2009 College Football Thread

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DPD

Down goes Notre Dame!

Que ANGRY Kermit.

Not looking forward to all the Urban to Notre Dame rumors.   

Didn't Paul Hornung get in all sorts of trouble for talking about that?

I thought it was because of him saying that ND needs to lower the admission standards so more black athletes can get in.   

That's what Apex was refering to.

urban = black

[Kermit, B.]

This has to be the end of Charlie, right?

God, I hope so.  Navy is not a bad team, but losing twice to them at home in three years is unacceptable.  And the Urban Meyer rumors are stupid.  What coach from a major program would want to leave a good job to coach at Notre Dame right now?  At least now there won't be a bunch of ND apologists insisting that they deserve the right to get the shit beat out of them in a BCS game.

FIRE EVERYONE!

[BH]

This has to be the end of Charlie, right?

God, I hope so.  Navy is not a bad team, but losing twice to them at home in three years is unacceptable.  And the Urban Meyer rumors are stupid.  What coach from a major program would want to leave a good job to coach at Notre Dame right now?  At least now there won't be a bunch of ND apologists insisting that they deserve the right to get the shit beat out of them in a BCS game.

FIRE EVERYONE!

Lovie

[air2300]

DPD

Down goes Notre Dame!

Que ANGRY Kermit.

Not looking forward to all the Urban to Notre Dame rumors.   

Didn't Paul Hornung get in all sorts of trouble for talking about that?

I thought it was because of him saying that ND needs to lower the admission standards so more black athletes can get in.   

That's what Apex was refering to.

urban = black

[Philberto]

I'm happy for you, Kerm. I really am.

[PenFoe]

I'm happy for you, Kerm. I really am.

If Charlie gets fired and they don't hire Chris Peterson, they should just cancel the football program.

[Kermit, B.]

I'm happy for you, Kerm. I really am.

I'm pretty much on the "anyone but Weis" bandwagon, at this point.  I don't know how Gruden's style would go over with 18-year-old kids, but he really does love ND, so I'm sure the effort would be there.  And they'd probably make sweet Chuckie leprechaun dolls.

[thehawk]

I'm happy for you, Kerm. I really am.

I'm pretty much on the "anyone but Weis" bandwagon, at this point.  I don't know how Gruden's style would go over with 18-year-old kids, but he really does love ND, so I'm sure the effort would be there.  And they'd probably make sweet Chuckie leprechaun dolls.

You say that now, but wait until his first recruiting class consists of nothing but quarterbacks.

[SKO]

I'm happy for you, Kerm. I really am.

I'm pretty much on the "anyone but Weis" bandwagon, at this point.  I don't know how Gruden's style would go over with 18-year-old kids, but he really does love ND, so I'm sure the effort would be there.  And they'd probably make sweet Chuckie leprechaun dolls.

You say that now, but wait until his first recruiting class consists of nothing but quarterbacks.

Here's a little secret: Jon Gruden is fucking terrible at developing players and that's why he ran Tampa Bay into the fucking ground. The only young quarterback he's ever even attempted to develop in his career was Chris Simms, who was drafted against Gruden's wishes (the story goes that on draft day in 2003, when the Bucs took Simms, Gruden charged into the GM's office and screamed "You never fucking draft a quarterback without asking me first.") Had Griese not ruptured his ACL Simms would never have gotten a chance. He's not going to have the time or the patience to develop anybody. The guy's one success at developing, hell, not even that, just improving, a player is Rich Gannon, who was a 34 year old ten year veteran when Gruden got him. If Notre Dame's gonna swallow that idiotic contract and get the crane out to chuck fatso overboard they'd better go after Brian Kelly of Cincinnati or Chris Petersen. Gruden? Give me a break. At least we know how film sessions will go:

Gruden: You see that! You just made a play! That's a play maker right there! You just made a football play! That's all you are, a guy who goes out and makes plays on a football field.

[Kermit, B.]

Oh, I don't think Gruden would be any good.  I just hate Weis, and I'm resigned to the fact that Notre Dame is never going to be relevant again, so they might as well turn the football program into a carnival.

[CubFaninHydePark]

I thought you all would want to know that Wanny has been "rebranded."

http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/The-rebranding-of-Dave-Wannstedt.html

Everything about this piece, down to the author's bio is hilariously awful.  The only thing it gets right is that it would be hilarious if his college coaching internship lasts longer than Fat Charlie's.

[Slaky]

I thought you all would want to know that Wanny has been "rebranded."

http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/The-rebranding-of-Dave-Wannstedt.html

Everything about this piece, down to the author's bio is hilariously awful.  The only thing it gets right is that it would be hilarious if his college coaching internship lasts longer than Fat Charlie's.

GROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAN.

[Kermit, B.]

I thought you all would want to know that Wanny has been "rebranded."

http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/The-rebranding-of-Dave-Wannstedt.html

Everything about this piece, down to the author's bio is hilariously awful.  The only thing it gets right is that it would be hilarious if his college coaching internship lasts longer than Fat Charlie's.

These four sentences are well-written:

After that 2005 opener which saw both Wannstedt and Weis leading their alma maters, both men have traveled down divergent paths after high expectations were placed upon them to instantly change the culture of their new programs and return the teams to national prominence.

[MAD]

I thought you all would want to know that Wanny has been "rebranded."

http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/The-rebranding-of-Dave-Wannstedt.html

Everything about this piece, down to the author's bio is hilariously awful.  The only thing it gets right is that it would be hilarious if his college coaching internship lasts longer than Fat Charlie's.

I would think you would be somewhat happy with Wannstedt right now.  The guy ended up a disaster here, but in fairness to him, there's something that might be going right for him at Pitt.  Of course, if they lose to ND on Saturday, forget everything I just said.

I remember it like it was yesterady when Wanny and Chew Chew Charlie made their college head coaching debut on the same field in September, 2005.  ND kicked the hell out of Pitt, Wanny was doing his "anxiously combing hand through hair" routine that we had grown all-too familiar with whilst he was coaching the Bears, and life was glorious, at least for those of us who were Bears fans while also backing the Irish.  Holy crud have the times changed since then.  CFiHP's irrational agenda notwithstanding, Wanny's getting the last laugh right now.  

Again, please ignore this post if Coach Frontbutt and Crew somehow fall ass backwards--a la Cosmo Kramer--into a win Saturday, which would be a horrible setback for a Pitt program that still has some tough games ahead this season.

[MAD]

I thought you all would want to know that Wanny has been "rebranded."

http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/The-rebranding-of-Dave-Wannstedt.html

Everything about this piece, down to the author's bio is hilariously awful.  The only thing it gets right is that it would be hilarious if his college coaching internship lasts longer than Fat Charlie's.

These four sentences are well-written:

After that 2005 opener which saw both Wannstedt and Weis leading their alma maters, both men have traveled down divergent paths after high expectations were placed upon them to instantly change the culture of their new programs and return the teams to national prominence.

Holy BC is that painful to read.