Is Charlie Weis Done For???

Don't speculate.

I'm in Chicago, surrounded by ND fans and they all think he's done. Buyout or not, he needs to beat USC, according to them. And the national media is starting the bang the drum loudly. I think its 50/50.. after all, they did improve from last year (or did they?). But if they do fire him, here's who I think they'll hire: Brian Kelly. That's right. But only after they get turned down by their top 5 big name candidates.

I think Pear Bryant will be back next year*

I hope he stays. I don't want them accidentally hiring a great coach.

Yes. Keep him around as long as possible. It will be a sad day for Irish haters when Charlie Weis leaves. I want them pissing away money to him for as long as possible.

I'd like one more year too. Plus, if there are a ton of rumors about him being fired soon, but he's not actually fired, that will really deter recruits from committing there. No one wants to commit to a guy they think will be gone in a year.

I'm all for his firing if it gets us any of the recruits Brian listed on the front page

i can't see them firing him after this season. they are obviously going to lose to USC (badly) barring a freakin miracle, but i don't think notre dame is dumb enough to give weis $15+ mill for sucking when clausen should be much improved next year as well as some of weis' other recruits. i'd be willing to bet if he goes 7-5 or worse in 2009 that he will be axed though. especially if he loses rivalry games with us and USC

I think Brian Kelly at Notre Dame would be a nightmare.

I would be devastated if Brian Kelly went to ND. I'm a GVSU grad and saw first-hand the D2 power he created in little ol' Allendale, MI. It would be like if Tom Brady went to the Cowboys. Or if Michigan hired Fat Fuck Phil Fulmer. Oh, the humanity.

What if the financial crisis keeps ND from firing him? It sounds bizarre, but college endowments have been hit really hard by the financial crisis. It may be the case that Notre Dame still has almost as much money as God, but my guess is that a $15 million buyout looks a lot more expensive now even to them than it did a year ago. Imagine going to a Board of Trustees meeting where everyone is talking about belt tightening and try to explain how you're going to blow $15 million to fire your fat ass football coach. It's a bit unlikely, but I like the idea that the subprime mortgage crisis has spread not only to the point of bankrupting Iceland, but to making Notre Dame football miserable for one more year.

I think the amount of heat Weis is taking right now, the recruiting class this year is going to be damaged. And whatever year he gets the axe, its going to disrupt that recruiting class. So the ND AD can take the plunge this year and have only one damaged class or wait and have two. Also, if the AD really thinks that Weis is not the long term solution, they should fire him now. With Jimmah as a junior, there is a real likelihood that they win two more games next year. Then it gets harder to fire the big man. Does anyone recall what the annual payment from NBC to ND is? I'm sure that there is enough cash from the contract and a BCS bowl appearance to more than cover the Weisian sized buyout.

is good for a number of reasons. 1. We play ND and want them to suck. Weis provides a great deal of suck. 2. It's fucking hilarious. Admit it. You died laughing when he tipped over on the sideline and snapped every ligament in his knee like uncooked spaghetti. 3. He drains good talent. While this may seem like a negative because he steals good recruits out from under Michigan, hear me out. A. Weis doesn't develop this talent so it doesn't matter. His team will never measurably improve as long as he is at the helm. B. While we tend to focus on the kids he steals from us, remember that this siphons talent away from all the other midwest schools too, which the ND recruits obviously favor. If you give talent to other teams in the Big Ten, chances are the coaches will actually coach them. And that's a scary thought.

I get it already, he sucks ass. But the fact is, as fun as it was to watch Gerry Faust, you have to accept that it can't last forever. We got four, maybe five, years of Weis jokes... it's probably time to move on.

Weis is 2-2 against Michigan, so it's not like the guy can't beat us. So I'm not praying that he stays. I'm kind of indifferent. Brian Kelly is an interesting prospect. He is a solid hire, but he doesn't terrify me like everyone else. His record at CMU was 19-16 and he never beat a single BCS school. CMU's success in the MAC lately has as much to do with some of the other recently good teams like Miami, Toledo, and Marshall sucking badly as much as CMU actually being good. The MAC is a terrible conference, unlike the late '90s and early part of this decade where the MAC winner could probably win three or four games in the Big 10. As evidenced by the fact that CMU lost twice to a shitty Purdue team last year and lost again to them this year. He has shown competence at beating really bad teams, but so has Charlie Weis. What is Brian Kelly's signature win? Beating Pitt this year?

The word on Brian Kelly is that he's a good coach but just a complete asshole as a human being. Also, he supposedly doesn't care much as far as academics are concerned. This is from someone who would know what he's talking about. He did not want to see Kelly at Michigan.