Tag Archives: Charlie Weis

Notre Dame hires Brian Kelly as new head coach

Blow the white smoke. The University of Notre Dame has its new head coach. ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reported on Thursday that University of Cincinnati coach Brian Kelly was hired as the new head coach of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Kelly, who’s amassed a 171–57–2 record so far in his college coaching career, agreed to [...]

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Charlie Weis and Tim Tebow: A contrast in circumstance

I don’t know Charlie Weis. I’ve never met the guy and likely never will. All I know of Coach Weis is what I’ve seen on television or heard in interviews, but he seems like a nice enough guy. I’ve never had any allegiance to either him or Notre Dame, the school that just fired him. [...]

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Sportschump.net presents… What to watch this weekend

Can you smell that, sports fans?  The freshly cut grass?  The grill at the tailgate loaded up with low-sodium, turkey kielbasa?  The stumbling guy with matching hat and jersey who has had way too much to drink hours before tip-off?  That’s right.  It’s that time of year again and we are all ready for some [...]

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Should Weis be on the hot seat at Notre Dame?

Are times getting desperate in South Bend? A little over a month ago, Notre Dame was 4-1 and in position to show their worth as a Top 25 team. Now, heading into Saturday’s game against Navy, the Irish are 5-4, with their lone win coming against Washington. Charlie Weis is now taking over play-calling duties, [...]

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CFB Channel Cruisin’ Week 3: It’s the big one!

After what amounted to an in-between week produced a couple of upsets and a few more near-upsets, this week is the one we’ve been waiting for. There’s the big one, which really needs no introduction (but I’ll be doing a preview of it anyway), but you’ve got plenty of action before (and during and after) [...]

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Will Notre Dame’s new AD make or break Weis’ future?

Notre Dame will have a new athletic director in the near future. Will one of their first acts be to evaluate the future of the football coach? Eddie Griffin gives his take on Charlie Weis’ future and how important a resurgent 2008 will be.

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National Signing Day Recap: Tide roll to top spot.

Typically, Signing Day has been an oppurtunity for the rich to get even richer. While USC and Florida still reeled in top ten finishes, downtrodden programs such as Alabama, Notre Dame and Miami, all had some of the best recruiting classes of 2008.

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