Charlie Weis Gives Michigan Some Extra Motivation

Considering the fact that Notre Dame football is coming off one of its worst seasons in school history, that Charlie Weis would have spent a lot of his offseason eating some humble pie (opposed to the regular kind of pies Charlie undoubtedly loves). For the most part, he has been. He brought in John Tenuta to help turn the defense around, and he's finally going to give up play-calling duties on offense and focus on the entire team and his players instead.

All smart moves. Still, Charlie has been getting the wrong kind of attention lately for things he's been saying on the banquet circuit, including some unfortunate remarks about other schools and the players they recruit.

His latest quote to garner attention has to do with rival Michigan, as can be seen in this video, in which Charlie says "To hell with Michigan."

Considering the Irish have lost to the Wolverines by a combined score of 85-21, I can understand where the frustration comes from. Though I'm not sure it's incredibly wise of Weis to give the Wolverines any locker room chalkboard material. I can guarantee you that Rich Rodriguez has been at a Kinko's in Ann Arbor all morning printing up signs featuring the quote to paste all over the locker room.

At the same time, if you are going to rip into Michigan, now is probably the time to do it. Considering that the Wolverines are probably going to have a down year as they lost their most of their key players from last season, and have to adjust to an entire new coaching staff and playbook, the Irish actually have a solid chance of beating them this season.