Notre Dame SOS, history, Charlie's weight, opinions (not football)

[OSU_Buckguy]

Originally Posted by Steve19

Fat is a state of mind,...

for chuck, it's a plate of pork rinds.

[OSU_Buckguy]

Originally Posted by BuckeyeMike80

Imposter priest sneaks into ND game

even notre ame's ushers have a porous defense.

[Dryden]

Good stuff from Mandel:

SI.com - Writers - College Football Mailbag (cont.) - Wednesday September 12, 2007 3:54PM

[...] As was discussed last week, and as any Notre Dame fan will tell you, Weis' current predicament is due in large part to recruiting shortcomings during the end of Willingham's tenure. What those fans would never admit to, however, but what I absolutely believe, is that they themselves contributed to Willingham's failures. The class that causes the most retrospective angst among Domers is Willingham's 2004 crop, which was ranked inordinately low and, as expected, has largely been a bust. However, Willingham, who had only just finished his second season at that point, was already facing rampant criticism and job-security questions. In fact, shortly before Signing Day that year, a group of alumni from across the country sent a letter to the school's board of trustees denouncing the "pronounced and persistent deterioration of the Notre Dame football program," which included the line, "Although we continue to support [Willingham] and hope he succeeds ... absent significant progress in 2004, a coaching change will become necessary." Gee ... do you think that helped recruiting? Do you think Weis would currently be assembling the No. 1 class in the country if they'd written a similar letter this past January?

I bring this up not to completely absolve Willingham of his shortcomings, but to point out that perhaps there were extenuating circumstances that contributed to his performance. After all, he had no such trouble assembling his vaunted 2003 class -- nor does he seem to be having any similar troubles at Washington. Believe me, the program he took over in Seattle was in far worse shape than the one Weis inherited in South Bend. At the time of Willingham's arrival, UW was only 18 months removed from Rick Neuheisel's ugly ouster and had spent the past two seasons under the direction of an obvious lame duck, Keith Gilbertson. The Huskies had gone 1-10 the year before he arrived, not 6-6. For Washington to be in a position where it is now beating teams like Boise State and possibly contending for a bowl berth is a direct testament to Willingham's ability to restock the talent there and coach it up. [...]

[GoodLifeSean]

Ah but mandel forgets how inferior academically those washington recruits are.

[Dryden]

[NFBuck]

Originally Posted by Dryden

Oh my God, my stomach hurts from laughing so hard!