David Beal held a piece of blue-and-white rope in his hands. Temple's football coach then explained that it represented something in his Wildcats, who ever since have revered it as symbolic."It's all about teammates holding on to the rope," he said, following his team's 21-7 victory over Bryan on Friday at Wildcat Stadium. "And it's about not letting go of that rope."Last week, the Wildcats' state playoff hopes were about as frayed as the end of the twine Beal cradled. Losers of six straight with an 0-3 mark in District 13-5A play, the Wildcats seemed destined to once again become homebound shut-ins when postseason play begins in two weeks.But an incredible week that began with Copperas Cove's forfeitures ended with the Wildcats back in the race. Now, all they need to do is defeat Belton next Friday to secure their first playoff appearance since 1999."Win and in