Bluesnu

May 20th, 2011 at 1:19 PM ^

Unfortunately, rather than be embarrassed or ashamed at having to pay so much, every ND fan across the nation is likely bragging about how they can throw around this much money and how it is a sign of the superior status of their university and football program.  

1464

May 20th, 2011 at 1:24 PM ^

There was a rather large contribution from both the lunch buffet and folding chair insurance industries in South Bend to compensate for that number.

JeepinBen

May 20th, 2011 at 1:28 PM ^

If Weis's Contract was 5 years long (2005-2009), and we assume that he ate about 4,000* calories a day:

365Days/Year*5Years*4000Cal/Day = 7,300,000

Uncanny

*Average for a man is between 2,000-2,500 but he's a big guy so I went with 4k

TESOE

May 20th, 2011 at 1:29 PM ^

 

http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/mgoboard-faq 

ONTOPIC

  • Anything Michigan sports related
  • Anything related to other Big Ten teams or upcoming opponents
  • Stuff about the blog itself
  • University of Michigan topics that don't relate to sports

ND is good to go...despite their non-B1G  and low moral character. 

WRT to winning - this as the right choice. Kelly has and will put out better teams.  Given their TV contracts - they need to win now.

I doubt Weis would practice in a wind storm that was unlikely to match game day conditions however.  That is speculation only.  If true though it will end up costing them more than 7 million. 

ish

May 20th, 2011 at 2:23 PM ^

i've been baited to reply to a comment like this many times and haven't, but you got me on a bad day, so please consider the following before criticizing someone for using "OT":

i've been following this site since its inception and have had almost as many points "expire" as i currently have.  you do not need to point me to the portion of the cite that lays out what is OT.  i understand that brian detailed what should be labeled OT.  however, i'm confident that even he would tell you that his list is neither exhaustive nor inflexible.  the post may very well not be OT, but it's a close call. 

it's about ND, yes, but about a former coach and his salary, not anything related to the ND team or our upcoming game against them.

the bottom line is that labeling it OT, if and to the extent that doing so was wrong, changed no one's life nor harmed the board.  yesterday i posted a link to an article only hours after someone else had done the same because i simply skimmed the board rather than searching it.  that's a mistake for which i was rightly criticized.

as a well functioning and self-policing board, it's better if we save these attacks for when they're needed.

WolverineHistorian

May 20th, 2011 at 2:06 PM ^

Notre Dame brought it on themselves.  Weis was barely halfway through his first season when they stupidly gave him a 5 year contract extension.  Starting out 4-2, they were practically drooling over themselves and desperate to keep him.  Cue ND fans pounding their chests and preaching "Return to Glory!" Part 20. 

I remember smiling to myself and thinking about how I can't wait for this to come back and bite them in the ass.