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September 4th, 2010, 08:52 AM
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By David Coulson, Executive Editor/Managing Partner
It was a season-opening football game that would have left even Yogi Berra confused when Temple beat Villanova, 31-24, Friday night before 32,193 spectators at Lincoln Financial Field.
Just consider Deja Vu with a twist. Or a series of unfortunate events, if you were a Wildcat fan.
When Villanova strong safety John Dempsey recovered a fumble by Temple quarterback Chester Stewart with two minutes, 17 seconds remaining to set up Nick Yako's 41-yard field goal at the 1:51 mark to give the Wildcats a 24-22 lead, it was wildly reminiscent of last year's 27-24 VU victory.
"It was sort of a reverse of last year," said Villanova coach Andy Talley, who had watched Dempsey set up 10 fourth-quarter points with a fumble recovery and an interception last year, including Yako's 32-yard field goal at the end.
"We had our chances and opportunities." ...
Read More (http://www.collegesportingnews.com/content.php?221-A-Series-Of-Unfortunate-Events-For-Villanova)
By David Coulson, Executive Editor/Managing Partner
It was a season-opening football game that would have left even Yogi Berra confused when Temple beat Villanova, 31-24, Friday night before 32,193 spectators at Lincoln Financial Field.
Just consider Deja Vu with a twist. Or a series of unfortunate events, if you were a Wildcat fan.
When Villanova strong safety John Dempsey recovered a fumble by Temple quarterback Chester Stewart with two minutes, 17 seconds remaining to set up Nick Yako's 41-yard field goal at the 1:51 mark to give the Wildcats a 24-22 lead, it was wildly reminiscent of last year's 27-24 VU victory.
"It was sort of a reverse of last year," said Villanova coach Andy Talley, who had watched Dempsey set up 10 fourth-quarter points with a fumble recovery and an interception last year, including Yako's 32-yard field goal at the end.
"We had our chances and opportunities." ...
Read More (http://www.collegesportingnews.com/content.php?221-A-Series-Of-Unfortunate-Events-For-Villanova)