Pete Carroll vs. Mark Sanchez

Earlier this week, USC quarterback Mark Sanchez decided to forgo his final year of collegiate eligibility and enter the 2009 NFL Draft...



His now former coach Pete Carroll was less than thrilled with this decision, and much has been made about the crumbling of the Sanchez/Carroll relationship...




Here's my take: Pete Carroll needs to learn how to act with some class. Seriously, why would you throw such a fit over your starting quarterback leaving for the NFL when he's projected to be the #1 or #2 player drafted at his position? It comes across as very selfish on Carroll's part, showing that he only cares about winning as opposed to the well-being of his players.

So what SHOULD Carroll have said? How about something like this...

"Well, I would have liked to see Mark stay in school. We really could have used him next year...however, this is his decision, and I respect it. He has given us 4 great years, and led us to another Rose Bowl victory this past year. I am grateful for his dedication to this program...I realize that this is HIS decision, and despite our disagreement I will support his final decision and stand by him in the future."

^Had Pete Carroll said something like that, I could have saved some of my respect for him. Sure, I understand where his displeasure with Sanchez's decision comes from, but I wish he could have handled it with a little more class.

In the mean time, Mark Sanchez is most likely gonna be a millionaire in a few months. Check out what ESPN analyst Mark May has to say about Sanchez's draft stock...