October 21, 200916 yr As I read this article, I couldn't help but compare it to what a interview with Mrs. Kragthorpe might reveal. I suspect it would be quite similar. Weis Finds an Unyielding Defender: His Wife When Notre Dame wins — and especially when the Irish lose — Maura Weis hears about it. With each loss comes a barrage of negativity that Mrs. Weis, the wife of Coach Charlie Weis, cannot help hearing. She hears that he is arrogant. She hears that he is a lousy coach. And she hears that she should probably get ready to move.
October 21, 200916 yr Weis is a good coach. He's just fighting an uphill battle with ND's academic requirements or restrictions, depending on how you view it.
October 21, 200916 yr Weis is a good coach. He's just fighting an uphill battle with ND's academic requirements or restrictions, depending on how you view it. Really? ND has had some great recruiting classes. That argument is an absolute cop out, IMO. As for Charlie's wife. I understand her frustrations, but it's part of the job. It's why he's making the amount of $$ that he is, so I find it very difficult to feel sorry for her.
October 21, 200916 yr Weis was left with a pretty bare cupboard, especially on the O-Line. I remember seeing that Ty Willingham only brought in around a handful of Linemen during his tenure, and those weren't any good. Weis' style of game needs a good line to work more than most styles of offense. This is the first year he has had a QB go all the way through his system as well. I think Charlie is a good coach and I think he is quietly bringing ND back to the forefront of CFB.
October 21, 200916 yr They had this discussion on a podcast I listened to this morning. And Charlie Weis had that first season where ND was pretty good. But other than that his numbers are awful. And what happens if Claussen and Tate enter the draft?
October 21, 200916 yr Author Really? ND has had some great recruiting classes. That argument is an absolute cop out, IMO. As for Charlie's wife. I understand her frustrations, but it's part of the job. It's why he's making the amount of $$ that he is, so I find it very difficult to feel sorry for her. Does the money he's making (or any coach for that matter) REALLY justify the ugly, vile and rude things that people say and do? I'm not of the mind it does. I think it's indicative of a really ugly element of our society today. Fans think they have the right to behave rudely and often hurtfully toward the coach and even their families. And believe me, I have heard things that are very ugly directed toward kids of coaches. I think the line seems to be blurred between what is appropriate and constructive criticsm, and what is personally disrespectful.
October 21, 200916 yr Does the money he's making (or any coach for that matter) REALLY justify the ugly, vile and rude things that people say and do? I'm not of the mind it does. I think it's indicative of a really ugly element of our society today. Fans think they have the right to behave rudely and often hurtfully toward the coach and even their families. And believe me, I have heard things that are very ugly directed toward kids of coaches. I think the line seems to be blurred between what is appropriate and constructive criticsm, and what is personally disrespectful. I agree, I think this part of the story sums it up best. This year, before Notre Dame’s opener against Nevada, a billboard appeared close to campus that read, “Best wishes to Charlie Weis in the 5th year of his college coaching internship.” It was later revealed that Tom Reynolds, a former Notre Dame player, had paid for the billboard. “That, I have to say, that bugged me,” Mrs. Weis said. “And I don’t let a lot of things bother me, but how about if I wrote something about his wife on a billboard? I can certainly afford to buy one up. Would he sue me? That’s someone’s character that you’re talking about. I mean, is that what a grown-up man has to do with his time and money?”
October 22, 200916 yr It is to the point now where fans take things way too seriously. The fans actually care deep down more than the coaches and even the players in most sports. These fans have supported these teams their whole lives. I'm not saying it's ok to do what they do, but I understand their anger. Weis has been terrible at clock management in their only two losses. These fans know enough about football to think they can manage the clock. When Weis leaves in the next couple years he will not give it much of a thought again. Yet these fans will continue to care for the program until they die.
October 22, 200916 yr Really? ND has had some great recruiting classes. That argument is an absolute cop out, IMO. As for Charlie's wife. I understand her frustrations, but it's part of the job. It's why he's making the amount of $$ that he is, so I find it very difficult to feel sorry for her. I do find it interesting that the Irish flourished under Holtz when the academic requirements were relaxed and ever since they "remedied" that situation, they've been striving in vain to return to glory. But, you're right, he has done a solid job recruiting to restock a bare roster. And, the Irish are in position to finish with 9-10 wins. They had a tough loss to a Michigan team that's turned out to be better than people expected and a close loss to a Southern California team that just simply has too much talent and athleticism for the Irish right now. He's done a good job at ND. This was a target year for them to have a strong season, and it looks like they'll probably do that. But, the academic requirements knocks Weis out of contention for some extremely talented athletes that I'm sure he'd like to have, while the Southern Cal's, Florida's and LSU's of the world scoop them up. The Irish fan base demands a national title, and the fact that they're limited by academic requirements makes it harder to take that next step up to the elite level of USC, Florida, et al.
October 22, 200916 yr I agree, I think this part of the story sums it up best. This year, before Notre Dame’s opener against Nevada, a billboard appeared close to campus that read, “Best wishes to Charlie Weis in the 5th year of his college coaching internship.” It was later revealed that Tom Reynolds, a former Notre Dame player, had paid for the billboard. “That, I have to say, that bugged me,” Mrs. Weis said. “And I don’t let a lot of things bother me, but how about if I wrote something about his wife on a billboard? I can certainly afford to buy one up. Would he sue me? That’s someone’s character that you’re talking about. I mean, is that what a grown-up man has to do with his time and money?” That also shows that it's not just the "fans". That was a former player!
October 22, 200916 yr I get that alot of this stuff comes along with being a coach. The guy that did the billboard....what a classless idiot! :rolleyes: The guy in the drugstore...I wouldn't have been near as nice as Mrs. Weis in my response! :lol::lol::lol:
October 22, 200916 yr That also shows that it's not just the "fans". That was a former player! A former player is former...he is now just a fan.
October 22, 200916 yr A former player is former...he is now just a fan. I disagree. A former player is looked at totally different in his opinion of a current coach, much more than the average fan. JMHO
October 22, 200916 yr I disagree. A former player is looked at totally different in his opinion of a current coach, much more than the average fan. JMHO I realize that people look at it that way. I don't care that the guy was a former player. What the guy did was classless.
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