Weis learns by watching

by Pete Byrne (pmbyrne@wsbt.com)

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Notre Dame football coach Charlie Weis looks from the sidelines during the game against Michigan in the fourth quarter in Ann Arbor, Mich., in this Sept. 15, 2007 file photo. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

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Story Created: Sep 1, 2008 at 4:46 PM EST

Story Updated: Sep 1, 2008 at 5:54 PM EST

NOTRE DAME -- Charlie Weis made the most of Notre Dame's off weekend! He got to watch a lot of college football, including six of Notre Dame's future opponents. And he found no shortage, of teaching tools.

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"It was interesting because six of our opponents were on TV yesterday. So I watched sometimes bits and pieces of some of them. And sometimes some of them extensive parts of games."

And what coach Charlie Weis saw ... he'll use to his advantage!

"Probably one of the best teaching moments of the day will be the defensive lineman from Bowling Green makes the big play in the Pitt game towards the end of the game. And for a couple of seconds he [celebrates], the next thing you know he's getting a 15 penalty, which is borderline whether or not they should call it or not call it. "

Borderline or not, Weis knows that's the type of thing, that could mean the difference between winning and losing at some point this year!

"It does show how a mild celebration this wasn't like a flagrant taunting now, how a mild celebration could put your team, winning and losing, the outcome of the game in jeopardy in a game like that. So we addressed it in the locker room yesterday. We didn't wait until yesterday. Yesterday we had our practice. That was one of the things we addressed yesterday, that very thing.

"There were so many teaching things coming out of that day, while at the same time being able to watch your opponents."

Notre Dame opens up the regular season Saturday, September 6th against San Diego State.

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