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Originally Posted by The Ditch

It's funny how people are saying things like this. Not to rag on you specifically but it's absurd to say something like that. To be honest you never really know what is going to happen until he gets his first season. Most coaches started in the NCAA to begin with anyways, and the fact he's coached in the NFL before in multiple capacities.

I'm not saying he's going to do well, I will say I think he'll post a better record than Mora but to claim he will fail because he had success in the NCAA is ridiculous.

I get what youre saying – And I was definitely generalizing…I actually think Carrol has a better chance than most, just because USC is run very much like a pro team in terms of playing style...



But as far as college coaches coming directly to the NFL – lets go down the recent list:


Bobby Petrino, Atlanta Falcons - Abject Failure
Lane Kiffin, Oakland Raiders - Abject Failure
Rich Brooks – St. Louis Rams - Fail.
Dennis Erickson – 49ers/Seahwaks - Disastrous Failure
Steve Spurrier – Redskins - Hilariously Disastrous Failure
Barry Switzer – Cowboys - Was really a crappy coach, inherited a ridiculously talented team.
Jimmy Johnson - Cowboys - Really the only genuinely successful coach who came directly from college to the NFL.
Tom Coughlin - Tough time with the Jags, but turned it around with the NYG.


The bottom line here is that its really a different universe coaching in the NFL than it is to coach in college - and if I was a GM, I would never, ever hire a coach directly out of college as my HC. Maybe as a coordinator, fine - but not to run the team.

Its actually a bit like Brent Sutter going to the NHL - its a lot different dealing with grown men than it is dealing with kids.