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Notre Dame football captains praise Charlie Weis; Clausen questions if he would be at Notre Dame without Weis
Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen and center Eric Olsen had high praise for Charlie Weis the person, and Charlie Weis the coach, at their captains' press conference looking towards the big game with Connecticut. Clausen even went so far to observe "He's the reason why I came to Notre Dame. If he wasn't here, I probably wouldn't be here right now."
When asked why they would want to see Charlie Weis come back, Olsen observed that most people do not really know who Charlie Weis is, that he is a family man and true Notre Dame man who is loyal to the players and treat them like family:
Right, people don't know who Coach Weis is as a person, just like they don't know any other college football coach. I mean, you only see who he is in the press conferences or on the sidelines.
The kind of guy he is, he's so loyal to his friends and his boys and the people that he really cares about. I say 'his boys,' all the guys on the team, he looks at us like we're his sons. The other coaches and stuff, he's so loyal to us, he would never throw any of us under the bus, even if it's our fault. He always takes the blame, he always takes the brunt of anything from the media and the fans and everything.
People don't really know the real him. Like Jimmy said, he's a real family oriented guy that cares a lot. If people really knew who he was as a person, you know, he stands for everything a Notre Dame man should stand for. That's a big thing that's really overlooked.
Clausen said Weis was a great fit for what Notre Dame stands for, "a loving, caring guy" who treats his players like his own son and is the reason Clausen is at Notre Dame:
Coach Weis is I think just a great fit for what Notre Dame stands for and what this university is looking for. And to be honest, like I've said before, a lot of people don't know who Coach Weis is, what he's all about. He's a loving, caring guy. He treats all the guys on the team exactly the same as he treats his son Charlie, Jr. He's just so good with handling people and situations. He's the reason why I came to Notre Dame. If he wasn't here, I probably wouldn't be here right now.
Olsen said that, with football, Weis always wants to do things right:
As far as winning football games and stuff, he always wants to do it right the way. He's never going to cheat, he's never going to lie, he's never going to do anything dishonest and do things the wrong way like a lot of programs do sometimes whether it's intentional or not. He really prides himself on doing things the right way around here and I think that's overlooked by a lot of people.
Notre Dame Football resource link
:: Captains Press Conference Transcript - UConn Game Preview (Nov. 18), Notre Dame Football media resource, Nov. 18, 2009
Keywords: Notre Dame Football, Notre Dame captains press conference, Jimmy Clausen, Eric Olsen, Charlie Weis, Weis job status
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