[Husker] Coaches

[Pat Gaule]

David Strong wrote:

>That would be incorrect.  Lou Holtz was not only one of the finest
>coaches ever to work in college football, his personal integrity and character is
>beyond question for anyone who knows anything about it. He is in every
>aspect the equal of Tom Osborne, and to say or insinuate otherwise is to display
>monumental ignorance and classless character assassination. 
>  
>
I hope you are being sarcastic...

South Carolina was hit with 3 years of NCAA probation due to infractions 
that occured under Lou Holtz.
http://media.www.dailygamecock.com/media/storage/paper247/news/2005/08/26/News/Ncaa-Puts.Gamecocks.On.3Year.Probation-970361.shtml

Notre Dame was also hit with  infractions under Lou Holtz's reign:
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D00E0D71330F93BA25751C1A96F958260&n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/Organizations/U/University%20of%20Notre%20Dame

Minnesota was placed on 2 years probation and banned from making a 
postseason appearance in 1991:
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE4DB103AF93BA15750C0A967958260&n=Top%2FReference%2FTimes%20Topics%2FOrganizations%2FU%2FUniversity%20of%20Minnesota

This source also states that Arkansas was hit with probation for 
infractions that occured under Holt'z tenure.
http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/news?slug=dw-secmedia072607&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

Like it or not, probation has followed Holtz to almost every school he 
coached.  He may be a great guy to have a beer with, but I would not 
want him anywhere near Nebraska.  To label me as "ignorant" and 
"classless" and state that any criticism of Holtz is "beyond question" 
is a bit much.  If you want to attack my opinion, then do so, but leave 
the ad hominem attacks out of it.  Holt'z reputation for getting schools 
on probation is well-known and hardly unfounded, and I'm not going to 
apologize for bringing it up.