Chris Carlisle, USCRipsIt.com

As the head strength and conditioning coach at USC, I have had my share of good press and pats on the back. When people talk about what a great job I am doing, I quickly stop them and defer the attention. They call it humility; I call it telling the truth. When I was awarded the 2006 strength coach of the year honor by the Professional Football Strength and Conditioning Coaches Society in February, I was actually embarrassed — not because I didn’t feel the attention towards our program hadn’t been earned, but because it pinpointed an individual for the work of many… continue