Look, my girlfriend is in the Navy.  Her sister is in the Navy.  Their father and grandfather were also in the Navy.  I've got nothing but respect for the Navy...

BUT FOR GOD'S SAKE DON'T PUT IN YOUR BACK-UPS WHEN YOU'RE ONLY UP 20 WITH NINE MINUTES LEFT IN THE GAME!

As I started to write this I couldn't remeber exactly how much time was left when we put Sharpley in.  I thought it was 7 minutes tops.  Then I went back to espn.com's play chart and OH MY GOD THERE WAS STILL NINE MINUTES LEFT IN THE GAME!

EXPLETIVE!  EXPLETIVE EXPLETIVE EXPLETIVE!

The worst thing is that this erases in the minds of the media everything ND did before those final nine minutes.  We destroyed them.  And all game the announcers are talking about how Navy never quits.  THEN WHY DID WE?

I understand that Weis doesn't want to embarrass the academies, but these are men you're playing against, not fifth-grade girls.  Taking out your best players doesn't not make other teams feel better.  It does make them angrier.  And that's fine when you're up 28 with under 5 to play because you're opponent probably has his scrubs in too, but not when they've still got their starters.  It's not like things were getting out of hand.

Also, we've apparently never practice how to get an onside kick.  The game is over.  Navy might've gotten an extra timeout, but they definitely got an extra yard on 3rd and 3 with under a minute.  Here ends the live-blogging.

This is not a fire-Charlie post.  This is not a Charlie-will-never-suceed post.  I still believe Weis is going make this team better and better and better and better.  However, all week we heard about how Charlie has never been a head coach before and is still learning.  Thanks for illustrating, Weis.

I will say this:  If this near snatching of defeat from the jaws of certain victory doesn't teach Charlie to stomp on his opponents' throat when their down, then he never will.

Take this as a valuable lesson, Charlie.  It very nearly could've been your last.