The football world has been abuzz for the past several days about Pete Carroll leaving USC to go to the Seattle Seahawks. Most of the opinions have a bewildered tone to them and they all seem to be, at best, skeptical that he’ll be successful there.
Someone I know who has a somewhat unique perspective of the football landscape made a statement about stuff like this awhile back. I guess we’ll get a chance to see how accurate those thoughts are. The gist is that we should expect USC to get some sanctions and or penalties for recruiting violations and Carroll left in order to avoid having to deal with said sanctions and an almost certain decline in talent.
Given the unexpected nature of Carroll’s resignation, I’d say it certainly seems plausible. Stay tuned.
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