As usual, this old man is out of touch with "modern" emotions. I heard this and smiled because if one thinks of it, this Temple president CHOSE Notre Dame to use in his statement. This wasn't about Notre Dame; this was his attempt to brag about HIS team being relevant. Notre Dame still stands in people's minds as a gauge as to whether you are relevant. So, to me, the comment was stupid but flattering.
As usual, this old man is out of touch with "modern" emotions. I heard this and smiled because if one thinks of it, this Temple president CHOSE Notre Dame to use in his statement. This wasn't about Notre Dame; this was his attempt to brag about HIS team being relevant. Notre Dame still stands in people's minds as a gauge as to whether you are relevant. So, to me, the comment was stupid but flattering.
Watch out for them Owls. As far as assault, have you ever seen where the school is located? I have a friend who did residency there. We will need some streetfighters on our roster then. Double score for tying two threads together?
As usual, this old man is out of touch with "modern" emotions. I heard this and smiled because if one thinks of it, this Temple president CHOSE Notre Dame to use in his statement. This wasn't about Notre Dame; this was his attempt to brag about HIS team being relevant. Notre Dame still stands in people's minds as a gauge as to whether you are relevant. So, to me, the comment was stupid but flattering.
Add Tulsa
IF ND opened 2013 with PSU, CAL, Clemson, Auburn, Tennesse, or Pittsburgh you guys wouldn't think it was a laugher but Temple had a better 2011 than all of them. They lost to 14-10 to a 9-4 PSU and beat Maryland by better than 4 TDs. IF the players take them as lightly as many of you do, Temple's President could have the last laugh.
In Sagarin's Final Rankings for 2011 Temple finished #30 in his Predictor Model. Some teams for comparison:
#20 Georgia
#21 ND
#22 Baylor
#23 KSU
#24 WVU
#25 Nebraksa
#26 USM
#27 VA Tech
#28 Cincy
#29 Florida
#30 TEMPLE
#31 PSU
#32 ASU
#33 Tulsa
#34 Cal
#43 OSU
#45 Clemson
#49 Tennessee
#52 Auburn
#63 Navy
#68 Pittsburgh
#84 BC
Temple sports to Big East from Atlantic 10, MAC - Yahoo! Sports
Uh Oh. Temple joined the Big East. Hold Me.
If the USF president had come out before the 2010 season proclaiming USF would beat ND, I would have laughed. Would you guys really be surprised if we lost to Temple? As BGIF said, they're actually a respectable team nowadays.