RealClearSports: Leaving USC Early Works Out for Sanchez

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By Art Spander
For RealClearSports.com

Pete Carroll never really said Mark Sanchez would become a bust. But he certainly implied it. Sanchez was leaving USC early and while not exactly leaving Carroll in a lurch, was leaving him with a freshman quarterback replacement, Matt Barkley.

Don't you love hindsight? Looking backward is delicious. Never mind the famous stuff, the idea people said Lindbergh couldn't cross the Atlantic. It's the little things, particularly in sports, which keep us enthralled.

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