Can somebody give me some Pete Carroll history.

Spleenhawk2.0":zn29uway said:

I remember when the Seahawks first hired PC, I was very intrigued by the USC scandal. I knew something was up with Reggie Bush, but had not followed it very closely. It seemed that when you looked at the details of the case, that the NCAA was clearly dragging their feet on any punishment - a prolonged investigation let to eventually waiting 5 years on a decision (which seems unheard of based on the speed of sanctions delivered in other scandals). A few of the details as I remember them:

-The actual scandal involved Bush (and Mayo) receiving benefit from an agent. The agent had paid for housing for his parents, along with allegedly hiring Bush (and probably supplying him with a vehicle) during his college days. Many to this day accuse Carroll of knowing what was happening with Bush, and ignoring the problem (at best), or even being the catalyst that introduced Bush to the agent. I do not believe Carroll knew what was happening.
-The sanctions that were handed down were almost a "Death Penalty" to the USC program. There were many elements of the sanctions handed down that were incredibly inconsistent with other similar scandals. It really seemed that the NCAA and Pac10 hated the culture Carroll had created at USC - Media allowed full access to practices, celebrities regularly visiting the team, players having fun, etc.... Many outsiders looked at what was happening and immediately assumed that the program must be "out of control" (sound familiar?). But the part that does not make any sense is why wait 5 years after Bush graduated to destroy the program? None of the players involved were still on the team. The head coach had already left. Was the NCAA just as upset (or maybe more upset) with Pat Haden (USC athletic director). The whole thing seemed WAY too heavy handed, especially after waiting for 5 years to rule.

-Remember the Cam Newton scandal? The scandal involved Newtons dad, along with a former Miss. St. Player approaching Miss. State coaches prior to Newton deciding what school to attend, requesting well over $100,000 cash payments for attending that school. It was determined that Miss. St. was the only school Newton's dad approached for money (right), and that Cam had no knowledge of the situation. No one was punished, and Auburn was allowed to continue to play Newton
-Remember the Ohio State scandal? Terrell Pryor, along with 4 other Ohio State players traded sports memorabilia for tattoos (a lot of tattoos), and sold much memorabilia for cash. The 5 players were suspended for 5 games, but all were allowed to play in the bowl game that season. As far as I know, Ohio State was never punished for lack of "Institutional Control"
-Remember the Miami Scandal? Booster Nevin Shapiro (currently serving 20 years in prison for orchestrating a $930 million ponzi scheme) had spent millions of dollars between 2002 and 2010 on recruits, athletes, and coaches. The NCAA was able to document almost $200,000 in benefits received. This was a very bad guy, who was paying off everyone in the program. He was essentially paying everyone to look like a "big shot". The punishment? One year bowl ban (school self imposed), 9 scholarships revoked (3 per year for 3 years) and probation for 3 years.
-USC sanctions? 30 scholarships revoked (10 per year for 3 years), every victory vacated between Dec. 2004 through the 2005 season, 3 year bowl ban, and 4 years probation. Bush, under pressure and threat that NCAA would revoke his Heisman trophy, eventually gave it back.

There was definitely more going on with the Bush decision than any wrong doings by USC, or Pete Carroll. Very, very fishy. The problem with the whole scandal is that it has propelled the myth of "Pete the Cheat"....considering there is no evidence of his involvement in the scandal, or that he left USC to avoid the sanctions.

A couple of other interesting articles:
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/20 ... -happened/
http://msn.foxsports.com/collegefootbal ... lty-052611

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