It's over. You knew it was coming eventually, but now it's finally here. There cannot be any reasonable way Notre Dame head football coach Charlie Weiss makes it through the this offseason with his job intact. Two home losses to Navy to his credit, Weiss has proved himself to be incapable of fielding a relevant team on the collegiate level. These last 3 - 4 years have been miserable in South Bend, especially by their (unrealistic) standards. After arriving and using Ty Willingham's recruits to make back to back BCS bowl berths, Weiss has struggled mightily developing his own players into consistent contenders. Perhaps its the fact that Notre Dame has its own set of rules that don't hinder other powerhouse programs (i.e. - at Notre Dame, academic standards are not lowered for athletes. Also, redshirting players is a practice for those other schools, not the Irish) has hurt Weiss's ability to win. I think he just sucks. His teams don't play with any passion or discipline, both traits that can stem from your head coach. His best moment as Notre Dame's head coach? A game he lost (the infamous Bush Push USC game in 2005. And that was 4 years ago!)
His replacement? If Urban Meyer is still interested, do it. If not - Cincinatti's Brian Kelly or Houston's Kevin Sumlin both look intriguing.
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