Owls Inq

Rivals.com picks Temple to win MAC

Temple college sports - basketball, football and more - covered by the Philadelphia Inquirer's Keith Pompey.

8 comments

Rivals.com picks Temple to win MAC

POSTED: Monday, July 18, 2011, 12:23 PM

Keith Pompey, Inquirer Staff Writer

Filed Under: Football

It appears that Rivals.com has joined the Steve Addazio bandwagon.

That’s because, Mike Huguenin, the recruiting website’s college football editor, picked Addazio’s Temple Owls to win the Mid-American Conference title this upcoming season.

The first-year coach inherits a team that returns 13 starters and posted an 8-4 record last season. Temple is scheduled to open football camp on Aug. 6.

- Keith Pompey

8 comments

Previous Story: Frazier leaves Temple for Syracuse post

Next Story: Maryland athlete becomes Temple's 23d commitment

Comments (8)

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 1:31 PM, 07/18/2011

I can't believe the interest in the program that Steve Addazio has generated. He is getting legitimate three star and better recruits and he is tapping into local talent to build the program. Apparently, many of the recruits are talking about playing in Big East. This talk must be coming from somewhere. The day when Villanova is a bug on Temple's football windshield are fast approaching.

— syddan26

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 1:37 PM, 07/18/2011

Just the equivalent of the SI jinx. Temple Owls, 5th place in the MAC East (in an attempt to nullify any Rivals.com voodoo).

— xxx

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 1:44 PM, 07/18/2011

All the haters will try their best to distract or deny where the program is headed. Hey haters, we got room on the bandwagon for you lames. Temple Football will be better than previous two seasons. We will win the MAC East and take care of owning the MAC overall. So keep your hater blockers on because we are shining!!! GO OWLS!!! PS..JoePa will finally retire after the Broad Street bullies deal with the kitty cats down the Linc this year.

— OwlRB9

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 1:51 PM, 07/18/2011

My brother is a Temple grad. And again this year I will take his money when my Lions crush the Owls. Easy double digit win for PSU.

— delcodanno

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 2:18 PM, 07/18/2011

"My brother is a Temple grad. And again this year I will take his money when my Lions crush the Owls. Easy double digit win for PSU."

Sincere congratulations on your Big Ten team beating a MAC team. Really impressive there, Nitt. Btw, nice job beating us by double digits last year...

— JHG722

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 2:57 PM, 07/18/2011

So some writer who most likely has never watched a MAC game has annoited the Owls as Mac East Champs? take that Kent and Akron. Humanitarian Bowl here we come!

— TooManyAdsOnThisSite

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 8:39 AM, 07/19/2011

Coach Daz has brought a new energy that builds on what AG started. Only the future will tell us if the energy translates into victory but for now it sure does feel GREAT

— Clifton

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 9:15 AM, 07/19/2011

Expectation have been set...now we have to deliver! Go TU

— wjmtemple

Jaylen Bond transferring to Temple
Matt Brown signs with CFL team
Owls get game in Brooklyn
Undrafted Owls sign NFL deals
Temple AD Bradshaw retiring
Former Temple target Bond leaving Texas
Lear makes into MAC HOF
Owls' Hardin voted into HOF
Owls move Newsome to tailback
Jordan snubs Owls

About this blog

Keith Pompey has been an Inquirer reporter since September 2004. He began covering the Temple men's basketball team in November 2010 and Temple football in August 2011. Pompey previously covered the Penn and Drexel men's basketball teams after initially focusing on high school sports.

Pompey is a native Philadelphian and a University of Pittsburgh graduate. Follow him on Twitter @pompeysgridlock. Reach Keith at kpompey@phillynews.com.