I remember hearing this back then and dismissing it because the difference in talent level across the MAC is questionable to me. I will never question Whitlock again.
As I said on the TOS, Whitlock is a douche bag and a firebrand. I don't give a rat's if he played ball at Ball State he's talking out of his *** like some type of scorned woman. Golden must have ****ed him off somewhere, sometime. When compared to Randy Shannon by Sedano, he refused to take the bait. He argues that Philly is an advantage for Temple. Philly is a pro sports town. He argues that Temple spends more money than any other program in the MAC. That too was bull *****. They were middle of the pack in 2008. The year before Golden took over Temple lost to BGSU, 69-7 and finished 0-11. Temple was kicked out of the Big East. He is correct that his Temple team was predicted to win their division in 2010 and they choked. Temple was at least competitive. Third years later they are back in a depleted Big East (American) conference, they suck again and that program is headed south.
Not that Whitlock was wrong in what he said, but Temple now is a complete **** that lost to ******* IDAHO & FORDHAM, three years from when Al left. How he managed to make something of that ****** program I will never know.
No-one predicted our defense would be god awful, thats for sure.