Pete Carroll and RR

If I was an 18-year old kid with no connections to anyone, I'd want to play for Pete Carroll. A guy who would say, "yeah, we'll lose a couple time outs in order to do something fun" seems like a guy who would make my college experience the best it could possibly be. Maybe it would only work in L.A., but Carroll is a master at making college football "Showtime." Michigan has always run a different sort of appeal: you're going to come here and be part of the greatest tradition in sports and get a degree from the greatest university that emphasizes football. That's a strong appeal as well, but Carroll's appeal would seem to be a bit more seductive to a kid / young man in high school. I liked the surprise swim event RR threw for the team in August. That seems like something Carroll would do. And I like the reputation for innovation that RR has established, at least on the offensive side of the ball. I think he has the potential to be a Pete Carroll, and maybe even more. We shall see. Of course, if USC drops to UCLA this week because of a needed TO, everyone will be saying what an idiot Carroll is. But some risks are worth taking.