Don't worry Alabama fans. You'll get a good coach. Pete Caroll was USC's third choice in 2000, and it worked out okay.
On that note, Vince Lombardi was about the SEVENTH choice for the Green Bay Packers job, if that tells you anything.
"Don't worry Alabama fans. You'll get a good coach. Pete Carroll was USC's third choice in 2000, and it worked out okay."
Geez, I think Pete was actually the fourth choice. I think it went Dennis Erickson, then Bellotti at Oregon, and then Mike Riley. No one even knew who Carroll was when Mike Garrett ended up hiring him and all the crusty old alums had the red-ass over the selection! Beautiful. If I'm Alabama, I take my time and get the right guy, because things turn around real quick when you get a great coach on board. The evidence is all over the college football landscape.