Weis only went 1621 after Quinns departure

He was one of Bill Belichicks right-hand men. But after savoring Super Bowl championships, Weis wanted to be a head coach He got his wish. Ever since Lou Holtz left the program, neither Bob Davie nor Ty Willingham could bring Touchdown Jesus back to prominence. That was where Weis fitat least that was what most people thought five years ago. Weis inherited players like Brady Quinn and Jimmy Clausen, but the results were less than favorable. For a storied program which had not seen national championships, expectations were high and losing was never an option. Yet, a lack of victories was part of Weis legacy at Notre Dame. He never defeated rival USC and never reached a BCS bowl after his first two seasons at the helm. He endured a 35-27 record over his career and a .565 winning percentage, which was worse than both his predecessors in Davie and Willingham. Once Quinn left the program, the ground in South Bend began to grow a little shaky.

Weis only went 16-21 after Quinns departure. Clausen was highly-touted out of high school and expected to be one of the greatest quarterbacks in Notre Dame history, but his performance has been inconsistent and not quite at the potential others expected of him. The loss completed a four game skid and ultimately proving to be the demise of the man Notre Dame fans expected to save the program. All hope is not lost for Weis, though. He still possesses a strong football mentality and can run offenses as well as the best coordinators in the business. Many expect Weis to return to the NFL, to his roots, and become a coordinator or even possibly a head coach for a struggling franchise. As for Notre Dame, names like Cincinnatis Brian Kelly and Oklahomas Bob Stoops have had their names thrown around for weeks. It is unclear what direction Notre Dame will take, but they will assuredly go for a big name in the college football world. The five-year experiment has concluded and the Fighting Irish are in a similar position they were in before Weis was ever hiredstruggling to find an identity and not being able to win a big game. One thing is for sure: these are not your fathers Fighting Irish.. MUMBAI, Jan 7 (Reuters) - India's main stock index shedearly gains of 1.3 percent and slipped into the negative onWednesday morning as concerns about quarterly earnings droveinvestors to pare their positions At 10:42 a.m.

(0512 GMT), the 30-share BSE index was down 0.18 percent, or 18.20 points, at 10,317.25, with halfof its components losing The 50-share NSE indexwas down 0.6 percent at3,094 (Reporting by Ami Shah; Editing by Ranjit Gangadharan). Eli Manning claims the injury that plagued him for the middle of the season has not affected his play his play wouldsuggest otherwise.That being said, this most recent bit of news will have all of Big Blue nation on the edge of their seats the rest of the season.A stress reaction has developed in the cupoid bone as a result of Manning trying to protect his plantar fasciitis since the injury happened in Week Four.The Giants are doing everything to protect the foot, making Eli wear protective shoes and telling him to stay off it as much as possible.This may not mean anything, but what it leads to may be devastating. The stress reaction makes Manning more susceptible to a stress fracture in his foot, which would undoubtedly end his 2009 season.Manning and the Giants organization are not sharing my concerns. "Having the weekend and the bye week and off week helped some Time to rest it is helpful. It is not something I think will linger or bother me." Eli Manning.

Eli seems to be the opposite of Ben Roethlisberger when it comes to injuries:"It is frustrating, kind of one thing leading to another. That's been probably the biggest annoyance trying to deal with it."The next two weeks are the Giants' season If they lose just one of them, the season is over. At the very least, the Giants need to go 10-6 to get a Wild Card spot, and it doesn't feel like a four-game win streak is in the cards if they lose to the 'Boys.The last time the Giants played the Cowboys, Manning went off and both Mario Manningham and Steve Smith had career days. The offense needs to step up to make up for the awful play of the defense.It is incredible how night and day the offense was in the Atlanta and Denver games. In just four days the offense went from looking like a team ready to bounce back and finish strong, to a team who looks ready to pack it in and get ready for next year.More bad news for a struggling team. A division win could be enough to turn the season around.Let's go Big Blue. . JOHANNESBURG, Jan 7 (Reuters) - The following companyannouncements, scheduled economic indicators, debt and currencymarket moves and political events may affect South Africanmarkets on Wednesday.