(our first donation of 2022, thanks Andy), MaEd P., Yardley, Pa. (thanks, Matt!!), JDavid, B., Milton, DE (thanks, Dave), April 11, 2022: Andy B., Philadelphia, Pa. (former Al Golden player, thank you Matt for the generous donation it will be put to good use as we will explain in Monday’s post), 6/9/22 Matt F., Horsham, Pa. (thanks James and for all the great posts you make on this site), 7/29/22: Matt P. (Delaware County), 9/3/22 (thanks Joe, hope to see you at Lafayette or RU) James G. who donated 9/24/22 at the UMass game and Ed and I both remember and love Pennridge coach Wayne Helman Joe S. (1/9/23 thanks, Ed,) Lawrence S., West Chester, Pa., 12/28/22, our first contribution in over a month (thanks Larry, this will help in having to replace the printer we purchased in the summer that went on the fritz) Bob C., Chadds Ford, Pa., 11/27/22 (thanks Bob, our first contribution since September) Ed P., Perkasie, Pa. Last donation: Heriberto S., McDonough, GA, 4/24/23 (thanks, Heriberto!!) Two on 4/14/23 (thanks to Joe F. Stan Drayton shouldn’t have to wait for eight more before reaching that same conclusion. After eight games, we know that much about Mathis. Wanting to be a millionaire is one thing but you can’t get there if you aren’t jumping up and down for the opportunity. Right now, the team has taken on Mathis’ lackluster on-field personality and that kind of malaise can be a poison pill. He gets a warmup game for Rutgers and has a chance to rally the team around his personality so it spreads to the rest of the Owls and gives them a better chance at winning the Homecoming game. Starting Patterson could be doubly beneficial for the Owls. To be honest, Mathis did not look all that great against Wagner last year. He could look great in that game and lay an egg against Rutgers a week later. Starting Mathis again on Saturday against Lafayette would be Fool’s Gold. No Temple starter since Chester Stewart or maybe Vaughn Charlton has started a career with this many three-and-outs. Of Mathis’ eight Temple starts, his one good one last year (Memphis) appears to be the outlier. If the Duke game were the outlier, that would be one thing. That’s one of the reasons Patterson needs to be the starter against Lafayette on Saturday. At least more than Mathis has in two places. Quincy Patterson has been that at both Virginia Tech and North Dakota State. Mathis hasn’t been that person at either Georgia or Temple. Someone who instead of throwing the ball away on third down with an open lane ahead of him, takes off and runs and buys his teammates three more downs. Nothing wrong with that but quarterback is a position where you need a fiery leader, someone who doesn’t settle for three-and-outs. The hard lesson I learned and I hope Mathis does is that you DO have to be overly excited to even get the chance at a million bucks but that’s just not his personality.
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