Who Will Be The Next Head Football Coach At Notre Dame

• rock_knutne

  Pretty much a done deal that Charlie Weis will be fired, even as early as tomorrow. So I ask who will take over? Personally, I think it will be Bob Stoops but I'd prefer Urban Meyer.
  
  PS: If you answer "other" in the poll, post who you think it will be.
• killer_ewok

  

  Bob Stoops
• Mr Pat

  A poll isn't coming up on my screen.
  
  But to answer your question, based on all the rumblings I think it's going to be Stoops. I really, really hope it's true.
• SportsAndLady

  

  Bob Stoops..I really don't have a doubt in my mind it'll be Stoops...they're gonna throw money at him like he wouldn't believe.
• fan_from_texas

  Pat Fitzgerald just signed a 7 year extension at Northwestern. He's repeatedly stated that he has absolutely no interest in the Notre Dame job and wants to stay at Northwestern until he retires. I don't think he's a realistic option here.
• Mr Pat

  Just out of curiousity fft, did you pick anybody?
• pooter

  Tony Dungy
• riggo33

  ^^^
  
  
  I've been hearing that name pop up quite a bit
• The Equalizer

  

  Yea that's what we need. Another over rated NFL coach. I'm praying we get Stoops.
• karen lotz

  

  Tony Dungy is not overrated, if anything he is underrated. I just don't think he is the right guy for ND at this time. I'd say he is pretty happy with what he is doing with his life now.
• Chesapeake

  

  Why the hell would Bob Stoops leave Oklahoma to coach at Notre Dame?
  
  Mark Snyder is available.
• sherm03

  

  Bob Stoops.
• killer_ewok

  

  Chesapeake wrote: Why the hell would Bob Stoops leave Oklahoma to coach at Notre Dame?
  

  That's a question that's been posed many times on here the last few days and one that is likely to be answered if he is the next head coach of the Fighting Irish.
• darbypitcher22

  

  It will be Bob Stoops. Brian Kelly will sit tight for another year, possibly waiting for the Michigan job to open.
  
  ND will NOT repeat the NFL mistake again.
  
  Venables doesn't follow Stoops to Oklahoma, becoming the Head Coach @ OU is my guess
• dwccrew

  

  Sounds like Bob Stoops will be. Now that will be better than Charlie Weis, we'll see if he can get Notre Dame to the top of college football and see if he can get them to be considered a top program once again.
  
  I think it will be an uphill battle, but Stoops has been successful at OK (despite the bowl losses) and could be the best hire since Holtz (if they hire him).
• steel_curtain

  Its Bob Stoops.
  
  Brian Kelly would have crawled to ND, but ND can't afford a risk.
  
  Oh great, Chesepeake is here....
• 3reppom

  

  Stoops it is. He is ready for a new challenge and this will be it.
• Hamp89

  I voted Stoops.
• sleeper

  

  The only coach that can turn that program around is Jim Tressel and he's not going to go down a level in coaching to take the job, no matter how much they throw at him.
• riggo33

  ^^^
  
  Dude.....do you really believe half the crap you say???
• The Equalizer

  

  Yea that's who I want with the WRs we have, especially if Tate doesn't leave.....:rolleyes:
• dwccrew

  

  riggo33 wrote: ^^^
  
  Dude.....do you really believe half the crap you say???

  You're obviously a newbie if you haven't figured out anything about Sleeper.
  
  LOL
• Heretic

  

  I'd go with Stoops. It's a good match for them both. ND needs a big name to continue being taken seriously (you combine a currently-mediocre program with a coach without a big national resume and that's basically conceding you're rebuilding, which never is good when you have the huge following they have combined with their own network in NBC).
  
  It also works for Stoops because, while an excellent coach, he's lost a good number of big games in the recent past and this season was a big disappointment. Obviously, the loss of Bradford was the main reason for this, but the bigger your program is, the less likely fans will tolerate ANY excuse for losing.
  
  It's the perfect combination: a big-name coach for them and a viable "change of scenery" for him if he's feeling heat due to those big-game losses.
• karen lotz

  

  ^^^^
  
  well said
• killer_ewok

  

  Heretic wrote: I'd go with Stoops. It's a good match for them both. ND needs a big name to continue being taken seriously (you combine a currently-mediocre program with a coach without a big national resume and that's basically conceding you're rebuilding, which never is good when you have the huge following they have combined with their own network in NBC).
  
  It also works for Stoops because, while an excellent coach, he's lost a good number of big games in the recent past and this season was a big disappointment. Obviously, the loss of Bradford was the main reason for this, but the bigger your program is, the less likely fans will tolerate ANY excuse for losing.
  
  It's the perfect combination: a big-name coach for them and a viable "change of scenery" for him if he's feeling heat due to those big-game losses.

  Very good post. I'd add the loss of Tight End Jermaine Gresham as pretty big too but as you said....the bigger the program....a lesser tolerance for excuses. And while Stoops' teams have come up short recently in their "biggest" games.....they did kick a lot of ranked ass (at time of game and/or final polls) last season. But, point taken and good post.