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Carroll says Corp’s the starter.
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USC fourth in the coaches poll?
Makes sense, considering that most coaches were probably busy coaching Saturday and didn’t, you know, actually watch that third quarter vs. ASU.
Posted in Arizona State, Coaches, Polls, USC | No Comments »Stat of the week, courtesy of Ivan Maisel
From Mr. Maisel: UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel has measured up to USC coach Pete Carroll. The Trojans’ 14 losses over the course of Carroll’s seven-plus seasons have been by a total of 59 points. The Bruins needed only one 59-point loss for Neuheisel to tie Carroll. He should be catching up on total losses here [...]
Posted in Coaches, UCLA, USC, Uncategorized | 1 Comment »Why USC rocks early-season opponents
Austin Murphy has an excellent article on the Trojans’ recent early-season dominance. First, the recap: The makers of these odds have clearly taken the “Stun Factor” into consideration. That’s my coinage for the strange spell that settles on USC’s early-season, non-conference opponents. It explains why quality teams with terrific athletes come into these September epics [...]
Posted in Coaches, Ohio State, USC, Washington | No Comments »Pete Carroll is the best college football coach, etc.
Another list of college football’s top coaches, another top slot for Pete Carroll: The buzz: Carroll has made USC arguably the premier program in the nation. Carroll’s 76-14 record in eight seasons gives him the best winning percentage of any Division I coach with at least five years’ experience. He has won 74 of his [...]
Posted in Coaches, Ohio State, USC | 1 Comment »Reader contribution: Cocaine vs. Crack
Reader Bryan writes in with the following: A few years ago, ESPN created the perfect drug for the general college football degenerate: College Gameday Live, a once-a-week quality-produced show that is not only insightful but also entertaining. Needless to say, I quickly became a regular weekend user. But after growing accustomed to the euphoria of [...]
Posted in Coaches, Florida, Florida State, USC | No Comments »USC is Pac-10′s “clutch team past” (or whatever)
SC’s second-place ranking got you down? Well, take heart in the fact that we are nevertheless the Pac-10′s “clutch team past.” We’re not really sure what that means, but here’s the evidence in favor: The record speaks for itself. The Trojans: Own 11 national titles in five different decades. Own the highest all-time winning percentage [...]
Posted in Alabama, Coaches, Notre Dame, Pac-10, SEC, UCLA, USC, Washington State | No Comments »Chris Dufresne on USC’s so-called dynasty
Chris Dufresne provides a nice summary of the important dates of the ’08 season, along with a little jab at the Trojans: * Aug. 30: USC opens season at Virginia. Last time Trojans opened against a Virginia team on the road (2004 vs. Virginia Tech) they finished 13-0 and won the only Bowl Championship Series [...]
Posted in Coaches, USC, Virginia | No Comments »The USC-UCLA rivalry: like Christmas in July
Bill Plaschke is excited about the revitalized crosstown rivalry between USC and UCLA [T]he shiny, new-car feel to this rivalry needs no clarification. College football around here hasn’t felt this much preseason sizzle in years. College football around here has become bigger than one team, bigger than one coach, as big as it’s been since [...]
Posted in Coaches, Pac-10, UCLA, USC | No Comments »The top ten college football coaches
The Sports Blawger has posted a list of the top ten college football coaches. Some interesting choices along the way (for example, Urban Meyer over Mack Brown), but he ends up in the right place: 1. Pete Carroll, Southern California Yep. It’s Pete. If OSU dominates the Big-10, I don’t think they’ve invented a name [...]
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