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Post by explorer88 on Sept 18, 2024 9:54:54 GMT -5
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Post by JoeFedorowicz on Sept 18, 2024 9:55:17 GMT -5
Gonna lead the way in NIL.
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Post by crayzeeguy on Sept 18, 2024 10:21:24 GMT -5
Get Legs on the horn…
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Post by thelasallelunatic on Sept 18, 2024 10:39:57 GMT -5
A Woj bomb for real...
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Post by thelasallelunatic on Sept 18, 2024 10:41:08 GMT -5
I mean, one would think to leverage all of our public alums, but Tim isn't popular here... but fuck do I know? |
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Post by JoeFedorowicz on Sept 18, 2024 10:55:13 GMT -5
Tim Legler has .01% the reach of Woj.
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Post by crayzeeguy on Sept 18, 2024 10:58:00 GMT -5
Tim Legler has .01% the reach of Woj. That .01% is better than what we got now. |
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Post by calsufan on Sept 18, 2024 11:28:45 GMT -5
I mean, one would think to leverage all of our public alums, but Tim isn't popular here... but fuck do I know? Yeah, let's just ignore how he acted like a whiny lil b when he wasn't automatically anointed head coach. |
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Post by JoeFedorowicz on Sept 18, 2024 11:42:34 GMT -5
Tim Legler has .01% the reach of Woj. That .01% is better than what we got now. If Tim Legler wants to be GM of La Salle basketball and not a guy on ESPN I’ll have him for the salary of what a GM of La Salle basketball warrants. |
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Post by thelasallelunatic on Sept 18, 2024 12:26:21 GMT -5
Listen fellas, Legs was a whiny bitch when Ashley Howard was hired. I've seen Tim at his best, I've seen him out on the town where he's been having a good time. More than one thing can be true.
In 2024, Tim Legler is our most well known alum. Is he Woj? No, but he's probably in the ballpark. We don't have any NBA players in the league right now. We have a handful of coaches in high level basketball, probably 2 handfuls of living former NBA players, nobody in Hollywood, Jill Mele and a few guys in print and other media types.
We are a small band of brothers here. We don't have the luxury of snubbing our top guys. So if you disagree with Jill Mele's career choices, so be it, but she's a high profile Explorer. Legs acts like a bitch? Fine, but it's 6 years later and a new coaching staff and head regime. His pouting from 2018 can't be a lifetime sentence from La Salle.
The speedy bullshit went on waaayyy too long in the past. He was fired in 2001. It took a decade to repair relationships with him and his players.... that's too long. I guarantee you that it won't be that long for St. Joes and Phil. As soon as Jill is out, Martelli will be back, if not sooner.
We can all have differing opinions. We are too fucking small to permanently shun our own because of these different opinions. Learn from the speedy thing. At then end of day, La Salle is the one that's hurt by it all.
Legs will keep his job in Bristol. Speedy and his players weren't hurt by the rift. La Salle gets hurt by the rift. In today's climate, we need to circle the wagons, and every Explorer needs to be welcomed to join the circle.
It takes all of us.
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Post by GlitterBro #2 on Sept 18, 2024 14:26:39 GMT -5
Well stated thelasallelunatic. That relationship needs to be mended. Would he have been a better coach than Ash? Hard to say. Ash has the worst record of any of La Salle's head coaches in history so the bar is low for "if Legler would have been better than Ash", but you're right...we don't have the luxury of snubbing anyone who might be in our corner. |
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Post by coqui900 on Sept 18, 2024 20:57:35 GMT -5
I would actually say that CIA Director William Burns (and possible next Secretary of State) is our most well-known alum but that’s just me.
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Post by JoeFedorowicz on Sept 18, 2024 21:20:39 GMT -5
And I think it’s prob Raftery. Or Jim Kenney.
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Post by diehardexplorer on Sept 18, 2024 21:41:02 GMT -5
And I think it’s prob Raftery. Or Jim Kenney.  |
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Post by calsufan on Sept 19, 2024 16:04:04 GMT -5
Listen fellas, Legs was a whiny bitch when Ashley Howard was hired. I've seen Tim at his best, I've seen him out on the town where he's been having a good time. More than one thing can be true. In 2024, Tim Legler is our most well known alum. Is he Woj? No, but he's probably in the ballpark. We don't have any NBA players in the league right now. We have a handful of coaches in high level basketball, probably 2 handfuls of living former NBA players, nobody in Hollywood, Jill Mele and a few guys in print and other media types. We are a small band of brothers here. We don't have the luxury of snubbing our top guys. So if you disagree with Jill Mele's career choices, so be it, but she's a high profile Explorer. Legs acts like a bitch? Fine, but it's 6 years later and a new coaching staff and head regime. His pouting from 2018 can't be a lifetime sentence from La Salle. The speedy bullshit went on waaayyy too long in the past. He was fired in 2001. It took a decade to repair relationships with him and his players.... that's too long. I guarantee you that it won't be that long for St. Joes and Phil. As soon as Jill is out, Martelli will be back, if not sooner. We can all have differing opinions. We are too fucking small to permanently shun our own because of these different opinions. Learn from the speedy thing. At then end of day, La Salle is the one that's hurt by it all. Legs will keep his job in Bristol. Speedy and his players weren't hurt by the rift. La Salle gets hurt by the rift. In today's climate, we need to circle the wagons, and every Explorer needs to be welcomed to join the circle. It takes all of us. I'm not saying snub him, but let's be honest, he was dumping on La Salle pretty hard. I think the way he acted speaks volumes as to who he is as a person. If any fences should be mended, it should be Legler coming to the administration, hat in hand with a mea culpa. I think only then should they work with him. Is he man enough to admit he was wrong? Don't know. |
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Post by GlitterBro #2 on Sept 19, 2024 16:40:17 GMT -5
And I think it’s prob Raftery. Or Jim Kenney. Thank God no one mentioned this guy who had ties to people involved in the Oklahoma City bombing: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_BresciaHe was a year behind me and was in the jazz/pep bands for a couple of years. I think he went to La Salle HS but I might be mistaken. |
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Post by calsufan on Sept 19, 2024 17:11:33 GMT -5
And I think it’s prob Raftery. Or Jim Kenney. Thank God no one mentioned this guy who had ties to people involved in the Oklahoma City bombing: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_BresciaHe was a year behind me and was in the jazz/pep bands for a couple of years. I think he went to La Salle HS but I might be mistaken. Seems like a real "charming" guy.  |
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Post by 1801olney on Sept 19, 2024 20:20:17 GMT -5
And I think it’s prob Raftery. Or Jim Kenney. Thank God no one mentioned this guy who had ties to people involved in the Oklahoma City bombing: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_BresciaHe was a year behind me and was in the jazz/pep bands for a couple of years. I think he went to La Salle HS but I might be mistaken. This is insane. I’d never heard of this dude before. |
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Post by GlitterBro #2 on Sept 20, 2024 6:28:30 GMT -5
He played drums or guitar in the band, and I honestly don't even remember speaking with him during the time we overlapped in the band. I don't remember him as outgoing or "likeable" and always got kind of a weird vibe from him....had this crazy half-shaved head hairdo going on. Googled and found this. My memory was correct...he definitely went to La Salle HS. web.archive.org/web/20021112091054/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/htmlContent.jhtml?html=%2Farchive%2F1996%2F07%2F01%2Fwokla30.html Brescia, 24, comes from a solid Catholic family in Philadelphia, the son of a battalion chief in the fire brigade. He was an Eagle Scout at a private high school, and then went on to study finance at La Salle University in Philadelphia.
"He was a very outgoing, likeable guy, but he tried to set up a white supremacist group on campus," said George Ralko, a "brother" in the Delta Sigma Pi fraternity. "We threatened to revoke his membership. We told him the fraternity wouldn't tolerate that kind of behaviour."
In 1993, in his third year at La Salle, he mysteriously dropped out, telling friends that he was taking up a job offer in Oklahoma. |
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Post by glorydays on Sept 20, 2024 7:10:34 GMT -5
And I think it’s prob Raftery. Or Jim Kenney. Not sure if this guy is still alive. Bob Herdelin would be or would have been an interesting GM. Does anybody remember this guy? |
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Post by explorerburger on Sept 20, 2024 10:40:03 GMT -5
Holy crap. I think I know who you're talking about, though the photo doesn't really look that much like the guy I have in mind. This is wild. He played drums or guitar in the band, and I honestly don't even remember speaking with him during the time we overlapped in the band. I don't remember him as outgoing or "likeable" and always got kind of a weird vibe from him....had this crazy half-shaved head hairdo going on. Googled and found this. My memory was correct...he definitely went to La Salle HS. web.archive.org/web/20021112091054/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/htmlContent.jhtml?html=%2Farchive%2F1996%2F07%2F01%2Fwokla30.html Brescia, 24, comes from a solid Catholic family in Philadelphia, the son of a battalion chief in the fire brigade. He was an Eagle Scout at a private high school, and then went on to study finance at La Salle University in Philadelphia.
"He was a very outgoing, likeable guy, but he tried to set up a white supremacist group on campus," said George Ralko, a "brother" in the Delta Sigma Pi fraternity. "We threatened to revoke his membership. We told him the fraternity wouldn't tolerate that kind of behaviour."
In 1993, in his third year at La Salle, he mysteriously dropped out, telling friends that he was taking up a job offer in Oklahoma. |
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Post by GlitterBro #2 on Sept 20, 2024 10:44:12 GMT -5
Holy crap. I think I know who you're talking about, though the photo doesn't really look that much like the guy I have in mind. This is wild. He played drums or guitar in the band, and I honestly don't even remember speaking with him during the time we overlapped in the band. I don't remember him as outgoing or "likeable" and always got kind of a weird vibe from him....had this crazy half-shaved head hairdo going on. Googled and found this. My memory was correct...he definitely went to La Salle HS. web.archive.org/web/20021112091054/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/htmlContent.jhtml?html=%2Farchive%2F1996%2F07%2F01%2Fwokla30.html Brescia, 24, comes from a solid Catholic family in Philadelphia, the son of a battalion chief in the fire brigade. He was an Eagle Scout at a private high school, and then went on to study finance at La Salle University in Philadelphia.
"He was a very outgoing, likeable guy, but he tried to set up a white supremacist group on campus," said George Ralko, a "brother" in the Delta Sigma Pi fraternity. "We threatened to revoke his membership. We told him the fraternity wouldn't tolerate that kind of behaviour."
In 1993, in his third year at La Salle, he mysteriously dropped out, telling friends that he was taking up a job offer in Oklahoma.yeah. the photo is his mugshot after he came back to Philly in 1997 and was arrested by the FBI. I found a whole book about the guys involved and can post some excerpts later. Lots of mentions of him, a skinhead band he was in, how he got involved with these nuts, etc. Completely wild. |
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Post by explorerburger on Sept 20, 2024 10:45:13 GMT -5
Listen fellas, Legs was a whiny bitch when Ashley Howard was hired. I've seen Tim at his best, I've seen him out on the town where he's been having a good time. More than one thing can be true. In 2024, Tim Legler is our most well known alum. Is he Woj? No, but he's probably in the ballpark. We don't have any NBA players in the league right now. We have a handful of coaches in high level basketball, probably 2 handfuls of living former NBA players, nobody in Hollywood, Jill Mele and a few guys in print and other media types. We are a small band of brothers here. We don't have the luxury of snubbing our top guys. So if you disagree with Jill Mele's career choices, so be it, but she's a high profile Explorer. Legs acts like a bitch? Fine, but it's 6 years later and a new coaching staff and head regime. His pouting from 2018 can't be a lifetime sentence from La Salle. The speedy bullshit went on waaayyy too long in the past. He was fired in 2001. It took a decade to repair relationships with him and his players.... that's too long. I guarantee you that it won't be that long for St. Joes and Phil. As soon as Jill is out, Martelli will be back, if not sooner. We can all have differing opinions. We are too fucking small to permanently shun our own because of these different opinions. Learn from the speedy thing. At then end of day, La Salle is the one that's hurt by it all. Legs will keep his job in Bristol. Speedy and his players weren't hurt by the rift. La Salle gets hurt by the rift. In today's climate, we need to circle the wagons, and every Explorer needs to be welcomed to join the circle. It takes all of us. I'm not saying snub him, but let's be honest, he was dumping on La Salle pretty hard. I think the way he acted speaks volumes as to who he is as a person. If any fences should be mended, it should be Legler coming to the administration, hat in hand with a mea culpa. I think only then should they work with him. Is he man enough to admit he was wrong? Don't know. I can agree with the need to mend fences while also 100 percent being on board with this post. At the end of the day, he demonstrated abysmal judgement and discipline for a paid, professional communicator. He has to own his part. |
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Post by explorerburger on Sept 20, 2024 10:48:04 GMT -5
Holy crap. I think I know who you're talking about, though the photo doesn't really look that much like the guy I have in mind. This is wild. yeah. the photo is his mugshot after he came back to Philly in 1997 and was arrested by the FBI. I found a whole book about the guys involved and can post some excerpts later. Lots of mentions of him, a skinhead band he was in, how he got involved with these nuts, etc. Completely wild. And yes, his entire vibe was extremely creepy. I felt bad for him. He seemed like a misfit, and that seems to be a very common origin story for domestic terrorists. Now thinking about Michael Rappaport's character in Higher Learning..... |
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Post by 1801olney on Sept 20, 2024 13:07:30 GMT -5
I was down a rabbit hole today reading about this. He’s been out of jail and apparently married according to his moms obit!
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Post by GlitterBro #2 on Sept 20, 2024 13:47:31 GMT -5
I was down a rabbit hole today reading about this. He’s been out of jail and apparently married according to his moms obit! I was as well this morning. There was a book written about it: In Bad company : America's Terrorist UndergroundI think it is out of print now, but you can find it here to read for free if you create an account and just search his name (which comes up over 70 times in the book). A few screenshots below. The dude did guerilla warfare training in the Ozarks. I can't believe I was in band practice with this guy twice a week and he was "John Doe 2" seen with McVeigh the day of the bombing. archive.org/details/inbadcompanyamer0000hamm    |
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Post by theneumann64 on Sept 20, 2024 14:23:03 GMT -5
I get where his frat brother was coming from but “Super good dude, real likeable. Had to talk him out of starting the La Salle chapter of the Aryan Nation though” is quite the combination of sentiments back to back.
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Post by MisterD on Sept 20, 2024 14:25:19 GMT -5
Makes you wonder what would be a dealbreaker, eh?
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Post by thelasallelunatic on Sept 20, 2024 14:50:14 GMT -5
For the record, I'm usually the rabbit hole guy here, and I don't want to touch this one...
Maybe he got fixed like Ed Norton in American History X.
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Post by 1801olney on Sept 20, 2024 15:46:51 GMT -5
He wasnt in a fraternity is the traditional keg party sense. It seems to have been the business school fraternity, which I actually didnt think actually hung out together. I wouldnt know as my grades werent good enough. He was in Delta Sigma Pi as opposed to Delta Sigma Phi ("delta sig").
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