lou-holtz Stories - Backing The Pack
Don't Bet On It!: Labor Day Weekend College Football Predictions for the National Games of Interest
By now, you have seen, and likely scoffed at, my Labor Day weekend SEC college football predictions. If so, please prepare to laugh uproariously at my picks for the national games of interest, with respect to which my innate provincialism renders me even more ignorant and, hence, less likely to...
Don't Bet On It!: Labor Day Weekend College Football Predictions Around the SEC
September is almost upon us, and with its arrival comes the start of college football season, which means the time has come for me to begin offering you my prognostications concerning the outcomes of actual games. I do this each week of the season in three increments, beginning with every game...
Lou Holtz Is Still On Air, But How? And Why?
We all make bad decisions in life. Like that time you met a cutie at the county fair and when you ended up at her place, she put a Justin Bieber song on the radio not because that was an ironic thing to do but because she was 15 years old and actually enjoys his music AND OH MY GOD THATS A FELONY...
Grading Mark Richt's First Ten Years With the Georgia Bulldogs (Part I)
Ladies and gentlemen, we are about to put 2010 behind us. I have reviewed my preseason predictions and my bowl forecasts, which leaves me with the duty to evaluate Mark Richt’s tenure as the head coach of the Georgia Bulldogs after a full decade on the job. As I did last year, I will judge Coach...
The 2011 Notre Dame Uniform Survey
"Maybe there is and maybe there isn't, but when you put on a Notre Dame uniform you feel it [the spirit], and you play for it." ~George Connor "Our jerseys have an interlocking N.D. on the sleeve, a number on the front and back, no names, and we wear black Adidas shoes. People ask me why we wear...
The Definitive Notre Dame Uniform History Pictorial
Does Notre Dame have the greatest uniforms in college football? You can spend hours debating that with Alabama, Penn State, Michigan, Texas, Ohio State, and USC fans, but the Irish certainly have their own glorious uniform tradition that continues to this day. Over five years ago, a tremendous...
Notre Dame vs. Miami in the Sun Bowl = Progress
On October 30th I asked a question. Is this the bottom? Moments prior to my writing that post the Fighting Irish had found a way to lose to Tulsa at home. In the seven days preceding that stunning blow we had also witnessed an inept defensive game plan get shredded by Navy and mourned the loss of...
The Notre Dame - Michigan Rivalry - "To Hell With Notre Dame"
You'd think that the Notre Dame-Michigan rivalry would be a natural - strong feelings, near in distance, competing for the same players, families with students in both schools, the top two schools in winning percentage and mutual admiration for each other's achievements on and off the field. Mike...
Outside the Irish Huddle: Notre Dame Grinds Out Victory Against Purdue
Welcome to the season’s first edition of Outside the Irish Huddle. Before the season started I scoffed at the claims made by many Irish fans who wanted to see a different team than in years past even if that meant not winning a ton of games. Many of the comparisons were to Lou Holtz’ first year and...
A Lack of Big Wins: Was Willingham Better Than Weis?
Did I get your attention with that title? Before I begin, let me insist that I am not truly focusing on the issue of whether Tyrone Willingham was a better coach than Charlie Weis. Rather, the question I am pondering is whether a lack of big wins is worse than an abundance of bad losses. When you...
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