Shaking down the thunder

Sporting News, The, Dec 2, 1996 by Dave Kindred

Maybe he exasperated his new bosses. Holtz is a famous pain. Even in the celebratory moments after his last game at South Bend, a 62-0 victory, Boo Hoo Lou whined about the TV network deal. He said it created "a backlash" that inspired teams to play superbly against Notre Dame and might have "cost us" a national championship or two.

Maybe he told his bosses that if they didn't like the way he worked, it might be time to get a new man. And maybe they agreed.

In any case, Lou Holtz did a good thing for Notre Dame.

He did what Rockne did, and Leaby, and Parseghian.

He shook down the thunder from the sky.