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Andrew Luck staying at Stanford
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Posted on 01/06/2011 4:12:40 PM PST by mainepatsfan

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To: ez
Cam Newton moves up...

Depends on how much better he does on the Wonderlic test than Vince Young.

21 posted on 01/06/2011 4:40:27 PM PST by SeaHawkFan
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It may not be a bad decision after all. I believe NCAA rules provide for a process in which a player can buy an insurance policy to protect himself in the event of an injury while still retaining his amateur status.

Peyton Manning was interviewed about this a few days ago, and he said the best thing he ever did was play four years at Tennessee even though he could have been drafted very high after his second or third season. He said the extra two years helped turn him into a solid NFL prospect into an NFL-ready quarterback on Day 1.

22 posted on 01/06/2011 4:40:37 PM PST by Alberta's Child ("If you touch my junk, I'm gonna have you arrested.")
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It's taken me a while, but I'm starting to realize that DFWGator is one very astute sports fan/observer. That is an excellent point that I never even considered.

On a related note . . . what role do you think the NFL labor dispute will have on coaching decisions for next season? Does Bill Cowher stay in the broadcast booth for one more season rather than come back to a chaotic lockout situation?

23 posted on 01/06/2011 4:43:25 PM PST by Alberta's Child ("If you touch my junk, I'm gonna have you arrested.")
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Why thank you. ;)

I also think there’s no way Harbaugh bolts to the NFL for that very same reason, he’s just trying to get a better contract with Stanford.


24 posted on 01/06/2011 4:49:38 PM PST by dfwgator
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I saw at the game, Condi Rice, John Elway, Gene Washington, Eric Schmidt and the google boys.Tiger Woods and Tom Watson.

Playing at Stanford is more than Football,

25 posted on 01/06/2011 4:53:04 PM PST by scooby321
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....and playing for the Panthers :o)


26 posted on 01/06/2011 4:56:26 PM PST by BookmanTheJanitor
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Sorta disagree...I think Harbaugh wants to coach in the NFL someday, but face it, none of the possible openings this year were ideal. So why not go back to Stanford, with QB Luck, for one more season...then he’ll be at the top of the list for the several vacanies that always occur..Cowher did the same thing..didn’t see a spot he liked, so he stayed on the sidelines for another year..


27 posted on 01/07/2011 7:05:00 AM PST by ken5050 (I don't need sex.....the government screws me every day..)
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Not really, between the probable lockout and the fact that low fame Carolina has the first pick and has said they want him there’s really not much incentive to go now. And his skills aren’t quite there yet anyway, so he’ll either ride the pine or be thrown to the wolves. If a player’s career goes long enough the second contract is usually worth more than the first, the smart money play is to put yourself in a position of maximum success in those first 4 years to get the big payday of that second contract.


28 posted on 01/07/2011 7:31:35 AM PST by discostu (this is defninitely not my confused face)
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Or he could injure his knee on the first play next season.


29 posted on 01/07/2011 10:28:09 AM PST by Poser (Enjoying tasty animals for 59 years)
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In which case he’ll be better off on a path to finish his degree and get a good job.


30 posted on 01/07/2011 11:33:22 AM PST by discostu (this is defninitely not my confused face)
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Or he could take the multi-million dollar signing bonus and go back to college if he decided he wanted to should he be injured.

As it is, if he is injured, he is out many millions of dollars. Staying in college when someone is willing to give you 20 million dollars to drop out is pretty dumb in my opinion.

If he really wants more education, he can hire the professors as his personal tutors with the mass of money he will have. I’ll be glad to fly south once a week to train him in financial accounting.


31 posted on 01/07/2011 11:51:38 AM PST by Poser (Enjoying tasty animals for 59 years)
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Historically players that wait do better than players that are in a hurry to get out. A lot of it probably has to do with the innate maturity of knowing they need more seasoning and understanding the biggest contract comes the second time around.

He’s learning to be an architect. The financial accounting says waiting is the smart move. Being more like Peyton Manning than Maurice Clarett is the path to greater wealth and less prison time.


32 posted on 01/07/2011 12:07:17 PM PST by discostu (this is defninitely not my confused face)
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Real bummer for us Panthers Fans. We've been following this closely..... ummm for about the last nine weeks (yes the season was that bad). I think if Jerry Richardson would have signed Harbaugh to coach the Panthers then Luck would have declared eligible. Word is Harbaugh’s looking for control of personnel decisions which alot of NFL teams will wisely balk at. Seems like alot of control to give a first year coach coming up from the college ranks.
33 posted on 01/07/2011 12:37:39 PM PST by 07Jack
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