Dr Lou Holtz Talks Florida

Our friends over at Fanhouse got to sit down with Lou Holtz and he had some great things to say about Florida:

“(Florida) is too good on defense,” Holtz said.

“Offensively, with people like (Aaron) Hernandez, and (Jeffrey) Demps and Tebow — they have skill people there. And Hernandez is taking a bigger and bigger role on this team. He had a major impact (last week). I think Alabama… I think Florida and Alabama are the two best teams in the country. They are very similar — they both run the ball, they are physical, they play great defense, have good sound special teams and quarterbacks who makes good decisions.”

“I visited [Florida] during two-a-days and talked to them for about a half-hour about defending the championship. When I came back, I told everyone that never have I seen a football team as talented, having everyone coming back, and as motivated as they were during two-a-days,” Holtz said. 

“I am talking about coaches and players. You would think they were coming off a losing season and had something to prove. But then again, Florida has never had an undefeated season. That’s motivating them.”"I think Tebow is the most valuable football player I have seen in the game and I’ve been in it since 1960,” Holtz said.

“The only other individual who I have seen come close to him is Roger Staubach. I thought Roger Staubach was a lot like Tim Tebow, except Tim Tebow has more talent around him. If they win the championship this year, here’s a guy who has been on three national championships out of four. That’s unprecedented — to have one individual have that impact.

“As far as quarterbacks I’ve coached, he reminds me of Tony Rice, who won a national championship and just missed it a second time. They are good leaders, love the game, they are positive, they are upbeat, they are good in the locker room, they are good on the field. But, doggone it, at crunch time, they just seem to put the team on their shoulders and carry it.”

Lou talked more than about the Gators and you can see the entire interview by clicking the link above.

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