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Great thread.
Willingham should not be fired, nor should Croom (Beating Bama at home would not be a major surprise, by the way. That game will be a tossup.) The Callahan situation is pretty amazing. How do you [censored] up that bad at a traditional power? I'm also amazed at how bad Pitt is this year. I thought they were recruiting at a pretty high level.
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Regrettably for Husky
haters, Ty will
definitely get
as many more year
s as he wants, while he continues rebuilding the program to the level of respectability it used to have.
Wanny has done quite well on the recruiting trail, as he's plucked away lots of top talent from W. PA that would otherwise end up in JoePa's hands. His game day abilities and skill with developing players is what's being questioned now.
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Don't get your hopes up on Willingham being fired. You are stuck with Weis, so don't get too excited at being able to hire a good coach like Willingham back at Notre Dame.
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I'm amazed at the defense that TW gets around this board. His final two recruiting classes are the reason ND had the fewest returning lettermen in Div 1A. His last two classes he only recruited three (3) offensive linemen, only one of whom is starting.
The Ty Willingham Fact Sheet
If Ty were allowed another year at ND, the damage done would have rendered the program irrelevant for at least the next decade.
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Anyone who would (genuinely) rather have Willingham instead of Weis as their H.C. needs to have their head examined. Seriously.
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Willingham is an excellent coach, both in terms of on-field team management, and in terms of his ability to build a program. Look at what he did at Stanford, and ACTUALLY LOOK at what he's doing with Washington. I guess he sucked at Notre Dame... in the sense that he only took them to BCS bowl games... I can not comprehend how anyone could possibly think Weiss is better for a program in any way than Willingham.
The hate for Willingham that I see on this board baffles me. I mean I hate him too, but that's just because he's such a thorn in the Ducks' side. He led Stanford to the win that cost us an undefeated 2001 season and a national title shot, and now he's rebuilding our most hated rivals. [censored] Jake Locker. Yeah, Willingham can't recruit.
Examine away, but my head is just fine.