Lou Holtz vs. Mute button

Add Mark May to that.

My wife simply cannot be in the same room when LH is on the air.

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Originally posted by justbaseball:
My wife simply cannot be in the same room when LH is on the air.

Gloria and I have a lot more in common than giving birth to future baseball players.

it's extremely hard to listen to Holtz, but often times there will be pure gold comments!

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My wife simply cannot be in the same room when LH is on the air.

In which manner to you approach the situation? As a benefit or a problem?

I can't figure how he gets out of the "home" each week...but surely Notre Dame will be top 10 next year, just ask him....

I like the old coaches, especially Lee Corso.

It's better when ESPN limits him to the Half Time report.

At least Tebow wasn't mentioned in the broadcast. Kuddos for that.
Like the kid but way tired of hearing about him 24/7.

I like Corso as well, but his age is catching up to him as he had several flubs and gaffes on Gameday this year.

I guess when they all hit a certain age things just FLY out of their mouths..ha ha.

Certainly we all can't forget the imcomparable Jimmy the Greek and his gaffe.

(begins eyeing the Geritol bottle)

Was at a Christmas party the other night. A few TCU alums were in attendance & the host had one TV on with the game. Have not been a Lou fan, since he was at Arkansas, so I dulled out on his mumblings. One thing we all agreed upon was the ESPN bowl producers did not commit much thought to bio's on the players & the history of the programs. Instead ESPN relied on preplanned schtick with Lou to give "color" to the game. It sucked. Constant throwing up comments to Lou, so he could ramble about his days at Notre Dame & South Carolina. Mark Maye was as guilty as anyone. So was the female sideline reporter.

Would have liked to have heard more facts about the two programs playing in the game. It would have been easier to digest a pair of ex TCU & LT alum sportscasters in the booth over Lou's constant babble. Lou was not in the ESPN booth in last night Boise State blowout win. Would love to get through Christmas w/o him gracing the tube.

I had to run my son out of the house earlier.

During a football game today he began mimicking Lou and it sounded JUST like him! lisp and all!

Lisp & loose dentures don't mix well

LH cracks me up. At least when I can understand him.

Here are some of my favorite LH quotes:

The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely the one who dropped it.

You're never as good as everyone tells you when you win, and you're never as bad as they say when you lose.

When all is said and done, more is said than done.

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When all is said and done, more is said than done.

Who'd have guessed that Holtz read Aesop?

I know I am in the monority, but I think he is very funnie and enertaining.when he and Mark are in the court room I think it's hilarious.Also I am very close to his age.That may explain my sence of humor

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astro21....I know I am in the monority, but I think he is very funnie and enertaining.when he and Mark are in the court room I think it's hilarious.Also I am very close to his age.That may explain my sence of humor

Astro 21,

I also find him funny and entertaining. I can do a great Lou Holtz immitation that drives my family crazy. Every time Holtz opens his mouth I can't help but laugh. Poor Mark May must roll his eyes a hundred times a day when he is on the set with Lou.

There are others in the jock broadcasting business that I find much more annoying including Chris Berman, Stephen A Smith, and Tim McCarver. Berman is an institution but he is long overdue to retire. Berman always sounds like he just ran a marathon, and can't put the words together because he is out of breathe. He's just plain awful.

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"There are others in the jock broadcasting business that I find much more annoying including Chris Berman, Stephen A. Smith Stephen A Smith, and Tim McCarver. Berman is an institution but he is long overdue to retire. Berman always sounds like he just ran a marathon, and can't put the words together because he is out of breathe. He's just plain awful."

fenway, a friend of mine calls him Stephen A. Naismith because with his know it all attitude he thinks he invented basketball. I can't last 2 minutes listening to him.

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fillsfan said....I can't last 2 minutes listening to him.

Regarding SAS, you're a much more patient person than me because the clock never starts in my case. When I hear his name announced I will preemptively change the channel so I don't have to listen to his voice & 'tude.

Berman's delivery just annoys me for some reason. He is all over the place with his tone and cadence. Apparently, I'm the only one as he continues to host and broadcast different ESPN shows. He's been with ESPN since I was a senior in high school. When Berman does baseball games he makes McCarver look better.