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11/30/2004 Archived Entry: "Two black head coaches left in I-A"

Posted by steve @ 04:17 PM EST [Link]

STUPID. STUPID, STUPID: The University of the United States, otherwise known as Notre Dame, has fired coach Tyrone Willingham after three seasons. Willingham went 21-15 during his tenure with my beloved Fighting Irish but a couple of embarassing losses, including a pasting at the hands of USC this past weekend, pretty well finished him off. It's the first time in school history that a football coach was fired before the end of his contract.

I wasn't surprised. Although some people, like Mike Wilbon, will try and make this a racial thing, pretty well everyone was calling for Willingham's head including the students. I think they should have gave him another season or two to see what he could have done with his recruits. He was essentially playing with Bob Davies' kids though in truth he recruited quite well. Also, you have to remember that Notre Dame had the toughest schedule of any I-A team.

Apparently Willingham won't be out in the cold long. The University of Washington is reportedly interested in him.