12-26-2010, 07:29 PM
a bit of good news from the talking heads
12-26-2010, 09:01 PM
Isn\'t this a hell of a tip from Harbaugh also? You\'d imagine Luck wouldn\'t come back unless Harbaugh does, and you\'d imagine Harbaugh wouldn\'t be so candid about it unless he too thought he\'d be coming back...or am I just reading too much into this?
Isn\'t this a hell of a tip from Harbaugh also? You\'d imagine Luck wouldn\'t come back unless Harbaugh does, and you\'d imagine Harbaugh wouldn\'t be so candid about it unless he too thought he\'d be coming back...or am I just reading too much into this?
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12-27-2010, 05:24 AM
One of the biggest unstated reasons why I think JH stays is that he has recruited well and his status as head coach is an important aspect of that recruiting. I believe that he is an honest, candid and brash person. The topic of his tenure most have come up multiple times. That he was able to provide assurance to these young men not only reflects but helps soldify his commitment to Stanford.
Anything less than I\'ll be there is too weak to recruit/satisfy these in-demand players.
Anything less than I\'ll be there is too weak to recruit/satisfy these in-demand players.
One of the biggest unstated reasons why I think JH stays is that he has recruited well and his status as head coach is an important aspect of that recruiting. I believe that he is an honest, candid and brash person. The topic of his tenure most have come up multiple times. That he was able to provide assurance to these young men not only reflects but helps soldify his commitment to Stanford.
Anything less than I\'ll be there is too weak to recruit/satisfy these in-demand players.
Anything less than I\'ll be there is too weak to recruit/satisfy these in-demand players.
From Peter King:
Link here.
Quote:Carolina\'s not feeling Lucky this morning.
I heard reliably earlier in the week that Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck, the unquestioned top prospect in the draft should he choose to bypass his final two years of eligibility, was thinking about staying in school rather than being this year\'s Sam Bradford. As I said on NBC last night, Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh told me he thought Luck, a redshirt sophomore, was leaning toward staying for a fourth year.
I said to Harbaugh Sunday that I\'d heard the Luck family (his dad, Oliver Luck, is a former NFL quarterback) was concerned with the fact that drafted players, because of the prospect of a protracted work stoppage, might not even see their playbook or start practice \'til Labor Day -- or later. If that\'s the case, why wouldn\'t Luck stay for his fourth year at Stanford and play, whether Harbaugh (who is rumored to be a candidate for both pro and college head-coaching jobs after turning around the Cardinal) is there to coach him or not?
"I don\'t think that\'s the correct logic,\'\' Harbaugh told me from his home in northern California. "But I do think it\'s more likely he\'d come back. If I had to bet one way or the other, I\'d bet he\'s coming back. He loves college. He loves the college life. He\'s such a good kid -- and so smart. He\'s got a 3.5 GPA in Architectural Engineering, and all along his plan has been to go to college for four years, get his degree, then figure out what to do with his life. This is a kid who has a plan. And he\'s a kid who\'s not the big-man-on-campus type. He just fits in.\'\'
So it\'s not rock solid Luck stays. Stanford plays Virginia Tech in the Something Or Other Orange Bowl (who can keep straight all these sponsors?) next Monday, and maybe the kid figures he\'s done everything he could in college football and wants to move on. But it doesn\'t sound like it. That\'d be terrible news for the Panthers, obviously. Carolina will be choosing first when the draft begins April 28.
Carolinians will be even more disappointed if he stays after hearing Harbaugh\'s assessment of him. "I\'m absolutely convinced he\'ll make it in the NFL,\'\' Harbaugh said. "He\'s got no negatives. He\'s athletic -- he\'ll run the 40 in the high 4.5s. He\'s instinctive. He\'s accurate. He\'s got great touch on the ball. He throws lasers when he wants to. I think he\'s got a photographic memory, though he doesn\'t think so. And he\'s the anti-celebrity quarterback. He\'ll be perfect for the NFL.\'\'
So we\'ll see what Luck does. But it sounds like another underclassman, Clemson pass-rusher Da\'Quan Bowers, might be moving into the first-pick-in-the-draft neighborhood if Luck stays at Stanford.
Link here.
From Peter King:
Link here.
Quote:Carolina\'s not feeling Lucky this morning.
I heard reliably earlier in the week that Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck, the unquestioned top prospect in the draft should he choose to bypass his final two years of eligibility, was thinking about staying in school rather than being this year\'s Sam Bradford. As I said on NBC last night, Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh told me he thought Luck, a redshirt sophomore, was leaning toward staying for a fourth year.
I said to Harbaugh Sunday that I\'d heard the Luck family (his dad, Oliver Luck, is a former NFL quarterback) was concerned with the fact that drafted players, because of the prospect of a protracted work stoppage, might not even see their playbook or start practice \'til Labor Day -- or later. If that\'s the case, why wouldn\'t Luck stay for his fourth year at Stanford and play, whether Harbaugh (who is rumored to be a candidate for both pro and college head-coaching jobs after turning around the Cardinal) is there to coach him or not?
"I don\'t think that\'s the correct logic,\'\' Harbaugh told me from his home in northern California. "But I do think it\'s more likely he\'d come back. If I had to bet one way or the other, I\'d bet he\'s coming back. He loves college. He loves the college life. He\'s such a good kid -- and so smart. He\'s got a 3.5 GPA in Architectural Engineering, and all along his plan has been to go to college for four years, get his degree, then figure out what to do with his life. This is a kid who has a plan. And he\'s a kid who\'s not the big-man-on-campus type. He just fits in.\'\'
So it\'s not rock solid Luck stays. Stanford plays Virginia Tech in the Something Or Other Orange Bowl (who can keep straight all these sponsors?) next Monday, and maybe the kid figures he\'s done everything he could in college football and wants to move on. But it doesn\'t sound like it. That\'d be terrible news for the Panthers, obviously. Carolina will be choosing first when the draft begins April 28.
Carolinians will be even more disappointed if he stays after hearing Harbaugh\'s assessment of him. "I\'m absolutely convinced he\'ll make it in the NFL,\'\' Harbaugh said. "He\'s got no negatives. He\'s athletic -- he\'ll run the 40 in the high 4.5s. He\'s instinctive. He\'s accurate. He\'s got great touch on the ball. He throws lasers when he wants to. I think he\'s got a photographic memory, though he doesn\'t think so. And he\'s the anti-celebrity quarterback. He\'ll be perfect for the NFL.\'\'
So we\'ll see what Luck does. But it sounds like another underclassman, Clemson pass-rusher Da\'Quan Bowers, might be moving into the first-pick-in-the-draft neighborhood if Luck stays at Stanford.
Link here.
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