[Carroll confirmed Wednesday what long had been suspected. He has received a contract extension from USC that goes well beyond next season, which would have been the final year under the five-year, $7million contract he received when hired in December 2000. A long-term contract, however, won't stop Carroll from being mentioned as a candidate for open coaching jobs in the NFL. Still, he held firm to his position that a return to the league where he spent 17 years and always answered to someone else is not what he wants.] I've got so much control and call every shot, ... I haven't changed my outlook on that at all. You know, to do something like I like to do it, you've got to do it over a long period of time. That's why this is a cherished moment for me in my coaching career. I'm right in the middle of something really special, and I can see it, it's very clear.
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