Thinking of him and Joe today and that awesome 10 year series with ND.
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RIP Lou Holtz - 89
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Sorry, duplicate. I was posting this at the same time as another poster. Please feel free to delete or combine.
Sorry to hear, but he had a great run!
Went to all the beaver stadium games
The absolutely frigid wind whipped game where Blair Thomas ran for 200 +yards and punts got blown back wards and Psu won was an alltime great Psu game
The absolutely frigid wind whipped game where Blair Thomas ran for 200 +yards and punts got blown back wards and Psu won was an alltime great Psu game
Actually, 12 year series with ND. (8 wins, 4 losses, iirc).
10 year series with Bama. (4 wins, 6 losses).
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1987 you could go out to the parking lot to “warm up”….a whole bunch, and go back in. What a game that was and I’m suurpriaed I remember it so well.
Right… I don’t remember how much of those series overlapped, but it seemed like most of them… and we also played a then top Nebraska a few times in there…AND Pitt was still very good in those days…
What a schedule!
I’m surprised holtz was only 89. He’s one of those guys who was born old. I figured he was 89 in ‘89.
Could not possibly put those two guys in the same sentence unless it is a contrast.
success with honor
Vs
win by breaking recruiting rules at every stop.
He masterfully played it into a post coaching speaking circuit on the topic of “great motivator”.
ND 1981 thru 1992 (the Snow Bowl).
Bama 1981-1990.
Nebraska 1979-1983 (Kickoff Classic). 2 wins, 3 losses in that series.
We ended their National Championship bids in 1982. 1987, and 1990. One of Joe’s biggest recruiting losses was Rocket Ismail to ND, especially since he lived in Wilkes Barre.
I remember when he was the DB coach at Ohio State and HFC at NC State.
Holtz at least seemed like a genuine person. And tough to argue he was a good coach.
Lee Corso, when head coach at Indiana once took a photograph of the scoreboard when they led Michigan 7-0 one time. I mean, what else needs to be said about Corso...
"You never can outcoach Joe Paterno"
- Lou Holtz
- Lou Holtz
Left Minnesota and South Carolina on probation. Was implicated at both ND and Arkansas but left before it gathered proper NCAA steam.
He left ND saying “it was the right time” and didn’t think he should beat Rockne’s victories total. That’s right….a coach would try not to beat someone’s record.
He also mentioned the ND standards were too high for the kind of recruiting he needed….and THAT label/excuse has never left them since. More like, he was under too much scrutiny and couldn’t cheat. If you don’t think that’s true, he coached at South Carolina afterwards and returned to his usual ways to create success.
This is so true, EVERYWHERE he went, probation / problems seemed to follow. Holtz always got out just before it hit the fan.
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After second year of the Jerry Faust 5 year contract debacle, ND knew they'd made a terrible decision. However, they had never fired a coach, and didn't want to start with Faust. It was then they picked Lou to replace Faust, but it wouldn't be for at least 2 years. So Lou went to Minnesota where he had it written into his contact he could legally break his contact only if he were offered the ND job. Which is what happened when Faust stepped down late in his 4th season.
Lou was then basically pushed out after hitting 100 wins as the strong ND alumni didn't want him to break Knute's win record.
Lou was then basically pushed out after hitting 100 wins as the strong ND alumni didn't want him to break Knute's win record.
The NCAA was sniffing ND with the Debose thing and possible other things. He was pushed out for that. He's the one that declared he didn’t want to break the Rockne record, which is a ridiculous statement for a competitor.
the alumni probably agreed considering how nosy the NCAA was getting.
His passing is a sad day for his family and friends. He was probably highly entertaining and offered great advice to many people.
His folksy shtick was lost on old Tgar but many enjoyed him. RIP Lou.
Trivia question: In what stadium did Lou score his first victory as a HC? Hint: It's now defunct.
I was gong to say the Vet but thats not correct, he did crush the team in his first win, 7-6
he was a head of his time, everything he did then, you can do now!
Lou was an avid golfer. He was learning how to golf in severe thunderstorm and tornado warning areas. He said the hardest part was finding his ball among all the hail stones.
one of his better stories was, he was coaching DB's at OSU and they were playing USC and OJ. He said at half time, Woody came over, put his hands around his neck, and asked, why did OJ Simpson just go 80 yds for a TD? Lous response was, 'cause thats all he needed Coach' !