RIP Coach Carnesecca

My favorite Johnnie.
“I feel like he was there with us today,” Wilcher said of Carnesecca. “All the extra energy we had coming into the second half felt like that was from Coach himself , It felt like he was just there with us. We all felt that. We all turned it up a little bit and then the whole gym felt it because the gym was erupting the whole time . . . that was the loudest I’ve heard it so far.”
 
Beasts of the East said:
In Billy Schaeffer's eulogy he told a great story that wonderfully encapsulated the Looie many of us experienced.

Looie, Billy and Rino were finishing lunch at a local Greek restaurant when a guy approached the table and greeted Looie. Looie immediately warmly responded, asking "How's the family?", and proceeded to be in a deep and prolonged exchange, something Billy learned over the years to withdraw from and step away.

As Rino, Billy, and Looie left the restaurant, Looie asked the two, "Who the bleep was that guy?"

After the laughter stopped, Billy explained that was Coach just being the person he was, making someone's day, giving them a story they would hold dearly forever.

See you all at the K-state game that for fans will sort of feel like a wake in the gym that bears his name. Even if you won't be at the game you'll be there in spirit.

A win, unofficially 527, would be great too.
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A former manager told a similar story prior to the mass. That was coach, he made you feel like the most important person in the world, even if you didn’t know him.
 
espken said:




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That Sweater was Custom Made for Rick , in less than a Week .
While it wasn’t a exact duplicate of Lou’s from the first Sweater game , it communicated the memory very well .
I’m not a fashionista or garmento but , that Sweater wasn’t shabby . I thought it looked like Cashmere . Which means , in addition to being Custom Made , it was Expensive .

Every time the Camera focused on Rick , I was drawn to the Sweater .
I want one !


I would think you guys who go to all the Games and wear St John’s stuff might like one too?
It would be a nice momento to remember Lou and wear for this season , at least .
Think the School will sanction one to sell ?
 
Brooklyn native and former St. Bonnie’s, BC and Ohio State coach Jim O’Brien on Lou. Good stories.

 
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