As Notre Dame gets set to face Navy this Saturday in Baltimore, most of the talk this week nationally and in Michiana hasn't been about the game itself, but about Charlie Weis and his future.

Thursday morning, Irish Athletic Director Jack Swarbrick gave Weis a ringing endorsement when speaking to Newscenter 16’s Jeff Jeffers in a 1-on-1 interview.

Thursday night, I tried to ask Coach Weis about getting that support, but coach didn't give me a chance to finish my question.

“I don’t hear one word you say,” Weis said at his final press conference before Saturday’s game. “It would be a moot point to carry on with the question. I haven’t listened to one word, not read one word and anything you’re saying would be news to me.”

“I really don’t care,” Weis continued. “I really don’t care. I really don’t care what you or anyone else has said this week.”

“I’m not dumb,” Weis said laughing. “I can do the math and figure what is being said without me having to pick up the paper.”

“You don’t think I’m annoyed enough with how the football game went on my own? I didn’t need someone else to tell me. No one is more annoyed than me. No one.”

The reason Newscenter 16 tried to ask Coach Weis about having the support of his Athletic Director was because Jack Swarbrick showed just that Thursday morning.

“We have great confidence in where the program is headed right now,” Swarbrick told Newscenter 16’s Jeff Jeffers. “Furthermore, there is no sport we participate in mid-season evaluations of. We do that at the end of the year.”

“We understand the disappointment that follows a tough defeat, but we are much better than last year and we are continuing to get better.”

The Irish are 5-4. A win Saturday makes them bowl eligible. Kickoff is at Noon Saturday in Baltimore. Navy is 6-3.