Former Temple point guard Shizz Alston Jr. and 97.5 The Fanatic host Ray Dunne teamed up for the call of the Owls’ men’s basketball season opener Monday night on ESPN+. They joined us on The Scoop this week to talk about what they saw from Temple’s win over Central Connecticut State and why they believe players like Deuce Drake and Baboucarr Njie could make Temple a much better team this season.

On the football front, we talked about Temple’s loss at ECU and tight end Peter Clarke’s season-ending injury and previewed Saturday’s road game at Navy.

0:00 – 6:07: Intro

6:07 – 16:21: Temple beats Central Connecticut State in the season opener

16:21 – 52:49: Shizz Alston and Ray Dunne join the show

52:49 – 59:30: Richmond will be a big test for Temple Sunday at the Palestra

59:30 – 1:02:18: Temple women’s hoops drops its season opener at George Mason

1:02:18 – 1:14:54: Assessing football’s ECU loss, Peter Clarke’s injury and the Navy game

1:14:54- end: Mailbag

Temple’s football team is bound for a second-consecutive losing season under head coach K.C. Keeler, and the men’s basketball team has looked lost in losses to Richmond and College of Charleston over the past week under its head coach, Adam Fisher.

Can any of this be fixed, both now and in the future? We put OwlScoop assistant editor Kyle Gauss in the role of the fixer as we dissected the problems of both teams and looked at some potential solutions.

We haven’t ignored the good stuff, though. Diane Richardson’s women’s basketball team posted convincing wins over Navy and La Salle after dropping its season opener, and we looked at the lift Penn State transfer Shayla Smith has given the team and offered a glimpse at when the team might see the debut of forward Anastaisa Bulanova.

Intro: 0:00 – 4:56

Women’s hoops is off to a 2-1 start: 4:56 – 10:26

A rough week for Adam Fisher’s team: 10:26 – 24:22

How to fix football: 24:22 - 37:55

Mailbag: 37:56 – end

K.C. Keeler continued to shoulder the blame this week for Temple’s 2-5 start, refuting a report that the Owls lack the resources they need to compete. Will his defensive staff changes be enough to turn things around at ECU this weekend? We talked about that on this week’s podcast, and we’re ushering in a new season for the Temple men’s and women’s basketball programs, too, with their openers just five days away.

Intro: 0:00 – 2:11

Why Temple can beat ECU Saturday: 2:11 – 27:34

A look at the Temple hoops openers: 27:34 – 36:31

Mailbag: 36:31 – end

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