This is my rifle. There are many like it, but this one is mine. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. Without me my rifle is useless. Without my rifle, I am useless. I must fire my rifle true. I must shoot straighter than the enemy who is trying to kill me. I must shoot him before he shoots me. I will. My rifle and I know that what counts in war is not the rounds we fire, the noise of our burst, or the smoke we make. We know that it is the hits that count. We will hit. My rifle is human, even as I am human, because it is my life. Thus, I will learn it as a brother. I will learn its weaknesses, its strengths, its parts, its accessories, its sights and its barrel. I will keep my rifle clean and ready, even as I am clean and ready. We will become part of each other. Before God I swear this creed. My rifle and I are the defenders of my country. We are the masters of our enemy. We are the saviors of my life. So be it, until victory is America's and there is no enemy. - Marine Corps Rifleman's Creed.
Weis is now backing away from the reckless comments he made about Coach Carroll.
Weis later claimed his comments were meant to be general statements about false Internet rumors and their impact on coaches’ lives.
These are the statements that Weis make about Coach Carroll,
“Let me ask you this question: You guys know about things that go on in different places. Was I living with a grad student in Malibu, or was I living with my wife in my house? You could bet that if I were living with a grad student here in South Bend, it would be national news.
“He’s doing it in Malibu and it’s not national news. What’s the difference? I don’t understand. Why is it OK for one guy to do things like that, but for me, I’m scrutinized when I swear. I’m sorry for swearing; absolve my sins.”
Wait, maybe you were misquoted. You intended to say that with you as head coach, Notre Dame would have a “decided schematic disadvantage.” That is what they have. Take your cash, your FUPA, your barely-.500 winning percentage, and your condescending attitude and go back to Jersey. You are a joke!
Another note on the game, specifically on the coverage by NBC, the praise for Jimmy Clausen is getting worse every game. Praising Clausen for his ability to make comeback wins in the 4th quarter is more of an indictment of Notre Dame. They are losing for most of the quarters they play. That is not a good thing.
The Trojans get another victory over Notre Dame with a final score of 34-27. The standout player for USC was tight end Anthony McCoy, with 5 receptions for 153 yards.
If you want to know what is wrong with Charlie Weis, one need only to listen to the comments he made coming off the field.
We ran a combination route where Golden got doubled, which we thought he would, over on the right-hand side. He did, over on the right-hand side. We were going to to to a high-low or to the left and when Duval came out of the break he slipped coming out of the break. He was open, but he slipped, slipped, slipped coming out of the route.
Translation:
I am a great coach. I made the correct call. I had an unbeatable scheme. It was all Duval Kamara’s fault.
Again, you can not expect Weis to turn the program around in just five seasons. It has taken a number of head coaches to get their teams to national championships. Nick Saban did it in his 4th season, Pete Carroll did it in his 3rd season, Bob Stoops did it in his 2nd season, and Urban Meyer did it in his 2nd season. Well, those are all less than the five seasons Weis has had, but it is different for Weis. Not sure how it is different, but it is.
It can not be Charlie Weis’s fault, he is just too great of a coach. Remember Charlie Weis making history last season by losing to Navy for the first time in 44 years. That was also Willingham’s fault. Don’t blame Weis.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP)—Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis gathered his players after the final practice before the 25th-ranked Fighting Irish face No. 6 USC on Saturday and made a prediction.
“I said, ‘Saturday night, fellas, you’re going to be the lead story in the country one way or another. You’re going to be. So which lead story do you want to be?”’
The storyline he’d probably like to see most is Jimmy Clausen having the game of his life to beat the Trojans, ending a record seven-game losing streak by the Irish to USC to become a leading Heisman Trophy candidate. The one he’d like to see least? Another USC blowout, putting his job in jeopardy.
At the end of National Signing Day 2009, USC finishes the day ranked No. 3 by rivals.com. The Trojans finished just behind Alabama and LSU. SC had the 2nd highest average recruit ranking with a 3.9, bested only by Florida with a 3.94.
The Fighting Irish will try to avoid losing their tenth straight bowl game against Hawaii.
The last time Notre Dame won a bowl game was the Cotton Bowl against Texas A&M in 1994, then the losses started:
1995 L, 24-41 – Colorado – Fiesta Bowl
1996 L, 26-31 – Florida State – Orange Bowl
1997 L, 9-27 – LSU – Independence Bowl
1999 L, 28-35 – Georgia Tech – Gator Bowl
2001 L, 9-41 – Oregon State – Fiesta Bowl
2003 L, 6-28 – NC State – Gator Bowl
2004 L, 21-38 – Oregon State – Insight.com Bowl
2006 L, 34-20 – Ohio State – Fiesta Bowl
2007 L, 41-14 – LSU – Sugar Bowl
2008 L, 28-10 – Hawaii – Sheraton Hawaii (prediction)
This record-setting loss should renew the calls for Charlie Weis to be fired.
yojoe out
P.S. This is why I do not bet on sports. I must eat my words. Notre Dame had a great game, dominating the entire game. Jimmy Clausen threw for 401 yards, and the Irish dominated 49-21. An early Christmas gift for ND fans. Congratulations!
Here is a sample of what others are saying about Coach Weis:
Weis, on the other hand, was a successful NFL assistant coach for several seasons with the New York Jets and New England Patriots. But after a promising first season at Notre Dame, he has since shown himself mostly incapable of coaxing college players to perform at a level that resembles anything close to the sum of their parts.
If this was Weis’ death rattle, it was stinging. Notre Dame was outgained 449-91.
The other significant number to consider: .571, Weis’ winning percentage at Notre Dame through four seasons following the loss to the fifth-ranked Trojans. That officially slides him below Bob Davie (.583) and Tyrone Willingham (.583) in the lineup of Irish coaches.
The offensive guru now puts his team at a decided schematic disadvantage every time it takes the field.
This is the worst loss of Weis’s tenure, and probably the worst loss of the last 15 years for the school. I don’t remember a loss by Bob Davie or Ty Willingham being anywhere near this bad.
That would leave Weis at 28-21 in four years with Notre Dame, not far off from Willingham’s 21-16 in three seasons.
It’s time for some new faces to lead this group, and you can start on that request yesterday, please.
After 4 years, it’s obvious that he cannot develop talent, he cannot properly motivate or inspire his players, and sadly, he can’t even call plays very well anymore.
Any reader of Dreadnaught knows this is not a Notre Dame blog. The Men of Troy are my team. Thus, if you are a Domer you may want read this post with that in mind. But, be it known, I have nothing but respect for Notre Dame fans. I have been to South Bend and watched games at the Coliseum and without exception found the Irish fans to be knowledgeable, humble in victory, and sportsmanlike in defeat.
You deserve a better coach, and much better person than Charlie Weis. He is a petulant Jersey mall rat and wannabe tough guy.
Coach Charlie “The Disaster” Weis recovered from his near loss to Navy by losing to Syracuse at home. With this loss Weis made history by leading the Fighting Irish to their first loss to an eight-loss team in the history of the program. Well played.
The Fighting Irish come in with a defense ranked #31 allowing 20.8 points, and an offense ranked #71 averaging 24.5 points per game and 367 total yards per game.
Charlie “The Disaster” Weis has done something no Notre Dame coach has done in the past 44 years: he has turned the annual game against Navy into a true rivalry.
For as long as most of us can remember, the Notre Dame Navy game was almost a buy for Notre Dame. Last year Notre Dame lost to Navy. This year Navy had a chance to win on the last play of the game. Final: Notre Dame 27 Navy 21.
Former Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn is doing his best impression of Mike “I’m not gay. I’m heterosexual” Piazza. According to TMZ, Quinn’s lawyer has sent a cease-and-desist letter to a homosexual-dating website demanding that photos of Quinn be removed from the advertisement.
While it is normal, and expected, that a professional athlete would not want his image used for advertising without his permission, it is quite another matter to go out of one’s way to deny he is a homosexual. To quote The Bard, “The Brady doth protest to much, methinks.”
Hoodlum – noun – a young street ruffian, esp. one belonging to a gang.
Thug – noun – a cruel or vicious ruffian, robber, or murderer.
Notre Dame Football Coach Charlie Weis was quoted as saying “I could get hoodlums and thugs and win tomorrow. I won’t do it that way.”
Evidently Coach Weis is referring to the hoodlums and thugs that defeated his football team last year, which included a loss to the United States Naval Academy and the United States Air Force Academy. This is unacceptable for Coach Weis to label Midshipmen and Cadets as thugs and hoodlums to justify his abysmal coaching and Notre Dame’s lack of success on the football field.
Coach Weis was correct when he recognized he was a disaster. The jury from his failed malpractice case was correct when they returned the verdict: you are fat.
Coach Weis should concentrate on losing a record 10th bowl game, and stop besmirching the fine men and women of the Navy and Air Force.
The Trojans did fall to the other Nor Cal team, Stanford, earlier in the year. But, the Men of Troy defeated the Golden Bears of Beserkeley by the score of 24 – 17.
It is official, Charlie Weis is the worst Notre Dame coach in the history of color television. The Midshipmen of Navy defeated the Irish 46-44, to break a 43-game winning streak by the Irish. Coach Weis has led the Fighting Irish to a record of 1 win and 8 losses. The loss comes two weeks after the Trojans handed the Irish their worst lost since 1956. Both of these losses took place at South Bend.
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