Bob Davie said some pretty interesting things about the direction of ND's program. And although Wies has a better record than he or Willingam, Davie's comments are justified by Wies' Big game record.
To pararphrase Mercury News writer John Wilner, Ty Willingham got fired not for his record (21-15), but because his team didn't perform in big games. Willingham's Irish lost five games by 31 points or more during his tenure, and it cost him his job.
Fast forward to the Charlie Weis era at Notre Dame and what's changed? The Irish have gotten drilled in big games since Weis arrived at South Bend.
In the past 366 days, Notre Dame has been beaten like a dog on national television no less than four times:
Ohio State 34, Notre Dame 20 - Fiesta Bowl (1-2-2006)
Michigan 47, Notre Dame 21- at home (9-23-2006)
USC 44, Notre Dame 24 - at USC (11-25-2006)
LSU 41, Notre Dame 14 - Sugar Bowl (1-3-2007)
And the worst part of those four awful losses is that Notre Dame never was really competitive in any of those games.
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To pararphrase Mercury News writer John Wilner, Ty Willingham got fired not for his record (21-15), but because his team didn't perform in big games. Willingham's Irish lost five games by 31 points or more during his tenure, and it cost him his job.
Fast forward to the Charlie Weis era at Notre Dame and what's changed? The Irish have gotten drilled in big games since Weis arrived at South Bend.
In the past 366 days, Notre Dame has been beaten like a dog on national television no less than four times:
Ohio State 34, Notre Dame 20 - Fiesta Bowl (1-2-2006)
Michigan 47, Notre Dame 21- at home (9-23-2006)
USC 44, Notre Dame 24 - at USC (11-25-2006)
LSU 41, Notre Dame 14 - Sugar Bowl (1-3-2007)
And the worst part of those four awful losses is that Notre Dame never was really competitive in any of those games.
Original Story:
http://www.fanblogs.com/notre_dame/00689....
