From the depths of being asked to leave the Big East to competing for an AAC title versus Houston, Temple has slowly been making the trek from laughingstock to a possible power for years to come.
Imagine a job in one of the toughest sporting towns in the nation that no one really cares about. Sure, they will show up when you are winning, but Philadelphia does not live and die on Temple's play like with other teams.
You also have to mention the nomadic history of the program. For a team in a hotbed like Philadelphia, it would make sense for conferences to want Temple.