is not pony up the right amount of money to get a qualified coach and recruiter. This isn’t the time for an experiment. This is a brand in free fall that requires someone with experience and chops to right the ship. This must be a coach that has made it to the NCAA tournament.

If we pony up only 80% of the funds needed, it’s still not good enough. This is a pass / fail exam.

I didn't pay much attention to the NIT selection but how does UCF get a bid over Temple and Tulane? I know we both had bad tournament losses but how can they justify UCF who finished 7th in the conference? I guess that P5 conference has its pull.

His dad is representing Trump in the Stormy Daniels proceedings.

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We're recording a new edition of The Scoop tonight given today's news. Drop your mailbag questions in here and we'll answer them on the show.

And thank you all very much for your support. Listenership for the podcast continues to grow, and we couldn't do it without you!

80s: we are consistently one of the top teams in the nation

90s: you get to play for a legend and guaranteed tournament

2000s: one of the best mid major teams and can make a sweet 16 run

2010s: at least you get to play in the big 5 and might upset a team and be a 1 seed in NIT

2020s:????? We have a new library

Good morning, everyone.

We're taking mailbag questions for The Scoop until 2 p.m. today. If you want to talk about last night's win, recruiting or anything else you'd like to put on the agenda, drop it in here and we'll get to it on the podcast.

I also recorded an interview with John Baum prior to last night's game that we'll include on this week's pod, and I think you'll all enjoy it.

Thank you as always for listening.

Gets a 1 year extension with Buffalo. Will be year 8 in the league. Great accomplishment for someone taken round 7. Wonder if he wants to get into coaching. He just feels like a guy who will get it to me.

We'll be previewing Friday's American Athletic Conference quarterfinal game on The Scoop, as Javon Edmonds and Cayden Steele will be joining Kyle Gauss and I on Zoom from Fort Worth. Send us your mailbag questions by 12:45 p.m. tomorrow, and we'll talk about the game and anything else you'd like to put on the agenda.

Thanks as always for listening!

Franny destroyed the program by year 3 of his reign. Everyone who knows anything about this game knows that. The University (Kevin Clarke) sat back and let it happen. Dr. Dan never wanted McKie. He was told that was his option (Kevin Clarke).

This is why he is where he is and we are where we are. It's pretty simple....

Good morning, everyone.

If you're trying to drink off that 30-point Temple hoops loss from yesterday with a hot cup of coffee, I'm here to cheer you up with a clip of future Pro Football Hall of Famer Joe Klecko talking about playing for the late Wayne Hardin.

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And if you haven't listened to the full episode of The Scoop yet with Joe, you can get it here.

Crean gets the first John Chaney comparison in before tip.

How do the Owls look?

Embarrassing
Gutty, but unlucky
Impressive effort that falls short
Wow, where has this been

Central Bucks East High School QB Pat Keller verbally committed to Temple earlier tonight as a preferred walk-on.

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You can check out his 2022 highlights here.

Login to view embedded media Figured I’d start a thread for 2022.

In addition to an episode later this week that will include an interview with former Owl and Panthers tight end Colin Thompson and a preview of Temple's American Athletic Conference quarterfinal game against Cincinnati, we'll have a bonus episode for you tomorrow with a big guest.

Stay tuned.

The football team is on spring break this week, but we're here to answer questions about the Owls if you have them. Send in your mailbag questions by 12:45 p.m. tomorrow, and we'll answer them on this week's episode, which will include an interview with Colin Thompson.

Colin talked to me about the challenges of this past season with the Panthers, what it was like to see his former head coach at both Temple and Carolina in Matt Rhule let go during the season, and the the friendships he formed with players like Christian McCaffrey.

And if you haven't already, don't forget to check out this week's special episode of The Scoop with former Temple and New York Jets star Joe Klecko, who will be enshrined this summer in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

I asked Damian Dunn about an hour ago about his future and if he's made a decision yet on next season.

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We'll have audio from Dunn and Aaron McKie from today's media availability and audio tomorrow from Hysier Miller.

Does anything good happen to visiting teams when they play weekend games, especially early afternoon ones, in NOLA? 🤣

Let’s go Owls, make it interesting for the tournament and grab the three seed.

@Sam Cohn spoke with Northern Colorado big man Kur Jongkuch today. He told Sam he's making his decision in the coming days, maybe as soon as tomorrow. It's between Temple and New Mexico.

We'll have a story up soon.

John was kind enough to spend some time with me prior to Thursday night's game. Great conversation about his life and career, including an anecdote about how Skip Wilson was recruiting him to Temple as he refereed one of John's games at Peirce College.

The interview starts around the 8:55 mark of the pod. Hope you enjoy it.

To be canned

Defensive lineman Lancine Turay gained 25 pounds during Temple’s offseason program.

After losing defensive lineman Darian Varner to Wisconsin via the transfer portal, Temple needs a few players in its defensive line room to step up, including Turay.

Story from @Cayden Steele