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  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,358
    pjhawks wrote:
    temple 5-0 for 1st time since number 1 team. kind of surprised they haven't done that before. nova is this week isn't it? temple should spank them.
    The Juggler wrote:
    wednesday, wednesday, wednesday johnny!

    Temple always plays very difficult schedules, so it's almost impossible to go 5-0. They were 4-0 in 1998-99, including a thrilling win over #4 MSU (Owls were #7), followed by 4 straight losses. Anyways, this year's team has played the various Little Sisters of the Poor, and struggled in some of those games as well (we just barely beat Delaware and Wagner at home, but had some convincing road wins :? ). All in all a rather weak 5-0, but 5-0 nonetheless.

    Should be interesting to play some good teams. Is Nova a "good" team???

    I am heading up to MSG later this month to see the Syracuse game. If they don't gel a little more by then we'll get blown out of the building.

    You going Jeags? I'm missing this one. Tons of home games this month (Wagner, Alcorn St, Canicius :roll: ) plus MSG game.
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  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,594
    Johnny Abruzzo wrote:
    pjhawks wrote:
    temple 5-0 for 1st time since number 1 team. kind of surprised they haven't done that before. nova is this week isn't it? temple should spank them.
    The Juggler wrote:
    wednesday, wednesday, wednesday johnny!

    Temple always plays very difficult schedules, so it's almost impossible to go 5-0. They were 4-0 in 1998-99, including a thrilling win over #4 MSU (Owls were #7), followed by 4 straight losses. Anyways, this year's team has played the various Little Sisters of the Poor, and struggled in some of those games as well (we just barely beat Delaware and Wagner at home, but had some convincing road wins :? ). All in all a rather weak 5-0, but 5-0 nonetheless.

    Should be interesting to play some good teams. Is Nova a "good" team???

    I am heading up to MSG later this month to see the Syracuse game. If they don't gel a little more by then we'll get blown out of the building.

    You going Jeags? I'm missing this one. Tons of home games this month (Wagner, Alcorn St, Canicius :roll: ) plus MSG game.

    no. any other day of the week i would have been able to. im at work late mondays and wednesdays. at least it's a late start so i can see the 2nd half. is this an espn game?

    and no, nova's not a good team at this point. i'm just hoping for a tight game and maybe pull of an upset. i wonder when the last time tu was favored at the dupont? gotta be at least a decade.
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  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,358
    The Juggler wrote:
    and no, nova's not a good team at this point. i'm just hoping for a tight game and maybe pull of an upset. i wonder when the last time tu was favored at the dupont? gotta be at least a decade.

    Don't know, but Temple hasn't won at dupont since 1990. I don't see this as Temple being the clear cut favorite everyone says, but maybe I am just being hard on my team. I think people see "5-0" and not necessarily how well the team played in those games (since only hardcore Temple fans would've seen most of those games). This team is very vulnerable at this point. That said, I'm REALLY FUCKING SICK of losing at Villanova. :evil: ;)

    GO OWLS!!!
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  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,594
    Johnny Abruzzo wrote:
    The Juggler wrote:
    and no, nova's not a good team at this point. i'm just hoping for a tight game and maybe pull of an upset. i wonder when the last time tu was favored at the dupont? gotta be at least a decade.

    Don't know, but Temple hasn't won at dupont since 1990. I don't see this as Temple being the clear cut favorite everyone says, but maybe I am just being hard on my team. I think people see "5-0" and not necessarily how well the team played in those games (since only hardcore Temple fans would've seen most of those games). This team is very vulnerable at this point. That said, I'm REALLY FUCKING SICK of losing at Villanova. :evil: ;)

    GO OWLS!!!


    if mouph and pinkston play like they've played last couple games, i think nova's got a shot.

    good luck!
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  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,594
    Johnny Abruzzo wrote:
    The Juggler wrote:
    and no, nova's not a good team at this point. i'm just hoping for a tight game and maybe pull of an upset. i wonder when the last time tu was favored at the dupont? gotta be at least a decade.

    Don't know, but Temple hasn't won at dupont since 1990. I don't see this as Temple being the clear cut favorite everyone says, but maybe I am just being hard on my team. I think people see "5-0" and not necessarily how well the team played in those games (since only hardcore Temple fans would've seen most of those games). This team is very vulnerable at this point. That said, I'm REALLY FUCKING SICK of losing at Villanova. :evil: ;)

    GO OWLS!!!


    gonna be a looong season. :x

    congrats
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  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,179
    I forgot the Temple/Nov game was tonight until someone posted the Owls won on facebook :oops:

    Was the game televised? I know it wasn't on ESPN cause they were showing NBA games. Unless it was on ESPN 2.
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  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,594
    eeriepadave wrote:
    I forgot the Temple/Nov game was tonight until someone posted the Owls won on facebook :oops:

    Was the game televised? I know it wasn't on ESPN cause they were showing NBA games. Unless it was on ESPN 2.

    the deuce
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  • JK_Livin
    JK_Livin South Jersey Posts: 7,365
    How about them Explorers kicking some Big Ten ass and on tv to boot. A very good showing but live by the 3 and die you'll die by the 3. I don't care if they were missing their best player. One more game for Garland to sit and he'll be active for Bucknell.
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  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,358
    Owls with a lousy 1st half but managed to stay close. They are really out of sync at times.

    2nd half was pure domination. Defensively they completely smothered the Cats, and Scottie and Anthony Lee had good strong games. Was it less than half a dozen FG's for Villanova in the 2nd half?

    When they first promo'ed Saturday's games I said "wait, we're playing Duke on Saturday?" :oops: :lol:

    First win at Pavillion in 22 years - YEAH!!!

    Did you guys like watching my boy Jake O'Brien? 8-)

    Dalton Pepper, our prized WVU transfer, looks absolutely lost out there.
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  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,358
    JK_Livin wrote:
    How about them Explorers kicking some Big Ten ass and on tv to boot. A very good showing but live by the 3 and die you'll die by the 3. I don't care if they were missing their best player. One more game for Garland to sit and he'll be active for Bucknell.

    Congrats - that's a great win for you guys and the Big 5! Win your next 2 Big 5 games and we'll have a showdown for the title on 2/21. ;)
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    Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
  • JK_Livin
    JK_Livin South Jersey Posts: 7,365
    Johnny Abruzzo wrote:
    JK_Livin wrote:
    How about them Explorers kicking some Big Ten ass and on tv to boot. A very good showing but live by the 3 and die you'll die by the 3. I don't care if they were missing their best player. One more game for Garland to sit and he'll be active for Bucknell.

    Congrats - that's a great win for you guys and the Big 5! Win your next 2 Big 5 games and we'll have a showdown for the title on 2/21. ;)

    I'll take it.
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  • The Fixer
    The Fixer Posts: 12,837
    Gave the criminals from DC all they could handle today. Great effort.

    Love what pat skerry has done with the towson program. Year or two away from a potential caa title and tourney berth.
  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 12,910
    St. Joe - Nova tuesday at the Pavillion on the U. Hawks should be a few points favorite. hawks better at every position. should win the game.
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,594
    pjhawks wrote:
    St. Joe - Nova tuesday at the Pavillion on the U. Hawks should be a few points favorite. hawks better at every position. should win the game.


    temple was favored. st joes definitely will be.
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  • DewieCox
    DewieCox Posts: 11,432
    How bout them Fighting Illini. Finishing games much better than last year. Brandon Paul is a friggin stud.
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,594
    DewieCox wrote:
    How bout them Fighting Illini. Finishing games much better than last year. Brandon Paul is a friggin stud.

    are they playing towson anytime soon?

    :? :lol:
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  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,358
    The Juggler wrote:
    DewieCox wrote:
    How bout them Fighting Illini. Finishing games much better than last year. Brandon Paul is a friggin stud.

    are they playing towson anytime soon?

    :? :lol:

    I assume you're referring to tomorrow's Temple game...

    This team playing a whole bunch of low-tier schools... and Duke, Syracuse & Kansas. :?

    Fixer, gonna be around Temple campus tomorrow night? Nevermind, you're probably afraid to go there. ;)
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  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,594
    A10 super conference with the basketball only/catholic big east schools plus temple...again :lol:

    http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketb ... nce-source


    :roll:

    not a bad worst case scenario if it comes to it, i guess.

    really hate all of this though.
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  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,909
    The Juggler wrote:
    A10 super conference with the basketball only/catholic big east schools plus temple...again :lol:

    http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketb ... nce-source


    :roll:

    not a bad worst case scenario if it comes to it, i guess.

    really hate all of this though.


    All this conference realignment is such nonsense. It's really hard to take college sports seriously when these schools just seem to do whatever the hell they want.

    Having said that, it does kinda make sense for all these catholic big east schools that don't have football to form their own conference. No matter what happens, my school (DePaul) will suck.
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,594
    683038.jpg
    :lol::lol::lol::lol:


    ugly game but a good win against a halfway decent team. classic big 5 at the dupont tonight. better luck next year pj hawks.


    i am cautiously optimistic about this nova squad...GO CATS.
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