Lou Holtz has always been conservative. I have always thought he was forced out as coach of Arkansas because of his conservatism.
When he got married, he and his wife spent their honeymoon with Bobby Bowden and his family. Bobby had six children but he and Ann made room for the Holtzes. They are both conservative Christians. Holtz is Catholic and Bowden, Southern Baptist.
They said he resigned because he was burnt out. They also said he bought into a Coors Beer Distributorship and that didn’t look good for the university. The real reason was he did the ad for Helms. They said it was because the Arkansas sign was in the background of the ad.
Then he went to Minnesota and got them into a bowl. Then he got Notre Dame the national championship. Then he got South Carolina bowl eligible and ready for Spurrier. He’s a hell of a coach.