... of the Notre Dame program like a large dark cloud that could burst at any moment.

It seems the 2009 Fighting Irish football team is running second in a two-horse race for attention to a coaching controversy. And the players are wearing it like an albatross around their collective necks.

They are reminded every day that the next game they lose could be the last game for Weis.

Will the team use this as a motivator and rise up to play nine games of inspired football? Or will it be a detractor that takes their minds off winning football games?

Though the first three games are in the books, it's still too early to make any predictions about how many games Notre Dame will win in 2009.

Is it out of the questi...

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