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USC Morning Buzz: I Hear Things That Remind Me Of Pete Carroll

I like to write about Gary Patterson because I know a lot about him through common friends.

Patterson said this week he has incorporated some zone concepts into his defense and favoring man-to-man schemes.

But I hear this is actually not really a departure. He’s always run hybrid defenses that played man defense within a zone.

So far, I hear things about him thatr remind me of Pete Carroll. When Patterson was at TCU, he was ther head coach but also extremely hands-on with the defense, coaching the linebackers and scripting practice for the defense.

This sounds similar to Carroll at USC, who was defensive coordinator and head coach.

The more I hear, the more I wish Patterson were USC’s head coach.

  • USC is the favorite to land UConn center Eric Reibe. He is probably commanding at least several million dollars.
  • Ryann Bennett, a 5-8 guard from UC Davis, is transferring to USC.
  • Wild flowers are blooming at the green space at USC, which used to be the site of the Trojan Hall dorm.

4 thoughts on “USC Morning Buzz: I Hear Things That Remind Me Of Pete Carroll”

  1. Several million dollars for a guy who averaged 13 minutes a game ?

    Didn’t Little Man’s Disease recruit TWO 6’11” kids ?

    I wish Curt Cignetti was our coach

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  2. I met Carrot once when he arrived in 2005 at Oregon with the team for a walk-through the day before the game with the Ducks, and told him, “Beat Oregon,” when he did only later to lose to Texas seeking a 3-peat

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  4. Can a football player be micromanaged? USC has four guys coaching a six player linebacker group – Ekeler, AJ Howard, Ryan and Patterson. You have four guys evaluating what you did on every snap.

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