| Pres. of Bryant University takes on Brodhead; from DIW | |
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| genny6348 | Feb 8 2009, 01:02 PM Post #16 |
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Awesome. What an inspiration Pressler is. Again, shame on Duke. |
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| Kerri P. | Feb 8 2009, 02:25 PM Post #17 |
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WOW, thanks for posting this. |
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| Payback | Feb 8 2009, 02:55 PM Post #18 |
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OK, downloading the 22 minutes took a while, but I have heard it all. I say to Burness and Brodhead: THIS IS THE MAN YOU SAID WAS NOT A "MENSCH"? This is the man Burness reported Brodhead as saying he was not a Mensch, in contrast to someone else who was? Well, the word "Mensch" in the mouth of either Burness or Brodhead is like the word love in the mouth of the accuser and like the word honor in the mouths of the Gang of 88. |
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| sceptical | Feb 8 2009, 04:26 PM Post #19 |
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A comment on the lax.com video: http://www.lax.com/story.phtml?story=2212 by dthannan (#211841) on 2/08/09 @11:36AM Mike Pressler was/is a class act, on and off the field! He coached me at OWU in the late 80's and road me pretty hard, I believe it shaped me into who I am today! Any player that wants to learn more than lax should look into Bryant Univ. Thanks to schools like Bryant, a great coaching mind will NOT be wasted! Looking forward to seeing Bryant in the NCAA finals!!! Edited by sceptical, Feb 8 2009, 04:28 PM.
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| Bill Anderson | Feb 8 2009, 05:17 PM Post #20 |
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What Mike has done at Bryant is phenomenal. Duke University surely did this good man and his family wrong. They permitted -- actually encouraged -- the attacks on him, said nothing about the death threats, and generally acted as arrogantly as they could. The best revenge is living well, and Mike is doing just that. His program ultimately will overtake the Duke program, and while I always will pull for the Duke kids, the university lost the opportunity to have a powerhouse program because it wanted to make the worst professors on campus happy.
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| Baldo | Feb 8 2009, 05:44 PM Post #21 |
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"All I care about is what is best for you” Coach Pressler to Zack Greer when he was deciding what to do after graduating Duke with one year of eligibility left. Versus Pressler: We must stand for the truth," Alleva replied: "It’s not about the truth anymore." He went on, "It’s about the integrity of the university, it’s about the faculty, the city, the NAACP, the protesters, and the other interest groups." Pressler's Book Edited by Baldo, Feb 8 2009, 05:45 PM.
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| Deleted User | Feb 8 2009, 07:10 PM Post #22 |
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I hate to be a party-pooper, but... Ron Machtley has not done anything out of the ordinary. His words are those of a normal, honest, reasonable man. Any one of us here could (and would, I am sure) do the same. Pressler has behaved as a normal, honorable man - in addition to being extremely good at his job. The students (I mean the Duke Lacrosse team) demonstrated some guts - but again, no more than should have been expected. The amazing part of the story is the total immorality demonstrated by Brodhead, the 88 thugs, Steele, NAACP, etc. Their immorality has only been matched (more than matched!) by their stupidity. The distressing part of the story is that most of these criminals are getting away, to ambush and victimize more innocent people, to sabotage the education of more students, etc. |
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| chatham | Feb 8 2009, 07:37 PM Post #23 |
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brodhead showed up in the Duke basketball locker room immediately after the Miami Duke game which Duke won in a close OT game. He gave a little congratulatory and pep take to the team. It appears that brodhead is making an attempt at making some changes in his personal feeling about sports at Duke. Although the gesture appears, on the surface anyway, an honest one, I cannot help thinking about this video maybe being the cause of brodheads evangelical born for the first time change of attitude toward sports at Duke. The pressure is building on brodhead and I might just be seeing him falling off the cliff fairly soon. It is not usual for brodhead to outwardly support a sports victory like he did. He must be trying to gain support for some future reason that we all know is rapidly approaching. Bryant is the class act here, not Duke. |
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| Baldo | Feb 8 2009, 07:38 PM Post #24 |
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party-pooper Your point is well taken. Bryant University did what honorable people do and continue to do. It should be what we expect of a University. Unfortunately Dick & Bob didn't and still won't. |
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| brittany | Feb 8 2009, 07:41 PM Post #25 |
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Very uplifting. Much needed during these difficult times. |
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| abb | Feb 8 2009, 07:48 PM Post #26 |
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Now this is interesting and very important, imo. Recall Coach K did a number on Brodhead right after he took over as Pres, so you know he hates his guts. Now Brodhead is trying to glom onto the good Karma from K and the BB team - they're highly ranked this year and have a shot at a championship. Brodhead is a user and a parasite. He knows nothing of what Pressler spoke about "earning." It's as foreign to him as Swahili. |
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| chatham | Feb 8 2009, 08:07 PM Post #27 |
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brodheads speech was IMO for a purpose. He talked about the game in terms of winning. How Miami was winning big and Duke made the big comeback. And how Duke had to win over and over again because the game was close. And how both teams tried to win the game and each team had to win it agains and again until there was a final victor. And duke did that, they won the game. brodhead was practicing for something. |
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| sceptical | Feb 8 2009, 11:36 PM Post #28 |
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Duke needed a scapegoat and Pressler was the designated sacraficee, even though later investigation showed that he was a disciplinarian when he knew about transgressions by team members. It is ironic that Pressler was dumped instead of Alleva, Dean Sue, Trask or Brodhead. Pressler has a reputation as a tough guy who cares about his players. I am happy he has found a supportive home at Bryant. |
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| Deleted User | Feb 9 2009, 01:44 PM Post #29 |
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Yeppers Dickie had to crawl and beg coack k to stay..I think thats one of the main reasons he "f**K*d" over the LAX boys..Tio get even.....Now he probably needs something from coach k and he's trying to "look cool".....How pathetic...............hes a really sick fellow..Payback has him peged... |
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| Baldo | Feb 9 2009, 02:18 PM Post #30 |
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Pretty soon we will see Dickie in shorts, sweatbands on his wrists and around his head, shooting baskets. Hanging with his boys. |
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