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Personally think its smart to take a guys who's young, completed years as a GA, at a position coach which your head coach has experience in working and has the ties to SC where you wouldn't need to worry about him leaving quickly.

Would be a welcomed hire but is Keary ready to be done with the NFL?

i think it would be a great hire some of the recievers know him and how he works plus like above post he is young and can relate to recruits kind of like Tosh from Cal/UW but whatever CLK wants to hire is all good to me !

From his interview above, it sounds like he would be if he was offered a spot as the receivers coach at SC. If he's as good as he was reputed to be when he was a GA, I think he'd be an excellent hire.

Keary had a great four years as a WR at USC. He also had a decent NFL career.
The fact that he was a GA at SC before can only help.

Also, I like the fact that he was a 4-year guy at USC. It shows the value of getting your diploma; the fact that the NFL is not forever and you need to think about post-football careers even while in college.

If Kiffin doesn't hire him as WRs coach, any chance he comes back as a GA again?

How many people currently in favor of this hire were adamantly opposed to Pete Carroll turning USC into a place where green coaches could receive OJT?

USC is a destination job. I would love to have KC return to coach at USC one day, but would prefer that he cut his coaching teeth on someone else's dime for a few years before returning.

Who qualifies under your criteria?

I think it really depends on position.

The WR coach is usually a position that allows for greener coaches. If you have been a WR coach for a long time without any type of promotion, that isn't a good sign. It also helps that LK has experience as a WR coach. USC can also go after a greener DB coach because of Monte.

One other thing to remember is that PC hired green coaches without any NFL experience. There is a major difference in my eyes between hiring someone with little coaching experience who has been in the NFL for 5 years and someone who hasn't at all.

Not a problem, but a co-pilot has different responsibilities than a pilot. I would be more in favor of watching KC become a pilot at a smaller program before flying solo at USC.

Now don't get me wrong, because I wouldn't freak out if he was hired, but he wouldn't be at the top of my list.

Do you guys think that David Reeves has a shot at that WR position. He was at UT with Kiffin

I was curious about this, so I just did some research. Here is a list of some of the young coaches Pete hired while he was at 'SC, with the experience they had prior to coaching for the Trojans. Note that Sark was here twice, so I listed his experience - including USC - prior to his second stint with Pete's staff. Lane's experience only includes his work prior to his first time at USC.

John Morton
- Oakland Raiders (8 years)
- University of San Diego (1 year)
- New Orleans Saints (1 year)
- Played in the CFL 1995-1996
- Played in the WLAF 1997

Dave Watson
- Southwest Minnesota State (2 years)
- Michigan State (1 year)

Lane Kiffin
- Fresno State (2 years - student assistant)
- Colorado State (1 year)
- Jacksonville Jaguars (1 year)

Steve Sarkisian
- El Camino JC (1 year)
- USC (3 years)
- Oakland Raiders (1)
- Played in the CFL 1997-1999

Todd McNair
- Camden High School (2 years)
- Schalick High School (1 year)
- Cleveland Browns (3 years)
- Played in the NFL 1989-1995

Rocky Seto
- All USC

Jeremy Bates
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3 years)
- New York Jets (1 year)
- Denver Broncos (3 years)

Ken Norton, Jr.
- Hamilton High School (1 year)
- Played in the NFL 1988-2000

Sam Anno
- St. Monica High School (4 years)
- Santa Monica High School (2 years)
- Venice High School (1 year)
- Played in the NFL 1987-1993

Ahhhhh, I think there were other reasons than that....