Paul Johnson of GT will be on ND's radar.

The Irish are an average team who should join the BIG-10 to at least lend some credibility to a has-been program.Not to mention it would enable the Big-10 to have a conference championship game at last.ROLL TIDE!!!

FOX is already reporting Weis will stay at ND. I will be expecting my check for $400 in the mail Oddsmaker Lisa on those 5-2 odds. You did put me down for $1000 against, right?<br />Urban Meyer the "favorite" to take the ND job - Whose your favorite to take Santa's place this year? The Easter Bunny?<br />I am sure he wants to give up that cushy Springtime job for the opportunity to plunge down freezing chimneys in the dead of night in December!!!

It would be great for Notre Dame to join the Big 10 and make good sense, too. It will not happen for two reasons:<br />1) $$$$-ND wants their own separate TV contract so they can keep all the money to themselves. the greedy baaastards don't care about competition cuz' in the end its all about the benjamins.<br />Which bring me to<br />2) Notre Dame wants to set their own cream puff schedule and not be forced to play through a tough and honest conference schedule. Notre Dame built its BCS runs on season where they had two quality wins and nine wins against the likes of Navy and Podunk St. It is much easier to have a one loss season playing only two or three quality teams a year than having to play 5 or six like they would if they were in a top conference. And remember, if ND goes toa BCS bowl they don't have to split the money with a conference-THEY KEEP IT ALL. Which brings us back to:<br />1) $$$$$

now is the time for N.D. to join the big 10 both could use a big shake up. It'a win win for everyone.

Give her some pom-poms

Why is this ignorant bimbo posting a column on this site? How about an article on the odds that your next set of tires will be black?<br /><br />Here's mine: Les Miles. He has an NC, He's a genius, like Charlie Weis. LSU fans would sure be upset to see him go now ; )

And before you lose your job as an oddsmaker-I've got a G spot at 5-2 against Meyer taking/geting the job this off season. I'll be waiting for my check!

What a joke and sportswriter's hype it isto even THINK that Urban Meyer is going to leave florida to go to Notre Dame! Anyone putting htis type of thing in to an article should b writing for the Star or National Enquirer - not trying to pass themselves off as a serious journalist.<br />Yes, Meyer is going to pick up and leave a National Championship program he has created in an awesome football state like Florida and go to a cold, isolated town where he is under tremendous pressure to rebuild a beleagured program. Yeah, RIGHT.<br />Mack is leaving Texas for Stanford, too. Oh, and Phil jackson will be coaching the Knicks in 2010 when LeBron gets there. I hear Tom Coughlin is taking romeo Crennel's place in Cleveland. And yes, The rams are moving back to L.A.!!!<br />Memo to Lisa Horne - don't just repeat what you read in the Chicago Sun-Times...

As for Top 5 recruiting classes, you can have a Ferrari, but if you don't know how to drive stick what's the point?

Weis was hired because he was an "offensive genius" as a Coordinator for the Patriots. How much of that genius was Weis and how much of the genius was Bellichek's Video Coordinator? It's easier to call successful plays when you know what's coming at you. Steve Young questioned Weis' tenure with the Patriots too. Maybe the ND AD is questioning Weis' true ability without cheating as well.

And even though some character below is a steeler fan....I like your point about Gruden...We need that attitude! We can only hope...maybe in '10 word just broke fat boy is stayin

What about Butch Davis or Tommy Tuberville? Thoughts?

Urban Meyer would be a fool to leave Florida for ND! The Irish once may have been a 'storied football program' as the author suggests, but that was long ago. Florida, LSU, Texas, USC and Oklahoma are the 'storied football programs' of today! Urban Meyer, Les Miles, Mack Brown, Pete Carroll and/or Bob Stoops would be fools to leave their current jobs for any other, including the NFL. Dont believe me, ask Steve Spurrier how its been going since he left the University of Florida.

Rich Rod from Michigan for coach of the IRISH!!!!!

Urban leave Gator nation???? I think not!!!! If he wins another national title, and I think he will, Florida will have a building and a street named for him. I think he likes the great weather we have, and Florida is a much more superior team that Notre Dame is and will continue to be more superior than Notre Dame. That school's football program is sub par, and will continue to be sub par. Florida will make mince meat of the Irish.

By the way....I think Spurrier would be totally wrong for the Irish. I just noticed those comments and that would be the nail in the coffin for the program for sure.

Great write Lisa...love the presentation. I can agree with Meyer at the top of the list. The funny thing is, I think Gruden would be the best. Why? Because he's young and a great motivator. As laughable as it sounds, a head coach for a college team that looks like a beached whale with multiple rolls of fat isn't going to get production from young players with boy-to-man attitudes. Gruden would command the respect that Weis did not deserve, nor recieve. Gruden is also a take-no-c-r-a-p guy. When you have someone like Gruden, coaching kids rather than paid players can be easier. Therefore, if the Irish were smart, I believe the best man is at the bottom of the list deserving first consideration. What do you think?

Stoops would be the perfect Choice: What else can he do at OU he has not done the past 10 years: already won a National Title in his second year and one game away from another shot, 5 Big 12 Championships, plus the schedule for ND is now much easier than OU. If they throw an "Alabama" Saban contract his way I think he will go

Spurrier is a great selection except that he can't golf from November through April in South Bend. He'd never take it.