Charlie "Pear Bryant" Weis.* What a strange trip it's been. Notre Dame renewed his contract, bundled it with millions of dollars, perks, campus conveniences and all on the back of a BCS season. Then, Charlie pulled a Ty-Ty and followed that up with mediocrity and, eventually, failure. It was all capped by the worst two-season swing in school history and an awful showing at rival USC. It just goes to show you, X's and O's might be all you need in the NFL, but in college you need to have some ability to motivate and communicate - and you have to embrace the traditions of your school, and, until you win enough to do differently, suck up a tad to the boosters. Weis did none of this and that's why he's probably out at the Golden Dome. At this point even the 12 million seems like pocket change to be free of the burden.
Honestly, if he was back next season, it wouldn't surprise me. Right now, ND's just dragging him along. They're probably trying to prove a point and send a wake up (the echoes) call to Weis, letting him know he needs to win, and big probably, to stay around in South Bend.
Remember when he got clipped on the sideline and blew out his knee? Yeah. That pretty much sums it up.
* That creative 'Pear Bryant' tag comes from Jason Whitlock, by way of a creative reader comment.
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