The Effect of UCONN's Onslaught of Texas Southern

In their final tune-up before their visit to Lincoln Financial Field to take on the Temple Owls (2-0), the Connecticut Huskies put on a "Texas-sized" beat down over the Texas Southern Tigers, 62-3.

If there's one thing to be thankful for as a Temple fan following UCONN's victory, at least it wasn't the Owls on the other end of that scoreboard.

With that large of a point differential, some people will say that UCONN will be riding high into the Linc with all the confidence in the world, while others will claim that the Huskies will have a let down game next week. So what should we expect from UCONN in their matchup against the Owls?

When your team manages to exploit the defense for 307 rushing yards, there certainly is something wrong with the opponent. Of course, Texas Southern is a FCS school, so the level of competition is nothing compared to what Temple will bring to the table, but 62 points is still 62 points when it's all said and done.

At one point in the game, the Huskies had a 55-0 lead.

There is no way that Temple will come out their poorly against UCONN, but it's still going to be an uphill battle for the Owls. Whenever the Owls square off against a Big East opponent, the advantage will always be in favor for the bigger school, but Temple isn't a slouch either.

However, Temple's 2-0 record shouldn't intimidate Connecticut at all because, honestly, the Owls could easily be 0-2 if it wasn't for the leg of Brandon McManus. If Temple wants to compete in next weekend's affair, they must get some sort of production from sophomore back, Bernard Pierce.

So far this season, Pierce has made little to no impact, and missed the second half of the Central Michigan game following an apparent hand injury. Heading into the season, many were claiming him to be a Heisman candidate.  Well, that talk has come to an end, and the pressure is no excuse anymore, Pierce must find a way to get back in his 2009 rhythm.

Leading up to next week's game, Temple will be facing a lot of doubt when it comes time to take on UCONN. The media will be hyping up UCONN after their 62 point day, and will give Temple little to no shot.

But just as we've seen before, the college game is unpredictable, and Temple could easily pull out a win if they click on all cylinders.

Stay tuned all week for more coverage of the Temple-UCONN matchup!