i was looking ahead to the Houston game by comparing our stats. But I realized that while UH has far better team numbers than the Owls, they haven't played anyone on their way to a 10-2 record. They have yet to play a team with an RPI under 100. That is until they face us. Their two losses were to Rhode Island and Grand Canyon. Their SOS is 341, worst in the AAC. Look at their schedule and imagine how a similar one would play with Temple fans.

Oh, what could have been . . .

Your Owls open up as 12 point underdogs in Cincinnati....

Go Owls.

Temple, as most teams, play better at home than they do away.., three of the four games we lost this year were outside the friendly confines of the Linc.., the 2016 away schedule is loaded with should wins..., UCF, Memphis and Tulane will be in transition years, and we always play well against UCONN so it comes down to the third game off the year against PSU..,

no doubt they will be jacked up at home, and Franklin is hearing the noise.., good news is playing Army and Stony Brook before PSU means we won't have to expose our hand and should be able to pull a few new looks and plays..., worrisome is PSU's new OC who has beaten us with inferior talent while at Fordham..,

PSU is the 'moment' game early in 2016. our game w/PSU is sandwiched between their games w/Pitt and Michigan.., and we play three of the first four 2016 games at home.., we could not have written a better script..,

Beat PSU, again

Best game since Will Cummings ran the team. Couldn't have dreamed OWLS would beat #22 Cincy. A jump shooting team with no real inside game made shots & played Defense. Loved it. At least for today it's like the olden days!

He gone. The writing was on the wall when he saw 2 other true freshmen getting significant playing time at his position.

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much has been said about the process and getting the most out of the two stars we recruit, but the fact is we are offering four and five star athletes with little success..., watch out for Houston, they have broken the code

If Chip Kelly gets fired and falls in the forest, does Temple upsetting Cincinnati make a sound! Buzzard's luck for the Owl's. Watching CSN Sportsnight and it's all Chip all the time.

There is a thread on the Rutgers pay board that says this former Rutgers Commit (2015) is coming to Temple. Looks like he is at ASA up in Brooklyn currently.

http://sports.yahoo.com/footballrec...g/player-Al-Kadair-Ports-156931?colleges=show

to release Chip Kelly!

Hopefully they continue to listen to public sentiment and give Temple what it wants.

Today is a chance to beat a nationally ranked team. It seems we so do every year. So, why not today? Go Owls!!!

all three of the 5-7 bowls teams won their games
san jos'e state 27
georgia state 16

nebraska 37
ucla 29

minnesota 21
central mich 14

Anytime you see palm trees at your bowl site, you know you had a good year." - Dabo Swinney

Temple is getting a visit this weekend from 6-foot-7, 225-pound Australian wing forward Jack White, who has played at the U17 and U19 World Championships for Australia. White told OwlScoop that he's expected to arrive in Philadelphia Thursday night and is also visiting Boise State and Hawaii on this trip.

White graduated high school almost three weeks ago, would enroll at his school of choice in May or June and be part of the 2016 recruiting class.

White is generally regarded as one of the top young players in Australia, and here's a look at some highlights.

White went to Lake Ginninderra College, his Australian high school, where his team recently won the National Schools Championship. He averaged around 25 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists in that tournament. He also plays for the Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence in the SEABL, where White said he averaged around 12 points, 8 boards and 2 assists.

White has also represented Victoria, his home state, since under 16's at the National Championships as well, winning gold this year in the under-20 competition, and he's hoping to do the same again in February. He has also been a scholarship holder at the Australian Institute of Sport for the last 18 months.

The answer might surprise a little bit. Last year the Owls were 26-11. If not for that Will Cummings injury vs. Tulsa, which led directly to that home loss and then indirectly to the next game loss vs. SMU, the Owls were probably playing in the NCAAs in March.

Now, haters gonna hate hate hate and the long time anti-Dunphy contingent will come on here and trot out the same old stuff. To be fair, though, the Owls of 14-15 were probably a tournament team. At the very least, they were a team that we thought was fun and gave us a nice March run, albeit not in the tournament we wanted.

Ok, now to the point. The pitchforks are out for Dunphy (me included) this year based on Xs and Os and the offensive incompetence. However, if you look at the numbers, the KenPom Offensive Efficiency numbers are nearly identical this year to last year. In the 140s, ranking wise, and 103ish rating wise. This surprised me because of how bad the offense has looked this season. The biggest difference actually is on defense - last year the Owls ended up 18, at 93.4 rating. This year they are 91 at 98.8 rating. There are some other details around the margin, but that right there is your difference maker. Can the offense be better? Absolutely. It is painful to watch. But at least according to the numbers, the defense is the bigger problem this year.

Jake Forrester, formerly of Central Dauphin and now of Kiski Prep in western PA, is on Temple's radar. You can read a little about his game here.

Of interest to Owls fans, his father is Dwight Forrester, former Temple basketball player.

Could not have called a worse game.

Thanks for the memories boys!

Record 1st 7 games: 7-0
Record last 7 games: 3-4

If someone told me right before the kick off of the Notre Dame game that we would end the seaon losing to Toledo in the Boca Raton Bowl, I would have laughed.

It seems they're dead set on picking up another PG in 2017. They haven't laid off of Daron Russell of Imhotep, but have also gone to a familiar well.

Scootie Bryant is a 2017 PG out of Florida. He attends the Providence School, the same high school as Will Cummings.

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Nothing to say, just tired of looking at "What Is The Problem This Year?" and "What happened to Watson"

There is ZERO interest in our basketball program, and I've had season tickets for many years and am an Owl Club member. Hopefully our administration takes notice.

I generally liked the stadium. My quibbles are over bathroom locations, only one big screen, not enough down and distance signage, and the squarish layout. Too many seats in end zone, not enough along sidelines.

31K attendance

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I think Temple would have beaten VTech...either way I don't see how this wasn't a better option. I think you get more juice with recruiting with this game as well....win or lose.

All we have to show for with the Boca is another loss to a MAC team with a winning record.