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Originally Posted by DubCoffman62
I actually think that Carroll leaving will be a good thing for USC providing their best recruits don't jump ship after he leaves. I think his act was getting kind of stale there and he knows that his stock is only going to drop the longer he stays. They have enough talent returning even with the early departures to compete next season and if they get a good coach, watch out.
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Well, that's a unique perspective. I'll give you that. But, I don't see how anybody can repeat his success. He was arguably (with a nod to Urban, Mack and Saban) the best recruiter in the game. There will be a dropoff there. If you think LA and USC can sell itself, remmeber that USC was largely irrelevent on the national stage for most of two decades before Petey got there. Carroll was the perfect fit for that program and what it was selling. I don't think they'll find that very easily. I certainly don't think Riley , if he is there target, will do it. I don't think they'll fall off as hard as the pre-Petey era, but I think their days as the undisputed top dog out west are over.
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