Jim Harbaugh's first order of business as Stanford head coach was to piss off the king of college football's ass-kickingest program, Pete Carroll, first asserting that this would be Carroll's last season as USC head coach, then refusing to retract that, then sarcastically proclaiming USC the best team of all time. (Perhaps the best evidence for Harbaugh's assertion that Michgian hands kids meaningless degrees is the one that says "Jim Harbaugh" on it.)So it should be no surprise that Carroll's not a fan:
Asked Tuesday to assess the job Jim Harbaugh is doing as Stanford's first-year coach, Carroll praised the former NFL quarterback's competitive attitude and said, among other things, "Jimmy never did make himself into a statesman. . . . He's not real politically correct all the time, and I don't think he cares."USC plays Stanford this weekend, which should be pure bloodsport. Carroll's unlikely to actually put up a humiliating 70 or whatever -- you can only be so pissed off when you're Pete Carroll -- but the postgame handshake should be interesting.
After Carroll completed a lengthy answer, he paused five seconds for dramatic effect, then added, "He has not checked in with me about any of my career moves. I expect a call late in the week."
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10-05-2007 @ 9:38AM
BVIATOR3 said...
WHY DOES PETE CARROLL NOT LINE UP A SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE GAME WITH LSU? OR VISE VERSA. MAYBE THEY WILL MEET IN THE SUGAR BOWL. IF SO TROJANS DON'T FORGET YOUR EAR PLUGS.
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10-05-2007 @ 11:24AM
Hugo Chavez said...
It's too bad that USC isn't 100% healthy because I would love to see him break the 100 point mark against Harbaugh.
On the other hand, it will still be nice to see the third stringers kick Stanfords butt.
Other thoughts:
Harbaugh will probably be drinking beer out of his gatorade cup during the game to dull the pain of the thrashing his team is getting. When the game ends and the the two coaches head out to midfield to shake, watch for Harbaugh to take a few swings at Pete only to end up puking all over him.
What if Stanford wins this game? Would that not be the biggest upset ever?
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10-05-2007 @ 11:26AM
Chris W said...
Probably because LSU wouldn't schedule them considering they would have to play an OOC road game. USC has done well over enough lately with the SEC. Spanked Auburn 2 years in a row and Arkansas as well. If they meet up in the title game we can see more then, but right now USC and the Pac 10 have a pretty good record recently against the SEC. (remember Oregon State needing to miss 3 extra points in that game at LSU a couple years back?)
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10-05-2007 @ 12:13PM
TJ said...
BVIATORS3, your a typical LSU fan. USC wanted to play those losers a couple of years ago, but your losers turned down USC. Your tam is overrated just like SEC. Florida will expose LSU's rating. Less Miles is a typical LSU Hooter.
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10-05-2007 @ 1:22PM
Nikki said...
Pete Caroll was a huge JOKE in Boston, everyone laughed at him and the players ignored him. We used to print his picture over heading CLUELESS. lol So now he runs acrroked program playing aginst "boys" and hes a hero. LMAO
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10-05-2007 @ 1:27PM
Justin said...
I'm sure LSU would love to schedule USC in a game except that their out of conference schedule is loaded with powerhouses like Tulane, Middle Tennessee State, and Louisiana Tech. Those three teams have a combined 3 wins, as of today. By the way, when was the last time LSU played a road game?
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10-05-2007 @ 3:00PM
Charlie said...
Whoa, TJ, the SEC is not overrated at all. Five of it's teams are in the top 25. I can't say as much for the rest of the conferences. One team, though it's one i hate, won the national championship last year. Another, that I don't really care for is on set to win this year. There are 3 Heisman candidates in the conference. Show me another conference that's as dominate.
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10-06-2007 @ 12:08PM
Justin said...
How about 2 teams in the top 3?
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10-06-2007 @ 10:47PM
tien said...
Yeah, maybe not so much.
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10-06-2007 @ 10:52PM
mark said...
Too many interceptions for the bcs or anybody. whuddah disappointment.
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10-06-2007 @ 10:56PM
mark said...
It is the biggest upset ever.....
Go Bruins.
Shouldn't the score read 225 to 25 in favor of USC or something like that?
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10-06-2007 @ 10:57PM
The Actual El Guapo said...
I guess irony can be pretty ironic sometimes.
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10-06-2007 @ 11:55PM
yankeefan56 said...
uhhhhhhh.....WHOOPS!!!!
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10-07-2007 @ 4:16AM
LSU FAN 1 said...
Well, Well, Well... Looks like that's not really going to happen now... 200? unh..?? didn't quite see that one coming unh...? and Really..?? Stanford. Stanford? No offense Stanford..BUT COME ON!!!!
Cal the best team in Ca? Carroll is leaving for the NFL at the end of the year b/c "the program" is over........
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10-07-2007 @ 9:02AM
Webster Krough said...
Dumb@$$.
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10-07-2007 @ 12:23PM
Danny Horney said...
bigger upset than Appy St over UM?
I think so.
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10-07-2007 @ 1:09PM
GoCardinal said...
Well, now... would you all like some mustard to go with that foot in your mouth? That's the beauty of college football - anything can happen. I guess smart people can play football, sometimes.
(USC = University of Second Choice)
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10-07-2007 @ 8:59PM
killoj said...
Well, your darling boys of the media finally showed their colors. Lets see...previous to the Stanford loss(LOL) only played 1 ranked team vs.LSU's 2.(now 3, 2 of which were top 10). Nebraska scored 1 less point against USC than LSU has had scored against them all year. #1 defense. And..all ranked teams defeated by LSU continue to win. Nebraska almost lost to Ball State the followiing week. Media...Media....Media. Thats all you have. See you in January. Oh, wait....STANFORD.
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10-08-2007 @ 12:55PM
Budo said...
200 points!!! Overconfidence is a TRULY bad thing!!!! It was REALLY GREAT to see it!!!
Egos are amiss in LALA Land today!!!
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