Interesting that USF took Tulsa to overtime today. Let's hope we have an easier time with USF on Wednesday.

Tip 'o the hat to the headline writer on this one. Still chuckle when I read it.

And it's true.

GO Owls

JDC,

Your recent posts have put the state of the team on a realistic footing. We have strong areas like the defensive back field,and solid areas like the defensive line,but areas of concern like the offensive line, skill positions like running back , wide outs and tight ends and the truth be told what would we do if our QB is injured. There are prospects in each of these areas who might emerge including some freshmen,but the quality of our incoming class and the depth in the team would leap if,a combination of A. Jennings,M.Betts, TJ Simmons, A. Talan and D. Williams sign next week. Otherwise we look to be a team that will struggle to match the win total of last year,s team.There are still sleepers on our roster who might emerge, but I don,t see a no 2 QB or even a solid kicking game to take us over the hump.

Doc

Does anyone know when Hooter the Owls b-day party is? I thought I was on Feburary 14th against ECU but I am not sure I think we are undeated on his birthday and it always brings a very good crowd. Also does anyone know if there is going to be a white out game this year? I would imagine it would be against UConn but I am not sure if they are having one this year.

Great defense against a bad offense.

Hopefully Fran learned you can't sit Morgan and Cummings together.

I don't get you guys that like Dingle.

In case you missed it, Temple is going to run a regional Super Bowl ad on Sunday. The university is asking people to vote on which ad will play. They're both similar but the difference is between whether or not Stella or a Philadelphia skyline is the ending shot.

Vote here.

Thought it was interesting looking at Tulane's recent schedule:
vs SMU (L)
vs Memphis (L)
vs Tulsa (L)
@ Temple
vs UConn
@Cinncy

Ugh. Nothing like getting it all out of the way in one stretch. Go Owls.

Saw Dunphy today at the Roman/StJoes Prep game today checking out Tone Carr. Roman won by double digits. Carr struggled in the second half after having a very solid 1st. Think he finished with 13pts.

Here's the story from my interview with T.J. Simmons this afternoon.

Decision time for 4-star RB

We have some hops on the end of the bench.

TUMBB Dunk Contest

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Philly.com reported this today:


Three of the city's top football recruits are scheduled to visit Penn State this weekend.
Prep Charter defensive end Karamo Dioubate and Imhotep Charter tight end Naseir Upshur, both juniors, will be joined by St. Joseph Prep sophomore running back D'Andre Swift.
Dioubate and Upshur are four-star recruits. Swift is likely to be rated as a four-star recruit when Rivals releases its Class of 2016 rankings. All three have scholarship offers from Penn State.
Dioubate holds offers from Boston College, Michigan State, Temple, and others. Upshur holds offers from Alabama, Arizona State, Florida State, Miami, Temple, and others. Swift holds offers from Alabama, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Temple, and others.


This post was edited on 1/29 1:57 PM by freemzy

Not a huge thing but if you haven't seen it yet NFL.com has the a top ten non-Power Five candidates for 2016 Senior Bowl and Kyle Friend is one of those ten. Here is what it says:


Temple C Kyle Friend
The buzz: Friend (6-2, 305) has started from the moment he stepped foot on campus. He was a high school wrestler in Pennsylvania and understands leverage, and he does a nice job getting his hands on opposing defensive linemen. It helps that he is as strong as an ox: He did 40 reps at 225 pounds on the bench press during summer workouts. Friend also has been clocked at 4.95 seconds in the 40. He played every offensive snap for the Owls in 2013. He also has started at guard during his career.


Always nice to see the guys who deserve it get some recognition.

Don't know if the 6-6, 270-pound JUCO DL can play, but it looks like he also got a RS year and has two seasons of eligibility remaining. He played against Vandy then never saw the field again last season.

The DL depth is growing.

Josiah Bronson is announcing on Twitter that he has committed to Temple.

Per a source familiar with his recruitment, he called the coaches yesterday to commit.

B Knight's comments about the AAC were great to hear! This league has some good teams. Cinn.is one of them.

Given are almost complete lack of an offensive inside game is there any disappointment in his game as a top one hundred recruit?

Bembrey (POY)
Ochefu
Pinkston
Archidiacono
Hilliard

Also considered: Ennis, Hart, Cummings, Bond, DeCosey, Jerelle Wright, Jordan Price, Damien Lee

Thoughts?

Next.

Does anyone care to talk about tonight's game? Jaylen Bond really won us the 1st game, as our backcourt was outplayed by theirs. It is often difficult for aggressive players on the road, ad little calls tend to go against them. Assuming the front courts are close to a push, I believe this game will come down to the backcourts. Can Cummings, Morgan, DeCosey, Brown and Coleman significantly out play Taylor, Henriquez, Goodwin and Walker? We have much more experience and if our guards can't out play theirs, we really don't deserve NCAA consideration.
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Note his name not among players. Is he still with team? Appreciate and update.

@Andrew_Parent23: Athletic Director Kevin Clark said the school's apparel contract with UnderArmour is up, and that he is searching for other vendors.

@Andrew_Parent23: He pointed to Nike and Adidas as possibilities, cited football and men's basketball's increased national TV coverage as an "opportunity."

PLEASE BACK TO NIKE
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I am a season ticket holder for many years and an "OWL" fan since the mid 70's..I do not post much but enjoy reading the message boards, just a question, any good reason why not to offer this point guard from MLK? I have seen him play a few times. He has many ups with a few downs but a proven winner..and tough as nails! Seems to me to fit that "old school" Temple guard...just a thought..

PHIL STEELE has it broken down by school

see link

THE PHIL LINK

NCAA RPI

Temple (13-7) is No. 56.

The signature win, of course, is the Kansas victory.The Jayhawks (16-3) are No. 1.

In
their rankings, 5 of Temple's 7 losses have come to top-50 RPI
programs - No. 6 Villanova (18-2), No. 7 Duke (17-2), No. 18 SMU (15-4),
No. 27 Cincinnati (14-5) and No. 47 Tulsa (14-4). The loss to No. 108
UNLV (10-9) isn't so good, and the St. Joseph's loss (No. 181, 8-10) is
obviously a bad loss.

RealTimeRPI.com

Temple (13-7) is No. 54 with a strength of schedule of 39.

RealTimeRPI also has Kansas at No. 1.

Similar numbers on the losses - No. 6 Villanova (18-2), No. 7 Duke (17-2), No. 18 SMU (15-4), No. 27 Cincinnati (14-5) and No. 49 Tulsa (14-4). No. 106 UNLV (10-9) St. Joseph's (No. 178, 8-10).

ESPN (Lunardi) Daily RPI

Temple is No. 55 with a strength of schedule of 39.

Kansas is No. 1, Villanova is No. 6, Duke is No. 7, SMU is No. 19, Cincinnati is 28th, Tulsa is 48th, UNLV is 111th and St. Joe's is 174th.

CBS (Jerry Palm) RPI

Temple is No. 56

Kansas is No. 1, Villanova is No. 6, Duke is No. 7, SMU is 18th, Cincinnati is 27th, Tulsa is 47th, UNLV is 108th and St. Joe's is 181st.