State Penn will NOT be refunding season ticket seat "donations" for the 2020 season.

https://www.pennlive.com/news/2020/...ver-refusal-to-refund-seat-contributions.html

Of course, this is just a football coach talking, but what if some rebellious schools bolt their conferences? What if those conferences respond by telling those schools not to let the door hit you . . . ? When the resulting smoke clears, would there be an opportunity for Temple? Just speculating . . .

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nc...sider-conference-switch-if-needed/ar-BB17Pzav

https://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-football/big-12-plans-for-fall-football

Allowing one non-conference game.

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It's that time of year again. I'll update this as commits/decommits/transfers happen.

This should open up the opportunity for the Owls to play at Pitt on September 12 when Pitt was scheduled to play Miami of Ohio

https://www.cbssports.com/college-f...el-2020-college-football-season-for-the-fall/

We're recording The Scoop this week after a short hiatus. We'll talk about recruiting (update on the Coleman Jeffcoat verbal commitment), the 2020 roster, the latest football news and more. If you have mailbag questions, please post them here and we'll get to as many as we can on the podcast. We'll take mailbag questions up until 4:30 p.m. tomorrow.

Thank you all for listening! Hope you're all safe, happy and healthy.

In case you missed it out on the front page, Sam Cohn and I talked to Neumann Goretti assistant coach John Brennan for this week's episode of The Scoop. Lots of good insight from a guy who knows Miller well.

And Sam spoke with both Miller and Brennan for his story that's also out on the front page.

We're recording The Scoop this week after a short hiatus. We'll talk about recruiting (updates on Hysier Miller), the 2020-21 basketball roster and more. If you have mailbag questions, please post them here and we'll get to as many as we can on the podcast. We'll take mailbag questions up until 4:30 p.m. tomorrow.

Thank you all for listening! Hope you're all safe, happy and healthy.

I was watching the Sixers the other day with my little Grandson when Jim Lynam came on with Amy Fadoull to comment on the game. Immediately my Grandson said "Leprechaun, leprechaun, look Papa, a leprechaun!"

Wow, Jim Lynam's new look sure does the Emerald Isle proud.

https://images.app.goo.gl/h1CTiPh9AU9vzggN8

Sixers could have used some of that Wyatt-DiLeo- Cummings perimeter defense tonight.

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game?gameId=330810152

Does anyone know what potential effects a season without fans or no season at all could have on our lease with the Linc?

Did anyone else know that Uncle Tio AKA Hector Salamanca from Breaking Bad was a Temple Owl? The man who killed Gus Fring of Pollos Hermanos? One of the most important moments in television drama history. I don’t think I’ve ever seen him listed on a Temple alumni/people list.

The actors name is Mark Margolis.

The NCAA has relaxed the bowl eligibility rules for 2020 by allowing FBS teams to have two wins vs. FCS teams to count. A .500 record will still be required for bowl eligibility if teams only play 10 games.

This may have some impact on scheduling for those conferences that have not gone the conference-games-only route.

Of course, this all assumes that there will be regular season games and bowl games, too.

https://fbschedules.com/ncaa-allows-fbs-teams-count-two-fcs-wins-for-bowl-eligibility-in-2020/

by Patrick Engel, BlueAndGold staff

Conveniently recognizing the AAC is a cut above the rest of the G5 by our being there, as I’m seeing it.

https://notredame.rivals.com/news/a...c-and-3-other-leagues-can-build-a-fall-season

Temple is a big part of the article....

https://www.espn.com/college-footba...d-where-college-football-relegation-promotion

Carolina Panthers tight end and former Temple standout Colin Thompson will be back on The Scoop with us this week one last time before he reports to camp in the NFL, so please feel free to send a mailbag question here for Colin or for us as a staff.

We'll of course talk a lot about what Colin is expecting as he heads down to be reunited with Matt Rhule and several of his former teammates as he fights for a roster spot, but we'll also talk a lot about the 2020 edition of the Owls, position battles, the obstacles ahead for having a season and anything else that comes up.

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I thought that was an award for linebackers, but I see Ifeanyi Maijeh is on the list. (Of course, so is Quisling Roche.) I pulled the article from the Pitt board, so that may explain the headline.

https://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/07/13/bednarik-award-watch-list-2020-preseason/

We should see an announcement in the next week or two that will change the complexion of Temple's athletic department.

As of July 1st, Temple will officially be a Nike school. Big move.

City banning all gatherings over 50 until February.

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Game vs Stillwater Stars at 5pm today on ESPN. May have had a few noontime pops and dropped a few Harriet Tubmans on the good guys.

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Asking for Owlfan thoughts about highly rated players who did not meet expectations in college.

Please Google "4-5 star recruits who came up short for Gators" in the Gainesville Sun (I'd link but reads are limited).

Since the players plainly have the physical ability, what are reasons why individuals do not do as well as hoped? This relates to Temple's demonstrated success in developing 2-3 star "diamonds in the rough" into professional players.

Retiring! Let's move this bad boy forward.

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