Posted on 07/16/2007 3:08:44 PM PDT by GOP_Raider
By almost any standard you want to set, Charlie Weis has worked out extremely well over his first two years in South Bend. Yeah, Notre Dame has the cozy deal with the BCS, but to get to two straight big money games is still a noteworthy achievement. Considering the concern among many Irish fans that the program had sunk during the Ty Willingham era, what Weis has done has been remarkable. Now the Irish must start to actually win the big games to go along with all the attention and adulation.
Everyone who jumped on the Notre Dame bandwagon early last year quickly abandoned ship at the end after blowout losses to USC and LSU. Most ignored the horrible secondary and the potential for a bad year from the offensive line when setting the national title expectations; it was almost like many were trying to will Notre Dame to greatness. Now the hype and focus has swung the other way. Now it's become fashionable to rip on the Irish.
Yes, Notre Dame was overrated; however, it just couldn't beat the best of the best of the best teams in America. Of the six losses in the two years under Weis, one came in an overtime stunner to Michigan State in 2005, while the other five (USC, Ohio State, Michigan, and LSU) came against national title-level squads that would've beaten roughly 110 other teams like a drum.
Now Notre Dame wants to be one of those national title-level good teams. It's not going to have one this year.
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That’s funny!
Ahhh, much better. :)
Durn. Can’t see it. Why do I seem to have the dreaded red x more than most? I set my browser to view photos. arg...
Pinging myself
I was in process of posting an article on Charlie Weiss and how unhappy the Irish are with him. My search found this from July. Boy how things have changed in such a short time.
Not too long ago Charlie Weiss was the second coming of Edmond O’Brian, now they are turning on him.
Where’s the article?
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