After practice on Monday, Pete Carroll was asked about his philosophy on looking at USC’s old game film — especially considering he doesn’t have any footage of a Trojan opponent scoring in the last 10 quarters.

"We don’t watch much film now," he deadpanned.

Of course, you know Carroll’s up late this week watching play after play of Wildcat footage, trying to gain any edge over his next opponent. But looking at USC footage?

"It makes no difference at all. What we did before has no bearing, other than we want to know what they know. We want to know what our opponents are looking at and what’s been effective and what hasn’t, that kind of stuff. That’s always part of the process … every week I go back and look at the last couple game, to just make sure that I know what it is their [analysts] are looking at."

Even though he may not focus as much on USC’s past, Carroll double checks later in the week. After a few days, he’s had an opportunity to get inside the head of the next opponent. "It’s different after you’ve worked on their stuff and get a feel for it," he added.

— Adam Rose