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Lane Kiffin has left Mississippi to become the new coach at Louisiana State. But not before getting some key advice from his former USC boss, he has revealed. Key advice that also came indirectly from his late father. More than two decades ago, Kiffin helped USC win two national championships as an assistant coach under Pete Carroll. And long before that, Carroll and Kiffin's father, renowned defensive coach Monte Kiffin, worked together on several coaching staffs at the college and NFL levels.

Did Pete Carroll decide to do it at halftime of the Raiders' latest failure against the equally failure-adept Cleveland Browns, when the Pirates With The Swords Through Their Heads were already losing 14-3 and quarterback Geno Smith had been sacked five times? Did it come after the first possession of the second half when the only plays in Cleveland territory were two more sacks and a run for zero yards?

Pete Carroll is known for his defense. While he never called plays as the Seahawks head coach, Carroll was the mastermind behind the Legion of Boom defense, which brilliantly adapted Monte Kiffin's Tampa 2 scheme to the modern day league. Aided by generational talents like Earl Thomas, Kam Chancellor, Bobby Wagner, and others, Carroll built a dominant team on the strength of his defense.

Both have cited Pete Carroll as a major influence. Schottenheimer only spent three years with Carroll, as his offensive coordinator from 2018 to 2020, but it helped shape his approach to being a head coach. Meanwhile, Canales was on Carroll's Seahawks staff for 13 seasons, overlapping with Schottenheimer's tenure; in fact, Canales was promoted to pass game coordinator in Schottenheimer's final season there.

Carroll's GIFs, serving as clues for the Raiders' draft strategy, engaged fans in deciphering their significance leading up to the selection.