More bloggy goodness with with Southern Miss/UCF game.With the broadcast coming back from commercial, ESPN sideline reporter Rob Stone was shown during a taped segment "stealing" Lou Holtz's car, part of a rookie hazing incident as tonight is Holtz's first color broadcast.
Stone scolded Holtz for 1)leaving his car unlocked and 2)leaving the keys inside the car. Holtz clearly is not from this era or anything approaching it. People don't leave their front doors unlocked anymore---nor their cars. Holtz could only sheepishly defend himself by saying "I'm a coach! I'm in the business of trusting people" as he turned red in the face.
Luckily for Holtz, he drives a beater. I don't recall the specific make/model, but it was clearly one of those Buick/Oldsmobile class cars, very tiny, very old. Holtz, showing his age, quipped that his car had 99,911 miles on it, and would turn it in after reaching 100,000. It would clearly take only the most desperate of people to steal his car but you have to wonder with all the money he's made coaching, why not assume the control of a fancier ride?
For all his broadcast foibles, Holtz's humor shone through as everyone took shots at teasing him, delivering this entertaining bit:
"You know how to double the value of that car? Fill it with a tank of gas"
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9-27-2006 @ 1:58PM
Phil K. said...
Since when are Buicks tiny?
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9-27-2006 @ 6:51PM
Jeff said...
Nice to hear that some people are still "down to earth" despite how much money they have. Coach Holtz is a good man. Thanks for the interesting article.
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9-27-2006 @ 7:54PM
Tim said...
It was a Ford Tempo and that segment was funny.
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9-27-2006 @ 9:11PM
Preacher Steve said...
It is a Tempo. I remember seeing that piece in the parking lot all the time at Williams-Brice. Didn't know he left the keys in it-- may have fetched a pretty penny on eBay.
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9-27-2006 @ 9:12PM
Douglas said...
Hurrah for Lou Holtz! So refreshing to see a successful coach and color analyst living below his means.....not all consumed with image and impressing others. His wit and humor and football knowledge are also a great edition to ESPN broadcast. Also appreciated his comment about his wife being the only girl he's ever needed.
Thanks for the chance to share my thoughts...
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9-27-2006 @ 10:57PM
Fred said...
Three cheers for Coach Holtz. I wonder if there is enough life left in that car to get him back to South Bend.
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9-28-2006 @ 2:25PM
sheldon said...
ford tempo....cool!
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9-28-2006 @ 3:54PM
sheldon said...
ford tempo....cool!
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10-31-2007 @ 1:39PM
Gary Thompson said...
Lou I've read the rule of football and they don't call for the kind of ignorance displayed by the BCS group. Example last year. When it got down to bowl games They decided even though there were only two undefeated teams. They shouldn't let a team that couldn't play with the big boys play a team that wouldn't embarrass them to badly. At that time they all thought that the two best teams in the country were Ohio State and Michigan. they didn't think(fact)
So Michigan got beat up by USC and Ohio State got beat up by Florida. then little Boise State played the best game played all year against a pretty good Oklahoma team. Now this year BCS in their infinite wisdom is getting ready to do the same old crap again. Boise st lost a game to a shouldn't have lost Washington. By the way Lou last years national champ was Boise State, the only undefeated team at the end of the year. All you sports color guys got no guts. The only reason the Boise St people didn't complain was they want the recognition. Lou No Guts No Glory. Two years ago because of this kind of mistake. USC got a share of the title. If they keep it up the whole bunch of you will have to join the Screen Actors guild. May even pass Wrestling as the biggest phony. If have a legimate excuse lets hear it. Gary Thompson
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