So, was it a mistake?

All the talk is about whether it was a mistake for USC to go for it on 4th and 2 with 2 minutes remaining.

You could make a case either way, but let me say this. While I've bristled at how much hype has gone into the whole 'best team ever' thing, and that Pete Carroll is the second coming himself where coaches are concerned. But here's my take: USC didn't get as successful as they are by playing it safe and hoping it works out in the end. I have a lot of respect for Pete Carroll simply for the fact that he decided to go with what got them that far.

Really, the question of whether it was a mistake is an irrelevent one. Or put it this way, if Pete Carroll were not the type to make that kind of call, I honestly don't think we'd be having this discussion anyway because USC wouldn't be sitting in the position of going for their third straight national championship. They'd have been sitting in some second tier bowlgame and no one would care. Pete Carroll had the confidence in his team and the guts to go for it, and that's what got him and his team to the point that this even is a question.