Friday, January 15th, 2010RealClearSports: There Are No Morals in These StoriesBy Art Spander Was sport always this crazy? Did basketball players 30 years ago think they needed a bigger arsenal than Wyatt Earp? Did football coaches leave town faster than a guy being chased by a sheriff and then get a royal welcome the next place they put down their clipboard? © RealClearSports 2010 |
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Wednesday, January 13th, 2010RealClearSports: At USC, Coach Isn’t a Job, It’s a RoleBy Art Spander At the University of Southern California, football coach is less a job than a role. A man must know his X’s and O’s certainly, but as importantly in the movie capital, where there’s no business like show business, he must know how to shake a hand and tell a joke. © RealClearSports 2010 |
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Sunday, December 27th, 2009L.A. Daily News: Carroll, Trojans get a feel-good ending with triumph in Emerald Bowl
SAN FRANCISCO — It was a win. In the town where he was born. In the stadium where Barry Bonds broke the home run record. That was enough for Pete Carroll, even if might not been enough for those critics who call themselves USC fans. Copyright 2009 Los Angeles Newspaper Group |
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Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009SF Examiner: Carroll endures a rare rough season at Southern CalBy Art Spander SAN FRANCISCO — Pete Carroll is making the best of it, which always has been his way. The letter writers in L.A. are down on him, because lately he hasn’t done what they wanted. Pete’s even a little down on himself, not that the enthusiasm doesn’t wash over the disappointment in a second or two. Copyright 2009 SF Newspaper Company |
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Friday, November 20th, 2009RealClearSports: Pete Carroll Cares, and Proves ItBy Art Spander LOS ANGELES — The question came from the man who the past few days had been hearing too many of them. This one, however, wasn’t about how to repair a humbled football team, his team, USC. Instead, it dealt with how we might repair a damaged society.
“Why should we care?” asked Pete Carroll rhetorically. Then he answered. “Because, we can change the culture.” © RealClearSports 2009
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