SI.com declares that Weis is done

[tapintoamerica]

Of course, it does so with no semblance of reporting, sourcing or byline. None of it. This, you'll recall, is the organization that has been held in high esteem in sports journalism circles for decades but is now willing to abdicate the authority.

http://www.fannation.com/truth_and_rumors/view/78630

 

[mustangj17]

I only hope that Chucky W. is replaced by someone I can hate just as easily.

 

[slappy4428]

I only hope that Chucky W. is replaced by someone I can hate just as easily.

Agreed. A sympathetic figure is not needed at Notre Dame; a pathetic one is... heard Ty Willingham's available...

 

[novelist_wannabe]

If this is true -- and with seven years left on that contract, I view that as a big if -- some other schools (Tennessee, Clempson, you listening?) will be accelerating their searches ...

 

[Michael Echan]

Of course, it does so with no semblance of reporting, sourcing or byline. None of it. This, you'll recall, is the organization that has been held in high esteem in sports journalism circles for decades but is now willing to abdicate the authority.

http://www.fannation.com/truth_and_rumors/view/78630

Somewhere in Arkansas, Bobby Petrino's ears perked up and he doesn't know why...yet.

 

[Blitz]

This has to be the toughest job in college football.
Nothing is ever good enough, for very long.

 

[21]

Why would anyone take this 'report' seriously?

 

[Rhody31]

That's not SI ... isn't that their open blog?

 

[shockey]

That's not SI ... isn't that their open blog?

yes.

 

[tapintoamerica]

The entry is signed "si.com."

 

[mustangj17]

The entry is signed "si.com."

That means it is credible

-Signed, Mustang j17

;D

 

[21]

To tap, who started this thread: Here's the first line of the link:

I think it's now safe to say with no hint of reservation: The Notre Dame-Charlie Weis marriage is officially doomed.

Does that really translate to SI.com declaring Weis is done?

 

[DanOregon]

The losses at home are what is killing Weis. I think they're only a few games over .500 in front of the home folks. I'm not sure what the answer is - Brady Hoke would be an obvious choice, the school has not, and will not, ever be a player for a coach from a top program.
Even when they hired Lou Holtz, the last coach who had coached a team to a top 10 ranking before taking the ND job, he was four years removed from coaching Arkansas to a no. 8 ranking and was coming off a two year stint at Minnesota where he went 10-12. So who was a "hot coach" four years ago? Odds are ND can't pay them that much more than they're making now to make it worthwhile.
I think he'll be back, unless ND offers him a really nice buyout.

 

[Hank_Scorpio]

The entry is signed "si.com."

And every post attributed to Jesus Christ, Charlie Brown or George Bush on this site really does belong to those three.

 

[Roger_Clemens]

The entry is signed "si.com."

And every post attributed to Jesus Christ, Charlie Brown or George Bush on this site really does belong to those three.

I speaks for myself.

 

[mustangj17]

I think he'll be back, unless ND offers him a really nice buyout.

That's ****ing disgusting because he will end up getting buyout sex. [/crossthread]

 

[mustangj17]

The entry is signed "si.com."

And every post attributed to Jesus Christ, Charlie Brown or George Bush on this site really does belong to those three.

I speaks for myself.

I bet you misremember most the things you post.

 

[Jersey_Guy]

fannation is yet another example of a print publication squandering its brand. Garbage, reader-generated "content".

 

[funky_mountain]

The entry is signed "si.com."

And every post attributed to Jesus Christ, Charlie Brown or George Bush on this site really does belong to those three.

i don't really care, but it's not "signed" si.com. it's a credit line at the bottom of the blog entry. when the source of the blog item is the ny times, the credit line or acknowledgment reads the new york times. when it's an SI staff item, the credit line reads SI.com. also, SI staffer stewart mandel wrote the blog item about weis.
http://www.fannation.com/si_blogs/the_sweep/posts/25982

there are plenty of SI staffers who contribute to fannation.com. it's not all reader-generated.

 

[clutchcargo]

The story offers nothing conclusive about Weis's job status, only more potshots and speculation which any clown can write up.

So what if it's signed si.com? It's meaningless.