Finally Someone Said It....
Excerpt from Jason Whitlock, 11/1 per ESPN.com :
"Notre Dame has beaten a mediocre Michigan team, a Dave Wannstedt-coached Pittsburgh team that is .500 only because the Big East is terrible, the third- or fourth-best team in the Mountain West Conference (BYU), a bad Purdue squad, and a Washington club with one victory (vs. Idaho). Please don't tell the CIA I told you this -- this information is classified top secret -- but the combined record of Weis' victims is 17-24. I know, I know. You turn on the TV, pick up the newspaper or click on the Internet, and you're led to believe that Notre Dame, under the ingenious direction of the "Great Weis Hope," is undefeated, having hammered USC, Texas and Virginia Tech all in the same weekend. Sadly, it's not true. Weis' greatest accomplishment so far is that he led Notre Dame to a close loss against USC. Buddy Teevens (Stanford) and Karl Dorrell (UCLA) put the same thing on their résumés last year. But they're still waiting on their 10-year, $30 million-$40 million contracts. In case you've forgotten, in 2002, Tyrone ran up an 8-0 record against Maryland, Purdue, Michigan, Michigan State, Stanford, Pittsburgh, Air Force and Florida State. Six of those teams -- all but Stanford and Michigan State -- played in bowl games that year. The combined record, including bowl games, for those eight clubs was 60-43."
I'll admit I've been the leader of the Charlie Weis bandwagon many of times this year, most notably last night when I heralded him as St. Charlie mainly in a sly attempt to lock up some horny Notre Dame chick for the weekend (To be discussed later). However, I think what Jason Whitlock did is respectable considering that no one has ever questioned Charlie Weis once this year. I think he's doing a remarkable job, but the circus he is creating is not worth the 5-2 record that comes along with it. Look at the numbers, the preseason Top 25 that had Michigan, Tennessee and the Charlie Strong, Spread-Option Gators in BCS bowls are long gone. In comes traditional, but not our generational powers like Penn St., Alabama, and ND. With all due respect to these teams, part of me wants to believe that there emergence has to deal with them fufilling expectations and many other traditional powers failing to do so. Florida St.-loss to Virginia. Michigan-started 3-3 while its cross-state rival was busy banging up ND in Charlie's first show in South Bend. Tennessee lost to Spurrier and SC w/ Lou Holtz's players (scary thought how good they'll be w/ real ones). Continuing, Oklahoma- try UCLA, TCU, the list goes on. Florida- Bama', LSU. Iowa-lost to Iowa St. Alright, Penn State did their job vs. Ohio St., Bama' did it vs. the hated Gators, but ND has one close one on their resume that they might have gotten too much credit for. Think of this, UCLA and Stanford both took USC the distance last year despite better numbers out of Leinart and a more balanced USC team. ND did it in green jerseys, half-way across the continent, on national TV, with Leinart throwing two picks and crying like a bitch. Also, remember their is four unbeatens sitting atop the BCS standings. I find it hard to believe no one has ever argued that Virginia Tech, Texas, and USC have created a stockpile atop the rankings and a scrurry for the remaining at-large bids among a handful of talented teams.
I will say it again that I am a firm believer in the circus that is the Notre Dame Football Team, a team that has garnered more media attention since October than the conflict in Iraq. Depsite my calls for a Brady Quinn 2006 Heisman, next year's national championship and Touchdown Charlie next to Touchdown Jesus, I am reminded by my Wisconsin counterparts to not get to ahead of myself. Remember ND still Aesop Schwap'd Michigan St.- twice-the-loser in the Big Ten, and actually moved up in the polls after wins at Purdue, Pitt, and BYU. 5-2 is respectable, 9-2 would be even better. But it could Bowl Season until Notre Dame truly has another chance to prove themselves. So, for now, I think it is alright for someone like Jason Whitlock to question the Charlie surge and his $30+ million payoff because it is going to take a BCS win for Notre Dame to prove that this isn't just another long holiday, like 2002, in South Bend.
"Notre Dame has beaten a mediocre Michigan team, a Dave Wannstedt-coached Pittsburgh team that is .500 only because the Big East is terrible, the third- or fourth-best team in the Mountain West Conference (BYU), a bad Purdue squad, and a Washington club with one victory (vs. Idaho). Please don't tell the CIA I told you this -- this information is classified top secret -- but the combined record of Weis' victims is 17-24. I know, I know. You turn on the TV, pick up the newspaper or click on the Internet, and you're led to believe that Notre Dame, under the ingenious direction of the "Great Weis Hope," is undefeated, having hammered USC, Texas and Virginia Tech all in the same weekend. Sadly, it's not true. Weis' greatest accomplishment so far is that he led Notre Dame to a close loss against USC. Buddy Teevens (Stanford) and Karl Dorrell (UCLA) put the same thing on their résumés last year. But they're still waiting on their 10-year, $30 million-$40 million contracts. In case you've forgotten, in 2002, Tyrone ran up an 8-0 record against Maryland, Purdue, Michigan, Michigan State, Stanford, Pittsburgh, Air Force and Florida State. Six of those teams -- all but Stanford and Michigan State -- played in bowl games that year. The combined record, including bowl games, for those eight clubs was 60-43."
I'll admit I've been the leader of the Charlie Weis bandwagon many of times this year, most notably last night when I heralded him as St. Charlie mainly in a sly attempt to lock up some horny Notre Dame chick for the weekend (To be discussed later). However, I think what Jason Whitlock did is respectable considering that no one has ever questioned Charlie Weis once this year. I think he's doing a remarkable job, but the circus he is creating is not worth the 5-2 record that comes along with it. Look at the numbers, the preseason Top 25 that had Michigan, Tennessee and the Charlie Strong, Spread-Option Gators in BCS bowls are long gone. In comes traditional, but not our generational powers like Penn St., Alabama, and ND. With all due respect to these teams, part of me wants to believe that there emergence has to deal with them fufilling expectations and many other traditional powers failing to do so. Florida St.-loss to Virginia. Michigan-started 3-3 while its cross-state rival was busy banging up ND in Charlie's first show in South Bend. Tennessee lost to Spurrier and SC w/ Lou Holtz's players (scary thought how good they'll be w/ real ones). Continuing, Oklahoma- try UCLA, TCU, the list goes on. Florida- Bama', LSU. Iowa-lost to Iowa St. Alright, Penn State did their job vs. Ohio St., Bama' did it vs. the hated Gators, but ND has one close one on their resume that they might have gotten too much credit for. Think of this, UCLA and Stanford both took USC the distance last year despite better numbers out of Leinart and a more balanced USC team. ND did it in green jerseys, half-way across the continent, on national TV, with Leinart throwing two picks and crying like a bitch. Also, remember their is four unbeatens sitting atop the BCS standings. I find it hard to believe no one has ever argued that Virginia Tech, Texas, and USC have created a stockpile atop the rankings and a scrurry for the remaining at-large bids among a handful of talented teams.
I will say it again that I am a firm believer in the circus that is the Notre Dame Football Team, a team that has garnered more media attention since October than the conflict in Iraq. Depsite my calls for a Brady Quinn 2006 Heisman, next year's national championship and Touchdown Charlie next to Touchdown Jesus, I am reminded by my Wisconsin counterparts to not get to ahead of myself. Remember ND still Aesop Schwap'd Michigan St.- twice-the-loser in the Big Ten, and actually moved up in the polls after wins at Purdue, Pitt, and BYU. 5-2 is respectable, 9-2 would be even better. But it could Bowl Season until Notre Dame truly has another chance to prove themselves. So, for now, I think it is alright for someone like Jason Whitlock to question the Charlie surge and his $30+ million payoff because it is going to take a BCS win for Notre Dame to prove that this isn't just another long holiday, like 2002, in South Bend.
posted by Broadway at Tuesday, November 01, 2005
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