Grant said Carroll should have been named the coach of the Vikings in 1992 instead of Dennis Green.
If Hall of Fame Minnesota Vikings coach Bud Grant had his way, all of the success Pete Carroll has experienced the past two decades — the run with USC that was one of the greatest in Pac-12 history, leading the Seahawks to their first Super Bowl title — would never have happened.
That’s because the way Grant sees it, Carroll should have been named the coach of the Minnesota Vikings in 1992, possibly still serving as their coach Sunday as they host the Seahawks in a wild-card playoff game.