Pete’s on the Hot Seat

We may never know how many people fill out March Madness brackets each year.  Tons of people who haven’t watched a single game get in on the action.  Heck, it probably draws a lot of people who couldn’t tell you any of the rules of the game other than you try to get the ball to go through the net.

So most USC fans would have still been able to join the fun regardless of what happened during last weekend’s PAC-10 Tournament and Sunday’s selection show.  But now that the Trojans will be fighting for a chance at the national championship, we can truly be invested in the excitement of the upcoming weeks.

And it’s all thanks to the genius and tenacity of Tim Floyd, USC’s basketball coach.  After the team’s incredible performance against Arizona State on Saturday, I imagine many of you had the same thought as me:

Finally, a USC coach who makes good second half adjustments:

Remember that time Pete Carroll lost to Stanford at home?  No, no, the other time.

That’s right.  It happened TWICE.

Read more in The Losses.

A recent report has revealed the highest paid people at private universities throughout the country.  Coming in at number two on the list is Columbia’s David N. Silvers, a clinical professor for dermatology.  This man makes 4.3 million dollars a year.

Now, that might sound crazy.  But at least he’s a lot better at dealing with blemishes than the number one person on the list.  In case you haven’t guess it by now, it’s the one, the only, the Pete Carroll.