Comments on: Pete Carroll’s “Play Anybody” Philosophy Continues to Pay Off

By: Boise News

Boise News — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:24:29 +0000

I am always a little shocked at football philosophy’s that work. I was reading the other day about a high school coach who does NOT punt. Every posession is 4 downs… no matter where they are on the field. 3rd down and the ball on their own ten with 10 yeards to go… they go for it. As crazy as it sounds… they have won their championship several times.

By: jack

jack — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 23:02:59 +0000

USC does try to schedule a “real” SEC team every season (such as Florida, LSU, Alabama), but ever since the beatdowns on Auburn and Arkansas, SEC teams stopped taking the challenge. Your argument, Bonell, is idiotic.

By: bonelldonnell

bonelldonnell — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:58:59 +0000

I was going to write, “Teams that play UW and WSU every year should be ineligible for bowl games.”

Then USC goes out and lays an egg with UW???

PC should want to “play anyone (good, presumably), anytime.” He can’t seem to motivate his team when they are 20+ point favorites.

FYI-Florida laid a big egg this weekend and still won.

For a guy who will play anyone, USC might want to schedule a real SEC team more than once in twenty-five years.

By: Bill

Bill — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:47:44 +0000

Get your asses in gear and play some competition all year instead of 4 or 5 games.

By: Bill

Bill — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:44:16 +0000

But, should they be ranked, that high after beating a high school team.

By: Roger Pimentel

Roger Pimentel — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:33:49 +0000

I actually can’t agree with this, for two reasons.

First, it’s not a black-and-white indicator of skill level. Florida’s opponent Troy was, by my count, ranked below 18 FCS (formerly D2) teams in the RPI.

Second, this sort of rule would really hurt those FCS teams, who stand to profit financially by playing against big-name teams. That’s why they do it, for the paycheck they get… and a rule like this would effectually mean that no FBS team would ever want to play an FCS team again.

By: Tom Scott

Tom Scott — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:35:49 +0000

It is this simple – teams that play d2 schools should not be elligable for a BCS bowl game.