Nick Holt Didn't Bring Idaho Back to Prominence
Posted Jan. 13 at 12:55 pm by Chris Kornelis
But he is a very bald, very intense individual, who broke is contract with the Vandals before his job was done.
Before Coach Holt (that's how he introduced himself during his Moscow days) became a Washington's new multi-million dollar defensive coordinator, and before his time as USC's defensive coordinator, and before he agreed to coach with the St. Louis Rams but changed his mind to return to the Trojans, this guy was going to save the University of Idaho from itself and make winning part of the Vandal Football tradition. It didn't actually work out that way.
He came to town after Tom Cable (now head coach of Raiders) fumbled his way through a disappointing tenure. Holt came in with high expectations. Let's remember what interim Idaho president/former Albertsons CEO Gary Michael had to say about it:
"I'm going to put this in my obituary, that I'm the guy that hired Nick Holt and brought Idaho back to prominence."
Well, Gary, things didn't work out that way. Your obituary is going to read that you stuck it to your customers by making them sign up for one of those stupid grocery discount cards. And Holt's obit is going to tell of a remarkable 5-18 record across two seasons.
Topics: College Football
Comments
Holt looks like a bald Ken Caminiti. And when it comes to leaving Idaho well before the end of contracts, isn't that just what happens in general? (See: Erickson, Dennis)
Posted Jan. 13 at 3:55 pm by SeelyThat is. The Palouse is, thankfully, not for everyone.
Posted Jan. 13 at 4:13 pm by Chris K