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ment),”saidanother person. “They wanttomakesureall the Owls to discuss i’s aredottedand the t’s crossed.” Temple pays the Eagles and un- campus stadium disclosed amount believedtobe in the millionsofdollars annually to playatLincoln Financial Field. EMPLE PLAYED its first The schoolrecently negotiated a football game in South Phil- MIKE two-year extension to continue Tly in 1974, three yearsafter playingthere through2019,with Veterans Stadiumopened. It KERN ano-penaltyprovisionifitwant- movedall of its homegamesthere [email protected] ed to getout of the dealearlier. e in 1976. But forthe longest time, Sourceshavesaidthe debtstruc- there’s beentalkaboutTemple turefor an on-campus alternative 3 building an on-campus facility The most obvious of which is the could,inthe longrun, provetobe withroughly halfthe capacity — projectedcost, which some fear roughly the sameaspaying rent. forany number of valid reasons. could end up being much higher. Temple used to be largely acom- From the timeNeil Theobald “There’s afiduciary responsibil- muter school. Thatischanging, tookoverasuniversitypresident ity,”one person said. “When you and could continuetoevolveeven in 2013, avenueonNorthBroad do somethingthisbig,it’sabig more. Thismovewouldonly fig- forthe Owls to calltheir ownhas stretch.” uretoenhance thatgrowingcam- beennear the top of his to-dolist. The plan involves securing mon- pus atmosphere. But what do you ey fornaming rights —some- And nowcomesthe news that do if Penn State or NotreDame thing thatwasn’tdone back in the wanttoplayhereagain and the suchaproject could be closer 1990s withthe basketballpro- thanit’severbeen to finallyget- Linc isn’t made available?Just an- gram’sLiacouras Center—in ad- other hangingquestion. tingagreen light. dition to fundingfromthe state. At its next scheduled meeting Morethanone person suggest- SourcessaidTheobald has been ed thatanequally pressingun- on Dec.8—whichisthree days af- meeting withpotentialdonors. ter the 21st-ranked Owls (7-0) known, whichmight go hand-in- Temple willalso have to deal handwithaddressingthe stadi- could be playingin, or evenhost- withthe cityand local residentsif ing,the inauguralAmerican Con- um situation, is whether Temple 15thStreet is going to have to be can getintoaPower-5conference ferencetitle game —the Boardof closed from Montgomery to Nor- Trustees willbepresentedwitha at somepoint.Suresoundsrele- ris Streetstomakeroom forthe vantenough, lookingahead. proposal fordiscussionona newstructure. Those people,bythe way, $100million,35,000-seatstadi- Beforethe Liacouras Center agreed it really is coincidental um to be constructed next to went up,Temple was forced to thatthisishappening when Tem- McGonigleHall from Broadto dealwithsimilar issuesthatheld ple is off to the beststart in pro- 16thStreet,whereaparking lot up the project. gram historyand about to playits and partofthe Geasey Fieldcom- Some have expressed surprise biggest game everonSaturday plexare currently located. thatithas taken Temple so long night against No.9 NotreDame Manyfeel it’sgoingtoget done. to gettothispoint.But theyadd (6-1) on national TV in front of Ye tintalkingwithpeoplewho thatTheobald,who has adoctor- 68,000. have beeninvolved foralongtime al degreeineducational finance, withthe Temple community,sev- was not preparedtomoveahead Still,itprobably doesn’thurt. eral expressed at least caution- withthisuntil he felt it had“cost ary concern thatcertain matters certainty.” needtoberesolved. “It’s an enormous(invest-

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world. (It’s) sustainingit, break- BY MIKE KERN ing arecordoverand over.Like Daily News StaffWriter when we won14inarow. Nobody [email protected] even knewit. And whocares?But we cared. We did it over twosea- AYNE HARDIN’S last sons, so it wasn’tasgood as it seasonasTemple’s could have beenifwe’d doneit Wmostsuccessfulfootball starting out the season. But those coachwas 1982. The Owls fin- arerecords people needtolook ished 4-7, forthe second timein at.Thisisthe time.” three years. But in 1973-74,they The Owls are7-0 forthe first won14straight, as the program timeever. The lasttimetheywere was making the transition from even 6-0 was 1974. They’re playingthe Bucknellsand ranked 21stbythe Associated Xaviers of the food chain to a Press,inthe polls thisseasonfor moresteadydiet of Pitts and the first timesince’79.And Satur- West Virginias. And it was most- daynight at Lincoln Financial ly good. Field, they’llplayNo. 9Notre ASSOCIATED PRESS Especially 1979, when the Owls Dame(6-1) in what’s undoubtedly Wayne Hardin, whose teams setTemple recordswith14straight winsand 10 in aseason, is rootingfor went 10-2and beatfavored Cal in the most-hyped game everfor MattRhule’s Owls to breakthem. the Garden State Bowl, 28-17.It’s North BroadStreet. the onlytimeaTemple teamwon Hardin contacts Rhule regular- lier. “I was the headcoach six game.And someone said to me, he’dthinkofmeasapotential thatmanygames. ly,usually by email.Beforethe years, and we neverlost agame in ‘Wedon’t have to beatNotre coachatNotreDame.And he “That’s history,”saidHardin, opener against Penn State,he thatstadium. Ididn’tevenknow Dame.Just don’t getslaughtered said, ‘Wereally likepeople that still prettydarnedsharp at 88. toldRhule thiswas the daythey it. That’s exactly howlifegoes.I and youcan be hereforever.’And beatus.’ I’m in the HallofFame “Everything in lifeisthere to be were finallygoingbeatthe Nitta- hadnoidea. Iwas, like, ‘I’m not thatway.If because we beatteamswhen we broken. Ispent my lifebreaking ny Lions. And theydid, forthe “I was down forareunion, and we’regoing to playthem, we’re were the underdog.” records. ItoldMatt(Rhule) the first timesince 1941. the director of athleticstoldme going to beatthem.’ And we did TheOwls have beenthe under- samething (when he gotthe job). Whynot? that. Ithought he was kidding. (fivetimes from 1956-63). dogsthree times thisseason.Not He’s heretobreak records. “When Ifirst gotthe job at Na- There was no wayIknew. It “Afterwegot themacoupleof shockingly, they’renot favoredto That’s what recordsare there for. vy (in 1959),wehad the newstadi- wasn’tthe importantthing.Win- times,somebodyfromNotre beatthe Irish.Whateverhap- Go do it. um (Navy-Marine Corps Memori- ningwas ... Dameasked me if I’d ever pens, the Lincwillbepacked. “They’remaking it happen. It’s al),and we were the first onesin “I remember we were playing thought about coachingthere. Even if roughly halfthe crowdfig- not justhappening becauseit’s it,”recalledHardin,who had NotreDame,and Iwas trying to And Isaid,‘No sir,Ireallyhaven’t. ures to be wearinggreen,Hardin your time... Breakingarecord started there as an assistant un- do my homework, find some- I’m happy whereIam. I’vegot a is not the greatestthing in the der Eddie Erdelatz four yearsear- thing thatwould help us win the job to do.’ And Iasked him why See HARDIN Page 41

O, REALLY, whereelsedid youthink noon, will originatefromIndependence fans to the liveproduction, which ends with S ESPN’s“CollegeGameDay”pregame Mall. LeeCorso’s prediction, in which he puts on ESPN showwould possibly go Saturday? The only other time the showcame to headgearofthe team he’spicking to win. It prettymuch had to be here, with 21st- Philadelphia wasinNovember 2002,for Moredetails will be shared on ranked Te mple (7-0) playing No.9Notre Penn-Harvard. owlsports.comrelated to attending, loca- coming Dame (6-1) at Lincoln Financial Field on Hal- “(It’s) tremendous not only forTemple tion setup,creating signs and other activi- loween night in anationally televised game football, but forthe universityasawhole,as to town on ABC. And yesterday, the network finally well as the city,”said Dr.Patrick Kraft,direc- tiesastheybecome available. ¢ made it official. torofathletics. The show, which runs from 9a.m. until The showtypically attractsthousands of —MikeKern

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nallycan, too. and theycloseNov.28atNo. 8 “I think, as coaches,you’re al- Stanford(6-1). They’restill think- Rhule: Players will be ways tryingtoeliminate distrac- ing playoffs. The Owls arejust try- tions,” Rhule said. “You know ing to provethe oddsmakers focused againstIrish what the futuregamescan be,but wrong one moretime. you’retryingtostick withthe “I’maday-to-day guy,” Rhule game at hand. Ithink they’rea said. “With each newopportuni- ever. prettyconfident group.Ithink BY MIKE KERN ty,wecan see exactlywherewe Thatwould, of course,beNo. 9 youget confidentwhen youwin. Daily News StaffWriter are. We don’t knowyet. Each NotreDame (6-1), Saturdaynight We’vebeen abletogoout and do [email protected] week gives us abetter stage.That at Lincoln Financial Field. Ameri- that. shows me we have the right kids ca undoubtedlyiswondering how “I think we’reagood team, fight- HE MOMENT. the 7-0Owls willhandle that. ing and scratching and clawingto here. Thisweek willbeinterest- It’ssomethingTemple Rhule thinks it willbethe same be agreat team. Likeany team, ing to see howwehandle all the TcoachMattRhule has waytheyhavedealt withwhatev- we’renot perfect.Our kidsplay (extra) attention.We’llsee if it’s talkedaboutall season. er has come before. together and believe in each oth- the right approach. The momentwasn’ttoo much “Ifweget too caughtupinev- er.All thatwillbetested.Every- “It’s good when youkeep seeing forhis Owls in the opener against erything else, thenwewon’tplay thing we feel good about our team Temple’sname getting flashed up Penn State,eventhoughthey well,” he saidMondayonthe willbetested.” there (on the TV crawl).I’m hadn’twon thatgame in 74 years. weekly AACconferencecall.“I’m The Irish,who arecoming off a proud of that, as youstayfocused Neither was it too muchfor prettyconfident they’llhavethe bye, areatwo-pointconversion on football. They’vedone thatall them the following week at Cincin- right focus and be ready. away from maybe being unbeaten year.” nati, the American Athletic Con- “As longaswedowhatwecan themselves. Thisistheir third Ye s, theyhave. And now... ferencepreseasonfavorite.Ditto do,we’llplayitout and livewith road game.Theyneeded a lastThursdaynight at EastCaro- the results. It’sagreatopportuni- 39-yardtouchdown passwith12 “Wehavetofunction at (an lina, wheretheywerealso an un- ty ... to measure ourselves seconds left to win by sevenatVir- even) higher level,”Rhule duly derdog despitebeingunbeaten (once again), see what we can do. ginia (2-5) on Sept. 12. And they noted. and ranked forthe first timesince “We’regladit’shere.” lostatunbeaten Clemson by a Ye s, theyprobably do.But at 1979. Becausethe outside worldhas deuce on Oct.3.They’vehad to thispoint,why stopbelieving? ¢ So what’s next, as has become onlybeen lookingaheadtothisal- playwithouttheir starting quar- their motto?Well,only the pro- mostfromthe momentthe Cincy terback and runningback. Next gram’smost enormousmoment game ended.And nowthe Owls fi- week,they’reatNo. 23 Pitt(6-1), " @mikekerndn

HARDIN “I think Matt’sgot agood,level onlybowlvictory. Rhule was only abunchofwisdom to passalong. Continued from Page 42 headonhis shoulders,” Hardin 4. Some stuff nevergets stale. And he obviously enjoyssharing said. “He’s typical of one of my “WeplayedVillanova in our last it, evenifitdoesn’t gethim in the thinks that’s the bestthing about pet theories —thatgreat athletes game,and the headcoach from house against the Irish.He’lljust all this. And he is going to be arenot good coaches.IhadSteve Cal (Roger Theder)came to keep being whoheis, and doing there, right? VanBuren (on his staff)withthe scout,” Hardin said. “Both teams what he does, foraslong as he can “I hate to tellyou this, but I (Philadelphia) Bulldogs (in 1966). playedawful. One of the worst findaway. couldn’t getany tickets,” he said, And he justsaid, ‘Here’s howyou games Ievercoachedinmylife chuckling. “You’dbeamazed how do it.’But theycouldn’t do it. (butstill won, 42-10).And he said, Who knows?Maybe thiscould happy Iamaboutthat. I’vegot Someone who’sgone throughthe ‘How did theyget intoabowl?’ turnintoanother one of those his- four kids, and theywanttogo. struggles Matt’s gone through, be- “Weabsolutelytorethem(the toric days. Fans in the stands, that’s what ing awalk-on (linebackeratPenn Bears)apartinour preparation. “I’ve alwayssaidyou spend the matters.You’ve gottohavesup- State),tryingtoplay, and every- We hadone (running) playthat first 28 yearsofyour lifegetting port, morethananything else. thing he’saccomplished has been no one (else) has everrun to this an education,” Hardin philoso- “WhereIliketobefor agame work. He’s appliedhimself,and day. We hadtotellthe guard to phized.“Yo uget awife, getajob, likethisisinmylounge chair,with youhaveabetter chancetocom- getthe hellout of the way. The getready to go.The next 28, you the TV four feet in front of me.No- municate withyour players when holewas 5yards wide. There work your tailoff.Thenyou take bodyinthe house but me and the you’reinthatposition. wasn’tanybodythere.And we the last28and retire.Ifyou have high-def.It’s the bestseat. No dis- “Wegot to be friends when he scored 21 points in the first quar- anymoreofthem, they’rebonus tractions. That’s the one thing first gothere. Iget abrupt some- ter,onthatplay. years. youdon’t want.” times. So Itoldhim,‘Anytime “Thoseare the type of things Isn’tthatwhatRhule and his you’vehad enough, justsay so.’ thatcan happen. That’s howup- “There’s nothing wrong with players arealways sayingabout But he’sstill talkingtome.” setsare made.People study.” getting older.Just don’t getold.” all the outside noise,especially He’s probably listening, too. Kindofmakes youwonder Hey, it’shis remote. ¢ nowthatthe bandwagon has Maybe even when Hardin talks what message he might sendto pickedupserious steam?Maybe about the win over Cal,which, un- Rhule thisweek.Because he sure theyreally do think alike. til four yearsago, was Temple’s soundslikesomeone whostill has " @mikekerndn

Tuesday,October27, 2015 PHILADELPHIA DAILYNEWS—Philly.comPage 41 As usual, Temple is all business Irish’sKelly praises Owls to wheretheyare.Theysee no reason to changethingsupnow. JOHN “Focus,”seniorlinebacker Tyler NEXCERPT from NotreDame coach SMALLWOOD Matakevich said. “Allyear,we’venever A Brian Kelly’s weekly news conferencewith reporters: [email protected] worried about our opponent.We’vefo- cused on ourselvesand what we needto “... We’repreparing against avery,very do to playagood footballgame. well-coachedfootball team. Very impressed TMIGHT SEEMimpossible,but if “It’s about lookingatthe thingswe withwhatMatt(Rhule) has done. Has doneare- youare aTemple playergetting can control. That’s howwe’vedone it all markable job. I year.” readytoplayNo. 9NotreDame on “Ifyou justlook back on our game in 2013and SaturdayatLincoln Financial Field, the Temple doesnot exist in abubble.Itis wherehe’staken thisprogram, theyare deserv- bestthing to do is prepare forthe Irish on North BroadStreet in the heart of ing of their ranking.Theyhaveearnedevery- in the sameway youpreparedfor Penn Philadelphia. thing thattheyhavegotten thisyear as afoot- State,Cincinnati, Tulaneand the other The excitementsurrounding this ballteam. It’sanoutstanding defense. Theydo four teams youalready played. game cannot be ignored. Temple has everything very well. Phil (Snow) is aveteran de- ThisHalloween Nightclashisnot be- soldout Lincoln Financial Fieldfor the fensivecoordinator.He’s seen alittle bit of every- ing called the biggest game in Temple’s second timethisseason. thing in his career,fromthe NFL to college,and 121 yearsoforganized football merely be- The Owls have set the table.Students, implementsalot of different looks defensively. alumni and fans areready to see Tem- cause it is against NotreDame. “AndIthink theyjust aresolid in everything ple takethatnextstepintheir evolution. In 2013, the Owls playedatNotre thattheydo, fundamentallysound.Theycan The players,however,knowthings Dame. bring pressures. Theyplayedvery good zone. have to be compartmentalized. The last Thisisthe biggest game forTemple Two-deep,three-deep,man, combination cover- thing theyneed to do is overthink things becausethe Owls are7-0 forthe first ages. Just areally well-coachedfootball team. and riskbeingoverwhelmed beforethe time, and ranked in the Top25inboth openingkickoff. “Offensively,theybringalot of different per- the AssociatedPress (No. 21) and USA To- “That national ranking won’t do us sonnel groupingsatyou. (Jahad) Thomas, the day (22nd) polls. one bit of good oncethe game starts,” runningback, certainly,(quarterbackP.J.) Walk- If the Owls hadnot already accom- YONG KIM /STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER junior linebacker Jarred Alwan said. LB TylerMatakevich says keyto er,are the twothatobviouslyare the energyto plished so much already,ESPN would not “Atthatpoint,it’sjust about playing Owls’success is to focus on work. thatoffense. But (they)havebig-play capabili- be broadcasting its “CollegeGameDay” football. tieswith (Robby) Anderson and (VentellBry- showfromIndependenceMall on Satur- “It is another game,and we’retrying thathas allowed themtostayfocused ant)atthe widereceiver position. So balance, I daymorning. to getanother win.Sure, it’stough with on the task. think, is what theyare strivingfor offensively. If Temple were having only agood sea- Theywanttorun the football, play-actionpass. all the talk, but we’repreparing withthe Temple cannot affordtothink about son insteadofanundefeated one,this But utilizing alot of different schemes and per- sameprocess.” goingundefeated,but the Owls can put matchup would not have national impli- sonnel groupings. The Owls knowwhatisatstake. everything intowinning each next game cations on the eveofthe first College If theybeatNotreDame (6-1), theycre- “Solidinspecialteams.Theyhavebeen able on the schedule. FootballPlayoff rankingsscheduled to ateanimprobable,but possible,pathto to makesomebig plays in specialteams.So be announced on Nov. 3. the four-teamCollege FootballPlayoff. Thenyou see wherethatputs youat physical-type offense.Theyplayedgreat second- Temple,not NotreDame,makes this The moreplausible result is the auto- the end. halffootball.Theywon alot of games late.Just the biggest game in schoolhistoryand matic bid intothe PeachorFiesta Bowls “Being ranked won’thelpyou win an- have areally solid football team. Again,one de- that, the players say, is whyitiseasyto thatwillgotothe highestranked cham- other game,and it won’tcauseyou to serving of wheretheyare,aTop25football separatethe outside hype from the play pion from the “Group of Five”conferenc- loseagame,” defensivelinemanMattIo- team. It willbeagreatchallenge forour football on the field. es. team, goingonthe road,and one thatwe'llhave The Owls knowhow theyhavegotten Still,thatunlikely result is the thing See SMALLWOOD Page 43 to playvery well.” ¢

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Wednesday, October28, 2015 PHILADELPHIA DAILYNEWS—Philly.comPage 43 SPORTS | COLLEGE FOOTBALL Owls focused on game,not Irish Ex-coach still rooting nal was 28-6. But it was 14-6 late in the sec- BY MIKE KERN ond quarter, at whichpoint the Owls had Daily News StaffWriter missed afieldgoaland PAT. Nowthat forTemple [email protected] seems likesuchalongtimeago. “Atthispoint ,that(game) doesn’tmean NMANY respects,Saturdaynight’sna- anything,”seniorcenter Kyle Friendsaid. BY MIKE KERN Itionallytelevised, sold-out football “Weweresomuch younger.But we knew Daily News StaffWriter game between ranked teams in South thiswas going to be aspecialteamone day. [email protected] Philly is largely about the visitor. “What was importantfor us today was NotreDame is the sport’smost storied to come out and have agood, physical Tues- EMPLE COACHMattRhule program. The Irish haven’tplayedherein daypractice.Because that’s howyou win.” talkedtohis formerboss, Al Gold- 22 years. Half the crowdfigures to be wear- T The Owls areone of 12 unbeatensleft. en, on Monday, some24hours af- ing green. And one of three from the AAC. Onlythe ter the formerOwl coachwas let go by If Temple —off to its first 7-0start and in Big 12 and Big Tencan alsosay that. Who Miami beforecompleting his fifth sea- the polls forthe first time in 36 years— knew? And nowthey’llbeatthe center of son. were playing,say,once-beaten Oklahoma the college-football universe, at least for “Hewas justfired up forus,”Rhule this week, it would still obviously be ahuge three hours or so in prime time. Might as said. “Sometimes,likeeverything in life, deal. Maybe eventhe biggest everfor North well makethe mostofit. Maybe even give (it’s)wrong place,wrong timeorjust not BroadStreet. But it wouldn’tbewhat this ESPN’s“CollegeGameDay”showarea- the fit.I’m unbelievablygrateful forthe has become.Because short of hosting No.1, son to come back someday. opportunityAlgaveme(by puttinghim NotreDame is your ultimate opponent. Ye s, it’saboutNotreDame.Italways is, on his staff in 2006). Temple should be That’s howthe outside worldprobably when NotreDame is involved. But it takes unbelievablygrateful forwhathedid looks at it. It’snot howTemple’splayers twosides to makefor aworthwhilestory when he camehere. Fromwhen Ifirst see it. YONG KIM /STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER line. Nobody needs to remind the Owls, gotheretowhen Al left(in 2010), it was Forthe Owls,it’saboutone thing only: Jahad Thomas: ‘Every game is impor- whoare trying to keep this businessasusu- likenight and day. He put the structure them. Which is absolutelyhow it should tant to us.’ al. Even if there’s nothing usual about it. in place.Weall kindofdid it together.It be. At least not from their historical perspec- was afun timeinmylife, to build this. “I think it comes down to us every The week beforethattheybeatUMass at tive. Still ... “Steve(Addazio, nowatBoston Col- week,”senior defensive lineman Matt Ioan- home, 62-27.But it was aone-pointgame “Our plantowin doesn’tchange,” Rhule lege) kept it going,and I’m proud to be nidis said. “I think alot of times, people get late in the third quarter. stressed.“I’m excited forour guys, to have herenow.Alwillbeaheadcoach again, hyped up withNotreDame becauseofthe So muchfor comparativescores. achance to go out and measure them- and he’ll win at ahighlevel. It willjust be nameNotreDame.They’vegot greatplay- “Every game is importanttous,”junior selvesagainstthe best. That’s the onlyway abetter fit forhim.” ers. Yo usee it on tape. But it’saboutour runningbackJahadThomas said. “This yousee and showhow good we are. So em- The Owls went 3-31inthe three sea- X’s and O’s,fixing our littleissues, taking game doesn’tchange our preparation, how bracethe moment. Don’t pretend it’snot sonsbeforeGolden arrived. His lasttwo careofdetails.That’s the battle. we feel,orgiveusextramotivationorany- there.Don’t pretend ‘GameDay’s’not com- seasons theywere17-8. He was 32-25 at “I think it’ll be justlikeany other game to thing.It’s another game on the schedule, ing.Don’t pretend we’renot playingNotre Miami, wherehehad to dealwithproba- us. That’s partofmaking the momentex- another game we’d liketowin.Whoever Dame. All those thingsare great, but they tionsanctionsthathappened beforehe actly what the momentis. Youcan’tlet it we’replaying, we have to do the thingswe don’t helpusplayany better. Really,each gotthere. be too muchfor you. Just let it be Game8, needtodotowin. guy has to maketheir owndecisionhow to Rhule was alsoasked the inevitable lineupand go play. Youcan’t reallyput any- “It’s abig game forus, but not in the do it. question about his namestarting to pop thing elseintoit. That’s not going to help sense thatwe’replayingNotreDame.We’ “I’mnot concerned the momentwill be up in relationtopossible job openings at youwin.(NotreDame’s) going to do the re playinganother opponent that’s trying too big.Are we good enoughtohangwith Power-5programs. samething.” to deter us from wherewe’retryingtogo. NotreDame?That’s the concern.This “A coupleof(players)evenasked me,” The Owls have doneeverything they’ve It’sgreat being 7-0, but we could be 12-0 game ...(is) about our players.Somany he said. “I’ve beenherenine years. It’s hadtodo. BeatPenn State forthe first and there’llstillbe(people) going,‘Well, of these kidswereheretwo yearsago not likeIjustcame and am tryingtowin time since beforePearlHarbor.Won at Cin- theycouldhavepossibly donethisorthat.’ (when theywent 2-10).Theydidn’tquit, and getout. We’reredshirting like18 cinnati, the American Athletic Conference That’s howwekindofkeep our heads level. theydidn’twalkaway. Theydid everything freshmen right now. Idon’t pretend to favorite, the next week.Scoredtwice(five “It’s not thatwe’regoingout there com- we’veasked. And we ask alot. knowwhatlife’s going to bring.But it’s points)inthe closing1minute,20seconds peting against areally greatteam. We’real- “They’vehandledevery challengein not likeImakepromises Ican’tkeep.I’m to avoid an upset the followingweek at so competingagainstourselves. We want front of them(this season).Because of not one of those guys. Ireally love it here. Massachusetts.Got twolatetouchdowns to playthe bestwecan play. Notjust this what they’vedone,theyhavethisopportu- “My kid,who runslikea9.040, to win ThursdayatEastCarolina,which week.It’s not thatwe’replaying, youknow, nity. Theyhavetogoout and makeplays.” dressed up like(defensiveback) Tavon was aslightfavorite. the Irish.It’s agreat opportunity. It’sgo- Or at least one morethanthe other guys. Yo ung forHalloween ...Noone’s Now, they’rea10-point underdog ing to be ahelluva game.They’regoingto No matterwhatlegendary namehappens called me about anything.” against No.9NotreDame (6-1), whichis12 playvery tough.And we’llgivethemour to be on the jersey. ¢ Notyet anyway. ¢ spots higher in the AssociatedPress rank- all as well.” ing.The Irish,who hadlast week off,lost Theymet in the 2013opener,inSouth by twoatNo. 3Clemson early thismonth. Bend, in coachMattRhule’sdebut.The fi- " @mikekerndn " @mikekerndn

Page 48 PHILADELPHIA DAILYNEWS—Philly.comWednesday, October28, 2015 SPORTS | TEMPLE vs.NOTRE DAME No more ‘GameDay’ amere excitement building preview ASSOCIATED PRESS / FILE PHOTO ESPN’s‘Game- program Day,’ shown here BY MICHAEL GUISE during 2013 sea- Daily News StaffWriter son, with(from [email protected] BY TOMREIFSNYDER left) Chris Fowler, LeeCorso and Kirk NPROFESSOR LucaPal- Daily News StaffWriter Herbstreit,has be- lucchini’s calculus class in [email protected] I come anational Wachman HallonMonday, phenomenon. Kevin Cremi couldn’t keep his TWAS 6a.m. in Eugene,Ore., eyes off his cellphone. Ion Oct.2,2010. It was afternoon, and the fresh- LeeFitting,the longtime man undeclared major was anx- producerofESPN’s“College ious, waiting foranannounce- GameDay”and the rest of his ment about where“College crew were preparing fortheir GameDay,”ESPN’s weekly na- fifth showofthe college football crew has started to makeits State has ahistory of being in- oncekickedout of the Big East tional collegefootball pregame season, featuring amatchup be- roundstothe smaller, less-publi- volved with‘CollegeGameDay,’ ” Conferencefor poorattendance show, would set up on Saturday. tween No.4Oregon and No.9 cized schools every nowand Fitting explained. “Theirflag— and lack of commitment, and At 12:41 p.m., Cremi’s phone Stanford. again. ‘OldCrimson’ is whatit’s called — Washington State,whichhas won vibrated,withone notification Fitting hadseenafewlively Suchaslast Saturday, when the has flown behindthe ‘GameDay’ fewerthanthree Pac-12 games in from ESPN“SportsCenter” “GameDay” atmospheres on the on-airtrioofReceDavis, Kirk set now, Ibelieve,for 171or172 con- four of the previousfiveseasons, and another from Bleacher Re- West Coast during his timewith Herbstreit and LeeCorso de- secutiveweeksof‘GameDay.’ shows justhow massively success- port. the show, but saidmost of the scended uponJamesMadison “Thestorygoes thataWashing- ful the showhas become during its After aquickglance,Cremi crowds at non-SEC sites had UniversityinHarrisonburg, Va., ton State alumflewthe flagbe- tenure. began pumpinghis fistfromhis beensomewhatsparse. foranFCS matchup between the hindthe set one showand thenhe table and smiling.Itwas official Then, Oregon’sfans flippedthe “GameDay” is no longerdepen- No.4Dukes and No.11Richmond. started sending the flagfromsite —“CollegeGameDay”was scriptfor Fitting. dentonSEC fanbasestodraw Onceproductionfor JMU and to site, whereverwewere, to dif- comingtoPhiladelphia. “Theplace was hopping,”Fit- the masses —ESPN’sflagship RichmondwrappedSaturday ferent Washington State alumni, “I usually don’t use my phone tingrecalled. “It sortofopened night, Fitting saidthe crew was and it became alittle thing that’s college footballprogram brings in class,but Iknewthe an- my eyes, like, wow,for these kids facedwithits toughestdecision partofthe fabricof‘GameDay.’ ” Saturday’s bestpartywherever it nouncement was coming,” to either getupornot go to bed — since he’sbeen withthe show. There were afew “logistical goes. Cremi said. “I checked it and whatever theydecided to do — Where to go the next week: holdups” in Philadelphiaregard- “I’ve beenproducing the show gotthe update, and lostitin and be out hereatanungodly Temple vs. NotreDame or Wash- ing the use of IndependenceMall nowfor over 12 years, and,inthat class.Iwas so pumped.” hour, 14 hours beforekickoff to ington State (5-2) vs. No.8Stan- as the show’s locationbecause time, it’sgone from afun little It willbethe first timein see the show... to me thatwas ford (6-1)? it’sfederalproperty,but by Mon- traveling road showwithatruck schoolhistoryTemple willbe one timewhen it justclicked, like, “What collegefootball fanwould daymorning,itwas official — or two, and Chris Fowlerand Lee on “CollegeGameDay,” which gosh, man,thisissomethingand ever think thatthe ‘GameDay’ deci- “GameDay”and its 95 or so crew Corso and KirkHerbstreit and it means alot to the kids.” willbroadcast livefromInde- sionwouldcome down to Temple members were headed to the City me and acouple of guysbehind Campingout, homemadepost- pendenceMall, beginning at 9 and Washington State?” Fitting of Brotherly Love. the scenes, to ... Gosh, it’s ers, raucous crowds, tailgating said. “Usually, the argument be- “I was leavingclassand just a.m.Italso is the first timethe weirdtosay this but ... this com- and,ofcourse,football —it’sall tween Temple and Washington happenedtobescrolling up and showwillbeinPhiladelphia plete monsterofashowthat’s partofthe “CollegeGameDay” State is, ‘Who’sgoingtowin a down on Twitter and thentosee since November 2002, when justsort of taken on alifeofits tradition, and it’s coming to Phila- game first?’ so it was aweirdone.” that‘CollegeGameDay’... that Penn defeated Harvard, 44-9, delphia’s IndependenceMall on But,Temple is 7-0for the first we gotapproved foritand thatit own,”Fitting said. “Collegefoot- at Franklin Field. Saturdaymorning,beforeNo. 21 timeinschoolhistoryand ranked would be in Philly,itwas just ballused to start at noononSatur- “Everyone is pumped,” Temple (7-0) hosts No.9Notre in the AssociatedPress pollfor the greattosee,definitelyknowing days, and nowthe college football Cremi said. “It’s getting the Dame(6-1) at Lincoln Financial first timesince 1979. So,the deci- thatalot of guys, forrecruiting daystarts at 9a.m. on Saturdays, wholecampus excited forthe Fieldthatevening. sionshould have beensimple, purposes, arereally going to and ‘GameDay’isabig partofthe game.People whousually don’t The showhas aired since 1987 right? wanttocome herebecause of dayfor the fans. gettoo excited about the games and started traveling from school “TheTemple-NotreDamegame thatnow,” Temple junior running “It startsthe day, and it’scrazy aregetting excited about it. It’s to schoolin1993. And while standsabove the Stanford-Wash- back JahadThomas said. howitsortofexploded.” ¢ hugefor the campus.” “GameDay” is often criticized by ington State game on paper,but The simplefactthat“GameDay” WhenNo. 9NotreDame fans forvisiting the samepower- what reallymadethe decision hadadifficulttimechoosing be- ful,high-majorprograms,the moredifficultwas Washington tween Temple,afootball program " @tom_reifsnyder Continued on Next Page

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Continued from Preceding Page withNotreDame being abig pro- Field; the other was the Sept. 5 couras Center,”Heckman said. Jordan has beenworkingwith gram. People are, like, ‘Oh,we seasonoperner against Penn “I’mnot willing to waitfor that.” the other members of the Cherry comes to Lincoln Financial Field playNotreDame on ABC during State.The universityalso made He added, “I’mnot going to go Crusade to coordinateaplan for Saturday(8p.m.,ABC),itwillbe prime time.’It’s abig dealaround 10,000 student tickets available. out of my waytogoget aticket.” the week’s activities.The group the first timethe No.21Owls face campus. “Sincethe game was an- BeforeMonday’s announce- met Wednesdaynight and will aranked opponent thisseason. “Ifwearen’tplayingNotre nounced, I’veseenpeoplewaiting mentthatTemple hadbeen se- participateFriday at the pep rally The Owls enter Saturday7-0 Dame, the buzzisn’t as strong as in lineatthe Liacouras Center,” lectedfor “GameDay,”students on Liacouras Walk. forthe first timeinprogram histo- it is,”Cremi added. Jordan said. “Everyone is excit- and members of the Cherry Cru- The student group alsohas a ry.Three times before, the Owls Emily Jordan, asophomoresec- ed.” sade tweeted at LeeFitting,the Google Doc set up formembersto were 6-0;the latestin1974— ondaryEnglisheducationmajor But not all studentswereim- show’s producer, as well as the share their signideas for“Game- when theyfinished 8-2. and secretary of the Cherry Cru- pressed by the wait. program’sTwitter account, with Day” and is preparing to debut It willbethe second timethis sade —Temple’sstudent section Withstudent tickets being suchtweetsas”#TUFB4gamed- their tifo—apainted bannerthat month thatthe Fighting Irish —has already noticed achange in availableonly at earlierTemple ay”and “Temple4gameday.” measures 6feet by 24 feet.With (6-1) willbefeatured on “College the atmospherearound campus. games beforebeingoffered for Cremi saidhesentover200 the helpofGoFundMe, the Cher- GameDay.” NotreDame traveled “WhenIam in the Student Cen- saletostudentsatthe Liacouras tweetsbetween Temple’s24-14 ry Crusade reached its donation to Memorial Stadiumtoface terorthe Dining Hall, Ihearpeo- Centerbox officeMonday, senior win against EastCarolina last goal of $2,000 in 29 days after ClemsononOct. 3, losingtothe Ti- ple talkingaboutthe game,” Jor- computer science major Jeff Thursday, and Monday. posting. gers,24-22. dan said. Heckman saidthe crowds were “‘College Gameday’beinghere “It’s going to addalot to the “People seemmoreexcited,” Temple announced Oct.13that not worth the hassle and decided —how big thatit, it’saonce-in-a- ‘GameDay’ experience,”Jordan Cremi said. “With ‘GameDay’ the game was soldout to the gen- he’drathergobacktohis homein lifetime experience,”Cremi said. said. “Weput alot of work in it.” ¢ and everything,it’ssuchahuge eral public,markingthe second Reading because of previousobli- “It’s goingtoget the campus,the show... Yo uhearpeopletalk- timethisseasonanOwls game gations. universityand the football team ing about (thegame), especially has soldout at Lincoln Financial “Thelinesare aroundthe Lia- thatattention.” " @Michael_Guise

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(Note: The dollar amountscited keting schemethatthiscountry’s Every year,Akron pays $5.3 mil- football stadium. in this story wereacquired from offi- education-industrial complex has lioninmortgage paymentsand Thatmight not sound likealot, cial documentsfromthe schools in DAVID become. upkeep costsonthe stadium. In but headovertoTemple and ask question, including operating bud- MURPHY Let’sstart withAkron, because its first four yearsofoperation, arandom selection of students gets, EADAdisclosureforms, 990 [email protected] it is amoreorlessrepresentative the stadiumgenerated an aver- whether they’llpledge$221.35to- forms, legislative reports,and board situation, apublicuniversitylo- ageof$1.8 million in revenue,leav- wardthe constructionofastadi- of trusteemeeting materials.) cated in apost-industrialdown- ing an annualdeficit of $3.5mil- um, or whether they’d ratherbe watch. town withahistorically lacklus- lionthatthe schoolpaid forout of forced to findsomethingelseto HE QUESTION thatwe It is what theysaidatthe Uni- ter footballprogram thatused its generalfund,whichincludes do withtheir Saturdays in the neverseemtoask is why. versityofConnecticut and the the buzzgenerated from its first- all of the tuition and fees it collect- fifth-largest cityinthe country. TWe’ll wonder whether Tem- UniversityofAkron and the Uni- ever bowl berth in 2005tostart ed from students. Meanwhile, muchofthatmon- ple can continuetowin football versityofCentral Florida and the push foranewon-campussta- Now, let’s think thisthrough. If ey is flowingstraight intothe games withoutanon-campus sta- prettymuch every other universi- diumtoreplaceits aging digs7 the schoolpaysfor the stadium pockets of the people whowork diumsimilar to those of its oppo- ty thathas built afootball stadi- miles away.When the schoolun- deficitout of its generalfund,and forthese athletic departments, nents. We’llwonder whether any um in recent years. Yo ucan veiled its plans forthe newfacility the generalfund includes all tu- the people whoconvince us we of the university’s studentsor choosetobelievethem. But know in 2007, InfoCision Stadiumwas a ition dollars, and the deficit neednew stadiums. alumni would object to the oppor- this: The numberssay something $55 million project thatwouldbe equates to 0.95percent of the gen- In the first six yearsafterthe tunitytoeat,drink and cheer to- entirely different.Atbest,they funded exclusively by private do- eral fund(whichitdoes),thena UniversityofCentral Florida gether six Saturdays ayear.We’ll saysomethingthatiscontrary to nations and stadiumrevenues. student whograduates with opened its newstadiumin2007, wonderwhether the schoolmight the well-meaning intentions of Whenithosted its first game in $23,300 in debt—the average athletic department wagesand begin to attractpotentialstu- these schools. At worst, we arebe- 2009, it was a$62 million project amount foranAkron grad,per a compensationrose by an average dents whoviewacompetitiveon- ing taken forsuckers,anew funded primarily by student tu- 2012study —willhave accumulat- of 7.2percent per year from a campus footballenvironment as ground floorinthe multilevelmar- ition and fees. ed $221.35 of thatdebt to payfor a starting point of $9.6 million.By aprerequisite. 2012-13, UCFathletic coaches,ad- Whatwewon’task, what we ministratorsand staff were earn- neverask, is whyacollegesuchas ing $14.4million,anincreaseof Temple University—or anycol- morethan50percent from lege, really —should careabout 2006-07. these things. We won’t ask howa During Akron’sfirst four years Top25ranking or avisitfrom in its newstadium, the stakehold- ESPNhelps fulfillthe missionof ersinits athletic department saw an institution of higher learning, an increase in wagesand compen- or whysuchaninstitution should sationthataveraged7.9 percent spend anyofits resourcespursu- per year.Inthe first four yearsof ing them, particularly when the stadium’s operation, those those resourcesare financed in stakeholders collected $34.5 mil- large partbytaxpayerand stu- lion. In thatsamestretch, the de- dentdebt. partment spent $27.8 million on Oh, IknowwhatTemple is tell- its athletes in the form of operat- ing us, becauseitisthe same ing expenses. thing thatall public universities Did we mention thatthe entire telltheir communities when they athletic department generated a start to greasethe skids fora total of $21.2 million in revenue project that, deepdowninside, during thatstretch? That’s right, theyknowisnot in the interest of in 2012-13, adepartment thatgen- the public good. Theytellusthat erated $5.4 million in revenue tuitiondollars won’t be used, that paidout $9.3 million in salaries all capitalinvestedwill be of aspe- and other compensation, while cific type,thatall money spent spending $7.3 million on operat- willhavebeen offered up forone ing expenses. specific use by private individu- Guess whofundsthe differ- als whowouldotherwise turn ence? Students, in the form of tu- aroundand donatetheir money ition dollarsand fees,and the elsewhere. There is no opportuni- banks and governmentswho un- ty cost here, theywillsay.Be- TY WRIGHT /GETTY IMAGES derwrite their loans.And that’s sides, the thing willend up paying InfoCision Stadium proved to be acostly project forthe UniversityofAkron. foritself.And thensome. Just you See MURPHY Page 53

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MURPHY Who willeventuallyshoulder e Continued from Page 55 Who will eventually the cost?It’s aquestion we never shoulder the cost?It’s ask,because debtispart of our e in addition to a$3.5 million annu- aquestion we neverask, lives, and so is sports.This is f al hit on the newstadium, which howinstitutionalcomplexesop- thisyear is attractingthe lowest becausedebt is part of erate, not onlybureaucracies. of attendanceinthe MAC. our lives, and so is Isuspect mostofthe agentsof Thisisthe worstkind of capital- sports. This is how these universities believe in ism, thekindthattruecapitalists institutional complexes what theyare selling.Itisnot should despise, becauseitcauses operate, not just theywho arecorrupt, but the sys- people to question the legitimacy bureaucracies. tem in whichtheyoperate. It is a of the guysdoing it the right way. systemthat, likeall institutions, These schools end up financing howconcrete the value is to them selfselects until it is composed their capital using other people’s personally. entirely of ardentbelievers, peo- creditand collateral, withnopo- The simpletruth is these stadi- ple whotruly believe in things tential return on investmentfor ums do not payfor themselves. likethe intrinsic value of propa- the people whoactually assume The UniversityofConnecticut’s gatingthe system. But belief is a the riskand paythe cost. It’slike Rentschler Fieldhas run adeficit toolofthe powerful,and they aguy askingyou to borrow adol- 8 in each of the lastthree years. should never forget that. lar from someone so he can play Minnesota is getting $10.25mil- In July,the same boardoftrust- the lottery.Evenifhehits, you lionper year from the state,plus ees thatapproved Akron’s stadi- still oweyour friendadollar.All um eight yearsago voted to elimi- youget is the intrinsic value of $25 per year per student in fees (in addition to $86 million in pri- nate 213 jobs, 161 via layoff,toelimi- watching the nightlydrawingand nate a$60 millionbudget shortfall. rooting forthe guy to strikeit vate donations and $35 million via naming rights). The decision followedaproposed rich. $50-per-credit-hour feeincrease Intrinsic value.Thatisthe kind In September 2014, Colorado State acknowledgedthatithad thateventually was rescinded in of termwe’llhearfromthe people the face of pressurefromstu- chargedwith selling us on the wis- raised only $50 million of the $110 million it said it would need from dents, facultyand legislators. dom of these projects. It’sthe The schoolalso eliminated its kindoftermpeopleuse when privatedonationstomoveahead with its new stadium.Fivemonths baseball program. If thatsounds theyhaverun out of legitimate familiar,you might wanttostart terms, when theyare deepinthe later,itreceived approval from the askingthe right question. ¢ throes of rationalizationand des- state Legislaturetoborrow $220 peratefor youtonod and move million to buildthe stadium.It along.Itisalaughable term, par- plansoncoveringthe annual debt " @ByDavidMurphy ticularly when youconsiderjust paymentwith stadium revenues. Blog: ph.ly/HighCheese

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soned, he’dget two“hits.” In Tuesday’s edition, we reported MIKE what was about to happen.And KERN on Wednesday, Dickerson hadthe [email protected] back page of the People Paper to himself.Itwas adifferent world back then. Theokas couldn’t have HAVE coveredTemple beenhappier. footballfor muchofmypro- Theylost their first 27 Big East fessionallife. games.Theywouldwin 14 in as ThatmeansI’veseenan manyseasons,beforebecoming Iawfullot of stuff.For the longest the first program in forevertoget time, mostofitwasn’tgood. kickedout of aconference. Wheretobegin?Well, in the ear- One year,HenryBurris was ly 1990s,when the Owls were try- leadingthe nationinpassing. So ing to compete in the Big East, I we went to campus and asked 10 routinelywent to Veterans Stadi- randomstudentswhether they um to watch themplayonSatur- knewwho he was.The under days even thoughwedidn’thavea won. Easily. Sundaypaper.Ididn’thavetobe There was the game at Boston there. And other reporters would College in whichtheyhad three ask me whyIbothered. Ididn’t re- straight punts getblocked. All be- allyhaveagood answer, other cause the sameguy missed a than that’s what Idid.Gameswer- block. And BC camewithin inch- en’tonTVastheyare now. I es of blocking the next one,by didn’thavetofight traffic,since beatingthe sameguy. the crowds were usually in the It was so unreal it became,sad- lowfour figures. Iwouldgeneral- ly,almost borderlinecomical. ly leave aroundhalftime,when the game was prettymuch al- Shouldwementionplayers go- readyover. Forthe mostpart, for ing down withsprained ankles be- the betterpart of about adecade- cause there were holes in the and-a-half, theywereapunch “community”fieldwherethey line. hadtopractice? Theywanted to be big-time. But go out and beatSyracuse Theyjust didn’tknowhow.They on Saturday... couldn’t getout of their ownway. Ye ah,right. Whatevercouldgowrong did. The lowpoint?Had to be the JerryBerndt, agood guy who YONG KIM /STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER middle of the 1996season,when hadwon at Penn,was miscast as MattRhule’s Owlsare 7-0 and ranked No. 21 headingintothe Notre Damegame. theysomehowlost at Pitt, 53-52, someone whocouldget it done when Dickerson made adecison when he succeeded Bruce Arians to go foritonfourth-and-1late in 1989. Ifelt badfor him.Especial- ersthatbeactually flewtoClem- Dickerson,ofcourse,turned ductorynewsconferencewould and it backfired. He resigned af- ly the wayhewas let go, witha son to meetwiththe person who out to be adisaster.But at least be on Wednesday. Itoldhim that terward. The next day, he wanted year leftonhis five-year contract. would succeed him,Ron Dicker- his entrancewas newsworthy. wouldn’t work,because we didn’t to un-resign. So we spent the day He somehow went 7-4inhis sec- son,whileBerndt was coaching Charlie Theokas, the athletic di- print on TurkeyDay.Sohetold sitting in the officeofADDave ond year,but wonatotal of four one of his final games on North rector,toldmeonthe Mondaybe- me the presser wouldbeonTues- games in his other three.The pow- Broad. Yo ucan’tmakethatup. fore Thanksgiving thatthe intro- dayinstead.Thatway,herea- See KERN Page 89

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“I think they’llprobably feel ference. We’vebeen throughit “We’reprobably the underdog. Day,”they’llnever win morethan BY MIKE KERN some(pressure), to be honest,” all.” We’regoingtogoout and play, eight games.’ But they’lltry to Daily News StaffWriter saidRhule,whoseunbeaten Owls Good and bad. Latelyit’sbeen and keep playing. That’s what we convincethemthisisn’t and that [email protected] areranked 21st, 12 spots behind all thumbs-up.Sowheredoes it do.” is. All right, well hereit the once-beaten Irish.“As Itell go from here? Even if the Owls And they’vedone it well enough is ...This justverifies all those HE COUNTDOWN is near- themall the time, it’saprivilege. lose, theycan still win an Ameri- to gettothisstage.Don’t try mak- thingswesay (aboutTemple):get ly over.The game people The moreyou playwell,the more can Athletic Conferencetitle and ing too muchsenseofit. Forget agreat education... in one of have beenpointing to since T youwin.You have to learn howto gettoaNewYear’s Daybowl. the names on the jerseys. It’stwo the greatestcities in the world. Temple started the seasonby manageit. Those would be historic,too.So teams withbig-time aspirations “A lot of kidsare,like, ‘I wantto beatingPenn State and Cincin- “I can tellthemtheyhavenoth- in asense, they’replayingwith meeting in late October.What go, but ...’Nowwe’regoing, nati is finallyhere. Americawill ing to lose, but we don’t wantto house money against the Irish. elsematters? ‘Butwhat?’” be payingattention.For Temple, Theycan’tsay or think that, but loseall of asudden now.” “It’s an opportunityfor the pro- Readyornot, forthree hours or it’sagreatplace to be.And one the onlything at stake in ABC’s The Owls have neverbeaten a gram to showwhatwe’recapable so,Temple willbeatthe center of thatit’snever beenin. prime-time game is their unbeat- Top10team. They’vebeaten a of,” Walker went on. “We’ve the college-football universe. Not NotreDame plays in alot of en season. ranked teamonly three times. playedbig games before. It’sjust every teamevergets to saythat. games likethis. So howmanyof And what if theycan pulloff an- The mostrecent timecame last another one,againstanother Yo uwander throughthe wilder- Temple’splayers were recruited other upset?Point-spread-wise, November at homeagainstNo. 21 greatteam.” nesslong enough, at somepoint by the Irish?Probably about the maybe it wouldn’t even turnout EastCarolina.Beforethat, the maybe it’ssimply your turnto sameasthe number of people to be the biggest surprise on the There’s no denyingthatNotre lasttimewas in 1998. findout what it’sliketoreside whowillpick the Owls to be cele- Week 9schedule. Damerepresents something among the havesofthe food bratinglateSaturdaynight at the Forwhatit’sworth, the Irish — Perception-wisewouldconsti- more. That’s what really elevates chain. Linc. But youcouldarguablyhave whoare making their first Phila- tuteanother story.But isn’t that thistoawholeotherlevel. Ask “A lot of teams start to win, saidthe samething when it came delphiaappearancein22years— muchofthe battle? “CollegeGameDay.” (but) we’veonly gotseven are15-0 on Halloween.You can to Penn State. “As crazy as it sounds, we’ve “It’s exciting that(ESPN’s pre- wins... ,” Rhule noted. “We’re lookitup. Whenthese teams met in the learnedyou can’t takeanything game showis) coming,”Rhule not havingaparade(forthat). 2013 opener,inMattRhule’shead- “(In2013), we were mostlysoph- forgranted,”Matakevich said. said. “How many(recruits) would “Youcan’t getcaught up in all of coachingdebut,the circumstanc- omores, there were somefresh- “Enjoythe moment. Thisissome- really liketocome to Temple? asudden being ahotshot pro- es weren’teveninthe samegal- men,and we really didn’tknow thing special. Youcan’tlet it get Theyreally likeour coaches,they gram.” axy.Much has obviously changed what we were getting ourselves in- the bestofyou.” knowthe guysonthe team, they Fair enough. But it surebeats on North Broadsince then. to,” saidlinebacker Tyler Added junior quarterbackP.J. likePhilly,theycome to campus tryingtoget yourselfbowl-eligi- Maybe we’reabouttofind out Matakevich,who’snow asenior Walker: “Theseare likesome of and love it. The onlything is, ‘Isit ble. justhow much. and the activeleader in tackles the besttimes of your life, what going to be big-time?’ Some team How’s thatfor perspective? ¢ There was no pressureonthem (with morethan400) in FBS. youremember.The opportunity from someotherconferenceis thatday in South Bend. Thisis “Now we understand what type to playthese big schools, and saying, ‘We’reway morebig-time. waydifferent. of game it is. That’s the biggest dif- have fundoing it. And they’veneverhad “Game- " @mikekerndn

KERN hadthree consecutive four-win clanked off an upright. And on manyotherself-inflicted head- it looks as if theycan be one of the Continued from Page 90 seasons.Thenthingsfell apart, “SportsCenter,” what highlight scratchersalongthe wayfrom betterteams on aconsistent ba- when the Big Eastfinally said do youthink gotreplayed 100 eras gone by.Infact, it makes me sis. This week is abonus, one they’ O’Brien, waiting foraresolution. “enough.” In 2003, theylost the times?BythenIwas usedtoit. So appreciatethisweek thatmuch ve earned. And it feels, well,good. O’Brienwanted Dickerson gone. first game at Lincoln Financial Iwas unfazed. more. BecauseIsawwhereit Idon’t knowwhatwillhappen President PeterLiacouras wound Field, to Villanova in double over- And now, we fast-forward to was,way too manytimes. It’snot against the Irish.Nor do Iknow up adding,ifmemory serves, a time. The nextweek theylost in Saturdaynight in South Philly. onlyaboutwhereyou are. Yo ure- year to Dickerson’s deal. And at triple OT at Cincinnati. In the last It’stheir biggest moment. Idon’t allyneed to factorinexactly howthe rest of the seasonwill somepoint during the process, four extraperiods of those even think there’s aclosesecond. whereyou’ve traveledfrom. playout.Sofar it’sbeen aride of basketballcoach John Chaney games,the Owls missed four field Somebodywho’sbeen aroundas In thatrespect,it’sbeen one historic firsts.Regardless,amo- said, “Not even Knute Rockne goals.Later thatyear,theylost to longasIhave called it “a sporting uniquejourney. mentlikemight neverhappen could win here.”Hey,the statute 12th-ranked Virginia Tech at miracle.” Maybe it is. I’m sureit Al Golden changed the culture. again.The realityis, nobody of limitations has expired. The home, alsoinOT. After the Owls seems thatway to people around The Owls gotintoaconferencein thought it wouldhappen afirst Owls would finish 1-10 forthe sec- scored to getwithin one,Isaid the country.Imean, coachMatt whichtheycouldcompete,evenif time. ond straight year and fourthtime out loudIwanted themtogofor Rhule even lost10ofhis first 11 theynever did win agame against Yo uhad to be there. ¢ in fiveseasons. two. Whatdid theyhavetolose? games in his 2013debut,losing on aMid-American Conference Bobby Wallace,another good Acolleague turned to me and aHail MarytoFCS Fordham in teamthatfinished withawinning guy whohad wonDivision II na- asked, “They can’t missthis the process. Doesn’tmatterany- record.Now they’reinthe Ameri- Email: [email protected] tional titles at North Alabama, (PAT), can they?”The kick more. Neither do anyofthose can Athletic Conference, in which " @mikekerndn

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6. Nov. 5, 1955, Franklin Field BY ED BARKOWITZ Notre Dame 46, Penn 14: Frank Daily News StaffWriter Riepl ranback the opening kickoff [email protected] 108 yards, aPenn recordthat still stands, but the Quakers had no an- swers for Paul Hornung, who passed T’S BEENAwhilesince the for twoscores. Hornung would be- Irish’s eyessmiled on Philadel- come NotreDame’s fifth (ofseven) phia, but it wasn’talways that Heisman winner the following year. I 7. Oct. 12, 1957, Municipal Stadium way. From1952-74,NotreDame Notre Dame 23, Army 21: The cops played16times in Philadelphia routed traffic on Broad Street to go and wonmost of those games one wayinto the stadium beforethe handily. Here is alook at each game and away from the stadium af- terward. Third-string end Monty game the Irish playedhere: Stickles kicked a29-yardfield goal in 1. Nov. 3, 1928, Franklin Field the fourth quarter shortly after flub- Notre Dame 9, Penn State 0: Irish bing an extrapoint that looked as if coach Knute Rockne seemed more it would doom the Irish. worried about his team’s depth than 8. Oct. 29, 1960, Municipal Stadium the NittanyLions. “Wehavesofew Navy 14, Notre Dame 7: Heisman good men this year that every time a winner Joe Bellino ranfor 113 yards playergoes down, Iamworried and twotouchdowns as the Irish ab- about him getting up,” said the sorbed their only loss in Philadel- coach. The Irish went 5-4 that sea- phia. The Irish were 2-8 that season see New Brunswick, N.J., nativeand son, its worst mark ever under the under Joe Kuharich, who would later futureEagles nemesis Joe Theis- legendary Rockne. coach mostly badEagles teams from mann throw twotouchdown passes 2. Nov. 8, 1930, Franklin Field 1964-68. beforebeing lifted in the rout. “Every- Notre Dame 60, Penn 20: Irish half- 9. Nov. 3, 1962, Municipal Stadium body except the firedepartment is back Martin Brill, aPenn transfer Notre Dame 20, Navy 12: Nerves, es- here,” Theismann quipped after- who snuck his wayonto the train pecially along the Midshipmen’s ward. when NotreDame visited Philadel- sideline, were still very much frayed 14. Nov. 4, 1972, Veterans Stadium phiain1928, scoredthree longtouch- with the Cuban Missile Crisis occur- Notre Dame 42, Navy 23: Acrowd downs. Fivescalpers were arrested ring only afew weeks earlier. of only 43,089 infuriated NotreDame and an overflowcrowd resulted in 10. Oct. 31, 1964, JFK Stadium athletic director Moose Krause. “If it morethan 25,000 fans being turned Notre Dame 40, Navy 0: John Hua- only draws40,000, maybe we ought away at the gate. rte made strong case for his eventu- to move it to Cleveland or Baltimore 3. Sept. 27, 1952, Franklin Field al Heisman by throwing for 274 yards or New York,” he fumed. “Ali Muham- Penn 7, Notre Dame 7: The Quak- and three touchdowns. “There’s no mad could fight here, and he ers’ Bones Adams hit Eddie Bell with blarney in the Irish’s No. 2ranking,” wouldn’t draw people.” Yep. He said a65-yard touchdown pass to sal- Stan Hochman wrote in the Daily “Ali Muhammad.” vage the tie in what the Inquirer News. 15. Nov. 2, 1974, Veterans Stadium called “the greatest (season) opener 11. Oct. 29, 1966, JFK Stadium Notre Dame 14, Navy 6: While in Penn history.” Notre Dame 31, Navy 7: Linebacker Krause might have fumbled the 4. Nov. 7, 1953, Franklin Field and local kid John Pergine, who had name of the greatest boxerofall Notre Dame 28, Penn 20: Adevas- three interceptions to lead the de- time, his threats weren’t idle. Notre tating snowstorm that caused 16 fense, wasa190-pound quarterback Dame needed alate rally to avoid an deaths in the Philadelphia region did at Plymouth Whitemarsh. “But Ikept upset; and wouldn’t playagain in not deter 74,711 fans from showing eating,” he told the DN’s Bill Conlin, Philadelphia for 19 years. up. Heisman Trophywinner Johnny “and nowI’m up to 210.” 16. Oct. 30, 1993, Veterans Stadium Lattner rolled up 261 total yards, in- 12. Nov. 2, 1968, JFK Stadium Notre Dame 58, Navy 27: The Mid- cluding a92-yardtouchdown on a Notre Dame 45, Navy 14: Quarter- shipmen, 35-point underdogs to the kickoff return. back Terry Hanratty,who wasvomit- second-ranked Irish, actually led at 5. Nov. 6, 1954, Franklin Field ing throughout the daybecause of half but were outscored, 41-3, after Notre Dame 42, Penn 7: Quarter- medication used to treat aback inju- intermission. The deficit had to have Photos: ASSOCIATED PRESS; NOTRE DAME UNIVERSITY back Ralph Guglielmi passed for 260 ry,still managed to control the Notre awakened our old friend Krause, At top, Notre DamecoachAra Parseghianand Navy’s RickForzano yardsand twotouchdowns, ranfor Dame offense. who passed away the year before. another scoreand intercepted a 13. Oct. 31, 1970, JFK Stadium in 1970meeting at JFK Stadium.Above,Knute Rockne,whose pass while playing defense as the Notre Dame 56, Navy 7: Three doz- teams beatPennState (1928)and Penn(1930)atFranklinField. Irish rolled. en buses rolled down the turnpiketo " @EdBarkowitz

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WHEN TEMPLE HAS THE BALL WHEN NOTRE DAME HAS THE BALL No. 9Notre Dame at No. 21 Temple 8p.m. Saturday Lincoln FinancialField Wide Wide Cornerback receiver TV: ABC. Radio: The Fantatic receiver (97.5-FM) Punter Records: Notre Dame 6-1, Temple7-0 History: Notre Dame won the first Wide Cornerback Safety Wide meeting, in the 2013 opener, 28-6 at receiver receiver home. About Notre Dame: Was off last week Kicker R Tackle L Tackle D lineman Linebacker ...Loss was at unbeaten, No. 3 R Guard Clemson by 2onOct. 3... Only oth- D lineman Running L Guard er road game was last-second, 34-27 back Linebacker win at Virginia on Sept. 12 ... Has Linebacker D lineman scoredatleast 30 in all of its Center D lineman Safety wins ... Has allowed at least 22 in all Center but the 38-3 openeragainst Tex- Quarterback Safety Quarterback as ... Has outscored teams in sec- D lineman Running R Guard Linebacker ond half, 140-58... C.J. Prosise has D lineman L Guard back rushedfor 922 yards and 11 TDs ... Linebacker DeShone Kizer has completed 65 per- R Tackle L Tackle cent of his passesfor 1,370 yards and D lineman 10 TDs ... Will Fuller(Roman Catho- Tight End D lineman lic) has 32 catches for 702 yards and Linebacker Kicker Tight end eight TDs. Safety Cornerback About Temple: Biggest game in pro- Wide gram history ... Came from behind receiver Punter late to win at East Carolina last week, Cornerback Wide 24-14 ... Is 7-0 for first time, ranked receiver for first time since 1979 ... Has won the secondhalf, 137-29... Never beatenaTop 10 team ... Jahad Tho- mas is fourthinnation in all-purpose yardage ... Has blocked five Temple offense Notre Dame defense Notre Dame offense Temple defense kicks ... Defense is among nation’s LT 66 Dion Dawkins (6-5, 318, Jr) DL 45 Romeo Okwara (6-3 ¾ 270 Sr./4) WR 2 Chris Brown (6-1 ½ , 195 Sr./4) DE 35 Nate D. Smith (6-0, 236, r-Sr) best ... RobbieAnderson has 31 catches for 388 yards and five 88 Corey Robinson (6-4 ½ 215 Jr./3) 50 Praise Martin-Oguike (6-2, 255, r-Jr) 74 James McHale (6-6, 300, r-Fr) 98 Andrew Trumbetti (6-3 ½ 260 So./2) TDs ... Is at SMU (1-6, 0-3) next Fri- LG 75 Shahbaz Ahmed (6-3, 305, Sr) DL 91 Sheldon Day (6-2 285 Sr./4) WR 3 Amir Carlisle (5-10 195 Gr./4) DT 9 Matt Ioannidis (6-1 292, Sr) day. 67 Semaj Reed (6-6, 305, r-So) 93 Jay Hayes (6-3 285 So./2) 16 Torii Hunter Jr. (6-0 195 Jr./2) 99 Freddie Booth-Lloyd (6-1, 315, r-Fr) —Mike Kern LT 78 Ronnie Stanley (6-5 ½ 315 Sr./3) C 79 Kyle Friend (6-2, 305, Sr) DL 75 Daniel Cage (6-0 ¾ 315 So./2) NT 43 Averee Robinson (6-1, 285, Jr) 70 Hunter Bivin (6-5 ½ 302 Jr./2) 68 Brendan McGowan (6-4, 300, r-Jr) 99 Jerry Tillery (6-6 ½ 305 Fr./1) 72 Hershey Walton (6-4, 314, r-Sr) LG 5 Quenton Nelson (6-4 ¾ 325 So./1) DE 58 Haason Reddick (6-1, 225, r-Jr) RG 52 Eric Lofton (6-5, 302, r-Sr) DL 90 Isaac Rochell (6-3 ½ 287 Jr./3) 62 Colin McGovern (6-4 ½ 315 Jr./2) 56 Sharif Finch (6-4, 257, Jr) 55 Brian Carter (6-3, 309, r-So) 55 Jonathan Bonner (6-3 275 So./1) C 72 Nick Martin (6-4 ½ 301 Gr./4) WLB 8 Tyler Matakevich (6-1, 232, Sr) RT 53 Leon Johnson (6-6, 320, r-So) LB 38 Joe Schmidt (6-0 ½ 235 Gr./4) 53 Sam Mustipher (6-2 ¾ 305 So./1) 37 Boye Aromire (6-0, 206, r-Sr) 77 Jaelin Robinson (6-6, 319, r-Fr) 5 Nyles Morgan (6-0 ¾ 240 So./2) RG 79 Steve Elmer (6-5 ½ 315 Jr./3) MLB 41 Jarred Alwan (6-1, 237, Jr) TE 86 Colin Thompson (6-4, 250, r-Jr) 59 Jarrett Grace (6-2 ½ 253 Gr./4) 60 John Montelus (6-4 320 Jr./2) 4 Nick Sharga (6-2, 240, r-So) 80 Kip Patton (6-4, 241, r-Fr) LB 9 Jaylon Smith (6-2 ¼ 240 Jr./3) RT 68 Mike McGlinchey (6-7 ½ 310 Jr./2) SLB 6 Stephaun Marshall (5-11, 203, r-Jr) WR 19 Robby Anderson (6-3, 190, r-Sr) 4 Te’von Coney (6-0 ¾ 235 Fr./1) 75 Mark Harrell (6-4 306 Sr./3) 2 Avery Williams (5-10, 200, r-Jr) 17 Brandon Shippen (5-11, 191, Sr) LB 17 James Onwualu (6-1 232 Jr./3) TE 13 Tyler Luatua (6-2 ½ 255 So./2) CB 3 Sean Chandler (5-11, 185, So) 87 Ventell Bryant (6-3, 181, r-Fr) 82 Nic Weishar (6-4 241 So./1 48 Greer Martini (6-2 ½ 245 So./2) 16 Artrel Foster (6-0, 186, r-So) Romond Deloatch (6-4, 214, r-Jr) 18 Chase Hounshell (6-4 ½ 255 Gr./4) WR 23 CB 6 KeiVarae Russell (5-11 196 Sr./3) 33 Cequan Jefferson (5-10, 181, So.) 10 Alizé Jones (6-4 ½ 240 Fr./1) 88 Adonis Jennings (6-3, 190, So) 12 Devin Butler (6-0 ½ 200 Jr./3) WR 7 Will Fuller (6-0 184 Jr./3) CB 1 Tavon Young (5-10, 180, Sr) WR 7 John Christopher (5-11, 189, r-Sr) S 10 Max Redfield (6-1 205 Jr./3) 86 Equanimeous St. Brown (6-4 205 Fr./1) 15 Nate Hairston (6-0, 193, r-Jr) 14 Brodrick Yancy (5-11, 187, So) 41 Matthias Farley (5-11 210 Gr./4) FS 21 Alex Wells (6-0, 203, Sr) QB 14 DeShone Kizer (6-4 ¼ 230 So./1) YONG KIM /STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER QB 11 P.J. Walker (6-1, 200, Jr) 22 Elijah Shumate (6-0 224 Sr./4) 12 Brandon Wimbush (6-1 216 Fr./1) 26 Delvon Randall (6-0, 190, Fr) Temple linebacker Tyler 18 Frank Nutile (6-4, 219, r-Fr) 29 Nicky Baratti (6-1 210 Sr./3) RB 20 C.J. Prosise (6-0 ½ 220 Sr./3) SS 32 Will Hayes (5-9, 192, r-Sr) Matakevich leads one of the RB 5 Jahad Thomas (5-10, 180, Jr) CB 36 Cole Luke (5-11 193 Jr./3) 33 Josh Adams (6-1 ½ 212 Fr./1) 13 Nate L. Smith (6-1, 188, r-Jr) bestdefenses in the country. 25 Ryquell Armstead (5-11, 205, Fr) 24 Nick Coleman (5-11 1/2 185 Fr./1) 34 Dexter Williams (5-11 200 Fr./1) 28 Jyquis Thomas (6-1, 197, r-Fr)

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