TyBull Posted February 17, 2010 Group: Member Topic Count: 0 Content Count: 6,928 Reputation: 127 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/01/2002 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Lou Holtz a fraud? You decide.February 15, 2010 by admin Filed under Featured, News UpdatesLeave a comment<!--[endif]-->By Peter Tannenbaum - Special to Football Rumor MillIt’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/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BullMedic Posted February 17, 2010 Group: Member Topic Count: 0 Content Count: 2,478 Reputation: 1 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/10/2007 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Grudge much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted February 17, 2010 Group: Member Topic Count: 0 Content Count: 3,307 Reputation: 12 Days Won: 1 Joined: 01/26/2002 Share Posted February 17, 2010 1. FootballRumorMill.com?2. Lou Holtz isn't on the payroll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmhatter Posted February 17, 2010 Group: Member Topic Count: 0 Content Count: 8,174 Reputation: 268 Days Won: 6 Joined: 09/02/2007 Share Posted February 17, 2010 not a fraud he just broke rules to win games... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smazza Posted February 17, 2010 Group: Member Topic Count: 0 Content Count: 66,091 Reputation: 2,434 Days Won: 172 Joined: 01/01/2001 Share Posted February 17, 2010 he won an NCi will take it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullwark Posted February 17, 2010 Group: Member Topic Count: 0 Content Count: 2,923 Reputation: 29 Days Won: 1 Joined: 07/12/2003 Share Posted February 17, 2010 So. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bull-by-Marriage Posted February 17, 2010 Group: Bull Backers Topic Count: 0 Content Count: 4,741 Reputation: 127 Days Won: 3 Joined: 02/25/2004 Share Posted February 17, 2010 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minotaur Posted February 17, 2010 Group: Member Topic Count: 0 Content Count: 997 Reputation: 4 Days Won: 1 Joined: 01/24/2002 Share Posted February 17, 2010 Wow. You think this guy kicks dogs too? NO reason to write that article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sitting_BULL Posted February 17, 2010 Group: Bull Backers Topic Count: 0 Content Count: 2,527 Reputation: 3 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/12/2002 Share Posted February 17, 2010 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBullies Posted February 17, 2010 Group: Member Topic Count: 0 Content Count: 2,461 Reputation: 86 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/14/2006 Share Posted February 17, 2010 because Lou is a funny old guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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