Last night's Sugar Bowl was perhaps the least competitive of the BCS Bowls thus far. The Golden Domers proved once again to be unworthy of inclusion at the highest level of college football losing to LSU 41-14. Earning Notre Dame the ignoble title of current longest streak of Bowl losses. Jamarcus Russell thoroughly outplayed presumed #1 pick Brady Quinn. How can the architect of Tom Brady's 3 Super Bowls get destroyed with the #1 pick? Is this the most overrated coach in college sports? It's starting to look that way.Let's review his performance against Top 10 teams over his two year career. This year Charlie's team was crushed by Michigan at home 47-21. After they beat up on the service acadamies, USC humilated the Irish 44-24 to end the season. Two games against Top 10 teams, two humbling losses. What about last year? Same story. The Irish were beaten by Matt Leinart's, now legendary, push into the end zone at home. Couple that with the another double digit loss to Troy Smith in last year's Fiesta Bowl and we get a clearer picture. Charlie is currently 0-5 against top 10 opponents and 0-2 in Bowl games.
Was Notre Dame premature to give Charlie Weis a ten year extension last year? I certainly think so. As we sit in Chicago with the lowest paid NFL coach, many people say that Lovie needs to win a playoff game before he gets an extension. Shouldn't the boosters at Notre Dame be equally demanding? Next years team will be without Brady Quinn and Jeff Samardzija, so expect the team to be even less competetive than this year. What must be really pricking the Golden Domers is that their first choice, Urban Meyer, also in his second year, is playing for a National Championship with Florida. The funny thing, Florida has not extended Urban Meyer's contract as of yet.
I'll admit that two years is not enough time to make a certain decision on Charlie, but all the things that the boosters were complaining about with Willingham remain. No Bowl victories. No wins against USC. Not being competive against top 10 teams. Willingham was run out of town in his third year for these kind of results, let's see if they do the same to Weis.
6 comments:
It' pretty clear that ND would have been better off with Urban Meyer. I bet Charlie Weis goes to the Giants if he is offered the job anyway.
you guys are not only against da bears, but hate notre dame!
I have to strongly disagree with the latest comment. Hate Notre Dame? Hardly. I am just pointing out that Weis was heralded as a saviour, given a 10 year extension for what? He hasn't won a bowl game. Hasn't beaten anybody. I think ND should have high standards like USC and Florida. Neither of their coaches got 10 year extensions. If anything, I am not a believer in Weis, not Notre Dame.
Notre Dame is completely overrated. They are a garbage football team who at one point was good but now completley blow. They had one of the easiest schedules i have ever seen and did not deserve to go to a bowl game.
davie called out weis yesterday- a major move in the notre dame organization. they never go against one another.
Not all of us hate the Bears or Notre Dame.......
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