The talk before kickoff at Notre Dame on Saturday was of being able to run the table and reach a BCS bowl.

Hours later, a shocking loss to Navy had renewed talk of coach Charlie Weis’ chances of holding on to his job beyond his fifth season in South Bend.
“That comes with the territory,” Weis said during his postgame news conference.
“You know, the sad part about it is that’s this job every week. It’s a week-to-week deal. ... Those type of things affect the people around you more than it affects you personally because I never change. I’m going to roll in tomorrow morning exactly the same way, whether we had won or lost.”
Notre Dame dropped to 6-3 as it faces a meeting with once-beaten and No. 8-ranked Pittsburgh on Saturday.
Weis has a 35-24 record in his fifth year at the school and is in the process of compiling his fourth winning record in that time. But expectations are always higher at Notre Dame.
Tyrone Willingham was fired after three years before Weis was hired despite a .583 winning percentage. Weis has a .593 winning percentage. The Irish fell out of both major polls Sunday.
“Every game is the same,” Weis said. “They’re all important. Navy was important and we lost. It’s just as important this week going against Pittsburgh. ... But I think it’s important to be short sighted, especially after a disheartening loss.” Notre Dame has walked a tightrope this season. The Irish suffered a loss at Michigan, a team that has turned out to be considerably weaker than projected, in their second game.
That was followed by a string of close-call wins over Michigan State (33-30), Purdue (24-21) and Washington (37-30 in OT). A loss to USC was followed by an escape against Boston College (20-16).
Navy (7-3) has played well at times and figured to provide a challenge after losing to the Irish 27-21 in 2008. But the Midshipmen were coming off a loss to Temple.
Notre Dame nose tackle Ian Williams told reporters after the game, “They out-schemed us,” seemingly questioning his coaches and their strategy. Asked about the comment, Weis noted in his Sunday news conference that safety Kyle McCarthy defended Notre Dame’s schemes.
“I did hear quite contrasting answers to the same question,” Weis said. “That’s why one guy’s a captain and one guy’s not.” Nevertheless, the Internet lit up with discussions of Weis’ future Sunday. One columnist suggested that Notre Dame consider Navy coach Ken Niumataolo if a change is made. ESPN.com said that Weis might have to win out this season to save his job.
This is the same team that former Notre Dame coach Lou Holtz said early in the season had the best chance to land in the BCS championship game along with Florida.
Asked if the team got caught up in BCS talk, Weis did not respond directly.
Said receiver Golden Tate: “I can speak for myself. I try to look at each game, next game, as the most important opponent on our schedule. That’s the way I look at it. I’m not sure how other guys looked at it.”
The Irish are left to play for bowl position now that the BCS is out of the picture. After playing at Pittsburgh, they face Connecticut, which nearly upset Cincinnati on Saturday, and Stanford, which did upset Oregon.
But on Sunday, Weis was just worried about getting his team right.
“This is different than the other two losses,” he said. “The whole theme will be about accountability and dependability. In that game yesterday, there were too many opportunities squandered.”