Happy Halloween From Pete Carroll

Jason · 11-02-2005, 05:11 PM

From the Pasadena News:

"Don't know if you heard about this but Monday night, USC tailback LenDale White quit the football team and shouted profanities from the roof of a nearby building before fighting with a staff member. Then before anyone could do anything, the staff member threw LenDale off the roof! Utter horror was the general feeling of onlookers until it became known that it was only a dummy of LenDale that fell four floors -- all a pre-planned Halloween joke by USC coach Pete Carroll. Unfortunately not everybody thought it was funny. Many team members thought it was for real. Linebacker Oscar Lua said, "That was horrible. What was that about?" But it seems the school administration is okay with it. No disciplinary action is expected. And it was Halloween."

Sublimity · 11-02-2005, 05:14 PM

Yeah, I heard about this story and thought it was funny. All in all, a pretty good joke.

darkhorse · 11-02-2005, 07:26 PM

Reminds me of actress Randi Ingerman appearing on the Italian equivalent of Candid Camera and being punk'd into believing that her husband had been unfaithful. Too bad she miscarried. But, hey, it was a joke!

Sublimity · 11-02-2005, 08:37 PM

Well if one of the Trojans miscarries, I'll apologize for laughing.

darkhorse · 11-02-2005, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Sublimity

Well if one of the Trojans miscarries, I'll apologize for laughing.

With proper use, it seems unlikely.

sebastian0622 · 11-02-2005, 08:41 PM

I worked with some of the most jokin'est, prankin'est mofos ever while I was at my last duty station in the Marines.

But there were a few things that were generally off limits--joking about any kind of death or about any thing that would majorly screw up a career. Practical jokes aren't too funny when everyone has empathy for a target who is totally distraught or are distraught themselves as a result.

Not that what Carroll did is a big deal or that he should be punished...it just wasn't funny.

ednote · 11-03-2005, 08:33 AM

News flash: Football coach does something stupid....what ARE the odds?

canadiancreed · 11-03-2005, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by ednote

News flash: Football coach does something stupid....what ARE the odds?

looking almost even nowadays

andymac · 11-03-2005, 08:40 AM

I saw the footage and there is no way anyone could think an actual body went off that roof...the dummy basically "floated" down to the ground.

canadiancreed · 11-03-2005, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by andymac

I saw the footage and there is no way anyone could think an actual body went off that roof...the dummy basically "floated" down to the ground.

maybe they though since he was so full of hot air he'd float down.

Cardinal Rule · 11-03-2005, 11:35 AM

Interesting thing about this is that I bet anyone on the team would believe LenDale White would be upset at his lack of playing time. I mean the guy is a pretty good back but he gets almost no run because of Bush and Leinart. There are a number of schools out there where he would be the featured back.

Sublimity · 11-03-2005, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Cardinal Rule

Interesting thing about this is that I bet anyone on the team would believe LenDale White would be upset at his lack of playing time. I mean the guy is a pretty good back but he gets almost no run because of Bush and Leinart. There are a number of schools out there where he would be the featured back.

I heard from some radio personality that's why they did it that way, because White had kind of grumbled about playing time earlier.

Also heard they originally talked to Reggie Bush about it, but he's afraid of heights and wouldn't go up on the building.

drprestwood · 11-03-2005, 02:02 PM

I think this is fine.

11-02-2005, 05:11 PM	#1
Jason Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 3,855	Happy Halloween From Pete Carroll From the Pasadena News: "Don't know if you heard about this but Monday night, USC tailback LenDale White quit the football team and shouted profanities from the roof of a nearby building before fighting with a staff member. Then before anyone could do anything, the staff member threw LenDale off the roof! Utter horror was the general feeling of onlookers until it became known that it was only a dummy of LenDale that fell four floors -- all a pre-planned Halloween joke by USC coach Pete Carroll. Unfortunately not everybody thought it was funny. Many team members thought it was for real. Linebacker Oscar Lua said, "That was horrible. What was that about?" But it seems the school administration is okay with it. No disciplinary action is expected. And it was Halloween."

11-02-2005, 05:14 PM	#2
Sublimity Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: This thread. Posts: 3,199	Yeah, I heard about this story and thought it was funny. All in all, a pretty good joke. __________________ mrs ria: I hereby dub Sublimity the Glorious Upholder of the 5B3. Current leading vote-getter in the Worst Poster in OT History poll.

11-02-2005, 07:26 PM	#3
darkhorse Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2002 Location: fort worth, tx Posts: 10,850	Reminds me of actress Randi Ingerman appearing on the Italian equivalent of Candid Camera and being punk'd into believing that her husband had been unfaithful. Too bad she miscarried. But, hey, it was a joke! __________________ "The Human Torch was denied a bank loan." Last edited by darkhorse; 11-02-2005 at 07:27 PM.

11-02-2005, 08:37 PM	#4
Sublimity Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: This thread. Posts: 3,199	Well if one of the Trojans miscarries, I'll apologize for laughing. __________________ mrs ria: I hereby dub Sublimity the Glorious Upholder of the 5B3. Current leading vote-getter in the Worst Poster in OT History poll.

11-03-2005, 08:33 AM	#7
ednote Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ironwood, Mich. Posts: 222	News flash: Football coach does something stupid....what ARE the odds? __________________ The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It's been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt, and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game, is a part of our past, Ray. It reminds us of all that once was good, and that could be again. Oh people will come, Ray. People will most definitely come. --Terence Mann, somewhere in a cornfield in Iowa

11-02-2005, 08:41 PM	#6
sebastian0622 Banned Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,465	I worked with some of the most jokin'est, prankin'est mofos ever while I was at my last duty station in the Marines. But there were a few things that were generally off limits--joking about any kind of death or about any thing that would majorly screw up a career. Practical jokes aren't too funny when everyone has empathy for a target who is totally distraught or are distraught themselves as a result. Not that what Carroll did is a big deal or that he should be punished...it just wasn't funny.

11-03-2005, 08:40 AM	#9
andymac Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Effingham, IL Posts: 5,725	I saw the footage and there is no way anyone could think an actual body went off that roof...the dummy basically "floated" down to the ground. __________________ June Madness: Links FTB: andymac

11-03-2005, 11:35 AM	#11
Cardinal Rule All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Omaha Posts: 1,199	Interesting thing about this is that I bet anyone on the team would believe LenDale White would be upset at his lack of playing time. I mean the guy is a pretty good back but he gets almost no run because of Bush and Leinart. There are a number of schools out there where he would be the featured back. __________________ "Go Crazy Folks!" Jack Buck

11-03-2005, 02:02 PM	#13
drprestwood All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,501	I think this is fine.