Can'd Camera

About a month ago the USC football program* released a goofy video featuring tight end coach Brennan Carroll (Pete's son) putting prospective walk-ons through the paces and hamming it up. Initial reaction was either positive or mildly perplexed. Apparently opinions headed south and now the program has decided to yank it off of YouTube. That follows allegations that Rick Neuheisel used it to recruit against USC and Deadspin's blasting the video. A lot was made over the use of profanity, which we all know is prohibited in footba ... wait. Nevermind.

Humor is very subjective. Most of this stuff is targeted to recruits and I doubt that's who was complaining. This particular video was full of absurdity, with delivery varying from deadpan to eccentric. Here are a few actual lines from the video and who I could picture saying them:

Peter Griffin: "Whistle! Whistle! Whistle! Good. I don't have a whistle. I just say whistle."

Dr. Gregory House: When told they don't have enough stopwatches to do two drills at once: "We don't need 'em. I'll do it in my head."

Denny Crane: "I don't necessarily need to check my watch to know it's time to go."

Eric Cartman (or perhaps said to him): "This is dog wosh. Those shorts are way too tight for you. Way too tight on the shorts."

Michael Scott: When asked if there were any prospects: "Zero. But they could all make it."

My guess is that there's some sort of generation gap. I wonder if people upset about the video could identify at least two of these five characters. Then again, Deadspin and Gutty Little Bruins both skew toward the right demographic, and neither one liked it. Obviously if you don't like (or get) the humor, Brennan Carroll might look like a pretty big jerk. And profanity, although beeped, might not be appropriate for younger recruits. So ... what say you?

* The video was produced by TrojanTV All Access and released on PeteCarroll.com and USCRipsIt.com.

Comments

[silverlake bruin]

besides being born, what exactly did he do to earn a job?

[DFWTrojan]

It was absolutely hilarious. I think generation gap nails the issue. The Peter Griffin and Denny Crane references are spot on. I am highly confident that 98% of the walk-on candidates would say they had the day of their lives during that tryout. Brennan was hysterical.

[Bill Baldwin,Jr.]

Since the video is not viewable, I can't vote on it.But I can ask the question of those who have seen Pete Carroll in action from day one at USC, Does anyone really think Pete Carroll would allow something to be broadcast on his website and featuring his son no less, to reflect badly on USC or himself and his son? I can't believe he would and until I can see the video for myself, I would have to back the coach.

Meanwhile, you have to wonder just how desperate things are getting already over at Westwood Tech?
It must be ramping up pretty quickly for guys like Norm Chow, since it's not an exaggeration to say the Bruins best quarterback even if they're all healthy is still the head coach