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Charlie Weis Can't Win On The Field, But Wins Off Of It [Notre Dame]
Published 5/1/2008 by DAULERIO at Deadspin
... harmless quote, made by Weis to an audience full of Central Pennsylvania Notre Dame alumni sitting in a banquet hall, eating lukewarm food out of chafing dishes, in an attempt to fire up a crowd even though his program is, under his tenure, a losing one. But it also could be interpreted as one that was very marginalizing, or that other big time athletic programs are filling their teams with "hoodlums and thugs," which is why it was brought up last night on BDSS last night, PTI , andfew ...

Reporters' Notebooks
Published 5/7/2008 by dawizofodds at The Wizard of Odds
... before a Pennsylvania booster club that was interpreted as being racist by some bloggers. Was his comment blown out of proportion? "Blew up by who? ...

Why Charlie Weis Makes It Easy To Not Like Him
Published 5/7/2008 by Paterno Lives! at The Big Eleventh
I'd say hate, but he manages to redeem himself by not being an ass at the occasional hospital (I'm trying to link to a story but all I can find is malpractice claims). Weis, in an effort to explain why he just finished one of the worst seasons in Notre Dame history, came up with this: I could get hoodlums and thugs and win tomorrow. I won't do it that way.There are so many things wrong with this I don't know where to begin. He is being attacked as a racist (H/T Wiz), but I don't understand why no one is calling him a ...

In Defense of Crewcut Charlie Weis
Published 5/8/2008 by dawizofodds (noreply@blogger.com) at The Wizard of Odds
... and win tomorrow. I won't do it that way" comment. Weis made the remark before a Notre Dame booster club and was categorized as a racist in certain corners of cyberspace. Far from it. ...