Lou's words, still true today

[Johnnie82]

On expectations

“When I first started, everybody said they just wanted us to be competitive. That first season in 1986 we went 5-6 and lost five games by a total of 14 points. But people said, ‘No, when we said competitive, we meant we want you to win.’

“So the next year we were 8-4 and played in a New Year’s Day bowl. But they said, ‘No, when we said we want you to win, we meant win them all.’

“So the next year we did win them all. We went 12-0 and won the national championship. But they said, ‘No, you don’t understand, we meant we want you to win big.’”
~Lou Holtz

 

[DieHard_Irish]

Love it!

 

[IrishHerb]

Apparently Lou & Kelly see things differently.

Kelly has no problem with a 49-45 win, as long as it is a win.

Lou says ND expects the team to win big … I tend to agree. I like to see us win 69-0 because that means almost all of the guys on the team get playing time.

 

[Duo]

“Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser.”
Vince Lombardi

 

[Granite45]

Apparently Lou & Kelly see things differently.

Except, I do not believe Holtz meant his comment as a compliment. It always seemed to me he was being sarcastic about unreasonable expectations.

 

[twalsh]

Apparently Lou & Kelly see things differently.

Kelly has no problem with a 49-45 win, as long as it is a win.

Lou says ND expects the team to win big … I tend to agree. I like to see us win 69-0 because that means almost all of the guys on the team get playing time.

I think you misinterpreted his comments.

 

[Johnnie82]

Except, I do not believe Holtz meant his comment as a compliment. It always seemed to me he was being sarcastic about unreasonable expectations.

Exactly!!!