Well, why didn't Temple play teams like Bradley or Redbank or Soddy Daisy or Ringgold? If they are the best team in the city, wouldn't they want to prove it by playing the bigger, better schools? I admit, you could tell that he didn't know what he was talking about when he was making statements about Temple basketball. He said Temple had no D-I players, yet Temple has already had one player, Caleb Skogen, sign to play at Mercer.
I merely wanted to see if there was any truth to the statement that Temple was afraid to play the big boys. Stump repeatedly referred to Temple's state championship teams, how they played Brainerd and Bradley, yet this Temple team is not going to play either. He said that he seriously doubts that the bigger schools coaches would refuse to play the Crusaders. The fat guy, though, probably has no idea what he is talking about.
With only about 60-70 boys in the entire high school, Temple is probably a lose-lose situation for the bigger schools to play. If you beat Temple, you are supposed to. If they play you close, everyone thinks you maybe aren't as good as they once thought. If you lose to Temple, everyone wants to know what is going on.