Well I still think that if we win out, Weis stays. Wins @Stanford and vs. UConn might keep him around.
I don't think ND should go the up and comer route with Fitzgerald, nor the NFL route with Gruden. If we can get Brian Kelly and we are sure of this, I would support the decision to fire Weis this year. I know he has a nice thing going on at Cincy but they don't make movies about coaches at Cincinnati (or Florida). He would be a legend if he took ND to the National title game.
One thing is for sure, whoever takes over this ND team with find a program loaded with talent. But Weis being fired means Clausen leaves, Golden likely goes, we lose a top 10 recruiting class this year, x number of transfers. It's not worth it to set the program back 2-3 years unless we're getting a proven, top notch coach and right now, Brian Kelly is the only viable option.