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The Owls returned to the Big East in 2012 following the conference's need to fill gaps left by departing teams. However, this short-lived period of revival quickly turned sour again as the Big East fell apart, leading Temple into the American Athletic Conference. In an era where exploding costs and diminishing returns plagued college sports, Temple could not capitalize on its second chance, struggling with records of 61-73 while battling geographic isolation in a conference that had evolved in ways that left them behind.