Round 6
The Answerfest continues.
Q: USC should win the Pac-10 again which would put the Trojans back in the Rose Bowl for a fourth straight year, unless they go to the BCS NC game at the Orange Bowl. And on paper at this moment, the 2009 team could be a lock for the BCS NC game at the Rose Bowl - five straight years. I heard that some of the players were grumbling about the last RB and it not being as fun as traveling to another city for a big time bowl. Do you think coach Carroll is getting concerned that the team will lose its enthusiasm for the RB - just another home game. Could getting stuck in a RB rut and visible lack of player excitement during bowl week start to hurt recruitment?
A: He already got concerned last year and switched practices to Home Depot Center and let the team stay in Santa Monica for a few nights to change the routine. Of course, playing a lousy team like Illinois was the secret benefit of the Rose Bowl. It won't hurt recruiting because the recruits won't get bored at playing in the Rose Bowl every year until they have done it.
Q: In your post captioned DEALBREAKER,you said PC wanted eight million to take the Redskins job--that seems to strongly imply that if they would have offerred him that, he would have taken the job, with-or without-the complete control that he always says he wants.
So, my question is--Is that the real actual case to the best of your knowledge?
A: I was told by someone who was privy to the situation that Carroll want $8 million. Now maybe he purposely priced himself out of the job with his outlandish figure. Or maybe he put a figure out that he knew he could never turn down -- with or without total control -- just to see if the Redskins would match it.
"a lock for the NC game"
hmmm....
I have a problem with your thesis...
did you catch the stanford game last year? The oregon st. game the year before that?
how about the fact that our top WR HAD 540 YDS RECEIVING LAST YEAR?? Jeezis even our worthless detroit lions did better than that. If it wasn't for fred davis and the fact that dennis dixon got hurt we would of been in the diamond walnut bowl..
As the king of lisping Lou Holtz said himself on ESPN, "USC has more problems than are going to be fixed in 1 week." Not perfect english but dead on...until one of the WR's feels like getting open and hanging onto the ball and until we get a QB who is not a bonehead like JDB/Sanchez...we won't be anywhere near the MNC game. USC is a paper lion...relying on out-talenting the other team and expecting them to lay down in the 3rd quarter. Hell I remember when USC teams actually played HARD ...back in 2004..we would get down and make huge adjustments at halftime and come out charging and win the game..now it's "ok we are USC and we are here..you can lay down for us now...err..your not going to? umm..oh boy we actually have to try? wait a minute coach carroll...
Well, at least they're not a paper tiger.
TRAB:
Touché! BTW what does RAB stand for?
Thanks
haha..yeah sorry. yep glad they aren't a paper tiger...don't know what I am worried about.
hey let someone else be NC..I will take a 10-3 year...
RIGHT???
Here we go again! In my opinion there is a real chance that this coming season, the football team will realize that they are no longer a "lock" for anything, but have the potential to win it all. After last season, there should be some motivation there, particularly with FUCLA's new "USC re-treaded" coaching staff. How much more motivation can you get?
RAB is part of my last name.