What's not to like about Lou Holtz?

Conan · Jul 12, 2008

:missingte

I said that just to catch your attention... however I think the guy's pregame and 1/2-time comments make me cringe. He's a pretty good fade FWIW too.

Jason Peter Wants To "Spit In Lou Holtz's ****-ing Face"

Posted Jul 11th 2008 1:08PM by Brian Cook
Filed under: Nebraska, Notre Dame

Over the course of the past year or two, Lou Holtz has morphed from a lispy old coach who left every team he directed on probation into college football's wacky old uncle. He did this with magic tricks, mostly, and now everyone loves him.

Except former Nebraska star Jason Peter, that is:

"I still wouldn't turn down the opportunity to spit in Lou Holtz's (bleeping) face ... Each Saturday in the fall when Holtz makes his jovial, dumb ... remarks on ESPN, I hope he knows that there's at least one family on the other side of the screen, the Peter family, that knows what a -- -- -- he really is."

Anyone with even the slightest skills at expletive inferral knows what "bleeping" is, but the three sets of double en dashes are mysterious, aren't they? This is fun. I would like to know what those are as long as I don't have to buy Peter's book, which is about his heroic triumph over a bunch of drugs.

Why is the Peter family so anti-Holtz? Peter relates that his younger brother was a highly touted offensive lineman who committed to Notre Dame shortly before he broke a vertebra in his neck. Holtz never called or visited, though two Notre Dame assistants did, and in the fall Damien was "frozen out, ignored, discarded" by Holtz and company.

IMO: weak sauce. Probably hyped up to sell books.

artiesliver · Jul 12, 2008

When I was at ND he was revered by the fans, but in the locker room he was hated by his players (although he obviously had their respect or they wouldn't have won as much).

SoonerBS · Jul 12, 2008

Yeah, I don't care much for his commentary, but he was a hell of a coach. I'm still pissed about the ass-whooping he laid on us in the Orange Bowl whenever he was coaching at Arkansas. We had another National Championship just ready for the taking. Barry Switzer let his boys go down to Florida and do some partying before game day while Holtz told his guys they could party after the game was played. I'm still pissed at Switzer.

I can't remember the year . . . . . GS, do you remember?

Darwinian · Jul 13, 2008

I knew someone who played at SC for him.... he used to have the team practicing at one end of the field , while he stood in the other end zone and shagged golf balls at them

ToujoursPret · Jul 13, 2008

To me there's lots of things not to like about Lou - especially his ego. But I sure like his boy Skipper. The L3Y he's 25-10 ATS (.714) in all games, 17-7 ATS (.708) in-conf, and he's a "Tough Guy" - 5-2 ATS (.714) vs BCS teams in the first month of the season. Are you a 70% bettor? Skip can help ya.

LuckyLarry · Jul 13, 2008

SoonerBS said:
Yeah, I don't care much for his commentary, but he was a hell of a coach. I'm still pissed about the ass-whooping he laid on us in the Orange Bowl whenever he was coaching at Arkansas. We had another National Championship just ready for the taking. Barry Switzer let his boys go down to Florida and do some partying before game day while Holtz told his guys they could party after the game was played. I'm still pissed at Switzer.

I can't remember the year . . . . . GS, do you remember?

The Orange Bowl played on January 2, 1978. I remember the game well... I had Oklahoma -14 in a 31-6 Sooner loss. Damn Arkansas' Roland Sales! He had something like 205-215 rushing yards.

GoSooners · Jul 13, 2008

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I liked Lou better when he played Granny on the Beverly Hillbillies.

SoonerBS · Jul 13, 2008

LuckyLarry said:
The Orange Bowl played on January 2, 1978. I remember the game well... I had Oklahoma -14 in a 31-6 Sooner loss. Damn Arkansas' Roland Sales! He had something like 205-215 rushing yards.

That was a tough game to watch as a Sooner fan . . . . . very similar to watching West Virginia run all over us last year . . . . .

golffish · Jul 15, 2008

If I'm not mistaken, NCAA problems/probation followed at each of his coaching stops. He must have some dirt on somebody high up at ESPN to get the gig he has. About as relevant IMO as Beano Cook.