On Tuesday, Temple interim head coach Ed Foley took to the podium in Shreveport ahead of his team’s coming battle against Duke in the Independence Bowl.
He got pretty fired up. Even some of the media members couldn’t help but chuckle at his emotional, passionate speech.
Mentality. @IndyBowl#TempleTUFF pic.twitter.com/VHCAXVJhKM
— Temple Football (@Temple_FB) December 11, 2018
This display reminded many of the Saturday Night Live character made famous by the late, great Chris Farley — Matt Foley, who lived in a van down by the river.
The reactions to this speech were almost as great as the speech itself.
Don’t tell Ed Foley this is just another meaningless bowl game. https://t.co/EHuSe9l5cC
— Kevin McGuire (@KevinOnCFB) December 11, 2018
ED FOLEY IS COMING TO TOWN, AND HE'S NOT LEAVING WITHOUT THE INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE, BROTHER https://t.co/zcIc4W0Zj3
— PodKATT (@valleyshook) December 11, 2018
Seriously, though, tell me you don't see a little Matt Foley when watching Ed Foley. https://t.co/sG2Aygu6er
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) December 11, 2018
You would have thought that Temple was in the college football playoff by the way Ed Foley was speaking https://t.co/VR4oxFZ4bg
— Rawdoggish 🐶 (@J_DriverIII) December 11, 2018
Temple University football interim head coach Ed Foley, is reminding me of Matt Foley, motivational speaker character done by Saturday Night Live’s late Chris Farley. @Temple_FB @IndyBowl #TempleTUFF @FOX29philly https://t.co/Idx01pYeyF
— Steve Keeley (@KeeleyFox29) December 11, 2018
Ed Foley when @Deadspin says "you'd hard pressed to find five people that are interested in the @IndyBowl between @Temple_FB & @DukeFOOTBALL ."
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I think Ed Foley is Matt Foley's cousin. Also a motivational speaker but I'm not sure he ever lived "IN A VAN, DOWN BY THE RIVER!" https://t.co/CADkjTcoGE
— Tom Hungerford (@fw_tom) December 11, 2018