You're making a BIG mistake

Sources (who are these sources anyways) say USC head coach Pete Carroll is interested in the Atlanta Falcons head coaching position. Carroll spoke to Falcons owner Arthur Blank today about the opening. Why? Why the hell would you leave a sweet gig like USC for the NFL? Keep in mind Carroll had two head coaching stints in the NFL prior to coming to USC. So it can't be that he's curious about going to the next level. And why would you go to Atlanta? That place is the black hole for sports. It's a horrible sports town with mediocre teams (minus the Braves, but their first round playoff games rarely sell out). When Brad Pitt left Jennifer Anniston he didn't shack up with Sarah Jessica Parker--he moved on to Angelina Jolie!

In his 7 years at Southern Cal he's only won 2 national titles and gone 76-14. He has recruits coming to him and has his pick from across the country. Here are some of his accomplishments: 2 BCS Championship Game appearances (win over Oklahoma, loss to Texas), 6 Associated Press Top-4 finishes (including the split 2003 national championship and the undisputed 2004 national championship), a record 5 BCS bowl victories, a record 6 consecutive BCS bowl appearances, a record 6 consecutive years as Pac-10 Champions or Co-Champions, a national-record 33 consecutive weeks as AP's No. 1-ranked team, a 12-2 record against traditional rivals Notre Dame and UCLA, a NCAA record of 63 straight 20-point games, 22 All-American first teamers, 3 Heisman Trophy winners (Carson Palmer, 2002; Matt Leinart, 2004; Reggie Bush, 2005), 4 Top-5 recruiting classes, win streaks for home games (34) and Pac-10 home games (22), and the first NCAA FBS team to achieve six consecutive 11-win seasons.

The dude is a god in LA...I bet he could punch a child in the face and people would wonder why the kid got in his way. The guy is a college coach through and through. No sense in going to the NFL where huge contracts and prima donnas rule. Enjoy the college landscape working with kids and being in control--not like NFL control, which is bullshit (ask Cam Cameron). Billy Donovan realized he belong in college and so did Dennis Erickson. You'd think Carroll would stay too.