Sharrow Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Any of you old timers know why Lou Holtz quit with a game to go in 1976? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flgreen Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Of all the bums that have coached the Jets, I hate Lou Holtz the most. Hate Notre Dame to this day because of him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flgreen Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Any of you old timers know why Lou Holtz quit with a game to go in 1976? Yeah because he's an A-Hole who couldn't cut it in the NFL. Had a 3-10 record, and couldn't even finish the season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flgreen Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Lou Holtz (Jets) 02.8.11, 11:42 AM CST 6 of 11 ‹‹ 7. Jerry Tarkanian (Spurs) 5. Bobby Petrino (Falcons) ›› Holtz made a name for himself as an up-and-coming football coach after four successful seasons with North Carolina State. This led him to make the jump to the pros to coach the New York Jets in 1976. Taking over a 3-11 team, Holtz knew the task ahead of him would not be easy. Hopes were high, but Holtz would only promise that the team would “move the ball.” He lowered expectations even lower when he went on to say, “I hope to God it’s forward.” From the start of his tenure, Holtz seemed out of place in the NFL. He would line his players up by size during the national anthem, and even wrote a team fight song that none of the players wanted to sing. To make matters even worse, the team wasn’t very good. Holtz soon realized he wasn’t meant to be an NFL coach. He quit with one game left in the season after leading the team to just a 3-10 record. Holtz was the first to admit that he blew his chance in the NFL, saying, “God did not put Lou Holtz on this earth to coach in the pros.” Recently, Holtz admitted that he was fired by the Jets ownership after he told them he planned to step down at the end of the season. He took the head coaching job at Arkansas the following season, and went on to lead a Hall of Fame career as a college coach. Top 10 Surprisingly Short Coaching Stints Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharrow Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 thanks, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joek4thehall Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Walt Michaels was a great coach. If he wasn't such a loose cannon he wouldn't have gotten fired, and the Jets probably would have drafted Marino instead of Ryan. (Joe - my hats on backwards, not my head - Walton. didn't think Marino was smart enough to run his offense.) Being 52 I've lived through alot of lean times with the Jets. I love Rex and the fact that he's created a culture of toughness with this team. No Jets team I can think of is as mentally tough as this groupl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowmoe57 Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Winning prcntg. don't mean sh*t until he can hoist the Vince Lombardi Trophy. It is also a matter of time when Sanchez becomes the all time winning QB in our history. BOOK IT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE ILK Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Fixed. Leave it to a fat man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Crusher Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Leave it toTHE fat man. Fixed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE ILK Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Fixed I was gonna say it that way, but I left it for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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