ties together with some of his most famous quotes
* "Don't tell people your problems. Ninety percent don't care, and the rest are glad you have them."
* "The player complaining about how the ball bounced was probably the one who dropped it."
In sports (or any mentoring) these are great bon mots, but applied generally you can see how it turns more problematic.
Complete thread:
- RIP Coach Holtz.
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Silk,
2026-03-04, 13:38 ![[*]](themes/default/images/complete_thread.png "Open whole thread")
- I have an enormous amount of love and appreciation for Holtz - Ken Fowler, 2026-03-05, 10:32
- I once wrote a pep talk for Charlie Weis - Jay, 2026-03-05, 09:22
- RIP - HumanRobot, 2026-03-05, 07:10
- He passed on Rockne’s 138 birthday. - NDinVA, 2026-03-04, 22:42
- as a freshman in ‘88 he sure made college fun -
Jay,
2026-03-04, 16:27
- He is an abject lesson in what it means to succeed at ND -
Dallasdomer,
2026-03-04, 18:21
- I know others will disagree -
Domer99,
2026-03-04, 19:19
- I'm 100% in this camp. -
Chris,
2026-03-05, 07:46
- I'm with you. -
oviedoirish,
2026-03-05, 05:19
- My FR yr was his last. -
domer.mq,
2026-03-04, 19:27
- yet he engendered a lot of loyalty from former players -
Jay,
2026-03-04, 20:18
- Bobby Brown didn't pull any punches there. -
MattG,
2026-03-05, 08:22
- That's his prerogative -
ndbk32,
2026-03-05, 11:14
- ties together with some of his most famous quotes -
Jay,
2026-03-05, 11:32
- "Motivation is simple, you eliminate those who are - IrishGuard, 2026-03-05, 19:02
- Thanks for this - bobbywal, 2026-03-05, 17:42
- ties together with some of his most famous quotes -
Jay,
2026-03-05, 11:32
- mixed bag for sure - Jay, 2026-03-05, 08:29
- That's his prerogative -
ndbk32,
2026-03-05, 11:14
- Complicated indeed. -
Grantland,
2026-03-05, 07:04
- He was stabbed in the back, but there's more to the fall. -
San Pedro,
2026-03-05, 09:02
- I blame myself, frankly. -
MattG,
2026-03-05, 09:20
- Perfect. Hah. -
San Pedro,
2026-03-05, 10:03
- Perfect. Hah.
- We may have won two more titles BUT we'd prolly would have -
Grantland,
2026-03-05, 09:18
- Nebraska won with Phillips. - San Pedro, 2026-03-05, 10:03
- Quinn had some serious problems -
Jay,
2026-03-05, 09:37
- He's an important figure for the dirtbag left. - Romulox, 2026-03-05, 13:10
- Yes. Bitching about Holtz IIRC. - Grantland, 2026-03-05, 10:55
- I blame myself, frankly. -
MattG,
2026-03-05, 09:20
- He was stabbed in the back, but there's more to the fall. -
San Pedro,
2026-03-05, 09:02
- I like to think he was a good man with the politics -
atxND,
2026-03-05, 04:26
- "Do I contradict myself? - Flann, 2026-03-06, 06:03
- This is pretty good as well - bobbywal, 2026-03-05, 17:57
- Schroedinger’s Lou - I like that. - oviedoirish, 2026-03-05, 08:14
- 90% of my high school friends. -
Grantland,
2026-03-05, 06:56
- I feel the same about Tuberville - okerland, 2026-03-04, 22:31
- Bobby Brown didn't pull any punches there. -
MattG,
2026-03-05, 08:22
- yet he engendered a lot of loyalty from former players -
Jay,
2026-03-04, 20:18
- I'm 100% in this camp.
- I know others will disagree -
Domer99,
2026-03-04, 19:19
- He is an abject lesson in what it means to succeed at ND -
Dallasdomer,
2026-03-04, 18:21