Irish paid big, big bucks to rid themselves of Weis

By the time Charlie Weis’ five-year tenure at Notre Dame had come to a merciful end in November of 2009, it was readily apparent that the school — and the fan base — was ready to hit the reset button and rid themselves of the head coach.

Boy, were they ever ready to rid themselves of their head coach.

Federal tax documents obtained by the Chicago Tribune show that Notre Dame made a termination payment of $6,638,403 to Weis sometime after he and the school parted ways. And that was just an initial termination payment; the documents also reveal that Weis will receive “much smaller annual payments through December, 2015″ as part of his severance package.

Weis, who spent a year with the Kansas City Chiefs after his Irish departure and is now the offensive coordinator at Florida, signed a 10-year contract extension in the middle of his first season with the Irish in 2005 that was slated to run through the 2015 season.

http://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/05/20/irish-paid-big-big-bucks-to-rid-themselves-of-weis/related

A lot of money, but you know what? Having him gone would be worth twice that!!!!

I'm betting he will do just fine.

motivator and so on.