Owl Nation: A call to arms (and feet)

Owl Nation

By Mike Gibson
Owl Nation.
I never heard that phrase until Al Golden arrived on campus in 2005.
Al has dropped it a few times since, but the phrase is based in this reality.
The Temple community is as large as some small nations and it's time to rally around the trademark T.
No time is better than Tuesday night and no place is better than Lincoln Financial Field.
No one said it better than Scotty "Dub" in a recent post online:

"As I've said before, it all starts with Temple, gang. If the 125,000+ alums across the tri-state area, the 9,000 employees and the 34,000+ Temple students don't want to support their University at a game - let alone a national TV game (which is practically a free 3 hour commercial for YOUR university), how can we expect Joe Schmo public and his family of four kids to give a you-know-what about our team.
Thanks for your time. Go Owls and see you at the game."

If you are in any way affiliated with the university, you are needed not only to support a football team that has a realistic chance of winning the MAC East but for the even greater cause of curing cancer. Proceeds from the game benefit the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
Plus, a big, enthusiastic Temple crowd for three hours on ESPN2 is the best advertising for the university. Better than six years of newspaper ads. Better than 10 years of one-minute television spots.
Think about it. Wouldn't it be great if just half of the 34K students, just half of the 9K employees and just half of the 125K alumni show up for the game? That would put about 100K in the stands, but you get the drift.
Just one time. Just once.
Even if you don't care about football, there are many reasons to make this walk-up crowd the best one in Temple history.
So get in your car Tuesday night after work and head to Lincoln Financial Field and walk up to the gate and purchase a ticket.
Wear pink while you are at it.
And cheer for the Owls and returning quarterback Adam DiMichele, who Eagles' announcer Merrill Reese called "pound-for-pound there is no better quarterback in college football."
For one night, make "Owl Nation" a reality.