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USC's 'spoof' video pulled because of negative feedback - Los Angeles Times
Bruins Nation: Front Page Posts found this 5/14/2008 on www.latimes.com [flag]
An attempt at humor -- something that Coach Pete Carroll said "we were just having fun with" -- backfired on the USC program this week, prompting the school to pull a video off youtube.com. The footage was of Carroll's son, Brennan, the Trojans' tight ends coach, putting a group of potential walk-ons through a series of drills during a tryout. Throughout, Brennan Carroll is shown hamming it ... [link]

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Roundup From BN Walk: News & Notes
Published 5/14/2008 by Nestor at Bruins Nation: Front Page Posts
... Telep of Rivals.com and Jerry Meyer of Scout.com. Again we will wait till something official happens and then readjust our depth chart for next season. Needless to say we are making progress from the worst case nuclear scenario that we had laid out right after the end of this past season. Lastly, we will end with yet another note on Southern Cal. Remember the video of Brendon Carroll, University of Second Choice alerted us to a week ago today? Well the video has been pulled, the LA Times dutifully provided this explanation out of Heritage ...

CURIOUS INDEX, 5/14/08
Published 5/14/2008 by Orson Swindle at EDSBS
... Brennan Carroll will have to tell you he loves you in person. The Brennan Carroll “Mic’d Up” video from USCRipsIt.com has been pulled thanks to that dastardly COACH Rick Neuheisel across town allegedly using it and the copious profanities in the short clip of the USC tight ends coach working with walkons in negative recruiting. ...

Pete Carroll, Tim Floyd, USC and Scandal (3rd Update)
Published 5/15/2008 by Menelaus at Bruins Nation: Front Page Posts
... based upon character concerns. In late April or early May, 2008, a video was posted on Pete Carroll's website starring his son, Brennan.  The video, replete with profanity and questionable behavior, was widely ridiculed, and was allegedly used against USC in recruiting.  In mid-May, the video was removed from youtube.com, with Carroll explaining that it was just a "spoof." May 2, 2008, the judge in the civil ...

Using New Media Tools To Boost Winners: Need To See Urgency From Morgan Ctr
Published 8/5/2008 by Nestor at Bruins Nation: Front Page Posts
... from youtube.com, with Carroll explaining that it was just a "spoof."”] But still … big ups to them for not being afraid to get their guys out there and aggressively doing what they need to do the shape the coverage of their teams on their terms. ...

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Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times : A USC "spoof" video featuring Brennan Carroll, son of USC coach Pete Carroll, has been pulled off YouTube . UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel reportedly was showing the video to recruits because he thought it reflected negatively on USC's program. Jake Schaller, Colorado Springs Gazette : The U.S. Army is reviewing its "Alternative Service Option" program that allows ...