Pete Carroll to coach Seahawks?

[Roy Hobbs]

Carroll never struck me as a good football coach, and I'm sure many fans living in New England would agree.  Still, I guess he does have a winning record in his career, and he was wildly successful coach at USC.  Does this move have a chance of working out?

The thing I'm most happy about is that weakens USC.  I really dislike that program.

[Bahku]

Really just do not like the guy or his coaching method ... I think the 'Hawks could have done much better, I'll remain reticent with the rest of my opinion. 

[Donoghus]

Well, this sounds pretty indicative of a guy about to jump ship.

USC recruits can't get assistant coaches on the phone
Posted by Mike Florio on January 9, 2010 11:28 AM ET
With all reports pointing toward USC coach Pete Carroll leaving the Trojans and joining the Seahawks, here's the most tangible piece of evidence suggesting that something is amiss.

Per Adam Schefter of ESPN, USC's recruits have been trying unsuccessfully to reach the school's assistant coaches.

Other schools already have begun contacting players like receiver Kyle Prater and running back Dillon Baxter, who made a verbal commitment (i.e., a non-commitment) to the Trojans as a freshman and has not considered alternative landing spots.

In this regard, keep in mind that even the players who have played the baseball cap version of the shell game are not bound until they sign a letter of intent in early February.  Thus, any players who had planned to go to USC can go elsewhere.

Likewise, USC's new coach will be able to pursue players who have already given verbal commitments to other programs.

[Eja117]

I was juuuuuussssstt about to sayyyy


Looking forward to Pete Carroll going to sunny Seattle so he can prove he's a horrid NFL coach once again, and USC football can fall into purgatory again after they get slammed for rules violations. GO UCLA!

[Fafnir]

Carroll never struck me as a good football coach, and I'm sure many fans living in New England would agree.  Still, I guess he does have a winning record in his career, and he was wildly successful coach at USC.  Does this move have a chance of working out?

The thing I'm most happy about is that weakens USC.  I really dislike that program.

I think he's a great recruiter and solid college coach. I'm not sure how he'll do this go around with in the NFL though.

I do wonder what sort of dirty dealings USC is hiding, too many pending investigates for comfort.

[Donoghus]

I do wonder what sort of dirty dealings USC is hiding, too many pending investigates for comfort.

That's one of the things you have to wonder about regarding the timing of Carroll leaving.  What does he know and what is in the future for USC football regarding possible NCAA sanctions?

[the_Bird]

Carroll never struck me as a good football coach, and I'm sure many fans living in New England would agree.  Still, I guess he does have a winning record in his career, and he was wildly successful coach at USC.  Does this move have a chance of working out?

The thing I'm most happy about is that weakens USC.  I really dislike that program.

His coaching record in the NFL is enhanced by inheriting a Patriots team that had just made it to the Super Bowl (and that seemed to consistently get worse over his tenure).  Rah-rah coaches don't make it in the NFL; the best coaches in the NFL are almost always viewed as being tough but relatively fair.