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Excuse Fatwa
Published 5/7/2008 by Brian at mgoblog
The Wit and Wisdom of Weis returns. Head to 50 seconds in this video: A transcript, since it's a little hard to make out: "I think the first opportunity they're going to have to really make a statement is that day [Sept. 6 against SDSU], and then we'll listen to Michigan have all their excuses as they come runnin' in and sayin' how they have a new coaching staff and there's changes. To hell with Michigan." Then someone's cellphone rings and Weis makes some goober remark about using all the minutes and just looks so incredibly pleased with himself and if there was a just and loving ...

Another Day -- Another Interesting Comment From Charlie Weis
Published 5/8/2008 at Irish Insights | Journal Gazette
Published: May 7, 2008 7:33 p.m. Another Day -- Another Interesting Comment From Charlie Weis We're a little late to this today as it started popping up this afternoon on various blogs and message boards and even the Detroit newspapers, but a YouTube video (check it out on the right if you can deal with the dizzying camerawork the first five minutes) has Notre Dame football coach Charlie Weis speaking at the Blue-Gold game brunch. And during the speech, Weis broke out this passage at the 50 second mark: "I've always been one never to make excuses and not blow hot air and believe that you have to back up your words by performance on the field and I think that's the ...

Weis Disses Wolverines: “To Hell With Michigan”
Published 5/8/2008 by jason at SPORTSbyBROOKS
After a very forgettable football season, it looks like Charlie Weis is trying to put the Fighting back in Irish - as least in his vocal approach. Charlie Weis Michigan fan The DETROIT NEWS hears tell that the Notre Dame coach went off on the rivals from Ann Arbor before the Blue-Gold spring game last month. Back on April 19, Weis was speaking to the crowd at the pre-game brunch (where else?), when he went in to what he expects for the start of the 2008 season. And his chatter soon drifted to the matter of Michigan: (Video after the jump.) ( Weis’ speech starts about 51 seconds in )“I’ve always been one never to make excuses. (I feel) you back your ...

In Defense of Crewcut Charlie Weis
Published 5/8/2008 by dawizofodds (noreply@blogger.com) at The Wizard of Odds
Old buddy Crewcut Charlie Weis has been under attack the past week for running his mouth. At least that's how it is being interpreted in some circles. Last week came the "I could get hoodlums and thugs 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. Consider that the good people at Notre Dame have always held themselves to a higher standard. Or at least that is the Kool-Aid they drink, especially at booster club gatherings. But come to think of it, given ...

Charlie Weis: "To Hell With Michigan"
Published 5/8/2008 by Yost (noreply@blogger.com) at College Football Forum
You'd think going 3-9 would preclude a coach from talking smack. Especially talking smack about a team that bitch slapped his squad two years in a row. Not Notre Dame's Charlie Weis. At a gathering with fans before the Blue-Gold spring game last month, Weis had some harsh words for Michigan ...

Charlie Weis Takes the Words Straight Out of Our Mouths and Tells Michigan Where to Go
Published 5/8/2008 by Brian Stouffer at FanHouse
Filed under: Michigan Football, Notre Dame Football, Big 10, NCAA FB Gossip, NCAA FB CoachingThe Detroit Free-Press gets points for due diligence on this article, which is about a shoddy homemade video on YouTube. The home movie shows a surly Charlie Weis delivering a speech at the pre-game luncheon before the spring game. In front of a handful of fans and donors, Charlie cracked candidly about his feelings for that lovely academic institution in Ann Arbor: "And then we'll listen to Michigan have all their excuses as they come running in and saying how they have a new coaching staff and there's ...

Charlie Weis Gives Michigan Some Extra Motivation
Published 5/8/2008 by Fornelli (noreply@blogger.com) at Foul Balls
[image] Considering the fact that Notre Dame football is coming off one of its worst seasons in school history, that Charlie Weis would have spent a lot of his offseason eating some humble pie (opposed to the regular kind of pies Charlie undoubtedly loves). For the most part, he has been. He brought in John Tenuta to help turn the defense around, and he's finally going to give up play-calling duties on offense and focus on the entire team and his players instead. All smart moves. Still, Charlie has been getting the wrong kind of attention lately for things he's been saying on the banquet circuit, including some unfortunate remarks about other schools ...

Nitt Picks Is a Webcam Predator
Published 5/12/2008 by BSD at Black Shoe Diaries: Front Page Posts
We have officially entered the dead period in college football. Spring games are over. Coaches are out on the road evaluating talent, but the head coaches aren't allowed to make any contact with kids during this period. It's called the "Saban Rule" in honor of the Alabama coach who became notorious for just "bumping" into kids outside their high school ...

Charlie Weis An Expert Motivator...For Michigan
Published 5/12/2008 by J Money (noreply@blogger.com) at Boiled Sports
Some video surfaced over the weekend of Charlie Weis trying to rally the troops in South Bend and I'm guessing he'd prefer the video not be making the rounds like it is. The upshot, if you haven't seen it or heard it is that Weis implies the Michigan Wolverines will come into South Bend in September making excuses about their team and he finishes with a flourish: "To hell with Michigan!" As the SportsbyBrooks article so neatly lays out, here was Fat Charlie's commentary in the video: “I’ve always been one never to make excuses and not blow hot air. I believe you have to back up your words by performance on the field. ...