John Wayne McG

God. Country. Notre Dame.

[Drunk Matt Prater @DrunkMattyP]

@jdawgLGRW Yzerman has been far from perfect but he has put a good enough team on the ice to at least make a single playoff. 3 straight March collapses who was the captain for those teams?

[Rob Perez @WorldWideWob]

Oh my. The wet spot left behind by Harden was either not cleaned and/or improperly so. Dean Wade wipes out seconds later and the Pistons get a crucial wide open layup as a result.

[John D. Lukacs @johndlukacs]

Biggest selection screw-ups in history:

1) Barabbas over Jesus
Good Friday, 33 A.D.

2) Alabama over Notre Dame
Selection Sunday, 2025

#GoodFriday #CFP #collegefootball

[Ric Flair® @RicFlairNatrBoy]

.@danorlovsky7, I’ve Never Had The Opportunity To Meet You Personally, But I Have Always Thought You Were One Of The Best Journalists On ESPN. The Piece On Your Son Madden That I Just Watched May Be The Most Emotional Thing I Have Ever Seen In My Life. Congratulations & Stay Strong My Man! You Are In A Great Place. Much Respect! 🙏🏻

[John Wayne McG @JohnWM3]

@stoolpresidente

Just like the #patriots. Easiest conference postseason tourney Michigan can ask for

[Elon @elonmusk07042]

Wow just listened to this for the first time - brought a tear to my eye and was laughing out loud at times. If you haven't heard it, or have...now is a great time to listen to it. Probably a top 5 great speech of all time!

[Joe Piscopo @JrzyJoePiscopo]

“If you want to be happy for an hour eat a steak if you want to be happy for a day go play golf. If you wanna be happy for a week go take a vacation, but if you wanna be happy for a lifetime, put your faith in Jesus Christ.”
#RIP Lou Holtz

[Bryan Driskell @CoachD178]

Imagine this! Notre Dame Stadium, Irish home game. We see on the board the Irish team be led in prayer. Immediately afterwards we hear the "dong" that we usually get. But after that first one instead of it being repeated, we see the players coming out of the locker room and while that's happening, the first 1:10 of this speech gets played! Then the players come out to "Here Come The Irish"

That would be amazing and should happen before every home game in 2026, and imagine it for the night games with the lights out!

I'm getting chills already! Make it happen ND!!

https://t.co/PIek3gJpkO

[Will Compton @_willcompton]

Was just upstairs laying w my 3-year-old, giver her my world famous nightly back scratch to help her fall asleep

I noticed she was staring up at the ceiling

I wondered if she’d articulate an answer if I questioned what she was thinking about, given that she’s 3

So I asked her, “what’re you thinking about sweetheart?”

She sat there for about 3 seconds

Turned her head towards me

“Turtles”

That’s a mental state I yearn for. Not stress. Not work. Not shit I need to do.

Just turtles

[Jerome Bettis @JeromeBettis36]

There are moments in life when words just aren’t enough. Losing Coach Holtz is one of those moments.

Coach was so much more than a football coach to me. He was family. I still remember the day he came to my house to recruit me. He didn’t just sit down and talk to me about football or what I could do on the field. He talked to me as a young man. And he spoke to my mom the way a man should speak to a mother who was trusting someone with her son. He looked her in the eye and promised that I would be taken care of at Notre Dame. That moment meant everything to us, and it’s something I’ve carried with me my entire life.

Coach Holtz believed in people. He believed in building men, not just players. He welcomed my entire family into the Notre Dame family and always made sure we felt that love and support. That’s who he was. He cared deeply about the people around him, and he made every one of us feel like we mattered.

The lessons he taught me went far beyond football. His faith, his discipline, his belief in doing things the right way shaped who I became as a man, a father, and a leader.

My heart is broken today, but I’m also filled with gratitude for the time I had with him and for the impact he had on my life. Coach will always be with us—in the lessons he taught, in the lives he changed, and in the love he gave so freely.

Thank you for everything, Coach. I love you.

You will forever be in our hearts.

Go Irish ☘️

[Greg Price @greg_price11]

At the virtual 2020 Republican National Convention, Lou Holtz called out Joe Biden for being a "Catholic in name only."

RIP legend.

[Coach Scott Goodale @CoachGoodale]

"Your wife is not your best friend. Your dog is. Lock the two in the back of a trunk, come back two hours later and see which one is happy to see you". Coach Lou Holtz

RIP Coach Holtz. The best motivational speaker I've listened to

[SEC Mike @MichaelWBratton]

ESPN peaked on this day

“He has violated the one basic principle I’ve tried to follow most of my life and that is - it’s better to keep your mouth shut and let people think you are an idiot than to open it and leave no doubt.”

😂

RIP Coach Lou Holtz

[Chris Vannini @ChrisVannini]

Today's kids don't understand how big of a deal Lou Holtz and Mark May debating at midnight to Rece Davis in judge robes was to my generation. 🫡

[Lou Holtz @CoachLouHoltz88]

Louis Leo “Lou” Holtz, legendary college football coach, Hall of Famer, bestselling author, and one of America’s most influential motivational voices, has passed away at the age of 89 in Orlando, Florida, surrounded by family. Born January 6, 1937, in Follansbee, West Virginia, Holtz rose from humble beginnings to become one of the most respected figures in college athletics. Over a remarkable five‑decade career, he led college programs at William & Mary, NC State, Arkansas, Minnesota, Notre Dame, and South Carolina.  He transformed every team he inherited and captured the 1988 National Championship with the Fighting Irish. Holtz was preceded in death by his beloved wife of more than 50 years, Beth, with whom he shared a life grounded in faith, devotion, and service.

Holtz is remembered for his enduring values of faith, family, service, and an unwavering belief in the potential of others. His influence extended far beyond the football field through the Holtz Charitable Foundation and the many players, colleagues, and communities shaped by his leadership. He is survived by his four children, nine grandchildren, and two great‑grandchildren. Funeral arrangements, including a Mass of Christian Burial at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart at the University of Notre Dame, will be announced as details are finalized.

The Holtz Family

[Skip Holtz @CoachSHoltz]

My father passed away today resting peacefully at home. I appreciate everyone’s thoughts and prayers over the last couple months! He was successful, but more important he was Significant.

[Mike Greenberg @Espngreeny]

This story is now more than 25 years old and I have told it more times than I can count, but it hits very differently today.

I was anchoring SportsCenter one afternoon and Lou Holtz was on the show. I was quite excited to talk with him, he had been an icon all of my life.

He was very friendly, asking me all about myself as we walked toward the studio to record an interview. I told him: “Actually, Coach, it’s quite exciting, my wife and I are expecting our first child in the next few weeks.”

He stopped dead in his tracks and put a finger up near my face. And I’ll never forget what he said.

“Young man, the most important thing you can do for a child is make sure every day they know how much you love their mother.”

And, just like that, he started walking again.

Our daughter was born a month later, our son came two years after that. And I have thought about what Lou Holtz said to me that day about a million times since.

RIP Coach, thanks for the best advice anyone ever gave me.

[Dave Portnoy @stoolpresidente]

Hey Eric I’d never heard of you but quick google search said you were literally removed from House Intelligence Committee for having your office infiltrated by a Chinese spy named Fang Fang😭😭 Can’t even make it up. Maybe sit out the National Security lectures. Politicians man🫣

[Dan Orlovsky @danorlovsky7]

Today feels like it should always.

We’re all together. All the emotions. But we’re all together.

Thanks hockey.

[Evan Fox @evanfoxy]

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