Temple to leave AAC?

[ADLER]

Local paper is recommending that Temple follow UConn: https://www.pennlive.com/sports/2019/06/with-return-to-big-east-uconn-raises-white-flag-in-chase-for-power-five-status-temple-should-do-the-same.html

[Wag Tag]

Geographic location comes more into play for G 5 schools. Who is Temples rivalry?

[NorthTexasWeLove]

I would imagine this is happening sooner rather than later. Makes 0 sense for them to linger. 

[Mean Green 93-98]

16 minutes ago, Wag Tag said:

Geographic location comes more into play for G 5 schools. Who is Temples rivalry?

Temple sees Penn State as its big rival.  It's definitely one-way, though.

[greenjoe]

Beetle juice,

beetle juice,

beetle juice

6 for Heisman

GO MEAN GREEN

 

 

[untjim1995]

7 hours ago, Mean Green 93-98 said:

Temple sees Penn State as its big rival.  It's definitely one-way, though.

Temple’s big rivals are the other 4 schools in Philly...they are a basketball school and should do exactly what UConn just did. 

[cogido]

13 hours ago, ADLER said:

Local paper is recommending that Temple follow UConn: https://www.pennlive.com/sports/2019/06/with-return-to-big-east-uconn-raises-white-flag-in-chase-for-power-five-status-temple-should-do-the-same.html

This article makes a provocative and perhaps compelling argument regarding the G5 / P5 power chase. Very readable. However in Texas football is king and there is no shortage of ten-gallon pride regardless of Conference or program size.  For Mean Greeners there is as much rabid passion for beating SMU in a Safeway parking lot as there is in sucker- punching the Arkansas Razorbacks.  

[dml7007]

Easy way to solve all this talk.. Go out this year beat both SMU, and Houston.  And while we are at it.. Take down Cal. 

[Knightz03]

Temple fan here - PennLive is not a local paper, and the writer is a PSU writer that constantly puts down Temple.

 

Absolutely zero chance Temple leaves AAC - they’re actually successful in football and enjoy being in the conferences.

[Harry]

46 minutes ago, Knightz03 said:

Temple fan here - PennLive is not a local paper, and the writer is a PSU writer that constantly puts down Temple.

 

Absolutely zero chance Temple leaves AAC - they’re actually successful in football and enjoy being in the conferences.

Appreciate the update.  Any thoughts on how the AAC proceeds?  Consensus is always "we don't need anyone else" but I wonder if that holds true for schools like Temple in the East.

[NM Green]

They should let Liberty in. Makes sense and money bags follow. 

GMG

[Got5onIt]

Why would temple leave? Where else could they get that type of pay out?

[NM Green]

It’s all about the hoops for a school like that. Regional rivalries in that sport and part of the world mean something to their alumni and fans. 

GMG

[NTXCoog]

On 7/1/2019 at 11:40 AM, Knightz03 said:

Temple fan here - PennLive is not a local paper, and the writer is a PSU writer that constantly puts down Temple.

To make a local comparison, this would be equivalent to the Waco Tribune saying UNT should drop to FCS

[NorthTexasWeLove]

21 minutes ago, NTXCoog said:

To make a local comparison, this would be equivalent to the Waco Tribune saying UNT should drop to FCS

Yeah. But I would liken Penn State to ATM rather than Baylor. Baylor = Pitt. ATM = Penn State. But I get the sentiment, and I wouldn't put it past Waco or College Station papers stating that about UNT. They clearly don't feel threatened by UNT or otherwise they would have already. Those meddling P5's are all about keeping their foot on top of the heads of the drowning at all costs. 

[golfingomez]

On 7/1/2019 at 1:50 AM, cogido said:

This article makes a provocative and perhaps compelling argument regarding the G5 / P5 power chase. Very readable. However in Texas football is king and there is no shortage of ten-gallon pride regardless of Conference or program size.  For Mean Greeners there is as much rabid passion for beating SMU in a Safeway parking lot as there is in sucker- punching the Arkansas Razorbacks.  

just to clarify... that was no sucker punch... that was a mudhole stomping