Pete Carroll leaves USC for Seahawks

Pete Carroll is leaving USC. As recently as this past fall all was well in the land of Trojans. Carroll's tenure at USC has been very successful with two titles and the restoration of USC as a national power. This year cracks appeared in the program. Investigations into possible wrongdoings, the loss of valuable assistant coaches, and on the field a defense which was nothing short of horrific on many occasions.

Carroll will move to Seattle and break the bank with his offer from Seattle. I hope he is successful. I have my doubts. When he coached in the NFL previously his record was unimpressive. Recent ventures into professional coaching from successful college coaches have not provided a strong track record. It is a different game, a different environment.

Still, in this case, the decision is a good one for Carroll. He leaves USC with his reputation intact. Unless the NCAA bloodhounds find a smoking gun it should remain so. If after a few years he is unsuccessful in Seattle he will easily be able to return to the college ranks.

Seattle will be a good environment for Carroll. It remains to be seen if his style will work better this time around. i hope it does.