Carroll to Chargers in 2008?

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Although USC coach Pete Carroll rebuffed the advances of the Dolphins earlier this month, and despite the fact that Carroll might well be the mystery candidate to whom FOX's John Czarnecki referred when he reported that the Chargers would have poop-canned Marty Schottenheimer if said mystery candidate would have been willing to take the job, there's a strong feeling in some league circles that Carroll will be the coach of the San Diego Chargers in 2008.

"Write it down," one source told us recently.

If Carroll should make the jump a year from now, look for offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian to get first dibs on taking the thing over. Sark was in line to become the head coach of the Raiders, and when he pulled his name out he talked about his desire to be a head coach at the college level. We've got a feeling, then, that part of the effort to keep Sark at SC included some winking and nodding regarding his prospects for replacing Carroll.

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[buckwild187]

I don't get why NFL teams have a hard-on for Pete Carroll. He was very mediocre in his 2 stints at the NFL level, and he would want full control of the team as well. He wins at USC because he can recruit the best players in the country but it's not like that in the NFL. Again I can't understand why NFL teams want him so badly can someone explain this to me?

[RMB]

nah man just nah. i would HATE if carroll went to the chargers cause rite now i dink carroll is da shyt at USC

[Sonic Raider]

It's one thing to be successful in the College ranks, but that doesn't mean you'll be successful in the NFL just for your college success.

[Osirus96]

NFL teams want him cause he's off the parcells bellichik coaching tree