Quote Originally Posted by theprofessor View Post
You actually believe that just because Skip Holtz had a leg up on the competition, he didn't have to pay his dues? He was a GA for two years. He was a position coach for three years. Yes, he got an early shot at being an OC most likely because of who his father is, but it wasn't like he walked out of the college classroom into a role as an offensive coordinator. He has spent 13 years of his career as a college assistant. Everybody who gets to the position he's in has to earn that position. Yes, he had more advantages than the average college coach, but he's won everywhere he's been except for South Florida.
You actually equate being "a GA" at one of the most storied, and finest college football programs in the land (Notre Dame) --and serving as a position coach at Florida State on Bobby Bowden's staff-- you actually compare those jobs to serving as an assistant football coach at some Class A or AA high school in Louisiana? LOL! You can't be serious. You cannot be for real. LOL!

And yes, I actually think Skip's lack of paying his dues in the past IS a problem. A big problem. That's why Skip has no respect for college walk-ons (e.g., Boston Scott, Hunter Lee, etc..). That's why won't take advice from others (asst coaches, etc...). That's why he is a control freak, who won't change his game strategy, even when its obviously failing (e.g., not benching J'Mar for a few plays, etc...) and he's running off all the fans on game day. That's why he continues to lose to Southern Miss every year, even though he has much better players than they do. Skip won't change because he really thinks he's smarter than everyone else. He really and truly thinks he knows more about QBing a football team than Tim Rattay does. It's a disease called elitism. And Skip has it.