Rivalries are a beautiful thing.

I'm old enough to know when Temple and Delaware were rivals.

One of my fondest days was spent in Newark, Del., when Temple beat Delaware 31-8 in front of a still-record and still-stunned crowd of 23,619.

An even fonder day was Temple's 45-0 win in Newark on another beautiful Saturday. The hot dogs in that post-game tailgate tasted like filet mignon.

Temple even got grief from the local media for scheduling Delaware.

"I believe in scheduling Delaware...and then beating the crap out of them," was the way Wayne Hardin was quoted in response.

I loved it.

Could you imagine Temple's current coach, Al Golden, saying that about any opponent?

"Temple's p...

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