Coaches Review The Battle.....
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| Lou Holtz |
Notre Dame Head Coach Lou Holtz
(On the game) "I don't have anything prepared to say
today. I can just say that we played awfully well - we jumped on
top early. The past few weeks we played really well. We just got
into a rhythm. Today, we planned to throw more.
"We've got to get ready for USC. This has not been easy for our
players. There have been a lot of distractions. I think they
have handled it well - beautifully in fact.
"I'm happy that Autry Denson got the 1,000 yards rushing. I'm
happy that Ron Powlus beat Mirer in touchdowns thrown in a
career.
"Today, I went into the game with one thought - gratitude.
Gratitude for the people, the students, but especially the
coaches and players. I'm just left with thankfulness.
"Notre Dame will be a fine team next year. They will hire a fine
coach. Lou will miss Notre Dame, but Notre Dame won't miss Lou.
I'm just thankful. For a guy that finished in the bottom half of
his class... I'm glad right now that I did not finish in the top
part of my class."
(On Bob Davis possibly being the next head coach) "I
don't know if he is, but if he is, I'm happy for several
reasons. It will be a good transition as far as keeping our
other coaches here. And it will be easier for the players."
(Favorite memory of stadium) "I think today is my
favorite memory. I'm proud to leave the university and say that
I did not embarrass it, at least I think I did not. I ran an
honest program. I tried to live and encourage the players to
live by the values that this university espouses. I can look at
God and say that I think I left it clean."
