OT - Weis calls his KU team "pile of crap"
I know it's a bit OT, but this blog has always had a soft spot for Charlie Weis and his Decided Schematic Advantage. Even though he's moved on from Notre Dame - Now the head coach at Kansus University following coordinator stints in the NFL and Florida - he's still generating headlines for all the wrong reasons.
The capper came when someone asked about Weis' recruting pitch, given the miserable state of the Jayhawks program. Weis hit on KU's academics, its facilities set-up and the lure of immediate playing time.
He says he puts it this way to the typical high school recruit, referring to players already in the program: "Have you looked at that pile of crap out there? Have you taken a look at that? So if you don't think you can play here, where do you think you can play?
Captain Frontbutt is hardly the first coach to throw a player or section of a team under the bus, but I cannot ever recall a coach blasting his entire team so completely. It's hard to imagine being a player and giving your all for a coach who has publicly stated such a low opinion of you and your teammates.
Well, they were 1-11. Real recognize real?
If your pitch is (even in part) the inverse Frank Sinatra ("if you can't make it here, you can't make it a-a-anywhere"), you are clearly not picking from the bluest of blue chips...
He addresses last year's record, and he manages some proper coachspeak there.
"We're 1-11 and picked by everybody to finish last in the league, and that's justifiable. If I were you, I'd pick us in the same spot. We've given you no evidence or no reason to be picked anywhere other than that. I told our players and told our coaching staff that, until they start winning some games in the conference, that's just the way it's going to be."
Humility, honesty, and turning a negative issue into a motivational message to his players and staff. Well done, really. And then... what happens? Did the teleprompter break? Does he have a psychological condition that prevents him from keeping his foot out of his mouth* for more than 30 seconds at a time?
*NOT a fat joke. This time.
They were meant for each other.
Why is this guy coaching? He doesn't even seem to like it.
and it's not like he needs the money. ND took care of that just fine.
I thought fat people were supposed to be jolly
He is merry.
I would agree with their assessment.
I think this already did show up here, but watching Charlie Weis and his ego self-destruct never gets old.
They should've never gotten rid of the first fat guy.
First fat guy took KU to a BCS game.
They should fire Weis and hire Ralph Friedgen. At least that guy knows how to coach.
You ever accidentally go up to a real big fat person, and you accidentally ask them for a good place to eat? And they look at you and say they don't know. And you're looking at them, like, 'You do know. I bet if I follow you for an hour, we gonna be eatin'. '
"On dismissing, by Weis' count, 29 players for off-the-field issues since taking over: "I took a team that already wasn't very good and made it worse talent-wise."
As I recall, this is the same Charlie Weis that told the seniors to not bother with practice the week before their game against Oklahoma State as a means to "develop talent for the future". As many know, that's so easy to do without the team leadership there, unless of course you've given up on that as well. Between moves like that and the "pile of crap" comment, I am guessing that this coaching adventure ultimately ends badly. Just a guess.
Pot meet kettle.
Kansas should lock Weis in a closet, give Mark Mangino a Charlie Weis wig, and let him coach the team. No one would notice.
When the team started winning, they might realize something was different.
Did he lose his schematic advantage? Or does he just draw it up on the rest room partitions now?
employing more or less the same rationale? I'd say that's two strikes for Meatloaf. You can demand loyalty from your team when you're disloyal TO your team. That shouldn't be so hard to figure out.
+1 just for Captain Frontbutt.
I can only assume that his tenure at Kansas is all part of some elaborate Andy Kaufman-esque performance art joke. Funded by the Notre Dame Athletic Department.
Is not OT.
will be looking for another job again in short order. On the other hand, the expectations are so low at Kansas, that he may be able to stick around for longer than he should.
another job where? DIII? Or OC for a MAC school? Who is gonna hire him if he bombs at Kansas?
He had the perfect scheme written down, but accidently used the napkin to wipe his face, and his schematic advantage was lost forever, smeared away in crabby, buttery deliciousness.
Regardless of Tom Brady's feelings, you can no more stop the board from making fun of Charlie Weis than you can stop a tornado from raining sharks on unsuspecting cities.