Inside scoop on Temple athletics ...

1987alum · Post by **1987alum** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 4:34 pm

My source sent me an e-mail today. Here's the crux of it: Temple should keep playing I-A football and try to join the MAC. Apparently, the university president has some academic issues to deal with before jumping headlong into the football/MAC/athletics morass.

So, at the very least, looks like we'll have a I-A OOC game this year.

Warthog · Post by **Warthog** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 4:55 pm

Thanks for the scoop 87. Was the "join the MAC" part football only or all sports?

1987alum · Post by **1987alum** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 4:59 pm

Warthog:

Funny that you mention that. My source followed with another e-mail that supports what a lot of folks have been saying - Temple will either join football-only or all but hoops right away, then join in hoops in about five years.

As much as I don't want Temple in the MAC - and I don't

- I'd at least like to see some closure on this so we can get on with life.

Warthog · Post by **Warthog** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 5:00 pm

Look at the bright side, you should get see the Falcons in Philly about every other year!

Dayons_Den · Post by **Dayons_Den** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 5:02 pm

Warthog wrote:Look at the bright side, you should get see the Falcons win in Philly about every other year!

bobmo1 · Post by **bobmo1** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 5:06 pm

The FIRST Temple announcement will occur Thursday, January 20,2005.

Temple has no issues with the academic status of any MAC schools.

John Chaney loves the A-10.

NWLB · Post by **NWLB** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 5:22 pm

For post number 1,000 I'd just say that I dislike Temple coming to the MAC mostly because it closing the door on somebody, anybody, getting into the conference in their place.

I just wish the MTSU/WKU thing could have been made to happen.

CapitalFalcon · Post by **CapitalFalcon** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 5:28 pm

Temple...Blech! Though I do like Bill Cosby!

Falcon30 · Post by **Falcon30** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 7:22 pm

If we can get Temple in all sports, we should go hard core after Memphis and make the MAC the "new" A-10 in basketball. CUSA is a football conference now, and with Temple and Memphis the MAC becomes a very, very respectable B-Ball conf. as well as a great football conference.

I know I want Memphis, but would Memphis want the MAC? I doubt it. Maybe with Temple in Basketball............

kdog27 · Post by **kdog27** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 8:10 pm

Falcon30 wrote:If we can get Temple in all sports, we should go hard core after Memphis and make the MAC the "new" A-10 in basketball. CUSA is a football conference now, and with Temple and Memphis the MAC becomes a very, very respectable B-Ball conf. as well as a great football conference.

I know I want Memphis, but would Memphis want the MAC? I doubt it. Maybe with Temple in Basketball............

I think Memphis is out of the league of the MAC. Memphis has a big time budget for its athletics.

Schadenfreude · Post by **Schadenfreude** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 11:29 pm

Falcon30 wrote:If we can get Temple in all sports, we should go hard core after Memphis and make the MAC the "new" A-10 in basketball.

Not. Gonna. Happen.

1987alum · Post by **1987alum** » Thu Jan 20, 2005 8:45 am

Schadenfreude wrote:
Falcon30 wrote:If we can get Temple in all sports, we should go hard core after Memphis and make the MAC the "new" A-10 in basketball.
Not. Gonna. Happen.

SF is correct.

Selfishly, I do like the idea of seeing the Falcons in my backyard every other year (meaning I can make three games those years - one at The Linc, one roadie to BG and, of course, the bowl game

). Thinking beyond the Smiths, Temple is not a good fit.

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