Come To Think Of It...Charlie Weiss On Thin Ice at Notre Dame

Ice of any kind, particularly when it's thin, is no place for a 300+ pound man to be. Alright, cheap shot, I admit it. But no matter how you paraphrase it, the bottom line is that Charlie Weiss is on the hot seat as coach of the Fighting Irish. And now, according to a recent report in the Chicago Tribune, his buyout may not even save him. It has been a widely held belief that his contract is too long and he makes too much money for the Irish authorities to fire its coach after only four seasons, despite pressure from alumni and Irish backers everywhere. But wait! Not so, according to the Tribune. According to the article, the "standard" buyout for a coach being asked to leave is base salary x number of years remaining on his contract. Despite Weiss earning a reported total of 3m+ per year, his base salary is in the $600K territory. So we're talking about a potential buyout of around $2.5m, chump change to the bean counters at South Bend. And there should be a long line of suitors just ... (link)