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Now that spring ball is over, we'll recap the Cherry and White game and look at what we can reasonably deduce from the spring as the Owls look ahead to preseason camp.

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We're taking mailbag questions until 1 p.m. Friday for this week's episode of The Scoop.

So if you're wondering about the current roster, the staff, portal additions or even something off-topic, send it our way and we'll do our best to get to as many questions as we can.

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I talked to Lynn after Adam Fisher's introductory presser last week. Lots of good stuff here that we're reserving just for subscribers.

With things a little slow figured this was an interesting topic. I don't remember this ever being a thing.

We're recording a special edition of The Scoop tonight to discuss new Temple coach Adam Fisher. If you have mailbag questions for us, please drop them in here by 8:30 p.m. tonight and we'll get to as many as we can.

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I explained last night on The Scoop that we would initially be talking about potential names of coaches who could replace Aaron McKie and that we would continue to provide sourced updates to our subscribers as we get them, and we'll be doing that in this thread.

So why does Matt Langel's name keep coming up? Beyond the obvious - including his Temple ties and the great job he's done at Colgate - I continue to hear from people I trust that he has a lot of support and is very likely in the mix. He won't do anything until Colgate is eliminated from the NCAA Tournament. They're playing Texas, ironically, Thursday night.

Could and will Arthur Johnson consider and interview candidates to whom he has ties from outside the area? Absolutely. But as Kyle said, also remember that with the football coaching search, Fran Brown got pretty far in the process before Stan Drayton got the job, so Arthur isn't going to automatically rule out someone with Temple ties and is very much open to listening.

In addition to some of the other names we considered on last night's podcast, here are two others I've heard in the last few hours, enough to mention here.

Mike Morrell - UNC Asheville head coach
Morrell just guided UNC Asheville to an NCAA Tournament appearance. The Bulldogs, who went 27-7 overall and 16-2 in winning the Big South, are the 15th seed in the West Region and will face No. 2 seed UCLA Thursday night. So in addition to keeping an eye on what happens with Colgate Thursday night in its 15-2 matchup against Texas, pay attention to what happens with UNC Asheville and Morrell as well. He has a connection to Arthur Johnson in that he was an assistant at Texas from 2015 to 2018.

Frank Haith - Memphis assistant, former Miami and Tulsa head coach
Haith has had his ups and downs as a head coach at Miami, Missouri and Tulsa. He coached Tulsa to a 21-10 overall record and a 13-5 mark in the American in 2020 and had the Golden Hurricane playing some very good basketball before COVID canceled the rest of the season. Then he went 22-32 in his final two seasons before joining Penny Hardaway's Memphis staff prior to this season. The Nevin Shapiro investigation at Miami also turned up some improprieties with basketball, so Haith was suspended for the first five games of the 2013-14 season when he had moved on to Missouri. He's also had a good track record of graduating his players and with his programs posting good APR numbers, and he was the AP and Big 12 Coach of the Year in 2012 and the AAC Coach of the Year in 2020. He also has a friendship with Arthur Johnson, so he's another candidate to keep an eye on.

I’ve been able to confirm that College of the Canyons defensive tackle Reggie Jones is currently on an official visit to Temple.

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Jones also has offers from schools like Washington State, Memphis and Utah State.

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One of the storylines to come out of Saturday's game was the tight end depth. Here's @declanlandis' story on the tight ends, along with some high praise for Jordan Smith from Stan Drayton.

Date set

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Buffalo Bills linebacker Tyler Matakevich
Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Shaun Bradley
NFL free agent Matt Ioannidis
Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Chapelle Russell
CFL defensive lineman Avery Ellis (Edmonton Elks)
NFL and USFL free agent Branden Mack

@Javon Edmonds talked to West Catholic head coach Miguel Bocachica earlier today, and he told Javon that Temple signee Zion Stanford will wait until Temple's new hire is made before he decides if he'll stay signed with the Owls or ask out of his National Letter of Intent.

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Currently killing it. This guy is going to win here

Hi, everyone.

Sorry for getting this out late, but we're taking mailbag questions for this week's episode of The Scoop until 2:30 p.m. today. Despite the basketball-heavy nature of things with Adam Fisher's hire, we will be taking spring ball on the pod and about Saturday's Cherry and White game.

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Our first two stories from today. More to come, including @Javon Edmonds' conversation with Chris Clark, @Rymirvaughn's story on Michael Huger and my conversation with former Temple star Lynn Greer.

Good evening, everyone.

Although we've dedicated quite a bit of conversation and coverage to the men's basketball coaching search, we will be talking about spring football and Saturday's upcoming Cherry and White scrimmage on this week's podcast. We're taking mailbag questions until 2:30 p.m. tomorrow, so please drop them in here if you have them.

Again, you can find us on all the major podcast platforms, including Spotify. As I mentioned on the basketball board, our listenership has increased by 27 percent over the last year, and The Scoop was downloaded nearly 4,000 times in the last month alone. We couldn't do it without you and greatly appreciate your support!

@negativeh1, you had asked recently about Damian Dunn.

Here's some footage from Meadowcreek's recent region championship win.

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In case you missed it in today's Inquirer, a very good read from @Cayden Steele on Adam Fisher, including quotes from Micah Shrewsberry, Hisine Poplar (Wooga's father) and Brandon Williams.

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Could win every tournament!

These are all great moments. They all make about as much sense to me as Temple scoring 40 pts against South Florida in the NCAA tournament or Juan Fernandez' lane violation against San Diego State. But I chose to focus this poll on positive moments we've had. Enjoy!

Of course of most importance . . . . . who is Adam Fisher bringing in?

What's his mission and is he building his staff to help get us there.

Geez, this time around, I sure hope so.

Stan Drayton's staff is actively looking to add a quarterback to the program, preferably one that's a little older to fill the gap between EJ Warner and Tyler Douglas. One such target is on campus today, as Purdue transfer Mike Alaimo is visiting Temple.

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Alaimo complete 9-of-18 passes last year for 74 yards, a touchdown and a pick.

Over achieving PG's make the best Coaches.


Mike Krzyzewski

John Wooden

Tom Izzo

Rick Pitino

Billy Donovan

Bo Ryan

Jerry Tarkanian……..The list goes on an on…...

Who is an…..

• Over achieving college point guard?
• Holds national defensive records even though I could beat him in a 40yd?
• PHD in the matchup zone?
• Had the greatest mullet in college basketball for 4 years straight?
• Played in the NBA?
• Was Captain of the Men’s Basketball Olympic Gold winning team?
• Was once a student, now professor of the game?
• Can and does already recruit internationally?
• Happens to be a Temple Hall of Fame player?

JUAN F'in SANCHEZ……….