Few things are more enjoyable than someone in the public eye beginning a statement with “I don’t want to sound like a jerk, but…”

When that happens, we can only hope that (a) that person will sound like a jerk, and (b) we can enjoy a rare moment of candor that’s becoming all too rare in this sports world of sound bytes and coachspeak. And when USC football’s beachcomber-in-chief Pete Carroll uttered the aforementioned words to SPORTINGNEWS.COM, he did not disappoint. Read more…