SAN FRANCISCO -- Coach Carroll became a history professor today,using the past to illustrate a powerful lesson to his team.
During this morning's team meeting, Carroll gave his players perspective for their current state by harkening back to the end of the 2006 season, when the Trojans lost a heartbreaker to UCLA in the season finale, a game that, if won, would've sent USC to the BCS championship game. Instead, the Trojans lost and went on to the Rose Bowl, where they bounced back and dominated Michigan in a 32-18 win.
Using the ups and downs from 2006, Carroll hoped to create some hope and excitement for the opportunity presented in Saturday's Emerald Bowl following a season full of peaks and valleys.
"It was so disappointing, but we had to get over that disappointment," Carroll said this morning, referring to the end of the 2006 season. "We realized that it's what are you going to do about it that counts.
"And that's what's happening now for us too."
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