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By Eric Adelson

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Here it comes. Get ready. This won't be pleasant. On the first day of practice at Notre Dame, Charlie Weis looks ornery. He's got some serious venom holstered—built it up all summer—and he's stumping all over the field like a mule itching to kick. An Irish supporter dares to ask him how he's doing. "Oh, I'm just chipper," Weis growls and walks away. He spies his freshmen. They are too nervous to crush—today. So he caroms around the field as if he were in a blindfold, looking fo ...

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