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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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…,
Also:
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 
As a Temple alum and longtime loyal university sports fan, I along with many others I’m sure, continue to be frustrated with how things have been going downhill over the last few years, particularly with the football program. Major college sports have forever changed (for the worse IMO) since the NCAA implementation of the Player Transfer Portal and the NIL. I mean three straight years of 3-9 and an embarrassing opening game 51-3 loss on national TV to start the 2024 season. Then there was the COVID thing, but of course everyone had to deal with that. So then what do we have to look forward to? More of the same? Sad situation. Are the university administrators (and particularly the new president) really interested in taking the necessary steps to return to a nationally recognized and well respected football program, like things were in 2015/16? One wonders. Surely he current situation must be having a negative impact on sports fund raising. Waiting … and hoping. Go Owls, beat Navy!
Two buddy hires (Kraft with Indiana buddy Carey and Johnson with Texas buddy Drayton) have turned this program into a complete and utter fiasco. There is no other way to describe it. Drayton has been here three years and not won a single road game. That’s the unfunniest joke ever.
True Mike, this Arthor guy AD was/is a fool. Hope to see him booted, but it’ll cost TU for sure. why he pick Drayton now in plain site a total disaster. In Private I have extremely suspicious thoughts I can not share but I believe it. Sort of parallel to the idea of pictures with the neighbor’s goat.
https://athlonsports.com/college-football/group-of-5-coaches-poll-week-1-playoff-boise-state-memphis-liberty-tulane
This marks the beginning, the point when the train officially leaves the station. The G5 will have its own championship game w/i the next 3-5 years. G5 commissioners and coaches are all in, they are fed up with the pretense.
In the past, the cable TV dollars allowed the subsidy of all 134 FBS teams. The streaming model is here, and the subsidy is gone.
A three tier system will emerge.
Div I – the SEC and BIG. Both conferences may expand again and eventually leave the NCAA.
Div II – the Power 4 schools who didnʻt make it to Div I (think Oregon and Wash St, etc.), and a few G5 schools
Div III – G5 and the best FCS schools
Fairness means something in life but nothing when it comes to college football. The NFL has its shit together with the draft lifting up the lowest of the low for the betterment of the entire organization. College football is the ultimate “screw everyone else, I’m in this for me” business.
Given current direction of college your scenarios make a lot of sense and I don’t see TUFB landing anywhere but Tier 3. Question is what kind of budget would be needed to compete at that level and where would TUFB play in that landscape. Can’t see that how continuing to play at the Linc could be justified
If something like this does actually happen, I would hope to see TU football in a DIv. II situation. A Div. III landing could spell the end of the program IMO. A likely 8-10,000 home game average attendance at the Linc would not fly. An on-campus stadium is not in the picture. This has to be about the worst possible situation the program has ever faced.
IMHO, playing at the LINC hasn’t been justifiable for quite some time considering the costs. Not being able to do an OCS is the result of incompetence and poor planning from the higher ups. THAT’s what’s appalling! By comparison, look at the athletic programs at Nova and Penn. Even LaSalle, Drexel etc have sports teams Temple dropped long ago to feed the football program – and where did it get us? Pathetic planning.
The big ‘if’…, Temple will beat Navy ‘if’ Mr. Brock and the offense can stop turning the ball over.
The Temple OL will get beat up again. But, they can take the game into the 4th qtr ‘if’ they just hang in there and play penalty free football.
Can the Temple D create a turnover? How long has it been?
The carelessness with the football was appalling and shocking. One team (Oklahoma) has no turnovers. The other team (Temple) says “if you are going to hit me that hard, here is the ball, you can have it.” Not Temple TUFF.
there’s a thin line between love and hate.., we love our alma mater but hate the predicament.
Left Behind I – Got kicked out of the Big East, bc our leaders made a conscious decision not to upgrade facilities and compete.
Left Behind II – Watched former peer institutions Rutgers and Maryland move to the BIG. TU Leaders made a conscious decision not to build an OCS and compete. Watched former peer institutions Louisville, Cincy, UCF, Houston, SMU ascend to P4 status.
Left Behind III – Another landscape approaches as the streaming revenue model and NIL (now it’s legal) remodel college football. P4 will become the P2 and break from the NCAA. What’s left will split into two Tiers. Guess what Tier TUFB will be in?
In walks Mr. Fry with zero appetite for athletic drama and a mandate to balance the budget. Gone Baby Gone.
Remember how much fun it was when College Gameday came to town? Now we are just trying to beat a below average Navy team to win an away game for the first time in over two years…, mercy, Lord have mercy.
one advantage of being in the lower of the 2 tiers is that TUFB could play at the Sports Complex soccer field, or maybe reconfigure EO with seating for a few thousand 🙂 From everything I’ve read regarding Fry if this were 2015/2016 I wouldn’t be as worried about the future of TUFB or maybe if the OCS had been built. Now, to me the question is if the team does no better than 3-9 this year, which may be a stretch, how quickly does the program get shut down
Agree. I’ve been saying for a long time on this blog that a plan to add seats at the EO just to get the ball rolling, save all that money from renting the LINC and then add on as attendance increases would be sensible. But somehow the brain trust at Temple loves to waste money on football and then decide to drop it?! Again I say, terrible planning.
Agree with everything you said! No more than luke warm interest from university administrators. The new prez apparently no help. I have said it over and over – longing for the way we were in 2015/16. College Game Day, beat PSU, nearly beat ND (packed houses for both those games), conference championship, nationally recognized and respected program. But alas, look where we are now. I fear for the program.
Fry will be the first Temple president to make more than the football coach since Al Golden ($500K in 2005 vs. Adamany’s $1 million then). Fry was making $2,546.000 mil per at Drexel. If the Stan $2.5 million is true, and Temple matches the Drexel salary, Fry will be making a measly $46,000 more than Stan. At that point, Fry’s gotta be thinking: “What are we paying this guy that much to give us bad publicity every Saturday afternoon?” Interesting that Daz, Rhule, Collins, Carey and Stan made much more than Theobold, Wingard and Englert.
I watched Hawaii lose a heartbreaker to UCLA in front of 15K fans on UH campus in Honolulu.
Playing at the Linc is unstainable. Put a shovel in the ground somewhere/anywhere on campus, and keeping building.
While I don’t think KJ’s scenario happens tomorrow, also don’t think it’s that far off either. About the only think I could see putting TUFB in the second tier would be Fisher getting MBB at the top of the AAC and making deep tournament runs. Even with that think it’s a long shot to get above the bottom tier described above. Also not sure how feasible it would be to configure the EO to hold games there. I’m no architect but looking at the old William Penn HS sight where the new Sports Complex was built seems TU had about the same amount of space the Tulane had when they built Yulman Stadium and that site didn’t have to get any streets closed. Again, from a space perspective I don’t know if there was enough at that location but given what was built sure looks like there was
Maybe TU should look into buying Columbia Field between 10th and 11th and Cecil B Moore and Montgomery. The Blackhawk Athletic Club recently put in a new field. Size wise it is close to the same dimensions as EO and looks like you could get grandstands in on 3 sides. TU could partner with the Athletic Club as part of the deal. I mean if you could get 15 to 20K seating in there give the kids athletic club even better facilities and support, maybe you could make it fly with the neighborhood and city. Anyone know anything about that location?
well so far the Navy game is even worse than I thought it would be, could Brock even start for most FCS schools let alone at this level
0-12 is a distinct possibility. Can Stan Dickerson Drayton make it any easier for Mr. Fry?
What are the choices? Fire Drayton and the AD and start all over again? Or,
Fire Drayton and the AD and drop football? MBB will play in what conference?
Piss poor predicament. Where is the light?
If a decision were made to fire Drayton and the AD and start over , as part of that process a solid plan needs to be executed as well for a long term “home” for TUFB whether that be a better deal for the Linc, which Lurie has no real incentive to do or as you said in a previous post just get a shovel in the ground and build a stadium. The way this season is going will TUFB even be salvageable? I will be interested to read Mike’s game analysis although don’t know how much more can be said. BTW I see Fran Brown is 2-0 at Syracuse