Charlie "Embattled"?

According to the South Bend Tribune, he is. Article states, in part the game "has all the feel of a referendum on fourth-year head coach Charlie Weis' job". Very interesting.

Rosie's right; the rain will fall today during the game. And these 9 AM starts are still weird to me, especially after spending last weekend in the right time zone.

So what gives today?

Who the heck knows. I hope the team remembers the bitter taste in their mouths after last year's heartbreaker. I hope they stay in their lanes and don't overpursue a Navy team that has actually won a game this year without throwing a pass. Three QBs have thrown only 60 total passes over 9 games. I hope they get something clicking offesnively against a defense that we'll hear 8000 times today is vastly outsized in height and weight (but not in heart?).

But after last week, can we count on that? I don't know.

This will probably be a high scoring game. Navy averages 29 points per game. They're also ranked 104th in pass defense, so we can play to our strength on offense.

We're 3 1/2 point favorites. In more "normal" times, we'd be 20+ point favorites. That says a lot about this team. If we win, it will be our first against a winning team this year. That says a lot about this team.

Kirk Herbstreit just noted over the last 14 years, we average 7 wins, so why is everyone upset. Seven Wins: The New Normal. Except it's not so new now.

OK, I'm getting depressed now. Time to get my game breakfast.

Irish 31, Navy 24. Yes, I'm predicting a field goal.

GO IRISH!!!! BEAT MIDDIES!!!!

The Colonel