Pack Your Bags and Print Out Your Resume Charlie Weis!

Heading into Saturday's game against Navy, Notre Dame's head coach Charlie Weis was already struggling. After several lack luster seasons with Notre Dame, Weis needed a signature game in order to end all the rumors regarding his job security. On Saturday, he got it. Notre Dame's 23-21 loss to Navy on Saturday may be the final nail in the coffin for the Irish's embattled coach.

Weis' tenure at Notre Dame began promisingly enough as the Irish qualified for a BCS bowl in both 2005 and 2006. They did not win either bowl game, however, losing to Ohio State in the 2006 Fiesta Bowl and LSU in the 2007 Sugar Bowl. They have not beaten USC in any of Weis' five seasons. In 2007, Notre Dame had its worst season in school history fnishing 3-9. The Irish were expected to rebound in 2008 with what was thought to be a very easy schedule, yet they finished with a 6-6 record. Despite being on the hot seat, Weis returned in 2009 with an even easier schedule to work with and has yet to impress.

After Saturday's loss the best Notre Dame can now finish is 9-3. While nine wins is a decent season, it still might not be enough to save Weis' job. There is also no guarantee that Weis will be able to finish with nine wins with a game at #12 Pitt next weekend, a home game against an emotional UConn team, and a season ending trip to Stanford. Most likely, Notre Dame will go 7-4 and then it depends on which Stanford team shows up since they have been one of the most inconsistent teams in the country this season. Basically, it's not unreasonable to believe Notre Dame could finish the season with a 7-5 record and if they do let me end the suspense right now by letting you know Weis will be gone faster than beer in South Bend on St. Patrick's Day.

The only conceivable scenario that will see Charlie Weis remain the coach of Notre Dame in 2010 will be a win over Pitt next week. Without it, all of Weis' signature games to this point will be losses. Weis' most famous game was the 2005 loss to USC with the Trojans scoring off the "Bush push" as time expired. In 2007, Navy beat Notre Dame for the fist time in 44 games. And now finally, in 2009, with his job on the line, Navy beat Notre Dame yet again 23-21. It doesn't matter whether Navy is a competitive team this year. The bottom line is that Navy is not somebody a program of Notre Dame's caliber and talent should be losing to. What has been so baffling with Notre Dame over the past decade is that they have been able to consistently recruit the best players in the nation and yet continue to underachieve. With yet another lack luster season, it's time for Charlie Weis to start packing his bags and printing his resume.