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Frat Guy of the Week: Lou Holtz

Legendary college football coach and ESPN commentator Lou Holtz was a brother of Delta Upsilon fraternity while attending Kent State University.

Holtz would become the only coach in NCAA history to lead six different programs to bowl games and the only coach to guide four different programs to final top 20 rankings.

Holtz graduated from Kent State in 1959 and in 1960 become a graduate assistant football coach at the University of Iowa while working on his masters degree. Holtz' first head coaching job was at the College of William and Mary, before taking a job at North Carolina State University.

In 1976, Holtz tried his hand in the National Football League with the New York Jets, before returning to the college football ranks a year later at the University of Arkansas. He later became head coach at the University of Minnesota before landing one of the most prestigious jobs in the game at the University of Notre Dame.

Holtz led Notra Dame to a national championship win in 1987 over West Virginia in the Fiesta Bowl. The coach led the Fighting Irish to nine straight bowl games before retiring from the helm after the 1996 season.

He returned to coaching in 1999 with South Carolina, before retiring for good following the 2004 season.

Since then, Holtz has worked as an analyst and commentator with ESPN alongside Rece Davis and Mark May.

For a selection of wisecracks and legendary quotes from the coach and Delta Upsilon brother, click here.

Lou Holtz Quotes

Few men have been as eloquent with words in and out of the locker room as Lou Holtz. Here's a selection of some of the wise remarks the old ball coach has lent our ears over the years:


A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.

Don't be a spectator, don't let life pass you by.

How you respond to the challenge in the second half will determine what you become after the game, whether you are a winner or a loser.

I think everyone should experience defeat at least once during their career. You learn a lot from it.

If he's got golf clubs in his truck or a camper in his driveway, I don't hire him.

If what you did yesterday seems big, you haven't done anything today.

If you burn your neighbors house down, it doesn't make your house look any better.

If you're bored with life - you don't get up every morning with a burning desire to do things - you don't have enough goals.

Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it.

On this team, we're all united in a common goal: to keep my job.

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

The problem with having a sense of humor is often that people you use it on aren't in a very good mood.

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

Drinking Town With a Football Problem

Study: UT Students Drink Most on Big Football Game Days

A new study found the drinking habits of students at the University of Texas tend to be much higher when the college's football team is in action.

The study tested randomly selected students. The majority said they drink much heavily on days of high profile football games than on holidays like New Year's Eve, annually one of the largest American drinking nights.

For women, college game days represent more of a social occasion," Kim Fromme, a psychologist at the university told The Houston Chronicle. "The biggest problem is what other kinds of behavioral risks they engage in when drinking. That includes driving afterwards or going home with a new sexual partner."

"It's important for us to know what are the particularly high-risk events for college drinking," Fromme also said.

Among males, drinking increased on all gameday, regardless of whether the university's team, the Longhorns, played home or away.

"Clearly, students have the means and the opportunity to consume alcohol regardless of whether the game is held on campus and they chose to attend, or whether the game is away and they watch on television," the newspaper reported the study said.

"Only when it is less acceptable to be drunk during college football games will we see changes," she said - I don't think we can legally control this behavior," the psychologist concluded.

Mizzou New #1, WVU #2

Missouri Takes Over Top Spot

Missouri is No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 for the second time in school history. The Tigers have to be hoping this stay is longer than the first.

Missouri became the fourth team this season - joining Southern California, LSU and Ohio State - to hold the top ranking, a day after beating Kansas 36-28 to earn a spot in the Big 12 championship game. Not since 1997 have so many teams been No. 1 in a season.

The Tigers' only other time at No. 1 lasted a week in 1960.

West Virginia moved up to No. 2 on Sunday, its highest ranking ever, and became the eighth team this season to be ranked second. The Mountaineers' 66-21 victory over Connecticut earned them the Big East title and knocked the Huskies out of the rankings.

No. 3 Ohio State, Georgia and LSU complete the top five.

Notre Dame Quarterback Transfers to Northern Illinois

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College Football (compiled by SeattleTimes.com)

Demetrius Jones was clear: "I don't want to talk about Notre Dame anymore," he said Monday.

But because Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis has talked about his former quarterback, who is enrolled at Northern Illinois, Jones felt compelled to talk at least a bit about Notre Dame.

Weis' implication in comments after Saturday's 38-0 loss to Michigan was unmistakable: He didn't know Jones was leaving Notre Dame, and Jones left the Irish in a lurch. Jones acknowledged in comments Sunday to the South Bend Tribune that he had been a little "immature" in the process.

Jones told the paper he was "stung" by Weis' comments that freshman Jimmy Clausen was the Irish's top quarterback and would have been the opening-game starter if he had recovered more quickly from surgery to remove a bone spur from his throwing elbow.

"When I heard Jimmy was number one all the way through spring and that the only thing keeping him out of the lineup was his surgery, well, that's not what I was led to believe going into the summer," Jones said. "I thought I was getting a chance because Coach Weis believed in me. Then I didn't know what to believe anymore."

College Football Week 1 Recap

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College Football (compiled by Lindy's)

The party is most likely still hopping in Boone, North Carolina after Appalachian State's stunning 34-32 victory over No. 5 Michigan rocked the college football world.

The Mountaineers' win marked the first time in history that a Division I-AA team defeated a nationally ranked Division I-A team, but it also has a lot of media people wondering how good this Appalachian State team really is.

Anybody can say what they want about Michigan not being ready to play, but give some credit to this Mountaineers team that has won back-to-back I-AA national championships.

Appalachian State went to one of the toughest venues in college football, dominated and pulled out a victory. Now that's saying something; whether the Michigan defense has holes or not.

Kudos to the Moutaineers and kudos to the underdog heart that beats in so many.

Here's the wrap on Week One of college football:

Who looked good?

Wisconsin: The vaunted Wisconsin defense struggled early with Washington State's passing game, but second-half adjustments were made and a powerful Wisconsin offense eventually doomed the Cougars.

LSU: The Tiger defense is the real deal. With improved offensive line play, this team can be special.

California: DeSean Jackson proved why he is the most electric player in the country. His 77-yard punt return in the second quarter gave Cal a 21-14 lead and changed the momentum on the game in a matter of seconds. After the return, the Vols never looked the same.

Georgia Tech: The Yellow Jackets dominated Notre Dame in every aspect of the game and look to be strong contenders for the ACC title.

Boston College: Eagles quarterback Matt Ryan threw five touchdown passes while big-play cornerback DeJaun Tribble picked off three Riley Skinner passes — two of which were in the end zone — to give Boston College a huge 38-28 opening day win over Wake Forest.

Player of the Week: The entire Appalachian State team receives this week's nomination. Great win for a great football program. Should also three-peat as Division I-AA national champs, but this win will be talked about for a long, long time.

Quote of the Week: "I wouldn't call it embarrassing because that takes away from them," Michigan running back Mike Hart said after the Wolverines loss. "We're disappointed. I can tell you that."

College Football's Week 1 Frat Boy News Top 12

The Frat Boy News College News Preseason Top 12

The opening weekend of the 2007 college football season had a few close calls and quite possibly the greatest upset in the history of the game.

The first to fall out of the rankings were Michigan with a humiliating loss to Appalachian State, and Auburn and Texas, who were only able to put up close victories over Kansas State and Arkansas State, respectively.


12. UCLA Bruins
- The Bruins looked good on Saturday in a 45-17 win over lowly Stanford. UCLA will give USC a nice test later this season, as two of college football's best passing offenses square off.


11. Hawaii Warriors

- Hawaii made Northern Colorado look like a bunch of chumps this weekend as they stomped all over their defense with a 63-6 win. Heisman-hopeful Colt Brennan passed for over 400 yards in just the first half.


10. Rutgers Scarlet Knights

- The Scarlet Knights came out and picked up right where they left off last season with a 38-3 win over Buffalo. Runningback Ray Rice ran for 184 yards in the win.


9. Louisville Cardinals

- The Cardinals looked like they were on a mission to gain respect on Thursday as they clobbered Murray State 73-10.


8. Virginia Tech Hokies

- A powerful day in Blacksburg served as the backdrop in the Hokies 17-7 defeat of East Carolina. Virginia Tech and quarterback Sean Glennon need to get the offense clicking if they hope to pull an upset this week over LSU.


7. Oklahoma Sooners

- A troubles offseason for the Oklahoma football program didn't show in the field. Coach Bob Stoops' Sooners pounced all over North Texas early, winning 79-10.

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College Football's Week 1 Frat Boy News Top 12, Part II

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6. Penn State Nittany Lions

- Paterno's boys are looking for respect early, crushing Florida International 0n Saturday 59-0. The Nittany Lions' first test will come this week when they take on Notre Dame. A huge win against the struggling Irish could help Penn State move up.

5. Wisconsin Badgers

- The Badgers came out fired up and look like they're ready to clash with Penn State for the Big Ten crown. Wisconsin knocked off Washington State 42-21 in their opener on Saturday.


4. Florida Gators

- The Gators clobbered Western Kentucky 49-3, as quarterback Tim Tebow threw for 300 yards and three touchdowns in his debut as the team's starter.


3. Louisiana State Tigers

- LSU opened the season with a big win over SEC conference rival Mississippi State on Thursday night. The Tigers hands down look like they have the nation's top defense. The true test will be this coming Saturday when they take on Virginia Tech.


2. Southern California Trojans

- It wasn't even close for a minute late Saturday night when USC toppled Idaho 38-10. Pete Carroll's offense looks like its clicking on all cylinders.


1. West Virginia Mountaineers

- The Mountaineers crushed cupcake Western Michigan on Saturday 62-24, scoring the most points the team has put up since 2001.

Appalachian State Proves They're No Joke

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College Football (compiled by IHT)

There used to be a running joke in North Carolina that the best college football team in the state couldn't be found at any of those esteemed campuses with basketball traditions in Chapel Hill, Durham or Raleigh. You had to go to a small resort town in the Blue Ridge Mountains named after Daniel Boone to find North Carolina's top program.

But as Appalachian State proved Saturday, when it pulled off one of the biggest upsets in college football history with a 34-32 victory at fifth-ranked Michigan, it isn't a joke anymore. The Mountaineers, a mostly unknown collection of players who would probably never show up on Michigan's recruiting radar, showed up at Michigan Stadium and proved they belonged.

"Hopefully the whole world knows," quarterback Armanti Edwards said at a news conference at Appalachian State.

It was a stunning upset by any measure, like a second-division soccer team beating Manchester United. But, oddly, it was not as great a shock to those who have followed Appalachian State. As Michigan's powerhouse of a team rolled through college football's Division I-A, the Mountaineers were winning the last two championships in Division I-AA, the equivalent of a grouping of top minor leagues.

The Mountaineers were not the creampuff opponent that Michigan fans might have envisioned, even if they do play in the Southern Conference against opponents like Wofford and Elon. In fact, a university official said the team has had difficulty scheduling nonconference teams in its own state, like North Carolina and Wake Forest, which apparently want no part of Appalachian State. They know better.

Appalachian State is 27-4 since the start of the 2005 season and has a 15-game winning streak. Jerry Moore, in his 19th season at Appalachian State, was named coach of the year the past two seasons by the American Football Coaches Association.

"I feel like everybody here who starts or even backs up can play for a Division I school anywhere in the country," receiver Dexter Jackson, who had three catches for 92 yards and two touchdowns, said during a news conference at Appalachian State on Sunday. "Coach Moore told us to play like we had a chip on our shoulder and show these boys."

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The Greatest Upset in the History of College Football

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Appalachian State Drops a Bomb on Michigan

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There Are Some Things Money Can't Buy

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The Greatest Upset in the History of College Football

Applalachian State Drops a Bomb on Michigan

There Are Some Things Money Can't Buy

Louisville Racks Up 73 Points in Opener

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College Football (compiled by UPI)

Brian Brohm threw for 375 yards and four touchdowns Thursday night as 10th-ranked Louisville opened the season with a 73-10 crushing of Murray State.

Brohm left early in the second half after completing 16 of 21 passes. Louisville produced its largest point total in 81 years and won its 19th straight game.

Harry Douglas caught five passes for 151 yards and two touchdowns.

The game marked the debut of Louisville Coach Steve Kragthorpe, who took over the team when Bobby Petrino moved on to guide the Atlanta Falcons.

Anthony Allen added 56 yards and a touchdown on seven carries and George Stripling gained 91 yards on 14 rushes.

Louisville piled up 655 yards of offense and scored 49 points in the first half. The Cardinals scored on their first play with Brohm throwing a 44-yard pass to Douglas.

Mississippi State Looks to Upset LSU in Season Opener

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College Football (compiled by SportingNews.com)

As the college football season opens, there is even optimism at Mississippi State -- where the Bulldogs haven't had a winning season since 2000.

Season ticket sales are up in Starkville and coach Sylvester Croom believes in his fourth season at Mississippi State he's finally got a team that can compete in the Southeastern Conference.

"People are very passionate about Mississippi State football and I'm looking forward to this game and this season with a great deal of excitement," Croom said.

If recent history holds, the excitement will have worn off by halftime. The Bulldogs have lost seven straight to No. 2 LSU by a total of 295-81, including shutouts of 51-0 and 42-0. Last year the Tigers led 21-0 after one quarter and 35-3 at halftime before winning 48-17.

Croom said his players don't need reminding about what LSU can do.

"They understand if they're not ready to play from the first whistle that could happen again because they're a very explosive football team," he said.

LSU coach Les Miles said his team shouldn't take the Bulldogs lightly despite their recent troubles.

Mississippi State hasn't won more than three games in a season since 2000 and are finally off NCAA probation. But Miles saw improvement by the Bulldogs when he reviewed film from last season and calls them "conceptually very good."

Kirk Herbstreit Ranks College Football's Best Student Sections

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College Football (compiled by Kirk Herbstreit, Statesman.com)


Student sections gain respect from me for originality, support (noise) and organization.


5. Notre Dame -- The most traditional atmosphere you will ever witness. The loyal student body adds to the experience.

4. Oregon -- I'm simply going on my memories from my last trip to Autzen in 2001 -- wow, has it been that long? I think its time for "GameDay" to return to Eugene. Six Pac-10 champions and a major stadium renovation have come and gone since our last visit. But when we were there, it rocked.

3. Texas A&M -- Aggieland just oozes tradition. Crowds of 40,000 attend yell practices on Friday nights. Are you kidding? I challenge you to locate a more faithful group than what you find at Kyle Field.

2. Florida -- When the Gators are good -- really good -- there is no place like "The Swamp." I still make the argument it's the loudest stadium in the country on game day. When Mr. Two-bits does his thing, it sends chills up and down your spine as the Gators take the field.

1. Penn State -- They continue to raise the bar with the white out. The music adds a festival-like atmosphere. I've never seen such support in all my life.

To see Kirk's entire 2007 preview, click here

Should the Falcons Already Be Looking for Vick's Successor

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College Football (compiled by Statesman.com)

The Atlanta Falcons will need a new quarterback, and here are five seniors they will be scouting:

1. Brian Brohm, Louisville. Falcons coach Bobby Petrino doesn't need a scouting report on the senior, who threw for nearly 6,000 yards with 35 touchdowns the past two seasons in Petrino's college offense.

2. Chad Henne, Michigan. Already has racked up more career passing yards (7,777) than Tom Brady did in Ann Arbor.

3. Andre Woodson, Kentucky. SEC's reigning total offense and touchdown leader has more tools than the last UK quarterback to be drafted high, Tim Couch.

4. John David Booty, Southern Cal. Carson Palmer ... Matt Leinart ... is the Pac-10's most efficient passer next first-round quarterback?

5. Colt Brennan, Hawaii. Is one-time Colorado quarterback (58 touchdown passes in 2006) just a product of the system?

The Top 10 Early Season College Football Games

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College Football (compiled by Parkov, SportingNews.com)

With college football rapidly approaching, I was checking out the early season schedule to see what games I should be getting excited about. I have to say that there will be quite a few very good games in the early going. Here are ten that I'm particularly excited about.

10. Louisville @ Kentucky (WK 3)
-Now, Louisville should win this one. They have won 4 in a row in this series and last year, it was a 59-28 blowout. Having said that, Kentucky is a dangerous team. They play in the SEC, so they are no stranger to tough games. They're playing at home and they have a good number of returning starters. Louisville had better watch out.

9. South Florida @ Auburn (WK 2)
-South Florida is the new kid on the block. And Auburn is one of the best college football programs in the country. This will be a very tough game for the Bulls, but if you want to be the best, you have to beat the best.

8. TCU @ Texas (WK 2)
-TCU doesn't get the respect they deserve, in my opinion. Beat Texas in their house and respect is something you won't have to worry too much about. TCU returns 9 starters from one of the best defenses in the country- the only question is this: can they put points on the board against the Longhorns?

7. Notre Dame @ Penn State (WK 2)
-Notre Dame smacked Penn State last year in South Bend. This year, they are traveling to Happy Valley and will be taking on a rabid PSU crowd as well as a more experienced and talented Penn State team. It should be a good one.

6. USC @ Nebraska (WK 3)
-This is a classic game between one team that is at the top of the college football world and one team that is used to being at the top and is desperately trying to get back there.

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The Top 5 Early Season College Football Games

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College Football (compiled by Parkov, SportingNews.com)

5. Oklahoma State @ Georgia (WK 1)
-Oklahoma State is bringing back a lot of starters from a very talented team. They are looking to take the next step and beating Georgia at home would be that next step. The only problem is this- Georgia is a pretty good football team. A pretty good football team that happens to be 25-2 against non-conference opponents under Mark Richt.

4. Oregon @ Michigan (WK 2)
-Michigan has hopes of winning the Big 10 and playing for a National Championship. However, they must first dispatch a tough Oregon team.

3. Miami @ Oklahoma (WK 2)
-This ought to be a good one to watch. They both play nasty defense and they are two of the elite teams in the nation in terms of talent. I love games like this.

2. Tennessee @ Cal (WK 1)
-This was a great game last year and it should be a great game this year. Two teams from opposite sides of the country, both with similar aspirations, going at it in the first week of the season. This is how college football is meant to be played.

1. Virginia Tech @ LSU (WK 2)
-Wow. Talk about a game to start the season. LSU is #2 in most polls I've seen and Virginia Tech is usually in the Top 10. Both of these teams could be playing for all the marbles in January. Both of them have fast, tough athletic defenses- probably two of the best defenses in the country. Make no mistake; this is no "exhibition" game. There is something on the line when these two kick off. And they both know it. I can't wait for this one.

Well, I'm sure I left out a good game or two. If you've got another one that you think should have been on here, feel free to let me know. As always, thanks for reading.

58-Year-Old Man Will Play College Football

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Sul Ross University (compiled by Imedinews.org)

A 59-year-old Franklin, Tenn., man is picking up a hobby he left behind 37 years ago -- playing college football.

Michael Flynt, who last played college ball in 1970, is currently attending training camp at Sul Ross State University in Alpine, Texas, along with about 100 other players -- most of whom are younger than Flint's own three children, the Nashville Tennessean reported Tuesday.

Flynt, who was dismissed as starting linebacker for the school's team in 1970 after a series of altercations, will find out later this week if he made this year's team's final cut.

I can tell you that he did make it to training camp, Sul Ross sports information director Travis Hendryx said.

"Mike wanted to go play at McMurry, which is up the road in Abilene, Texas, but the NCAA said he has one more year of eligibility, but he has to play it back at the school where he last played,'' Hendryx said.