Obviously, Tom Coughlin is not going to be the coach of the New York Giants come season’s end. The Giants were expected to be a much better team this year than they have proven and much of the blame has gone to Coughlin. Justified? Maybe. But I’ve watched a few of these games and if the players aren’t doing their job, perhaps it isn’t entirely the coaches fault. But I am neither a Giants expert nor have I viewed enough of their games to decisively state that their flaws can all be attributed to the head coach.

However, in reading a recent editorial which states that Charlie Weis would be a great fit for the Giants, I realized how effective hype can really be. Weis has been there for what? Two seasons? He’s won how many bowl games? Zero so far and I can almost guarantee you he will not win against LSU either. His team lost to Michigan and to USC. Both tough schools, but not impossible victories.

Don’t get me wrong, I love Notre Dame. I have been a fan since high school. And I know that Weis was an effective offensive coordinator at New England, but can’t we see if the guy can win the big one (or even a little one at ND) before we start anointing him the messiah of the New York Giants?

Perhaps I sound a little upset or bitter. And maybe I am. You see, when Weis was in the middle of his 1st season at ND, he was given a contract extension, a ten year deal worth many millions of dollars. Ty Willingham ended his first season with a 10-3 record (same amount of losses and 1 more win than Weis), and I don’t recall any more money being thrown at him. I dunno. I probably shouldn’t be irked by such disparities. I’m quite sure they could be easily explained away.

All I am saying is that Weis has proven to be a good head coach, not a great one.  Not yet. And next year, he will be stuck with a lot of his recruits, not Willingham’s. Let’s see if he is as good as people would like to think. But you know what? If the Giants come knocking at the Weis family’s door, I really don’t think he will stay at Notre Dame. Call it a hunch. But in my opinion, the NFL is where he’d rather be. And with ND setting the bar so high salary-wise, Coach Weis could be set to make quite a bit of bank.