... than Charlie Weis? I would say no.

That does, to some degree, come with being the head coach at Notre Dame. This guy has more monkeys on his back than anybody I have ever seen.

In 2009, he can get some of them off his back.

He already got a couple of them off at the end of last year. They both happened at the Hawaii Bowl. A victory in a bowl game, Notre Dame waited 15 years to get that monkey off their back. And did they ever get that one off in a big way?

Now I know Hawaii isn't exactly a historical powerhouse, but I have seen up close that they are better than people think. Last year they had to rebuild after the Sugar Bowl team had left.

They struggled at first but made strides late and almost beat Cincin...

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