End of an Era: This is Damn Depressing

Football Fiends—

Back in 2001 when USC fired Paul Hackett and eventually hired Pete Carroll, the hire took 18 days. We’re into day two here and its already damn depressing to this Trojan fan. Hey, look I KNOW our AD is a jackass who doesn’t get along with anyone and I KNOW our President is retiring in August and then of course I KNOW we’ve got those pesky pending NCAA sanctions.

But we’re still USC. The University of Southern California. The Trojans. One of the most storied football programs in NCAA history. And we’ve got talent. And we’ve got money (hence the NCAA bullshit) and…

Really? No one wants us?

Jack Del Rio is staying with the Jacksonville Jaguars. I can’t blame him, his guaranteed $15 million over the next two years would be hard to pass up (in other news- is he single? HA HA HA I kid I kid! Um, sort of. He is a Trojan Alum after all!).

Jeff Fisher is reportedly not all that interested due to the looming NCAA penalties. Steve Mariucci was spotted on campus today.I am not sure how I feel about that just yet, but I am not jumping for joy.

Herm Edwards and Jon Gruden are, in this Gridiron Goddess’s opinion — entirely wrong for the job.

Chris Petersen at Boise State — well that COULD be interesting. But can he win off the Smurf Turf? Dirk Koetter and Dan Hawkins haven’t fared all that well since leaving Boise.  Koetter crashed and burned at ASU while Hawkins has been mired in controversy and struggle at Colorado.

Like I said, this is all just damn depressing.

And I worry. I worry that we’ll end up with the second coming of the Paul Hackett years. And as we all know, those were dark days indeed for USC Football.

-Your anxious Gridiron Goddess