Charlie Weiss was once believed to be the savior, the hero, the messiah. With this warrior at the helm it was only a matter of time till the national titles and Heisman trophies poured into South Bend, or so they thought.Fast forward to now and the state of Irish football is in complete disrepair. This team is 9-16 in the last 25 games. Which includes only two wins over teams with a winning record. They were 3-7 last year and currently sit at 6-5 this year with an almost certain loss coming this weekend against USC. Charlie Weiss no longer looks like a hero, but rather the villian.
The tipping point came this past weekend against Syracuse. They had a 13 point lead in the fourth quarter and managed to lose by a point to one of the worst teams in the country. Some players on the team said after the game that the sideline was dead. There was no passion. That falls completely to the head coach. He can't be blamed for everything that happens on the field but the sideline is his domain. It is 100% his job to get his team in the right mindset to play the game. He has to instill that killer instinct in his team. They have to want to step on the other teams throat... push their head under while they are drowning. All the best teams know how to go for the jugular. The Irish are about as dangerous as a flower.
What is even worse is that there is so much pure talent on this team that is going to waste. The last three recruiting classes have all been top-10 classes, including last years class which Rivals ranked #2. They have one of the best QB prospects of the last 5 years and he is being squandered away. Their 2009 class, which is still being built, is projected to be another top-10 class. There is no doubt that this program has loads of talent but they are getting nothing out of it. That falls on the head coach. His job is not only to bring in the players but to get their potential out of them. This should not be a "decent" football team, as Weiss himself put it. Their recruiting classes rank with LSU, USC, Florida and Texas. Those teams are fighting for championships, not winning records. If Charlie Weiss can't squeeze the talent out of these kids something is very very wrong and they must get a coach who can utilize these exceptional atheletes.
This weekend could very well be Charlie Weiss's last as the Notre Dame coach. While I somewhat doubt that he will be fired this year he is without a doubt on the hotseat. There are a number of good coaching prospects out there and Notre Dame should seriously consider severing ties with Weiss, who still has 7 years left on his 10 year contract, and going after a coach who thinks outside of the box and who can build a program. Someone with college football expierence. Not Tom Brady expierence.
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Anyone who didn't think that ND was insane for giving Jabba the-H...I mean Charlie Weiss a 10 year contract is retarded.
He keeps getting good recruiting classes but the college game is a lot different than the NFL (just ask Pete Carroll, Steve Spurrier, Nick Saban, etc.) I think you should give him at least 4 years, until his first recruiting class graduates, before you give him the axe.
Bill Belichik sucked with the Browns, after all, but became great when he got the players he wanted. Not saying that Fat Man doesn't have good players. I'm just saying I'd give him another year or two.
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