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Pete Carroll Biography |
| Title: |
Former Head Coach of the University of California (USC) football team |
| Position: |
Pro to the question "Should College Football Replace the Bowl Championship Series (BCS)
with a Playoff System?" |
| Reasoning: |
"I think it [the BCS] stinks. I don't think it's the way it should be... I don't understand how the thing works, I don't really know... What is the criteria of the process? Is it to pick the team that has the best season, that has the season that you like the most and feel best about voting for? Or is it the best team at the end of the year, the team that would win a playoff system if you did have it? I don't know how the computer thing works... I don't know how the computer knows how good another team is. I don't understand that... We should end our season with a championship game and a big party afterward... You're still going to have some upset teams. But I think in taking eight teams, you're most likely not going to leave a team out of there that would win the whole thing." |
| Theoretical Expertise Ranking: |
Experts
Individuals with PhDs or equivalent advanced degrees in fields relevant to sports policy. Also top-level government officials (such as foreign leaders, US presidents, Founding Fathers, Supreme Court Justices, members of legislative bodies, cabinet members, military leaders, etc.) with positions relevant to college football legislation. |
| Involvement and Affiliations: |
Head Coach, Seattle Seahawks, Jan. 11, 2010-present
Head Coach, University of Southern California (USC) football team, 2001-2009
Recipient, Pac-10 Coach of the Year, 2003-2006
Recipient, National Quarterback Club College Coach of the Year, 2004
Recipient: American Football Coaches Association Division I-A Coach of the Year; Maxwell Club College Coach of the Year; Home Depot National Coach of the Year; ESPN.com National Coach of the Year; Pigskin Club of Washington D.C. Coach of the Year; and All-American Football Foundation Frank Leahy Co-Coach of the Year, 2003
Head Coach, New England Patriots, 1997-1999
Defensive Coordinator, San Francisco 49ers, 1995-1996
Head Coach, New York Jets, 1994
Defensive Coordinator, New York Jets, 1990-1993
Defensive Backs Coach, Minnesota Vikings, 1985-1989
Assistant Head Coach and Offensive Coordinator, University of the Pacific football team, 1983
Defensive Coordinator and Secondary Coach, North Carolina State football team, 1980-1982
Secondary Coach, Ohio State football team, 1979
Secondary Coach, Iowa State, 1978
Graduate Assistant and Secondary Coach, University of the Pacific, 1974-1977 |
| Education: |
BS, Business Administration, University of the Pacific, 1973
Attended College of Marin |
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As Head Coach at USC, he won seven consecutive Pac-10 titles (2002-2008), two national championships (2003-2004), and led the USC Trojans to a 97-19 record |
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