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Gonna take a mighty big heave to toss that piece of fodder anywhere....

eat tha woes Weis....eat em down

Isn't that was the institution is paying him for? The University of Notre Dame is paying him to take credit when they win and the blame when they lose.

This story is crap.

Hold on here.....this is a ridiculous, outrageous story that was obviously planted by Tyrone Willingham.

Shame on you SI.....Weis is turning things around!!!!


Right?

boring even when they suck we still have to hear about them.....

he's a loser, he knows that he is a loser, he feels that he is a loser, he is perceived by everyone ( outside of indiana) as a loser, this is poetic justice for their racist treatment of Ty Willingham, fat charlie cant recruit, he cant prepare, he makes no adjustments regardless of the opposition, his team sucks....he's fat......and im through

Please stop with the racist treatment of Tyrone Willingham comments. Do you remember Bob Davie? He was fired for having a 58% winning percentage at ND. And he was white. Guess what Tyrone's winning percentage was. That's right, 58%. The only difference was Bob put together a couple of 9-3 seasons that saved him, but Tyrone put together two bad seasons in a row in which the Irish were blown out often. So one coach was black, one was white, and both were fired for the same win percentage. Right now Charlie has a 61% winning percentage at ND. And like it or not he's going to get an extra year or two because ND is his alma mater. That should matter to a university.

Can't we get any original sports writing? Cliche's like this (Coach takes the blame) adds no original thought or value.

Hey Antonio,
get your facts straight. The only thing Weis CAN do is recruit. You are right about game planning /adjustments. Mark my words ND wins a non-BCS bowl next year, and contends for the NC in the following year.
GO IRISH

ND ain't gonna be contending for any NC for years to come....someone on here is delusional but can't fault you for being optimistic!

I'll give Weis some leeway w/ taking the blame. Personally I think he's done a terrible job and is probably not suited to be a HC but accepting the blame is a good step IMO towards moving the program in the right way. NC next year I'm afraid not, LOL!

This is the reason why Weis has not gotten fired yet: he is a darling of the press. His PR skills are much better than Willingham's. (who's the better coach is to be decided) Plus, being a Belichik desciple does not hurt his rep. either.

Well, Well, Well,

Oh Charlie has decided to stand up and take some responsibiliy here. Maybe some of his players will stick around more than 3 months now.

After ND got thumbed by Mich. 38-0, Charlie said, we can't block, we can't tackle, we can't run, we can't throw, we can't do anything. Then he came back to campus on Sunday morning and had a full pad practice. Way to go coach.

These are all things you should have worked on during the summer. I'm sure most of those kids did exactly what you asked of them over the summer. Then they get the blame for not being able to do anthing right. GREAT leadership coach. If those kids did everything asked of them and they aren't successful, you can bet you sweat bottom they're smart enough to know that they are not the problem.

He is a master of NFL teams in his area of expertise. Like most who come down; he is not suited for the college level teams.

ole Chuck-wagon Charlie is a legend in his own mind. just a good coordinator, not the head man... ND deserves him, that program is dead.

A coach should take the blame, I mean I hate these guys yet I actually feel sad they are so bad. It's no fun this way, if not for a bunch of terrible plays by Uckla these guys would be winless.

Just like Ohio State and several other teams give out helmet stickers to players for good performances, Weis should do the same.

Does anyone have any doubt that the stickers would have pictures of Twinkies on them? Maybe Ding ****.

D. O. N. G. S.

Let's look at the difference: At ND, if the coach posts a 9-3 record he gets a 10M$ raise. In the SEC, the coach with a 9-3 record is on the hot seat fighting for his job.

haha this is great.

NOT.

and lol at the "can weis wear more than sweats and tracks...". when you're a man of his size and stature, eh... he's only 25 lbs or so from making everything (no matter the fabric) look like spandex.

Willingham wasn't hired becasue he was black...and he asn't fired because he was black...he was fired because he didn't win enough games AND because he flat out could not recruit. Coaching aint the problem...talent is. It's coming back but it will take a year or two