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42 minutes ago, TejasPedro said:

When Penn State is finished dickin’ around with all this Mickey Mouse bullshit and they want to get serious about hiring a legit ball coach,  they need to pick up the phone and give this guy a call ASAFP!images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRDtPPbNfTFuuXsW__py6W

That coach must be 90 years old by now. I think they were running that pos commercial the year Vince got gipped out of the Heisman.

From the first viewing, my feeling:

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3 minutes ago, PittsburghTiger said:

I wonder what he means by:

Terry = Paterno Acknowledgement 

Smith wore the Joe409 patch on his jacket a couple games ago in a nod to GodPa. Is he saying that Smith’s support of Paterno is now a problem?

I can’t answer that as I live on the western side of the Alleghenies.

There’s a segment of the fan base that will only accept someone with ties to Paterno as the next coach, and why they never fully accepted O’Brien or Franklin. It had nothing to do with either of their legitimate failings, only their perceived lack of reverence to Paterno. Those people also assume that anyone who ever had any ties to Paterno is off limits in the eyes of the BOT, and that’s the only reason Terry isn’t getting a look. 

My assumption why Terry isn’t getting a legitimate look is because, until he was thrust into the role, he seemingly didn’t want to be a head coach. His comments and lack of drive up the ladder seem to indicate that as well. I don’t know the man, you do. Maybe he did want to be DC and Franklin privately turned him down. He seems like a good man, but it also seemed like until a couple months ago he had no interest in being a DC or HC.

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7 minutes ago, heso said:

There’s a segment of the fan base that will only accept someone with ties to Paterno as the next coach

Would they accept someone who was molested by his defensive coordinator?

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Wow, looks like we got a hell of a bargain on Morris. Terms are $3.8M per and $100K raises each year. Don't see what his buyout would be for us if he doesn't work out or if there are any incentives. By contrast, word was that Arky wanted Morris first and are paying Silverfield $6.7M per. Is it possible we found a coach who'se not only a good fit but also is willing to take less compensation to allocate towards player compensation? Maybe he's willing to take less at a place that should be easier to win than at Arky which would be a smart move? I'm really looking forward to next season. I think bowl eligibility should be possible if not likely in year 1, especially if he brings his QB and RB.

 

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6 minutes ago, JBJ said:

Here’s the Fran to USC column. Seems it was first in The Sporting News. TL;DR: Carroll is the next Paul Hackett, look at ‘Bama— they landed Fran but could have had Butch Davis if they wanted! USC should have pursued Fran or at least Mike Riley.

 

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Tom Dienhart column from the Sporting News, January 1, 2001

Carroll's hiring is another mistake for troubled USC

Dear Mike Garrett:

I 'think you made a mistake hiring Pete Carroll as USC's next coach. As Trojans athletics director, you needed to hit a home run with this hire. This looks more like a scratch single.

I know. Carroll might end up being grand, but the perception in the here and now is what matters for a program that's on the wane. And that perception isn't good.

Some might compare Carroll to Paul Hackett, the coach he replaces. That might not be fair, but you can't blame them. Carroll is an NFL guy. He's a defensive tactician who hasn't coached in college since 1083, when he was an assistant at Pacific. Hackett was an offensive expert who hadn't coached in college since 1092 when he landed the USC job before the 1998 season. At least Hackett's most recent college stint at the time was as head coach at Pittsburgh.

Unlike Hackett, Carroll proved he can be a successful head coach, leading the New England Patriots to a pair of winning seasons and playoff berths. He's also a super-enthusiastic guy. But Carroll doesn't know college football.

Oh, he's saying the fight things. You know, stuff like, "If you can understand the process in the NFL ... in the draft process, it's all about watching players in college, I don't consider myself unfamiliar with the college game at all."

I'm sure Carroll, like Hackett, knows his X's and O's. The problem is the college game Carroll doesn't know. It was the same one Hackett had trouble grasping. I'm talking about things like academic issues, recruiting / and dealing with alumni.

Is Caroll up for whispering sweet nothings into the ears of know-it-all 18-year-olds? Is Carroll up for spending more time speaking at booster events than breaking down film? Is Carroll up for fans demanding to know why USC can't dominate the Pac-10 anymore?

Carroll needs a positive start and would help himself by retaining defensive line coach Ed Orgeron and running backs coach Kennedy Pola, a pair of Hackett assistants who red-line their intensity meters.

I know, Mike. You say, "Average Joe doesn't know football." Believe what you want, but Average Joe has reason to doubt your hiring skills and thinks you are part of the problem. Hackett was 19-18 at USC, and his last team finished last in the Pac-10, the first t/me that ever has happened. He was your man after you mishandled the termination of John Robinson after the 1997 season.

Your job might be riding on Carroll's performance. Your non-communicative ways cause people to make conclusions that might not be tree about you and your program. And you didn't help yourself a few years ago when you gave a "pep talk" in the locker room.

It was hard for you to believe people didn't fall over themselves to coach your beloved USC. But it's not that good of a job because it's not 1975 anymore. The 85-scholarship limit has made college football an equal-opportunity sport in which schools such as Oregon State and Virginia Tech have BCS dreams.

Also working against USC are substandard facilities-all the way from Heritage Hall to the antiquated weight room. And the L.A. lifestyle isn't tot everyone, especially not for assistant coaches. Housing prices are out of sight, To live in a decent area, coaches must drive an hour to and from work. Their days are long enough as it is.

Oregon State's Dennis Erickson and Oregon's Mike Bellotti are the biggest names who sniffed around the USC job but didn't really pursue it. San Diego Chargers coach Mike Riley would have been a good hire. He served as Oregon State's coach from 1997-98 and was USC's offensive coordinator before that, but he couldn't make up his mind. When he continued to drag his feet, you grabbed Carroll, who was out of work last season.

Contrast that to the job search at Alabama. Marquee names such as Virginia Tech's Frank Beamer and Miami's Butch Davis seriously considered taking the job. In the end, the Tide got TCU coach Dermis Franchione, one of the hottest coaches in the college game.

Dennis Franchione, USC Coach. Would've had a nice ring to it.

 

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Posted
1 hour ago, ClubWhatever said:

That tweet about Jimmy Sexton is bull shit.  If a coach wants to go to Penn State the agent isn’t going to get in the way.  If he did, the coach would and should find a different agent.

Keep in mind Todd McShay is a concussion away from being mentally retarded. 

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7 minutes ago, 956 Worldwide said:

Here’s the Fran to USC column. Seems it was first in The Sporting News. TL;DR: Carroll is the next Paul Hackett, look at ‘Bama— they landed Fran but could have had Butch Davis if they wanted! USC should have pursued Fran or at least Mike Riley.

 

 

What's their Surly username?

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7 minutes ago, JBJ said:

Man, that's what message board rants looked like before message boards were invented.

I really miss a more diverse sports media. Someone needs to draw a cartoon where every CFB analyst is just a puppet on the hands of a multi-armed Mickey Mouse because we are close to that. The only other alternative is each college’s in-house On3 agitprop producer. 

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Posted (edited)
29 minutes ago, 956 Worldwide said:

I really miss a more diverse sports media. Someone needs to draw a cartoon where every CFB analyst is just a puppet on the hands of a multi-armed Mickey Mouse because we are close to that. The only other alternative is each college’s in-house On3 agitprop producer. 

It would be nice. I wouldn’t care if Nickelodeon airs half the games. That was at least entertaining. ESPN/ABC are not neutral commentators (constantly pimping certain teams before and during and after games) nor are they neutral money givers for tv contracts. Not saying Fox is neutral nor CBS nor NBC loving NotreDame but ESPN is directly responsible for all the realignment stuff and they damn well know it. Fuck ‘em. 
 

I happened to enjoy Nick’s fun stuff 🤷🏻‍♀️ better than listening to the commentators suck off certain teams like they will be fired if they don’t. 🎅🏻 🌲 🎄 

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Posted
1 minute ago, Sir Ulrich said:

 

 

He gone

In the 9 rings of football hell, no program is lower than Ped St.   That said, I'd love for the Gumps to get caught without a chair when the corching music stops

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9 hours ago, Nice Guy Eddie said:

When new head coaches sign a contract with a school, are there constraints that prevent them from immediately fielding or accepting offers from other schools?

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27 minutes ago, locodos said:

In the 9 rings of football hell, no program is lower than Ped St.   That said, I'd love for the Gumps to get caught without a chair when the corching music stops

I’m still hoping Elko leaves the ags holding their dicks after they get their asses kicked in the playoffs.

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