Weis talks about ND experience

[irishfan]

Exclusive: Charlie Weis Opens Up About His Notre Dame Experience -- NCAA Football FanHouse

Earlier in the evening, Sergio Brown stood bawling in Weis's second-floor office in the Guglielmino Athletic Complex (a.k.a., the Gug). Brown, the senior safety whose late-hit penalty in the second quarter provided the game's first tidal shift in the Huskies' favor, feels particularly responsible. Weis was having none of it.

"Sunday is the most excruciating day," Weis says, referring to the pain that he feels in both legs, "because I've been standing up at least four hours the day before. It'll start feeling better by Monday night."

"And that isn't the knee I had to have replaced," Weis says. "One-eighth of my right knee broke off. And I didn't even miss the second half."

Of course, too many people were cracking fat jokes to care.

Very pro-ND and Weis article

 

[DKSchrute]

there was just a thread about feeling sorry for him. I said I do, I suspect more people would after reading this.

Effort deserves respect. At the very least he should be respected by ND fans.

Willingham was lazy and entitled. he was blase. I didnt repect that.

 

[fitz_bu47]

Anybody can say what they want and attack him all they want, but if it were up to me he would be our coach next year. I respect the hell out of him, and wish him all the best no matter what happens, guys like Jay Mariotti can suck it.

 

[WaveDomer]

there was just a thread about feeling sorry for him. I said I do, I suspect more people would after reading this.

Effort deserves respect. At the very least he should be respected by ND fans.

Willingham was lazy and entitled. he was blase. I didnt repect that.

Well said. Weis clearly loves ND and worked his tail off.

 

[irishfan]

Anybody can say what they want and attack him all they want, but if it were up to me he would be our coach next year. I respect the hell out of him, and wish him all the best no matter what happens, guys like Jay Mariotti can suck it.

Agree. I would want Weis anyway, and even the coaching options aren't great. Meyer and Stoops are longshots. Harbaugh is about to sign an extension. Kelly is still a question mark and will be around next year. The players love Weis and that goes a long way with Swarbrick and his decision. Not to mention the rumors that Swarbrick may leave soon and not want to make the coaching decision. Weis is still learning and the team is drastically better than it was the past two years. I would understand him being fired, but if Kelly is the only real option then I would say keep Weis for another year.

 

[IrishGolden09]

Great article! I respect the hell out of Weis, I really want him to be able to right the ship. God bless Charlie and his family wherever they end up, I'll always be a Weis fan (although as a Steeler fan I have an entitlement to hate the Patriots lol). Totally agree with everything you said irishfan, he's a good man with the respect of his team, aside from wins I want nothing more from the coach of my favorite university. He really has grown and damn does he work hard.

 

[WaveDomer]

Well, I respect him, but don't want him back either. It is kind of interesting when the article goes over his day it says nothing about reviewing the defense. Unless I missed that.

 

[dskoo65]

how about everyone who says they respect charlie weis the man so much let this poor guy go take some time off and take care of his health. he has become heavier every year he has been at nd, to the point of now being obese (almost morbidly so), is having issues with his legs, and if you have ever seen him move around much, he gets easily winded. he even looked like he wasnt breathing very well during the press conference, taking gasping breaths after every short sentence. i dont think he is a good head football coach, but even if i did i dont know if its worth jeapordizing his health to continue.

 

[The Polish Irishman]

Very well written article, probably the best I have read on this subject. I wish CW the best where he lands.

Time for a new era to begin.

 

[mick2]

Great article, I cant defend him any longer, but something feels different this time around than the last coaching change. There are a lot of mitigating circumstances that make firing charlie a lot more difficult than it was to fire willingham. For some odd reason i still believe he will be the coach next year. I could be way off but thats how i feel at this moment.

 

[dskoo65]

For some odd reason i still believe he will be the coach next year. I could be way off but thats how i feel at this moment.

i think Kelly is ready to come and ND knows it. unless there are some skeleton in his closet that are too "skeletony" , i think he is their guy.

 

[Polish Leppy 22]

I wanted these kids and ND to win as a team this year. I wanted it to happen for ND, for the school, for the fans, for the players, and for Charlie.

The scene of him coming out in locked arms with McCarthy and Olsen made me fight back tears. Charlie loves his alma mater and did his damn best. It just didn't work out.

 

[BeatSC]

Great article, I cant defend him any longer, but something feels different this time around than the last coaching change. There are a lot of mitigating circumstances that make firing charlie a lot more difficult than it was to fire willingham. For some odd reason i still believe he will be the coach next year. I could be way off but thats how i feel at this moment.

I think it is hard to fire Charlie for several reasons:
-Obviously money
-Charlie has been a great recruiter
-He's an ND guy
-Good Family Man
-Big heart
-Nobody has worked harder and had worse luck on the field
-He seems to genuinely care about these kids and it shows. Never had ND fans wanted
a coach to succeed for so many reasons than for Charlie. With Charlie at the helm it
was ND agaisnt the world and we were the underdog.

He did deliver a couple of cool things in 2009:
- A Bowl Win
- Beating Michigan st. at home
- Ending the BC winning streak
-Like it or not we have been inevery game to the last minutes/seconds this year.
Hasn't happened since Lou. Alot more people would feel more compassion if he wasn't walking away a rich man. I think he would trade his buyout to erase the bad memories this experience has left on his wife and son.

 

[PADOMERNUT]

i think Kelly is ready to come and ND knows it. unless there are some skeleton in his closet that are too "skeletony" , i think he is their guy.

I am with you on that. If these supposed skeletons arent too bad, then I think he is the next coach.

 

[mick2]

i think Kelly is ready to come and ND knows it. unless there are some skeleton in his closet that are too "skeletony" , i think he is their guy.

I know all of the names and storylines, but for some reason i get a different feeling from the admin and the way this is all shaping up. the admin has every right to go a different route but there is also an argument that can be made the other way around as well. time will tell, thank god its a short work week.

 

[ARALOU]

I don't feel sorry for him. I respect him as a human being. I respect his ability to sell the ND experience to recruits. I respect his (Powlus is not the only one coaching Clausen) QB coaching ability. I do not think he has the ability to motivate. He seems soft now, unlike the arrogant SOB that he was when he was hired. I mean come on guys, senior day or not, there is no crying in football. Cry in the locker room. Not on the field before the game. Come out barking not whimpering!

 

[Sam Crow]

The man gave it all he had, he put his heart into this program and for that i thank him. i will truly miss him and really dont want to see him go. But the best of luck to his family and friends and to wherever he may end up.

 

[Polish Leppy 22]

I don't feel sorry for him. I respect him as a human being. I respect his ability to sell the ND experience to recruits. I respect his (Powlus is not the only one coaching Clausen) QB coaching ability. I do not think he has the ability to motivate. He seems soft now, unlike the arrogant SOB that he was when he was hired. I mean come on guys, senior day or not, there is no crying in football. Cry in the locker room. Not on the field before the game. Come out barking not whimpering!

Bull. I'm glad he had tears showing. If he didn't I'd be disappointed. This isn't just his job. This is far different than a Ty or Davie situation. He is an ND guy. He loves the school and he loves his players.

He knew that was the last time he'd lead them on the field as the general, and it tore him apart because he recruited them all. I had tears coming off the field for the last time in high school and didn't put a quarter of effort in that Weis has at ND.

 

[Aerosmith777]

I'm not sure I feel "sorry" for him per say, especially since he'll walk away such a rich man. But I will say that I badly wanted this to work out. An ND alum, and a Jersey guy with Giants roots, I really hoped he would take the program to the next level. Maybe Brian Kelly will, but it won't be quite the same.

I will say this, wherever Weis goes in the NFL, I'll root for him to succeed. I hope he builds an offense, gets his reputation back, and gets a job as a head coach somewhere in the NFL, where he's a little more suited to be anyway imo. And as a Giants fans, I could live with Big Blue replacing Gillbride with him any day.

He worked very hard, and I do believe he truly loves the school. And no matter what some will say, he absolutely leaves the program better than the shape he found it. He just couldn't make it work for a plethora of reasons. I can't defend keeping him another year, but I wish him well and hope he succeeds in his next stop.

 

[dskoo65]

in the NFL, where he's a little more suited to be anyway imo. And as a Giants fans, I could live with Big Blue replacing Gillbride with him any day..

there were rumblings today on the Eastern Seaboard Public Network that the KC Chiefs were contacting Weis' agent regarding their O coordinator position.

 

[Polish Leppy 22]

I'm not sure I feel "sorry" for him per say, especially since he'll walk away such a rich man. But I will say that I badly wanted this to work out. An ND alum, and a Jersey guy with Giants roots, I really hoped he would take the program to the next level. Maybe Brian Kelly will, but it won't be quite the same.

I will say this, wherever Weis goes in the NFL, I'll root for him to succeed. I hope he builds an offense, gets his reputation back, and gets a job as a head coach somewhere in the NFL, where he's a little more suited to be anyway imo. And as a Giants fans, I could live with Big Blue replacing Gillbride with him any day.

He worked very hard, and I do believe he truly loves the school. And no matter what some will say, he absolutely leaves the program better than the shape he found it. He just couldn't make it work for a plethora of reasons. I can't defend keeping him another year, but I wish him well and hope he succeeds in his next stop.

I've heard NY Giants fans talk about Weis heading back there as well. Would be interesting to see what he'd do with Eli Manning. Becuase right now he looks like a lost puppy without Burress

 

[JefMaj]

Patriot's OC job is open.

 

[kmoose]

there were rumblings today on the Eastern Seaboard Public Network that the KC Chiefs were contacting Weis' agent regarding their O coordinator position.

There were also rumblings, yesterday, that the Buffalo Bills might be interested in Weis, as their next Head Coach.

There will probably be different speculation (because that's all it really is) about him, tomorrow, and different, the next day, and so on and so on. It gets sickening, really. What kind of monkeys are running ESPN, anyway?

 

[jfjkd01]

Weis can't defend 6-5

Weis can't defend 6-5

Here is the article:

6-5 not good enough for Irish, Weis says - Notre Dame Central- nbcsports.msnbc.com

 

[JefMaj]

This is a new thread... because?????

 

[HereComeTheIrish]

This is a new thread... because?????

Threads merged

 

[irishfan]

I do not think he has the ability to motivate. He seems soft now, unlike the arrogant SOB that he was when he was hired. I mean come on guys, senior day or not, there is no crying in football. Cry in the locker room. Not on the field before the game. Come out barking not whimpering!

Holtz said multiple times last week that ND never plays well and always plays flat on senior day because "they can't see who to block and tackle with all the tears in their eyes." He has shown flashes of being able to motivate, and besides the Navy game, I haven't seen them really come out of the tunnel flat. They played very conservative against Purdue, but not flat, but besides that I thought the players for the most part have come out ready to go. They may not have executed well lol, but I really think they've come out pretty pumped up for the most part. And I also think he relies on the assistants and captains more so to keep everyone into it. People have different coching styles, and his on game day is that of being prepared for everything offensively and not straying too far outside of his offensive bubble as opposed to say a Randy Edsall-type where he is keeping his guys up at all times.

 

[phork]

Agree. I would want Weis anyway, and even the coaching options aren't great. Meyer and Stoops are longshots. Harbaugh is about to sign an extension. Kelly is still a question mark and will be around next year. The players love Weis and that goes a long way with Swarbrick and his decision. Not to mention the rumors that Swarbrick may leave soon and not want to make the coaching decision. Weis is still learning and the team is drastically better than it was the past two years. I would understand him being fired, but if Kelly is the only real option then I would say keep Weis for another year.

Drastically? 6-6 to 6-6 is not an improvement.

I think it is hard to fire Charlie for several reasons:
-Obviously money
-Charlie has been a great recruiter
-He's an ND guy
-Good Family Man
-Big heart
-Nobody has worked harder and had worse luck on the field
-He seems to genuinely care about these kids and it shows. Never had ND fans wanted
a coach to succeed for so many reasons than for Charlie. With Charlie at the helm it
was ND agaisnt the world and we were the underdog.

He did deliver a couple of cool things in 2009:
- A Bowl Win
- Beating Michigan st. at home
- Ending the BC winning streak
-Like it or not we have been inevery game to the last minutes/seconds this year.
Hasn't happened since Lou. Alot more people would feel more compassion if he wasn't walking away a rich man. I think he would trade his buyout to erase the bad memories this experience has left on his wife and son.

And in 5 years since his infamous "6-5 is not good enough" intro, here he is, 6-5. He' also continued the losing to Navy at home streak, getting beaten by a clearly terrible Michigan team, his best shot at USC since his arrival and lose by a TD.

Like it or not, being in every game is not a positive point in your argument. Aside from USC type teams, almost every single team on that schedule should have been blown out. Nevada (which was), Michigan, MSU, Purdue, Washington, UConn, Navy, WSU (which was) and BC. Every single one of those games should not have been up for grabs.

Charlie is a great human being, all around he is fantastic. Sadly you can't stick up for his body of work as a head coach any more.

 

[jason_h537]

I respect Charlie very much and i really wish he could have done it at Notre Dame, he did it the right way except on saturdays unfortunately. I wish him all the best and hopes he stays close to the school. It will be fun to watch if he could coach some of his kids in the NFL.

 

[Aerosmith777]

I've heard NY Giants fans talk about Weis heading back there as well. Would be interesting to see what he'd do with Eli Manning. Becuase right now he looks like a lost puppy without Burress

I dunno about that, he won that game Sunday pretty much all by himself. And he was decent against San Diego in a loss a few weeks ago. He did have a bit a swoon in the Saints-Cardinals-Eagles stretch there, but overall he's having a pretty good season. And there is a lot of speculation he was injured during that 3-game stretch he was particularly poor.

All that said, I don't think very highly of Gillbride, and I wouldn't mind someone who coaches to the team's strengths better, much like Weis did in New England. Weis to KC would make a lot of sense too if any of the rumors are true. I really could see him ending up in a lot of places after next Saturday to be honest.