Mark Schlabach ranks all 41 bowl games by entertainment value
The Military Bowl comes in 31st. The only bowl with a P5 team ranked lower: Maryland/BC.
A few notes from the press conference and radio show:
Cam Glenn had surgery on his shoulder and will miss the Military Bowl. Ryan Janvion has been getting healthier is almost certainly going to be available to start opposite Jessie Bates.
My own recollection is that Glenn separated his shoulder in the UVA game. I suspect that they popped it back in place on the sideline and Glenn made some of the team’s most important plays of the season AFTER returning to the field. Glenn missed the Clemson game, but returned for 66 plays against BC. The injury was obviously bad enough to require surgery which he chose to have done before the bowl game. Obviously best wishes to him in his recovery. I’m not sure if we would be in the bowl game without him making those plays (one INT and one fumble recovery IIRC) against UVA.
Dionte Austin probably won’t be available from a depth perspective. He had surgery on his hand. There’s a possibility that he might be able to play with a cast, but it doesn’t sound promising. The worst part about that is that he is from Maryland, so I’m sure he is disappointed.
The team will travel to DC on December 22. They are planning at least two full practices after they arrive. Obviously they will spend Xmas there.
I called today to buy some to donate. There were plenty left. Sales of our allotment through the end of next week.
Per David Purdum, the largest bowl bet made at a William Hill sportsbook so far is a $44,000 wager on Temple -13 vs. Wake Forest.
Per David Purdum, the largest bowl bet made at a William Hill sportsbook so far is a $44,000 wager on Temple -13 vs. Wake Forest.
Realize that WF may not crack double digits against Temple's highly regarded D, but how funny/vexing would it be if on December 27, WF went up and down the field and had a big offensive day with Temple's defensive looking totally unprepared for the looks that WF threw at them?
Realize that WF may not crack double digits against Temple's highly regarded D, but how funny/vexing would it be if on December 27, WF went up and down the field and had a big offensive day with Temple's defensive looking totally unprepared for the looks that WF threw at them?
You chicken shits need to put down your teddy bears and get off this thread. We are going to beat them so bad that their fans make like the rest of the country and forget who temple even is. They'll be leaving the stadium saying "I didn't know St. Joe's had a football team."
You chicken shits need to put down your teddy bears and get off this thread. We are going to beat them so bad that their fans make like the rest of the country and forget who temple even is. They'll be leaving the stadium saying "I didn't know St. Joe's had a football team."
Maybe we should leave our playbook in their lockerroom.