January 2010
58 posts
USC football: Rocky Seto not retained by Lane... →
Meh.
Wish him the very best. Hope he sneaks up to Seattle.
ETA: I’d trade Rocky Seto to Pete Carroll in exchange for strength & conditioning coach Chris Carlisle. If I was playing USCopoly or the like.
O-line caoch Pat Ruel out at USC →
Thumbs down, Lane Kiffin. Thumbs down.
It's seemingly the end for Kurt Warner, and it... →
ESPN The Magazine’s Rick Reilly thinks Warner’s leaning heavily towards retirement, and agrees it’s a good time to walk away:
“What’s left to prove? He’s been MVP twice. He’s played in three Super Bowls. Won one. Been Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year. Set several all-time postseason NFL passing records. His story — the Hy-Vee grocery stocker who...
Peter King's MMQB Killed It This Week - SI.com →
“The moment I liked most from the weekend happened Sunday night, in the bowels of Qualcomm Stadium, where Marty Schottenheimer had coached the Chargers for five seasons, and where he shockingly was fired after going 14-2 and losing an opening playoff game. Marty’s boy, Brian, the offensive coordinator of the Jets, had just done his part Sunday orchestrating an offense with a rookie...
“I appreciate moments like this. I realize how precious these moments are, and...”
– Saints HC Sean Payton. <3 him a lot
Darrelle Revis’ perfect game; ageless Brett Favre; NFL playoffs - Peter King - SI.com
““I’m donating $1 to the Red Cross for each follower I have by...”
– Tweet of the Week - Monday Morning QB - Peter King - SI.com
Why are Vols fans surprised? →
Adam Krohn of The Daily Citizen in Dalton, GA thinks anyone shocked by Lane Kiffin’s speedy departure to USC is an idiot and/or not paying attention, that UT had it coming to them when it hired him, and that things just got a whole lot worse now that they turned everything over to Derek Dooley, whose creds might be even more suspect than LK. Nice going, Vols.
“Yet, Hamilton and bitter...
Great summary of the chaos that was last week in... →
Kiffin joins long line of successors to L.A.... →
“I think USC fans are so loyal to the program and they’ll be patient. This is a lifestyle for them. They’ll say, ‘Hey, we’re with you whoever you are.’ They’re loyal and they’re going to be willing to go along with you.
“But if you throw two incomplete passes, you’re in trouble.”
- Former USC Trojans coach John Robinson
Matthew Costello, 14 years old and with an... →
ESPN The Magazine - Rick Reilly
WARNING: This might make you cry. If you tend to cry at heartwarming/heartwrenching feel-good sports stories, you might wanna wait until you leave the office to check this one out. But you should absolutely, positively, at some point, click the above link and read this piece. Especially if you’re a Ravens fan. Or a sports fan.
“People say he’s arrogant; if he was, I would slap him upside the head. If...”
– Monte Kiffin on his son, USC head coach Lane Kiffin
Kiffin On Kiffin - Inside USC with Scott Wolf
With this kind of spin, Kiffin will be just fine -... →
“Kiffin came off as a lightweight. He has a degree in Leisure Service Management from Fresno State, and he wears his collars a half-size too big. Still, I can’t blame the guy. USC is his dream job, for sure, and it probably wasn’t coming around again. He didn’t break a contract. If the old college try now lasts a total of 14 months, so be it. College football has the guy it deserves....
When Pete Carroll left the University of Southern... →
A highlight from ESPN’s Gene Wojciechowski’s loooong list (for USC fans & ND haters):
“So many lives are altered by Carroll’s job change, including…
Charlie Weis.
Carroll terrorized Weis during Weis’ failed five-year coaching reign at Notre Dame. And even after he was fired by ND, Weis took a series of strange, irresponsible (and untrue) personal shots...
Seattle's not his scene: Carroll can be an NFL... →
“After all, he offers (along with two national championship rings) unique motivational skills, a sharp football mind, experience in high pressure games and established connections to some of the best coaches at all levels of the game. Carroll is nice. He’s fun. He’s the kind of guy you’d like to hang out with for a few hours and maybe play 18. Most teams would be lucky to...
Barry Switzer thinks Pete Carroll's totally... →
Some choice quotes……
Switzer: “More people would rather have the Southern Cal job than the one he just took, I promise you. You don’t leave those places.”
“John McKay led USC to four national titles in the 1960s and ’70s and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a punch line on “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson… “My dad told me that,...
A contrarian view on USC and the NCAA - Pac-10... →
ESPN’s Pac-10 blogger Ted Miller paints a much more promising picture of the USC football program’s future.
He says that 1) the sanctions won’t be as crippling as many USC fans/haters fear/hope and 2) as far as someone replacing Carroll, the timing’s actually pretty darn good.
He points out that Alabama was penalized for much more severe violations that USC will likely...
Where is AD during scandals at USC? PE.com →
From the Press-Enterprise: “Institutional control” is heard repeatedly when schools are disciplined for violations. Yes, it’s hard work keeping up with hundreds of student athletes and what they’re doing when they’re away from the field or the court, but that’s why athletic departments have compliance offices. Ultimately, it is the athletic director who is...
Recruit Jordan Zumwalt’s interest in USC fading -... →
1. So what? Jordan Zumwalt has already committed to Stanford.
2. You can always use more awesome recruits. Hire Jim Harbaugh as the new head coach (I know, I was 115% against this when someone suggested it over the weekend but….I’m lookin’ at our options, and I’m not seeing anything I like a whole lot better…) and then Zumwalt will likely follow. And done.
Carroll Resigns →
Inside USC’s Scott Wolf reports “Pete Carroll turned in his resignation to USC, according to sources.”
Seahawks Blog | Status of Pete Carroll hire hidden... →
“Either Carroll is coming to the NFL without the full control he previously said was a prerequisite for making the jump back to the NFL or the Seahawks are going to hedge on the commitments made to the Fritz Pollard Alliance to secure an interview with Leslie Frazier, Vikings defensive coordinator. It doesn’t seem like there’s a middle ground between those two...
“The Trojans have slipped at times during the past 50 years but never have...”
– Five reasons why USC will recover from losing Pete Carroll - Dave Curtis - College Football - Sporting News
Let’s hope
“Washington Coach Steve Sarkisian, a longtime assistant under Carroll, told the...”
– USC’s first call could be to Oregon State’s Mike Riley - latimes.com
Yeah I don’t understand that. Head coach at Washington? Hmm. I think you could really dream a lil bigger than that, Sark.
Garrett on shaky ground at USC? |... →
“We have been hearing quite a bit of chatter throughout the day today that [Mike] Garrett could be on his way out as the Trojans’ director of athletics. Talk along the lines of “you’re fired!” Several prominent boosters and school officials are said to be far from pleased with the current state of athletics at the school — particularly the dark NCAA cloud...
Questions all over about Carroll - The OC Register →
Players don’t know what’s going on, recruits don’t know what’s going on (and, therefore, if they’re still committing to USC), the assistant coaches don’t know what’s going on or how much longer they’ll be employed.
Mainly posting the link for the comment from brianc62: “USC needs to bring Norm Chow back to run the offense. DeWayne Walker for...
Jonah Keri: A Former Season-Ticket Holder's Take... →
“My review of Pete Carroll can be summed up in 10 words: He’s the reason I care at all about college football.”
While I wouldn’t go quite as far as Keri, I will say that if it were not for the USC Trojans - under Carroll, with some Matt Leinart thrown in - I would not be as obsessed with the entire sport of college football as I am.
And though I doubt too many people...
Seahawks Job Might Not Be All Pete Thought It... →
SI.com’s Peter King says the Carroll to Seattle deal isn’t quite done…and that the end product will probably not be what Pete really wanted, which was a head coaching position with total personnel control.
It’s almost certainly going to happen - Seahawks fired Jim Mora because they were counting on Carroll, and he’d have a tough time continuing at ‘SC under the...
Sources: Carroll wants Chow, not Bates, with him →
Anyone in their right mind should want Norm Chow instead of Jeremy Bates. Norm Chow has a solid track record at successfully running an offense.
Granted, I’m not entirely certain Pete Carroll’s in his right mind (Seattle over Southern Cal? Nahhhhhh), and I’ll think he’s really nuts if he thinks he’s going to get Norm Chow to follow him to Starbucks-land. Didn’t...
Mark Sanchez takes playful jab at Pete Carroll |... →
“‘Speaking of Coach Carroll, I just want everyone to know, I completely disagree with his decision to go to the NFL,’ he said, smiling broadly, his comments met by laughter. “Statistics show that it’s not a good choice.”
Carroll, you might recall, was critical of Sanchez’s choice to leave USC after the 2008 season, with one year of college eligibility...
The Rooney Rule - A Nice Thought, Anyway →
For the past 24 hours, rumors of Pete Carroll leaving USC for the NFL by way of the Seattle Seahawks have made the move sound like a done deal.
The one thing standing in the way, it seems, is the…
“Who hired Tim Floyd? Mike Garrett. Who let Rodney Guillory close enough to...”
– Letters: A wake-up call for Mike Garrett - latimes.com
“Garrett said he keeps a list of potential replacements for head coaches in every...”
– Oh great. Awesome. Good thing to have on hand since you don’t stand up for any of your coaches, MG.
USC athletic director Mike Garrett on program: ‘I don’t think SC falls down.’ - ESPN Los Angeles
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Say It Ain't So, Pete: Orange County Register →
“The facts are so strong against this decision…..
Sorry, just had a flashback to a year ago this time, when Pete Carroll was strongly advising Mark Sanchez not to turn pro, not to make tens of millions, not to launch his NFL career. Sanchez and Carroll are both in play right now, apparently. Sanchez is in the NFL playoffs, although the New York Jets largely carried him there, and Carroll is...
“Pete Carroll is the guy Seahawks are targeting. It is expected to happen,”...”
– Seahawks About To Land Pete Carroll? - Pete Carroll - Deadspin
Also, this, from Every Day Should Be Saturday:
“If you’re wondering what Chris Mortensen has ever been wrong about, let me help you: http://tinyurl.com/y937m6m”
Mother's memory looms over Alabama's BCS... →
I highly, highly, HIGHLY recommend you read this. I also recommend that, if you’re a softie like me, you wait until you have some tissues handy before clicking the link.
CONGRATS TO 2009 BCS NATIONAL CHAMPION ALABAMA!!!!
So happy for the Crimson Tide fans.
Honest-to-God heartbroken for Colt McCoy. If you watched his postgame interview and didn’t feel for the guy, I’m not sure exactly what you have running through your veins.
Also, my sister is blaming me and my blog earlier today for his misfortune. He did not, however, cry Tebow tears. And I’m glad because that would’ve made me feel even...
I Take It Back...
My earlier posts about Colt McCoy seem downright cruel now that he’s hurt. I would actually love for him to miraculously be ok and come back because it’s absolutely awful that he’s made it back to the National Championship in Pasadena and now can’t play.
I’m posting all my BCS National Championship Game-related comments on Twitter. @SportsStilettos
BAMA: Make Colt McCoy Cry →
If there’s one thing I know for sure, it’s that I don’t like the Texas Longhorns. At all. Ever.* (If you’re wearing burnt orange right now, best to move it on along.) No true USC fan should. And…
“Adam Vinatieri said it best when he said people always want to talk about...”
– Cool, calm Tiffin has been money for Tide - SEC Blog - ESPN
1. He makes a good point.
2. He’s gotta be about 35 years old. I swear he’s been playing for Bama FOREVER.
3. ROLL TIDE
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