Good idea or bad - Pete leaving U$C for Seattle

[Doug_Steele]

Moves Carrol may make along with reasons to come to Seattle.

-Two top 15 picks.
-Defensive coach in a stadium with a crowd that can drowns out defenses.
-Unlimited resources from Paul Allen, that sick private jet
-Complete Control
-His salary almost doubled (I believe I read him and Saban each make around 4 and they say he will be making 7 now).
-Lofa Tatupu, knows him and probably can depend on him
-We don't have too many bad contracts by NFL standards
-West Coast, teams hate coming here, the long flight, and suck in playing in the Seahawks stadium.

Does anyone else see this as a stupid thing to do when you have 5 five star recruits playing in the All American Army Bowl tomorrow? Maybe he sees the ship sinking and sanctions coming to U$C. I understand the 5 year deal and at seven million per. Does Pete see the NCAA coming down on him with the Bush investigation, McKnight and others....

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good for pete.

not as good for the seahawks.

mora was fired a bit too soon

[Doug_Steele]

good for pete.

not as good for the seahawks.

mora was fired a bit too soon

Ya think?? One year was all he got.  I think Pete sees sanctions coming as he wants to head on out...

[body88]

good for pete.

not as good for the seahawks.

mora was fired a bit too soon

Bad move for Pete. He's a very talented recruiter, but lacks the ability to lead NFL players.  He was a disaster for the Patriots.

[Doug_Steele]

Bad move for Pete. He's a very talented recruiter, but lacks the ability to lead NFL players.  He was a disaster for the Patriots.

I thought he had a winning record with the Pats

[Doug_Steele]

Bad move for Pete. He's a very talented recruiter, but lacks the ability to lead NFL players.  He was a disaster for the Patriots.

if he leaves USC for a third try at the NFL. The man has arguably the best situation in football coaching, warm weather, perennial powerhouse program, (a disaster year is 4 losses, and you know they will be back)and is a college football icon, and he will be leaving for what? The Seahawks? The Seahawks? Are you kidding me? This team would have to get 100% better just to be considered rebuilding, and Carroll wants that? He failed at New York, he failed at New England, and in both cases he was left with a better talent pool then he is walking into now. Mark my words, this is Nick Saban part 2. Saban left a cushy situation at LSU for a job with the Dolphins, only to leave for 'Bama. That worked out well for him obviously, but I don't see any other top flight programs opening up in the near future, unless its the Michigan job, and to leave USC for any other college job, even with a detour, is a step down.

[UPINTHEMGUTS]

Bad move for Pete. He's a very talented recruiter, but lacks the ability to lead NFL players.  He was a disaster for the Patriots.

Disaster? I seem to remember him guiding them to a 10-6 record one year.

[tonymctones]

He might do decent the seahawks are in the worst division in the league you go .500 in that division and you have a serious shot of taking that division.

I think that given a year or two he could make the playoffs pretty handily coming out of that division.

[body88]

Disaster? I seem to remember him guiding them to a 10-6 record one year.

That was Parcel's team that year and the year after was a total clusterfuck. Pete's not a good pro coach, imo.  Guys don't buy into his style when they are stars and they are getting paid no matter what. Pete is like that guy in the office that is so positive it makes you want to hurl.

[Earl1972]

big mistake for both

he can no longer cherry pick the best players in california

he loses to teams with maybe one or two guys that were recruited by usc

seems like too much of a "nice guy" to deal with men, his personality fits college kids


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[UPINTHEMGUTS]

Yeah, but the prestige and allure that an NFL head coaching position brings is very tempting, especially with amount of control and money he's getting. Can't blame him for giving it a shot.

I agree that his coaching style better fits college kids and not highly paid athletes.

[body88]

Yeah, but the prestige and allure that an NFL head coaching position brings is very tempting, especially with amount of control and money he's getting. Can't blame him for giving it a shot.

I agree that his coaching style better fits college kids and not highly paid athletes.

I don't blame him at all, he's proven that he can kick ass in college, and now he wants to prove that he can do it in the pro's.  He's going to tarnish his career, again.  Oh well, it's a bad move imo, but what the ef do I know, anyway?

[Earl1972]

Yeah, but the prestige and allure that an NFL head coaching position brings is very tempting, especially with amount of control and money he's getting. Can't blame him for giving it a shot.

it also brings a lot more pressure and responsibility, at least that is what carroll said a few years ago


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[The Showstoppa]

That was Parcel's team that year and the year after was a total clusterfuck. Pete's not a good pro coach, imo.  Guys don't buy into his style when they are stars and they are getting paid no matter what. Pete is like that guy in the office that is so positive it makes you want to hurl.

Sounds like USC.....

Seriously, I agree with you.  I don't think he's a great fit in the NFL.

[Doug_Steele]

Sounds like USC.....

Seriously, I agree with you.  I don't think he's a great fit in the NFL.

I really need Pete to leave....

C'mon Dillon Baxter to AA!! 

[Fury]

Great move. Now USC will be mediocre again. Ha ha ha!

[UPINTHEMGUTS]

it also brings a lot more pressure and responsibility, at least that is what carroll said a few years ago


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The money and power is worth it.

[body88]

I guess the Patriots new GM Floyd Reese is being offered a boat load of cash to run the hawks. The pats coaching staff has been raped top to bottom of the last two years.

[Earl1972]

The pats coaching staff has been raped top to bottom of the last two years.

they haven't been too successful

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[body88]

they haven't been too successful

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In regards to head coaching gigs, true. However, Thomas Dimitrof (gm of the Falcons) is a former Patriots personel guy and he had done an amazing job. Same for Dean Pees in Green Bay. Pioli will do a good job for KC. The coaching is all Belichick, but the pats have some really good front office people, too.

[Doug_Steele]

In regards to head coaching gigs, true. However, Thomas Dimitrof (gm of the Falcons) is a former Patriots personel guy and he had done an amazing job. Same for Dean Pees in Green Bay. Pioli will do a good job for KC. The coaching is all Belichick, but the pats have some really good front office people, too.

The game was so atrocious....

[body88]

The game was so atrocious....

I know, haha. It was horrid.

[Doug_Steele]

I know, haha. It was horrid.

It was like watching my Lions out on the field......

I was wondering if Brady was like....DAMN.....

[Doug_Steele]

Great move. Now USC will be mediocre again. Ha ha ha!

Ken Nortron Jr. will also be following Pete. 

This will help with recruits...C'mon RR and use some "SNAKEOIL"

Lane Kiffin was staying across the street at All American Army Bowl. 

Florida is FUCKING LOADED!!! 

[2ND COMING]

Pete Carroll latest: Seahawks not ready to give USC coach team president title

If Pete Carroll is going to join the Seattle Seahawks, he may not be able to add the title of team president to the front of his office door.

The Los Angeles Times and the AP reported that the Seahawks are prepared to name Carroll head coach only, and not team president. The Times said Carroll originally expected to be team president.

Commissioner Roger Goodell said today that the Seahawks, who fired Jim Mora on Friday, have complied with the terms of the Rooney Rule that requires teams to interview minority candidates. "I can assure you they have complied with the rule with the information that I have," he told reporters prior to the Jets-Bengals playoff game.

SI.com's Peter King reported on NBC that the Seahawks interviewed Vikings defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier for several hours on Saturday. On Friday, John Wooten, chairman of the Fritz Pollard Alliance, said Frazier agreed to meet with the Seahawks after the team assured him that Carroll had not been guaranteed total control of the franchise.

No one has yet to confirm that the Seahawks and Carroll have a deal in place. But the Times reported that they have agreed on a deal worth $32.5 million over five years, and ESPN and the L.A. Daily News also reported a deal has been reached. -- Sean Leahy