It’s not unusual for college football head coaches to be booed, especially when walking the visiting sidelines; however, it is remarkable when a successful head coach gets booed… in his own town.

USC head coach Pete Carroll attended the Dodgers game on Tuesday night to accept a donation from the team to Carroll’s charity, A Better LA.

Twice during the game, Carroll’s image was flashed on the jumbotron, resulting in shower of boos being reigned down on the Trojans coach.

From one fan’s account:

I was at the game, and when he was first shown on screen and presented with a check (which he will likely use to pay off one of his thugs, I mean athletes) there was a noticeable mix of boos and cheers. I was booing Cheaty Peety, and was mad at Villaretardo for not punching him in the gut. Anyhow, the second time he was shown on the big screen, he was the only one on screen and what happened next was simply delightful. The cheers came first, followed by a much louder wave of boos. These boos were loud enough to easily drown out the cheers from the bandwagon $c fanbase at the Ravine. It was something I truly didn’t see coming, but, it was great.

The Associated Press was slightly more politically correct in referencing the boos:

USC football coach Pete Carroll smiled when he heard himself booed after being shown on the big screen.

It’s quite possible that LA fans have USC fatigue… which would put them in line with – well – the rest of the country.

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