Last donation: 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 
Perfect choice for AD. If things go south next season (below 6 wins) then it’s Fran Brown. We don’t need another carpetbagger from the South. Carey knows how to win in the regular season, I’m willing to wait until next season to find out. Fran Brown is worth his weight in gold!
I would take Al Golden over Fran. Already has proven he can be a CEO and win here. He has to want the job again, like Bill Snyder did at Kansas State the second time around.
Carey was a proven winner too. Heck he might even go on and win 7 games next year, if we’re looking at his track record.
Fact is whenever our next coaching search will be (i feel like we won’t be having one for a while) I want Fran Brown. He is a winner on the recruiting trail and has deep connections for coordinators.
Ingram was already promised the UT AD’s job for when Phil Fullmer retires next year. Temple won’t have an AD until atleast the 4th of July.
Can Ingram overcome UT’s the Ronald McDollar scandal.
A league leading DL, full of All-Conference honors: Roche, Maijeh, Banks, and Ebiketie.
Lost opportunity. Gets pretty dark when the stars leave the sky. This new guy Rogers won’t even start.
you are so intelligent
I think Rogers starts only because there’s a dearth of talent but it can’t be argued that (so far) the talent going out the door exceeds the talent coming in the door. It’s Carey’s job to bring in seven starters at least as good as the seven who left, hopefully, better, and nothing has happened of significance since Dec. 14 on that front.
Clark already turned down a job or two (one was Auburn) to stay at UAB, Moving to N Broad not much of a jump for him, pluis culture shock.
Whoever the AD is, has to be someone from a P-5 football school who knows the ropes and asks the right questions at the interview (regarding football).
If no coaching change is made, first thing the new AD needs to do after taking the reins is call Oklahoma about them buying out the games in coming years. OU needs better strength of schedule/non-conference games for the CFP, and TU needs the money. Win/win.
I thought we’d be ready for Oklahoma like we were for Notre dame. We’ve regressed so much since signing that contract.
TU’s not ready for an Oklahoma junior college, never mind the Sooners.
Hate to say this but Temple strategies remind me of the ridiculous stuff going on with the Eagles – mind boggling moves that indicate a desire to not care about success. Both programs can never quite get out of the quick sand.
Interesting discussion. Temple comes up a lot. I’d like to ask the younger gentlemen who he thought Temple’s “first choice” was for head coach:
Elko?
Bingo.
No D-1 school should hire an untried coach, not just Miami.As I and many others have said, D-1 is not the spot where you learn how to be a head coach period.
This is the guy Temple should interview: Jeff Nixon, Carolina Panthers. Great resume. Matt Rhule teammate at Penn State. This is the exact opposite of what you have in Rod Carey.
How would you define your coaching style?
“I coach with a lot of energy. I like to have fun. I believe that we can work extremely hard and we can reach our goals and help the organization win, but we can also have fun. I think I’m very detailed when it comes to our meetings. The guys are going to know exactly what we expect of them and they’re going to know their assignments. We’ll be able to go out and play great fundamental football and we’re going to have fun doing it.”
1. Carey no energy. Carey no fun. How do I know, did it look like any TU players had any fun this year? Half of them had so much fun they entered the transfer portal.
2. Carey no attention to detail. Case in point, how many games can you have terrible special teams play?
3. Carey did not or it did not get through to players their assignments–evidenced by their inept offensive strategy.
4. Carey might know fundamental football, but can’t coach it.
Nixon has coached at Princeton, Eagles, Dolphins, Baylor, Niners, Panthers and Temple. Knows the geography. Knows what made Rhule successful. Played at WVU and Penn State. Dean’s list/ Academic all american. I’m not saying you hire him on his resume, but this is a guy that should be on the radar. I’m sure Dunphy says “who?”
I tend to agree with John here. No first-timers but a guy who has a more infectious winning personality unlke the dead fish personality of Carey. A players’ coach with a lot of FBS wins and championships under his belt as head coach. The Coastal Carolina guy is an example of that both personality and resume wise. Golden was very popular with players and proved that he had the chops to win at Temple (but not Miami). It takes a special person to win at Temple. I’m with John in that we probably not take a chance on someone who hasn’t been a head coach before. We had to with Golden and Rhule. We’re established now. We don’t have to.
Weren’t Al Golden and Matt Rhule first time head coaches at Temple?
Big difference. Temple wasn’t established as a decade-plus mostly winning team then. It is now. If Miami isn’t satisfied with newbies neither should Temple. Rod Carey proved u have to get the right experienced guy. He ain’t it. Golden, having already proved he can win here, is.
Golden reached a plateau pretty quickly at TU, a plateau he couldn’t shake at Miami despite having much better players than he had at Miami. He never beat a winning MAC team, He also started at the absolute bottom and could only go up. Any person having any ability could have improved what arguably was the worst D-1program in the country, Rhule took two years to learn how to coach and during his first two years he lost at least six or seven winnable games because of inexperience. Rhule and Golden do not disprove my point that D-1 schools should not hire untested persons as head coaches,
Agreed
Mike, with all due respect to TU football. You aren’t getting a coach with a lot of FBS wins and championships under his belt to coach at Temple. Chadwell was hired as he was the Associate Head Coach at Coastal and interim head coach when the then head coach had to take a medical leave. I think the issue is the program is established, it has established itself as one that is candidly not a very attractive job to a guy (as you said who has a lot of FBS wins and championships under his belt).
On another note, recruiting going forward will be much harder for Temple. Rutgers and Maryland both in their geographic vicinity are improving. Southern schools like Liberty (odd school) , Old Dominion (no games this year) and Coastal all are beginning to attract your wheelhouse recruits. Temple is a nice school, but if you are 17-18 years old and you take a recruiting trip to Coastal, see Myrtle Beach, their facilities, great weather, fan support, girls in bikinis, beach, suddenly N Broad Street doesn’t look quite as attractive.
Point being, you can get a guy with experience and wins, maybe even a conference title but most likely he is going to come with some baggage.
So they weren’t head coaches previously.
And we already saw at two stops Al Golden couldn’t win on game day in big games. Since we’re a “decade-plus mostly winning team”, what exactly would Al Golden help us with? He doesn’t need to do a complete rebuild and we need someone who actually wins big games.
He would never finish 1-6 … After 1-11 it was 5-7, 9-4, 8-4…probably 9-4 if they had received a bowl bid. Pretty much an upward trajectory every year.
Why of course, after 9-4 he will go 13-0 and the next year 17-1. Upward trajectory all the way, NCAA free agency will be no match for the great Al Golden.
“He would never finish 1-6” and then you immediately said he finished 1-11. C’mon.
He finished 1-11 with JUCO talent BW had to recruit when the Big East pulled the plug. C’mon.
The hand wringing over losing the “best” talent from a 1-6 team is a little much.
All we’re left is the worst talent from that 1-6 team. I feel much better now.
https://247sports.com/college/temple/Season/2021-Football/TransferPortal/
The Temple Team of Turmoil…, unprecedented in the history of TUFB. We have entirely too many supporters quick to rationalize the crazy amount of turnover. What will they say after 2-10 in 2021? SMH
They should say that even after Carey was warned he did too little to sign the amount of high-profile p5 portal guys needed to save his job. We signed just 1 today. Need many more.
Reinforcements are on the way
other than the north carolina guy, don’t see any signed this calendar year. They need six more minimum. Would be nice to get a big-time running back as well.
We have a group signing day in February, Some will publicly announce beforehand, some won’t.