The Falling Irish

Just when everybody thought this would be the year for Notre Dame to rise again, things seem to have gotten even worse and Charlie Weiss is running out of excuses. He now has plenty of talent, but he still can't win. The offense, led by Jimmy Clausen, is explosive enough to keep them in games. The problem is apparently nobody told Charlie "the self proclaimed genius" to recruit a defense. The defense has failed to stop virtually every opponent. Charlie has got to be on borrowed time by now. Not only is the team losing, but he continues to show what an arrogant ass he is. After every loss, he has an excuse. He continually blames his players for failing to execute his scheme, and this week fired back publicly at a player who questioned his scheme saying "that's why he is not a captain." I don't know how much more of this the Notre Dame faithful can take. It is bad enough to struggle on the field, but the embarrassing attitude off the field makes it that much worse. They have had too much trouble recruiting in recent history to have a coach who nobody likes, and it is hard to think of another college football coach who comes off as less likable. Weiss is clearly not cut out to be a head coach. He may make an excellent offensive coordinator, but he clearly lacks the people and managerial skills to be at the top. Notre Dame needs a change, and fast. If the program's reputation falls much further they can forget about any top recruits moving to the snow covered middle of Indiana to spend their college years.