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COLISEUM TO BE STORMED, CARROLL CARRIED OUT NUDE? For those of you scratching your head and wanting some instant analysis on the FOTJ (Fall Of The Trojans) this season, Scott Wolf of the L.A. DAILY NEWS isn’t afraid to reveal that it has been Pete Carroll’s absolute incompetence in squandering talent at the running back position that has thrown Troy’s season down the stairs:

“The main focus for a couple weeks is whether John David Booty or Mark Sanchez should play quarterback. But the bigger problem all season is the stubborn refusal to shake up the tailback rotation.

“I’m guessing most defensive coordinators who face USC are thrilled Joe McKnight was developed too slowly and Allen Bradford remained on the bench. All summer, we referred to the need to stretch defenses and it rarely happened from the tailback spot.“If McKnight and Bradford (who could start on virtually any team in college football outside of Northwest Arkansas) remain on the bench for the rest of the season (enough of Chauncey Washington, we don’t care if he’s senior!), the Coliseum should be stormed with Carroll carried out nude.

MARK SANCHEZ’S FATHER FIGHTING SAN DIEGO WILDFIRES: Jason King of Yahoo Sports (via RUMORS AND RANTS) reports that the father of USC QB Mark Sanchez, Nick, is currently fighting the Southern California wildfires.

Just 48 miles from the USC practice fields where Mark gets ready for Oregon this Saturday, father Nick, a captain with the Orange County Fire Authority, has been battling the arson-fueled blaze. And as of yesterday afternoon, Dad was still out on the front lines, having not been home in almost a week.You would think this would be a major distraction for Mark, as he gets set to start (yes, he probably will) his third straight game this Saturday at Autzen Stadium, but his Dad has seen more dangerous duty in the past - if you can imagine:

Excerpt: “As a member of the Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team, Nick floated from house to house in New Orleans looking for survivors before retreating to his “bed” each night at the SuperDome.”

Here’s a link to the story of Nick in New Orleans in the ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER (be sure and scroll down).More from Yahoo: “In 1995, Nick was summoned to Oklahoma City to help recover bodies from the rubble of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building after it was bombed by Timothy McVeigh.”

Needless to say, the Oregon game is probably the least of Mark’s worries. And if a scintilla of his dad’s leadership and work ethic has rubbed off on Mark, the Trojans would be foolish to go back to John David Booty.