Ty Willingham fired as ND head coach

[the Talking Can]

Originally Posted by WilliamTheIrish

When I threw off the shackles of 12 years of Catholic education, I was obliged to heave ND with it.

Plus KSU finally came around....

holy shit...I totally blanked on the KSU conection

you'd think I'd know by now...not like its your avatar or anything

[dtebbe]

I'm sure the Revernnnnnn Jacksummmmmm will have something to say about this. What an outrage!!!!

DT

[Coach]

Originally Posted by dtebbe

I'm sure the Revernnnnnn Jacksummmmmm will have something to say about this. What an outrage!!!!

DT

That's a interesting point you made there.

ND better have some real good answers, and no, I'm not asking them to tell me that "We aren't just not getting it done on the field." Bullshit, it's more than that. Why did Willingham, taking over a program that struggled under Davie, not receive the same administrative patience that Davie got taking over a healthier program from Lou Holtz? OR, in fact, that Davie got 5 years to build up the team, yet Willingham got 3? Something to me, smells fishy, and the answers better be real good

The fact that an African-American coach brought in to resurrect a less-than-robust program was shown the door so quickly, will be a hot topic this week on most sporting news. Floyd Keith, executive director of the Black Coaches Association, has got to be on the verge of an aneurysm. (Sixty percent of Division I-A's five black head coaches -- a pitiful figure -- have been fired or resigned this offseason.) The Rev. Jesse Jackson is on Line One.

[Coach]

Originally Posted by ENDelt260

I don't know shat about college f-ball (or, anything else, for that matter). But the magic man inside of my pickup's dashboard this morning claimed the timing had something to do with the availability of Urban Somebodyorother.

Yeah, that's probably what the reason is. Someone mentioned to me this: "The only reason ND pulled the trigger is because they want Meyer. Urban was a former Irish assistant and apparently really wanted to coach them at some point, and Notre Dame wanted to make a bid at him before schools like Florida and Penn State did."

THat's when it hit me, ND wants Meyer. I'm still disappointed on how they handled it though. Personally, I would've given him another year or two to see what his first recruiting class could do as seniors, Meyer or no Meyer.

[Skip Towne]

Originally Posted by ENDelt260

I don't know shat about college f-ball (or, anything else, for that matter). But the magic man inside of my pickup's dashboard this morning claimed the timing had something to do with the availability of Urban Somebodyorother.

Yeah, Rome is saying they are afraid another school will get Urban Somebodyorother before they can.