Why Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll got what he deserved

Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll received much of the blame for the way they lost the Super Bowl. But those who have followed his career know he got what he deserved.

Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Caroll has received much of the blame for the disastrous pass call at the goal line in the final moments of the Seahawks Super Bowl loss to the New England Patriots.

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The image will resonate forever. The pain, the anguish, the disappointment on Carroll´s face when Seattle by-passed a handoff to Marshawn Lynch in favor of a pass that was designed to surprise New England, but instead resulted in an interception that sent Bill Belichick, Tom Brady and company into exhilaration.

But those who have followed Carroll´s career know that he has finally gotten what he has always deserved. What goes around comes around. Karma is a….!

Ironically, his first big coaching opportunity came with the Patriots. He followed Bill Parcells. There he lived off of the foundation that Parcells built. He won the AFC East, taking credit for the system and players he inherited. But from there it was all down hill. Finally, Patriots owner Robert Kraft, perhaps smarting from his mistake of parting ways with Parcells, tried to cover up Carroll´s deficiencies.

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“A lot of things were going on that made it difficult for him to stay, some of which were out of his control. And it began with following a legend,¨ Kraft said according to the Los Angeles Times.

So Carroll headed to USC. The Trojans hired him only after they struck out on their top three choices. Once again, he had fallen into good fortune. He was at the right place at the right time. Alumni, media and fans shook their heads in disbelief.

The feelings did change when Carroll led USC to two national championships. He talked how great he had it, and the possibility retiring at USC, according to ESPN.com. ¨I am prepared to do that . That’s the way I look at it, like this is the last job I’m ever going to have. I approach it that way. Now, whether it is or not, I don’t know. Someone asked me the other day, ‘Does that mean you’re never going to leave?’ Why do people want to make you say that? I have no idea, but I can’t imagine doing anything else. It’s a great place to be. I’ve been so lucky and fortunate. I owe so much to the school and the people who follow it. And the guys who played for us. I love being here.”

But whispers were circulating as to how he was getting it done. He grinned when Reggie Bush pushed Matt Leinart into the endzone to beat Notre Dame-a clear rules violation. Then he bolted to the Seahawks before news of sanctions against USC surfaced.

And he left the Trojans instead of taking the medicine for what had happened under his watch. He let the school sort out the sanctions which included bowl bans, vacated wins and loss of scholarships. Much of the blame was attributed to Reggie Bush. But Carroll jumped ship right when the seas got rough.

And instead of taking accountability, he blamed the NCAA for doing its job. “I thought the NCAA’s investigation into USC was dealt with poorly and very irrationally and done with way too much emotion instead of facts,¨ he said according to ESPN.¨I sat in the meetings. I listened to the people talk. I listened to the venom that they had for our program… They tried to make it out like it was something else. They made a terrible error.”

And when the Seahawks showed that they were sore losers at the end of the Super Bowl, that was no surprise. They showed how well they had been prepared by their coach to handle adversity. Everything was wonderful as long as they were on top. But when their crown was being taken away, they cried like babies. They had no discipline, no sense of sportsmanship.

So the anguish and disappointment that showed on Carroll´s face when the Patriots intercepted the Seahawks bid for back to back titles left no one feeling sorry for him. And it shouldn´t have.

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