pete carroll to dolphins???

[shockey]

sounds like it could happen. agree??

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2725843

 

[MileHigh]

No.

"I'm thrilled to be here," Carroll said. "As I've been the whole time, I haven't wavered. I know that being curious about it has helped me appreciate what we have here. I absolutely expect to be here."

 

[Oz]

Well, if he wants to get back at the Jets and Patriots for firing him, he would have the opportunity to play them twice every season.

Honestly, why go? He's got a near-perfect job now. I suppose he might be bored or wants that next challenge, to prove he could be an NFL coach, but he's got a good thing going now. I would be stunned if he leaves.

 

[GB-Hack]

I would be highly surprised, but there is always that ego thing that makes coaches want to prove it. I could see him going just to show he can do a good job in the NFL. I don't know if it's the best move though. If he stays and maintains USC for 8-10 years, he could leave the college game a legend.

 

[Chef]

He would probably have to take a paycut to go there.

If he takes a pro job, he lands in Phoenix.

 

[BYH]

What's Pete Stoyanovich think of this?

 

[shockey]

hey, i'd be stunned, too. but less so now. guess i was just asking if others agree he left the door wide open. "expect" to be here is not the same as, "we had a terrific, four-hour chat. but i'm staying here. end of discussion and flirtation."

just seemed to me pete was far from slamming the door shut. guess i just don't trust anyone's answers no more.

 

[shockey]

What's Pete Stoyanovich think of this?

great reference there. i covered that game. referred to pete's grabbing at his throat as a case of "premature gesticulation." ;D ;D ;D

wasn't i clever? 8) 8) 8)

 

[BYH]

What's Pete Stoyanovich think of this?

great reference there. i covered that game. referred to pete's grabbing at his throat as a case of "premature gesticulation." ;D ;D ;D

wasn't i clever? 8) 8) 8)

HA! That's great. "Premature gesticulation."

I think Carroll would be insane to leave USC. And Belichick and Mangini would eat him alive.

 

[Satchel Pooch]

Hmmmmm. Song Girls vs. Dolphins cheerleaders.

Edge: push.

 

[Pringle]

What's Pete Stoyanovich think of this?

great reference there. i covered that game. referred to pete's grabbing at his throat as a case of "premature gesticulation." ;D ;D ;D

wasn't i clever? 8) 8) 8)

HA! That's great. "Premature gesticulation."

I think Carroll would be insane to leave USC. And Belichick and Mangini would eat him alive.

Just like Belichick's protege Weis has? Think again. He'd be more than ready to take them on. In fact, I don't think the two camps like each other very much. He already chewed up Weis and spit him out. Time to go after the big hooded fish.

 

[novelist_wannabe]

Natural environment: Hurricanes in Miami, earthquakes in LA. Push
Unnatural environment: Isn't everything fake in LA?
Beaches: edge to USC.
Q rating/scratching the ego itch: massive edge to USC, though in Miami he'd be the biggest fish in a slightly smaller town. In LA, he's one of a thousand points of light.
Night life: I don't get the impression Carroll's all that interested in that, but Miami/South Beach gets my nod. You seen one movie premier, you've seen'em all.
Theme parks: Slight edge to USC, just because Orlando's 3 1/2 hours away from Miami.
That whole winning thing: USC, and it ain't close. All the arguments about salary cap management keep being trotted out because they're valid. A new coach in the NFL rarely gets enough honeymoon to work out that conundrum to the franchise's advantage. No such problem in college. he can pay the Trojans whatever he wants ... He can recruit as many draft picks as he wants to that campus.

 

[BYH]

What's Pete Stoyanovich think of this?

great reference there. i covered that game. referred to pete's grabbing at his throat as a case of "premature gesticulation." ;D ;D ;D

wasn't i clever? 8) 8) 8)

HA! That's great. "Premature gesticulation."

I think Carroll would be insane to leave USC. And Belichick and Mangini would eat him alive.

Just like Belichick's protege Weis has? Think again. He'd be more than ready to take them on. In fact, I don't think the two camps like each other very much. He already chewed up Weis and spit him out. Time to go after the big hooded fish.

Weis is a terrible game coach. A great recruiter and better bull**** artist who has been exposed as completely overmatched in every big game ND has played the last two years.

The family **** works in college. It's not going to work in the pros. Carroll should stick in college, win a buncha titles and retire a king in LA.

 

[Willie-Butch]

Carroll would get a pay raise if he went to Miami. Isn't he only making like $3 mil per year at USC? He'll get at least $4 mil from the Fins.

 

[Oz]

Carroll would get a pay raise if he went to Miami. Isn't he only making like $3 mil per year at USC? He'll get at least $4 mil from the Fins.

Is it worth leaving USC for $1-$2 million more per season? Recruiting is easy because the program and campus sell themselves, which leaves you to coach. Great weather in a great American city. Wouldn't have to work bizarre hours like he would in the NFL. There are so many reasons to stay put.

That is, unless he feels compelled to prove that he can coach in the NFL.

 

[Willie-Butch]

Point is, he'd get a raise, contrary to an earlier post.

 

[slowcenter]

What's Pete Stoyanovich think of this?

great reference there. i covered that game. referred to pete's grabbing at his throat as a case of "premature gesticulation." ;D ;D ;D

wasn't i clever? 8) 8) 8)

HA! That's great. "Premature gesticulation."

I think Carroll would be insane to leave USC. And Belichick and Mangini would eat him alive.

Just like Belichick's protege Weis has? Think again. He'd be more than ready to take them on. In fact, I don't think the two camps like each other very much. He already chewed up Weis and spit him out. Time to go after the big hooded fish.

Weis is a terrible game coach. A great recruiter and better bull**** artist who has been exposed as completely overmatched in every big game ND has played the last two years.

The family **** works in college. It's not going to work in the pros. Carroll should stick in college, win a buncha titles and retire a king in LA.

Um, the reason ND has lost every big game the last two years is that their players are not nearly as good as those on the FEW top teams they play. Weis' skills as a game coach are not close to being as big a factor as the paucity of top tier athletes at ND.

They (ND and NBC) make sure they have a schedule that gets them a 10-2 record every year which gets them a good bowl game, sometimes a BCS game. But they do not have top tier talent on the field and are not a top tier team.

 

[Editude]

Latest word (for now, post-news conference) is that Carroll is staying at USC.

 

[Claws for Concern]

Carroll won't go back to the NFL. It is interesting, however, that when he'd be on the radio station carrying USC games in L.A. that whenever one of his USC players now in the NFL did something, he'd always be in tune with what happened. Carroll might not be bolting for the NFL, but he's certainly tuning into NFL games.

 

[Flying Headbutt]

Why is that surprising? A coach following someone's success? I'd be surprised if he went back to the NFL too. But good coaches succeed by taking risks through life anyway.