Lou Holtz a fraud? By Peter Tannenbaum

[TyBull]

Lou Holtz a fraud? You decide.

February 15, 2010 by admin 

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By Peter Tannenbaum - Special to Football Rumor Mill

It’s interesting to see Lou Holtz out taking credit for his son Skip’s success. He plays the role of proud papa on ESPN and gives interview after interview.

Before the Skipper landed at USF, he told the Orlando Sentinel, “It would be great. We’d have the whole I-4 corridor covered,†said Holtz who lives in Orlando and whose son Kevin is a public defender in Daytona Beach. “I think Skip feels the same way I do.â€

How do you think Skip really feels? The younger Holtz has been outstanding in two of his last three jobs. He won at Connecticut as a head coach. He won big at East Carolina.

Does anyone remember where he was a miserable failure? Let us refresh your memory. The elder Holtz demoted his son as offensive coordinator at South Carolina. He caved to the pressure. What did Skip do? He kept his mouth shut and eventually landed the head job at East Carolina – no thanks to Daddy Holtz.

It’s also interesting to note that the younger Holtz has yet to land a program on probation. His record was clean at both UConn and at East Carolina. What about Daddy? Well, that’s another story.

Much has been made of Lou Holtz leading six different programs to bowl games. Not as much, however, is made of him leaving four programs on probation.

Holtz was dismissed at Arkansas following a 6–5 campaign in 1983. What most forget is that he was shown the door due to looming NCAA sanctions and a commercial he did for right wing Senator Jesse Helms, who was leading the charge against the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.

Next up was Minnesota. Holtz left for Notre Dame after only two seasons but, the NCAA placed Minnesota on two years probation for 17 rule violations, two of which were committed by Holtz during his tenure.

The trend continued at Notre Dame. Following an investigation in 1999, the NCAA placed Notre Dame on two years probation for extra benefits provided by a representative of the university to football players and one incident of academic fraud. The NCAA found that Holtz and members of his staff learned of the violations but failed to make appropriate inquiry or to take prompt action, finding Holtz’s efforts “inadequate.â€

After unceremoniously demoting his son at South Carolina, it seems Holtz had his mind on things other than NCAA rules. The NCAA imposed three years probation and reductions in two scholarships on South Carolina for ten admitted violations under Holtz, five of which were found to be major. The violations involved improper tutoring and off-season workouts (including supervised practices in summer), as well as a lack of institutional control.

So, there you have it… the real Lou Holtz.

http://www.footballrumormill.com/2010/02/15/lou-holtz-a-fraud-you-decide/

[BullMedic]

Grudge much?

[Jamie]

1. FootballRumorMill.com?

2. Lou Holtz isn't on the payroll.

[cmhatter]

not a fraud he just broke rules to win games...

[smazza]

he won an NC

i will take it

[bullwark]

So.

[Bull-by-Marriage]

Am I the only one that see's the article as pro-Skip? To me it's basically saying that he's attained success on his own, even after he was demoted by his dad?

[Minotaur]

Wow. You think this guy kicks dogs too? NO reason to write that article.

[Sitting_BULL]

Why are you all defending Lou?  If he did those things, he deserves it.  Most here didn't defend the guy who built our program from scratch without a single violation.  Why defend Lou?

[TheBullies]

because Lou is a funny old guy.