USC Fires Head Football Coach Steve Sarkisian, Twitter Reacts
It’s sad when someone loses their job, even sadder when it’s because they some serious issues. ZonaZealots sends well wishes to Former USC Coach Steve Sarkisian and hope he bounces back quickly.
As soon as the news broke at 1:45 p.m. today, the first thing Wildcats fans thought of was, ‘who will be USC’s next head coach?’ Every media outlet posted their thoughts on the subject and the reactions were hard to miss on Twitter.
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We all saw this coming, everyone I guess besides USC Athletic Director Pat Haden, he absolutely should have gotten help for Steve Sarkisian after the Salute to Troy debacle. But he didn’t, and he let his head football coach fall apart in front of his team, the school, the fans and the world, he ended up firing his coach today.
One has to wonder if that was a self-preserving move. Although, if you talk to my cousin Jason, a huge Trojan fan who somehow knows everything before it happens at USC, he thinks Haden is the problem. Honestly, the Salute to Troy speech was a cry for help, a chance for intervention. I would have to agree with him.
It is what it is, and hopefully this move by USC will help Steve help himself. Put your feelings about sports aside, as a human it hurts to watch.
Arizona Head Coach Rich Rodriguez spoke about how he feels about Coach Sarkisian.
"I certainly feel for Sark and his health and I've gotten to know him the past couple years and I like him." RIch Rod on Steve Sarkisian.
— Daily Wildcat Sports (@WildcatSports) October 12, 2015
RichRod on Sark: “I’ve gotten to know him and I really like him. I hope he gets himself straightened out."
— Zack Rosenblatt (@ZackBlatt) October 12, 2015
Rich Rodriguez shared his thoughts on Sark and explains how he stays in good mental health http://t.co/nEK6ZlAErg pic.twitter.com/R9vW70AXaI
— AZ Desert Swarm (@AZDesertSwarm) October 12, 2015
Former USC Head Coach and current Seattle Seahawks Head Coach Pete Carol spoke out, and we reiterate his sentiment, it breaks your heart. Sarkisian was Pete Carols assistant coach.
Pete Carroll says Steve Sarkisian situation "breaks my heart", reaches out & says he's pulling "for him all the way" http://t.co/zpDLCbEfYS
— Sarah Valerio O'Connell (@Sarah_SV) October 12, 2015
Formal USC Statement:
Here is USC AD Pat Haden's statement regarding Sarkisian's termination pic.twitter.com/zjthgvQAdh
— Kyle Bonagura (@BonaguraESPN) October 12, 2015
USC will not be making any further official statements regarding Sarkisian's dismissal the rest of the day. Nothing scheduled with Haden.
— Kyle Bonagura (@BonaguraESPN) October 12, 2015
Pat Haden's statement on firing of Steve Sarkisian » http://t.co/EcXAlILlIi pic.twitter.com/I6G4avE5AX
— ESPN College Football (@ESPNCFB) October 12, 2015
Media speaks up!
#USC sacks Steve Sarkisian a day after he goes on leave of absence. http://t.co/YGkNnHipXJ
— Reign of Troy (@ReignofTroy) October 12, 2015
We'll never know, but If Steve Sarkisian had been suspended or given a leave of absence in August maybe we're not here today. Maybe.
— Joe Schad (@schadjoe) October 12, 2015
Here's our first story on #USC coach Steve Sarkisian being fired http://t.co/GY8rRcyJEl
— InsideUSC (@InsideUSC) October 12, 2015
An in-depth and eye-opening look at #USC coach Steve Sarkisian’s drinking by @latimes http://t.co/GxPxNVz3F2
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) October 12, 2015
Steve Sarkisian’s troubles started at Washington and followed him to #USC. @nathanfenno and I reported: http://t.co/bI7Ox8b5X2
— Lindsey Thiry (@LindseyThiry) October 12, 2015
Who will be the next USC Coach? Or Athletic Director for that matter?
My question is what decent coach would want to be hired by Pat Haden? USC'll probably have to part w/Haden before next hire to save itself.
— Javier Morales (@JavierJMorales) October 12, 2015
Haden has made lot of mistakes as USC AD. Sark now the biggest. My Sunday column, when it was just leave of absence: http://t.co/LgCt1oxzFy
— Pat Forde (@ByPatForde) October 12, 2015
@ZonaZealots won't chip Kelly have ncaa violations waiting for him if he does come back?
— boog (@_boog1) October 12, 2015
Some names being floated: Kyle Whittingham (Utah), Rich Rodriguez (Arizona), Gary Patterson (TCU), Pat Fitzgerald (Northwestern) #USC
— InsideUSC (@InsideUSC) October 12, 2015
Um, no! They wish!
How about recruiting? Will this affect recruiting for USC? For other schools?
Scout Now: How Does The Firing of #USC Head Coach Steve Sarkisian Impact Recruiting? http://t.co/DW7vx4PksJ pic.twitter.com/fVXqFSKD0A
— Greg Biggins (@GregBiggins) October 12, 2015
The No. 1 football recruit in the state, Daelin Hayes, is back on the market after decommitting from USC. http://t.co/zNwyTXSibT
— Freep Sports (@freepsports) October 12, 2015
Arizona plays USC on November 7th in the Los Angeles Coliseum, and there is plenty of time to get their act together between then and now. The Pac-12 South is a crazy place at this point in the season. We wait for a Utah loss to help out other teams in the division and just to add some more spice to the Pac-12 South drama.
For now, Arizona should only be focused on the Colorado Buffaloes, and I am sure that’s what our football program is doing.