Pete Carroll's Off-season: Mind-boggling

Remember a couple of months ago when it seemed Pete Carroll was destined for cabin fever? A new NCAA rule was preventing him from traveling the country to recruit. USC's coach apparently suggested that some of his peers might be lazy -- something you could never accuse him of. Carroll could have tossed his hands up in the air and spent all his time on some beautiful South Bay beach. Though he did managed to squeeze that in last weekend, here are some of the ways he's been passing the time:

1. Driving an aircraft carrier. Enough said.
2. Getting 5,000 friends on Facebook. The man's been on the social networking site fewer than five months, and he already hit the maximum number of friends (amazingly, only a third of his Facebook friends are in the USC network). As a result, the powers that be created a separate Pete Carroll fan page. You can't make this stuff up.
3. Leading a peace march/rally. Sure, it hasn't happened. Yet. On Aug. 2, Carroll will be a featured speaker at the Coliseum for LA LivePeace '08. Yes, you are invited.