thought this ESPN filler on ND & UAT was interesting
If the Irish beat the Blue Devils, Charlie Weis' career record will be 21-15, same as Willingham. That's a winning percentage of .583. Willingham's predecessor, Bob Davie, had a five-year record of 35-25, also .583. That's 11 years of consistent mediocrity (76-56) for the team that ranks first with eight AP national championships.
On the other hand, that's three games better than Alabama (73-59) over the same time period. Alabama ranks third in AP national championships with six. At the end of the 1996 season, Crimson Tide coach Gene Stallings and Irish coach Lou Holtz both resigned because of run-ins with their athletic directors. That's the thing about letting a coach go. Schools like Notre Dame and Alabama assume that they'll just hire another guy and keep winning. They don't think losing can happen to them.