Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll fired Chris Carlisle, the Seahawks’ head strength and conditioning coach. This is the end of relationship that started in 2001 when Carroll got hired at USC and quickly hired Carlisle, who became a well-known figure during the Carroll era. They spent the past 18 seasons together. Carroll’s always been known behind-the-scenes as someone who could be ruthless when he wanted … Continue reading Pete Carroll Fires His Strength Coach

Here is what else Kliff Kingsbury said about USC today: “I enjoyed my time at USC. It just kind of turned out to be what it was, and we moved forward from it.” We moved forward from it? Was it a burden to him? Who is we? Kingsbury and his agent? You know why I haven’t moved on? Because Kingsbury never gets the Cardinals job … Continue reading Kliff Kingsbury Sounds Ungrateful

Here is what Kliff Kingsbury said at his press conference today about USC: “When I took the job at USC, I couldn’t be more thrilled to have that job. I thought that was an incredible opportunity with Coach Helton, Mr. Swann, that program, that tradition, but this is an opportunity I couldn’t pass up.” That about sums it up. UPDATED: Look what Cardinals president Michael … Continue reading Cardinals Say Kliff Kingsbury Resigned From USC Before Interview

One of the Golden Ages of USC football was when John McKay was the coach. You know what the coaching staff did in the offseason? They would go visit places like Alabama and try to learn from Bear Bryant and his coaching staff. Another Golden Age was under Pete Carroll. He would send his staff to places like Tampa Bay in the offseason. Now fast … Continue reading Here’s Another Reason USC Doesn’t Get Better

Some quick thoughts on USC at the moment: Does USC even have an offensive philosophy? It was going to switch to an Air Raid offense. Now what? Still Air Raid or something else? The program has no core beliefs about anything so the offensive dilemma is not unique. Here are some examples of why Lynn Swann has no clue as athletic director. He gave Clay … Continue reading Morning Buzz: Some Post-Kingsbury USC Thoughts

Here is Clay Helton’s statement on Kliff Kingsbury: USC has always attracted the best coaches in the country? Except for Helton and his assistant coaches, of coaches. Continue reading Clay Helton’s Ridiculous Statement On Kingsbury