The Coach Everyone Called a Failure (He Proved Them Wrong) - Monte Burke

Pete Carroll was written off as a flake, a fraud, and a two-time NFL failure, but then he built one of the greatest dynasties in college football history. This week on Open Book, Monte Burke and I get into the Men of Troy: the wins, the wild LA nights, and the scandal that brought it all crashing down. Monte Burke, the New York Times bestselling author, has been chosen for Barnes and Noble's "Discover Great New Writers" program and has won an Axiom Award for biography. His books have been named to "best of the year" lists by Sports Illustrated, Field & Stream, Outdoor Life, the (London) Times, and Amazon. After a 14-year stint as a reporter, staff writer, and editor at Forbes, he is now a contributing editor at the magazine. Get a copy of his latest book, "Men of Troy: The Epic Afternoons, Wild Nights, and Enduring Legacy of Pete Carroll’s USC Trojans," here: https://amzn.to/4euiIMR Anthony Scaramucci is the founder and managing partner of SkyBridge, a global alternative investment firm, and founder and chairman of SALT, a global thought leadership forum and venture studio. Pre-order my next book, All the Wrong Moves: How Three Catastrophic Decisions Led to the Rise of Trump, out on the 17th of September in the UK and the 22nd of September in the US: ⁠https://www.scaramucci.net/allthewron... Timestamps 0:00 Monte Burke Introduction 1:11 What drew Monte to write about Pete Carroll and USC? 2:39 College vs. NFL: What makes a coach succeed 5:14 Building belief and a culture of fun 8:38 LA, celebrity, and the USC mystique 11:42 The Reggie Bush scandal explained 14:29 NCAA hypocrisy and the road to NIL 15:19 Inside 150 interviews 17:29 Seeing the human behind the legend 21:45 Five Words