Wow--I think you're wrong. I'm not an ND fan but it seems to me Willingham has done as well as he could so far with the hand he was dealt.
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I would keep Willingham and bounce out some of those lightweight lightstepping administrators running that place these days. Get back to real Catholicism and things will turn around.
But, but, but ... Ty is black! He wasn't hired because he was a great football coach. He was an affirmative action hire. If ND fires him now, it will be a racially based act that is improper!
Notre Dame does not fire football coaches, short of some sort of malfeasance and a 6 - 5 record doesn't qualify. The ND AD has made mistakes before and recovered - remember Gerry Faust?
If they still have that contract with NBC, it must be real long term, or they would've been gone long ago.
"The Students are Revolting!"
"The Students are Revolting!"
(thanks, Wizard of Id)
Give him another year. Once our offensive line has matured, Brady Quinn will be unstoppable in this offense. Don't just turn on the coach at first blush.
Willingham will do fine. Anyone taking a look at the schedule at the start of the year would not have predicted a 6-5 season. The problem was they lost ganes they should have won and won games they should have lost. This bodes far better than if it was the other way around. It means they have excellent potential and from what I have read, Willingham has been doing pretty well on the recruiting front.
You got at least part of your wish. Notre Dame just announced that they have fired Ty.
Now, if we could just do the same down in Bloomington w/Mike Davis....