SAN FRANCISCO -- The Trojans now have the rest of the night off to explore San Francisco and see the sights, but they're not going into the free time blind and uninformed.
As if he was an employee of the tourism bureau of San Francisco, Coach Carroll shared the city's highlights and must-see locales with his players during tonight's welcome dinner at the team hotel. He also gave a multimedia geography lesson of the main areas of San Francisco so his players know where Fisherman's Wharf, the Embarcadero and other key points are.
The Trojans do have some restraints for the night ahead. Curfew is set for 1 a.m., and always intimidating linebackers coach Ken Norton Jr., the de facto curfew checker, made sure the players were aware of the importance of following the team's curfew rule.
"That really means 12:30," Norton bellowed out to the players during tonight's Emerald Bowl welcome dinner. "We don't mess with bed check."






