has a really big turnout with a lot of talent, im sure this staff will find the diamonds in the rough and get them at North Broad

I've seen tweets stating Will has a work out with the sixers and has had some with other teams. Hope he at least gets on a summer league team to show some skill

Phil Steele released his preseason All-Conference and All-American selections. Here's where Temple placed some players.

All-American http://www.philsteele.com/All_Conference/2015/2015%20Preseason/All-American.html
4th Team - Tyler Matakevich (LB)

All-AAC http://www.philsteele.com/All_Conference/2015/2015%20Preseason/AAC.html
1st Team - Tyler Matakevich (LB)
1st Team - Praise Martin-Oguike (DL)
2nd Team - Kyle Friend (C)
2nd Team - Matt Ioannidis (DL)
2nd Team - Hershey Walton (DL)
2nd Team - Nate D. Smith (LB)
2nd Team - Tavon Young (DB)
3rd Team - Sean Chandler (DB)
4th Team - Alex Wells (DB)
4th Team - Colin Thompson (TE)
4th Team - Sam Benjamin (PR)

http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nca...d-football-program-for-2016-season/ar-BBkxy2u

This poses an interesting scenario. Can players who transferred out for this coming season because the program was dropped transfer back for next year?

Unfortunately, young Leah has had a setback. Prayers go out to the entire Still family.

I talked to Jeff Wilson today, and he informed me that he's leaving Temple for a position at ESPN where he'll be involved with running and managing their events like the Puerto Rico Tip Off. So Fran Dunphy will be looking for a new assistant basketball athletic director/director of basketball operations.

Jeff is a 2004 Temple graduate and has been with Dunphy's staff since he arrived on North Broad Street. He was very good at his job, and he's one of the most genuine, hard-working people you'll find in the business.

I was watching the NCAA women's golf championship when the GolfChannel announcers put up a graphic listing the names and hometowns of the seven girls on the Duke team. Two were from Ireland and one each from China, India, Canada, France and South Korea. The commentator noted that the Duke cach travelled the world to recruit.
I could only think of how much money Duke has for its recruiting budget - and this for a non- revenue producing sport. I can only imagine what the bball recruiting budget is considering that the school is flying the women's golf coach all over the globe to get players.
The NCAA is Supposed to have as its mission the creation of a level playing field for all schools. What a joke this organization is.

Previously attended the Phelps School in Malvern. Yes plz

They seem to be off at a very slow pace . I know they have a lot of good players in red shirt , first or second years that can really influence the class of 2016 . I would think kids come to Temple to play by no later than their sophomore years and maybe the recruits see Temple with some depth already .

I think this class of 2016 needs to be heavy on offensive and defensive lineman and linebackers and maybe a quality wide out as well . I think we are set for running back , defensive backfield for at least another year .

give me your thoughts ???

Just curious.

Did anyone go to the coaches caravans in the Philly area. The NY caravan was cancelled - so wondering if anything interesting came up.

There isn't much chatter about 2016 recruiting. We know our top targets are probably Carr, Stevens, Ketia and maybe Hunter. Does anyone have any updates on these players? Also does anyone know any under the radar names that we are looking at? It seemed that Lowe and Alston emerged as top targets for us this time last year.

Rising sophomore 7'2 225 C Paschal Chukwu is transferring from Providence in search of more PT. Chukwu was the #61 recruit in the class of 2014. He took an OV to SJU(PA). I believe Temple recruited him, but didn't offer. Averaged 2.6 points, 2.4 rebounds, .7 blocks in 10 MPG. 33/50 from the floor, 24/40 from the FTL.

Should have a lot of options.

I was just reading on Philly.com about the old territorial draft in the NBA. A team could give up its first round pick to draft a college player within 50 miles of that team. Imagine what Temple could do if we had access to a territorial pick for football and basketball, especially the latter. The names Jefferson, Christmas and Jordan come to mind. Walt Hazzard and Gene Banks back in the day.

Play everyone twice but 2 teams - SMU (home only) and Tulane (road only).

Who is the genius that came up with this idea? Did they not see what the committee did the past two years in shafting the league? How does it benefit one of the few legitimate teams that you have to not play the best team in the league on the road? SMU, Cincy, and maybe Tulsa were the only conference road games that were opportunities at a "good win" last year.

Temple blew the @SMU game in the second half, but it probably didn't hurt them much since they lost to a good team in a tough environment. Those are exactly the type of lowish risk, high reward games that we need. And instead they get to play ECU, Houston, and USF twice. Embarrassing.

Sure seems like it based on the linked tweet.

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https://temple.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1766927

doesnt talk toooooo much about temple, but that's been the same for every school. 2016 recruiting is early, but now that PSU has a top 10 class (currently) their message boards are blowing up about Tone going to play there with Bostick and how they are the current leaders. He didn't seem overly excited about PSU in the linked article. Looks like it's anyone's game at this point; dunphy & co. still need to put in several solid months recruiting him, before its all said and done.

The Penn State blowhard coach dismissed CB Da’Quan Davis from the team because the kid was caught with weed and alcohol.

Davis played a lot as a freshman, but since then he's been low on the depth chart.

Think Franklin would have cut him if he was a stud? I don't think so.

6'9 225 rising SO PF Abdul Lewis from Newark, NJ is transferring from South Alabama to play closer to home. Lewis averaged 7 and 7 in just over 27.5 MPG as a true freshman.

Had 9 games with 10+ rebounds, and 3 games with 9 rebounds. 10 and 7 against Miami. 17 and 12 against Middle Tenn State. 8 and 9 against Richmond. 9 and 6, and 17 and 13 against GA Southern. 2 and 12, and 5 and 10 against GA State.

Assuming he would rather play at a higher level than start at a Fordham, Iona, Wagner, etc., he could be a good big off the bench after a redshirt season to get stronger.

We seem to have the scholarship flexibility. Just a thought.

6'10 C Jonathan Nwankwo was released from his NLI from Minnesota. Nwankwo took OVs to Temple, Rice, Tennessee, and Minnesota.

http://collegebasketballtalk.nbcspo...ss-of-2015-big-man-jonathan-nwankwo-from-loi/

Danielle Nelson just did a story for us on Trey Lowe that's out on the front page right now. In addition to being a Rivals150 recruit, he was also an honor-roll student and a motivational speaker, too.

http://rvls.co/1Pza53k

Some good stuff from Lowe, Dwayne Killings and Lowe's coach at Ewing High School, Shelly Dearden.

A natural in-state rival that we used to play on a regular basis! Want to recruit Western PA? Go out to Heinz Field and paste their ass to the walls of their own stadium in front of all those potential recruits and then watch the flood gates open! Where are you Captain Noah!!

Come on, MR and KC! Get it done!! PSU and PITT should always be on the schedule!! Why the hell are we playing Stony Brook, Delaware State, UNC Charlotte??!! That doesn't get fannies in the seats! Still thinking chump change, small time scheduling! Get rid of the FCS teams on the schedule! Nothing to gain there!!

Anyone out there agree that PITT, Rutgers, Maryland, etc. should be on our schedule?

"We'll play anyone, anywhere, anytime!!" ....John Chaney, HOF Coach and author of WINNING IS AN ATTITUDE

Here's the copy from the release Temple just sent out.

PHILADELPHIA - Temple University President Neil D. Theobald today announced that Dr. Patrick M. Kraft, who currently serves as Temple's Deputy Director of Athletics, would replace Kevin Clark as Athletic Director. Earlier today, the president nominated Clark to the newly created position of executive vice president and chief operating officer.

Kraft and Clark served together at Indiana University where Kraft oversaw marketing and ticketing efforts for all of the Hoosiers' programs. His efforts at Indiana helped increase home football attendance to its highest mark in two decades.

Kraft was appointed to his position at Temple in 2013.

"Pat's expertise, coupled with his enthusiasm for high quality student athletics, is apparent to anyone who has worked with him," said Clark. "I know he is dedicated to producing a student-athlete experience that is every bit on par with the high quality of a Temple education."

Kraft said he was humbled and excited with the appointment.

"Temple is an extraordinary university and its athletics programs are advancing with tremendous support from our students, faculty, coaches, parents and alumni," said Kraft. "Our athletics programs build greater name recognition for Temple around the region and across the country."

As Deputy Director of Athletics, Kraft oversaw the day-to-day operations of the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, while working closely with the vice president and director of Athletics on strategic planning, including facility development, Title IX compliance, and student welfare issues. Kraft’s other responsibilities included oversight of several units in the department including marketing and promotions, communications, ticket operations, business office, equipment operations, retail and licensing, and department-wide branding initiatives.

Kraft also served as the sport administrator for the Temple football program, which includes personnel, budgeting, student-athlete conduct and welfare, APR planning, game scheduling, academic monitoring, and student-athlete counseling.

Kraft played football at Indiana, where he earned three degrees from the university: a Ph.D. in sport management (2008), a master's in athletic administration (2005) and a bachelor's in sport marketing in the School of Kinesiology (2000).

He and his wife, Betsy, have a daughter, Annie.

Was talking to a some people I know and it looks like Lenny Williams will be transferring to Robert Morris

I was sorry to read about Adrian Robinson. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends and everyone who knew him and of him in the Temple football community.

http://espn.go.com/college-football...e-football-attendance-hits-worst-average-2003

No surprise. Most have noticed threadbare sections, especially in the student sections, at games across the country. Including Florida Field.

The article resorts to the common wisdom that it's easier to watch the game on huge SHDTV sets. The conventional response is to improve game transmission there and via portable media while still trying to attract student and other fans.

I'm not so sure that is the end of it. Have a sense that something deeper is going on, that younger would-be fans are not as interested in college football as many of us older. That their attention is transferring to social media and all the time it takes to stay in constant touch with 300 friends. That they might not be as interested in sweating or freezing to death, or hassling with the commute, to watch the team live. That they simply are not as interested in football as tastes change with generations, that some are from soccer backgrounds, some would rather hang out with foodie friends or just do other things.

If there is some validity to this, then it would affect decision making regarding a stadium -- not to forego the idea, because as the article states there is plenty of interest in football still and at some schools it is increasing. But the concept and size of the stadium might be affected.

GO Owls, beat Penn State