of Barabas as an offering of peace!(By that I mean, bring me at least one Florida recruit and a few highly thought of Gator assistants and I might slowly change my mind.)
Google Adazzio and 2010 recruiter of the year if you need to find a positive article. Apparently he can recruit the northeast. Which helps.
Google Adazzio and 2010 recruiter of the year if you want to see a positive article. He can recruit the northeast, which helps.
If it said he was the "head coach of the year" I'd be more impressed. I didn't know we were hiring a recruiting coordinator.AG got us great talent. Now we need someone who can coach it up better than 9-3 and 8-4.
I know there have been a lot of negatives coming from Florida fans and I think Steve is a scapegoat for a just a bad Florida team this year. However, I have deciphered several positives from those negative articles. 1. florida fans loved him for his motivation and he his recruiting. he was recently recruiter of the year and does especially well in the northeast, one article said he was the main reason Shariff Floyd(5* dt out of philly) committed to florida last year. He also recruits CT NJ very well. 2. every negative comment about his play calling was that he is in love with the dive play. Florida fans wanted a flashy offense where they scored 60 points a game. One article said he was committed to establishing the run game and even if he was having success florida fans hated it. I have also seen that he is a very good/ almost genius line coach. in one of your previous posts you said that you hoped that we didn't hire a spread coach because it would set us back years. coach steve is perfectly suited for our massive ol and pierce(who I believe like many others is a special rb if he can stay healthy). 3. we have not seen who he brings in for his staff. his hiring means we get rid of OC Rhule who you blamed for our down offensive year. but we have to wait and see, hopefully he brings in a young hotshot guy looking for his chance to show what he can do. 4. i know he does not have head coaching(except high school) but he is regarded as the man who kept florida together when urban quit the first time. so he knows what it takes to run a program. I have no idea if Addazio will be a good head coach. i really hope as an alum who spent many cold thursday nights in the almost empty Linc that he dosen't regress temple to the 0-11 team that was my freshman year. However, by your own poll no one praised Golden for his game day coaching. and i feel with all he accomplished we had a better team than some of the teams we lost to. maybe a few years from now we will look at this hire as the one that re-killed TU football or maybe it will be the one that gets us over the hump in the MAC and beyond. but what i do know is he can recruit the NEast, fits his style with our current personnel, is a great motivator, and hopefully understands what it takes to run a program. lets get some good assistant coaches and get to the mac championship game. there is still alot of young talent on the team and hopefully we go forwards not backwards. Lets go Owls
Thomas,the best part of this is the talent that AG has in place. I think STeve will fall in love with BP,like I have. Run the offense through him, like he ran it at Florida through Tebow. That is, establish the run, then throw off play-action. The Rhule/Golden combo could never get that simple concept.
Kill and Heywood and gone and Solich has a QB that is a great runner but could not throw the ball in the ocean on the beach. No pressure – but he needs to get it done quick or get gone ASAP. This hire is shit, lets hope he proves me wrong. What other MAC East team will do poop? Ohio? Probably, because it is the only one with any stability. Akron and Buffalo got new coaches last year. Kent, Temple and Miami this year. BG has a new(ish) coach and is shitty – last year I think. We *MAC* produce great coaches, but the North Texas hire – paying big $ will scare the poop out of the MAC. (rant time) the MAC will pay its coaches some cash and expand plus get aggressive or die soon. This is big, risky and mean business. Sitting still will get you run over. – sorry – Good luck Temple, this guy needs to win or go – good talent in a league with a revolving coaching door(s). Good budget. Can he get it done, I doubt it – but just hope he is on a very short leash. sorry for the rant.
My first reaction was very similar to yours as you can see from the above post.Everybody says he's the best recruiter in the country, yet he was recruiting kids to the best program in the country and in a sunny, warm, climate with plenty of good-looking girls around wearing very little.Geez, as much as I love Temple, I think I might want to spend the best four years of my life there, too.This hire should have been for the guy who was the best head coach out there, not a great recruiter, not a great assistant.That's the way we should have approached it.We didn't because this guy walked into the room and wowed the committee.He wowed me with his first press conference so I went from being dead set against to being cautiously optimistic.
As a Gator I wanted to jump on here and see what the buzz is about Addazio. He is a great recruiter, first class person, and held the Florida program last year when Urban Meyer retired for the first time. That being said, I can speak for a huge number of fans by saying we are glad he has left the program. He took over a high powered offense that set several records during the National Championship year of 2008 and in two years created one of the most inept, predictable, and punchless offenses I have ever seen. The offense was actually "booed" on several occasions this year which I had not heard in 35 years of attending football in Gainesville – and that included an 0-10-1 season in 1980. Check out the website firesteveaddazio.com to back what I am saying. I am rooting for him very hard to succeed at Temple but it will take a while before the bad taste in my mouth over the last two years clears out.
Yeah, Michael, we had the same venom for Matt Rhule (Golden's OC this year).I would say 99 percent of the fans were pissed off about Rhule's play-calling.Then, after about the 10th game, a guy named Barry Nagle came on a few boards with a strong take, saying something to the effect that Golden signs off every play called by Rhule and it's Golden, not Rhule, we should be pissed off with.I understand Urban Meyer has earned some street cred with Gator fans but, geez, is he looking into the stands when the Gators are on offense?He, IMHO, deserves credit/blame for offensive woes. The buck should stop with him.
Well said, and I totally agree with you. It sounds like both programs experienced similar situations. While Addazio was the OC, it was Meyer who implemented the offense and, I am pretty certain, also had to sign off on the play calling of Addazio. I also think Meyer "checked out" at some point in the season knowing he would retire again. Addazio brought some studs down to Florida from the northeast (especially Connecticut) and I hope he can convince those guys to come your way. Like I said, I wish nothing but the best for him as I do for any coach who put in his time at Florida. You guys will be fine. Are you wishing Golden the same success down here at Miami? For recruiting purposes (and obvious in-state allegiances) I am not. But I hope that should be expected.