Crewcut Charlie Fires Up the Troops

Why does Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis strike us as a guy who would size you up and ask, "What can I do today to get you in a LeSabre?" Well, old Crewcut himself made an appearance Friday night at Notre Dame Stadium and instructed the flock on how to cheer. "Don't be phonies. Don't just do it when you're prompted." Gee, how long have these people been watching football? Do they really need lessons? Crewcut then cranked it up a notch and offered a few lessons from the book of advanced cheering: Make noise when the Trojans have the ball and to be quiet when the Irish are on offense. "It will give us a chance at one of the best, greatest moments in Notre Dame history." But what might be the biggest factor (would we expect anything less from a used car salesman, er, coach) is the ankle-deep grass. Who is willing to bet that the sprinkler system accidentally will be left on overnight? By kickoff, the field could resemble New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Some might call it cheating.