can anyone tell me how to grab an image of carpet from say like a ballroom and import it into sketchup onto a blank floor? and have it tile so it looks close but not a tile look? hope that makes sense. 
Import an image selecting Use as Texture in the Import window and apply it to a face of the desired size. Then you can select the texture from the In Model materials and apply it to the face of the floor. How it will look tiled depends on the image you are using in the first place.
So you want to randomize the texture position?
yes. trying to get the carpet to look close to the actual carpet in the room