Interesting . . .

Games against FBS independents BYU, Army and Notre Dame will now count toward the Big Ten's requirement of playing one nonconference Power 5 team per season, a source told ESPN on Tuesday.

Beginning in 2016, the Big Ten -- like the SEC and ACC -- will require its league members to play at least one nonconference Power 5 team.

The Big Ten also will allow games vs. Cincinnati and Connecticut, of the American Athletic Conference, to count as a Power 5 opponent, Big Ten senior associate commissioner Mark Rudner said. However, not all members of the AAC will count toward the Power 5 nonconference requirement, a source told ESPN.

Link to the full article: http://espn.go.com/college-football...roves-byu-army-notre-dame-nonconference-quota

How the heck did they decide that they would count games against Cincinnati and Connecticut (yes, CONNECTICUT), but not the rest of the AAC?

I've been saying it for the first three games of the season that I don't think that Robbie should be our punt returner. I know that Sean Chandler has also returned punts. How do others feel about this?

Good story by Marc Narducci today on our kicker.

http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/colleges/20150923_Improved_kicker_gives_Temple_a_boost.html

William Stanback, UCF halfback who absolutely ran all over the Temple defense last
year in Orlando was dismissed from the team yesterday.

UCF is in a rebuilding year and will feel his absence.


GO OWLS.....................Crush NC Charlotte!!!!!!!!!!!

Garfield Heights High School (Cleveland) small forward Willie Jackson is on his official visit to Temple this weekend. Jackson, a 3-star recruit, also has visits set up to Missouri, Boston College and Penn State.

Why no new posts in 3 weeks?

#74 C Sedee Keita SC/DE ↓61

#85 PF Taurean Thompson NJ ↑99 I'm seeing he was at 99 as of June 26, but a few places are saying he wasn't in the top 150. EDIT: Apparently, Bossi did two updates, the first of which had Thompson 99th.

So, I noticed the official who stands where the Referee traditionally does, kind of to the side behind the QB, was a woman who wore a “C” on the back of her jersey. It seemed like she was an extra official and her role confused me. I couldn’t find her in the listings of officials in the game book. Anyone have any insight to this?

I know a couple of weeks before we played Cow college, JR was projected as the starting RT, but came upon an injury.
I've seen Jimmy McHale on special teams, any word on JR red-shirting? I've seen Jevon Fair and Benson Israel suited up, but nothing from JR.

Anyboyd have an idea on what time kickoff is that day?

Have to work at night, but if it's a noon or 1 p.m. start, I can get to work by 5 p.m.

I don't usually bother to spend time looking at the other board as I am really turned off by the negative back and forth banter. I had some time this evening and was reading where this fellow Delgreco Wilson, who some of you have mentioned, is slamming Temple posters and calling them racists specifically because of posts by VillanovaFan. The following is what he has attributed to the poster:
"Villanova Fan: These idiots would loot and burn sh!t up every day of the week if they could get away with it. Acting out of revenge for the shooting lets them do it for now….
11/25/2014
Villanova Fan: they have no pride in their neighborhoods. that is why inner cities look like they do. if they cared about Ferguson they would have protested peacefully and tried to honor the life of the dead. NAH lets burn our own city to the ground, that will solve everything.
11/25/2014
Villanova Fan: [Officer Darren] Wilson should get a medal. Who knows how many future murders he prevented.
11/27/2014"
I bring this up only because some here have suggested Mr. Wilson attempts to direct Temple targets to other schools and that he uses examples as those above to prove his perception of Temple people being racist. Apparently Wilson tutors athletes putting him in a position of influence over many of these kids. He seemingly isn't aware Villanova fan is like 14 years old, and certainly isn't a student at Temple. So he is condemning posters, and the University, over the rantings and perspective of a 14 year old. This is important in that, according to Wilson, Sedee Kieta is one of his clients. Anyone have additional insight where this matter is concerned?

A lucky win. Good teams do find a way.

I apologize if this is already a hot topic in another thread, if so please point me towards it. I only have like 15 minutes time vent my frustrations.

Don't get me wrong, I am happy with the win. Good teams do find a way to win these games and even the best teams have letdown games so I am not in any way focusing on the UMass game at all.

Having said that, I am deeply concerned with the offense. I am seeing the exact same non-rhythmic offense that I saw last year. The difference? I actually think we have the talent this year to have a pretty decent offense. PJ has his limitations obviously but a good coaching staff knows how to work around them. Dating back to last year, there is not one offensive staple that I can point to and say "that is what Temple likes to do on offense". They have no identity. Im sure there are some rare instances, but I challenge you to come up with a time where we scored points and it didn't involve a trick play (double reverse pass to PJ, the old roll out and throw back to opposite field for Jahad or Jamie Gilmore running the wheel route) or didn't involve Jahad Thomas juking out the entire defense. If these two things don't happen, we have nothing. As an offensive coordinator and play caller you have to find something that your players do well and capitalize on it, you have to find a way to establish a rhythm for them. And right now, if Jahad doesn't juke out the entire defense or we cant hit one of our go to trick plays, we have nothing. What is our offensive identity? All good teams have one, west coast coaches have the short passing game, rex ryan is ground and pound, how many great spread offenses do you see across college football that spread out a defense and impose their will? Its not even just the good teams, even SMU and Tulsa do damage on offense. As much as we hated it, even Daz had an identity. What is our identity? Trick Plays? Screen play to Jahad and hope he performs another miracle? I don't want to be a downer but this scares me. I think its a shame b/c I think we have the talent on this team to be special, and the defense certainly has it together. But IMO, the offense looks like an unorganized mess going into year 3 with PJ and Satterfield. Based on the offensive talent we have, it really shouldn't be, but most likely will be our downfall.

According to Yahoo Sports
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/forde-...rpaid--underpaid-coaches-050823033-ncaaf.html

Gunnar Kiel was knocked out of the game with Miami (Ohio). He has a concussion. They go to Memphis, who squeaked by Bowling Green 44/41, on Thursday. They need that game if they hope to keep up with the Owls.
ECU lost to Navy. Maryland downed USF. UConn was edged by Missouri and Furman upset UCF.
The East is ours to lose.

Those Eagles are messing up,the field !!!! Can we get them to play at Franklin field, and stop,destroying our field...

UMass receivers wide open all day. Matekevich exposed as lacking speed to cover out of the backfield. No pass rush (plenty of holding). Thank God for so many inaccurate passes, and thank, thank God for Austin Jones. No top 25 ranking based on this game.

Your "perfect pitch" piece was most excellent. Great job. You are some hell of a writer. I read it and was transported back to a game that we will not soon forget for its wild and wooly ending.

I'll have to repent Wednesday about this nitpicking, but the Tavon Young interview is repeated in the Jahad Thomas listing.

I'll rephrase it: If you go the Jahad Thomas interview, it's Young again.

Looking at the teams ahead of us, only 2: Northwestern(23) and BYU (19), are not favored this week. I think the Wildcats will beat Duke, but BYU, after two miraculous wins, will be hard-pressed to beat the Bruins. Unless we have a monster victory against UMass, I don't see us making much , if any, progress.

Is there a problem with posts? I haven't seen any new ones in a few weeks

Because that was one horrendous performance.

Watch party in NYC for October 2? It's a Friday night, let's do it!

Is it a whiteout or empty seats and sun glare?