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As I was finishing the 2005 best-selling book Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcom Gladwell, I was struck by how some of his research and stories made sense of what happened to Notre Dame football over the past five years. 2009 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football Schedule and Results With each passing week, rumors and speculations grow on who will take over as the newest head football coach for the most watched, scrutinized, hated, and loved team in the country. Charlie Weis addressed the media yesterday, cancelling his traditional Sunday press conference after a ship-sinking loss against Pittsburgh. Charlie Weis was one pain-staking loss to an inferior team away from losing the support of the Notre Dame community and fan base. Notre Dame’s best receiver has been sitting on the sidelines the past five weeks in the form of a sophomore sensation derived from the depths of Minnesota. After plenty of last minute wins, the Irish finally got what Charlie Weis has wanted since their season-opener against Nevada—a blowout win. Similar to this year’s version of the Fighting Irish, Charlie Weis found his ‘08 team sitting at 5-2 heading into November, his fourth season as the head coach of the nation’s most hated, yet loved, college football program. Another week of vulgarity, pulling hair, and sighs from my living room. It has been too long since the Irish have been able to put together a complete game and take a kneel with a comfortable lead. Notre Dame’s 2010 schedule was finalized today when Athletic Director Jack Swarbrick agreed to add Western Michigan as one of the seven home games for the Irish next season. |
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