And it ain't pretty. Perhaps sensing an opening to take shots at the Notre Dame coach after the new athletic director had to issue something resembling a vote of confidence this week and Jason Whitlock took to calling him college football's "Pear Bryant", the Tribune fired off several more volleys at the ego of the Irish coach.The Tribune's college football writer Teddy Greenstein delivers a virtual treasure trove of anecdotes and quotes hammering at Weis' seemingly limitless ego. An appetizer:
When [Jeannette PA football coach Ray] Reitz told Weis that [recruit Terrelle] Pryor might attend a USC quarterbacks camp, he remembers Weis replying: "Why send him there? If he's with me for one day he'll be good, two days he'll be great and three days he'll be incredible."What, no request to kiss the ring as well? Ask Pitt what it thinks about Jimmy Clausen after two years with Weis.
Later, unprompted, Weis asked the Jeannette coaches if they wanted to take a picture of his Super Bowl ring.
After that, Greenstein just unloads.
But Weis is not a special coach and certainly hasn't seemed worthy of walking in the footsteps of Rockne, Leahy, Parseghian and Holtz.
The sooner Notre Dame admits its colossal mistake and sends Weis back to New Jersey, the better.
So tell us how you really feel? Kill the myth - check.
What is Weis' signature win? There isn't one. His program peaked in 2005, when the Notre Dame Stadium clock hit triple zeros with the Irish leading USC 31-28. But seven seconds remained and Reggie Bush pushed Matt Leinart into the end zone on the next play.
Notre Dame beat a bunch of mediocre teams in 2006, arguably had its worst season in history last year and its five wins in 2008 are against teams that are a combined 12-37.
Rip his career accomplishments - check.
We've seen all of this and more on message boards, but its something different to see normally cowed local media take on the Notre Dame coach. There is not a shred of anything positive in the article as it questions nearly everything about the Weis regime in South Bend. This isn't normal columnist behavior, and I think speaks to something beyond frustration and closer to anger or hatred towards the Notre Dame coach by those who must deal with Weis.
Not good.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
11-14-2008 @ 10:11PM
Bobby Dodd said...
He must not be getting his normal payoff from the ND hype machine.
Or is that people are finally having to admit that Weis is a clown?
Either way, it sure is fun to watch!
NOTRE DAME SUCKS.
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11-15-2008 @ 11:49AM
Joel said...
1-15 and 0 for 9 in bowls. If even half of the Greenstein article is accurate combined with those stats and th blue grey memories of ND as a football power quietly fade away. Charlie's projections of 9 - 3 or even 11 - 0 sound like Cub fans waiting for next year. The Cubs and Charlie - a marriage made in heaven or in the Tribune.
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11-18-2008 @ 6:00PM
dan said...
Joel your right Charlie Weis is a joke. Jimmy Clausen is a joke. The team has no heart. The navy game was a joke winning 27-7 with 2 minuites to go and let navy come back light they. Sorry Charlie you need to go..........Were is Lou when you need him................Lou we need what's your price...
USC 66
ND 10
11-15-2008 @ 11:28PM
John Adams said...
USC..................56
Notre Dame......03
In two weeks in L.A.
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11-19-2008 @ 3:00PM
hank said...
you play the schedule you have,win the way can, remember the usc final illegal gold line push to win.the usc game hasn't been played yet , give the team a chance
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11-26-2008 @ 1:50PM
steve said...
Watching Chaz Weis coach Notre Dame the last 4 years has become very painful. Permit me to paraphrase from Meredith Wilson's "Music Man" -- "Ya got trouble, trouble my firend, trouble/trouble in South Bend City and that trouble starts with a C and ends with a Z and that stands for "CHAZ."
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