Before the 2007 season, Navy had not beaten Notre Dame in 43 straight tries.
The last two seasons in South Bend? Navy 2, Notre Dame 0.
Needless to say, this latest “embarrassment” has the natives restless. As well as the media.
In a column that could portend the doom that is the Charlie Weis Era underneath Touchdown Jesus, the South Bend Tribune‘s Al Lesar skillfully fillets the current state of the Irish football program without actually calling for Weis’ head on a platter.
Lesar starts his piece with “Let the free-fall begin”, and ends with what the loss to the Midshipmen may mean for Weis’ future.
“It could be a deal-breaker” Lesar wrote.
In between, the Tribune writer takes Weis to task for being outcoached -- two years in a row -- by a service academy coach and asks if the current state of the program is “a situation out of control”.
All in all, this is a helluva read, and one that shows just how tenuous Weis’ hold on the Irish job may indeed be.
[Writer’s note: I screwed up the when’s as far as Navy beating Notre Dame the last coupla years. I corrected them. Thanks to the alert who pointed out the misstep. It’s appreciated.]
