Wow.
Some good competition from some great blogs and we finished No. 1 in the awards announced yesterday.
Hopefully, the road to the MAC title provides enough good reading material for a repeat next year at this time.
Temple 2009 Schedule
#Thurs., Sept. 3 VILLANOVA, 7 p.m.
Sat., Sept. 12 BYE
Sat., Sept. 19 at Penn State, noon (Big 10 network)
Sat., Sept. 26 *BUFFALO, noon (ESPN plus)
Sat., Oct. 3 *at Eastern Michigan, 1 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 10 *BALL STATE, 1 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 17 ARMY (HC), 1 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 24 *at Toledo, 7 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 31 at Navy, 3:30 p.m. (CBS College Network)
Thurs., Nov. 5 *MIAMI (Ohio), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN U)
Fri., Nov. 13 *at Akron, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN U)
Sat., Nov. 21 *KENT STATE, 1 p.m.
Fri., Nov. 27 *at Ohio, 2 p.m.
Fri., Dec. 4 MAC Championship (Detroit), 8 p.m.
(ESPN2)
#Mayor's Cup City Championship
(assuming Villanova beats Penn)
*conference games
... "They out-physicaled us up front. It's really the first time we've come out of a game feeling like we didn't control the line of scrimmage. Even Nebraska, we kind of thought was a wash." _ Western Michigan coach Bill Cubit talking about Temple...
... "I was told by a lot of people before the game that Temple is really good but, man, this team has all kinds of weapons." _ Ohio News Network sports director Andy Raskin during the telecast of Temple vs. Miami on ESPN360.com... ..."What my Owls have done this year--and I will call them 'my Owls' because I've been on this team since the beginning--is sensational considering they lost their starting quarterback. ... Maybe people are starting to realize that this is one of the top defenses in the country." _ Vegas handicapper Robert Ferringo... ..."They have high-caliber athletes all over the place. That's the hardest-hitting team we've played all year. I've never been this beat up after a game." _ Western Michigan offensive guard Phil Swanson... ..."It was just two great teams. Both Temple and us have made great strides and I don't think there are two better teams in our league than us and them." _ Buffalo tight end Jesse Rack, after a Hail Mary pass beat Temple, 30-28, at the buzzer... Quotable
"This university has made a commitment to me and my commitment to it is that I will build a house of brick, not straw." _ Temple head coach Al Golden on the day he was hired
"It's very difficult for us to represent to our students that this is a first-rate University without providing the experiences that are offered elsewhere. A great football team, a great basketball team, a great dance program [among other things] . . . our students are entitled to all of that and we will provide it."
"Temple's success in 1A football would clearly help its image. Immediate positive public identification with Temple as a whole is what we're talking about. .... Temple's overall image has been boosted by the success of men's basketball led by Coach Chaney. Success in 1A football would have a far greater impact nationally than basketball (or virtually anything else) in developing the University's overall image. . ...Universities with 1A football programs must invest to succeed ..."
"We haven't tried winning yet. I think we'll do that next."
"After talking with Bill (Bradshaw), I was pumped up about coming back. But then I realized that, for now at least, the NFL is where I want to be. There is no doubt in my mind that you can have a winning program at Temple. No doubt whatsoever. There's no comparison between what they have now and what I had when I was there."Please patronize our advertisers
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5 comments:
Woohoo... congrats :D
Thanks, ms. gd ....
1) Do you know me?
2) Do I know you?
3) Do you have a connection to Temple football?
4) How'd you find my blog?
I'm curious because you are only the second woman ever to post to my blog.
Thank you for this.
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Aady
Addiction Recovery Indiana
Thanks for checking in, Aady.
Very impressive. I just came across this blog because I have a friend that played at Temple.
We can all agree that there are countless college football blogs out there and surely less than .1% of them have won an award like this.
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