UConn vs. Temple Owls (Saturday 10/5/24 @3:30p @Rentschler Field). Game on CBSSN. Audio on Varsity Network/FoxSports 97.9 FM

[RedStickHusky]

Congrats on the win in advance.

Thanks, but I don't think we're taking anything for granted. We've spent a lot of years going into games in which "competitive" was too much of an ask. I feel good about this team showing up and competing.

 

[papreps]

Thanks, but I don't think we're taking anything for granted. We've spent a lot of years going into games in which "competitive" was too much of an ask. I feel good about this team showing up and competing.

Mora is a helluva coach. I was a big fan of his dad's when he was here with the Philadelphia Stars and Jim Jr. spent at least four years of his young life growing up in Philadelphia.

 

[Jetskies]

Congrats on the win in advance. As a Temple fan, reading this thread it's pretty much spot on. Temple hit on two great hires (Golden and Rhule), a decent one (Geoff Collins) and completely whiffed on Rod Carey (who had no understanding of the Philadelphia culture) and Stan Drayton, who reached the Peter Principle (his ultimate level of competence was RB coach). Temple can't run the football, can't stop the run and can't protect the quarterback and that's a losing trifecta.
Temple does have good players in RB Antwain Littleton and its three wide receivers: Dante Wright, Antonio Jones and Zae Baines are very good.
It has a really good DT in FAU transfer Latrell Jean and good pass rushers in Florida transfer Diwan Black and Tre Thomas.
Probably enough to produce a better showing than Buffalo but I see this as a 37-10 UConn win.
Jim Mora was a much better hire than Drayton. Hiring an assistant coach is always a crapshoot.

sorry for what you're going through. Trust us when we say we understand.
and thank you for the grace to send congrats in advance.

Obviously what counts is tomorrow and it's not over till the clock is 0:00, but it is appreciated for opposing fans to understand our perspective and what the hope of this season so far, means to us after we rallied behind some of the most pathetic displays of football in the history of the NCAA.

Good luck this season, owl nation. But not tomorrow.