Weis gives em dirty laundry

Weis says no offense meant to Carroll
AP

Former Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis has apologized and insists that heated comments he made about USC coach Pete Carroll "living with a grad student in Malibu" were taken "totally out of context" and he meant no offense.

Weis, speaking to the Los Angeles Times on Sunday, said he was speaking to several reporters on a "totally subjective" basis as an aside to a formal interview and that the comments were meant to reference Internet rumors in general and how they impact coaches' lives and their families.



"In no way was I trying to take a shot at Pete," Weis said in a phone message to the Los Angeles Times. "What we were talking about was how the rumor mill can affect people's lives.

"So, in no way was I trying to take a shot at Pete. I feel if I offended Pete, I will run Pete down and apologize. In no way do I have any idea what's going on in anyone's life other than the fact that rumors on the Internet can affect coaches' lives in a very, very negative fashion."

According to the interview transcript from IrishIllustrated.com senior editor Tim Prister, Weis responded: "Let me ask you this question: You guys know about things that go on in different places. Was I living with a grad student in Malibu, or was I living with my wife in my house? You could bet that if I were living with a grad student here in South Bend, it would be national news.

"He's doing it in Malibu and it's not national news. What's the difference? I don't understand. Why is it OK for one guy to do things like that, but for me, I'm scrutinized when I swear. I'm sorry for swearing; absolve my sins."

Weis was referring to a 2006 "60 Minutes" profile that showed him swearing and caused a minor stir, but the root of his reference to Carroll's alleged living arrangement had been unclear. Carroll is married with three children and a grandchild.

When told of the initial IrishIllustrated.com posting Saturday night, Carroll had told the Times, "It's untrue, it's irresponsible and it's incredible he'd be talking about me like that."

Look Golic is going to have to stop swallowing everything Notre Dame feeds him. I met the guy last year and San Antonio and he seems like one of the most humble, nice guys in the world but you can't homer it up like that all the time. And coming from a homer like me that's a pretty scathing indictment. Is he really stupid enough to think Weis wasn't directly taking shots at Carroll. Of course he was.

The truth is Weis probably became a fairly empathetic character for the beat writers in South Bend. So when Weis and the beat writers met with Weis for his pity party he thought he could bear his soul about how mistreated he is and how Pete Carroll is a man whore. But Charlie should know nothing is ever really off the record and a publication like IrishIllustrated might not have the same journalistic standards as the Chicago Tribune. So just shut up and go back to New England fatty. You're just jealous a grad student wouldn't so much as look at you much less share a bed with you.