Single-minded focus

By Jordan Moore on December 16, 2009 3:28 PM | No Comments

Finals are over, school's out and the Trojans are shifting into a new phase of the season.

"This is bowl mode now," Coach Carroll excitedly said during this afternoon's team meeting. "No school, just football."

It all gets going with today's meetings and practice, the opening portion of a three-day installation process before taking two days off prior to Emerald Bowl week. The strategy for today, Thursday and Friday closely mimics what Carroll did when he worked under legendary coach Bill Walsh with the San Francisco 49ers leading up to Super Bowls and playoff games following byes -- the team spends the week before the game constructing the framework before shining it up during game week.

"We always do the planning the week before the championship game so when we get there and it's game week, we're polishing, cleaning up and getting well-versed with the game plan," Carroll told his players this afternoon.

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