"The New Gold Standard: Charlie Weis and Notre Dame's Rise to Glory"

[Great find by Cairo, as our schadenfreude knows no bounds. Perhaps some of you could leave a helpful product review? - RUTS]

Now available at Amazon for 54 cents.

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Lol

That is great. Folks throwin snowballs at Jabba.

Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.

by wookieeman on Nov 24, 2008 10:03 AM EST reply actions

He is an offensive genius

in that he has incredible powers of being offensive in pretty much any way imaginable.

by The JuggerNitt on Nov 24, 2008 12:54 PM EST reply actions

Lou Holtz

I also love the fact that the introduction is written by Lou Holtz. Perhaps it contains several delusional predictions.

by cpm126 on Nov 24, 2008 1:22 PM EST reply actions

ESPN Message Boards

Really funny how delusional the ND fans continue to be.

Some general highlights from what I’ve read:

1. ND will be really really good next season. The team is really young and is about to come into their own. 10 or 11 wins next season. Book it.
2. The NBC contract is NOT in perile — people love watching ND even when they struggle to be bowl eligible.
3. ND is the biggest game on their opponent’s schedule for every team they play, that’s why they struggle against teams like Navy and Syracuse, those teams are on an emotional high for ND.
4. Charlie Weis is a great coach, he’s a super intelligent man, and is destined to lead this team to greatness. He is just so brilliant. God, just listen to his press conferences, he’s just so friggin smart, I mean… wow.
5. If Weis doesn’t lead them to greatness, it’s just because all the other NCAAF programs cheat by allowing redshirt years and looser academic standards. Those dirty rotten cheaters. And Ty Willingham, that bastard screwed us, it’s his fault.
6. We all knew we weren’t going to be great this season, we aren’t delusional, no one seriously thought we’d win 9 games. I never said that, you must be mistaken. Nope, I never said that, LA LA LA LA LA I CAN’T HEAR YOU.

by millzners on Nov 24, 2008 2:04 PM EST reply actions

actually some of those points are really valid

since I do enjoy watching ND struggle to be bowl eligible. When it comes to ratings, ND is a big draw, since not only do they have a huge, irrational fanbase, but they also have a huge, irrational anti-fanbase.

As for ND being the biggest game for some of those teams…valid point sometimes. I think Navy cares more about Army, though.

Nobody is disbuting Charlie Weis’ greatness (oh…what’s that? by greatness you didn’t mean his size? oh…well then I have no idea what you are talking about)

Does ND not allow redshirts? I never knew that. If true, it would be a disadvantage for them, but hardly cancelled out by all the advantages they have going for them.

Any ND fan that doesn’t think they’ll be great every season is a liar. They are, as we all know, delusional with those claims, though.

by The JuggerNitt on Nov 24, 2008 2:18 PM EST up reply actions

I agree with you

I mean, most of that is probably true — but what I find funny is that a top tier, mega-successful NCAAF program has to rationalize why they’ve playing so poorly.

Despite always recruiting well, having an ex-NFL coordinator for a HC, a ridiculously easy schedule, and one of the largest fanbases in the country, somehow Ty Willingham is still responsible for their 6-6 season.

by millzners on Nov 24, 2008 2:44 PM EST up reply actions

Yes sir

My favorite part of their contract with NBC is the national coverage of their futilty. Makes for great tv.

by blogue20 on Nov 24, 2008 4:06 PM EST up reply actions

Re: Notre Dame redshirt

This is kind of a load of crap, they don’t redshirt, I guess, but do allow kids a 5th year if they graduate in four and take grad courses…something that always seems to go very smoothly for their better kids that need a 5th year of football.

Kevin @ Black Shoe Diaries

by KevinHD on Nov 25, 2008 8:51 AM EST up reply actions

how does that work, though?

is this if they didn’t play one of the years, so they go back and say that was a redshirt year?

by The JuggerNitt on Nov 25, 2008 10:23 AM EST up reply actions

Good lord this is funny:

The most helpful FAVORABLE review:

Perfect Timing
This is one of the best works of fiction in the twenty-first century. Hats off to Charlie Weis, the Notre Dame football team and entire Southbend community!

by millzners on Nov 24, 2008 9:13 PM EST reply actions

Bravo, Good sir

Bravo indeed

by BoilerTMill on Nov 24, 2008 9:46 PM EST reply actions

Amazon's got jokes.

This was the first review after I clicked the link:

(Five Stars)
This is one of the best works of fiction in the twenty-first century. Hats off to Charlie Weis, the Notre Dame football team and entire Southbend community!

That’s funny.

Kevin @ Black Shoe Diaries

by KevinHD on Nov 25, 2008 8:47 AM EST reply actions