ScottyBuff
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ESPN reported that he will hire offensive line coach Alex Gibbs
I really couldn't care less what Carroll does in Seattle. I'm more interested in seeing what develops in SoCal. There's way too much talent there for them to just fall off the cliff. However, a long drawn out decent into the abyss of mediocrity would be a very pleasant thing to watch. The more they dick around with hiring a replacement for Carroll, the worse this recruiting class will be. Mind you that I'm sure CU would kill to have USC's recruiting class even after all this.
Mmm... why are they not going after Whittingham/Peterson/Patterson? Those are the gold standard of rising young coaches. and all cheaper then Del Rio.
other issue is that every single coach mentioned has sat, throught about it, talked to people, and told them hell no. Every "no" they get just cements the theory that USC is expecting a nasty NCAA penalty in the next few months.I think they are trying to maintain their "NFL Player Factory" image for recruits, rather than a proven NCAA coach they would rather have a guy that can sell recruits on a ticket to the NFL and let their talent be the difference on the field.
Jim Mora needs a job, and he has a 31-33 NFL Head Coaching record (Pete Carroll had a 33-31 record when he came to USC)!!!
I think Peterson would be a horrible hire for USC. They need the big time guy to maintain their image. They've created a bit of a monster in LA and now they have to feed that monster. Peterson doesn't have the pull to bring in the big time assistants they would need to have there to keep this thing going. They need a guy with NFL connections.