tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980010523927297374.post4912886697603380996..comments2023-11-02T03:56:06.817-04:00Comments on FeinsteinOnTheBrink: Charlie Weis and Dan Snyder – Cut from the Same MoldJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10418812412651310398noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980010523927297374.post-12514623835920507332009-11-12T12:52:18.914-05:002009-11-12T12:52:18.914-05:00Notre Dame doesn't need to be "turned aro...Notre Dame doesn't need to be "turned around". They just need someone who can lead them to victory. They already have every thing else. Brady Hoke, at SDSU, can do it and he'll do it his first year there. Hoke will also do it for a starting salary that is half of what Weiss is getting. How can Notre Dame get rid of Weiss after signing him to a ten year contract for millions?Eddie Oleatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08465594494458144030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980010523927297374.post-11419719260748404602009-10-21T13:21:28.552-04:002009-10-21T13:21:28.552-04:00Daniel Snyder, the same man who charged Fathers an...Daniel Snyder, the same man who charged Fathers and each of their children $10 apiece to watch the Redskins practice [+ a $10 parking fee], is the Isiah Thomas of DC. He's taken a storied NFL franchise and turned it into a bush league operation.<br /><br />This last move of undermining Coach Zorn's authority by taking away his play calling smacks of someone who's a little kid and thinks that's gonna solve the team's problems. Are you kidding?<br /><br />There is a long list of problems stemming from team ownership but you can sum it up with following bullet points: There is <br /><br />*no leadershipn<br />*no direction<br />*no consistency and finally, you have an owner who thinks he's an NFL GM and changes strategies every other year. He's consumed with greed and doesn't understand people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980010523927297374.post-67605522480649821932009-10-20T15:16:13.389-04:002009-10-20T15:16:13.389-04:00My only critique is your statement that Snyder is ...My only critique is your statement that Snyder is the worst owner in sports history. That title belongs to George Shinn, who found a way to get his NBA franchise run out of the basketball mad Carolinas.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01248195916947908984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980010523927297374.post-9746811629088412192009-10-20T12:44:46.022-04:002009-10-20T12:44:46.022-04:00Please write a book about the Snyder era. We need ...Please write a book about the Snyder era. We need the dirt to come out plus it could also play as a management book in the what not to do to run a successful organization.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980010523927297374.post-74548346481485764772009-10-20T01:43:35.231-04:002009-10-20T01:43:35.231-04:00I really enjoy reading this blog, but I can't ...I really enjoy reading this blog, but I can't disagree more with your assessment of Charlie Weis' postgame talk with Alex Flanagan. He said exactly what happened. He wasn't blaming his players, he wasn't throwing them under the bus, he was answering a question asked to him. The receiver did slip, and when you watch the replay you see that. We should applaud coaches for calling it as it is. <br /><br />I'm waiting for the day Jim Zorn gets in front of a microphone and calls out his players for playing lousy. Let's be honest - Zorn is the WORST coach in the league, but his players are also not very good.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02014824976029465284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980010523927297374.post-19365246335588712942009-10-19T20:02:56.499-04:002009-10-19T20:02:56.499-04:00In his later years after a stellar
career, Al Davi...In his later years after a stellar<br />career, Al Davis has been a joke in Oakland with the Raiders. I am not sure he is playing with a full deck anymore and that is sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980010523927297374.post-3382029742139267132009-10-19T16:11:12.196-04:002009-10-19T16:11:12.196-04:00As a Michigan fan, I'm reminded of the final y...As a Michigan fan, I'm reminded of the final years of Lloyd Carr. As he continued to produce Big Ten competitive, but nationally overmatched teams, the battle in my soul raged between my hope for a return to old glory and my deep understanding of his growing irrelevance. Charlie Weiss is in the same position. However, just as in the case of Dan Snyder, this many consecutive coaching hires gone bad seems to point to a larger problem. Is it possible that Notre Dame itself has an inbred disfunctionality? If that is the case, how can any Irish fan hope for better days? At least Redskins fans can hope for financial loss to drive Snyder out of town.Dan Gregartnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980010523927297374.post-7394799042392968262009-10-19T15:50:08.723-04:002009-10-19T15:50:08.723-04:00anonymous-
Weis gets his salary if they never win ...anonymous-<br />Weis gets his salary if they never win another game, so I doubt that's his motivation.cd1515https://www.blogger.com/profile/13442641020639066876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980010523927297374.post-74604771178733023662009-10-19T15:23:11.787-04:002009-10-19T15:23:11.787-04:00That would be quite a battle - Dolan vs. Snyder. ...That would be quite a battle - Dolan vs. Snyder. And it would be quite a poll to see who was the worst current owner in professional sports. If only we could mix in college ADs too!Tommynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980010523927297374.post-87002824498735334892009-10-19T15:19:48.722-04:002009-10-19T15:19:48.722-04:00Great blog, Mr. Feinstein, but I must agree with y...Great blog, Mr. Feinstein, but I must agree with your assertion that Dan Snyder is the worst owner in sports history. Don't get me wrong, he's awful, but he's not quite as bad as James Dolan. And Dolan owns both the Rangers and Knicks, so he disgraces and damages two beloved franchises, not one. And wrecked the once-great MSG Network, too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12382992030628072915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980010523927297374.post-18212382113969434922009-10-19T14:58:01.923-04:002009-10-19T14:58:01.923-04:00I love this post but totally disagree.. I am secon...I love this post but totally disagree.. I am second generation ND and fully recognize the pyschosis that is the ND Nation, but basically Charlie Weis is going to be fired for having a bad personality and not rebuilding our program fast enough. Davie and Willingham are great people but they were fired for being totally overmatched in this job, not just mediocre. Weis took over a program for two guys that aren't even coaching anymore and probably won't ever be head coaches again. <br /> <br />The Cleveland Browns fired Bill Belichick for I'm guessing the same reasons: mediocre record and bad personality. That decision's impact is hard to fathom. My point is that coaches grow just like players do and Charlie Weis is getting better. He is also sturdy (or arrogant) enough to handle the demands of this position where Davie and Willingham looked like dead men walking when they were fired.<br /><br />The bottom line to me is if not Charlie Weis, who? Who really wants this job and is a considerably better coach than Charlie, meaning would be better than 4-2 with no Michael Floyd and an injured QB.<br /><br />I know I am on an island defending Big Chuck and I also recognize that the ND defense is poor at best and I'm not sure Charlie has an answer for that. ND "fired" Dan Devine for having a bad personality so they could hire Gerry Faust and that didn't go very well for either party. I grew up watching ND Football during the Faust era and those Saturdays were where my father taught me most of the profanities that I still use today. Here's one vote for Keep Charlie!Roonsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980010523927297374.post-16588093942831736922009-10-19T12:26:54.400-04:002009-10-19T12:26:54.400-04:00Weis is definitely in PR Mode to paint the best li...Weis is definitely in PR Mode to paint the best light on his program, as he has to in order to keep his enormous salary. I am not a ND fan, and therefore don't have a dog in that fight, but I would be more pissed with what Weis said before the USC game than after.....that he tried to paint the picture that this is the 1st time going into the USC game that his players thought they could win was mind-boggling. Is that true? He went to a couple BCS games, had that great matchup again Bush and Leinart and none of those games did his guys go in thinking they could win?<br /><br />He definitely is hoping fans and employers just live in 'the now', or else they would feel defrauded.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-980010523927297374.post-40651285929080762032009-10-19T11:09:38.761-04:002009-10-19T11:09:38.761-04:00John -
Thank you again for starting this blog. It...John - <br />Thank you again for starting this blog. It's thought-provoking, entertaining, and educational. Don't change a thing.Bill Elliottnoreply@blogger.com