Notre Dame Still Paying Charlie Weis

[pringlelake]

In 2012 Brian Kelly led Notre Dame through a 12-0 regular season and a berth in the BCS National Championship game against Alabama. And it turns out he did all this without being the highest-paid football coach Notre Dame was paying that year.

USA Today got ahold of Notre Dame's 2012 tax records, and they show that while Brian Kelly received nearly $1.5 million from Notre Dame (though that figure doesn't include money Kelly receives from television and radio, etc), former Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis pulled in $2.1 million from the school.

Now, it's not exactly breaking news that Notre Dame is still paying Charlie Weis, and the school will continue to do so through Dec. 2015. It's just amazing that in a year in which Brian Kelly went 12-1 and had a chance to win a national title he made less money from Notre Dame than Charlie Weis did while going 1-11 at Kansas (and let's not forget that Kansas paid $2.5 million that same year).

Charlie Weis hasn't won much on the football field in his last five seasons as a head coach, but his checking account has gone damn near undefeated.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/eye-on-college-football/24569104/notre-dame-paid-charlie-weis-more-than-brian-kelly-in-2012

 

[Aaron Carrara]

Pringlelake, I saw this a few days ago and was incredulous.  Kansas should be glowing... 

We play Notre Dame in 2015 (Southbend) and 2016 (Austin) and I cannot wait.  I was at the '95 game in Southbend and will be back in '15 for my 20 year return.

We lost in '95 (and in '96 for that matter) but my roommates and I had one hell of a time in South Bend, courtesy of a then ND student and now prominent physician in Austin.

The Notre Dame-Texas series in '15-'16 will be HUGE.

 

[pringlelake]

I've never attended a game played in Notre Dame Stadium.  I WILL be there next year.

 

[texasdobbs]

Talking about a lot of dead weight. ... anyway I will be going to south Bend in 2015 for the first time as well

 

[SFlonghorngirl]

Pringlelake, I saw this a few days ago and was incredulous. Kansas should be glowing...

We play Notre Dame in 2015 (Southbend) and 2016 (Austin) and I cannot wait. I was at the '95 game in Southbend and will be back in '15 for my 20 year return.

We lost in '95 (and in '96 for that matter) but my roommates and I had one hell of a time in South Bend, courtesy of a then ND student and now prominent physician in Austin.

The Notre Dame-Texas series in '15-'16 will be HUGE.

How do I get tickets for SB? Secondary market? I for sure don't donate enough for priority tickets.

 

[SFlonghorngirl]

I'm in Section 31 for home games. How about you guys?

 

[J.B. TexasEx]

Man, I'd love to go to a game in South Bend but my son will only be 3.

It's definitely on my bucket list!  Y'all take lots of photos and post 'em to the board!

 

[streettopeschel]

i also went to southbend in '95. my brother and i roadtripped and stayed in chicago and lived it up friday night. rented a car and made the trek to SB the next day. we got our ass kicked, but it was still an awesome experience.