One of my gripes about playing Temple we are playing a local rival on an uneven playing field. I love having an FBS game each year, but I don't want to be potential cannon fodder for a program in our back yard whose fans can't stand us, and whose media coverage (both print and electronic) are largely Temple grads. If VU was FBS, I would all be in favor of playing the game.
To their credit, Temple has made great strides, strides that I didn't think they were capable of making. Their next test is sustaining the level they have reached. We play them in 2 years, and I just hope we can be competitive. We beat them in '09, should have beaten them in '10, got blown out in '11 and '12 (although Villanova put up 200 yds of offense on them in the first half when the game still meant something), could have beaten them in '13 had we played them (Fordham beat them that year), would have been competitive with them in '14, and would probably have gotten beaten decisively this year, even with JR. The gap seems to be widening. Can we be competitive in 2017?? I hope so. I know Andy like to paly the game because no travel etc. I just don't see the upside. Thoughts??
To their credit, Temple has made great strides, strides that I didn't think they were capable of making. Their next test is sustaining the level they have reached. We play them in 2 years, and I just hope we can be competitive. We beat them in '09, should have beaten them in '10, got blown out in '11 and '12 (although Villanova put up 200 yds of offense on them in the first half when the game still meant something), could have beaten them in '13 had we played them (Fordham beat them that year), would have been competitive with them in '14, and would probably have gotten beaten decisively this year, even with JR. The gap seems to be widening. Can we be competitive in 2017?? I hope so. I know Andy like to paly the game because no travel etc. I just don't see the upside. Thoughts??
