Jeffery Lurie saw the writing on the wall. Chip had lost touch with the organization, or the org had lost touch with Chip. Either way, the situation was beyond repair, and there was no light at the end of the tunnel. It was year 3, and it was time to move on.
It is year three of mediocrity for Temple basketball, and it is time to 'release' Fran as the Eagles did with Chip Kelly.
I don't think Temple would take as much flack as folks on here seem to think. We are trying to ensure our top revenue sports are in great condition for potential conference realignment, to bolster our image and ensure opportunities for our student body and student athletes. I'm tired of hearing Temple will take flack. The Philadelphia media doesn't care enough about college athletics. This will be a headline briefly on the local TV news, and we might take some jabs from the Mike Jensen's of the world. I don't think we can afford to care about that.
If we can manage to scrap the money together this year, our university should take action before we are in a deeper hole. There are ZERO signs this improves dramatically in the next two years. We have some nice young talent, but not enough.
I knew there was a problem in the early Dunphy years when Fran's stated goals were to win the A10 and make the tourney. Sorry, Fran! That is a losers mentality. The goal of this program should be Final Four or Nat'l Championship. Set the bar high!
There's the running theory we dropped sports to fund football. At present I see a basketball team and staff going through the motions, and I see an empty Liacouras center. It is starting to look like we dropped basketball, and just forgot to send the memo. Maybe I should check with Mike Sileksi
It is year three of mediocrity for Temple basketball, and it is time to 'release' Fran as the Eagles did with Chip Kelly.
I don't think Temple would take as much flack as folks on here seem to think. We are trying to ensure our top revenue sports are in great condition for potential conference realignment, to bolster our image and ensure opportunities for our student body and student athletes. I'm tired of hearing Temple will take flack. The Philadelphia media doesn't care enough about college athletics. This will be a headline briefly on the local TV news, and we might take some jabs from the Mike Jensen's of the world. I don't think we can afford to care about that.
If we can manage to scrap the money together this year, our university should take action before we are in a deeper hole. There are ZERO signs this improves dramatically in the next two years. We have some nice young talent, but not enough.
I knew there was a problem in the early Dunphy years when Fran's stated goals were to win the A10 and make the tourney. Sorry, Fran! That is a losers mentality. The goal of this program should be Final Four or Nat'l Championship. Set the bar high!
There's the running theory we dropped sports to fund football. At present I see a basketball team and staff going through the motions, and I see an empty Liacouras center. It is starting to look like we dropped basketball, and just forgot to send the memo. Maybe I should check with Mike Sileksi
