Charlie Weis apparently out at ND per ESPN

Also, the players are having a team meeting to discuss whether they will attend a bowl game this year.

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It's official.

Just got a university-wide email about it from Fr. Jenkins, the ND president. Happened Sunday night. About damn time. Assistant head coach Rob Ianello is taking over in the interim till they have someone new. No word on who that will be.

by LonghornEm on Nov 30, 2009 1:54 PM CST reply actions

Here's the text of the statement, since ESPN is still reporting vague "a source says" stuff

Weis will not be retained as Notre Dame football coach

University of Notre Dame head football coach Charlie Weis will not be retained, University director of athletics Jack Swarbrick announced today (Nov. 30).

"We have great expectations for our football program, and we have not been able to meet those expectations," Swarbrick said. "As an alumnus, Charlie understands those goals and expectations better than most, and he’s as disappointed as anyone that we have not achieved the desired results."

Swarbrick recommended the dismissal Sunday night to Notre Dame’s president, Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C.

"We have established an evaluation process for all of our athletic programs that, in the end, results in a recommendation from Jack to me," Father Jenkins said. "I accepted Jack’s decision and look forward to working with him on selecting a new head football coach who is the very best choice possible for the University and especially for our student-athletes.

"I am most appreciative to Coach Weis for his service to Notre Dame and our community. He and his family have my prayers and best wishes."

Weis spent five seasons as Irish head coach from 2005-09, with his teams achieving consecutive records of 9-3 (Fiesta Bowl appearance) in ’05, 10-3 (Sugar Bowl appearance), 3-9, 7-6 (Hawai’i Bowl victory) and 6-6 in ’09 – for an overall 35-27 mark.

Swarbrick announced that Rob Ianello, the Irish assistant head coach/offense, wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator, will assume responsibility for football operations until a new coach is hired. Ianello has spent the past five seasons on the Notre Dame staff and previously was part of football staffs at Wisconsin (1990-93, 2003-04), Arizona (1994-2002) and Alabama (1987-89).

by LonghornEm on Nov 30, 2009 1:58 PM CST reply actions

Just got another email

AD Jack Swarbrick is doing a news conference at 6pm ET on ESPN and live streaming on www.und.com. Maybe tonight we’ll find out whether Stoops to ND is true?

by LonghornEm on Nov 30, 2009 3:17 PM CST reply actions

Thanks for the info

"I live in the tower with Coach Brown." -Bevo

by run Bevo run on Nov 30, 2009 3:49 PM CST reply actions

Also, coaches out at

Virginia. La.-Monroe. Marshall.

Louisville over the weekend.

FSU announcement later in the week. Maryland mulling Friedgen’s future.

Kansas still conducting investigation (a cloak and dagger way to keep Mangino?)

by edsp on Nov 30, 2009 4:41 PM CST reply actions

water is wet

"We'll be baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!"

by greenspointexas on Nov 30, 2009 5:15 PM CST reply actions

Notre Dame

If I was a good college coach, I would run in the opposite direction. ND is where good coaches go to die. Any respectable coach, cordinator or above should say thanks, but no thanks. ND doesn’t give head coaches enough time for success. ND as been down for so long time, any incoming coach should be given enough time to build the program and attract better recruits. ND is turning into a program the falling off the map of college football as far as popularity.

In a world of strong, big name conferences (SEC or Big 12) of big boy football, ND remaining independant doesn’t help. Especially when ND’s basketball team is affiliated with a conference when the football team isn’t doesn’t make sense.

by Ryan2907 on Nov 30, 2009 5:22 PM CST via mobile reply actions

But recruiting wasn't Weis's problem...

I think he had a top 10 recruiting class according to Rivals and ESPN in 4 of his 5 years and I think it was the first one that was ‘only’ a top 20 class. He got players. I guess the problem might be that he collected a lot of good skill position guys but couldn’t get the top end defenders he needed.

That said, I’ll agree that recruiting is a big reason for ND’s decline, but I think it has more to do with the fact that they have to pull players from all over the country and don’t have their own recruiting ground. I wonder if that creates difficulties in trying to build a team as opposed to programs like Texas, USC, and Florida where you get most of your guys from your home state and they have all come from a similar lifestyle and culture of football. I also wonder if not having a home base also hurts when filling out your roster. If they miss on an elite safety out of Florida what is their fall back? Unlike Texas, they can’t just go to the next guy down the list in-state and get his signature.

I do worry if a guy like Stoops or Patterson gets the job, since they will at least initially have a strong pipeline into Texas. I don’t worry too much about the long term ramifications because even those two can’t expect to build a roster entirely out of Texas guys and we will continue to get the biggest pick of the litter. But I would rather us avoid that risk altogether and hope ND gets Kelly or someone far away from Texas.

by Rickyspub on Dec 1, 2009 8:19 AM CST up reply actions