Well, Pitt and Penn State lost again, too.
But the talk of Temple becoming Pennsylvania's signature team may have to be put on hold for a bit.
The Owls are the only Big East team with a bye this weekend, and they will have ample time to think about a home loss to underdog Maryland in which they gave up 72 yards in penalties, committed four personal fouls, turned the ball over three times, surrendered a safety, notched just nine first downs and recorded 230 yards of offense.
Now what?
"That's not who we are," coach Steve Addazio said. "We run the ball well. We don't turn the ball over and make silly mistakes like that. That's what we did, so it was a little uncharacteristic and a little surprising. We've got to figure out why that happened, get that corrected and get back to where we want to be."
Temple has two weeks to prepare for its trip to Penn State, where it has never won. The Owls haven't beaten the Nittany Lions anywhere since 1941.
The good? Despite making all of those miscues noted above, the Owls still managed to get within two points of the Terrapins late in the fourth quarter after starting the second half trailing 26-3.
"We came out after the half and I thought we played explosively on both sides of the ball," Addazio said. "I thought there was tremendous effort and a great place to be had. It really was the tale of two halves here.
"In that game, to have a chance to get that to 29-27 with seven minutes left to play? C'mon. We gave up 16 points in four minutes before the half. So I think that showed something. But in the same breath, why we started that way, I don't have the answer for that right now."
But the talk of Temple becoming Pennsylvania's signature team may have to be put on hold for a bit.
The Owls are the only Big East team with a bye this weekend, and they will have ample time to think about a home loss to underdog Maryland in which they gave up 72 yards in penalties, committed four personal fouls, turned the ball over three times, surrendered a safety, notched just nine first downs and recorded 230 yards of offense.
Now what?
"That's not who we are," coach Steve Addazio said. "We run the ball well. We don't turn the ball over and make silly mistakes like that. That's what we did, so it was a little uncharacteristic and a little surprising. We've got to figure out why that happened, get that corrected and get back to where we want to be."
Temple has two weeks to prepare for its trip to Penn State, where it has never won. The Owls haven't beaten the Nittany Lions anywhere since 1941.
The good? Despite making all of those miscues noted above, the Owls still managed to get within two points of the Terrapins late in the fourth quarter after starting the second half trailing 26-3.
"We came out after the half and I thought we played explosively on both sides of the ball," Addazio said. "I thought there was tremendous effort and a great place to be had. It really was the tale of two halves here.
"In that game, to have a chance to get that to 29-27 with seven minutes left to play? C'mon. We gave up 16 points in four minutes before the half. So I think that showed something. But in the same breath, why we started that way, I don't have the answer for that right now."
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- Joined ESPN.com in 2011
- Wrote for Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
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