NCAA Football

Lou Holtz Is Psychic or Something

Posted Nov 08, 2007 5:01PM By Brian Cook (RSS feed)

Filed Under: MAC, NCAA FB Media Watch, Akron Football, Ohio Football

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Lou Holtz -- or "Holth" if you're being unkind -- has achieved something remarkable this football season, going from a universally loathed figure on a par with Mark May to everyone's slightly addled, slightly awesome distantly related uncle.

The turning point was in one of his quickly-infamous "pep talks" wherein he totally reconfigured your perceptions, man, by ripping up some newspaper and quickly reforming it into a whole once more. It was awesome. Really. Truly, this lisping elf reminscent of Granny Clampett was possessed of magical powers.

Yeah, well, don't you forget it, Mister:

Anyone wishing to become a supplicant can find him on the top of the highest peak in the Himalayas; bring him jugs of moonshine bearing the inscription "XXX" and ye shall be granted your answers.

(HT: Awful Announcing.)

Tags: lou+holtz, LouHoltz

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

11-08-2007 @ 7:55PM

SlaunchaMan said...

The microphone might have a splash guard on it, but that's some impressive commentary there. I'm not sure why they have Holtz covering the Akron/Ohio game, but having someone who knows the game that well working the game is clearly a good idea.

11-08-2007 @ 9:57PM

Charlie said...

Sorry, but Lou is nowhere near fortune-teller status. Don't u remember the Auburn-Florida game in which, according to Lou Auburn had no chance and if they did win, which happened, he would run for president? LOL!!!!

11-09-2007 @ 9:33AM

Gamecock Man said...

He's no fortune teller, but I'd actually like to hear him calling some games. He called that play because he knows the game well and knew that if the return man could beat the first couple of pursuers then no one would catch him because the defending team didn't have enough safeties. He knows a hell of a lot more about football than some of the clowns on ESPN who sit around talking about Brittany Spears while they wait for something interesting to happen. Notice that Holtz, unlike Lee Corso, was a great college football coach. I'll bet the Irish would love to have him back.

11-09-2007 @ 9:20AM

Scalz1 said...

I went from cringing every time that man popped up on TV to searching for clips of him on the web. This is truly his breakout year. Viva Lithium !! Viva Holth !!

11-09-2007 @ 10:34AM

Dean Vonetes said...

Lou Holtz is a super guy and tremendous coach. I played for a lot of coaches but Lou Holtz was by far the best in every respect. He was a players coach. You wanted to play for him and never felt you were just "meat on a hoof." He made big time football fun. He knows the game but he knows life and he truly is a wonderful man. Lou Holtz is the kind of guy you wnat to play for, the kind of guy you would want to coach your kid and you would love to have him in your family.

11-09-2007 @ 11:55AM

travy said...

"granny clampett"

heh- i've been searching for that comparison for years. perfect...

11-11-2007 @ 1:47AM

Bobby Dodd said...

I have to admit that, annoying as he has always been to me, he has won me over.

He will always be 100 times better in any situation than these lame chicks they keep ramming down our throats.