Charlie Weis, head coach of Notre Dame/ex-patriot coach/man who strikingly resembles a pair or one of those Russian doll thiningies, got the boot.
Weis was let go by Notre Dame with six years left on his contract. He finished 6-6 this season and 35-27 in five seasons, among the worst of any Fighting Irish coach. "For many of you who may have thought that was a foregone conclusion, I would say to you that the decision was harder than you might have thought, principally because of the man it involved," athletic director Jack Swarbrick said.
For those who didn't see this coming, shame on you. Notre Dame, a once prestigious and bowl contending team, is now losing to teams like Navy and UConn. Not to bash any of those teams, but this team is just pathetic now. When they are winning they blow it and when they lose, they looooooose. So, see ya later King of the FUPAs. Hello Rob Ianello, Notre Dame assistant head coach who will take over until a new head coach is fired.
In similar news, long time coach and one of my all-time favorite CFB head coach, Bobby Bowden is stepping down.
Florida State's Bobby Bowden announced today that he will coach the Seminoles in a bowl game before retiring. He'll leave as the second-winningest coach in major college history behind Penn State's Joe Paterno.
It's always sad to see someone who has been so influential to a sport take his bow and leave. But it's even more sad to see him go out in a blip rather than a blaze of glory. Everything can't be like the movies though, so when a man of his caliber says it's time to go then enough's enough. The man has 388 wins, give him some love.
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