There is a school of thought out there (and a book written on it FWIW) that says that Carroll is digging his own grave in the long run, due to his snatching up all the best recruits in Cali and most of the best along the west coast. That school of thought goes along the lines that the PAC-10 is a weak conference to begin with, and only weaker when someone like Carroll can monopolize recruiting within the conference.
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