I think he's saying Pete Carroll was a major reason why USC got hit hard with sanctions. I don't think that's really "ran into the ground" though. RS and his staff recruited JH, that their fault. Recruit an Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin, or maybe even a Geno Smith, etc.... You don't have to stick with Jacory. Better yet, if you Recruit multiple QBs who can compete for the spot, if one starts throwing picks, you have another suitable replacement right behind him.
At some point people need to stop blaming RS for Miami football problems. He's gone, and will probably never come back. Move on from the past, and get over it. This is Al Goldens second year, whatever happens good or bad falls on his shoulders, no one elses.
To deny that this year's squad is still affected by the Shannon era is the worst nonsense I have read on this board since... Ever.
Have you heard that we are still under investigation by the NCAA for sanctions that occured in great part under Shannon? Did you know that this makes it a lot easier for other teams to talk **** about us when we try recruiting kids, or is it too hard to understand? As long as the sanctions have not dropped, and for that matter, as long as we are playing on reduced scholarships and such, we'll still have to blame, at least in part, the Corch and his predecessor. Hope you don't even try to deny that one.
Did you even read the original post here? Did you notice that an alarming number of players your Corch recruited never played a down here? Did you notice that our roster this year is composed of 36 FRESMEN to 11 seniors? Yeah, I guess Shannon left us with great depth and talent to be working with. As long as we have 3 times as many freshmen than we have seniors on the team, we'll have to put some of the blame on your beloved Corch's shoulders.
Have you missed out on the news? Did you know that 6 players left early for the NFL only to be drafted much lower than if they had stayed for 1 more year in college. This is crazy speculation, I agree, but don't you think it's remotely possible that they weren't on board for a culture change that looked like it demanded to word hard an dedicate to football where it was all fun and games before? As long as it takes to change the entitlement mantality on the team and the culture of not having to work to get onto the field -granted this shouldn't take too long to change because we've finally hired a coach who just gets it -, we'll have to blame teh ol' ball corch.
These are only a few examples of why and how we are still feeling the aftermath of the Shannon era, and wether you like it or not, people here aren't stupid enough to think that just because he's gone now, that there could be no lingering effect of his self-destructive tenure here.
