Always Compete: An Inside Look at Pete Carroll and the USC Football Juggernaut
Bruins Nation (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
More photos » by Matt Sayles - AP 16 days ago: Southern California head coach Pete Carroll walks off the field after losing 55-21 to Stanford in an NCAA college football game in Los Angeles on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009. Stanford won 55-21. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles) Browse more photos » I will try to make this my last post on the topic before finally pivoting on to other issues around the football....
Arrowhead Pride (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
More photos » by MICHAEL CONROY - AP about 1 month ago: in this Oct. 15, 2005 file photo, University of Southern California coach Pete Carroll, left, and Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis talk on the field before the start of their game in South Bend, Ind. The 25th-ranked Fighting Irish face No. 6 USC on Saturday. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File) Browse more photos » Kansas City Chiefs head...
MGoBlog (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
No, you don't get a pony. This Notre Dame coaching search is going to go exactly like the last three: everyone is going to get all hyped up about a wide variety of downright laughable names and they'll settle for someone not coaching at a power program. Unfortunately, the guy they "settle" for might be Brian Kelly—who ND Nation is hilariously opposed to —since there are exactly...
Arrowhead Pride (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
More photos » by Darron Cummings - AP Browse more photos » The rumor mill churns. The buzz only grows. And any and all news regarding the future of the Chiefs (and other losing clubs) is grabbed at with religious fervor simply because it's the most exciting thing to focus upon. The latest: the possible relocation of Charlie Weis from his head coaching position at Notre Dame to Kansas City...
TrojanWire (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
Since 2001, with the exception of one loss, USC has owned the battle of Los Angeles over UCLA in every phase of the game. The total score since 2001 is USC 285 and UCLA 113. The Bruins have not come close to giving the Trojans much of a game in the Coliseum since that time with UCLA’s one shocking victory and the other close battle in 2004 happening at the Rose Bowl. Despite this record of dominance...
The Jet Stream (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Some quickie thoughts on the Jets' sixth loss in their last seven games: 1. I get the whole rookie thing with Mark Sanchez, how he's learning on the job, but he seems to make the same mistakes over and over. His footwork is sloppy. He forces balls when he should just throw them away. His accuracy isn't nearly as good as scouts said when he came out of USC. Maybe Pete Carroll was right. 2. The Jets...
Conquest Chronicles (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
I do not do this often, but I found this email interesting for a few reasons... A "reader" writes... Your article is way to harsh on the program and Pete etc. Did you forget that last year we were 12 – 1, Pac 10 Camps and Rose Bowl Champs and finished the year ranked number 2 in the coaches. This team lacks the players due to huge numbers of injuries, is very young and has had to face...
ORACULATIONS (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh who has created a miracle at the high grade requirement at Stanford has one year left on his contract and Notre Dame has the billions to pay him out. Stanford has one of the most virulent of the left wing faculties on the West Coast and they hate football, athletes, over paid coaches as well as most everything else and they will raise holy hell if Stanford offers Harbaugh...
Conquest Chronicles (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
More photos » by Matt Sayles - AP Browse more photos » Short answer...Well, yeah of course he did and no, I don't care. I am not in charge of any coaches ethics on the field or on the court. That is their baggage to carry. No team is completely immune to running it up. Don't be fooled, somewhere in any teams history there is evidence of running it up. Do you care? Does it really matter?...
The Sporting Blog (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Today's Calls: John Wall vs. the Buzzer, UCLA vs. Oblivion, Brady Quinn vs. Ray Lewis, Brandon Jennings vs. Dirk Nowitzki, Stephen Jackson vs. Rashard Lewis, AI vs. Anywhere, Bud Adams vs. Roger Goodell, Pete Carroll vs. Rich Rodriguez, Andrew Bailey vs. Chris Coghlan and More. The Opening Pitch: Why did Bill Belichick's decision to go for it trigger such an allergic reaction? Because it was in the...
SoCal Sports Hub (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
Despite the fact that the USC Trojans have been throughly embarrassed twice in the past three games by Oregon and Stanford alike, the Rose Bowl and Pac-10 championship are still not out of the question for Pete Carroll’s bunch according to Brendan Loy. While it is still hard to imagine this scenario playing out, it [...]
Conquest Chronicles (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
Just throwing a few things out there this morning. I have no particular opinion on these...yet. But I am curious on what you guys are seeing. I may have more later... Where is the high flying passing attack that John Morton supposedly brought from New Orleans? Is Pete Carroll's shepherding Bates into the college game taking time away from the defense? Many think Rocky Seto is a yes man. If true then...
Conquest Chronicles (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
The Stable The obvious struggles of this years team has made a few people take a closer look at the make up of this team. It is easy to point to the loss of all the talent on defense as well as the loss of Mark Sanchez last season but does that tell the whole story? There is a lot of talent on this team and many of those players are from the recruiting class of 2006. The overall expectations and production...
Dan Shanoff (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
So I was inspired this morning by two bits of wishful thinking: First, that LeBron might -- just might -- play for your contender, even if you don't have Knicks-like money to throw at him. If winning -- not just winning, but winning epically -- matters so much to LeBron, then the obvious answer is for him to play a series of one-year, league-minimum deals with a new contender each year, racking up...
The Sporting Blog (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Today's Calls: Ben Roethlisberger vs. Kyle Orton, Larry Johnson vs. LeGarrette Blount, LeBron vs. 2010, Charlie Weis vs. Urban Meyer, Deonte Thompson vs. Ed Davis, Jim Boeheim vs. Isiah Thomas and More. The Opening Pitch: Maybe it was just wishful thinking by Broncos fans that their team was a bona fide NFL contender. After last night, they sure don't look like it. There's a lot of wishful thinking...
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