"BG's Tyler Sheehan threw for 339-yards and two TDs and Freddie Barnes had 157 of those receiving yards and both TD receptions. BG held a 389-304 edge in total yardage and held the ball for over 34-minutes while the men of Troy had the ball just over 25"

"For their entire 2008 season, Kent State had a grand total of 90 yards in punt returns; they had 77 alone in this game which set up both TDs. Eugene Jarvis rushed for 141 yards and one TD."

"Leave it to Temple to grab defeat right from the jaws of victory..."

"Penn State dominated statistically with a 25-8 edge in first downs and 527-187 mark of total offense over Akron."

"Kudos to the Huskies for not giving up and nearly taking the game into OT. The Badgers led 28-6 going into the fourth quarter but a pair of late touchdowns by NIU plus a two-point conversion cut the lead to 8 with 2:47 remaining"

"Brandon Thermilius ran for 79 yards and a touchdown as Buffalo scored two touchdowns in the second quarter along with a safety and built a 23-7 UB lead."

"Arizona held commanding advantages in first downs (24-11) and total yardage 448-182."



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(09-07-2009 07:46 PM)Nick in Cleveland Wrote:  "Leave it to Temple to grab defeat right from the jaws of victory..."

Wow, good one, Nick. How long did it take you to come up with that?

I was rooting for Temple and could here my in-laws scream all the way from the 'Main Line' to Cleveland.

I really don't understand how this team continues to play 58-minutes of good football and then folds at the game's end. The hardest part for both Al Golden and previous coach Bobby Wallace is not recruiting but finding a way to end a losing tradition.

Changing that gameday mindset is extremely hard and thus far neither coach has been able to do that. You have to go all the way back to the Bruce Arians (spelling?) days in the mid-1980s when this program last believed they could win.

Nick: I agree. You cannot teach someone how to win. This has been a problem at Temple for too long. Hopfully it will end this year. We have the talent. We need to do well in the MAC and prove that we can win.

(09-08-2009 07:32 AM)75rm Wrote:  Nick: I agree. You cannot teach someone how to win. This has been a problem at Temple for too long. Hopfully it will end this year. We have the talent. We need to do well in the MAC and prove that we can win.

I don't think Talent is your problem, for 3 years Al Golden has recruited as well as any school in MAC and better than most. But talent does not mater when you play sloppy undisciplined football and that's just what Temple does.

NAVY, Buffalo, Nova, ..., ...

How many games has Temple either given away or had stolen from them in the second half over the past two years? Either they are undisciplined, unlucky, of just plain badly coached.

Maybe its one of those situations where a Coach just does not live up to his potential at a iven school because I really think Golden is a good coach (one play away from the division last year) but he has to be on the hot seat if Temple does not turn it around this year with a winning record.