2009 + 2016 College Football coaching carousel: Leach/Weis/Bowden/Kelly/Mangino,et al

[Glenn]

Notre Dame reportedly fires Weis as head coach http://bit.ly/8XhZ9B

[Glenn]

In the meantime, Notre Dame players have begun arriving for a team meeting.

The Monday afternoon meeting will include a vote on whether the players want to play in a bowl game after their 6-6 season. Athletic director Jack Swarbrick has said he will consider the players’ wishes in deciding on a bowl trip.

From that same article.

[WTFchris]

Not a shocker. I see the bowl projections have ND facing my Chips in the GMAC bowl (Mobile, AL).

I saw Weis bragging about NFL OC offers earlier this morning. Wonder if that sent them over the edge. Otherwise you'd think they would have had him coach the bowl game first.

[MoTown]

What kind of douchebag players wouldn't want to play in a bowl game, even if it's the Trojan Magnum's Bowl or something of that caliber?

[Zip Goshboots]

What kind of douchebag players wouldn't want to play in a bowl game, even if it's the Trojan Magnum's Bowl or something of that caliber?

I understand the players turning this down. Besides, it'd cost Notre Dame more to go to the game than the payout. Notre Dame doesn't need shit bag bowl games. The players probably like Charlie and would want him to coach them.

Their motivation for this game would be less than zero, and it's nothing more than an opportunity to be embarrassed when the go up against a team with the world to play for. And after a long season--15 more practices? Who the hell wants to do that just to play some team with directions or fourteen words in its name?

[Glenn]

They only play for fat guys.

Too soon?

[Glenn]

Let me be the first to break the news

IZZO TO N.D.

[WTFchris]

Among the people considered possible candidates to replace Weis are Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops, Cincinnati coach Brian Kelly, TCU coach Gary Patterson and Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh.


Stoops told ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit on Saturday that Notre Dame has not been in contact with him or his representatives. Stoops said he was surprised that his name was even brought up.


Weis, who has six years left on a 10-year contract signed midway through his first season, is 35-27 in five years as Irish head coach. His .565 winning percentage is worse than the .583 marks that got his two predecessors, Tyrone Willingham and Bob Davie, fired.

LOL at the contract. did Dombrowski show them how to give out long contracts without seeing any performance first?

[Timone]

This should've been posted in the things that are obvious thread.

[Glenn]

ESPN reporting Bowden has been given 2 options: Fisher as HC and Bowden will be ambassador, or resign.