Neuheisel following in Carroll's footprints

Brian Mahoney Seattle WA — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 04:51:38 GMT

Neuheisel will make things happen for sure at UCLA. I wish to heck we had kept him in Seattle (I'm one of the minority here apparently). Note that the president of UW and the athletic director who fired him and cost UW $4.5m are history. Meanwhile, the Dawgs are struggling big time with Willingham.

Neuheisel following in Carroll's footprints

USCMike, Pasadena, CA — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 04:59:05 GMT

I'm a USC Alumni and I have to praise Carroll on the job he has done ever since his arrival at SC. He put together a great team of coaches and they went out and put together a great team of players. With the help of Norm Chow and Dwayne Walker, we had great results.

However, it's ironic in the city where Rodney King asked "...Can we all get along?", that two great partners could not set aside their egos and stand to share the spotlight. First, it was Shaq and Kobe, then it was Carroll and Chow.

The result? After the fallout, ZERO championships for the Lakers and Trojans. With Chow joining the Bruins, I see ZERO championships for both USC and Ucla. Both teams will spend so much time trying to out-do each other, that schools like LSU, Florida, and Georgia will pass them by on the way to the BCS.

LA sports fans are always getting screwed by these clashes of egos. Coliseum vs the Rams. Raiders vs NFL. Shaq vs Kobe. Fox vs Piazza. Carroll vs Chow. The USC vs Ucla college football rivalry is becoming less about the kids on the field, and more about the millionaires that coach them. The players are becoming pawns in their chess match.

Pete Carroll, I love ya for what you've done to bring back pride and tradition to USC. Norm Chow, I love ya for the game plans and development of athletes that you brought to USC. I only wish that you both could of gotten along and dream of all the national championships we could of shared....

But when Pete and Norm both leave for the NFL, which no doubt will happen, I will be happy to get our college football program back.

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MalibuBimmer, Malibu, CA — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:12:12 GMT

Wow!

Neuheisel following in Carroll's footprints

SCTrojan, San Diego, CA — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 03:33:23 GMT

Yeah, whatever Mike. SC's been in a BCS Bowl every year since 2002 and have won the Pac-10 every year since 2002. Oh, that's right, didn't Reggie win the Heisman WITHOUT Chow? Yes, 13-9 was bad, but flukey, and we were that close on getting to the BCS this year. Next year we'll be there. I love Norm, but he's a total head case, always shopping around for a new job. He's needy and always needs to stroked. Yeah, Coach Skippy (RN) isn't going to micromanage the quarterbacks, right. Skippy is going to stroke Norm's ego 7/24/365. Right. It's a match made in USC heaven. And unless they can recruit massive beef on the 0-Line, forget it.

And Mike, get back to what Paul Hackett? Man, what planet are you posting from. Norm is about yesterday, Sark is about tomorrow.

Anyone see the Rose Bowl?

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Henry, Anaheim CA — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 07:21:59 GMT

I think it's actually great for both programs, and as for football in LA....the next few years will be great! Both programs will only push each other to do better. However, my point is this.... not only will UCLA replicates its coaching recruiting like USC, but in the bigger picture, they are simply putting together an atletic program that like USC, will generate a lot of profit for the school.

I have been mad for the longest time that UCLA and its boosters only cared about basketball although with its rich history and legacy built by Wooden. For the past decade, they never really went out there to get a good coaching staff in order to establish a great football program. Now, they are serious about football.... and it's about time.... below is the reason why:

USC!!! They spent the money to get a good coaching staff, hence great recruiting with championship caliber performance year after year. Not to mention all the sales profit from jerseys and endorsements for "USC" brands. From knowing this, did you notice USC basketball program lately??? With its coaching changes and oh yes.... O.J. Mayo, who could have probably went to UNC or cross town to UCLA if he wanted to. They are spending money made from football and investing it in basketball to built a powerhouse atletic department. I just think this is great for college sports and LA.

Nevertheless, USCMike may have said its not about the kids, but ultimately it is, because kids will want to work hard and nurture their talent with goals to get a scholarship from USC, UCLA, LSU, or any other powerhouse college out there. Great coaches motivate, teaches, and fine-tune their kids to prepare them for the future.

I wouldn't mind watching a great game between the two each year.... blow out college games are boring these days.... USC should have played Georgia in the Rose Bowl this year... that would have been interesting.

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Mike, St. Louis, MO — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:56:47 GMT

Oh please, I'm a UCLA grad and this is typical La La Land drama... couldn't be written better by the writer's guild which is still on strike. All SC has to hang their hat on is football and that soon will be tarnished when the NCAA lays down the Bush penalties. That detination will erase any sign of NCAA Championships and his Heisman off the face of the earth and in the meantime UCLA dominates like they did for 8 straight years in the 90's. Get over yourselves Trojan fans. You're very over-rated and not as great as you think. Chow, Neuheisel and Walker will transform the Bruins into a National Power within three years while Pete will bolt and the Trojans will flounder.

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Paul, L.A., CA — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 22:25:41 GMT

Mike...dream on. SC is the darling child (read - serious money maker) of the NCAA. At worst, this issue will fade into time. No penalties, no NC or Heisman losses. UCLA will continue to be SC's beotch!!

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Colin, Gilroy, CA — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 06:29:57 GMT

Overated?! 6 straight BSC games. A 5-1 record in those games with the lone loss in the NC on the last play of the game? Give me a break. Neuheisel and Chow will not be able to co-exist. Chow will be gone after one year. Oh and by the way did you catch the score of the SC / UCLA basketball game?

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DR, LA, CA — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 08:03:04 GMT

uclaMike - you're an idiot! Pete won't leave for the NFL because he has it made. USC has built a Championship caliber team for years to come... The recruits, the discipline and the drive to be the best in LA. ucla got their win last year and they should be happy. They will NEVER see 8 straight wins again, let alone, 2 straight wins. USC dominates LA now... face it - it's over for the bruins. The Trojans run Los Angeles and Southern California.

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Trojans take no prisoners — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 20:31:09 GMT

Football games are won or lost by players. If the USC program had a fault in the last two years, it is the earned confidence in themselves slightly cutting the edge of competitiveness when you take all opponents seriously and realize that all the teams on our schedule have excellent atheletes, whether or not they are in somebody's top 100. UCLA has simply imploded by hiring this coaching staff, which will make the Trojans work harder and focus better. In the end, the Trojans will dominate as the result of the passion and intensity of their student and alumnae community. UCLA will just go on with a bunch of people grumbling their way through four years and then moving on. Like Matt Barkley said, he will get an excellent quality education and continue as a part of the Trojan family. Norm Chow (thanks for the memories)choosing two years of convenience near home and family won't permanently change anything. But Rick NewWeasel won't do so either, as he is, despite the USC law degree (even he recognizes quality)not Pete Carroll. Pete has created the mold with heart and intensity. Rick can't get the same results without the heart, with just smoke and mirrors. Witness Ken Norton, allegedly offered a job with Rick. He said no. He remembers how his "Bruin Family (sic)" treated him when he wanted to come back before. Now, because his heart has embraced the Trojan Family, he is accepted, appreciated and praised as one of us. Will UCLA ever achieve a similar atmosphere? They really have not even done that in Basketball, have they? The two universities and their cultures are and always will be so very different. The fast food drive through approach to the college experience will never consistently compete with the Trojans and their life long ties to each other and the university. Not Norm Chow, not DeWayne Walker, not Rick or even Knute Rockne could make a permanent difference. There may be some limited success for the bruins, but they will not become a lasting culture of excellence in football. They just don't have the heart. And they don't truly understand why it is so very important to achieve success in football and in life. Fight On.

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Trojans take no prisoners, Orange County, California — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 20:33:38 GMT

this is just to add location to my earlier submission. thanks.

Neuheisel following in Carroll's footprints

steve M., Las Vegas, NV — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 23:56:33 GMT

Given Neuheisel's reputation for skipping out on his scholarship athlete's he's made promises to (Colorado, Washington), there is no way in hell I wouyld trust UCLA or it's caching staff to deliver on any promises made to a recruit. UCLA's hiring of Neuheisel is a gigantic step backward. He's like having a cow who gives a great bucket of milk, only to kick it over when the milking is done. As a former football player myself, USC brings to the table what UCLA hasn't figured out yet......pride, hustle, & emotion, and FOLLOW-THROUGH

Neuheisel following in Carroll's footprints

william polaha — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 02:18:53 GMT

I guess u people from southern cal don't read the papers. Bush and his parents are in deep trouble with the ncaa. Also there isn't anybody that can tell me that coach Carroll didn't know about the house being paid by someone else involved with USC. I'll tell u this nCAA mabe dumb but they aren't stupid. thank you

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Chioke Hassan,Baltimore,Md — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 22:44:22 GMT

Dear John
I think Gary Barnett will return to coaching in 2009.