No, the pope is not coming back to town. But his pals with the Golden Domes are.
They are shutting down roads in Center City Philly.
For a Temple football game.
This is not some kind of Trick or Treat gone haywire
Notre Dame is coming to town. And they're here to play unbeaten, 7-0, No. 21-ranked Temple Owls.
It's been said a million times: Philly is not a college football town.
Not this weekend.
The stars are aligned perfectly for Temple, even if they're not necessarily above their North Broad campus.
The Eagles are on their bye week, basically vacating the sports stage.
Enter the cherry and white, having a magical season under young head coach Matt Rhule.
How big is the nationally telecast contest pitting the Owls vs. the No. 9 Fighting Irish at a sold-out Lincoln Financial Field?
College GameDay is in town.
Yes, ESPN's insanely popular Saturday morning college football preview show is setting up shop on Independence Mall, thus forcing the city to close down Market Street for a couple of blocks for two days.
Temple is planning to bus hundreds of students from North Philly to the historic site for the show, which kicks off at 9 a.m. and goes until noon, a full eight hours before kickoff at the Linc.
SEPTA, still basking in the glow of the herculean effort they put out to get pilgrims in and out of the city for the visit by Pope Francis, will be doing an encore performance. They expect heavy ridership on the Broad Street Line as newly minted Owls fans flood into South Philly.
By the way, stick with DelcoTimes.com for full coverage of all the hoopla, starting early Saturday morning as we join the party surrounding this momentous event in the city's sports history.
No a college football town? Not this weekend.
This could be the biggest college football game ever played in the city.
It's been a long time coming for Temple, often derided by those who were not exactly reticent about their belief that the school would be better off dropping big-time football.
This weekend is redemption for the Owls.
The nation will be watching, both the school, and the city.
Is there another city in America that has held the national spotlight more in the past month.
Even the pope must have been a Temple fan. He always wears red, doesn't he.
Go Owls!
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