Charlie Weis: A Notre Dame Man Through and Through

[NDMontana]

South Bend Tribune: Notre Dame football: Irish recruit Smith is solid after Weis' words

I think CW had to be dismissed and I did hold him responsible as the head coach of the team. But I never questioned him as a person.

You want to know the fiber of the man, what kind of man he is? Read the story from the link above. Sent chills up my spine.

 

[irishtrain]

These quotes should be on a plaque outside the locker room door for all to see for all time. Thanks Charlie.

 

[RECON Daddy]

Great find! If this article doesn't show the true colors of Charlie Weis, nothing else will! The man is ND thru and thru!

But, I did find this quote interesting.

“He got me fired up to play for the new coach and to know who he is,” said Smith, who added only one school, Purdue, has tried to poach. “Up until now, I was just trying to get used to the first adjustment, the loss of my coach. But after talking to coach Weis, I think I'm more comfortable now with looking ahead."

Does this statement lead anyone to believe the new coach is known to some???

 

[devolg]

Standup Guy that Chuck

 

[Irish4Life09]

Weis still helping recruit

Weis still helping recruit

South Bend Tribune: Notre Dame football: Irish recruit Smith is solid after Weis' words

good read...love how charlie is still helping.
i found one thing really interesting though.
read the first sentence of the 8th paragraph. It looks like it could be interpreted a couple ways,but the way I read it is that they already know who the new coach is.But like I said,the way he worded it,could mean a couple things.

 

[xindyteam]

That just shows you what kinda man Weis is!!!

 

[Freeman Ara]

I think he meant he was now excited to find out who it is, not that is already knows in someway.

 

[BCSorBust]

I'll be honest. I think this needs to quiet the critics of Weis' personality at least a little bit. Still think he should be gone but he obviously a good man.

 

[03euroSVT]

Should have kept Weis. I know everyone wants to win and win now but I felt it was coming. Yes it should have been last year and this year. I still had a strong feeling that it would have been a good 2010 season with CW as the head coach.

Now on to who will be replacing CW. I hope he (or she) has the same love for ND as CW has.

 

[dskoo65]

Should have kept Weis. I know everyone wants to win and win now but I felt it was coming..

it wasnt coming. 7-6 last year. 6-6 this year. two best offensive players likely gone for next year. no concerted effort toward having a running game. it just wasnt going to happen. the only thing pointing to a better record next year was a weaker schedule.

 

[03euroSVT]

it wasnt coming. 7-6 last year. 6-6 this year. two best offensive players likely gone for next year. no concerted effort toward having a running game. it just wasnt going to happen. the only thing pointing to a better record next year was a weaker schedule.

You can't say for sure it wasn't coming. Every game we lost and some we won were by less than 7 points. I am not saying that CW has performed brilliantly. I just think there's a bunch of positives that he brought to ND as the Head Coach.

We all know he's been fired so nothing I say will bring him back. I just hope the next coach loves this University just as much as CW does.

 

[InZorichwetrust]

No one ever questioned Charlie Weiss' loyalty and character ever during his stint as coach at ND. What was questioned was his skills/techniques to be a head coach...He did his best but fell short. No shame in that. He left ND w some decent talent on the offensive side. New coach will have something to work with.
Go Irish!

 

[NDOM]

Wow. Thats kinda a cool story. Look, I never said I didnt like the guy. I just hated him as a coach. I never questioned his character or Notre Dame spirit. I just didnt like Charlie Weis the coach. Nice story.

 

[DKSchrute]

I also agree he just didnt have it on Saturdays and his appraoch is more NFL than college but most of us knew he was a good person.

I thinks its disgusting when I watch ESPN and those shallow assholes slip in a fat joke or insinuate hes a bad guy.

Seriously, fat jokes? Im sure these personalities are all liberal to the hilt and you make a gay joke or race joke and they'd be all high and mighty but apparently overweight is open season.

 

[chyrspchuck]

Wow. Thats kinda a cool story. Look, I never said I didnt like the guy. I just hated him as a coach. I never questioned his character or Notre Dame spirit. I just didnt like Charlie Weis the coach. Nice story.

there we go, finally your back.....!!! welcome back. I bet it was killing you not being able to comment while all this was going down.

 

[NDOM]

there we go, finally your back.....!!! welcome back. I bet it was killing you not being able to comment while all this was going down.

You have no IDEA. It was extreme HELL. It was kind of like the cops coming to snatch my crops!!!!!

 

[WaveDomer]

That's a good human being right there. Not only does Weis care about Notre Dame, he cares about these kids. He doesn't make it about him at all. That's how it should be, no matter what school. The world would be a much better place if people followed this example.

 

[BeatSC]

You have no IDEA. It was extreme HELL. It was kind of like the cops coming to snatch my crops!!!!!

Welcome back Phork was having to pick up the slack. We even had a "Where's NDOM" thread. Maybe you need to start a Thread entitled "Random thoughts by NDOM". While waiting for a decision on a bowl game, to hear what JC and GT are officially going to do and who our next coach is going to be I'm getting bored. Wondering if Charlie would be back if he won out after the Navy loss. Thinking we might have got into a BCS game with 3 losses which might have saved his job but not Tenutu's. I think he was done after Pitt.

 

[WaveDomer]

Check this out, apparently he called Swarbrick, after he was fired, to see how Swarbrick was doing. Notre Dame Official Athletic Site

 

[BeatSC]

Check this out, apparently he called Swarbrick, after he was fired, to see how Swarbrick was doing. Notre Dame Official Athletic Site

NDOM called Swarbrick? Tell him we all said hi and he can't F-up more than the DB White did.

 

[03euroSVT]

Wow. Thats kinda a cool story. Look, I never said I didnt like the guy. I just hated him as a coach. I never questioned his character or Notre Dame spirit. I just didnt like Charlie Weis the coach. Nice story.

Welcome Back NDOM.

 

[NDOM]

Welcome Back NDOM.

Thank you sir.

 

[Polish Leppy 22]

NDOM so glad to see you back buddy. Hope you saw posts from earlier this week about you being the next head coach and the details of the first pre game speech to the team.

 

[sonomairishfan]

charlie's actions this week have shown how classy he is. he is a true ND man and will be forever. i really hope that he stays connected with ND in the future. he may not have worked out as a coach, but he has contributed to what makes ND a special place.

 

[NDOM]

NDOM so glad to see you back buddy. Hope you saw posts from earlier this week about you being the next head coach and the details of the first pre game speech to the team.

Ahhhhh yes. Thank you kind sir. Oh I pretty much was reading most everything while I was "Standing in the corner". Its great to be back though. Just have to learn to watch what I say from now on I guess.

 

[jason_h537]

It was kind of like the cops coming to snatch my crops!!!!!

Where thos pigs trying to blow your house dowm?

Back to Weis, guy is a class act and he will find much success in the NFL

 

[kmoose]

it wasnt coming. 7-6 last year. 6-6 this year. two best offensive players likely gone for next year. no concerted effort toward having a running game. it just wasnt going to happen. the only thing pointing to a better record next year was a weaker schedule.

They averaged over 33 rushing attempts, per game, this year. How many more carries per game does it take, for you to consider it a "concerted effort toward having a running game"?

 

[irishtrain]

The new coach will get his due credit because Charlie did not get it done on game day the past 3 years. I will bet that the new coach and anyone connected will say Charlie left the job with things in place for winning football down the line.