For the first time in the 119 year history of Notre Dame football, the Irish have started a season with an 0-4 record.
Notre Dame lost its second home game of the season to long time rival Michigan State 14-31 Saturday afternoon. The Irish went into the locker room at halftime only down 14-17 and feeling good about the offensive production. The sputtering Notre Dame offense had finally scored their first two offensive touchdowns of the season.
The second half didn't go as expected as the Spartans scored 14 unanswered points.
The fourth straight loss started to raise questions about whether or not head coach Charlie Weis should be fired. The intriguing thing about all these questions is that they are being raised by the media, not Notre Dame faithful. Writers and TV annalist have started reminding everyone that Tyrone Willingham, Notre Dame head coach before Charlie Weis took over, was fired after a 6-6 record in his third season with Notre Dame . Weis more than likely will not come close to winning six games in his third season.
So why isn't Notre Dame fans breathing down Weis' neck? In Weis' first two years at Notre Dame, he had already led the team to more Bowl Championship Series (BCS) appearances than the team had ever been to before. Two years, two BCS appearances. Everything was good and as bad as it looks right now, Notre Dame believes everything is still good.
If the media did their research they would see that the team is young, they just acquired a top 15 recruiting class this season and as of right now the Irish are ranked number one in the recruiting race of 2008. Good things are coming for "my boys" so enjoy it now if you are a Notre Dame hater.
I stand by you Charlie.
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