Pete Carroll headed to the NFL?
 

To my dismay, during his tenure at USC Pete has built an empire. He has dominated the PAC 10 for years. However, something happened this season this season that I could only dream of...he lost more than one game. Unfortunately, the Bruins weren't included in the tally...I digress. With Mora's firing, there's talk about Carroll heading to the Seahawks.

Is there truth to this rumor? Are the BB sanctions ringing so loudly in his head that he thinks the axe will fall next on his FB program cuz of Bush and others? I hope not. Pete is great for the PAC 10. As much as I hate to see him dominating the PAC 10, it'll be a serious blow. He has elevated the conference and has done so much for the inner city.

Anyway, what say you?

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He didn't have much luck in the NFL last time... :c

GO PATS! :mh

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:r I understand the sentiments. At least this time he'll be in the NFC. ;)

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Leave it to you to post this Mike:mad: I have been watching ESPN all day freaking out. Pete is a God to us SC fans. I'm not gonna lie, if he leaves I will cry for weeks.

Life will go on and I wish him the best but it will be a big hit to our program. Not only on the field now but it will really hurt our recruiting. Pete could go anywhere in the country and get the best players.

We have to go through this every year it seems but this time it looks pretty serious. If the Seahawks give him full control of operations he will be gone. The only good thing is he wants to take the OC Bates with him. He did a decent job but he was way too conservative for me. Granted he had a freshman QB this year but you can't throw twenty one yard passes a game.

My fingers are crossed but I have a plethora of beer handy just incase (insert nervous smiley)

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Oh yeah about what he did for the inner city....

If he ran for Mayor he would win unanimously. :tu

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I will make a cigar bet that the only team he coaches next year is USC.

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Come on Gary...I can't believe I'm saying this, but Pete's a great activist! To his peril, he goes into the heart on the inner city, late at night and extols the virtues of doing things right. I remember seeing footage of him in the projects, with, escorts of course, and imploring people to make the "right" decision. They'll listen to someone they look up to...even if he's a Trojan. ;)

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I don't see him coming back. He's a great college coach, it's hard to go back and forth. It's kind of like Petino did with the Celtics.
But I do think that it's funny that Weis is heading to KC for O.C. and rumor is that they are looking at Romio for the D.C.!!

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I sure as hell hope you win that bet Bobby:tu

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ESPN's (HYPE) Chris Mortensen has reported that he is trying to recruit the UCS Offensive Coordinator Jeremy Bates to go with him as opposed to Bates pursuing the same position with the Chicago Bears. http://espn.go.com/blog/ncfnation/po...ed-to-seahawks

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They can have Bates. I just hope it's without Pete:tu

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Maybe the monopoly in LA is over. :r

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http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q...cs/trojans.jpg

Sorry, I could not resist...

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He had even worse luck before that when he coached the Jets! :r

GO PATS!!!!

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:dance:

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Hey Mike........nevermind:td

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Garrett's gonna be a target now. He won't have a successful football program to hide behind. ;)

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:sad:sad:sad

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Hey, if USC would offer him the same outrageous $5M/year contract Texas gave Mack Brown, he may stay. :D

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would be perfect timing for pete. if he fails at the nfl level college football would welcome him back with open arms.

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Looks like it's a done deal.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=090...s&confirm=true

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nothing is written yet...

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Rumor has it he is being offered 35 MILLION plus control of many things.

I was around when McKay left and a guy named John Robinson did ok.. (the 1st time around) ;)

Rob :tpd:

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Im not a control freak.... But i'd love to talk some sense into PC right now. I personally idolize his style of coaching! I want to see him at USC next year.

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So you're still taking that 5er bet?;)

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I loved Mark Sanchez's post game comments to PC...

"I just wanted everybody to know I completely disagree with his decision," Sanchez said, unable to stifle laughter. "Statistics show that it's not a good choice." :r :r

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saw that, what about the nice little jab he made at the end!!

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Just saw on the NFL Pre-game that Pete is going to make a descion by Monday. The wierd thing is that they are reporting that he will ONLY have authority to coach, no desicion on drafts or players. The GM will have that, and they don't have a GM yet!!
I wouldn't want that as a coach. I don't think that he'd do well in that situation, or any coach for that matter unless you know the GM and the GM knows your style. The coach has to have say in who he plays in the NFL!!!
I'm a Michigan fan, but have followed what he's done at USC, I hope he stays there. Its the right job for him.
Just my 2cents

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Sounds like this is turning into the typical PC silly season stuff. Can't wait to see how it plays out....

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Guess he is the new coach for the Seahawks. Wonder how much they will pay him?

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Take advantage of the hindsight by which U of Memphis fans see nowadays.
Everyone was shocked as to why John Calipari would take a job at UK.
He had the best draft class of his career in hand, he had said he loved it here
and never wanted to leave, even using those exact words to put the screws to the school in
his last contract negotiations, just 9 months prior, and he was going to take the school to the
NCAA championship.

But he was LEAVING?
Of course he was leaving, because there was no reason to stay on a sinking ship, a ship that he himself
had sunk. And SOMEHOW, he was being allowed to take the entire class to UK with him. Neato.
As fans in the Memphis area, our sports radio DJs ponder weekly why Derek Rose was cleared
by the NCAA to play, and suddenly UM was being sanctioned because he was NOT eligible to play? And all
the while, the Reggie Bush accusations just hang out there in space and never stick to anything, and there
are other issues on top of that. And now it is the basketball team if I understand it correctly. Pete Carroll is
getting out while the getting is good, and it sounds like the getting is REALLY good.
When the other shoe finally drops, and it will, this move will maker perfect sense to everyone. I don't think
that Pete Carroll is half the snake that Calipari is, how COULD he be. But there is no reason to stay at USC
for him. He has done it all and is somehow in decline. Time to go no matter who has gotten USC in trouble.

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LA Times reporting it’s a done deal.

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Fart!!!

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I gotta agree with you Brad. As a non-partial observer to the circus that is USC athletics, something tells me it's about to get ugly in LA and Petey is heading for the hills, making like a baby and heading out.

:2

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do tell!

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Rumor is that USC is heading for probation... If that happens USC's recruiting will sink as well as the program.

Pete is pulling a Holtz. He is leaving before that happens so he can have deniability when it does.

Plus how do you turn down the 7mil a year that Seattle is offering, that's huge money for someone that has had Pete's kind of success in the NFL in the past.

http://www.nytimes.com/1982/03/21/sp...port-says.html

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Paul Allen owns the Seahawks and the Blazers. Here is the lead-in for an article published today in the Oregonian. Kinda summarizes Allen well.

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Damn!

that would suck big ime!

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Yup. If found guilty, 'SC would have to forfeit games and national championships for those years.

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Yep, and no way, with it being the basketball program along and the football program, can USC say no lack of institutional control. I think once these court cases are over the NCAA is gonna drop the hammer. And trust me, I'm an Alabama fan, when that happens it ain't pretty.

But also, as an Alabama fan, it will be delicious.

:dr

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It's official. The hunt for a new head coach is on. :D

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so depressing....

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The hunt ended with a mishire. Good luck with Lane "I'll bail on you next year" Kiffin.