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Why would Peterson go to Wash and not USC?

Posted on 12/18/13 at 2:09 pm
Posted by Vanilla Ice
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5455 posts
Posted on 12/18/13 at 2:09 pm
Sorry if Germans.

Just doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me.
Posted by HailHailtoMichigan!
Mission Viejo, CA
Member since Mar 2012
69370 posts
Posted on 12/18/13 at 2:11 pm to
USC is a douche-school. Petersen is a good man and wouldn't be a good fit there.
Posted by Sevendust912
Member since Jun 2013
11366 posts
Posted on 12/18/13 at 2:11 pm to
Better fit for him. Likes the Pac. NW. Doesn't want a high profile gig. Honestly, I'd prolly go to Washington over USC also. Seattle is awesome
Posted by AUCE05
Member since Dec 2009
42574 posts
Posted on 12/18/13 at 2:13 pm to
I think he got his start there.
Posted by Sid in Lakeshore
Member since Oct 2008
41956 posts
Posted on 12/18/13 at 2:15 pm to
Doesn't want to live/work in the hood?
Posted by CGSC Lobotomy
Member since Sep 2011
80462 posts
Posted on 12/18/13 at 2:17 pm to
Seattle is much closer to Boise than Los Angeles is.

Lower cost of living

Better medical care

Air isn't complete shite

There's MANY reasons why you would choose Seattle over Hollywierd.
Posted by rebeloke
Member since Nov 2012
16145 posts
Posted on 12/18/13 at 2:19 pm to
Dude runs closed practices and does the bare min media stuff. USC is the highest profile HC position as far as media. He also has a child with medical needs and there is supposed to be a great hosipital there with what they need. That alone is one of his greatest concerns.
Posted by the4thgen
Dallas, tx
Member since Sep 2010
1781 posts
Posted on 12/18/13 at 3:23 pm to
Probably didn't want to deal with the super-douche AD they have there at USC.
Posted by benhamin5555
Member since Oct 2009
2368 posts
Posted on 12/18/13 at 4:11 pm to
USC is no longer the job it once was. The location of the school sucks, the fans are a bunch of idiots who expect to be as good as they were under Carroll and it's not going to be fun having to recruit against Jim Mora Jr. Sark had his work cut out for him that's for sure.
Posted by TigerRantMan99
Bucktown
Member since Feb 2009
2076 posts
Posted on 12/18/13 at 4:21 pm to
Ummm, L.A. or Northwest for a guy that does not want to be in the media a ton and apparently likes shitty weather. I would prefer Washington over USC when looking at family places to live.
Posted by Riseupfromtherubble
You'll Never Walk Alone
Member since Jun 2011
38382 posts
Posted on 12/18/13 at 4:31 pm to
Peterson is a bird of different feather. Not a guy that's fueled by the things that fuel other big name coaches
Posted by Jarlaxle
Calimport
Member since Dec 2010
2869 posts
Posted on 12/18/13 at 4:36 pm to
He has a child with special needs. They have found good doctors in that area of the country and wanted to stay close to them. So the Washington job was better due to the proximity to his doctors.

Plus I dont think he wanted to have his family living in L.A.
Posted by Tiger in NY
Neptune Beach, FL
Member since Sep 2003
30388 posts
Posted on 12/18/13 at 4:48 pm to
Agreed on the douche school part, and he prolly knows that sanctions will likely follow Kiffin and Orgeron
Posted by cajunbama
Metairie
Member since Jan 2007
30949 posts
Posted on 12/18/13 at 6:09 pm to
Because southern California is not in the Pacific Northwest?
Posted by LSU Shreddin
Denver
Member since Feb 2009
1426 posts
Posted on 12/18/13 at 6:56 pm to
Correct me if I am wrong, but Haden interviewed Peterson and decided to go another direction.

According to an article I read, Peterson made it clear he was interested.

It wasn't Peterson's decision not to go to USC.
Posted by aslavey
Chicago
Member since Nov 2013
1380 posts
Posted on 12/19/13 at 9:30 am to
1. Seattle >>>>>>>>>>>> Los Angeles
2. Closer to Boise, better for his family
3. Potential to build a perennial PAC12 power without the pressure and media focus at USC
Posted by rutiger
purgatory
Member since Jun 2007
21135 posts
Posted on 12/19/13 at 11:31 am to
legalize it
Posted by LSUinMA
Commerce, Texas
Member since Nov 2008
4777 posts
Posted on 12/19/13 at 8:28 pm to
All but one prior post is wrong.

Petersen interviewed for USC job and didn't get it.

Posted by Shenanigans
Spring Hill, TN
Member since Nov 2012
2394 posts
Posted on 12/20/13 at 8:59 am to
He knows he isn't as good of a coach as the media makes him out to be. He can probably win 7-8 games per year in Washington to keep his job, but he'd never return USC to the promised land.
Posted by cardboardboxer
Member since Apr 2012
34342 posts
Posted on 12/20/13 at 2:13 pm to
Washington is a top 20 program:

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