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Charlie was a complicated guy by DawsonMayes871
He seemed to almost have multiple personalities. There were situations where he was so nice and so kind, others where he was so unnecessarily abrasive and ungracious (bizarrely so).
What Charlie Weis did was work his ass off to restore Notre Dame as a relevant team on the national recruiting scene. I realize he turned out to be a failure as a coach, but he restored the belief we could recruit elite players (perception and reality). All you have to do is look who Ty beat out for his best recruits. Toledo, Ball State, BC, etc. Darius Walker was considered a colossal win—he was a 3-star!
I have no ill will toward him. He pulled us from the absolute gutter even if he was clearly incapable of doing more than that.