We bring it up every year because every year it leaves us equal parts shocked, dismayed, and amused: Notre Dame is still sending more money to Charlie Weis than the man who actually coaches the football team. If you just count the money the Irish sent him in 2014, Weis was the 46th-highest paid coach in college football, ahead of David Shaw, Mark Helfrich, David Cutcliffe, and Tim Beckman.
It is worth remembering that all it took for Weis to acquire this endless stream of revenue was a 5-2 start in his first season. Beating Pitt, Washington, and Purdue was so impressive to Kevin White that he felt it urgently necessary to give Charlie Weis a ten year contract.