Charlie Weis is obviously smarter than the rest of us. That’s the only way to explain the bone-headed decision he made at the end of the fourth quarter in the Navy-Notre Dame game.
With 52 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter and the scored tied 28-28, Weis and the Irish faced a 4th and 8 at Navy’s 24-yard line. So, with the probability of making a first down in that situation being very low, Weis obviously attempted the field goal right? Wrong. Instead, Weis decides to go for it and his quarterback Evan Sharpley is sacked by Ram Vella (what a name by the way) for a seven-yard loss. Vella made a hell of a play by leaping over a blocker and sacking Sharpley in midair, but the bottom line is that Weis had no business going for it in that position. Even if ND misses the field goal, it’s highly unlikely Navy scores and the game would have went to overtime.
Navy eventually won 46-44 in triple OT, and snapped a 43-game losing streak against the Irish. Good call Weis – what, were you trying to cover the spread?
