One way to beat the tariffs: Attend C&W

I own this sweatshirt now (true story).

Just out of curiosity, took an inventory on all the Temple swag hanging in my closet and counted 18 items from a “Al Golden worn gameday hoodie” to a black Temple football jacket given to me by a Temple wide receiver’s dad.

Looked at the labels. Fourteen of them were “Made in China.” The other four were “Made in the USA.”

Some cost me nothing. Some (like the AG sweatshirt I picked up in the offices of Temple football) cost me a pretty penny.

Most of them I got on Cherry and White Day at bargain basement prices.

If you want to beat these tariffs on Temple swag, I’d suggest cutting out a couple of hours and heading to Cherry and White for the 80-play scrimmage (2 p.m. Saturday) at the Edberg-Olson Football Complex. A terrific tradition and a chance to meet up with old friends that extends all the way back to 1928.

There’s always a lot of good used Temple football stuff at bargain basement prices.

Any new stuff maybe over the next four years will cost 10x as much.

That’s the tip part of this post.

Scenes from spring practice under K.C. Keeler.

The other part is to wear a Pancho because of the forecast rain.

A third part is to get ready for some “real” football because, in the last six years, a couple of the things we haven’t seen are actual kickoff and kickoff returns and field goals under pressure.

Temple head coach K.C. Keeler promised all three of those things this week and that’s important because game conditions include rain, shine and everything else.

Raw, damp, WC in the 30s sounds like a game at the Linc in November.

There will be no excuses in the fall when a rain game comes in October this is something to fall back on now.

Carl Hardin is going to have to kick field goals under any conditions so maybe Saturday will be a good primer. Quarterback Evan Simon has had a terrific spring and, to me, solidified the No. 1 job (no matter who they bring in) and another great day wouldn’t hurt. I was sold on the guy when in a 52-6 loss at Tulane, he crawled on the ground for five yards and fell on the football in a meaningless game like it was a grenade that would kill his teammates.

Now to the reason at the top of this post.

Whatever the case, buying Temple stuff at Wal-Mart probably won’t be advisable for at least the next three years so loading up now might save a lot of money.

Getting that fix for a Temple football addict is just an added bonus.

Monday: Thoughts after Cherry and White

5 thoughts on “One way to beat the tariffs: Attend C&W

  1. Here’s something to talk about between plays:

    Posted by Chris Low/ESPN

    Tennessee QB Nico Iamaleava, amid reports that he wanted to renegotiate his NIL deal, did not show at Friday morning’s practice, sources told ESPN, and it was a surprise to Tennessee staff members and players. Iamaleava’s reps denied Thursday there was any renegotiation talk.

    Right before the winter portal closed, Iamaleava’s reps wanted to see his deal upped to $4 million range and again this time as the spring portal opens Wednesday, and according to sources, Tennessee officials said they “weren’t going to blink.”

    I don’t see this happening on North Broad for a few years at least. When/if it does, it will mean the program made leaps up the ladder.

    • Temple will never be able to win an arms race. Its history as a commuter school with a working student population and so few multi-millionaires among its graduates are biggest reasons. That’s the bad news. The good news is that there are a handful of G5 schools who have similar histories but always have a modicum of success due to being able to hire a coach who knows how to do more with less. We have one of those now. We haven’t had one of those in almost two decades.

  2. I’m planning on attending – would you recommend bringing cash to buy clothes?

    • Cash is the only thing I bring every year. Hopefully, they never change the payment system.

      • An addendum: Bring both because last year I was shocked to learn that I couldn’t buy a soda at LFF without a credit card. Whenever someone compliments me on Temple stuff, it’s not the stuff I buy at the stadium or bookstore, it’s almost always jerseys or things I’ve purchased at Cherry and White.

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