... over one of the most successful decades in USC and major college football of all time.  Yet, the true test of the greatness of Pete Carroll is just before him. As impressive as was the rise of Caroll's Trojans to the top of the college football landscape and as was their ability to stay on top, getting back there to do it again after being knocked down would be the stuff of legend.

Since 2001, the national sports media has heaped well deserved praise on Carroll and the Trojans.  But, as with our media culture in general, the coverage of USC has been hyperbole filled absolutes.  You could always count on death, taxes, and the inevitability of a USC top-five finish.

With a possible USC rebuilding year ahead, most football expe...

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