[simple simon]

No matter what your feelings are about Notre Dame football, deep down, you have to wish Charlie Weis was your head coach for no other reason than for his attitude.

You want to feel like your head coach cares more than you do. You want to feel like your head coach will accept nothing less than winning. You want to feel like your head coach understands that a moral victory means nothing when your obnoxious fan-of-another-superpower friend calls you to laugh at your team's loss

Now, Notre Dame fans are already figuring out flight schedules to Arizona for the BCS Championship game assuming that if Weis could do that in one year, the next logical step is a national title, right?

This is a tremendously flawed team with average corners, a limited pass rush from the front four, and no developed depth anywhere meaning the machine might quickly grind to a halt if injuries hit the skill positions. The secondary didn't get any faster in the off-season, and the overall athleticism and talent level, which was exposed in the Fiesta Bowl by Ohio State, is a year or two away from being up-to-snuff for a national title-caliber powerhouse. There's a whole boatload of talent on the way, but not all of the stars are in South Bend quite yet. Does that mean the Irish can't play for the national title? Not necessarily. And why? ...

FOX Sports - COLLEGE FOOTBALL - 2006 Preview: Notre Dame Fighting Irish

it seems like it's been soo long since they have even had a chance for a title

could it be ?