Pete Carroll 'absolutely shocked' by USC sanctions: Barf Alert

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[Bad~Rodeo]

Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll has responded Thursday afternoon to the NCAA sanctions against his former USC Trojans football team with a videotaped message released on YouTube via his Twitter account.

Carroll said he was "absolutely shocked" by the NCAA's decision to bring the hammer down on his former program with a two-year bowl ban and stripping of 30 scholarships over the next three seasons.

"I am extremely disappointed we have to deal with this right now," he said. "After going through the process from the depositions and interviews over years and years and also participating in the hearing with the NCAA, I never thought there were any facts that supported these significant sanctions that have come forth."

He said the primary issue was always whether the university and his staff were aware of the illegal undertakings at USC. Carroll said they were "not aware of any of these findings" and the NCAA infractions committee had an agenda that took them "beyond the facts" of the case.

"I am extremely disappointed we have to deal

[wac3rd]

Is that why he left?

[Bad~Rodeo]

Oh yeah, he turned and burned, the jerk

[GOP_Raider]

I’m (still) not feeling well, so visualize one of my pretty looking ping list advertisements here. Thanks.

[Bad~Rodeo]

We can do that, get to feeling better

[A CA Guy]

USC could challenge them in a real court.

[Man50D]

He’s shocked they found out.

[GOP_Raider]

Thanks. I’ve been fighting off mono for the past month and every time I think I have it out of my system it makes a comeback.

[Retired Greyhound]

So shoked he took the Seahawks job.

[Bad~Rodeo]

Screw challenging the NCAA, take Pete’s ass to court. He’s the one that’s costing them money and scholarships. It would send a clear message to other coaches that they will be held accountable

[OldDeckHand]

Pete Carroll 'absolutely shocked' that the by USC sanctions didn't come earlier

Fixed it.

[hinckley buzzard]

Carroll always did strike me as a slime-ball. This whole sordid affair simply confirms it.

[Bad~Rodeo]

ohh man, mono

[Bad~Rodeo]

LOL~...thanks, L~

[Viking2002]

I was waiting for that pic to surface. LOL

"But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: for men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away, for his name is Obama."

[MississippiMan]

Boo. Hoo.

MM

[devere]

On the whole I agree with Carroll.

[SmithL]

This orange-blooded Volunteer is all broken up by all of this.

[Bad~Rodeo]

hands you a tissue

[OKSooner]

I'd like to visualize Pete Carroll having to answer for this instead of coaching the Seattle Seahawks and leaving USC holding the bag.

Not that I've ever been a USC fan, but I am always fair. :)

"The bigga crook always get away."