... was the year to judge Charlie Weis. All of the remnants of Tyrone Willingham were gone, and Weis's recruits were finally seasoned players in South Bend. 

A fellow writer asked me if Weis would get a pass if there were key injuries and the team still had a bad season.

I didn't know how to answer that, though that thought scared me. The amazing thing is that Notre Dame has had some key offensive injuries and they are still among the nation's best.

Imagine how good this unit would be if Michael Floyd hadn't gone down and Armando Allen had been healthy all year.

Even Jimmy Clausen has been bothered by turf toe and missed significant time in the Purdue game.

Dayne Crist did a nice job of managing a run package with so...

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