Dang skippy

It's nice to see truth in the media. Proves that we aren't nuts:

Charlie Weis' return makes it official: There's a double standard at Notre Dame

Selected quotes:

Willingham, the first African-American coach in school history, was also the first Irish football coach fired after three years, even though he had a better three-year record than two white coaches before him (Gerry Faust and Bob Davie). That was bad enough. But even worse was Notre Dame’s decision to keep Weis last winter despite the fact that his three-year record (22-15) was essentially the same as Willingham’s (21-15)

When they fired Willingham, the Irish said they were pleased with everything that happened from Sunday through Friday (ie: classroom, staying out of trouble), but the on-field results were not good enough.And yet they chose to retain Weis even though his on-field results were the same as Willingham’s.

Now, the Irish decide to keep Weis even though his four year record is worse than Willingham’s three year record. In fact, Willingham’s winning percentage (three years) is better than those of Faust (three), Davie (three) and Weis (four):

Willingham: 58.3
Weis: 57.1
Davie: 56.7
Faust: 54.4

My goodness, this looks bad, Irish Nation. Horrendously bad. So bad it makes me wonder about the tolerance level of the Irish brass. They must have been awfully uncomfortable being around Willingham, given that he was …Not an alum? Not a schmoozer?

Let’s delve into the stinkin’ depth of the Notre Dame hypocrisy.

* When Notre dame fired Willingham, the Irish Nation justified it by saying Willingham wasn’t competitive against USC.

In the past three years, Weis has lost to Pete Carroll by scores of 44-24, 38-0 and 38-3.

* When Notre dame fired Willingham, the Irish Nation justified it by saying the program didn’t win enough big games and too often played down to its competition.

In the past two years, Notre Dame has exactly one victory over a team with a winning record: Navy.

* When Notre dame fired Willingham, the Irish Nation justified it by saying the program was headed sideways, and to a certain extent it was: the Irish were 11-12 in Willingham’s last two years.

In the past two years under Weis, the Irish are 9-15. Their 3-9 mark last year was the worst one-year record in Notre Dame history, while 9-15 is the worst two-year record in Irish history.

Seriously, Irish fans (both of you)... that's a proud tradition you've got there.