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By all reports it seems USC Trojans head coach Pete Carroll is leaving the school to become head coach of the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks. This is a sad day in Los Angeles but one that was inevitable…Nothing lasts forever.
Pete restored what seemed to be a dying USC football program to glory during his 9 year tenure.
His list of accomplishments is impressive:
- 2 National Championships 03 & 04
- An NCAA record 63 straight 20 point games
- A record 7 consecutive BCS bowl appearances
- A record 7 consecutive years as PAC-10 champions or co-champions
- A record 33 consecutive weeks as AP’s #1 ranked team
- Only team in history to win 3 consecutive Rose Bowls
The list goes on and on but the accomplishments are lessened by the cloud of allegations that follow the program. Reggie Bush remains under investigation, Joe McKnight’s investigation is just getting started and OJ Mayo’s antics got the school to slap themselves with sanctions on the basketball program last week. Pete has not been immune to all these goings on…
I can’t blame him for flying the coup. All he does is bring a program back from the dead, turning it into a perennial contender, churn out three Heisman Trophy winners and provide a springboard to the NFL for recruits. And they repay him by doing all the things he asks them not to because they simply don’t want to wait for the money and spoils.
Sayonara Pete, and thanks for the decade long ride.
Pau Gasol tears a hamstring and the Lakers immediately revert back to Kobeball losing to the Clippers of all teams. Then for good measure they extend their futility in Portland by getting thoroughly embarrassed in the Rose Garden yet again. Kobe may be the main cog in the Lakers machine but Gasol is the elixir that puts them in the championship category. The funny thing is, I wasn’t completely sure Pau was evolved enough even have a hamstring.
I guess Chris Brown didn’t hit hard enough…Pop singer Rihanna has upgraded to a true power hitter.
The bombshell has been spotted around L.A. getting all lovey-dovey with Dodgers centerfielder Matt Kemp who led the Blue Crew with 97 runs and a .297 average. Matt was second to Andre Ethier on the team with 26 HR’s and 101 RBI’s. If the romance lasts through the summer, the National Anthem at Chavez Ravine could get interesting.
After catching all kinds of flack for sitting their starters and botching an undefeated season, the Indianapolis Colts played Peyton Manning for all of three snaps last week and gift wrapped a win for the hapless Buffalo Bills who indulged on the Colts reserves.
I guess Bills management wasn’t all that impressed with the victory because they fired the entire coaching staff shortly after the win. The move also cemented Peyton’s record 4th NFL MVP award. I wonder if the absence of Pau Gasol will do the exact opposite for Kobe’s MVP chances.
Seeing Wes Welker go down with the same ACL/MCL injury as I had last year and Tom Brady break his finger on top of his already broken ribs…Then LOSING to the Texans and Ravens makes the Colts decision to lay down look not so stupid after all.
...Speaking of stupid, how bout those Giants?
The “special” Manning got the rest of his squad to look like mongELIoids too.
Why is Rachel Uchtiel licking her lips?
Turns out Tiger’s favorite booty call might have a cub in the oven.
Can you say MEAL TICKET?
This star effer must be pretty talented between the sheets, or maybe it’s just the way she handles that banana. This is the same “party planner” that got current Bones star and former Buffy The Vampire Slayer star David Boreanz to stray from his wife…former Playboy centerfold Jamie Bergman.
Makes you wonder if Tigers game playing days are over?
Naaahh…A Tiger can't change his stripes. He will be a little lighter in the wallet though.
Now that the Manny Pacquiao / Floyd Mayweather fight has been cancelled, the fight to watch for in the future may come courtside at a Lakers game…We can call it The Battle of the Briefs.
Vs.
Actor Mark Wahlberg was quoted recently saying that since soccer star David Beckham and his family moved into the same Beverly Hills area he resides in that they‘ve, ” ruined the neighborhood” due to the heavy paparazzi traffic. Mark didn’t stop there…He went on to insult the game that Beckham loves by saying, “I’m just not sure why he came to America in the first place. Man, we don’t want your soccer. There’s no way Americans are going to buy the idea of 90 minutes of running around without much happening. Thanks for trying guys, but we’ll stick to baseball and basketball”
With that last statement, I can completley agree with Mr. Funky Bunch.
Marky Mark handing out some Good Vibrations...gotta love it.
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