Questions For Sarkisian/Haden

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Do you have a good question for Steve Sarkisian or Pat Haden? Submit them here and I will try to ask one at today’s press conference.

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  1. To Haden: Just how far up your a$$ did you have your head when you decided to make this move?

  3. To Sark: What are the chances that recruits like Chase Blakley and Jonathan Lockett follow you to USC?

      • Stu, under NCAA rules, college coaches can confirm with the media whether or not they are recruiting a specific student-athlete athlete. But any further public comments on that specific student-athlete are impermissible. Who’s the dummy?

        • you are. what was your question – will certain players follow you? Even you acknowledge that his answer, at best, is “we are recruiting them”. Solid question my man, solid question.

      • Do you have a handicapped parking pass for me? How much money did Sam Gilbert give FUCLA Basketball? UCLA is so desperate that they continue to take donations from his family. Pathetic, but they hired Karl Dorell and kept him for 5 years, so expectations are always low in Westwood.

  6. IF Pete Carroll is considered the prototypical USC hire of the past generation, why then not hire a coach with NFL ties, especially given the subsequent success of Jim Mora?

  7. Unrelated, Mora 99.9% chance of staying at UCLA and Hundley just said on Rome that he’s staying another year. BOOM!

    Oh, 35-14 seems to have been ignored here lately – 35-14!

    • It’s now 100%. Mora actually DID interview and asked UCLA to sweeten his contract along with increasing his assistants’ pay.

  9. To Haden: what would you say to critics who feel this move does not create a substantial change in the way the football program will be run?

  10. Is it true that Sarkisian plans to serve as his own offensive coordinator and call the plays himself?

  11. Why have the last 2 hirings been such a PR disaster, followed by a disaster control meeting?

  13. Pat Haden: Did you already make your decision to hire Sarkisian before the UCLA game? If so, was Orgeron told this is the case?

    Haden: Do you expect Sarkisian, who lost to UCLA, Stanford and ASU, to win more than seven games a year as a Trojan?

    Haden: Do you think Marcus Allen will have your job once the boosters call for you to be fired?

    • Great to have you on this board! =)

      Where did you come up with Marcus Allen as next AD? I don’t think that was random.

      I surely hope we don’t use the spread like Sark used at UW. We don’t have a Keith Price-type of QB and I’ve always been a believer in POWER, pro-style football that has won NC’s here at SC.

      I look for Sark to use more of a multiple approach, but wouldn’t hold my breath it will utilize a fullback or tight end heavily.

      • Thanks!

        There were problems even before Garrett with different expectations of the AD. Garrett was on thinner ice than most people think with some of the boosters – this went beyond Pete Carroll. Haden was seen as logical, methodical, and respectful – in other words, he wouldn’t be defiant in the face of sanctions. However, the pro-Orgeron boosters are aligning with Allen, who also wanted to see O as head coach. Allen is a HOF and a uniter – exactly what USC may need if boosters are split on the decision (or are upset about how it went down). Allen’s also much more involved in the program than people think and he is really close to O.

        The spread is an interesting point because even Orgeron talked about implementing some spread calls. I’m with you – many products of the spread have done nothing as far as producing NFL players (I suspect that those that were successful are very versatile players or beyond the norm).

        • I can’t deny the spread has scored many points for teams who don’t have the talent, but as someone mentioned on ESPN a while ago, what happens when all the teams adapt their recruiting and schemes on defense to stop the spread?

          It will now have difficulty against the power teams!

          If Allen does become AD, you can bet he wouldn’t be a big supporter of the spread. He’s said in several interviews that not having a fullback places the RB at a huge disadvantage as they’re running “naked”.

          • This is true: teams like Oregon have rebuilt with fast 3 stars who run a spread. But, even power teams like Stanford have proved they can slow down the tempo and the players have a hard time making good decisions.

            I think Allen becoming AD is not outside the question. He’s on call right now….this decision put Haden on thin ice, especially after Enfield’s debacles.

  15. There are conflicting reports of the interview taking place, did it happen or not? Also, there’s a rumor that Pat Haden’s hands were tied and some very influential boosters wanted to hire Sark, is this true?

  17. Sark, will you be making a call to Hawaii to ask if you can get your old mentor to call plays and reprise his role as ‘press-box genius’?

  20. Sark: will you run a similar offense that you ran while you were at USC back in the day? I would like to see a one back check with me. Never have a bad play

  21. Here’s the deal. Peterson and Del Rio evidently weren’t interested in the job. Maybe Haden saw something in Orgeron that showed up when he quit. Repeatedly he said these players were like sons, yet if that was true would he have abandoned them with a bowl game still to be played? Unfortunately Sark seems to be the most logical choice with his familarity with southern Ca, and is a great recruiter. He has success with the UW program and could possibly bring along some great recruits. Hopefully he works out….

      • What two games in SC’s schedule are the most important regarding success? Who didn’t win them? Is that abandonment?

          • Yes I do. Ed Orgeron is a great motivator, however his attention to detail has been questioned. On field experts at the UCLA game commented that the team they weren’t ready for UCLA. Furthermore there was no halftime adjustments made according to them. I don’t believe any of Sark’s teams have ever been described as lack of preparation.

          • I don’t know your football acumen however when a team runs the same plays over and over and is successful what would you suggest?

          • Last Saturday, there was nothing that the Trojans could have done to stop the Bruins.

            (Perhaps your inability to recognize that says something about your football acumen.)

  23. Pat Haden: How did you manage to give Coach O an interim contract that did not commit him to coaching in the bowl game regardless of the timing of the hiring decision?

  24. Would you be willing to talk with Orgeron and see if he would reconsider coming on staff. For Haden.

  25. Per his Twitter, 2014 WR commit Rahshead Johnson has decommitted from #Washington…… again…..

  26. Not hold my breath that Wolf reads this, but here it goes…

    You mentioned yesterday that you kept coming back to Sarkisian. If there was ONE answer that was given during his interview that “wowed” you, what was it?

    (I have a feeling it had something to do with how he plans on dealing with sanctions, or Xs and Os on offense)

  27. Any chance Sark could bring a proven offensive coordinator such add Norm Chow or Redford?

  29. Coach Sarkisian,
    You are known for your offensive prowess, but what are your plans to shore up USC’s defense against teams with mobile QB’s and/or spread offenses (Oregon, ASU, ucla, etc.) that are so prevalent in the Pac 12?

  30. According to the Daily News’ own comment policy, most of the troll’s comments here should be deleted. Wolf must be right…he, nor anyone else, reads the comments…

    “…we reserve the right at all times to remove any information or materials that are unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane, indecent or otherwise objectionable to us…”

  31. In the NFL, Mr. Haden how many concussions did you have and did they lead directly to this hire or was it a coin toss?

  32. what is your definition of “interviewed”???

    reports are you did not actually speak with Saban, Sumlin or Franklin. and Peterson just called to tell you no thanks…..so who were these “interviews” with?

  33. Scotty, I have the best question that will make you look so much smarter than a third grader. However, since you don’t read the comments I won’t bother posting it.

    Ok, I was kidding. The question makes you look smarter than a second grader.

      • so you two are homophobes, huh?

        or should i say, latent, homophobes???

        Crapper, i could make real man out of you, you big stud!!

        sorry, T-Hose, i’m not that desperate!! but that Crapper…..grrrrrr!

        • More like Bucket-phobe…..BTW…. I have numerous gay relatives and friends….embrace your sexuality, Chuck……that’s all we ask….don’t hide in the closet….it’s almost 2014, for crying out loud!!

          • Since you asked, my gay friends and family, who know me personally and understand my sense of humor, would have no problem with it…none at all…it fact, we joke around about them hitting on me all the time…..it’s rather sad that Rock Hudson, and others like him, lived in a time when they couldn’t be more open about their sexuality… way before Ellen, Rosie, Jim Parsons, Ricky Martin, Neil Patrick Harris etc…….Out & Proud, Bucket!

  40. To Sark: “There is this young lady at my work, I won’t use her real name so I’ll call her Rita Sylvester. Rita and I work closely but she’s a few years younger than me. How could I make myself look younger and more desirable?”

  41. By hiring SS from UW, Haden just helped Jim Mora leverage his position and more $$ for his coaches, solidifyng Mora’s position as UCLA coach for the foreseeable future. Things just keep getting worse for pUSC.

  43. Mr. Haden: The
    expectations for SC are to win the Division and the conference on a
    regular basis and to compete for the national championship occasionally. What did you see in or hear from Coach Sarkisian that led you to believe he can deliver on those expectations”

    To Coach Sarkisian:
    coach Sarkisian, what are your offensive and defensive philosophies and how are you going to implement them?

  44. did anyone hear if Wolfie was able to get off a question? I didn’t… and it sounded like there were plenty of moments of silence where Pat or Sark waited for more and the room stayed quiet.

    • Naaaaahhhh……I’m sure that Wolfie was too scared… he got a GREAT profile pic of Sark, though!

  45. OMG. Some of the folks on here really must love seeing USC be mediocre. Soem sound just like the bull we were hearing when kiffin was here. The Sarkiffin love fest continues for some while the program goes down the tubes. Bet they just love Pat c too. ucla will rule this town for years to come. the ncaa didn’t need too do a thing…just keep pat c in charge

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