Lets touch on Weis's previous coaching jobs

He has brought Notre Dame to three bowls the Sugar, Fiesta, and Hawai'i Bowl. He's only won one that being the Hawai'i Bowl when they beat Hawai'i. Since those two seasons were Weis brought Notre Dame to the BCS Bowls and had records of 9-3 and 10-3, he has gone 3-9, 7-6, and this years current mark of 6-5. He also has a worse win percentage the Ty Willingham and Bob Davie.He may be a great recruiter but when top-tier recruits playing on Notre Dames football team get out played by Navy and UConn who are either up and coming programs or even Military academy schools it doesn't look good. And that's just one example. Lets touch on Weis's previous coaching jobs. 1990-1992 Offensive Assistant and Running Backs coach for the New York Giants 1993-1996 Tight Ends coach, Running Backs coach, and Wide Receivers coach for the New England Patriots1997-1999 Offensive Coordinator for the New York Jets 2000-2004 Offensive Coordinator for the New England PatriotsWeis clearly never has been a head coach before or even had to face the challenges of being a coach at Notre Dame would produce. Because I know you have that wish list with 30 coaches on it somewhere. Plus Weis said he wouldn't argue if he got dumped. We all know Urban Meyer is on that list along with Brian Kelly and are probably on every Notre Dame fans list so lets look at their resumes. We'll start with Meyer. 1986-1987 Ohio State Tight Ends and Wide Receivers coach 1988-1989 Illinois State Outside Linebackers and Quarterback and Wide Receivers coach1990-1995 Colorado State Wide Receivers coach 1996-2000 Notre Dame Wide Receivers coach 2001-2002 Bowling Green Head coach2003-2004 Utah Head coach2005-Present Florida Head coach He has won two MWC Championships, two SEC Championships, two National Championships, six bowlappearances and one loss. Brian Kelly 1991-2003 Grand Valley State head coach 2004-2006 Central Michigan head coach 2006-Present Cincinnati head coach He has two D-II National Championships and one Big East championship. Has brought his team to three bowls and only lost one which was the Orange Bowl. Both coaches are bound to be candidates and Kelly has already fielded questions regarding Notre Dame. When Meyer was a candidate in 2004 he said it was his 'dream job' but he chose Florida which could be a factor in his decision. In all honesty I believe both coaches are rather happy and content where they are but money and prestige could easily sway them both but I doubt it. Even if coaches names do pop up that doesn't mean Notre Dame is ready to axe Weis or hire someone with a great resume like Meyer. So best of like to Mr.

Swarbick and your decision which is sure to be a tough one. Charlie Weis' coaching info. courtesy of http:// Meyer's coaching info. courtesy of http:// Kelly's coaching info. courtesy of http://

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