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Fit at Notre Dame Scott Halleran/Getty Images  Kirk Ferentz is
no stranger to rumors—he seems to have his name thrown into more
possible coaching replacement discussions than can be counted on
one hand any given year.  The Big Ten Coach of the Year was
originally penned into the Notre Dame coaching job discussion by
a story run in the Chicago Sun-Times way back on Nov. 15.  Now
that the Irish have officially dumped Charlie Weis, it seems
every media outlet has planted Ferentz on what they believe
should be Notre Dame's short list—though it's extremely short-
sighted.  Ferentz and Weis share a common acquaintance in
Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, and their salaries are
similar. That's about all that could be tying the Iowa head
coach into this messy equation.  Though it's all very clear-cut
in Ferentz's case.  Notre Dame would need to change too much for
Ferentz to be the proper fit.   Fe