As the Nov. 10 season opener approaches, we'll continue to talk more basketball on The Scoop, our weekly OwlScoop.com podcast. We're taking mailbag questions up until tomorrow at 4 p.m. and we'll get to as many as we can.

We look forward to hearing from you.

D’Wan Mathis said Saturday he doesn't "really have that luxury" of talking to his coaches about pre-snap changes.

I rarely post here for many reasons. I'd rather read what you all have to write.

One of the best advantages of being involved with college athletics (and especially at Temple) is the ability to meet and form relationships with players, coaches, staff, administrators and media. Though social media and various blog entities have pulled the curtain back on pro sports, the connection is still different. I bring this up because in the (now) shipwreck of a season, every issue, proven or not, must be examined.

From my view in the (not so) cheap seats, I have seen D'Wan Mathis continually communicating with his QB coach, Jake Landry. Just like every QB and their coach does across the nation. It is also well known that it is standard operating procedure for every college football team in the country for the QB not to call audibles. In my brief interaction with D'Wan and more substantive interactions with the coaches, IMO, I don't think communication or trust is an issue at all. Do I know that, for sure? Hell no. This is just my opinion from my knowledge. Nowhere was this reported that this was in fact an issue. All that was reported was how the answers were perceived and that further investigation was required. To be as accurate as possible. And as we all know, there are much bigger and proven issues on going.

Nowhere in OwlScoop's (or any other news organizations) bylaws is there a condition for agreement. I am not compelled to agree with everything reported or the conclusions drawn. It was not there when I worked at OwlScoop and it is is not there when I (auto) renew my membership. In our hyper polar reality, a disagreement becomes personal. That the "sides" are now enemies. Nothing could be further from the truth. I am member here because I value the work that is done there. The service that I am receiving. The JOURNALISM that is being practiced. I will never have all the knowledge. This is why I am member of OwlScoop.

For those that cover the team at every game, practice and zoom sessions, they have the ability to say to the coaches/players, "This is the way I am seeing this, am I right or wrong?". Not only is this not "bad" journalism, it is textbook professional journalism. And it is the right thing to do.

Again. Just my opinion. Hope you all are well. Better days are, indeed, ahead. Thank you.

A blunt assessment of the Owls' 49-7 loss to UCF that examines the coaching, the play-calling and what's ahead.

Looks like those who are interested can do both the football game and the USC bball game back on campus at 7.

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How did the team play?

Subscription article but indicates the Temple endowment is up 28% since Fiscal Year 2020.

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I hate it.

How many weeks in a row have we heard the same sh*t?

Lots of bad choices.

Quick glance over all the games this weekend and I’m not sure I see easier money elsewhere. I don’t expect neither Temple to score more than 17 nor UCF to be held under 35.

If i had 2 more easy locks like this, I’d parlay $500 on it and post the ticket.

Plz?

Hello, everyone!

We're taking mailbag questions for this week's episode of The Scoop up until 4 p.m. tomorrow. Let us know what's on your mind in terms of the current roster, the Nov. 10 season opener against Maryland Eastern Shore, recruiting or anything else. We're looking forward to talking more hoops on the pod and answering your questions.

And please subscribe, rate and review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you access your podcasts when you get a minute. Thank you!

I'm thinking this week's mailbag on The Scoop will have a Festivus vibe to it once again, an airing of grievances. We're here for it. Send us your questions for the mailbag by 4 p.m. tomorrow, and we'll get to as many of them as we can.

Thanks as always for listening!

Any news?

Assuming everyone has seen the slop schools the AAC is expected to accept this week?

This is a death blow for the basketball program.

Temple and Memphis have to already be lobbying for an exit.

Didn't even wait to get to the transfer portal.

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Too bad we could not get the 2020 game rescheduled for this year. They suck.

Any Florida Owls attending Saturdays win over USF?

some tickets 3 to 5 dollars

Let's start by saying, I hate bye weeks. Temple is off and my NFL team is off this weekend.

Cincinnati is up big on UCF right now 28-0, check that 34- 0 (pending extra point) with just under 3 minutes left in the half.

That amounts to a 70- 0 shutout of a fairly decent (usually) UCF team. Gus Malzhan (that can't be spelled right) is overrated as a coach btw.

I'm actually torn, I want CIncy to crash and burn this season and every season until they leave for the B12 as well as Houston and UCF, but at the same time I do want them to make the CFP as representatives of the AAC.

We're recording our next episode of The Scoop, our weekly OwlScoop.com podcast, and taking mailbag questions up until 4 p.m. today if you have them. We'll talk about Saturday's game at USF, recruiting and anything else you want to discuss, so we look forward to hearing from you.

We're recording our next episode of The Scoop, our weekly OwlScoop.com podcast, and taking mailbag questions up until 4 p.m. today if you have them. The Nov. 10 season opener is less than a month away, so we're happy to talk about basketball in addition to football.

Just got off the weekly Rod Carey media availability, figured I'd pass along the injury updates we received.

Amir Tyler - Had surgery over the weekend on an "upper body injury." (Note: Tyler posted on his Instagram that it was a hand injury.) Will miss a couple of weeks but should return before the season ends.
Randle Jones - Fully practicing, should play vs. USF.
Yvandy Rigby - Practiced, should be OK to play vs. USF.
Michael Niese - Working his way back, up in the air for Saturday.
David Martin Robinson - Still a few weeks out.
DaeSean Winston - Still out.