Mort: Texas names Pete Carroll as 'A-list' candidate

[gulliver]

Not that it even needs saying, but... really? You think Pete would go from the highest level imaginable in his sport (probable SB berth) to a rebuild job in the 3rd or 4th best conference in the amateur leagues?

Check in about 10 years from now and you might get him.

 

[Blitzer88]

Man, I hope he doesn't leave.

 

[Steve2222]

Not that it even needs saying, but... really? You think Pete would go from the highest level imaginable in his sport (probable SB berth) to a rebuild job in the 3rd or 4th best conference in the amateur leagues?

Check in about 10 years from now and you might get him.

College football has many advantages over the NFL. The biggest not having to deal with diva pro athletes who make more money than you.

Having said that, no way Pete leaves for Texas.

 

[HawkFan72]

Pete built the team up and there's no way he's going to leave just now as he is reaping the benefits of his work.

Still, what an honor to be mentioned as a top coach on a wish list of other teams.

 

[morgulon1]

Texas is not a top 2-3 school though.

In terms of prestige, I'd put Alabama, USC, Ohio State, and Notre Dame ahead of them.

I agree with the schools you've listed, yet Texas Longhorns are big time and their athletic dept could pay a coach millions and millions.They even have their own television network IIRC.

Texas sucks though.

 

[getnasty]

Some guys would prefer to coach in college(Saben, Petrino), hopefully Pete doesn't into this rare category. I wonder if he would have left USC for Seattle had there been no penalties coming. I highly doubt he leaves but for some reason it wouldn't shock me. By the way i think if you polled the coaches across the country Texas would be the best college job out there.

 

[Throwdown]

Man, I hope he doesn't leave.

Sir... I'm gonna have to ask you to exit the premises, you're drunk.

 

[Steve2222]

Some guys would prefer to coach in college(Saben, Petrino), hopefully Pete doesn't into this rare category. I wonder if he would have left USC for Seattle had there been no penalties coming. I highly doubt he leaves but for some reason it wouldn't shock me. By the way i think if you polled the coaches across the country Texas would be the best college job out there.

I think Pete's always wanted to coach in the NFL. And I do believe he has a huge chip on his shoulders. He discovered himself in collegeball, built a dynasty, and he's using that same philosophy to dominate in the pros.

He's already conquered the college level, now he needs to conquer pro ball to cement his legacy as one of the greatest coaches ever.

 

[sc85sis]

Some guys would prefer to coach in college(Saben, Petrino), hopefully Pete doesn't into this rare category. I wonder if he would have left USC for Seattle had there been no penalties coming. I highly doubt he leaves but for some reason it wouldn't shock me. By the way i think if you polled the coaches across the country Texas would be the best college job out there.

He wouldn't have left even with penalties coming had he not gotten exactly what he wanted in Seattle. He was originally planning on staying at USC.

Make no mistake, Pete truly loved it at USC.

 

[sumos2005]

Pete leaving Russell =Chevy Chase leaving the pool when Christy Brinkley was in it.
it ain't happening.

 

[Sports Hernia]

I think Darell Bevell would make an excellent candidate! :th2thumbs:

 

[Steve2222]

The more I think about it, the more I think Chip Kelly's going to be the next coach for Texas.

 

[HawkWow]

I think it could be a subject worthy of revisiting, but not until after Pete wins a couple SBs, ala Bill Whiner Walsh. If I had 20 mil in the bank and a couple NFL titles, I would jump on a top level college gig in a flash. Coaches are teachers and it's hard to teach guys that already know everything there is to know (in their minds). When you have guys that flat out say..."I don't practice, if you have a problem with that...talk to my agent". Or "I'm feeling a little tingle in my hip, think I better sit this one out". In college, you sit his ass with the promise you will see that he never gets a look from the NFL. Hard for a player to argue with such language.

Pete has been incredibly fortunate to have so many sponge-like young players on this team. They are students, and buy in to what Pete's selling, but it may not always be that way.

 

[Zorn76]

What the hell is all this Texas crap about anyways? Why is this even a story?

I'm not just talking about Carroll. But McCarthy and Harbaugh getting thrown around too? It's just stupid, why would a NFL coach that is successful at the NFL level go down to the college level?

I'll give you 10,000,000 reasons why a guy might consider a move from the NFL to the NCAA.
$$$$$$ talks.

If he were coaching the Raiders, I'd agree.

 

[rjdriver]

You do have to admit, if Pete left ( He won't), the Seattle Seahawks head coaching gig would be one of the most desirable in the league. People would be clamoring to have an opportunity to coach this team. We could draw some big names with the core, young ingredients we have on this team. Kind of fun to speculate, but glad we don't have to.

 

[BreesIsOverrated]

Texas football program is so overrated by the media. They have 1 National Title in like 45 years and they talk like they are a football dynasty. UW has accomplished just as much as them these past 4 decades.

 

[rjdriver]

Texas football program is so overrated by the media. They have 1 National Title in like 45 years and they talk like they are a football dynasty. UW has accomplished just as much as them these past 4 decades.

Plus consider the fact that they are THE school in the state with by far has the most blue chippers in the nation. HS football is religion in Texas. They have drastically under achieved considering they have home court advantage with regards to recruiting.

 

[Basis4day]

With the exception of USC, Pete has been primarily a Pro-Guy.

 

[Happypuppy]

Haha. I suspect this is PC's last rodeo, maybe as an advisor like bill Walsh did at best. He and John built this team and IMO will run with it until it's time to retool. Then he will retire. Allen could pay him whatever he wishes.

 

[dontbelikethat]

Yeah, Paul Allen would definitely open up the check book to keep him here. And when Pete does retire I hope he gets an advising job or a front office job with us along with keeping JS. I know it's crazy, but I would love/wouldn't mind if Paul Allen gave a tiny percentage of the team to PC&JS to keep them around forever. It's what the Lakers should've done with Phil Jackson and it's what Phil Jackson wanted, now Phil Jackson is gone from the Lakers and the Lakers can't even make a playoff spot.