Weis To ND

[ASUCHRIS]

I like it, ND is finally moving into the 21st century.....High school QB's have to be excited at the prospect of being turned into the next "Tom Brady".

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=1943710

Sources close to the Notre Dame coaching search told ESPN an official announcement on the hiring of New England Patriots offensive coordinator Charlie Weis as the Fighting Irish's football coach could come as early as Sunday night.

Patriots sources told Chris Mortensen that the deal could be struck Saturday night, but a few contract details remained to be resolved and Weis had not seen a finished contract.

Notre Dame is looking for a replacement for fired coach Tyrone Willingham, with controversy still swirling over the coach's firing after just three seasons.

The Patriots play a home game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, and Notre Dame officials are hopeful that Weis will head to South Bend after the game for either a Sunday evening or Monday news conference.

Notre Dame zeroed in on Weis as the target of the coaching search Saturday. Notre Dame interviewed Weis this week. The school also interviewed Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Tom Clements on Thursday night. Notre Dame officials called Clements, a former Fighting Irish quarterback, on Saturday morning and told him he was no longer in the running for the job and negotiations with Weis began.

The report is "nothing that we would comment on," Patriots spokesman Stacey James said.

Weis attended Notre Dame but never played college football.

He was hired as an assistant at South Carolina from 1985-88 and joined the New York Giants as a defensive assistant and assistant special teams coach in 1990. He has also been an assistant with the Patriots and New York Jets before becoming offensive coordinator in New England in 2000.

Clements, in his first season as coordinator with the Bills, played under coach Ara Parseghian, leading the school to an undefeated season and a national championship in 1973.

 

[Skkorpion]

Good hire? Not sure. Can he recruit? That's the Notre Dame problem. Why would a talent go to Notre Dame when he can go to Ohio State or Tennessee. not be required to go to class, and have access to lots more women?

 

[maddogkf]

Good hire? Not sure. Can he recruit? That's the Notre Dame problem. Why would a talent go to Notre Dame when he can go to Ohio State or Tennessee. not be required to go to class, and have access to lots more women?

so true. Notre Dame is not the top of the heap like it once was - but they'll be back.

Heck USC was down for years - & who wouldn't want to go there..

 

[ASUCHRIS]

Good hire? Not sure. Can he recruit? That's the Notre Dame problem. Why would a talent go to Notre Dame when he can go to Ohio State or Tennessee. not be required to go to class, and have access to lots more women?

Hey, easy on the ND women, my mom is a golden domer.

 

[ASUCHRIS]

Anyone who tries to say anything about the last post will be punished as well.

 

[Skkorpion]

Hey, easy on the ND women, my mom is a golden domer.

She's probably one of the many who shot me down! Actually, Notre Dame went co-ed after I was gone.

 

[okcardzona]

I would think that Pittsburg and a few other afc teams are happy with the Timing of Weis hiring. It has to be some what of a distraction for New England's offense getting ready for the playoffs. Or maybe not.

 

[Southpaw]

Not too sure about Weis' ability to groom QBs. He was missing in action for some of that period due to health reasons. Some folks in New Engand give credit to Belichek for that grooming.

 

[NickelBack]

Rivals rates ND's class this year in the high 40's.

 

[Skkorpion]

Rivals rates ND's class this year in the high 40's.

I'm not surprised. They started late and the head man was absent. It's next year's class that will tell us whether Weis can recruit.