Charlie Weis's new diet

[tedginn05]

I think he already did...

Charlie Weis has filed a malpractice suit against five Massachusetts General surgeons who performed a gastric bypass operation that went awry in 2002.

Weis was in a coma for two weeks and received last rites from a priest after he suffered excessive bleeding, septic shock, adult respiratory distress syndrome and ongoing leg problems as a result of care at MGH that his lawsuit charges "fell below the accepted standards."

Weis weighed over 300 pounds and has tried Weight Watchers, Slim Fast, the Atkins Diet, the Cabbage Soup diet and many other weight-loss programs when he finally opted for the stomach-stapling surgery as a last resort.

Weis said his father died at age 56 after a second heart attack and he feared he would suffer a similar fate if he didn't take drastic action to reduce his weight.

The surgeons' attorneys said the fact that Weis has kept his weight off and helped lead the Patriots to two Super Bowl wins might be taken as evidence the surgery was effective.

Charlie and Maura have two children, Charles Joseph and Hannah Margaret.

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That does not sound good. Is "septic shock" the same septic as septic tank?

 

[Thump]

That does not sound good. Is "septic shock" the same septic as septic tank?

Yes.

 

[Prof. Wagstaff]

Hey Charlie, don't let 'em fool ya.
There's nothing wrong with your occasional cheeseburger.

 

[CONGERSBUCKEYE]

Ross Ryan wanted to follow in his father's footsteps at Notre Dame, but a grade-point average that approached 4.0 and an ACT score in the mid-20s was not enough to get him in the school. Ryan was accepted at Michigan and is handling punting and kickoff duties this season as a fifth-year senior.
"Part of the reason I wanted to walk on here was because I was so frustrated that I didn't get into Notre Dame," said Ryan, whose father, K.C., was a linebacker for the Fighting Irish from 1976-80. "This is what I've been looking forward to my whole career, going down to play at South Bend."

I saw this article on CNN. So every player on ND has a 4.0??

 

[Steve19]

The surgeons' attorneys said the fact that Weis has kept his weight off ...

Well, yeah, duh! Anyone can see he has kept the weight off!

 

[Captain Hindsight]

How could anyone (ie. his wife) be physically attracted to him?

The way some people treat their bodies is absolutely mortifying.

 

[Steve19]

How could anyone (ie. his wife) be physically attracted to him?

The way some people treat their bodies is absolutely mortifying.

She probably thought he cut a pretty dashing figure....

 

[Buckeyeskickbuttocks]

I just wanted to say

617

 

[Steve19]

I just wanted to say

617

Your concern for the welfare of ol' Charlie is noted~ !

 

[sandgk]

Ross Ryan wanted to follow in his father's footsteps at Notre Dame, but a grade-point average that approached 4.0 and an ACT score in the mid-20s was not enough to get him in the school. Ryan was accepted at Michigan and is handling punting and kickoff duties this season as a fifth-year senior.
"Part of the reason I wanted to walk on here was because I was so frustrated that I didn't get into Notre Dame," said Ryan, whose father, K.C., was a linebacker for the Fighting Irish from 1976-80. "This is what I've been looking forward to my whole career, going down to play at South Bend."

I saw this article on CNN. So every player on ND has a 4.0??

Of course not.

We are talking of a fellow who wanted to attend ND, and then work his way onto the team To do that he needed grades and SAT / ACT scores that met ND's general student enrollment criteria. A 4.0 is one thing, an ACT score in the mid 20's is inidcative of a poorer grade than almost all ND entrants.
He enrolled at scUM, made his way onto the team as a walk-on - congratulations. ND does often show flexibility in the entrance requirements for the student population, particularly for legacy students - even so, if the grades are low, or the money isn't there, they will sometimes not accept a student.
FWIW, the range of ACT scores to get into ND as a regular student is 28 - 34 (from the middle 80%), similarly counted SAT scores range 1220 to 1505. Most of the football team is not there because of their grades, though like Tressel at tOSU, their staff wants them to have a team average of 3.0.
Seems like for Ross it was all about the grades, also ND might not have needed a back-up punter that year, still Ross has done a good job turning this around.
Here's hoping he pins the Irish deep every chance he gets.

I forgot one other number ..

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