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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.
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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.
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Jay M. no hometown found ; Earlier: William B. Chicago; John from Landenberg, ; Mark B, South Jersey, Joe S, Springfield, PA…,
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Temple Football Forever 
we have an opportunity to finish 11-3, in the Top 25, plus Temple has more alums and can get better attendance at the Boca Raton Bowl than any other non-NY6 Bowl.., all of which is more important than playing a P5 opponent…, additionally our contract with The DoubleTree allows us to stay on a beach hotel giving the kids a huge reward, something we would not have had in other bowls.., the school got this one right..,
From Philly Sports – “From the very beginning, [coach] Matt [Rhule], myself, and the folks here really did home in on Boca Raton,” Temple athletic director Patrick Kraft said Sunday in a conference call after the bowl bids were extended.
The conference gives its teams some leeway in deciding bowl games and by finishing as a division champion, Temple told the AAC that its preference was Boca Raton.”
My question is do you think that beating a 6-6 Virginia Tech team would had added much to the Temple brand? Auburn probably some due to name recognition. I’ll admit I was really disappointed when I heard it was the Boca Raton bowl but you know in 2009 I was ecstatic to go the Eagle Bank Bowl.
This year the program made real inroads in building it’s brand, beating Penn State for the local credibility, showing we belonged on the field with ND, Gameday here, beating a ranked team for the second year in a row. We need to wrap things up with a win in Florida and for me the one thing I will take away from beating Toledo is that is will kind of be a final chapter of our MAC “experience”. Plus if playing in Boca helps land a couple of good Florida recruits all the better. Going into 2016, if we don’t win the championship at least the conference has 3 other bowls besides the Military Bowl with P5 opponents, need to make one of those our 2nd preference.
Speaking of the Military Bowl I do think the AAC needs to rotate that one a bit to give Temple and Uconn and I suppose ECU fans a bowl they can drive to on occasion.
Playing Toledo and losing would be, to a lesser extent, playing Villanova and losing. It would be a huge pr hit and cause our old MAC mates to puff out their chests. We think we’re going to win, but Vegas has its doubts (Temple opened as a 1.5 dog). Think Temple would have opened as a 2-point favorite over Auburn and blown the doors off the Tigers. Win that game and it’s a glorious ending to a spectacular year. Lose that game, it’s wow, Temple played Auburn.
Recruiting is all about perception and playing Toledo doesn’t cut it even though Toledo is a very good team. Never heard a highly rated recruit say that he wants to go to Toledo. On top of that in the minds of the casual fan, a loss to Toledo will have a far greater effect on public perception than a win. That’s why it would have been far more beneficial for the Owls to play a top five conference school regardless of its record than it is to win. Losing to a 6-6 UCLA team brought the Owls far more attention than beating Toledo ever will. No recruit is going to change his mind if we beat Toledo. Beat Auburn though and it opens up a chance to do change some minds.
I hear you kj, but what Mike says is also true. Why would Temple be satisfied with this setup and, themselves, lean toward this game? Personally I felt just the way Mike spelled it out – maybe worse, I was downright pissed. On the other hand, this gives Temple a chance to finally beat a very good MAC team, something they weren’t able to do when they were in the MAC. Also Toledo was a top 25 team during the season which takes some of the edge off what appears to be a lousy lineup. Temple better play well because Toledo is pretty darn good. A loss to them would hurt Temple more than anything. Go Owls.
the bowl money is split within the conference (though I’ll bet houston gets to keep quite a bit of the ny6 money). The actual bowl game doesn’t make a difference. As for what someone else already said, I would rather play a quality G5 team that is still getting votes in the AP poll than a 6-6 garbage team from a P5 conference.
In all reality any bowl game that isn’t a NY6 bowl is pretty much useless.
Matt, think your last point is really the bottom line on all of the 30+ bowls not a NY6 owl
Agree completely. Toledo is a top 25ish team and would beat many P5 schools. Will be a tough competitive game but a VA tech or Auburn creates more buzz. Let’s get #11.
TU gets no respect. On top of that why did TU want that bowl so badly? PSU is getting two million and playing Georgia. We get Toledo for a game that does not burnish TU’s reputation and if they lose, you know that other schools will tell recruits that they can’t beat the third ranked MAC team, why would you want to go there. I would have rather played a 5-7 top five conference game than this one. As good as Toledo is, not enough people know that and a win only helps you if you are recruiting against the other MAC teams. Oh well. next year win the championship and they won’t have this problem.
Comparing our bowl game to PSU is just plain dumb. Their in a conference with better ties. That is complaining about the AAC not the ACC. Also bowl payouts are typically distributed among the conference, and not just to the bowl team.
meant to say B10 not ACC
Temple has invited a few local key recruits to the game, and getting the Temple entourage, players and families to Boca Raton is easier and less expensive.., MR really wanted this for recruiting and wanted a beach bowl atmosphere for the kids, our seniors deserve this memory…,
how many MAC teams did we beat with a winning record when we were in the MAC? this is an opportunity to close that door…., don’t forget that some of the senior stars and starters we have now (RAnderson, ELofton, HWalton, TMayes, Nate D Smith) were on the 2011 team that lost to Toledo 13-36…., Toledo is a good football team and we’ll surely get beat if we underestimate them.., we need to focus on preparing to give them a real good beating and enjoy the sun/beach while we are at it.., we are going to Boca Raton!
GO OWLS, BEAT TOLEDO
exactly!!
sorry forgot about to add John Christopher and PMartin to the list of players on the team today that lost to Toledo in 2011
Yes, beat Toledo. If we’re in this, we better win it.
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaaf-dr-saturday/ranking-the-bowls-1-40–excluding-the-national-championship—231057782.html
ditto ‘exactly’ .., Dr. Saturday is on target
When the season started we were just hoping that the Owls made a bowl game!
Rhule isn’t leaving. Just signed a new deal. http://6abc.com/sports/temples-matt-rhule-inks-6-year-deal-to-remain-head-coach/1112709/
day late and dollar short.., Temple wanted him to sign before the Houston game so the kids would play without distraction/hearts out…, his new agent is an a@*hole.., his agent had the contract on November 27th.., the contract does come with a pool of money to give raises to the assistant coaches at MR’s discretion…, let’s hope he takes the opportunity to off ramp the ones who are under performing
I think this line of thinking is just silly. Coaches have said “I’m not leaving, no way!” and then left 3 hours later. The players aren’t concerned with the coach’s business. The OC took too long to come up with some plays to settle 11 down on Saturday. By the time he did, the hole was too deep. That’s why they lost. Had nothing to do with Rhule’s contract.
Temple lost to Houston because they made two major turnovers early in the game which cost them and they could not recover from. Am I disappointed, yea of course but there is still a lot to play for to build the Temple brand. Win the bowl game and you finish the year in the top 25, have an 11 win season, game day visit and a signature win against PSU, topped off by playing for a conference championship all in one year. Quite a few firsts for this program. I had this team winning 8 maybe 9 games when I looked at the schedule, to get 10 or 11 is amazing. The key is building on the success of this year by improved recruiting, fan enthusiasm and getting 30k fans in the seats on average. The great thing about success is it makes you hunger for more which can lead to disappointment but it makes you want more. Temple Football has been like steering a battleship, it has taken a long time to get where we are. We have a good administration committed to football, a young eager coach and a growing fan base and who knows, maybe a new football stadium. The key is to build on what was accomplished. Congrats to the Owls for a great season, thanks for the ride! I think the team could win another 8 games next year.
Other than money and facilities, can anyone explain how this extension is different from the one he signed in the summer? Does it include a muzzle on “who knows what the future holds” and “I can’t make any promises I can’t keep” comments? Or will we have the same distraction(s) next season? I’d love for Temple to put in there a clause stating any public speculation of him interviewing elsewhere would be met with a stock response: “I’m not going to talk to anyone. I’m under contract to Temple an I’m going to honor that contract.”
Mike, clearly don’t read Owlscoop, according to all of the “insiders” over there, this was know last Tuesday so the distraction talk was “laughable” and to use their words, you don;t have any worries because “guy is a saint for not money grabbing like many others do”, allegedly he turned down $4M from Missouri.
Now to reality and your point, it’s only about the money (he just did his money grabbing in a situation he felt comfortable in) and facilities and I guess 1 extra year, wasn’t the extension he signed in June through 2020? Basically I don’t see anything that would make him different than other coaches, he will be here as long as he feels this position fits what he wants to do. I don’t think we are ever going to be in a spot where the same kind of situation won’t occur after any future if the team keep playing the way it did this year. Just the way things are at the G5 level and to be honest don’t see any movement out of that environment for the foreseeable future.
it’s a distraction because the media is asking p.j., friend, and tyler about it. even tyler said, “it’s just another thing we have to deal with and we have to block it out.” if you have to block it out, by very definition it’s a distraction. if you have nothing to block out, you’ve got no distractions. Houston had nothing to block out. We did. On top of being on the road, one more needless hurdle placed in front of Temple by its sainted head coach. And that’s not hate. That’s fact. Saying “it’s cop-killing season” like the idiot who wrote that on the wall in Chester is hate. Wishing your kids had the same number of distractions (zero) as the Houston kids is fair criticism.
it was a distraction and i blame Rhule’s agent, Temple came out flat in the first quarter, and lost the game in the first quarter.., knowing what I know now he had plenty of time to put this thing to bed BEFORE the first practice last week…, the university jumped through hoops to bring a deal to the table before the Mizzou interview.., Rhule and his agent put the school on notice, he’s leaving well before the end of the contract he finally signed
Big 12 is seeking to live up to its name and add two more teams in order to hold a conference championship.., Houston is almost a sure thing with Herman staying, not a good fit for Temple but could easily see Cincy or Tulsa in the Big 12 along with Houston…, that means another raid on C-USA by the AAC
http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2015/12/6/9859054/big-12-championship-game-big-ten-bob-bowlsby
KJ, this one will be interesting to watch. With OK making the playoff this season I think the B12 will settle down a little, plus OK and especially Texas really don’t any more “mouths” at the table to share the $$$ with until absutley necessary. Can’t see Tulsa to the B12 and if they do expand need to hope the ACC gets raided as that is one of the only ways I see Temple moving anywhere, otherwise we’re in the AAC for quite awhile. Need to really see ala carte cable pricing as that is one that that will cut ESPN and cables influence and pay out. Agree with your point about Rhule being gone before the extension he signed is up, but as of now just the way it’s going to be for the program. Admin needs to keep it an attractive stop for up and coming coaches
Can’t see the Big 12 accepting another Texas school though. Cincy has been the one in their rumors for a while.
The Big 12 is looking for some eastern teams to take the load off West Virginia to some extent. Even the owls have been mentioned according to the AD. If they do expand would expect that Cincy and Memphis would be ahead of the Owls.
Another must-win game. Yes, why did Temple “choose” this game? As far as recruiting goes, how is playing a Toledo going to attract top recruits – why would they care about the prospect of playing in a bowl like this? Oh well….
playing a team receiving votes in the AP poll over a garbage 6-6 team from the P5 is way better.
Said the same thing above. Other than for hardcore football fans that know that Toledo is a very good team, the casual fan and most recruits won’t recognize the value of a win but will overemphasize a loss. Like I said, I never heard any high school kid say that he wants to go to Toledo.