RIP Lou Carnesecca

Made it to 99. Hell of a run.

https://nypost.com/2024/11/30/sports/st-johns-legendary-coach-lou-carnesecca-dead-at-99/

 

Ugly sweater manufacturers are in mourning.

As a kid, watching Big East basketball in the 80s was just an incredible experience. It was such a different era back then, and one that won’t be duplicated ever again. Back when you could name each coach and the star players for each team were there for all four years; and build up actual rivalries instead of manufactured ones.

Louie was one of a kind. To a kid, he made college basketball seem fun. RIP

 

Flagrant foul for misspelling his name up top!

RIP Lew.

 

God I loved Big Mondays in the 80s. Going home after getting the paper out, making some dinner and was just discovering ESPN. Yes, longevity made a difference and the lack of it as well as the constant coach worshipping has soured me on college hoops. Georgetown and Ewing, St. John's and Mullin. Villanova, BC and Seton Hall. Great hoops.
RIP Louie.

 

Lou always looked like the game he loved pained him so much.

Hell of a coach, though. RIP.

 

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Time for a rewatch of Requiem for the Big East.

 

Interviewed him once. He was awesome.
Honestly, I assumed he had died years ago and that I had missed it.

 

Big Monday was appointment viewing.

SEND IT IN, JEROME!

 

He was never a competent in game coach, but seemed like a great guy.

 

College basketball was much better when the Johnnies were relevant. RIP Lou and your sweater.

 

The best sports thing ESPN has done along with LSU football Saturday nights from Death Valley.

But they don’t do things like that anymore.

Sports nuts that have been with them for 40+ years don’t matter anymore.