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Below is an article from Espn. I know about the comments but this is just more bulletin board material for Michigan. Why did Charlie even say this? Michigan is gonna come in to our stadium pissed. I'm a bit worried now. Thoughts?
Michigan 'amused' by Weis comment
September 8, 2008 5:27 PM
Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg
Terrance Taylor and his Michigan teammates reacted how you'd expect them to when they saw a biting comment from the coach of a 3-9 team plastered around their training room.
They laughed.
As Michigan began its preparations for Saturday's meeting with rival Notre Dame, the coaches made sure players saw the statement Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis made to boosters during a speech in April.
Addressing his players' approach to the season opener against San Diego State, Weis said, "That's the first opportunity they're really going to have to make a statement, and then we'll listen to Michigan have all their excuses as they come running in saying they have a new coaching staff and there's changes."
Wait for the kicker.
"The hell with Michigan."
Tough talk from Weis, but the Wolverines are saving their reply for the field.
"He can talk from the sideline," Taylor said Monday afternoon. "We're going to talk with our pads. We laughed when we heard it, but that's about it. It's not going to get a rise out of us. That comment's not going to decide the game or decide what's going to happen when we get over there to Notre Dame. What's going to decide the game is when we put on our helmets and we come into their stadium and we get to flying around.
"We were amused by that comment."
It didn't surprise Michigan safety Stevie Brown. Brown, who looked at Notre Dame during the recruiting process, told the Detroit Free Press' Mark Snyder:
"When Charlie, Coach Weis, used to recruit me, he kind of had an arrogance about him, so I figured it's just him being him."
Though Notre Dame comes off the worst season in school history and Michigan is in the midst of a transition with new coach Rich Rodriguez, Taylor thinks the rivalry still has some spice. The senior defensive tackle is certain any excuses made Saturday won't come from Michigan, which has won its last two games with Notre Dame by a combined score of 85-21.
"We're not coming in making any excuses about anything," Taylor said. "Either you do it or you don't. We know what we're going through, we know what's going on, but we're just taking it in stride."
Michigan Wolverines, Terrance Taylor, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Charlie Weis, Stevie Brown, Rich Rodriguez
Michigan 'amused' by Weis comment
September 8, 2008 5:27 PM
Posted by ESPN.com's Adam Rittenberg
Terrance Taylor and his Michigan teammates reacted how you'd expect them to when they saw a biting comment from the coach of a 3-9 team plastered around their training room.
They laughed.
As Michigan began its preparations for Saturday's meeting with rival Notre Dame, the coaches made sure players saw the statement Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis made to boosters during a speech in April.
Addressing his players' approach to the season opener against San Diego State, Weis said, "That's the first opportunity they're really going to have to make a statement, and then we'll listen to Michigan have all their excuses as they come running in saying they have a new coaching staff and there's changes."
Wait for the kicker.
"The hell with Michigan."
Tough talk from Weis, but the Wolverines are saving their reply for the field.
"He can talk from the sideline," Taylor said Monday afternoon. "We're going to talk with our pads. We laughed when we heard it, but that's about it. It's not going to get a rise out of us. That comment's not going to decide the game or decide what's going to happen when we get over there to Notre Dame. What's going to decide the game is when we put on our helmets and we come into their stadium and we get to flying around.
"We were amused by that comment."
It didn't surprise Michigan safety Stevie Brown. Brown, who looked at Notre Dame during the recruiting process, told the Detroit Free Press' Mark Snyder:
"When Charlie, Coach Weis, used to recruit me, he kind of had an arrogance about him, so I figured it's just him being him."
Though Notre Dame comes off the worst season in school history and Michigan is in the midst of a transition with new coach Rich Rodriguez, Taylor thinks the rivalry still has some spice. The senior defensive tackle is certain any excuses made Saturday won't come from Michigan, which has won its last two games with Notre Dame by a combined score of 85-21.
"We're not coming in making any excuses about anything," Taylor said. "Either you do it or you don't. We know what we're going through, we know what's going on, but we're just taking it in stride."
Michigan Wolverines, Terrance Taylor, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Charlie Weis, Stevie Brown, Rich Rodriguez
