CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. -- I wish writing a column accurately captured my wide-mouthed gape when I first heard about Boston College's limited history against Temple.
The Northeast basketball culture didn't fit the narrative of seldom facing the Owls. Boston and Philadelphia held two stronghold along the Northeast's basketball corridor dotting along I-95, and the City of Brotherly Love's Big Five program particularly carried historical data towards a solid potential rivalry. I remember watching John Chaney scream at John Calipari during an era of near-annual tournament berths at Temple, and even current head coach Adam Fisher inherited a program narrowly within postseason range after 2022's fourth place finish in the American Athletic Conference.