CURIOUS INDEX, 8/20/07
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Why on earth did he ever leave the NFL? Pete Carroll’s Trojans open at #1 in the AP poll. Carroll sweats the ranking by saying that “We feel comfortable being here and we want it to feel normal,” and shows the strain by flipping out, sleeping three hours a night, and having a heart attack. Oh, did we say heart attack? By that we mean “went body surfing.” Vegas likes the Trojans, too. Be afraid. The Trojans also surfed into the hearts of Vegas sports books, too. Second dibs: West Virginia, the distant second place holder in opening day odds for a national championship. Kirby to Swallow Opportunity Whole? Kyle Wright’s knee is sore, and may miss the third and final scrimmage of Miami’s preseason. Headlights? Check! Deer? He’s on the way. It’s a European carry-all!!! Chad Henne carries a Louis Vuitton bag instead of a backpack. A part of you has suspected this your entire life and did not realize it until now. Hype needs no blocking. Popular dark-horse USF has nine offensive linemen out for a slew of reasons. Video game Corso suggests screens and draws as the Bulls sit Blood is thicker than talent dept, Chapter 2318. The frontrunner for the Colorado Buffaloes’ starting qb job is the son of the coach. This always yields positive results. To celebrate, Dan Hawkins went body surfing…down Pike’s Peak. Shirtless.
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Meg, every team has some off games. There are a very small number of undefeated teams that looked great in every game over the whole history of CFB.
Sure recruiting is a huge part of the job, but he gets credit for that part of the job too. I think 6 losses over 5 years (none at home) with the biggest margin of defeat being 3 points does put him way ahead of his nearest competitor. And what clinches it for me is the strong tendency for USC teams to play better as games go along (see last year’s Rose Bowl for example) and to play better as the season goes along (USC is still undefeated in the month of November under Carroll and is 4-1 in BCS bowls).
Comment by oc phil — August 21, 2007 @ 2:24 am
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You know, Carroll gets a lot of credit for coaching some incredible players, but to be honest with you, I am not sure I would place him head and shoulders above everyone else as his teams totally mail it in at least once or twice a year. Some years they get away with it- 2004 and 2005-6, some years they haven’t 2003 and 2006.
Comment by Meg — August 20, 2007 @ 7:11 pm
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Amen to that SKLM. Saying that Carroll got mediocre results with the Patriots is fair. But since he never coached the team to a losing season and he took them to the playoffs 2 out of 3 years, saying he “sucked ass” certainly isn’t accurate.
But as a USC fan I’m happy he had that experience, since in spite of the rumors every year, he isn’t going anywhere. At USC he has the chance to be the John Wooden of CFB and still get in lots of good body surfing. He isn’t going to give that up, no matter what Jim Harbaugh says.
Comment by oc phil — August 20, 2007 @ 4:28 pm
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Class of 07, thank you. For some reason I love to hear about drug slang.
“That’s when you go to the air my friend….SHHHHHWIIIP! Over the top.”
Yeah thanks Corso. Why don’t you just tell the guy the exact play I’m calling next.
Comment by robert — August 20, 2007 @ 3:48 pm