What we didnt expect was an acute disaster

BoomdashAdrian Fortino, orConnect PRBen Jolley, Copyright Business Wire 2009. All the burdens and finger pointing is specifically leaning towards the Weis Clown, generating a dreadful circus in South Bend where the Big Top has arrived.The Irish, of late, is utterly a joke and laughable. If the Irish aren't at the top of their game signifying they are top-flight in college football, the season seems depleted. As of now, a promising year is ruined when the Irish mentally and physically self-destructed at Pittsburgh in a loss.To suggest the Irish moved too fast in signing Weis to a $40 million contract, good for at least five seasons, might have been a ghastly blunder. Because wins are considered an illusion at Notre Dame, burnt out fans are expecting a coaching change, but athletic director Jack Swarbrick isnt in a hurry on judging Weis future, carefully pondering and evaluating options.As usual, Weis is downplaying all the brouhaha of his job status, in which his return next season is dubious while lingering questions continuously annoy and disturb the Irish.Rather than speaking arrogantly at press conferences, it would be nice if he was a gentleman. In the last 10 games, the Irish arent nearly as flawless and performed pathetically in the previous years under Weis, with a 1-9 winning percentage against ranked opponents.Didnt the Irish used to fight in contests Wasnt ND known as the Fighting Irish Lately, the word Fighting is removed from in front of Irish.In a long time, under Weis, they havent delivered powerful jabs to avenge a tremendous 0-5 record against rival USC, a team which has suffered embarrassing trounces to ruin shots of bidding for a national title.No! He never beat USC.In the last three seasons to date, Weis is 16-19losing respectability in failing to revive the Irish and stop losing winnable contests.Assuming he had possessed a matchless resume standing behind the crafty and Spygate criminal Bill Belichick and built a workable offense around Tom Brady at New England, Weis respectively was legit for accepting a coaching offer to establish a righteous identity at a prestigious program.What we didnt know and never took into account was the difficulty of guiding a demanding program, especially the Irish.What we didnt expect was an acute disaster.One reason Weis still is employed is for his sublime recruiting classes he has built and assembled.But, obviously, he hasnt produced enough wins, and with a horrific track record, Weis job should be on the line. Whenever the Irish failed to produce victories, however, firing coaches was a usual practice theyve followed in recent seasons, which is the reason Im surprised Weis hasnt been terminated for all the recent letdowns.Given their cultural reactions to failures: Tyrone Willingham built a winnable program, but apparently wasn't good enough so was tossed overboard.There was Bob Davie, who didnt last any time, tossed over in the deep end.And now this, Weis, who has turned into the biggest tragicomedy, each season bringing the circus to town and destroying the tradition of Touchdown Jesus as a billboard of Weis downfalls epitomizes a miserable season.This season alone, the defense has faltered, a usual stumble during Weis tenure.

So the most sub-par program in the country is releasing unseen results, ranking 83rd in total defense and allowing a staggering 391 yards a game.Not matching up to the pedigree as advertised, opponents usually have their way against the Irish and turn a typical afternoon into a terrifying outing.Bringing back reminders of the insulting billboard directly on the corner of Edison Road and State Road 23, is a message that ND faithful are tired of the typical outings. No luck for the Irish, currently standing at 6-4 under a careless Weis. Well, at least some things were right during a brief moment, when Jimmy Clausen earlier in the season had a breakout moment. Honestly, to think Weis couldve turned the recruiting prospect into a legitimate Heisman candidate, similar to the time he turned Brady into a Super Bowl champ. But, he cant win without Belichick or Bill Parcells. So, Weis isnt nearly as great as Lou Holtz, who sustained memorable victories in his coaching days.With all the depth of excellence, it seems Notre Dame would be unbeaten this late in the year, but instead theyve struggled to preserve victories and have preeminent receiver Golden Tate and prevailing tight end Kyle Rudolph.Dating back to the demoralizing 23-21 loss against the Navy two weeks ago, Weis became a hot topic. But now, he owns a 35-25 career record, and a .583 winning percentage.By now, the only way to avoid circus activities is to ride the coaching carousal and fire Weis Clown.If so, maybe next year the circus wont arrive in town and form a joke . Offering Improved Aesthetics and User Experience for Notebook PCs and OtherConsumer Electronic DevicesSAN JOSE, Calif.(Business Wire)Validity Sensors, Inc., a privately-held biometric sensor company specializingin convenient, secure and reliable fingerprint authentication solutions,launched their latest innovation by announcing the first customizable LEDfingerprint sensor. The LED feature also allows for improved aestheticimplementation on consumer devices.

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