Stand Tall and Resolute

The title offers my best advice to aspiring fans of Temple athletics. As if the viewing experience weren't an adequate deterrent, the Owl Club (or Athletic Department) have determined that last year's campaign of 20 losses (a school first) merits higher ticket prices and an extension of a seat license surcharge(I know, I'm supposed to refer to it as a contribution to the university) that would make sense if the seat, once vacated, were  resold. The resale of the seat is as likely as Temple restoring its gymnastics and baseball programs as varsity sports. That's a discussion for another forum, along with the state of the men's soccer program. For now, let's enjoy the successes of the women's athletic squads.


After a 10-month hiatus from blogging, Chronicowls is back. For how long is as much up to the readers as it is to the author. Once again, your comments are welcome - actually, they're invited.

Chronicowls '15 Temple-La. Tech

Notes from the Chronicowls Underground, posted by blog contributor Phil "Tall" Wagner

Owls over American 40-37…over Lousiana Tech 82-75…a trend?...unlikely!

AAC meets ACC (that’d be #4 Duke) Friday at Brooklyn’s Barclay’s Center. Hmmm!

But for now, last night’s was one helluva game. Qdoba tacos for all, soft or crunchy.

First Half

From Richie’s seats, we saw an Owl-lay-up/dunk attempt become a stuck-tight rim-jam.

And acres of Gems and cheerleaders deftly filling 4-minute commercial breaks.

We saw Tech surge via great guards, rocket passes, fast-twitch balletics and deadly treys.

To say naught of a whirligig, arms akimbo, 360 dunk, a Greentail Howitzer, quoth Scott.

Plus hierarchical sweatmopping—dweeb on knees w/towel vs. dude w/pad on pole.

Student band, 8 tubas strong, in rare form. Quoth Scott, “Can’t have too much tuba.” True.

Yet at the half, miraculously, Bulldogs over Owls by only 4, thanks to a Tech buzzer-loser.

Halftime

Some poor bastard, shooting 1 from halfcourt for a year’s apartment lease, won…a tee shirt.

Second Half

Bingo! 4+ minutes in, reseated just behind 8 gyrating Gems, we see the Owls go up 43-38.

Then 49-40 on Tech goaltending. And 54-44 halfway in, a sterling 20-6 run setting the tone.

Josh Brown showed some moxie, his career-high17 highlighted by 10 straight, capped by a 3.

40-minute DeCosey and Cummings, his 13 from the stripe mostly late, each bagged 20.

Obi Enechionyia. Aiynoihcene Ibo. Obi Enechionyia. Aiynoihcene Ibo. Intoxicating stuff.

With 19.3 sec. left, at77-69, I BELIEVE…  rings forth to stick a final fork in the Bulldogs.

Conclusions

Owls +2 turnovers, -4 assists! Jaylen Bond back Fri? Maybe 1,500 there of 4,237 announced?

Dunphyspeak: We went with (pressure) and it kind of looked like we knew what we were doing.