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);
Broad Street Leon; Martin, Encino (Calif.); John, Boston; Mike, Susannanoa, N.C.; Francis, Lansdale; Tom L., Charlottesville, Va.; Mark, Gilbertsville, Pa.; Frank, Sebastian, Fla.; George, Toms River, N.J.; Tom, Branchburg, N.J.; Chris, Philly (our first Philly donation!); John, Landenberg, Pa.; Tom S. East Norriton, Pa.;
Temple Football Forever 
This is very encouraging. Lets hope he follows through.
I can’t help but thinking had he been a head coach elsewhere first that deep handoff on 4th and 3 inches at rutgers would never had happened nor the five wides on first and goal at the 1 never happened. Temple fans were the Guinea Pigs of him having to learn these hard lessons (among others) on the job.
After Pete Carroll’s boner in the Super Bowl, most coaches now see the stupidity of showing pass on the one yard line.
Better late than never. Had he only followed this blog a year and a half ago maybe there would have been six or seven more wins. Why did so many people here see the profound weakness of his offensive scheme and the coaching staff couldn’t? Can’t wait for next season. Unlike last year, I believe the Owls will show great improvement.
I do, too. For two years, we’ve been trying to set up the run by passing. Now that there are signs we will get the running game going first and throwing off that, I think the results will be significantly better.
Yeah that’s what a coach should do follow a blog for coaching tips. what’s the old saying, when u start listening to the fans, soon u will be sitting in the stands next to the fans.
Not when the fans are smart enough to have been educated by watching geniuses like Wayne Hardin and Bruce Arians. He is doing exactly what he should do and not because we say it is what he should do. Even Stevie Wonder knows that a passing game is totally ineffective without the threat of a running game.
Rhule admitted that he was wrong. MRAs will never admit that the offense sucked for two years and that those calling for a more balanced offense were right. 6-6 record is a mirage because other than ECU there were no wins against a good team. And the ECU win was in a large part caused by the weather.
I think you are missing the point. The coach didn’t have to follow this blog, he should have looked at the players he had and realized that his offensive scheme was not working with his players. Yes, the writers here saw it was not working. He didn’t have to follow their prescriptions but he should have seen that he had to make changes. Last year he stubbornly stuck to what was not working. Now he seems to recognize that changes are needed. If true, that shows growth as a coach, the point Mike is making.
“Unlike last year”? they went 2-10 in 2013. last year they went 6-6 and were bowl eligible. seems to me that shows improvement.
that’s the narrative of the MRAs. With 16 starters from a 4-7 team (playing a tougher schedule than the 2-10 team), it is ridiculous that team went 2-10. Many first-year coaching mistakes led to the 2-10, it wasn’t the kids’ fault.
It is amazing to me that a Matt Rhule fan would want him to keep doing the things that failed for two years so that he could prove to his detractors they were wrong and he was right. I would think a Matt Rhule fan would want his coach to evolve and admit he was wrong if the greater good (success for Temple) was realized. I applaud Matt Rhule for the comments he made and I will be a big fan of his if these changes come to fruition and he is successful. I’m 100 percent sure a passing game will have a lot more explosive plays downfield if P.J. can fake the ball into the belly of T.J. Simmons or Jager Gardner and freeze the lbs and safeties. Those kind of fakes have not been successful in 2 years because no one respects our running game. We’ve got to make them respect us and impose our will. Temple TUFF.
you guys are crazy…, Temple needs to run a balanced offense, not the pass happy attack from the last two years, and not the stubborn run predominant offense under Daz.., why? the offensive line is not big, strong or powerful and we do not have an RB who will play on Sundays. Our RBs don’t make you miss and get caught from behind.
Our WRs are above average and the new QB coach will make PJ better.
Do you guys really think this group of O-Linemen and RBs can just line up and run the ball all day against PSU, ND, UCF, Cincy, etc?
c’mon man
with the running game tweaked (a four-star RB coming in who was even more highly thought of than Pierce was out of Glen Mills) and the OL bulked up by heavily recruited redshirt freshmen like Aaron Ruff, there is reason to believe that the running game can be jump-started. Dawkins will be an NFL player, as will Kyle Friend.
I get the feeling that Thomas was brought in to ultimately be the offensive coordinator with Satterfield either becoming just a position coach or phased out all together by the time the 2016 season rolls around
Never got the love for Satterfield. He was a Tennessee-Chattanooga OC. This guy Thomas has real credentials.
Yes, he does.
Finally some hope for the future.
Now, if we could just fix that important question of WHERE WE ARE GOING TO PLAY IN 3 YEARS! LOL
Nick Rolovich was the man, but he backed out. I think the offensive coaching staff is now properly staffed.
The BOT refusing to even discuss a stadium at the May 11 meeting and kicking the can down the road to the July 14 meeting indicates to me there is no sense of urgency to follow through on the stadium idea. I think THEY think this is something we can do in 10 years. We don’t have the luxury of time. It should have been at least discussed May 11.
Well Mike, its the luxury the BOT decides it will be. If they decide not to build for another “10 years” it doesn’t mean they’re going to drop football all together. Hell, Temple’s been wallowing along for decades now and the BOT hasn’t seemed to care very much. Let’s just hope Rhule really does make these changes and with the talent at hand maybe we’ll see some real progress and another bowl game. The Owls are penciled in for a bowl game.
I think if the Owls flounder all this delaying of a stadium announcement is going to turn into a UAB deal. It looks to me like the BOT is hedging their bets on football and waiting to see how the season plays out before they move forward.
The narrative of the MRH (which according to the haters, they don’t actually exist) is if Temple loses it all Rhule fault and if Temple wins….they did despite Rhule coaching. Just look at the ECU win. the gentleman said that Temple won only bcuz of the weather. The MRH hate him so much that any Temple win comes with an explanation. so sad fellas.
and as i stated many times before i am neither a Matt Rhule fan or hater. i a “give a coach 3 years before i make a decision on him guy”. i have stated many times that I believe a coach should get 3 years to implement his system and recruit his players. so after next season I will make my own personal decision on Rhule. and i also applaud him for being human and reflecting on his “trails” as a coach.
he took a team that looked awful in 2013 and showed me improvement last year. now I expect continued improvement this season with a team of Juniors & seniors.
No coach worth his whistle should listen to a blog. a coach hires a staff and trusts that staff and his coaching instincts to implement/run his system.
sometimes I wonder are u guys “true” Temple fans. what so called fan says that his team “didn’t beat any good team” and makes an excuse for the team biggest win? who does that? i tell ya who does that. a person who hates the coach so much that it blinds them to their own “team” success.
whether he’s listening to a blog or not is immaterial. he’s adopting the “process” we have backed for two years–strong running game, defense, pass off play-action–and for that he deserves to be applauded. I would not be surprised if Wayne Hardin was counseling him because that’s exactly why Wayne was the winningest coach in Temple history. And to say that the weather did not benefit Temple more than East Carolina is to really be wearing cherry-colored glasses. Dry field, no wind, 60 degrees, ECU wins that game, 24-7.
Exactly right Mike. It has been very clear that the offense has been a disaster and the weather the day of the ECU game had a huge effect on that game (five-six ECU fumbles)and others including the UConn-Central Fla game, which was won by a truly putrid UConn team. The critiques here aren’t based on hate but rather objective analysis stemming from what happens on the field. Take the Navy game for example. On the hottest day of the entire summer, the Owls come out in black helmets and then run a hurry up offense that put the defense back on the field in several consecutive series in less than two minutes against a very good offense. If you add in the misuse of time outs in several games, the overuse of quick-outs to receivers who couldn’t make anyone miss, the failure to have a true punt and kick-off returner, the under-use of the tight end, and the abandonment of the two-back set after the ECU game it’s clear that the coach deserved all of the criticism dished here and anyone who disagrees is being willfully blind. Most of the comments here have nothing to do with hate because on a personal level Matt Rhule is probably the nicest and most accessible coach this place has had. Finally, on a personal level, I resent having my loyalty to the Owls questioned having played for the Owls and attended all but maybe ten games over the last forty years. There would be nothing better than having a great team. Blinding oneself to the problems with the coaching does not make someone a true or better fan. If Rhule has recognized there was problem how can’t the MRAs.
and our defense would have done a spectacular job (just like I expect them to do) holding ECU to 24. ECU rung up 70 on UNC.
Here we go with the ECU game again….I still contend that both teams played in the same conditions and ECU simply played horribly because it was just a bad game for them. Every team has them no matter the weather conditions. Maybe you guys are right that on a nice day ECU would have creamed Temple (we’ll never know), but Temple didn’t commit as many fumbles and lousy passes. They did take advantage of ECU’s miscues with heads up D. Also the changes in the schemes and plays (maybe based on the weather?) and good use of the clock and time outs really worked. And the fact that they abandoned all that for the rest of the season after experiencing success against a ranked team proves the coaching decision making was very faulty. Call it hard headedness, too much loyalty to the OC or just flat out inexperience, changes should have occurred as the season progressed and they didn’t. So, we can only hope that proper adjustments will finally occur and we’ll see some smart play and coaching in 2015, win or lose. With the players they have and IF these changes come to fruition, the Owls should win the games they’re suppose to and just maybe knock off a couple good teams for at least 7-8 wins. But it all still remains to be seen. Keep those fingers crossed.
if crappy weather is the only way to get quality wins then let’s hope the weather is crap why we play PSU and ND
Not likely on 9/5 as that’s usually an 80-degree day.
They played in a near hurricane on Sept. 6, 2008, so anything is possible…
Well, PSU and ND won’t be effected by lousy weather anyway – t5hey’re used to it.