Mike Downey of the Chicago Tribune ripped Notre Dame head coach Charlie Weis in one of his recent articles.
In 2007 and 2008 alone, here is what the Frightening Irish of Charlie Weis have done:
•Lost 13 of their last 21games. •Been shut out three times.
•Took the worst beating in a season opener in 120 years of Notre Dame football.
•Had a nine-loss season for the first time.
•Were defeated by Navy, which it had sunk 43 times in a row.
Accordingly, there are some who believe that Saturday’s game in Baltimore against the Midshipmen could be sink-or-swim time for ND’s coach. One more unfathomable defeat could turn out to be the last straw—No More Mr. Weis Guy.
How desperate is this situation? SOS. Weis is dropping hints that he will become more actively involved in the Irish’s X’s and O’s, particularly in the wake of a pathetic play-calling effort at Boston College that resulted in another big fat “0” on the scoreboard.
Pick your poison:
Of his five successes this season, four have come against San Diego State (1-9), Washington (0-9), Michigan (3-7) and Purdue (3-7). The only three opponents Weis defeated last season were lowly Duke, four-win Stanford and a UCLA team that was missing its two top quarterbacks.
The Irish are just 1-16 against ranked opponents under Weis. That’s brutal. And I know Weis and ND used the win over Michigan this year as a stepping stone for good things to come, but with how bad the Wolverines are this season, that win looks more trivial by the week.
