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- 0:52The
- 0:52University
- 0:52of
- 0:53Southern
- 0:53California
- 0:53has
- 0:54had
- 0:54some
- 0:54really
- 0:54exciting
- 0:55eras
- 0:56of
- 0:56football
- 0:56history,
- 0:57and
- 0:57one
- 0:57of
- 0:57them,
- 0:57the
- 0:58most
- 0:58recent,
- 0:58is
- 0:59the
- 0:59Pete
- 0:59Carroll
- 0:59era.
- 1:00We're
- 1:00going
- 1:00to
- 1:00talk
- 1:00about
- 1:01how
- 1:01the
- 1:01ups
- 1:02and
- 1:02downs
- 1:02of
- 1:02that
- 1:02era
- 1:03and
- 1:03some
- 1:04history
- 1:04before
- 1:04that
- 1:05with
- 1:05our
- 1:05special
- 1:05guest
- 1:06today.
- 1:06Coming
- 1:06up.
- 1:18Hello,
- 1:18my
- 1:18football
- 1:18friends.
- 1:19This
- 1:19is
- 1:19Darren
- 1:19Hayes
- 1:19of
- 1:19pigskindispatch.com
- 1:21welcome
- 1:21once
- 1:21again
- 1:21to
- 1:21the
- 1:21Pig
- 1:22Pen,
- 1:22your
- 1:22portal
- 1:22to
- 1:22positive
- 1:23football
- 1:23history.
- 1:23And
- 1:24we
- 1:24are
- 1:24in
- 1:24for
- 1:24a
- 1:25special
- 1:25treat.
- 1:25We're
- 1:25going
- 1:26to
- 1:26talk
- 1:26about
- 1:26football
- 1:27out
- 1:27on
- 1:27the
- 1:27west
- 1:28coast
- 1:28tonight
- 1:29with
- 1:29a
- 1:29Times
- 1:30News
- 1:30award
- 1:31winning
- 1:31author,
- 1:32Monty
- 1:32Burke.
- 1:33And
- 1:33his
- 1:33latest
- 1:33book
- 1:34is
- 1:34out
- 1:34Men
- 1:34of
- 1:35Troy
- 1:35the
- 1:35Epic
- 1:36Afternoons,
- 1:36Wild
- 1:36Nights
- 1:37and
- 1:37Enduring
- 1:37Legacy
- 1:38of
- 1:38Pete
- 1:39Carroll's
- 1:39USC
- 1:40Trojans.
- 1:40Monty
- 1:41Burke,
- 1:41welcome
- 1:41to
- 1:41the
- 1:41Pig
- 1:42Pen.
- 1:43Hey,
- 1:43thanks,
- 1:43thanks
- 1:44for
- 1:44having
- 1:44me
- 1:44here.
- 1:45Yeah.
- 1:45Monty,
- 1:46this
- 1:46is
- 1:46a
- 1:46book.
- 1:46I
- 1:47just
- 1:47got
- 1:47done
- 1:47reading
- 1:48this
- 1:48and
- 1:49What
- 1:49a
- 1:49book.
- 1:49I
- 1:49mean,
- 1:50not
- 1:50only
- 1:50are
- 1:51you
- 1:51telling
- 1:51the
- 1:51story
- 1:52of
- 1:53Pete
- 1:53Carroll
- 1:53at
- 1:54ufc,
- 1:54just
- 1:54like
- 1:54the
- 1:54title
- 1:55reads,
- 1:55but
- 1:56the
- 1:56history
- 1:57that
- 1:57you're
- 1:57going
- 1:57into,
- 1:58which,
- 1:58you
- 1:58know,
- 1:58us
- 1:59here
- 1:59at
- 2:00Pixkin
- 2:01Dispatch
- 2:01and
- 2:02our
- 2:02fans,
- 2:02you
- 2:03know,
- 2:03that's
- 2:03what
- 2:03we
- 2:04really
- 2:04get
- 2:04into
- 2:04it.
- 2:04And
- 2:05you
- 2:05cover
- 2:05both.
- 2:05And
- 2:06it
- 2:06was
- 2:06really,
- 2:06really
- 2:07great
- 2:07book.
- 2:08I
- 2:09love,
- 2:09I
- 2:09mean,
- 2:09I
- 2:09did
- 2:09that
- 2:10sort
- 2:10of
- 2:10selfishly
- 2:10because
- 2:11I
- 2:11loved
- 2:11researching
- 2:12all
- 2:12this
- 2:12stuff.
- 2:12I
- 2:13like
- 2:13to
- 2:13know,
- 2:13like,
- 2:13you
- 2:13know,
- 2:13how
- 2:14college
- 2:14football
- 2:14started,
- 2:15where
- 2:15the
- 2:15first
- 2:16games
- 2:16were.
- 2:16It,
- 2:17it's
- 2:17funny
- 2:17because
- 2:18it
- 2:18had
- 2:18kind
- 2:18of
- 2:18a
- 2:18manifest
- 2:19destiny,
- 2:19sort
- 2:19of
- 2:19like
- 2:20the
- 2:20country
- 2:20did,
- 2:20right?
- 2:20It
- 2:21kind
- 2:21of
- 2:21like
- 2:21started
- 2:22in
- 2:22the
- 2:22northeast
- 2:22and
- 2:23went
- 2:23a
- 2:23little
- 2:23south
- 2:23and
- 2:24then
- 2:24it
- 2:24went
- 2:24west
- 2:25and
- 2:25you
- 2:25know,
- 2:25the
- 2:25anchor
- 2:26school
- 2:26out
- 2:26there
- 2:27was
- 2:28and
- 2:28always
- 2:28has
- 2:28been
- 2:29usc.
- 2:31So
- 2:31I
- 2:32love
- 2:32kind
- 2:32of
- 2:32tracing
- 2:32it
- 2:32up
- 2:33to
- 2:33like,
- 2:33you
- 2:33know,
- 2:33how
- 2:34does
- 2:34USC
- 2:34get
- 2:35a
- 2:35football
- 2:35team?
- 2:35When
- 2:35does
- 2:36Notre
- 2:36Dame
- 2:36go
- 2:36out
- 2:36there
- 2:36for
- 2:37the
- 2:37first
- 2:37time,
- 2:37you
- 2:37know,
- 2:38who
- 2:38founded
- 2:39the
- 2:39college
- 2:39of
- 2:40usc,
- 2:41you
- 2:41know,
- 2:41how
- 2:41they
- 2:41get
- 2:41the
- 2:41mascot
- 2:42name,
- 2:42all
- 2:42that
- 2:42kind
- 2:42of
- 2:43stuff.
- 2:43So
- 2:43it
- 2:43was
- 2:43so
- 2:43fun.
- 2:44Yeah,
- 2:44yeah,
- 2:45yeah.
- 2:45I,
- 2:45I
- 2:45did
- 2:45not
- 2:46know
- 2:46that
- 2:46story,
- 2:46how
- 2:46they
- 2:46became
- 2:47the
- 2:47Trojans.
- 2:48But
- 2:48yeah,
- 2:48that,
- 2:49that
- 2:49was
- 2:49a
- 2:49great,
- 2:49great
- 2:49piece
- 2:50you
- 2:50had
- 2:50in
- 2:50there.
- 2:51But
- 2:52you,
- 2:52you
- 2:52got
- 2:53me
- 2:53right
- 2:53from
- 2:53the
- 2:53drop.
- 2:54You
- 2:54know,
- 2:55your
- 2:55introduction,
- 2:55you
- 2:56know,
- 2:56I,
- 2:56I
- 2:56always
- 2:56say,
- 2:57you
- 2:57know,
- 2:57a
- 2:58great
- 2:58piece
- 2:58of
- 2:58art
- 2:59is,
- 2:59you
- 2:59know,
- 3:00something
- 3:00that
- 3:00stokes
- 3:01emotion,
- 3:01whether
- 3:01it
- 3:01be
- 3:02music
- 3:02or
- 3:03a
- 3:03painting
- 3:03or
- 3:04sculpture
- 3:04or
- 3:05literary.
- 3:05And
- 3:06you
- 3:06took
- 3:06me
- 3:06into
- 3:07that
- 3:072006
- 3:08national
- 3:09championship
- 3:09game
- 3:11against
- 3:11Texas
- 3:11and
- 3:12I
- 3:13had
- 3:13emotions
- 3:13of
- 3:14me
- 3:14sitting
- 3:14on
- 3:14the
- 3:14edge
- 3:15of
- 3:15my
- 3:15couch
- 3:15and
- 3:15I
- 3:15didn't
- 3:16have
- 3:16rooting
- 3:16interest
- 3:16in
- 3:17either
- 3:17team,
- 3:17but
- 3:17I
- 3:18just
- 3:18love
- 3:18watching
- 3:18football
- 3:19and
- 3:19I
- 3:19was
- 3:19like
- 3:19quite
- 3:20a
- 3:20game
- 3:20and
- 3:20you
- 3:20took
- 3:21me
- 3:21right
- 3:21there
- 3:21again.
- 3:22Great
- 3:22way
- 3:22to
- 3:22start.
- 3:23I
- 3:23love
- 3:23that.
- 3:23I
- 3:23love
- 3:24that
- 3:24lead.
- 3:24I
- 3:24knew
- 3:24I
- 3:24was
- 3:25going
- 3:25to
- 3:25probably
- 3:25have
- 3:26to
- 3:26lead
- 3:26with
- 3:26that
- 3:27game
- 3:27since
- 3:27it's
- 3:28sort
- 3:28of
- 3:28the,
- 3:28you
- 3:28know,
- 3:29some
- 3:29people
- 3:29consider
- 3:29the
- 3:30greatest
- 3:30title
- 3:30game
- 3:30ever
- 3:30played.
- 3:31You
- 3:32know,
- 3:32it
- 3:32was.
- 3:32USC
- 3:33was
- 3:33pretty
- 3:33much
- 3:33six
- 3:34inches
- 3:34away
- 3:34from
- 3:35winning
- 3:35three
- 3:35national
- 3:36titles
- 3:36in
- 3:36a
- 3:36row.
- 3:37So,
- 3:37you
- 3:37know,
- 3:37if,
- 3:38if
- 3:38Lindell
- 3:38White
- 3:38had
- 3:38converted,
- 3:39converted
- 3:39in
- 3:39fourth
- 3:40down,
- 3:41so
- 3:41they
- 3:41were
- 3:41like
- 3:41that
- 3:41far
- 3:42away
- 3:42from
- 3:42immortality.
- 3:43So
- 3:43I,
- 3:43I
- 3:43sort
- 3:44of
- 3:44figured,
- 3:44you
- 3:44know,
- 3:44I
- 3:44need
- 3:44to
- 3:45start
- 3:45there
- 3:45and
- 3:45then
- 3:45I'll
- 3:45go
- 3:45back
- 3:46and
- 3:46trace
- 3:46some
- 3:46more
- 3:46history.
- 3:47But
- 3:47that
- 3:48the
- 3:48actual
- 3:48sort
- 3:49of
- 3:49lead,
- 3:50what
- 3:50Carol
- 3:50and
- 3:50I
- 3:51won't
- 3:51spoil
- 3:51it
- 3:51here,
- 3:51but
- 3:51what
- 3:51Carol
- 3:52kind
- 3:52of
- 3:52says
- 3:52at
- 3:53the,
- 3:53at
- 3:53the
- 3:53bottom
- 3:54of
- 3:54the
- 3:54first
- 3:54part
- 3:54of
- 3:54the
- 3:54lead
- 3:54there
- 3:55just
- 3:55kind
- 3:55of
- 3:55plopped
- 3:55in
- 3:55my
- 3:55lap,
- 3:56you
- 3:56know,
- 3:56I
- 3:56mean,
- 3:56that's
- 3:56when
- 3:57you
- 3:57interview.
- 3:58I
- 3:58interviewed
- 3:59a
- 3:59ton
- 3:59and
- 3:59ton,
- 3:59a
- 3:59ton
- 4:00of
- 4:00different
- 4:00players.
- 4:00You
- 4:00know,
- 4:01I
- 4:01wasn't
- 4:01necessarily
- 4:02asking
- 4:03this
- 4:03guy
- 4:03like
- 4:03what
- 4:04Carol
- 4:04said
- 4:04or
- 4:04whatever,
- 4:05but
- 4:05he
- 4:05just
- 4:05kind
- 4:05of
- 4:05like
- 4:06in
- 4:06the
- 4:06course
- 4:06of
- 4:06our
- 4:07two
- 4:07hour
- 4:07interview,
- 4:07he
- 4:08just
- 4:08was
- 4:08like,
- 4:08oh.
- 4:08And
- 4:09I
- 4:09went
- 4:09over
- 4:10on
- 4:10the
- 4:10sidelines
- 4:10and
- 4:10he
- 4:10said,
- 4:10so
- 4:11anyway,
- 4:11I
- 4:12love
- 4:12that
- 4:12to
- 4:13me,
- 4:13leads
- 4:13in
- 4:14movies
- 4:14or
- 4:15books
- 4:15or
- 4:16even
- 4:16music,
- 4:16like,
- 4:17you
- 4:17got
- 4:17to
- 4:17love
- 4:18it.
- 4:18You
- 4:18got
- 4:18to
- 4:18get
- 4:18hooked
- 4:18right
- 4:18from
- 4:19the
- 4:19beginning.
- 4:19And
- 4:19then,
- 4:19and
- 4:20then
- 4:20you
- 4:20want
- 4:20to
- 4:20make
- 4:20people
- 4:20keep
- 4:21turning
- 4:21the
- 4:21pages,
- 4:21but,
- 4:22you
- 4:22know,
- 4:22if
- 4:22you
- 4:22don't
- 4:22get
- 4:22them
- 4:23in
- 4:23the
- 4:23first
- 4:2320
- 4:23pages
- 4:24or
- 4:24something
- 4:24like
- 4:24that,
- 4:24you're.
- 4:25You
- 4:25could
- 4:25be
- 4:25in
- 4:25trouble.
- 4:27Yeah,
- 4:27most
- 4:28definitely.
- 4:28But
- 4:28you,
- 4:28you
- 4:29definitely
- 4:29did
- 4:29that
- 4:30put
- 4:30a
- 4:30check
- 4:30mark
- 4:31there.
- 4:31You
- 4:31definitely
- 4:32did
- 4:32that
- 4:32for
- 4:32this.
- 4:34Definitely.
- 4:34Yeah.
- 4:35So,
- 4:36but,
- 4:36you
- 4:36know,
- 4:36so
- 4:36we,
- 4:37we
- 4:37know
- 4:37of
- 4:37Pete
- 4:38Carroll,
- 4:38you
- 4:38know,
- 4:39until
- 4:39recently,
- 4:39you
- 4:40know,
- 4:40his
- 4:40time
- 4:40with
- 4:41the
- 4:41Raiders,
- 4:41not,
- 4:42not
- 4:42so
- 4:42good.
- 4:42You
- 4:42know,
- 4:42just
- 4:43recently
- 4:43was
- 4:43fired
- 4:44with
- 4:44them
- 4:44after
- 4:44one
- 4:44year.
- 4:45But
- 4:45he
- 4:46had
- 4:46sort
- 4:46of
- 4:46an
- 4:46auspicious
- 4:47start
- 4:47before
- 4:48he
- 4:48had
- 4:48greatness
- 4:48with
- 4:49USC
- 4:49and
- 4:49later
- 4:50on
- 4:50the
- 4:50NFL.
- 4:50Maybe
- 4:51you
- 4:51could
- 4:51just
- 4:51go
- 4:51over
- 4:52that
- 4:52a
- 4:52little
- 4:52bit
- 4:53and
- 4:53how
- 4:53you
- 4:53lead
- 4:54in.
- 4:55So
- 4:55he's
- 4:56such
- 4:56an
- 4:56interesting
- 4:56guy.
- 4:56I
- 4:57mean,
- 4:57I
- 4:57wrote
- 4:57another
- 4:58book
- 4:58about
- 4:58Nick
- 4:58Saban.
- 4:59And
- 4:59what
- 4:59was
- 4:59interesting
- 4:59about
- 4:59this
- 5:00book
- 5:00is
- 5:00because
- 5:00Pete
- 5:00is.
- 5:00Pete's
- 5:01pretty
- 5:01much
- 5:01the
- 5:01polar
- 5:02opposite
- 5:03in
- 5:03philosophy.
- 5:03So
- 5:04he's
- 5:04a
- 5:04kid
- 5:04who
- 5:04grows
- 5:05up
- 5:05in
- 5:05the
- 5:05Bay
- 5:05Area,
- 5:05San
- 5:06Francisco.
- 5:06He's
- 5:06very
- 5:07influenced
- 5:07by
- 5:07the
- 5:07Summer
- 5:08of
- 5:08Love.
- 5:09You
- 5:09know,
- 5:09he
- 5:09studies
- 5:09psychology,
- 5:10kind
- 5:11of
- 5:11gets
- 5:11into
- 5:11Far
- 5:11Eastern
- 5:12mysticism
- 5:12and
- 5:12all
- 5:12this
- 5:12sort
- 5:13of
- 5:13stuff.
- 5:13And
- 5:13very
- 5:13early
- 5:14on
- 5:14he
- 5:14decides
- 5:15he's
- 5:15going
- 5:15to
- 5:15be
- 5:15a
- 5:15players
- 5:16coach,
- 5:16which,
- 5:17you
- 5:17know,
- 5:17at
- 5:18the
- 5:18time
- 5:18in
- 5:18particular
- 5:19was
- 5:19an
- 5:19incredibly
- 5:19derogatory
- 5:20term.
- 5:21He
- 5:22was
- 5:22a
- 5:22defensive
- 5:22genius.
- 5:23A
- 5:23lot
- 5:23like
- 5:23Nick
- 5:23Saban,
- 5:24actually,
- 5:24in
- 5:24that
- 5:24they
- 5:24both
- 5:25were
- 5:25undersized
- 5:26safeties
- 5:26in
- 5:27college
- 5:27who
- 5:27wanted
- 5:27to
- 5:27play
- 5:28pros
- 5:28but
- 5:28didn't
- 5:29make
- 5:29it.
- 5:30So
- 5:30he
- 5:30kind
- 5:30of
- 5:31channeled
- 5:31all
- 5:31that
- 5:31energy
- 5:31into
- 5:32coaching.
- 5:32Defensive
- 5:33genius,
- 5:33has
- 5:34a
- 5:34couple
- 5:34defensive
- 5:34coordinator
- 5:35jobs,
- 5:35gets
- 5:35to
- 5:35the
- 5:35jets
- 5:36coaches
- 5:37there
- 5:37for
- 5:37one
- 5:37year.
- 5:38It's
- 5:39a
- 5:39disaster.
- 5:39You
- 5:40know,
- 5:40the
- 5:40first
- 5:40thing
- 5:40at
- 5:40the
- 5:40first
- 5:41press
- 5:41conference,
- 5:41he
- 5:41says,
- 5:42you
- 5:42know,
- 5:42there'll
- 5:42be
- 5:42no
- 5:42rules.
- 5:43And
- 5:43the
- 5:43jets
- 5:44owner,
- 5:44one
- 5:44of
- 5:44my
- 5:44favorite
- 5:45scenes
- 5:45in
- 5:45the
- 5:45book.
- 5:45Jets
- 5:45owner
- 5:46sitting
- 5:46there
- 5:46with
- 5:46his
- 5:46arms
- 5:46crossed,
- 5:47and
- 5:47he
- 5:47kind
- 5:48of
- 5:48rolls
- 5:48his
- 5:48eyes
- 5:48like,
- 5:48what
- 5:49the.
- 5:49What
- 5:49the
- 5:49heck
- 5:49have
- 5:50I
- 5:50gotten
- 5:50into
- 5:50here?
- 5:51So
- 5:51go
- 5:516
- 5:52and
- 5:5210
- 5:52that
- 5:52year.
- 5:52Gets
- 5:53fired
- 5:53after
- 5:53a
- 5:53year,
- 5:54takes
- 5:54a
- 5:54couple
- 5:55years
- 5:55out
- 5:55with
- 5:55the
- 5:5549ers
- 5:56as
- 5:56the.
- 5:56As
- 5:56the
- 5:56defensive
- 5:57coordinator,
- 5:57then
- 5:57gets
- 5:57hired
- 5:58by
- 5:58the
- 5:58Patriots,
- 5:59lasts
- 5:59there
- 5:59for
- 5:59three
- 6:00years.
- 6:00Every
- 6:00year,
- 6:01the
- 6:01record
- 6:01kind
- 6:01of
- 6:01declines
- 6:02again.
- 6:03His
- 6:03problem
- 6:03was,
- 6:04you
- 6:04know,
- 6:06he.
- 6:06He
- 6:06had
- 6:07this.
- 6:07He
- 6:07had
- 6:07a
- 6:08good
- 6:08idea
- 6:08for
- 6:09being
- 6:09an
- 6:09unorthodox,
- 6:10Unorthodox
- 6:11coach.
- 6:11Like,
- 6:11you
- 6:12know,
- 6:12have
- 6:13some
- 6:13psychology
- 6:14involved.
- 6:14Most
- 6:15of
- 6:15all,
- 6:15have
- 6:15it
- 6:15be
- 6:15fun.
- 6:16That
- 6:16was
- 6:16his
- 6:16kind
- 6:16of
- 6:17thing.
- 6:17He
- 6:17thought
- 6:17that,
- 6:17you
- 6:17know,
- 6:17if
- 6:17it
- 6:18was
- 6:18fun,
- 6:18that
- 6:18you
- 6:18get
- 6:18your
- 6:19peak
- 6:19performance
- 6:19out
- 6:19of
- 6:19everybody.
- 6:20They
- 6:20get
- 6:20creative
- 6:21and
- 6:21they
- 6:21get,
- 6:21you
- 6:21know,
- 6:21you
- 6:22get
- 6:22their
- 6:22peak
- 6:22performance,
- 6:22basically.
- 6:23So
- 6:23what
- 6:24he
- 6:24didn't
- 6:24have
- 6:24was
- 6:24any
- 6:25kind
- 6:25of
- 6:25discipline
- 6:25and
- 6:25rules
- 6:26all
- 6:26around
- 6:26that.
- 6:26So
- 6:27that's
- 6:27why
- 6:27he
- 6:27failed
- 6:27as
- 6:28an
- 6:28NFL
- 6:28coach.
- 6:29He
- 6:29was
- 6:29so
- 6:30kind
- 6:30of
- 6:30off
- 6:30the
- 6:30radar
- 6:31that
- 6:31he
- 6:31had
- 6:31to
- 6:31spend
- 6:31an
- 6:31entire
- 6:32year
- 6:33out
- 6:33of
- 6:33football
- 6:33because
- 6:34no
- 6:34one
- 6:34hired
- 6:34him.
- 6:35And
- 6:35so,
- 6:36you
- 6:36know,
- 6:36here
- 6:36he
- 6:36is,
- 6:37this
- 6:37guy,
- 6:38fired
- 6:38twice
- 6:39a
- 6:39year
- 6:39out
- 6:40of
- 6:40football,
- 6:40probably
- 6:40down
- 6:41to
- 6:41his
- 6:41last
- 6:41strike.
- 6:41If
- 6:41you
- 6:41get
- 6:42fired
- 6:42three
- 6:42times
- 6:42within
- 6:43a
- 6:43short,
- 6:43you
- 6:43know,
- 6:44window
- 6:44there,
- 6:45your
- 6:45days
- 6:45as
- 6:45a
- 6:45head
- 6:45coach
- 6:46are
- 6:46probably
- 6:46over.
- 6:46You're
- 6:47a
- 6:47coordinator
- 6:47for
- 6:47life.
- 6:47So,
- 6:48you
- 6:48know,
- 6:48here
- 6:49he
- 6:49is.
- 6:49And
- 6:50usc,
- 6:51on
- 6:51the
- 6:51other
- 6:51hand,
- 6:51is
- 6:51this
- 6:52storied
- 6:52program,
- 6:53which
- 6:53is,
- 6:53in
- 6:53reality,
- 6:54gone
- 6:54through
- 6:54at
- 6:54this
- 6:54point
- 6:55about
- 6:55two
- 6:55decades
- 6:56of
- 6:56just
- 6:56not
- 6:56being
- 6:57relevant
- 6:57nationally.
- 6:57Just
- 6:58not
- 6:58a
- 6:58good
- 6:58team.
- 6:59That.
- 6:59And,
- 7:00you
- 7:00know,
- 7:00they
- 7:01offered
- 7:01the
- 7:01job
- 7:02to
- 7:031,
- 7:032,
- 7:033,
- 7:04maybe
- 7:04even
- 7:054
- 7:05people
- 7:06before
- 7:06they
- 7:06got
- 7:06to
- 7:06Carol,
- 7:07depending
- 7:07on
- 7:07how
- 7:07you
- 7:07talk
- 7:07to.
- 7:08So
- 7:09finally
- 7:09get
- 7:10a
- 7:10guy
- 7:10because
- 7:10no
- 7:11one
- 7:11else
- 7:11wants
- 7:11the
- 7:11job,
- 7:11and
- 7:12then
- 7:12he
- 7:12gets
- 7:12hired
- 7:13there.
- 7:13And
- 7:13people
- 7:14just
- 7:14go
- 7:14berserk.
- 7:15The
- 7:15alums,
- 7:16the
- 7:16boosters,
- 7:17the
- 7:17administrators,
- 7:18the
- 7:18fans,
- 7:19the
- 7:19LA
- 7:19media,
- 7:20they
- 7:20just
- 7:20go,
- 7:20like,
- 7:20why
- 7:20did
- 7:21we
- 7:21hire
- 7:21this
- 7:21guy?
- 7:21He's
- 7:22been
- 7:22fired
- 7:22twice.
- 7:22He
- 7:22hasn't
- 7:23been
- 7:23in
- 7:23College
- 7:23for
- 7:2315
- 7:23years.
- 7:24All
- 7:24this
- 7:24kind
- 7:24of
- 7:24stuff.
- 7:24So
- 7:25rough
- 7:25beginning
- 7:26there,
- 7:26then
- 7:26has
- 7:26a
- 7:26really
- 7:27rough
- 7:27start
- 7:27to
- 7:27his
- 7:27first
- 7:27year,
- 7:28goes
- 7:28one
- 7:28and
- 7:28four.
- 7:29And,
- 7:29you
- 7:29know,
- 7:30I
- 7:30Mean,
- 7:30people
- 7:30are
- 7:30ready
- 7:31to
- 7:31rip
- 7:31everybody's
- 7:32head
- 7:32off
- 7:33and
- 7:33then
- 7:33it
- 7:33just
- 7:34turns
- 7:34around.
- 7:34You
- 7:34know,
- 7:34he,
- 7:35he,
- 7:35he,
- 7:36that
- 7:36style,
- 7:37that
- 7:37unorthodox
- 7:38style.
- 7:38He
- 7:38had
- 7:39really
- 7:39worked
- 7:40with
- 7:40college
- 7:40kids.
- 7:41It
- 7:41was
- 7:41a
- 7:41great
- 7:41place
- 7:41to
- 7:42test
- 7:42it.
- 7:43You
- 7:43know,
- 7:43these
- 7:43are
- 7:43impressionable
- 7:44younger
- 7:44kids.
- 7:45They
- 7:45are
- 7:46at
- 7:47that
- 7:47point
- 7:47were
- 7:47a
- 7:48captive
- 7:48audience
- 7:48for
- 7:48three
- 7:49or
- 7:49four
- 7:49years.
- 7:49They're
- 7:49not
- 7:49that
- 7:50anymore,
- 7:50but
- 7:50they
- 7:50were
- 7:51then.
- 7:52And
- 7:52he
- 7:52really
- 7:52turned
- 7:53it
- 7:53around.
- 7:53I
- 7:53mean,
- 7:53it
- 7:53helped.
- 7:53He
- 7:54had
- 7:54some
- 7:54good
- 7:54building
- 7:54blocks
- 7:54there
- 7:55with
- 7:55Carson
- 7:55Palmer
- 7:55and
- 7:55Troy
- 7:56Palamalu,
- 7:56but
- 7:57guys
- 7:57graduated.
- 7:58And
- 7:58here
- 7:58we
- 7:58have
- 7:58Matt
- 7:59Leiner
- 7:59and
- 7:59Reggie
- 7:59Bush
- 8:00and
- 8:00Lindell
- 8:00White
- 8:00and
- 8:01two
- 8:01championships
- 8:02in
- 8:02a
- 8:02row.
- 8:02And
- 8:02then
- 8:03like
- 8:03I
- 8:03said
- 8:03that,
- 8:03you
- 8:04know,
- 8:04literally
- 8:04six
- 8:04inches
- 8:05away
- 8:05from,
- 8:05from
- 8:06icing
- 8:06that
- 8:07game
- 8:07to
- 8:07go
- 8:07three
- 8:07in
- 8:07a
- 8:08row,
- 8:08three
- 8:08titles
- 8:09in
- 8:09a
- 8:09row,
- 8:09which
- 8:09no
- 8:09one's
- 8:09ever
- 8:09done
- 8:10in
- 8:10the
- 8:10modern
- 8:10era.
- 8:11And
- 8:12just
- 8:12created
- 8:12this,
- 8:13this
- 8:13incredible
- 8:14vibe
- 8:14out
- 8:14there
- 8:14too.
- 8:15I
- 8:15mean,
- 8:15it
- 8:15was
- 8:15like
- 8:15there
- 8:15were
- 8:15no
- 8:15NFL
- 8:16teams
- 8:16then
- 8:17in,
- 8:17in
- 8:17la
- 8:18and
- 8:18you
- 8:18know,
- 8:19LA
- 8:19folks,
- 8:20business
- 8:21people
- 8:21and
- 8:21celebrities
- 8:22that
- 8:22love
- 8:22winners.
- 8:23USC
- 8:23started
- 8:24winning.
- 8:24The
- 8:24next
- 8:25thing
- 8:25you
- 8:25know,
- 8:25all
- 8:25these
- 8:25celebrities
- 8:26are
- 8:26flocking
- 8:27there.
- 8:27Carol,
- 8:27unlike
- 8:28other
- 8:28coaches,
- 8:28had
- 8:29totally
- 8:29open
- 8:29practices.
- 8:30He
- 8:30didn't
- 8:30care
- 8:30who
- 8:30came.
- 8:30You
- 8:31could
- 8:31have
- 8:31a
- 8:31scout
- 8:31from
- 8:31other
- 8:31team,
- 8:32he
- 8:32didn't
- 8:32care.
- 8:33But
- 8:33you
- 8:34know,
- 8:34all
- 8:34of
- 8:34a
- 8:34sudden
- 8:34at
- 8:34games
- 8:34you'd
- 8:35have
- 8:35Arnold
- 8:36and
- 8:36Will
- 8:37Ferrell
- 8:37and
- 8:37Snoop
- 8:38Dogg
- 8:38and
- 8:38the
- 8:38Fonz
- 8:38and
- 8:39stuff
- 8:39like
- 8:39that.
- 8:39But
- 8:39also
- 8:39they
- 8:39came
- 8:40to
- 8:40practices
- 8:40as
- 8:40well.
- 8:41So
- 8:41it
- 8:41was
- 8:41like
- 8:41this,
- 8:41this,
- 8:42this
- 8:42crazy,
- 8:43unique
- 8:43time
- 8:44that
- 8:44had
- 8:45never
- 8:45happened
- 8:45before
- 8:46and
- 8:46I'm
- 8:46pretty
- 8:47sure
- 8:47it's
- 8:47never
- 8:47going
- 8:47to
- 8:47happen
- 8:48again
- 8:48because
- 8:49the
- 8:49NCAA
- 8:49shut
- 8:50it
- 8:50down
- 8:50so
- 8:50hard.
- 8:50But
- 8:50it
- 8:51was
- 8:51like.
- 8:51So
- 8:51to
- 8:52me,
- 8:52that
- 8:52was
- 8:52what
- 8:52was
- 8:53super
- 8:53intriguing
- 8:53about,
- 8:54about
- 8:54writing
- 8:54this
- 8:55book.
- 8:56Yeah,
- 8:56it's
- 8:57kind
- 8:57of
- 8:57interesting
- 8:57that
- 8:58he
- 8:58rose
- 8:59so
- 8:59quickly.
- 8:59You
- 9:00know,
- 9:00this
- 9:00is
- 9:00a
- 9:00time
- 9:01of
- 9:01like
- 9:01stoic
- 9:02coaches
- 9:02having
- 9:03success
- 9:03like,
- 9:03you
- 9:03know,
- 9:04Trestle
- 9:04and,
- 9:04and
- 9:05Sabin.
- 9:06And
- 9:06then
- 9:06you
- 9:06got
- 9:06Pete
- 9:07Carroll
- 9:07come
- 9:07in
- 9:07this
- 9:08failure
- 9:08in
- 9:08the
- 9:08NFL
- 9:09and
- 9:10comes
- 9:10in
- 9:10and
- 9:10just,
- 9:11you
- 9:11know,
- 9:11blows
- 9:11it
- 9:12up
- 9:12and
- 9:12really
- 9:13takes
- 9:13over
- 9:13the
- 9:13NCAA
- 9:14by,
- 9:14by
- 9:14command.
- 9:15You
- 9:15know,
- 9:15almost
- 9:16the
- 9:16three
- 9:16peat.
- 9:16You
- 9:16know,
- 9:17they
- 9:17captured
- 9:18the,
- 9:18you
- 9:18know,
- 9:18not
- 9:19only
- 9:19the
- 9:19city
- 9:19of
- 9:19Los
- 9:19Angeles,
- 9:20but
- 9:20they
- 9:20kind
- 9:20of
- 9:20hijacked
- 9:20the
- 9:20sport
- 9:21there
- 9:21for
- 9:21a
- 9:21little
- 9:21while.
- 9:21I
- 9:22mean,
- 9:22they
- 9:22were
- 9:22it,
- 9:23you
- 9:23know,
- 9:23and
- 9:23what
- 9:23was
- 9:24cool
- 9:24too
- 9:24is
- 9:25he
- 9:25sort
- 9:25of
- 9:25reestablished
- 9:26to
- 9:26me,
- 9:26sort
- 9:27of
- 9:27reestablished
- 9:27the
- 9:27PAC12.
- 9:28I
- 9:28mean,
- 9:28when
- 9:28I
- 9:28was
- 9:29those
- 9:29years
- 9:29before
- 9:30that,
- 9:30I
- 9:30remember
- 9:30watching,
- 9:31you
- 9:31know,
- 9:31you
- 9:31Click
- 9:31on
- 9:31the
- 9:31Pack
- 9:3212
- 9:32game
- 9:32at
- 9:3311
- 9:33o'
- 9:33clock
- 9:33at
- 9:34night
- 9:34here
- 9:34on
- 9:34the
- 9:34east
- 9:34coast
- 9:35and
- 9:35you
- 9:35were
- 9:35guaranteed
- 9:36to
- 9:36have
- 9:36fun
- 9:36because
- 9:37there
- 9:37was
- 9:37no
- 9:37defense
- 9:37right
- 9:37it
- 9:38was
- 9:38just
- 9:38guys
- 9:38slinging
- 9:38it
- 9:38all
- 9:39over
- 9:39the
- 9:39place.
- 9:39It
- 9:39was
- 9:39really
- 9:39fun.
- 9:39So
- 9:40he
- 9:40brought
- 9:40this
- 9:40sort
- 9:40of,
- 9:41you
- 9:41know,
- 9:41not
- 9:41only
- 9:41was
- 9:42he
- 9:42this
- 9:42great
- 9:42recruiter,
- 9:43he
- 9:44was
- 9:44a
- 9:44naturally
- 9:44a
- 9:44good
- 9:44recruiter.
- 9:45But
- 9:45once
- 9:45the
- 9:45star
- 9:46show
- 9:46started
- 9:46showing
- 9:47up,
- 9:47like,
- 9:47you
- 9:47know,
- 9:47I
- 9:48talked
- 9:48to
- 9:48a
- 9:48couple
- 9:48guys
- 9:48who
- 9:49were
- 9:49in
- 9:49high
- 9:49school
- 9:49and
- 9:49they'd
- 9:49like,
- 9:50yeah,
- 9:50I
- 9:50visited
- 9:50and
- 9:50I
- 9:50met
- 9:51Snoop
- 9:51and
- 9:51I
- 9:51was
- 9:51like,
- 9:51I
- 9:51was
- 9:51going
- 9:52to
- 9:52usc,
- 9:52right?
- 9:53So
- 9:53he
- 9:53recruited
- 9:54really
- 9:54well
- 9:54too,
- 9:54but
- 9:54he
- 9:55brought
- 9:55this
- 9:55kind
- 9:56of
- 9:56defense.
- 9:56I
- 9:57mean,
- 9:57they
- 9:57had
- 9:57some
- 9:57great
- 9:57defense.
- 9:58We
- 9:58forget,
- 9:59you
- 9:59know,
- 9:59they
- 9:59had
- 9:59one
- 9:59team
- 9:59where
- 10:00they
- 10:00had
- 10:00Cushing,
- 10:01Brian
- 10:01Cushing
- 10:01and
- 10:01Clay
- 10:02Matthews
- 10:02III
- 10:02on,
- 10:03on
- 10:03the
- 10:03same
- 10:03team
- 10:03in
- 10:03the
- 10:04linebacking
- 10:04corps.
- 10:04I
- 10:04mean,
- 10:05they
- 10:05had
- 10:05some
- 10:05pretty
- 10:06incredible
- 10:06defenses.
- 10:07So
- 10:07in
- 10:07a
- 10:07way,
- 10:08USC
- 10:08was
- 10:09kind
- 10:09of
- 10:09the
- 10:09rising
- 10:09tide
- 10:09that
- 10:10lifted
- 10:10all
- 10:10boats.
- 10:10You
- 10:11know,
- 10:11I
- 10:11mean,
- 10:11the
- 10:11PAC
- 10:1212
- 10:12had
- 10:12to,
- 10:12once
- 10:13he
- 10:13whipped
- 10:13their
- 10:13butts
- 10:14for
- 10:14four
- 10:14or
- 10:14five
- 10:14years,
- 10:15these,
- 10:15the
- 10:15other
- 10:16schools
- 10:16kind
- 10:16of,
- 10:16you
- 10:16know,
- 10:17got
- 10:17their
- 10:17act
- 10:18together
- 10:18and
- 10:18you
- 10:18know,
- 10:19Stanford
- 10:19hired
- 10:20Jim
- 10:20Harbaugh,
- 10:21Oregon
- 10:21got
- 10:21it
- 10:22going
- 10:22with,
- 10:22with
- 10:22Chip
- 10:22Kelly.
- 10:23I
- 10:23mean,
- 10:23he
- 10:23really,
- 10:23it
- 10:24really
- 10:24rose
- 10:24the
- 10:25whole
- 10:25level
- 10:25of
- 10:25the
- 10:25PAC
- 10:2512.
- 10:26And
- 10:26then
- 10:26I
- 10:26felt,
- 10:26I
- 10:27feel
- 10:27like
- 10:27when
- 10:27the
- 10:28sanctions
- 10:28hit,
- 10:29which
- 10:29usc,
- 10:29by
- 10:30the
- 10:30way,
- 10:30has
- 10:30not
- 10:30recovered
- 10:31from
- 10:31still.
- 10:31We're
- 10:31almost
- 10:3120
- 10:32years
- 10:32out
- 10:32now
- 10:32and
- 10:33they're
- 10:33still
- 10:33not
- 10:33really
- 10:33now.
- 10:34I
- 10:34mean,
- 10:34they
- 10:34had
- 10:34a
- 10:34decent
- 10:34year
- 10:35last
- 10:35year.
- 10:35Maybe
- 10:36they're
- 10:36on
- 10:36the
- 10:36cusp
- 10:36of
- 10:36doing
- 10:37something,
- 10:37I
- 10:37don't
- 10:37know.
- 10:37But
- 10:37they
- 10:37haven't
- 10:38been
- 10:38nationally
- 10:38relevant
- 10:38really
- 10:39since
- 10:39then.
- 10:40You
- 10:40know,
- 10:40when
- 10:40that
- 10:41Tide
- 10:41went
- 10:41out
- 10:41and
- 10:42USC
- 10:42sunk,
- 10:43they
- 10:43were
- 10:43the
- 10:43anchor
- 10:43program
- 10:44out
- 10:44there.
- 10:44Right.
- 10:44And
- 10:44so
- 10:46the
- 10:46whole
- 10:47conference
- 10:47suffered.
- 10:48And
- 10:48to
- 10:48a
- 10:48certain
- 10:48degree,
- 10:48I
- 10:49think
- 10:49you
- 10:49can,
- 10:49like
- 10:49there's
- 10:49a
- 10:50thin
- 10:50thread
- 10:50needle
- 10:51there
- 10:51where
- 10:51you
- 10:51can
- 10:51look
- 10:52at
- 10:52the
- 10:52demise
- 10:52of
- 10:53USC
- 10:54and
- 10:54how
- 10:54it's
- 10:55connected
- 10:55to
- 10:55the
- 10:56device
- 10:56of
- 10:56the
- 10:56PAC
- 10:5612.
- 10:58Yeah,
- 10:58I,
- 10:58I
- 10:59loved
- 10:59how
- 10:59you
- 10:59alluded
- 11:00to
- 11:00that
- 11:00throughout
- 11:01the
- 11:01book
- 11:01of,
- 11:02you
- 11:02know,
- 11:02it
- 11:02rising
- 11:03up
- 11:03and
- 11:03then
- 11:03it,
- 11:03when
- 11:04that
- 11:04ship
- 11:04sinks,
- 11:05the,
- 11:05the
- 11:05whole
- 11:05PAC12
- 11:06started
- 11:06sinking.
- 11:07So
- 11:07a
- 11:07very,
- 11:08very
- 11:08interesting
- 11:08parallel
- 11:09you
- 11:09had
- 11:09there,
- 11:09but
- 11:10you
- 11:10go
- 11:10into
- 11:11some
- 11:11detail
- 11:12of
- 11:12some,
- 11:13some
- 11:13football
- 11:13history
- 11:14that's
- 11:14more
- 11:15of
- 11:15a
- 11:15modern
- 11:15time,
- 11:15you
- 11:15know,
- 11:16including
- 11:17the
- 11:17gentleman
- 11:18end
- 11:18up
- 11:18hiring
- 11:19Pete
- 11:20Carroll,
- 11:20who
- 11:20was
- 11:20a
- 11:21USC
- 11:21star
- 11:21himself.
- 11:22So
- 11:22maybe
- 11:22you
- 11:22could
- 11:22tell
- 11:22us
- 11:22a
- 11:23little
- 11:23bit
- 11:23about
- 11:23that.
- 11:24Yeah,
- 11:24so
- 11:24that
- 11:24was
- 11:24Mike
- 11:25Garrett,
- 11:25who
- 11:25was
- 11:25USC's
- 11:26first
- 11:26Heisman
- 11:27winner.
- 11:27He
- 11:27was
- 11:28a
- 11:28real
- 11:28hero
- 11:28back
- 11:28in
- 11:29the
- 11:2960s.
- 11:29He
- 11:29was
- 11:29this
- 11:29hard
- 11:30nosed,
- 11:30you
- 11:31know,
- 11:31he's
- 11:31one
- 11:31of
- 11:31those
- 11:31running
- 11:32backs,
- 11:32you
- 11:32don't
- 11:33see
- 11:33him
- 11:33quite
- 11:33as
- 11:33much
- 11:33these
- 11:34days,
- 11:34but
- 11:34one
- 11:34of
- 11:34those
- 11:34running
- 11:35backs
- 11:35back
- 11:35in
- 11:35the
- 11:35day
- 11:35who
- 11:35seemed
- 11:36to
- 11:36relish
- 11:36Contact.
- 11:37Like,
- 11:37you
- 11:37know,
- 11:37there'd
- 11:38be
- 11:38a
- 11:38guy
- 11:38in
- 11:38front
- 11:38of
- 11:38him,
- 11:39he
- 11:39could
- 11:39run
- 11:39around
- 11:39him,
- 11:40but
- 11:40he
- 11:40decided
- 11:40to
- 11:40run
- 11:40the
- 11:40guy
- 11:41over
- 11:41anyway.
- 11:41So
- 11:41he
- 11:41was
- 11:41kind
- 11:41of
- 11:42like
- 11:42this
- 11:42hard
- 11:42nosed,
- 11:42straightforward
- 11:43kind
- 11:43of
- 11:43guy.
- 11:44And
- 11:44he'd
- 11:44been
- 11:44at
- 11:44usc.
- 11:45He
- 11:45inherited
- 11:46John
- 11:46Robinson,
- 11:47who,
- 11:47of
- 11:47course
- 11:47was
- 11:48a
- 11:48famous
- 11:48USC
- 11:48coach.
- 11:49But
- 11:49this
- 11:49was
- 11:49John
- 11:49Robinson's
- 11:50second
- 11:50stint,
- 11:51which
- 11:51seemed
- 11:52to
- 11:52me
- 11:52to
- 11:52never
- 11:52work.
- 11:53I
- 11:53mean,
- 11:53I
- 11:53remember
- 11:53when
- 11:53Joe
- 11:53Gibbs
- 11:54went
- 11:54back
- 11:55to
- 11:55what
- 11:55was
- 11:55then
- 11:55called
- 11:55the
- 11:55Washington
- 11:56Redskins,
- 11:56and
- 11:56you
- 11:57just
- 11:57knew
- 11:57it
- 11:57was
- 11:57going
- 11:57to
- 11:57be
- 11:57a
- 11:57fiasco.
- 11:58And
- 11:58it
- 11:58turned
- 11:58out
- 11:58to
- 11:58be
- 11:58a
- 11:58fiasco.
- 11:59So
- 12:00he
- 12:00inherits,
- 12:00Robinson
- 12:01has
- 12:01to
- 12:01fire
- 12:01him.
- 12:02Doesn't
- 12:02do
- 12:03it
- 12:03very
- 12:03politely.
- 12:03He
- 12:04does
- 12:04it
- 12:04over
- 12:04the
- 12:04phone
- 12:04answering
- 12:05machine,
- 12:05I
- 12:05believe.
- 12:06And
- 12:06then
- 12:06he
- 12:07hires
- 12:07this
- 12:07guy
- 12:07named
- 12:07Paul
- 12:08Hackett,
- 12:09who.
- 12:09Who
- 12:09is
- 12:10Nathaniel
- 12:10Hackett's
- 12:11father,
- 12:11you
- 12:11know,
- 12:12was
- 12:12supposed
- 12:12to
- 12:12be
- 12:12this
- 12:12NFL
- 12:13offensive
- 12:13genius.
- 12:14And
- 12:14he's
- 12:14just,
- 12:14you
- 12:15know,
- 12:15he's
- 12:15not
- 12:16a
- 12:16total
- 12:16disaster,
- 12:16but
- 12:17it's.
- 12:17It's
- 12:17like
- 12:17a
- 12:18lot
- 12:18of
- 12:18mediocrity.
- 12:18A
- 12:19lot
- 12:19of
- 12:19like
- 12:19six
- 12:19and
- 12:19six
- 12:20seasons.
- 12:21So
- 12:21what's
- 12:22interesting
- 12:22is
- 12:22that
- 12:22Garrett
- 12:23is
- 12:23kind
- 12:23of
- 12:23down
- 12:23to
- 12:24his
- 12:24third
- 12:24strike,
- 12:24too.
- 12:25He's
- 12:25just
- 12:25like
- 12:25his
- 12:25coach
- 12:26that
- 12:26he's
- 12:26hired.
- 12:27And
- 12:27I
- 12:27love
- 12:27talking
- 12:27to
- 12:27Garrett
- 12:28because
- 12:28now
- 12:28he's
- 12:28all
- 12:28like,
- 12:28oh,
- 12:29yeah,
- 12:29no,
- 12:29I
- 12:29knew
- 12:29Pete
- 12:30was
- 12:30the
- 12:30guy,
- 12:30and
- 12:30I
- 12:30knew.
- 12:31I
- 12:31knew
- 12:31from
- 12:31the
- 12:31beginning
- 12:31he
- 12:32was
- 12:32the
- 12:32guy.
- 12:32And
- 12:32it's
- 12:32like,
- 12:33really,
- 12:33man,
- 12:34I
- 12:34didn't.
- 12:35I
- 12:35don't
- 12:35know
- 12:35about
- 12:35that.
- 12:36The
- 12:36other
- 12:36people
- 12:37dispute
- 12:37that
- 12:37notion.
- 12:38But.
- 12:38But
- 12:38it
- 12:38was.
- 12:39He.
- 12:39He's
- 12:40kind
- 12:40of
- 12:40an
- 12:40interesting
- 12:40character.
- 12:41Carroll.
- 12:42You
- 12:42know,
- 12:42one
- 12:42of
- 12:42the
- 12:42central
- 12:43questions,
- 12:43at
- 12:43least
- 12:43in
- 12:44the
- 12:44early
- 12:44part
- 12:44of
- 12:44the
- 12:44book,
- 12:44is
- 12:44is,
- 12:45you
- 12:45know,
- 12:46did
- 12:46USC
- 12:47save
- 12:47Pete
- 12:47Carroll
- 12:48or
- 12:48did
- 12:48Pete
- 12:48Carroll
- 12:49save
- 12:49usc?
- 12:50And
- 12:50it's
- 12:51a.
- 12:51It's
- 12:51a
- 12:51really
- 12:51interesting
- 12:52question
- 12:52because,
- 12:52you
- 12:52know,
- 12:52his
- 12:52philosophy,
- 12:53he
- 12:53figured
- 12:53out
- 12:53how
- 12:54to
- 12:54make
- 12:54it
- 12:54work,
- 12:54that
- 12:55unorthodox
- 12:55thing,
- 12:56and
- 12:56then
- 12:56he
- 12:57took
- 12:57it
- 12:57to
- 12:57the
- 12:57NFL
- 12:57and
- 12:58it
- 12:58worked
- 12:58there
- 12:58for
- 12:58a
- 12:58little
- 12:58while.
- 12:59You
- 12:59know,
- 12:59worked
- 12:59there
- 12:59pretty
- 12:59much
- 12:59until
- 13:00the
- 13:00last,
- 13:00like,
- 13:00two
- 13:00years
- 13:00of
- 13:01the
- 13:01Seahawks,
- 13:01and
- 13:01obviously
- 13:02didn't
- 13:02work
- 13:02there
- 13:03last
- 13:03year
- 13:03with
- 13:03the
- 13:03Raiders,
- 13:04but
- 13:04it
- 13:04worked
- 13:04very,
- 13:04very
- 13:05well
- 13:05for
- 13:0512
- 13:06seasons,
- 13:06you
- 13:06know.
- 13:08Yeah,
- 13:08most
- 13:08definitely.
- 13:10It
- 13:10seems
- 13:10like
- 13:11Coach
- 13:11Carroll
- 13:11and
- 13:12I
- 13:12didn't
- 13:12really
- 13:12realize
- 13:13this,
- 13:14the
- 13:14amount
- 13:14of
- 13:14coaching,
- 13:15assistant
- 13:16coaching
- 13:17power
- 13:17that
- 13:17he
- 13:18ended
- 13:18up
- 13:18putting
- 13:18on
- 13:18his
- 13:19staff
- 13:19almost
- 13:19immediately.
- 13:20Maybe
- 13:20you
- 13:20could
- 13:21talk
- 13:21about
- 13:21some
- 13:21of
- 13:21these
- 13:21names,
- 13:22because
- 13:22these
- 13:22guys
- 13:22are
- 13:23really
- 13:23important
- 13:23to
- 13:24success.
- 13:24I
- 13:25mean,
- 13:25so
- 13:25what's
- 13:25interesting,
- 13:25too.
- 13:26So
- 13:26he
- 13:26comes
- 13:26into
- 13:26USC
- 13:27and
- 13:27he
- 13:27knows
- 13:28he
- 13:28has
- 13:28to
- 13:28win.
- 13:29He
- 13:29knows
- 13:29that
- 13:29this
- 13:29is
- 13:30his
- 13:30third
- 13:30strike.
- 13:30If
- 13:30he
- 13:31gets
- 13:31fired,
- 13:32he's
- 13:32like
- 13:32I
- 13:32said,
- 13:33a
- 13:33Coordinator
- 13:33for
- 13:34life,
- 13:34which
- 13:34he
- 13:34definitely
- 13:34didn't
- 13:35want
- 13:35to
- 13:35be.
- 13:35His
- 13:35mentor
- 13:36was
- 13:36Monty
- 13:37Kiffin,
- 13:37Lane
- 13:37Kiffin's
- 13:38father,
- 13:38who
- 13:39was
- 13:39a
- 13:39head
- 13:39coach
- 13:40for
- 13:40about
- 13:40three
- 13:40years
- 13:40and
- 13:41then
- 13:41was
- 13:41a
- 13:41coordinator
- 13:42for
- 13:42life.
- 13:42So
- 13:42he'd
- 13:42seen
- 13:43what
- 13:43that's,
- 13:43what
- 13:43that's
- 13:43like.
- 13:44He
- 13:44liked
- 13:44to
- 13:44be
- 13:44the
- 13:44head
- 13:44guy.
- 13:45So
- 13:45he
- 13:45comes
- 13:45in
- 13:46and
- 13:46what's
- 13:46really
- 13:46interesting
- 13:47about
- 13:47his
- 13:47first
- 13:47staff
- 13:48is
- 13:48he
- 13:48puts
- 13:48his
- 13:48ego
- 13:48completely
- 13:49aside
- 13:50and
- 13:50says,
- 13:50I'm
- 13:50going
- 13:50to
- 13:51hire
- 13:51the
- 13:51best
- 13:51guys
- 13:52out
- 13:52there.
- 13:53So
- 13:53he
- 13:54hires
- 13:54a
- 13:54bunch
- 13:54of,
- 13:54you
- 13:54know,
- 13:54some
- 13:55NFL
- 13:55guys,
- 13:55some
- 13:56guys
- 13:56with
- 13:56some
- 13:56college
- 13:57ties.
- 13:57He
- 13:58brings
- 13:58in
- 13:58Norm
- 13:58Chow,
- 13:59who's
- 14:00the
- 14:00name,
- 14:00maybe
- 14:00some
- 14:00of
- 14:00your
- 14:01listeners
- 14:01know.
- 14:01But
- 14:01Norm
- 14:01was
- 14:02the
- 14:02longtime
- 14:03offensive
- 14:03coordinator
- 14:04at
- 14:04BYU,
- 14:04and
- 14:05he
- 14:05had
- 14:05tutored
- 14:05Jim
- 14:05McMahon
- 14:06and
- 14:06Steve
- 14:07Young
- 14:07and
- 14:07Ty
- 14:07Detmer.
- 14:08You
- 14:08know,
- 14:08he
- 14:08had
- 14:08a
- 14:09couple
- 14:09Heisman
- 14:09winners
- 14:09under
- 14:10his
- 14:10belt.
- 14:10So
- 14:10he
- 14:10was
- 14:10this
- 14:11sort
- 14:11of
- 14:11offensive
- 14:12genius
- 14:12who
- 14:13had
- 14:13done
- 14:13all
- 14:13of
- 14:13this
- 14:13with,
- 14:13like,
- 14:14not
- 14:14necessarily
- 14:14byu,
- 14:15never
- 14:15really
- 14:15had
- 14:15the
- 14:15most
- 14:15skilled
- 14:16players,
- 14:16but
- 14:16he
- 14:17designed
- 14:17this
- 14:17incredible
- 14:18offense
- 14:18where,
- 14:18you
- 14:19know,
- 14:19I
- 14:19think
- 14:19one
- 14:20season,
- 14:20Steve
- 14:21Young
- 14:21might
- 14:21have
- 14:21averaged
- 14:22350
- 14:23or
- 14:23400
- 14:23yards
- 14:23a
- 14:23game
- 14:24passing,
- 14:24like,
- 14:24some
- 14:24insane
- 14:25stats,
- 14:25right?
- 14:26So
- 14:26then
- 14:26he
- 14:26keeps
- 14:27Ed
- 14:27Orgeron
- 14:28from
- 14:28the
- 14:28old
- 14:29staffs.
- 14:29Only
- 14:29person
- 14:29he
- 14:30really
- 14:30keeps.
- 14:30And
- 14:30that
- 14:31guy
- 14:31is,
- 14:32I
- 14:32think,
- 14:33probably
- 14:33the
- 14:33best
- 14:34defensive
- 14:34line
- 14:34coach
- 14:35in
- 14:35college
- 14:35football
- 14:35history.
- 14:35I
- 14:36mean,
- 14:36he
- 14:36coached
- 14:36Warren
- 14:36Sapp
- 14:37Russell,
- 14:37MD,
- 14:38you
- 14:39know,
- 14:39just
- 14:39to
- 14:39name
- 14:39a
- 14:40few.
- 14:40And
- 14:41he's,
- 14:41he
- 14:41becomes
- 14:42the
- 14:42kind
- 14:42of
- 14:42enforcer
- 14:42of
- 14:42the
- 14:43staff,
- 14:43which
- 14:43is
- 14:43very
- 14:43important.
- 14:44And
- 14:44then,
- 14:45interestingly,
- 14:46he
- 14:46hires
- 14:46these
- 14:46two
- 14:47young
- 14:47bucks,
- 14:47you
- 14:48know,
- 14:48guys
- 14:48kind
- 14:48of
- 14:48out
- 14:48of
- 14:49nowhere,
- 14:49a
- 14:49little
- 14:49bit,
- 14:50who
- 14:50aren't
- 14:51much
- 14:51older
- 14:51than
- 14:51the
- 14:51players
- 14:52they're
- 14:52coaching.
- 14:52And
- 14:53one
- 14:53of
- 14:53them
- 14:53is
- 14:54kind
- 14:54of
- 14:54a
- 14:54Nepo
- 14:54hire.
- 14:55So
- 14:55he
- 14:55hires
- 14:55Lane
- 14:56Kiffin
- 14:56because
- 14:56Monty
- 14:57Kiffin
- 14:57was
- 14:57his
- 14:58mentor.
- 14:58He
- 14:58used
- 14:59to
- 14:59babysit
- 14:59Lane
- 14:59Kiffin
- 15:00when
- 15:00Lane
- 15:00Kiffin
- 15:00was.
- 15:01Pete
- 15:01used
- 15:01to
- 15:01babysit
- 15:02Lane
- 15:02Kiffin
- 15:02when
- 15:02he
- 15:02was
- 15:03a
- 15:03toddler
- 15:03for
- 15:04the
- 15:04Kiffins.
- 15:04And
- 15:05then
- 15:05he
- 15:05hires
- 15:05this
- 15:05other
- 15:05guy
- 15:06named
- 15:06Steve
- 15:06Sarkeesian,
- 15:07who
- 15:07you
- 15:07might
- 15:07have
- 15:07heard
- 15:07of.
- 15:08So
- 15:08you
- 15:08got
- 15:08these
- 15:08two
- 15:09young,
- 15:09brash
- 15:10guys
- 15:10who,
- 15:10you
- 15:11know,
- 15:11have
- 15:11a
- 15:11lot
- 15:11to
- 15:11kind
- 15:12of
- 15:12learn
- 15:12in
- 15:12terms
- 15:12of,
- 15:12you
- 15:13know,
- 15:13management
- 15:14and,
- 15:14you
- 15:15know,
- 15:15not
- 15:16being
- 15:16too
- 15:16crazy.
- 15:16But
- 15:17they
- 15:17are
- 15:18immediately
- 15:19identified
- 15:20as
- 15:20offensive
- 15:20geniuses.
- 15:21I
- 15:21mean,
- 15:21they're
- 15:22just,
- 15:22just
- 15:23kind
- 15:23of
- 15:23know
- 15:23the
- 15:23game.
- 15:24And
- 15:24it's
- 15:24fascinating
- 15:24to
- 15:25me,
- 15:25actually,
- 15:26when
- 15:26I
- 15:26was
- 15:26interviewing
- 15:26Lane,
- 15:27he
- 15:27pointed
- 15:27out
- 15:27I,
- 15:28I,
- 15:28he
- 15:28put
- 15:28this
- 15:29together,
- 15:29not
- 15:29me,
- 15:29but
- 15:30his
- 15:31three
- 15:31biggest
- 15:31mentors
- 15:32in
- 15:32his
- 15:32life.
- 15:32So
- 15:32Lane
- 15:32Kiffin
- 15:33is
- 15:33known
- 15:33as
- 15:33an
- 15:33offensive
- 15:33genius,
- 15:34right?
- 15:34But
- 15:34his
- 15:34three
- 15:35biggest
- 15:35mentors
- 15:35in
- 15:35his
- 15:36life
- 15:36are
- 15:36his
- 15:36father,
- 15:37who
- 15:37invented
- 15:38the
- 15:38Tampa
- 15:382
- 15:38defense.
- 15:39One
- 15:39of
- 15:39the
- 15:39most
- 15:40famous
- 15:40defensive
- 15:40coordinators
- 15:41in
- 15:41NFL
- 15:41history,
- 15:42Nick
- 15:42Saban,
- 15:43of
- 15:43course,
- 15:43a
- 15:44man
- 15:44known
- 15:44for
- 15:44his
- 15:44defense,
- 15:45and
- 15:45Pete
- 15:45Carroll,
- 15:46another
- 15:46defensive
- 15:47guy.
- 15:47Pete
- 15:47Carroll
- 15:48was
- 15:48the
- 15:48defensive
- 15:48coordinator
- 15:49at
- 15:49USC
- 15:49for
- 15:49all
- 15:50but
- 15:50the
- 15:50last
- 15:50two
- 15:50years,
- 15:50basically.
- 15:51So
- 15:52it's
- 15:52just
- 15:52so
- 15:53interesting
- 15:53that
- 15:53a
- 15:53guy
- 15:53like
- 15:53Lane
- 15:54would
- 15:54be
- 15:54made
- 15:55out
- 15:55of
- 15:55these
- 15:55three
- 15:55mentors
- 15:56who
- 15:56were
- 15:57all
- 15:57defensive
- 15:57guys,
- 15:58you
- 15:58know,
- 15:58but
- 15:59he.
- 15:59Lane
- 15:59would
- 15:59point.
- 15:59He
- 16:00pointed
- 16:00out,
- 16:00he
- 16:00said,
- 16:00you
- 16:00know,
- 16:01if
- 16:01you
- 16:01looked
- 16:01at
- 16:01Pete,
- 16:01you
- 16:02know,
- 16:02what
- 16:02he
- 16:02did
- 16:02and
- 16:03looked,
- 16:03the
- 16:03way
- 16:03that
- 16:03he
- 16:03acted
- 16:04and
- 16:04how
- 16:04creative
- 16:04he
- 16:04was,
- 16:05how
- 16:05energetic
- 16:05he
- 16:05was,
- 16:06how
- 16:06many
- 16:06ideas
- 16:07were
- 16:07flying
- 16:07out
- 16:08of
- 16:08his
- 16:08head,
- 16:08you'd
- 16:08think
- 16:08he
- 16:08was
- 16:08an
- 16:09offensive
- 16:09coordinator,
- 16:09not
- 16:10a
- 16:10defensive
- 16:10coordinator.
- 16:11Those
- 16:11guys
- 16:11tend
- 16:11to
- 16:11be
- 16:11kind
- 16:11of
- 16:12stern,
- 16:12like.
- 16:12Like
- 16:12Saban
- 16:13and,
- 16:13you
- 16:13know,
- 16:14not.
- 16:14They
- 16:14don't
- 16:14talk
- 16:14very
- 16:14much.
- 16:15So
- 16:15it's
- 16:16fascinating
- 16:16stuff.
- 16:16Great
- 16:16staff.
- 16:18Yeah,
- 16:19yeah,
- 16:19excellent.
- 16:20And
- 16:20Sarcasian,
- 16:21he
- 16:22played
- 16:22for
- 16:22Under
- 16:23Chow,
- 16:23right?
- 16:24Who's
- 16:24Chow?
- 16:24Was
- 16:25his
- 16:25coordinator.
- 16:26One
- 16:26of
- 16:26those.
- 16:26You
- 16:26know,
- 16:27I
- 16:27didn't
- 16:27realize
- 16:27this
- 16:28until
- 16:28going
- 16:28in
- 16:28there,
- 16:28but
- 16:28the.
- 16:29The
- 16:29JUCO
- 16:29thing
- 16:30in
- 16:30California,
- 16:30I
- 16:31don't
- 16:31know
- 16:31if
- 16:31it's
- 16:31still
- 16:31like
- 16:31this.
- 16:32I
- 16:32don't
- 16:32think
- 16:32it's
- 16:32still
- 16:32like
- 16:32this.
- 16:32But
- 16:33that
- 16:33used
- 16:33to
- 16:33be,
- 16:33like,
- 16:33a
- 16:33real
- 16:34breeding
- 16:34ground
- 16:35for
- 16:35great
- 16:35players.
- 16:35I
- 16:35mean,
- 16:36so
- 16:36many
- 16:36great
- 16:36players
- 16:36came
- 16:37from
- 16:37Junior.
- 16:37They
- 16:37go
- 16:37play
- 16:38somewhere
- 16:38for
- 16:38two
- 16:38years,
- 16:39get
- 16:39their
- 16:39grades
- 16:39up
- 16:39or
- 16:40whatever,
- 16:40and
- 16:40then
- 16:40they
- 16:41transfer
- 16:41into
- 16:41UCLA
- 16:42or
- 16:42usc.
- 16:43And
- 16:43Sarkeesian
- 16:43was,
- 16:44like.
- 16:44Was
- 16:44one
- 16:44of
- 16:44those
- 16:44guys.
- 16:44He
- 16:44transferred
- 16:45to
- 16:45BYU
- 16:46from
- 16:46El
- 16:46Camino
- 16:47Community
- 16:47College.
- 16:48And
- 16:49Sark
- 16:49had
- 16:50this.
- 16:50Sark
- 16:51stats
- 16:51were
- 16:51insane.
- 16:52It
- 16:52was
- 16:52like
- 16:5349
- 16:53TDs
- 16:54and
- 16:54four
- 16:55interceptions.
- 16:55You
- 16:56know,
- 16:56he
- 16:56was
- 16:56just
- 16:56an
- 16:57insane
- 16:57player
- 16:58and
- 16:58then
- 16:58was
- 16:59pretty
- 16:59much
- 16:59out
- 16:59of
- 16:59football.
- 17:00He
- 17:00was,
- 17:00like,
- 17:00selling,
- 17:00like,
- 17:01you
- 17:01know,
- 17:02modular
- 17:02computer
- 17:03chairs,
- 17:04basically,
- 17:04you
- 17:04know,
- 17:04chairs
- 17:05for
- 17:05working
- 17:05and,
- 17:05you
- 17:05know,
- 17:06just.
- 17:06And
- 17:06then
- 17:06Norm
- 17:07kind
- 17:07of
- 17:07plucked
- 17:07him
- 17:07out
- 17:07of
- 17:08that,
- 17:08helped
- 17:08Pete
- 17:08identify
- 17:09him,
- 17:09and
- 17:09they
- 17:09plucked
- 17:10him
- 17:10out,
- 17:10and,
- 17:10you
- 17:11know,
- 17:11the
- 17:11rest
- 17:11is
- 17:11history.
- 17:11I
- 17:11mean,
- 17:12those
- 17:12two
- 17:12guys,
- 17:13they've
- 17:13been.
- 17:13Both
- 17:13of
- 17:14those
- 17:14guys
- 17:14have
- 17:14been
- 17:14through
- 17:15a
- 17:15lot
- 17:15of
- 17:15bumps
- 17:15and
- 17:15bruises.
- 17:16It's
- 17:16taken
- 17:16a
- 17:16long
- 17:16time
- 17:17to
- 17:17get
- 17:17where
- 17:17they
- 17:17are,
- 17:18but,
- 17:18you
- 17:18know,
- 17:18they.
- 17:19They.
- 17:19They
- 17:20are,
- 17:20you
- 17:20know,
- 17:20two
- 17:21of
- 17:21the
- 17:21best
- 17:21coaches
- 17:22in
- 17:22college
- 17:22football
- 17:23right
- 17:23now.
- 17:24Yeah,
- 17:24I.
- 17:25I
- 17:25loved
- 17:26how
- 17:26you
- 17:26sort
- 17:27of
- 17:27told
- 17:28how
- 17:28their
- 17:28personalities
- 17:30were,
- 17:30you
- 17:30know,
- 17:31almost
- 17:31polar
- 17:32opposites.
- 17:33And,
- 17:33you
- 17:33know,
- 17:34I
- 17:34know
- 17:34a
- 17:34little
- 17:34bit
- 17:34about,
- 17:35you
- 17:35know,
- 17:35Pete
- 17:35Carroll
- 17:36because
- 17:36I
- 17:36listen
- 17:37to,
- 17:37you
- 17:37know,
- 17:37Sirius
- 17:38radio,
- 17:38and
- 17:39he's
- 17:39good
- 17:39friends
- 17:39with
- 17:39Pat
- 17:40Kerwin.
- 17:40Kerwin
- 17:41has
- 17:41him
- 17:41on
- 17:41every
- 17:41week.
- 17:42And,
- 17:42you
- 17:42know,
- 17:43he
- 17:43could
- 17:43be,
- 17:43you
- 17:43know,
- 17:44like,
- 17:44this
- 17:44year,
- 17:44he
- 17:44had
- 17:45a
- 17:45terrible
- 17:45season
- 17:45going
- 17:46on,
- 17:46but
- 17:46the
- 17:47dude
- 17:47is
- 17:47so
- 17:47high
- 17:47energy
- 17:48coming
- 17:48on
- 17:48and.
- 17:49And
- 17:49talking
- 17:49after.
- 17:50You're
- 17:50just
- 17:50getting
- 17:50shellack
- 17:51the.
- 17:51You
- 17:51know,
- 17:51a
- 17:51couple
- 17:52days
- 17:52earlier.
- 17:52And
- 17:53Norm
- 17:53Chow,
- 17:54the
- 17:54way
- 17:55you
- 17:55described
- 17:55him,
- 17:56you
- 17:56know,
- 17:57how
- 17:57did
- 17:57this
- 17:57work
- 17:58out?
- 17:58Almost
- 17:58like
- 17:58an
- 17:59odd
- 17:59couple
- 17:59type.
- 18:00Yeah,
- 18:00totally.
- 18:01I
- 18:01mean,
- 18:01so
- 18:01everybody
- 18:02else,
- 18:02you
- 18:02know,
- 18:02Pete
- 18:03wanted
- 18:03energy
- 18:03out
- 18:03of
- 18:04all
- 18:04of
- 18:04his
- 18:04assistants,
- 18:04just
- 18:05like
- 18:05he
- 18:05wanted
- 18:05out
- 18:05of
- 18:05his
- 18:05players.
- 18:06He
- 18:06actually.
- 18:06They
- 18:07took
- 18:07away
- 18:07sprinting
- 18:08in
- 18:08the.
- 18:08You
- 18:08know,
- 18:08they
- 18:08didn't
- 18:09do
- 18:09the
- 18:09gassers
- 18:09at
- 18:09the
- 18:09end
- 18:10of
- 18:10practice
- 18:10because
- 18:10he
- 18:10wanted
- 18:11people
- 18:11instead.
- 18:11He
- 18:12wanted
- 18:12people
- 18:12to
- 18:12get
- 18:12their
- 18:12sprints
- 18:13in
- 18:13while
- 18:13they
- 18:13were
- 18:13sprinting
- 18:14from
- 18:14station
- 18:14to
- 18:14station
- 18:15during
- 18:15the
- 18:15practice.
- 18:16Genius
- 18:16stuff.
- 18:17He
- 18:17was
- 18:17always
- 18:17moving,
- 18:18like
- 18:18this
- 18:18totally
- 18:18kinetic
- 18:19guy.
- 18:19He
- 18:20insisted
- 18:20that
- 18:20all
- 18:20of
- 18:21his
- 18:21assistants
- 18:21work
- 18:21out
- 18:22in
- 18:22the
- 18:22morning
- 18:22so
- 18:22they
- 18:22can
- 18:23eat
- 18:23well.
- 18:23He
- 18:23bring
- 18:24him
- 18:24breakfast
- 18:24every
- 18:24morning.
- 18:25And,
- 18:26you
- 18:26know,
- 18:26they're
- 18:27all
- 18:27rah
- 18:27rah
- 18:28guys,
- 18:28except
- 18:28for
- 18:29Norm
- 18:29Chow,
- 18:29who
- 18:29was
- 18:29this
- 18:30very,
- 18:31very
- 18:31quiet,
- 18:31still
- 18:32is.
- 18:33Never
- 18:33had
- 18:33a
- 18:33hair
- 18:33out
- 18:34of
- 18:34place,
- 18:35you
- 18:35know,
- 18:36just
- 18:36wasn't
- 18:37a
- 18:37rah
- 18:37rah
- 18:37guy.
- 18:38And
- 18:39it,
- 18:39It,
- 18:40It.
- 18:40It
- 18:40worked.
- 18:40I
- 18:41mean,
- 18:41it
- 18:41was
- 18:41kind
- 18:41of
- 18:41good
- 18:41to
- 18:42have
- 18:42that.
- 18:42It
- 18:42was
- 18:42like
- 18:42ballast,
- 18:43you
- 18:43know,
- 18:43it
- 18:43was.
- 18:43The
- 18:44ship
- 18:44would
- 18:44go
- 18:44back
- 18:45and
- 18:45forth
- 18:45with
- 18:45all
- 18:45this
- 18:46crazy,
- 18:46you
- 18:46know,
- 18:47personalities,
- 18:47and
- 18:47Norm
- 18:48was
- 18:48always
- 18:48there.
- 18:48You
- 18:48know,
- 18:49Norm
- 18:49was
- 18:49always
- 18:49one
- 18:49of
- 18:49the
- 18:49first
- 18:50people
- 18:50in
- 18:50the
- 18:50office,
- 18:50and
- 18:51Ed
- 18:51Orgeron
- 18:52would
- 18:52go
- 18:52and
- 18:52burn
- 18:53his
- 18:53ear
- 18:53up.
- 18:53And,
- 18:54you
- 18:54know,
- 18:54people
- 18:54had
- 18:55complaints.
- 18:55They'd
- 18:55go
- 18:56to
- 18:56Norm.
- 18:56He
- 18:56was
- 18:56like
- 18:56the.
- 18:57Almost
- 18:57the
- 18:58paternal
- 18:58presence
- 18:59there,
- 18:59I'd
- 18:59say,
- 18:59even
- 19:00though
- 19:00he
- 19:00wasn't
- 19:00much.
- 19:00You
- 19:00know,
- 19:01he
- 19:01was
- 19:01older
- 19:01than
- 19:01most
- 19:01people,
- 19:02but
- 19:02he
- 19:02wasn't
- 19:02that
- 19:02much
- 19:02older.
- 19:03But
- 19:03he
- 19:03was
- 19:03very
- 19:03much
- 19:04like
- 19:04the
- 19:04sort
- 19:04of,
- 19:05or
- 19:05almost
- 19:05grandfatherly
- 19:06presence.
- 19:06Right.
- 19:07And
- 19:07so
- 19:08it
- 19:08was
- 19:08a
- 19:08real.
- 19:09Those
- 19:09two.
- 19:10I
- 19:10don't
- 19:10want
- 19:10to
- 19:10spoil
- 19:10too
- 19:11much
- 19:11of
- 19:11it,
- 19:11but
- 19:11those
- 19:11two
- 19:12had
- 19:12a
- 19:13rift,
- 19:13Carol
- 19:14and
- 19:14Chow.
- 19:15And
- 19:15part
- 19:15of
- 19:15it
- 19:15had
- 19:15to
- 19:15do
- 19:15with
- 19:16their
- 19:16differing
- 19:17personalities,
- 19:17but
- 19:17another
- 19:18part
- 19:18of
- 19:18it
- 19:18is
- 19:18that
- 19:18Norm
- 19:19was
- 19:19getting
- 19:20a
- 19:20ton
- 19:20of
- 19:20credit
- 19:21for
- 19:23USC
- 19:23success,
- 19:24you
- 19:24know,
- 19:24for.
- 19:24For
- 19:24grooming,
- 19:25you
- 19:25know,
- 19:26two
- 19:26Heisman
- 19:27quarterbacks,
- 19:29for
- 19:29designing,
- 19:30you
- 19:30know,
- 19:30an
- 19:30explosive
- 19:31offense
- 19:31that,
- 19:31you
- 19:32know,
- 19:32it
- 19:32would.
- 19:33Would
- 19:33win
- 19:33games
- 19:3477
- 19:34to
- 19:3510.
- 19:36So,
- 19:37you
- 19:38know,
- 19:38part
- 19:38of
- 19:38that
- 19:38had
- 19:38to
- 19:38do
- 19:39with,
- 19:39like,
- 19:39you
- 19:39know,
- 19:39norms
- 19:39getting
- 19:40a
- 19:40lot
- 19:40of
- 19:40the
- 19:40credit.
- 19:41You
- 19:42know,
- 19:42I
- 19:42want
- 19:43to
- 19:43try
- 19:43something
- 19:43different.
- 19:43I
- 19:43want
- 19:44to
- 19:44try
- 19:44my
- 19:44guys
- 19:44that
- 19:44are,
- 19:45you
- 19:45know,
- 19:45he
- 19:45considered
- 19:45Lane
- 19:46and
- 19:46Sark
- 19:46kind
- 19:46of
- 19:46his
- 19:47guys,
- 19:47you
- 19:47know,
- 19:47so
- 19:48he.
- 19:48Let's.
- 19:49Let's
- 19:49Norm
- 19:50go.
- 19:50It's,
- 19:50It's.
- 19:50You
- 19:51know,
- 19:51they
- 19:51classified
- 19:51as
- 19:52a
- 19:52mutual
- 19:52separation,
- 19:52but
- 19:52it
- 19:53was
- 19:53definitely
- 19:53not
- 19:54mutual.
- 19:55Norm
- 19:55actually
- 19:56says
- 19:56in
- 19:56the
- 19:56book
- 19:56that
- 19:56he
- 19:56would
- 19:56have
- 19:57preferred
- 19:58to
- 19:58stay
- 19:58if
- 19:58he
- 19:58could.
- 19:58And,
- 19:59and
- 19:59then
- 19:59Sarkin
- 20:00Kiffin
- 20:01take
- 20:01over,
- 20:01and
- 20:01it's
- 20:02just
- 20:02fireworks
- 20:03from
- 20:03there.
- 20:03I
- 20:03mean,
- 20:03they're
- 20:03always
- 20:03like,
- 20:04deep
- 20:04ball
- 20:04here
- 20:04and,
- 20:05you
- 20:05know,
- 20:05throw
- 20:05it
- 20:06long
- 20:06and
- 20:06a
- 20:06lot
- 20:06of
- 20:06pressure
- 20:07on
- 20:07the
- 20:07stars.
- 20:07They
- 20:07put
- 20:08a
- 20:08whole
- 20:08lot
- 20:08of
- 20:08pressure
- 20:08on
- 20:08the
- 20:09stars.
- 20:09But,
- 20:09but
- 20:10it
- 20:10was,
- 20:10you
- 20:10know,
- 20:10it
- 20:11was
- 20:11electric,
- 20:11I'll
- 20:11tell
- 20:12you
- 20:12that.
- 20:13Yeah,
- 20:13it
- 20:13definitely
- 20:14was.
- 20:14And
- 20:14you
- 20:15sell
- 20:15that
- 20:15in
- 20:16the
- 20:16book,
- 20:16too.
- 20:16You
- 20:16know,
- 20:16you,
- 20:17you
- 20:18got
- 20:18me
- 20:18fired
- 20:18up
- 20:18in
- 20:18the
- 20:19beginning.
- 20:19You
- 20:19know,
- 20:19you
- 20:20tell
- 20:20a
- 20:20little
- 20:20bit
- 20:20of
- 20:20history
- 20:21and
- 20:21then
- 20:21you
- 20:21get
- 20:21me
- 20:21fired
- 20:22up
- 20:22and
- 20:22ramped
- 20:22up
- 20:23for
- 20:23going,
- 20:24you
- 20:24know,
- 20:24sometimes
- 20:24game
- 20:25by
- 20:25game
- 20:25in
- 20:26some
- 20:26of
- 20:26these
- 20:26pivotal
- 20:27seasons
- 20:28of
- 20:28Pete
- 20:28Carroll
- 20:28at
- 20:29usc.
- 20:29And
- 20:30you're
- 20:30just
- 20:31really
- 20:31a
- 20:32joy
- 20:32to
- 20:32read
- 20:33and
- 20:33to
- 20:33remember.
- 20:34Yeah.
- 20:35Yeah.
- 20:35So.
- 20:37So
- 20:37what
- 20:37do
- 20:37you
- 20:38think?
- 20:38I.
- 20:38I
- 20:38know
- 20:38you.
- 20:39You
- 20:39talk
- 20:40about
- 20:40this
- 20:40a
- 20:40little
- 20:40bit.
- 20:40You
- 20:41know,
- 20:41Pete
- 20:41Carroll
- 20:41was
- 20:42smart
- 20:42enough
- 20:42to
- 20:43realize
- 20:43as
- 20:43he
- 20:44was
- 20:44going
- 20:44through
- 20:44his
- 20:45coaching
- 20:45stints
- 20:46and
- 20:47his
- 20:47failures
- 20:48of
- 20:48picking
- 20:49up
- 20:49on.
- 20:49On
- 20:50things
- 20:50and
- 20:50learning
- 20:51some
- 20:51things
- 20:51and
- 20:51adopting
- 20:52and
- 20:53adapting.
- 20:54What
- 20:54do
- 20:54you
- 20:54think
- 20:55sort
- 20:56of
- 20:56took
- 20:56him
- 20:56to
- 20:56that
- 20:56USC
- 20:57point.
- 20:57What
- 20:57were
- 20:57some
- 20:58of
- 20:58the
- 20:58biggest
- 20:58changes
- 20:58he
- 20:59made
- 20:59from
- 20:59the
- 20:59jets
- 20:59where
- 21:00he
- 21:00had
- 21:00no
- 21:00rules?
- 21:01You
- 21:01know,
- 21:02I,
- 21:02I
- 21:02think
- 21:02it
- 21:02was
- 21:03for
- 21:03one,
- 21:04he
- 21:04spent
- 21:04that
- 21:04whole
- 21:05season
- 21:05he
- 21:05was
- 21:05out
- 21:05of
- 21:06football
- 21:06aside,
- 21:07he
- 21:07and
- 21:07Kerwin
- 21:07tried
- 21:08to
- 21:08start
- 21:08something
- 21:08that
- 21:09sounded
- 21:09an
- 21:09awful
- 21:09lot
- 21:10like
- 21:10what
- 21:10would
- 21:10become
- 21:10the
- 21:11NFL
- 21:11Network.
- 21:11It's
- 21:11a
- 21:11very
- 21:12good
- 21:12idea.
- 21:12They
- 21:12didn't
- 21:12have
- 21:12any
- 21:12funding
- 21:13for
- 21:13it,
- 21:13but
- 21:13other
- 21:14than
- 21:14that,
- 21:14he
- 21:14spent
- 21:14a
- 21:14lot
- 21:15of
- 21:15time
- 21:15holed
- 21:15up
- 21:16in
- 21:16his
- 21:16New
- 21:16Hampshire
- 21:16lakehouse,
- 21:17you
- 21:17know,
- 21:17looking
- 21:17out
- 21:18at
- 21:18the
- 21:18white
- 21:18snow
- 21:19and
- 21:19just
- 21:20writing
- 21:20down,
- 21:21like,
- 21:21his
- 21:21philosophy
- 21:22sort
- 21:22of,
- 21:22you
- 21:22know,
- 21:22I
- 21:22mean,
- 21:23he,
- 21:23he,
- 21:23he
- 21:24loved
- 21:24John
- 21:24Wooden,
- 21:25and
- 21:25he
- 21:25reread
- 21:26Wooden's
- 21:27famous
- 21:27book,
- 21:27which
- 21:27is
- 21:28called
- 21:28the
- 21:28Blue
- 21:28Book,
- 21:28which
- 21:28is
- 21:29kind
- 21:29of
- 21:29outlines
- 21:30John
- 21:30Wooden's
- 21:30philosophy.
- 21:31And,
- 21:32but,
- 21:32but
- 21:33I
- 21:33think
- 21:33a
- 21:33lot
- 21:33of
- 21:33it
- 21:33had
- 21:33to
- 21:33do
- 21:34with
- 21:34discipline.
- 21:34You
- 21:35know,
- 21:35I
- 21:35mean,
- 21:35he
- 21:35had
- 21:35a.
- 21:36He
- 21:36just
- 21:36had
- 21:37to
- 21:37figure
- 21:37out
- 21:37how
- 21:38to
- 21:39keep
- 21:39it
- 21:39fun,
- 21:40keep
- 21:41it
- 21:41loose,
- 21:42but
- 21:42keep
- 21:42it
- 21:42within
- 21:42parameters.
- 21:43Right?
- 21:43I
- 21:43mean,
- 21:43there's
- 21:44this.
- 21:44You,
- 21:44you
- 21:44can't
- 21:45have
- 21:45the
- 21:45inmates
- 21:46running
- 21:46the
- 21:46asylum,
- 21:46basically,
- 21:47which
- 21:47is
- 21:47kind
- 21:47of
- 21:47what
- 21:47he
- 21:48had
- 21:48at
- 21:48the,
- 21:48at
- 21:48the
- 21:49jets
- 21:49and
- 21:50the
- 21:50Patriots.
- 21:50But,
- 21:51you
- 21:51know,
- 21:51but
- 21:52again,
- 21:52the
- 21:52kids
- 21:53are
- 21:53younger,
- 21:53right?
- 21:53And
- 21:54you've
- 21:54got
- 21:54so
- 21:54much
- 21:54control.
- 21:55You
- 21:55know,
- 21:55if
- 21:55they
- 21:55mess
- 21:55up,
- 21:56if
- 21:56a
- 21:56pro
- 21:57player
- 21:57messes
- 21:57up,
- 21:57they're
- 21:58not
- 21:58going
- 21:58to
- 21:58study
- 21:58hall
- 21:58from
- 21:598
- 21:59to
- 21:5911,
- 21:59you
- 21:59know,
- 22:00I
- 22:00mean,
- 22:00they're
- 22:01going
- 22:01home.
- 22:01So
- 22:02these
- 22:02kids,
- 22:02if
- 22:02they
- 22:02messed
- 22:03up,
- 22:03put
- 22:03them
- 22:03in
- 22:03study
- 22:04hall,
- 22:04they
- 22:04messed
- 22:04up.
- 22:05Ed
- 22:05Orgeron
- 22:06gets
- 22:06them
- 22:06up
- 22:06at
- 22:065
- 22:06o'
- 22:06clock
- 22:06and
- 22:07they
- 22:07do
- 22:07gassers
- 22:08in
- 22:08the
- 22:08morning.
- 22:08You
- 22:08know,
- 22:08I
- 22:09mean,
- 22:09so
- 22:09there's
- 22:09so
- 22:09much
- 22:10more
- 22:10control
- 22:10over
- 22:10these
- 22:11kids.
- 22:11But
- 22:11I
- 22:12think
- 22:12a
- 22:12lot
- 22:12of
- 22:12it
- 22:12was
- 22:12just,
- 22:12you
- 22:13know,
- 22:13evolving
- 22:13into,
- 22:15you
- 22:15know,
- 22:15just
- 22:15him
- 22:16getting
- 22:16a
- 22:16little
- 22:16more
- 22:16mature
- 22:17and
- 22:17realizing
- 22:18that,
- 22:19you
- 22:19know,
- 22:19he,
- 22:19he
- 22:20had
- 22:20a
- 22:20little
- 22:20affirmation
- 22:21card
- 22:21that
- 22:21he
- 22:21wrote
- 22:21that
- 22:22he
- 22:22kept
- 22:22in
- 22:22his
- 22:22car
- 22:22that
- 22:22said,
- 22:23I
- 22:23will
- 22:23coach
- 22:23this
- 22:23team
- 22:23with
- 22:24discipline
- 22:24today.
- 22:25So
- 22:25a
- 22:25lot
- 22:25of
- 22:26it
- 22:26was
- 22:26just
- 22:26that.
- 22:27Yeah.
- 22:29So
- 22:29you
- 22:29talk,
- 22:29you
- 22:30know,
- 22:30a
- 22:30lot,
- 22:30not
- 22:30only
- 22:30about
- 22:31Pete,
- 22:31but
- 22:31you
- 22:31talk
- 22:32about
- 22:32a
- 22:32lot
- 22:32about
- 22:32the
- 22:32players.
- 22:33You
- 22:33have,
- 22:33you
- 22:33know,
- 22:34great
- 22:34background
- 22:34on
- 22:35Matt
- 22:35Leinert
- 22:35and
- 22:36Reggie
- 22:36Bush
- 22:36and,
- 22:37you
- 22:37know,
- 22:37some
- 22:37of
- 22:37these
- 22:37other
- 22:38great
- 22:38players
- 22:38from
- 22:38that,
- 22:38that
- 22:39era
- 22:39of
- 22:39USC
- 22:39football.
- 22:40What
- 22:41was
- 22:41maybe
- 22:41one
- 22:41of
- 22:42the
- 22:42most
- 22:42surprising
- 22:43items
- 22:43that,
- 22:44that
- 22:44you
- 22:44did
- 22:44during
- 22:45your
- 22:45research
- 22:45that
- 22:45you
- 22:45wrote
- 22:45about?
- 22:47I
- 22:47mean,
- 22:47there
- 22:47was
- 22:47a,
- 22:48there
- 22:48was
- 22:48a
- 22:48lot.
- 22:48I'll
- 22:48start,
- 22:49I'll
- 22:49start
- 22:49with
- 22:49Leiner
- 22:50because
- 22:50I,
- 22:50I,
- 22:50I
- 22:51vaguely
- 22:52knew
- 22:52Leonard's
- 22:53backstory,
- 22:53but
- 22:53I
- 22:53didn't
- 22:53know
- 22:53it
- 22:54quite
- 22:54that
- 22:54well.
- 22:55And,
- 22:55you
- 22:55know,
- 22:55I
- 22:56didn't
- 22:56realize
- 22:56that
- 22:56he
- 22:57was,
- 22:57you
- 22:57know,
- 22:57as
- 22:57a
- 22:57kid,
- 22:58he
- 22:58was,
- 22:58he
- 22:58was
- 22:59obese
- 23:00and
- 23:00cross
- 23:01eyed.
- 23:01He
- 23:02had
- 23:02something
- 23:02called
- 23:02strabismus,
- 23:04which
- 23:04is
- 23:04just
- 23:05a
- 23:05natural,
- 23:05you
- 23:05know,
- 23:05born
- 23:06kind
- 23:06of
- 23:06cross
- 23:06eyed.
- 23:07And
- 23:07he
- 23:07was,
- 23:08you
- 23:08know,
- 23:08mercilessly
- 23:09picked
- 23:09on
- 23:10as
- 23:10a
- 23:10kid.
- 23:10Every
- 23:11once
- 23:11in
- 23:11a
- 23:11while
- 23:11his
- 23:11older
- 23:12brother
- 23:12would
- 23:12step
- 23:12in.
- 23:12But,
- 23:12you
- 23:12know,
- 23:13this
- 23:13is
- 23:13back
- 23:13before
- 23:14there
- 23:14was
- 23:14like
- 23:14a
- 23:14national
- 23:14conversation
- 23:15about
- 23:15bullying,
- 23:15right?
- 23:15You
- 23:16just
- 23:16kind
- 23:16of,
- 23:16if
- 23:16you
- 23:16got
- 23:16bullied,
- 23:17you
- 23:17kind
- 23:17of
- 23:17grinned
- 23:18and
- 23:18bared
- 23:18it,
- 23:18but
- 23:19it
- 23:19like,
- 23:19it
- 23:20dug
- 23:20into
- 23:20his
- 23:21soul,
- 23:21you
- 23:21know,
- 23:21and
- 23:22eventually
- 23:22he
- 23:23got
- 23:23his
- 23:23eyes
- 23:23fixed.
- 23:24And,
- 23:25you
- 23:25know,
- 23:25this
- 23:25is
- 23:26like
- 23:26the,
- 23:26it's
- 23:26like
- 23:26the,
- 23:27the
- 23:27swan
- 23:28story,
- 23:28right?
- 23:28The
- 23:30fairy
- 23:30tale,
- 23:31but,
- 23:31you
- 23:31know,
- 23:31the.
- 23:31Ugly
- 23:32duckling
- 23:32type
- 23:32thing.
- 23:32Exactly.
- 23:33Ugly
- 23:33duck.
- 23:33This
- 23:33is
- 23:33the
- 23:34ugly
- 23:34duckling
- 23:34thing.
- 23:34So
- 23:34he,
- 23:35and
- 23:35then
- 23:35he,
- 23:35you
- 23:36know,
- 23:36ninth
- 23:36grade,
- 23:36all
- 23:36of
- 23:37a
- 23:37sudden
- 23:37he
- 23:37kind
- 23:37of
- 23:37grows
- 23:37tall
- 23:38and
- 23:38like
- 23:38has
- 23:38muscles,
- 23:38stuff
- 23:39like
- 23:39this,
- 23:39and
- 23:39becomes
- 23:39this
- 23:39incredible
- 23:40athlete.
- 23:40Like
- 23:40great
- 23:41basketball
- 23:41player,
- 23:41great
- 23:42baseball
- 23:42player
- 23:42and
- 23:42phenomenal
- 23:43quarterback.
- 23:44And,
- 23:45you
- 23:45know,
- 23:46I
- 23:47feel
- 23:47like
- 23:47one
- 23:47thing
- 23:47that,
- 23:48that
- 23:48just
- 23:48kept,
- 23:49you
- 23:49know,
- 23:50Leonard
- 23:51always
- 23:51kept
- 23:51that
- 23:51hurt
- 23:52close
- 23:52to
- 23:52him
- 23:52a
- 23:53little
- 23:53bit,
- 23:53right.
- 23:53As
- 23:53a,
- 23:53as
- 23:54a
- 23:54motivator,
- 23:54as
- 23:55something
- 23:55that,
- 23:55like,
- 23:55you
- 23:56know,
- 23:56he
- 23:56just,
- 23:56he
- 23:56just
- 23:56never
- 23:57forgot
- 23:57it.
- 23:57Right?
- 23:57And
- 23:58in
- 23:58some
- 23:58ways
- 23:58that's
- 23:58what
- 23:58he.
- 23:59Much
- 24:00tougher
- 24:00quarterback
- 24:00than
- 24:01we
- 24:01give
- 24:01him
- 24:01credit
- 24:01for.
- 24:01Had
- 24:02some
- 24:02bad
- 24:02injuries
- 24:02at
- 24:02usc,
- 24:03played
- 24:03through
- 24:03him,
- 24:05Great
- 24:05leader.
- 24:06And
- 24:06then,
- 24:07you
- 24:07know
- 24:07what's
- 24:07interesting,
- 24:08you
- 24:08know,
- 24:08I
- 24:08was
- 24:08talking
- 24:08about
- 24:08the
- 24:08celebrities
- 24:10earlier
- 24:12to
- 24:12a
- 24:13certain
- 24:13degree,
- 24:13Reggie
- 24:14Bush
- 24:14and
- 24:14he,
- 24:14but
- 24:14particularly
- 24:15Matt
- 24:15Leiner
- 24:15became
- 24:16as
- 24:16famous,
- 24:17if
- 24:17not
- 24:17more
- 24:17famous
- 24:18than
- 24:18some
- 24:18of
- 24:18the
- 24:18Celebrities
- 24:19who
- 24:19were
- 24:19coming
- 24:19to
- 24:19watch
- 24:19the
- 24:20team.
- 24:20I
- 24:20mean,
- 24:20Matt
- 24:21Leiner.
- 24:21I
- 24:21was
- 24:21looking
- 24:21through
- 24:21old
- 24:21issues
- 24:22of
- 24:22People
- 24:22magazine
- 24:23and
- 24:23Us
- 24:23Weekly,
- 24:23you
- 24:24know,
- 24:24which
- 24:24were
- 24:24the
- 24:24sort
- 24:24of
- 24:25gossip
- 24:25rags
- 24:25back
- 24:26then.
- 24:26He's
- 24:26all
- 24:27over
- 24:27them.
- 24:27He's
- 24:28out
- 24:28there
- 24:28with
- 24:28Britney
- 24:28Spears
- 24:29and
- 24:29he's
- 24:29out
- 24:29there
- 24:29with
- 24:29Paris
- 24:29Hilton.
- 24:30The
- 24:30documenting
- 24:30him
- 24:31coming
- 24:31out
- 24:31of
- 24:31the
- 24:31Chateau
- 24:31Mormont,
- 24:32all
- 24:32this
- 24:32kind
- 24:32of
- 24:32stuff.
- 24:32So
- 24:33this
- 24:33guy,
- 24:33as
- 24:33a
- 24:33college
- 24:34kid,
- 24:35you
- 24:35know,
- 24:35is.
- 24:35Is.
- 24:36Is
- 24:36part
- 24:37of
- 24:37that.
- 24:37That
- 24:37sort
- 24:38of
- 24:38what
- 24:38we
- 24:38call
- 24:39now
- 24:39the
- 24:39TMZ
- 24:39kind
- 24:40of
- 24:40universe,
- 24:40right?
- 24:40People
- 24:41are
- 24:41following
- 24:41them
- 24:41around.
- 24:42One
- 24:42of
- 24:42my
- 24:42favorite
- 24:42anecdotes
- 24:43in
- 24:43the
- 24:43book
- 24:43is
- 24:44after
- 24:44practice
- 24:45one
- 24:45day,
- 24:45Will
- 24:45Ferrell
- 24:47comes
- 24:47up
- 24:47to
- 24:47liner
- 24:48and
- 24:48says,
- 24:48you
- 24:48want
- 24:48to
- 24:48go
- 24:48have
- 24:48lunch?
- 24:49And
- 24:49they
- 24:49go
- 24:49sit
- 24:49down
- 24:50and
- 24:50have
- 24:50lunch,
- 24:50and
- 24:50a
- 24:50student
- 24:50comes
- 24:51up
- 24:51and
- 24:51asks
- 24:51for
- 24:51Leinert
- 24:52autograph
- 24:52and
- 24:53not
- 24:53Will
- 24:53Ferrell's,
- 24:54which
- 24:54I
- 24:54love.
- 24:54I
- 24:54mean,
- 24:55to
- 24:55me,
- 24:55that
- 24:55was
- 24:55sort
- 24:55of
- 24:55emblematic
- 24:56of
- 24:56the
- 24:56whole
- 24:56thing.
- 24:57So,
- 24:57you
- 24:57know,
- 24:57I
- 24:58loved
- 24:58all
- 24:58that
- 24:58stuff.
- 24:58I
- 24:58love
- 24:59getting
- 24:59Carol's.
- 25:00You
- 25:00know,
- 25:00it's
- 25:01cool
- 25:01to
- 25:01interview
- 25:01people
- 25:02after
- 25:02they've
- 25:03had
- 25:03a
- 25:03little,
- 25:04you
- 25:04know,
- 25:04there's
- 25:04some
- 25:04distance
- 25:05now
- 25:05between
- 25:05these
- 25:05things.
- 25:06I've
- 25:06had
- 25:06time
- 25:06to
- 25:06kind
- 25:06of
- 25:07really
- 25:07think
- 25:07about
- 25:07it.
- 25:07They've
- 25:08had
- 25:08time
- 25:08to
- 25:08hopefully
- 25:08be
- 25:08more
- 25:09honest
- 25:09about
- 25:09it.
- 25:09I
- 25:09feel
- 25:10like,
- 25:10you
- 25:10know,
- 25:10there's.
- 25:10If
- 25:11you
- 25:11interview
- 25:11people
- 25:11three
- 25:12years
- 25:12after
- 25:12the
- 25:12run's
- 25:12over
- 25:12or
- 25:13five
- 25:13years,
- 25:13they
- 25:13can
- 25:13be
- 25:13a
- 25:14little.
- 25:14Their
- 25:14heads
- 25:15are
- 25:15still
- 25:15messed
- 25:15up
- 25:15about
- 25:15it.
- 25:15But
- 25:16to
- 25:16get,
- 25:17you
- 25:17know,
- 25:17Lane
- 25:17Kiffin's
- 25:18point
- 25:19of
- 25:19view
- 25:19on,
- 25:19you
- 25:20know,
- 25:20not
- 25:20only
- 25:20Dynasty,
- 25:21but.
- 25:21But
- 25:21specific
- 25:22plays
- 25:22like
- 25:22the
- 25:22Bush
- 25:22push,
- 25:23like,
- 25:23what
- 25:23was
- 25:23the
- 25:23call
- 25:23there?
- 25:24Or
- 25:24what
- 25:25was
- 25:25the
- 25:25call
- 25:25on,
- 25:26you
- 25:26know,
- 25:26Lindell
- 25:27White's,
- 25:27you
- 25:27know,
- 25:27missed
- 25:28fourth
- 25:28down
- 25:28in
- 25:29the
- 25:29USC
- 25:29Texas.
- 25:32So
- 25:32to
- 25:32get
- 25:32all
- 25:32that
- 25:32insight
- 25:33from
- 25:33Carol
- 25:33and
- 25:34Kiffin,
- 25:34but
- 25:34also
- 25:34the
- 25:34players,
- 25:35to
- 25:35talk
- 25:35to
- 25:35Lindell
- 25:35White
- 25:36about
- 25:36what
- 25:36it
- 25:36felt
- 25:36like
- 25:36to,
- 25:37you
- 25:37know,
- 25:37not
- 25:38quite
- 25:38make
- 25:38it.
- 25:39And
- 25:40then,
- 25:40you
- 25:40know,
- 25:40I
- 25:40mean,
- 25:40I
- 25:40don't
- 25:41know
- 25:41if
- 25:41you
- 25:41remember
- 25:41this
- 25:41in
- 25:41the.
- 25:41In
- 25:42the.
- 25:42Or
- 25:42if
- 25:42your
- 25:42listeners
- 25:43remember
- 25:43it,
- 25:43but
- 25:43in
- 25:43the
- 25:44national
- 25:44title
- 25:45game,
- 25:45USC
- 25:46was
- 25:46kind
- 25:46of
- 25:46rolling
- 25:47early,
- 25:47and
- 25:47they
- 25:47had
- 25:47a
- 25:48screen
- 25:48pass
- 25:48that
- 25:48went
- 25:48to
- 25:48Reggie
- 25:49Bush,
- 25:49and
- 25:49he
- 25:49just
- 25:50rumbled
- 25:50down
- 25:50the
- 25:51field
- 25:5160
- 25:51some
- 25:52yards.
- 25:52And
- 25:53it
- 25:53looked
- 25:53like,
- 25:53okay,
- 25:53here
- 25:53the
- 25:54route
- 25:54is
- 25:54going
- 25:54to
- 25:54be
- 25:54on.
- 25:55And
- 25:55just
- 25:55as
- 25:56he
- 25:56was
- 25:56being
- 25:56tackled
- 25:57out
- 25:57of
- 25:58nowhere,
- 25:58he
- 25:58tries
- 25:59to
- 25:59lateral
- 25:59it
- 25:59back
- 26:00to
- 26:00this.
- 26:00This
- 26:00guy
- 26:01who
- 26:01was
- 26:01a
- 26:01walk
- 26:01on,
- 26:02who
- 26:02was
- 26:02there
- 26:02basically
- 26:03as
- 26:03a
- 26:03blocking
- 26:03receiver.
- 26:04And
- 26:04it
- 26:04was
- 26:04a
- 26:04terrible
- 26:05lateral.
- 26:05This
- 26:06guy
- 26:06wasn't
- 26:06this
- 26:06guy's
- 26:07fault
- 26:07at
- 26:07all.
- 26:07He
- 26:08didn't
- 26:08catch
- 26:08it.
- 26:09Texas
- 26:10jumps
- 26:10on
- 26:10it.
- 26:10They
- 26:10go
- 26:10down
- 26:11and
- 26:11Score.
- 26:11The
- 26:11whole
- 26:11game
- 26:12has
- 26:12changed
- 26:12on
- 26:12that.
- 26:13So
- 26:13to
- 26:13get
- 26:14a
- 26:14talk,
- 26:14I
- 26:14interviewed
- 26:15that.
- 26:15Walk
- 26:15on.
- 26:16What
- 26:16was
- 26:16it
- 26:16like?
- 26:17What
- 26:17were
- 26:17you
- 26:17doing
- 26:18out
- 26:18there?
- 26:18What
- 26:18did
- 26:18it
- 26:19feel
- 26:19like?
- 26:19And
- 26:20it
- 26:20was.
- 26:20It
- 26:20was
- 26:20kind
- 26:20of
- 26:21sort
- 26:21of
- 26:21sad
- 26:21in
- 26:22some
- 26:22ways
- 26:22because
- 26:22he's
- 26:22still
- 26:23is.
- 26:23You
- 26:24know,
- 26:24he's
- 26:24not
- 26:24remembered
- 26:24for
- 26:25the
- 26:25father
- 26:25he
- 26:25is
- 26:25or
- 26:25the
- 26:26husband
- 26:26he
- 26:26is
- 26:26or
- 26:26what
- 26:26he
- 26:27does
- 26:27for
- 26:27his
- 26:27work.
- 26:27He's.
- 26:27Oh,
- 26:28you
- 26:28didn't
- 26:28catch
- 26:28that
- 26:29lateral.
- 26:29That's
- 26:29what
- 26:29people
- 26:29say
- 26:30to
- 26:30him
- 26:30when
- 26:30he.
- 26:30When
- 26:30they
- 26:30come
- 26:30up
- 26:30to
- 26:31him.
- 26:31So,
- 26:31you
- 26:31know,
- 26:31we
- 26:32forget
- 26:32there's,
- 26:32like
- 26:32little
- 26:32human
- 26:33stories
- 26:33within
- 26:33all
- 26:33of
- 26:34these
- 26:34stories
- 26:35as
- 26:35well.
- 26:35So
- 26:35I
- 26:35just
- 26:36love
- 26:36all
- 26:36that
- 26:36stuff.
- 26:37Yeah,
- 26:37it's
- 26:38brilliantly
- 26:38done.
- 26:39Why
- 26:40don't
- 26:40you
- 26:40give
- 26:40us
- 26:41the
- 26:41name
- 26:41of
- 26:41your
- 26:42book
- 26:42again
- 26:42and
- 26:42where
- 26:42folks
- 26:43can
- 26:43get
- 26:43a
- 26:43copy?
- 26:44It's
- 26:44called
- 26:44Men
- 26:44of
- 26:44Troy
- 26:45and
- 26:46it
- 26:46better
- 26:46damn
- 26:47well
- 26:47be
- 26:47in
- 26:47your
- 26:47local
- 26:47bookstore.
- 26:48If
- 26:48it's
- 26:48not,
- 26:49you
- 26:49can.
- 26:49Can
- 26:49ask
- 26:50them
- 26:50to
- 26:50get
- 26:50one.
- 26:50It's
- 26:50also
- 26:50on
- 26:51Amazon
- 26:51if
- 26:51you.
- 26:51If
- 26:52you
- 26:52prefer
- 26:52that.
- 26:53And
- 26:53I
- 26:54can
- 26:54be
- 26:54reached
- 26:54through
- 26:54my
- 26:54website
- 26:55if
- 26:55you
- 26:55want
- 26:55to,
- 26:56you
- 26:57know,
- 26:57talk
- 26:57to
- 26:57me
- 26:57about
- 26:58it.
- 26:58I
- 26:58can.
- 26:58I'll.
- 26:59I
- 26:59love
- 26:59chatting
- 26:59with
- 26:59people
- 27:00who've
- 27:00read
- 27:00it,
- 27:00even
- 27:01people
- 27:01who
- 27:01have
- 27:01beefs
- 27:02with
- 27:02it.
- 27:02I've
- 27:02got
- 27:02no
- 27:02problem.
- 27:03Bring
- 27:03it
- 27:03on.
- 27:03Let's
- 27:04go.
- 27:04So,
- 27:04yeah,
- 27:05yeah,
- 27:06it's
- 27:06a.
- 27:06It's
- 27:06a
- 27:06great
- 27:07story,
- 27:07folks.
- 27:07It's
- 27:08a
- 27:08controversial
- 27:09story,
- 27:10you
- 27:10know,
- 27:10because
- 27:11it
- 27:11was
- 27:11in
- 27:11the
- 27:11public
- 27:11eye
- 27:12and
- 27:12so,
- 27:13you
- 27:13know,
- 27:13really
- 27:14brought
- 27:14a
- 27:14bad
- 27:14light
- 27:15into
- 27:15football.
- 27:16But
- 27:16the
- 27:16history
- 27:17of
- 27:17the
- 27:17book
- 27:17and
- 27:18the,
- 27:18you
- 27:18know,
- 27:19the
- 27:19journalism
- 27:19that
- 27:19you
- 27:20did
- 27:20on
- 27:20this
- 27:20is
- 27:20excellent
- 27:21and,
- 27:21and
- 27:21I
- 27:22highly
- 27:22recommend
- 27:22it.
- 27:22And
- 27:23we
- 27:23really
- 27:23thank
- 27:23you
- 27:24for
- 27:24joining
- 27:24us,
- 27:24Monty,
- 27:25and
- 27:25good
- 27:25luck
- 27:25with
- 27:26the
- 27:26sale
- 27:26of
- 27:26the
- 27:26book,
- 27:26of
- 27:27course.
- 27:27Thank
- 27:27you
- 27:27very
- 27:27much
- 27:27for
- 27:28having
- 27:28me
- 27:28on.
- 27:28I
- 27:28appreciate
- 27:28it.
- 27:30That's
- 27:30all
- 27:30the
- 27:30football
- 27:30history
- 27:31we
- 27:31have
- 27:31today,
- 27:31folks.
- 27:32Join
- 27:32us
- 27:32back
- 27:32tomorrow
- 27:33for
- 27:33more
- 27:34of
- 27:34your
- 27:34football
- 27:34history.
- 27:36We
- 27:37invite
- 27:37you
- 27:37to
- 27:37check
- 27:37out
- 27:38our
- 27:38website,
- 27:38pigskindispatch.com
- 27:40not
- 27:40only
- 27:41to
- 27:41see
- 27:41the
- 27:41daily
- 27:42football
- 27:42history,
- 27:43but
- 27:43to
- 27:43experience
- 27:44positive
- 27:44football.
- 27:44With
- 27:45our
- 27:45many
- 27:45articles
- 27:46on
- 27:46the
- 27:46good
- 27:46people
- 27:47of
- 27:47the
- 27:47game,
- 27:47as
- 27:48well
- 27:48as
- 27:48our
- 27:48own
- 27:48football
- 27:49comic
- 27:49strip
- 27:50cleat
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- 28:02history.
- 28:03Special
- 28:03thanks
- 28:03to
- 28:04the
- 28:04talents
- 28:04of
- 28:04Mike
- 28:04and
- 28:05Gene
- 28:05Monroe,
- 28:05as
- 28:06well
- 28:06as
- 28:06Jason
- 28:06Neff
- 28:07for
- 28:07letting
- 28:07us
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