Three comments stood out … “They were not ready to play last night.” “There was no emotion at all …” “They lost that game in preparation (meaning lack of)”

Ummmmm, correct. Correct. Correct. This is what I’ve been ranting about over and over. They weren’t ready to play last night. Because had they been ready to play, they would’ve blown OSU out. They’re that much better athletically.
There was no emotion at all. Because the coaching staff did not reinforce the idea that if the Trojans did not come out fired up and ready to play, they might lose the ballgame. It was glaringly obvious in the first quarter that USC had let down. No pride whatsoever. There wasn’t one guy who looked like he was playing with intensity or desire. It was as if I was watching a walk-through. Only, the Beavers didn’t look at it like practice — they knew it was a game.
They lost that game because of (a lack of) preparation. No doubt. They didn’t lose that game because the OSU athletes were stronger, faster, or quicker. They didn’t lose that game because USC was playing in Oregon. They lost that game because they were not prepared mentally to play a football game against a team that showed up hungry. They lost that game because they took it for granted — they simply thought they could walk on the field and win because they showed up. Pitiful. Just an embarassing job at every level.

“I think Pete Carroll is the best coach in college football.”

Pete Carroll couldn’t hold the clipboard of the likes of Nick Saban or Rocky Mendenhall. He is a great recruiter and wins with superior talent, not superior coaching. And when he can’t get that talent up for a game, then he’s dead in the water, because he can’t out coach the other guy.

Corso probably said that out of respect for Pete, but he knows its not true. When you say on national radio that you did not have your team prepared to play football, you are not describing the “best coach in college football.”

“was better when Chow was the OC and he concentrated on D”

Exactly my point. Carroll is not a Head Coach, he is a very good Assistant Coach who can be very successful as a Head Coach IF he has quality assistant coaches (like Norm Chow and others) surrounding him.

I see what you’re saying about Corso, but to be the “best” college football coach you have to do a better job of preparing your team, and Pete has failed that task too many times for my taste.

chow is still good but growing old he will leave UCLA in a heartbeat that is one reason Pete let him go.