tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33876287678272865772007-09-16T17:10:11.330-07:00amosiiiBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3387628767827286577.post-64889377213101821762007-09-16T15:45:00.000-07:002007-09-16T16:53:54.917-07:00Charlie Weis has led Notre Dame into new territory. The problem is that it isn't the territory that they want to be in. Weis is an offensive mastermind who can take someone else's work and make it look really good. For instance, he took the Patriots offense, who had some good players, but lacked real star power, and turned them into a SuperBowl winning offense (with the help of cheating on defense, but we'll save that for another day). He then takes a talented ND team that Willingham built and turns them into a National Power again. Well, maybe not a national power, but a team that could be bad teams again and put up some huge numbers against military schools. Anyway, once his system, or lack thereof, is implemented and in full swing, they become a disaster. Gary Crowton anybody? I recently realized why this Notre Dame scenario looks so familiar and was so frustrating. A good friend brought this to my attention. Think about the similarities. Both inherited traditionally good programs that were well disciplined. Both were offensive gurus with NFL experience and were thought to be the savior of the program. Both had great opening seasons and then had a huge drop off. Even when both were down, they showed flashes of greatness, only to be swallowed up in mediocrity and underachievement. Both have great offensive minds, but lack the administration, organization, and executive power necessary to be a successful head coach. Both play silly little games that they think will give them the competitive edge (not choosing a quarterback until minutes before the game [Weis] and changing the gameplan Saturday morning [Crowton]). Notre Dame really jumped the gun in giving Chuck a 10 year extension, and they will pay for it- big time. If Weis is fired this year or next, expect him to walk away with a $5-8 million severance package. Essentially, over 3-4 years, ND will pay Weis about 600k per victory and 100k per big game humiliation. If Weis doesn't look familiar yet, then think of this comparison: the love child between Rosie O'Donnell and Jabba the Hut.amosiii