Coach Weis Visits the Troops

Ivan Maisel of ESPN has kept up a nice little journal about his visit with US military service men and women in the Middle East. He was following five of the most famous college football coaches in the nation: Auburn’s Tommy Tuberville, Georgia’s Mark Richt, Miami’s Randy Shannon, Yale’s Jack Siedlecki and our very own Notre Dame’s Charlie Weis. It’s a long read, but a god one, so the Notre Dame Blog suggests that you print it out and read it in the break room for lunch. Basically, the coaches came back from their trip humbled. One of our favorite quotes from Charlie Weis:

“We just wish we could have brought our players over there, you know, the 18- to 23-year-olds that we deal with, so they could see what maturity looks like at a young age and teamwork to the utmost. I tell you what, on behalf of all five coaches, I can — it was just an invigorating experience, one that we’ll always treasure the rest of our lives.”

Being that Notre Dame has a national fan base, it would make sense for Weis to go on such a trip. If you remember, last year Mike Brey, the head basketball coach, went on a similar trip with other college hoops coaches. It’s a great thing that Notre Dame coaches and personnel take the time to visit with the troops, and if you read the article, you’ll see that the appreciation for the visits works both ways with the coaches and the military.

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Posted in General on May 27, 2008

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