Pete Carroll Quotes on Work & Career (6 Quotes)

I still don't know how the BCS rankings really work, except that computers are involved. And I don't know how you get mad at a computer.

It's all up to the individual. I think they've earned that right. They earned that by hard work.

It was just an OK game for us. But we got through the first game. Now we go watch the tape, go back to work. About a month from now we should be all right.

Obviously, the focus goes to Sanchez. He gets a great opportunity to be in charge, run the whole thing. We'll just try to maximize that, get Mike McDonald some work and wait for J.D. to get better.

Carroll confirmed Wednesday what long had been suspected. He has received a contract extension from USC that goes well beyond next season, which would have been the final year under the five-year, 7million contract he received when hired in December 2000. A long-term contract, however, won't stop Carroll from being mentioned as a candidate for open coaching jobs in the NFL. Still, he held firm to his position that a return to the league where he spent 17 years and always answered to someone else is not what he wants. I've got so much control and call every shot, ... I haven't changed my outlook on that at all. You know, to do something like I like to do it, you've got to do it over a long period of time. That's why this is a cherished moment for me in my coaching career. I'm right in the middle of something really special, and I can see it, it's very clear.

Since he's ahead of schedule, we should be able to give him the bulk of the work.