Al Golden only has eyes for TU

Al Golden looks very happy to be at Temple these days.
By Mike Gibson
We were promised a statement from coach Al Golden on the rumors of his being involved with the Syracuse job.
Instead, all we got from the Temple media relations department was this lousy two-line statement from athletic director Bill Bradshaw.
We're still waiting for elaboration from Golden, but it's crystal clear from the statement that Al Golden only has eyes for TU.
We hope.

What we wish Al said ...
"I'm never leaving Temple," Golden said in a prepared statement. "Temple football is my life. I will not be satisfied until I win a national championship here and fill Lincoln Financial Field with happy Owl fans on a regular basis who can, to paraphrase Michelle Obama, for the first time in their adult lives be proud of their university's football team. One man can make a difference for an entire university. I want to be that man for this university. That fuels my fire. I'm stoked about the possibilities next season can bring for this great school, city and the fans."

We can only imagine what that statement would have said so we have formulated what we wanted to hear Al say and put it in the box to the left.
It's time for Al to concentrate on the considerable tasks at hand.
There are signs that he's doing just that, signing a big-time kicker, Brendan McManus, who was wanted by several BCS schools. It's easy to see why McManus was so sought-after. Of his 70 kickoffs, 58 went through the end zone.
I don't remember one Temple kickoff going through the end zone this season.
Since the Owls could be down to two serviceable quarterbacks, Vaughn Charlton and Chester Stewart, we're hoping a big target (or two) will be mobile JUCO quarterbacks who can throw on the run.
We'll see.