Last donations: 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:
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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 
does anyone know the nature of his injury? Jabo Lee?
shoulder (whew). a knee injury like lee’s often lowers the next 40 time by one-two tenths of a second:
http://articles.philly.com/2015-09-14/sports/66500397_1_albie-crosby-deandre-scott-northwest-raiders
Raynor is a beast and if there’s one thing the Owls clearly need its speed. This was obvious in the USF, Notre Dame and Houston games. The Owls possess what I would consider G5 not P5 gears on their squad. This kid, along with a few of the wideout recruits and players on the other side of the ball should allow the Owls to compete on the full length of the field.
I’m also hoping with the two highly ranked QBs we’re expected to land we can open up the field in a way that allows the offense to flourish against top tier programs. My final hope is we’re able to leverage Raynor, Russo and other members of local 215 (and 609 and 610) to stay home and represent.
agree. how many times have we seen Zaire Williams (at SMU) and Jahad Thomas (at Houston 2014) get caught from behind? BP never got caught from behind and I only remember Matt Brown getting caught from behind at Bowling Green and that was only because Matty took the time to punch a BGSU defensive back in the mouth. 4.3 speed never gets caught from behind.
I also don’t remember Paul Palmer ever getting caught from behind. By the same token those QBs from ND and Houston were free and clear once they got in the open field. We need speed on both sides of the ball….and also on special teams. I’ve grown weary of seeing the fair catch or the 3-5 yard punt return. I just hope we don’t get any of the verbals poached by PSU, and don’t try to sell me that’s a good thing for our programs visibility.
No, Boo-Boo was never caught from behind but because we have new fans wanted to keep the comparisons relatively recent. Todd McNair wasn’t either, nor was Elmarko Jackson. Stacey Mack, I do recall him turning the corner at Rutgers and being caught and pushed out on the sidelines. That hurt because I think we lost that game something like 13-8.
Great job Coach Rhule on signing this kid. this wasn’t mentioned in the article (no surprise) so I will take the honor of saying it. its just funny that i see articles on here saying Rhule isn’t recruiting well and Rhule isn’t doing this and that but when its a article about him signing a stud, no mention of hey “good job Coach”. #gofigure
Read the headline. Another home run for the Owls. That’s praise. Don’t have to put “Matt’s” name in every headline. The MRAs are awfully sensitive.
In addition, til this kid is healed, plays, and contributes, a final grade cannot be given on this class. Zaire Williams and the kid from Florida in last year’s class are just two reasons for tempering excitement.
Shoulder injury 9/4 and an ankle on 12/5. Much more concerned about the ankle. Look at BP, though, and all the injuries he had and he still ran a 4.45 at the NFL combine. It’s not like Tyliek ripped up his knee or anything. Poor Jabo Lee did.
Mike, maybe you should start a Gofundme site here so we can raise the money for “thoeotherjd” to pay for a membeshipr over at Pravda where “it’s all Rhule love, all the time” So let me see if I get his reasoning, one of the primary reasons Pravada listed as why Rhule was the ONLY viable candidate for the Temple head coaching job was that he was such a good recruiter. Ok, in that case shouldn’t getting players like Raynor be the expectation for him rather than gushing over it? Maybe you should have just written the first sentence of this post as so:
“By any measure, The Matt Rhule Football Program at Temple adding Tyliek Raynor is a home run and another singular triumph for Rhule.”
well Mike, u should know me by now that I am not a MRA. I’m not even sure what that is. i have always stated on this site that “i’m a Temple University fan who wants the best for our program. I have criticize Rhule when I felt he deserved it (see a MRA would never do that) and given him his props when i felt he deserved it. unlike you, i never judged Rhule the day he was hired.
my point is simply that when this site criticizes Rhule (which is very often) his name is blasted all over the article. the last few weeks his recruiting has been blasted (even though he has recruited very well since he got hired) And when Temple goes down to Vanderbilt and crushes them, your Monday article doesn’t even mention Rhule or the job his staff did to have the team prepared. but when we lose a game, Rhule name is mentioned all over the article. it’s blatant and clearly shows a disdain for the coach.
I’ve never had any disdain for the coach. Coaching, when you waste 20 seconds before every play in the fourth quarter down 11 points because you are waiting for a call from the sideline, I have a disdain for that. When Toledo beats you because they were more businesslike in the days before the game, I have a disdain for that. That’s fair criticism. There’s a number of examples of praise for Matt when warranted. Tyliek, he deserves praise for. The game day coaching must improve.
Although I agree to extent. Mike has stayed away from being overly critical lately. The comment section of this website’s reader base however is a completely different story.
MR is doing a better job as this class will finish ahead of the 2015 class. The assessment of achievement is relative to the expectations and goals established at the beginning of the endeavor.
http://sports.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/football/recruiting/teamrank/2016/all/all
Rivals has Temple ranked 64th which is the highest of all Recruiting Sites. The general expectation is to finish in the Top 50 coming off a 10 win season, playing in the conference championship and going to a bowl.
That is a reasonable expectation; and, believe the Temple coaching staff, players, and athletic dept expects the same.
The first reaction to independent analysis and constructive criticism should not be defensive. Focus on the facts.
Amen. Got to think a top 25 team finishing out of the top 50 in recruiting is being just outside the minimum standards of top 25 teams. Let’s hope we can sign Karamo to push that toward 50.
Did Hood transfer. You seemed to drop him from the conversation.
Hood’s definitely in the mix. Nowhere near as fast as Armstead (10.8 100 meters in the NJIAA state track meet) and probably not as capable of taking a 94-yarder to the house (Jager Gardner vs. SMU) as the other backs. He’s a good, 7-8-16-yard-type runner. Hard worker who will push the faster backs.
That 94-yarder was great. As a track guy I noticed, once he broke free, a fluid, high knee lift, sprinter technique in action for 80 yards. Would have liked to have seen him get more carries than he did especially after Jahad went down. Hood had some nice carries.
Hood is a very interesting back. He runs like a fullback but has the body type of a halfback. Love the way he bounces off people and maintains his balance.
JD,
I don’t need a subscription to any site “where its all Rhule love” or a site “where it’s all Rhule hate”. I would like a site that is fair and unbiased. is that too much to ask? I would like a site that keeps me inform as to the happenings of my beloved Temple program and has good banter about that. my only point about this site is that it seems to lean to a lot of negativity towards Rhule.
but maybe i’m a half glass full optimist and this site is a glass half empty site. i have stated many times that Rhule hasn’t been perfect but i do like the direction he has the program headed.
The last few weeks Rhule recruiting has been lambasted on this site constantly. I thought the criticism was a little premature bcuz 1. Rhule has always recruited well (hence the season Temple just had) and 2. it was a little early for criticism bcuz Rhule has always closed strong as we get closer to signing day. and what happens in the last week? Rhule signs Russo, Raynor, and 2 speedsters from Florida.
but of course I come back to this site and funny no mention of Rhule. i always remember the lead up to last years Vanderbilt opener on this site. it was so negative towards Rhule. then we kick Vandy butt, and no mention of “good job Rhule” or nothing. same with Penn State this year.
Look, when Rhule should be criticize I’m all for it. He hasn’t been perfect. but he has had success which u wouldn’t know about if u just read this site.
Shit, I turned my ad blocker off and am trying to make a good faith on donating every 3 months.
https://twitter.com/seanfitz247?ref_src=twsrctfw
He’ll be lucky if Franklin is still the coach when he comes off his redshirt year. I do find some satisfaction in knowing PSU is in a position of trying to flip temple commits.
Temple beats out Albany and Lafayette for a player:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/highschools/cameroon-native-william-kwenkeu-has-found-his-voice-on-the-st-charles-football-field/2015/10/29/4dd71488-7ca8-11e5-beba-927fd8634498_story.html
That was my initial take but the kid is rated 3* by Rivals and has some nice numbers. It also states he was offered by Cal on the Rivals site. I’ll take him.
Kid’s a little small for lb but if he really runs a 4.46 I see safety in his future. Maybe this kid is the reason they haven’t offered the Wood linebacker.
one of the biggest objectives for MR and his staff this recruiting season was to increase team speed.
https://twitter.com/CoachMattRhule?ref_src=twsrcgoogle|twcampserp|twgrauthor
to his credit MR has secured the commits of some really scary fast players in 2016.., note my comments below on this site after the ND game
“two plays in the second quarter highlight the state of our program and the lack of Top 10 speed…, 1. Jahad Thomas got caught from behind on the 39 yard run by a linebacker! in the open field. 2. Kizer outran our DBs on the 70 yard TD run…, our best RB should not get caught from behind by a linebacker, and Temple DBs must have the speed to catch a QB in the open field…., at the end of the night ND was just a bit bigger, stronger and faster…, the outcome would have been different if Temple had the same team speed as ND..,”
I give MR and staff high marks for their recruiting over the past few years. They addressed the significant deficiencies in defensive secondary and receivers (to say nothing of the kicking game) over the past few years. This class seems to be hitting the speed issue head on which bodes well for future games down south and against P5 programs.
4.4 speed for a LB seems off the charts. Great job by coach Rhule, although I am somewhat concerned by the great bulk of the schools who have offered. By my count, we have two schollies left but we have been known to overbook by the time this jetpack takes off.
also, note the tight window Kizer threw the game-winning touchdown pass to Will Fuller. That’s a 5* star throw and a 4* catch. Our kids gave their all, but it seemed at times ND could make a 3-quarter speed play to beat our 4-quarter speed effort.
stats matter.., number of recruits with 4.4 speed or less by year:
2013 – 0
2014 – 0
2015 – 2, and one was TJ Simmons
2016 – 6 and still counting
That’s a fun fact. Speed kills and it’s time we got in the fast lane.
Very encouraging that MR must be focusing on this.
still steaming over that No. 25 from Toledo outrunning our DBs.
interesting to watch the evolution of Temple’s recruiting strategy, Golden recruited a complete team by position every year and focused on big guys…,
Daz wanted big OLs and small fast guys;
MR does it by needs.., 2015 was all about RBs and WRs…, this year the priority is on QBs and guys who can run…,
Most NFL teams do the best player available, regardless of need. Unfortunately, colleges can’t do it that way because Alabama seems to get all of the best players available. Takes a little fun out of the, err, process.