Steve Marriuci to USC Rumor
Reported on WDIV
Adam Schefter of ESPN suggests that Stve Marriuci could be the next coach at USC.
“One name that the USC program has been in contact with that now could gain some steam is former 49ers coach Steve Mariucci,” Schefter said.
“Steve Mariucci would welcome the opportunity to come back to coaching. He interviewed for the Washington Redskins' head coaching job a couple years ago, was offered the chance to go and coach the Redskins, didn't take the opportunity, went back home to California and has always reserved the right to return to coaching in the right opportunity.
“He's coached in college before, at California. He and USC have had some informal discussions throughout this past weekend. And now, with Del Rio staying at Jacksonville, with Mike Riley staying at Oregon State, you have to figure the conversations now could pick up some momentum and gain some steam.”
Quotes from the paper that shall not be named - http://www.freep.com/article/20100112/SPORTS01/100112052/1356/sports/ES…
However a coach that Mariucci used to work for as a QB coach says that he hasn't heard from USC.
"I talked with him this noon, and he said absolutely no contact had been made," Murphy said. "Whether he coaches (at USC) is irrelevant to me." I just hope he stays on the West Coast."
http://www.ocregister.com/news/coach-228791-mariucci-murphy.html
January 12th, 2010 at 6:34 PM ^
That should help spook a few recruits our way.
January 12th, 2010 at 6:36 PM ^
Steve can make some more of the classic, " We're building something good here" commercials we had to see for so long during his time with the Lions.
January 12th, 2010 at 6:38 PM ^
I don't know why anyone would want to go to the Titanic known as USC.
January 12th, 2010 at 6:43 PM ^
Anyone who is a damaged name in coaching would likely jump at the USC gig. USC is going to be under sanction and likely not pulling some top name coach. Rather some coach with a name, but his own problems, is likely to end up there. If he can keep the ship from totally sinking for a few years and maybe even do a bit of rebuilding when USC comes out of sanctions his stock goes up and some other program is likely to hire him away. Some like Leach or Mooch would be a prime optionf or USC.
Edit: Oh and the bonus is, if you mess it up, just blame the sanctions!
January 12th, 2010 at 7:53 PM ^
with the USC athletes.
January 12th, 2010 at 8:33 PM ^
Imagine four Michael Crabtree caliber athletes on the field at the same time. That's a scary thought for the anemic Pac 10 defenses.
January 13th, 2010 at 4:21 AM ^
I should have known that Lane Kiffin would captain the Titanic.
January 12th, 2010 at 6:38 PM ^
I don't really see any appeal to taking this job right now, with the sanction hammer about to unleash its wrath upon USC.
January 12th, 2010 at 6:53 PM ^
Why would anyone want him now that the Lions stench is on him?
January 12th, 2010 at 7:07 PM ^
I'm pretty sure that rumor contradicts an inviolable law of nature: Lions coaches can't have future success as head coaches anywhere else at any level. Now, if he were to take the job and fail miserably, then it wouldn't violate that law. But if he were to be successful somewhere after wallowing in the compost heap of the Lions, then the universe might implode or something.
January 12th, 2010 at 8:03 PM ^
Maybe if he turns out to be great at USC, the curse can be lifted?
January 12th, 2010 at 7:17 PM ^
in a second. For ANY coaching gig. It would be a helluva hire for USC.
January 12th, 2010 at 7:21 PM ^
I don't understand the comments ragging on Mooch. He has had success at nearly every place he has been a head coach.
The outlier is when he coached for the Lions. And lets be real, what coach could possibly have any chance to succeed with Millen as their GM?
January 12th, 2010 at 9:11 PM ^
It wouldn't be a bad hire, but there's no way he would have the same kind of success Pete Carroll had. It could get us some more recruits in SoCal
January 12th, 2010 at 9:17 PM ^
Lane Kiffin has accepted the USC job!!!!!
January 13th, 2010 at 12:58 AM ^
Thread, meet brick wall.
January 13th, 2010 at 8:30 AM ^
I do think it is possible that Mariucci would take the Tennessee job... Interestingly enough.
I would be forced to root for Tennessee in the SEC at that point - he's a Yooper.