USC has received a 2 year postseason ban and a possible 20 forfeited scholarships for previous allegations surrounding Reggie Bush, that could possibly make him give up his Heisman Trophy. Now we can all start calling Pete Carroll a scumbag because he most likely saw this coming and jetted to the NFL.
This puts current coach Lane Kiffen in an awkward spot, because the spotlight was on him for bouncing on Tennessee to USC and now he can't do anything with it. I guess the 2 years will be more than enough time to rebuild USC.
Pete Carroll has reached an agreement in principle with the Seahawks on a deal to be their next head coach, multiple NFL sources confirmed to ESPN's Adam Schefter early Saturday morning.
A Seahawks spokesman confirmed Saturday night that team CEO Tod Leiweke will fly to Los Angeles on Sunday to interview Carroll for the coaching position and that the talks could last into Monday morning. ESPN
I take two things from this, the first is that Pete Carroll has decided to make the jump back to the pro's because he feels it's time and he has already accomplished so much at USC, and the second is that USC's football program is about to go down hard. I personally am leaning towards the second one. USC just recently threw O.J. Mayo and the basketball team under the bus and controversial RB Joe McKnight has decided to go pro, when he really should have stayed another year. I think Carroll has started to feel the heat of the NCAA, and like Calipari, decided to leave before the shit hit the fan:
It will be interesting to see how Pete Carroll does for Seattle, and what happens to USC from this point forward.
"Matt Barkley felt honored and thrilled when he learned he'll be No. 4 Southern California's starting quarterback in his first college game. What this precocious freshman didn't feel was surprise. From the moment the nation's most coveted high school player chose the Trojans last year, he envisioned his first season on campus working out exactly this way. "I don't feel intimidated at all," Barkley said Thursday night after another practice with the first-team offense. "There's been some great quarterbacks here, we all know that, and I'm just excited to be a part of it. ... I've been preparing this whole time like I'm the starter. That's what I came in here in January hoping to do (Sportsline)."
From everything I have read this kid is going to be a stud, but I still question this move my Carrol. USC is supposed to be in the running for a National Championship, and at head of the team will be a true Freshman? It is ballsy, but I have to admit I kind of like it. When Carrol picks a QB he usually sticks with him until he goes pro or graduates, so USC seems to have a QB for the next 3-4 years. Should be fun to watch if this gamble pays off...
“He told us, ‘I challenged him. I wanted him to make the right decision,’ ” the scout said. “He said, ‘I love the kid. I support him. I think he’ll make a good pro.’ “ Said Pete Carroll of Mark Sanchez.
I don't know about all of you but this makes me hate Pete Carroll even more. Wasn't Carroll the guy who said Sanchez' choice to go to the NFL was a "Bad Choice"? Now he seems to be thinking a little differently. The fact of the matter is, Pete Carroll was worrying about USC football and could give to shits about Mark Sanchez the human. When Pete ran away from the press conference like a spoiled brat, that all but proved he could care less about Sanchez. Fuck Pete Carroll, die.
I personally think this is a douche move. he probably said the same thing to Matt Leinart and look how that turned out. Mark Sanchez is going to make a lot of money in the pros and thrive. With Bradford, McCoy and Tebow not in the draft that makes Sanchez that much more valuable. Carroll should have kept his mouth shut and stood by his players rather than sounding like a bitter asshole.
