Stanford Announces Andrew Luck is Returning for Next Season
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Actually, I hear that he is considering sticking around for one more year to complete his Ph.D in Sociology....
sort of. he would not be able to stamp drawings legally. He would essentially be an architect without the liabilty. Smart move if he chose that route. Frankly he might just make a tad more money in the NFL than in architecture right now. Frankly he would make more money with a metal detector at the beach than in architecture right now.So if he doesn't make it in the NFL he can build JerryWorld type stadiums.
ok carry on with the topic, i am done for now with my personal rant.
I know what you're saying and it's a very valid point, but Luck is no Jevan Snead. He's risking an awful lot of money however, I hope it works out for him.
Snap assessment: smart kid, dumb move. This guy is #1 right now, case closed. His stock can only go down. An education is great, but he can always come back and finish after his NFL career, which will make him millions of dollars; something his degree from stanford is highly unlikely to do. He is the only "can't miss" QB in this year's draft. An extra year in college is an extra year of getting sacked and getting older. This is one less year in the NFL for him, which is several million dollars less for him and his future family at the end of the line, not that he'll be hurting either way though. Education is great for the rest of us, but for Andrew Luck it's of negligible benefit compared to the success awaiting him based upon his physical talents, which are preciously limited by the fleeting passage of youth. I hope he reconsiders this.
As many have said, football isn't everything to Andrew Luck. If it was, he never would have gone to Stanford in the first place.
i think some of you guys are missing what a few are trying to say.
the days of the sam bradford/matt stafford $$$ are over according to every respectable nfl talking head. you couple that with the fact that the same people doing all the talking and former qb's (elway, etc) claim this kid is "can't miss". they say he has no flaws. meanwhile he thinks he needs to come back to work on a few things.
i think it's refreshing to see kids coming back for their senior years when everybody from the media on down to the message boards think they're crazy to turn down $$$.
the days of the sam bradford/matt stafford $$$ are over according to every respectable nfl talking head. you couple that with the fact that the same people doing all the talking and former qb's (elway, etc) claim this kid is "can't miss". they say he has no flaws. meanwhile he thinks he needs to come back to work on a few things.
i think it's refreshing to see kids coming back for their senior years when everybody from the media on down to the message boards think they're crazy to turn down $$$.
If you're playing at Stanford you should have the smarts to do the economics and finance calculations of NOT coming out this year. It's good for college football when these guys stay, but I question their reasons for staying. He's the lock #1 this year... I would be coming out. There are few times in life when you are #1 in anything. It's not all about money and his family is in a different situation than most.
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So much depends on contract talks in the NFL, and no one knows for sure what the results of those negotiations will be, at this point; lots of speculation, but that's all it is. Heck, no one is even certain there will be a lockout.
So the salary issue is big: will it change for this year's draft picks? It might - and if it does, then coming out this year doesn't mean 50 mil bonus for #1 pick.
By all accounts of everything I have read about Luck, his mindset is not that of your typical pro-bound college player, and he is incredibly humble. I just think his priorities are what they are, and he's not adjusting them for any reason other than his own, and that includes money. Heck, becoming an architect in this world now, unless you are going to be the best in the world, may not turn out to be the most lucrative of careers...but I think most architects will say it is personally rewarding.
Well while I think it is a huge risk I'm proud of him. I wish him the best and hope he stays injury free. Now the Broncos can go 0-16.
It obviously wasn't a decision based on the economic and financial impact. After hearing so many people disgusted with others for simply following the money, it is just refreshing to see a prominent figure essentially say he doesn't care about the money.
I'm with BamaInBoston. I left a high paying career field for a much lower paying one. I had people talk to me and say how I needed to reconsider because I wasn't taking care of my family. We're doing fine. My wife doesn't cry because I'm gone anymore. My kids see me twice as much as they did before. Our only debt is on our house, so we're making it just fine financially. Even if I was making $10 million a year, I still would have quit. Most "outsiders" don't understand the reasons behind these personal decisions, so it's easy to knock him. I won't say I think more of him now than I did yesterday, but I am an Andrew Luck fan, not just because of this decision.
I'm with you on this. Too many people see success as $$$ instead of being content, time with family, faith, etc. I wish Luck well and hope he has a stellar, injury free year.
Terrible decision! Trust me I believe in graduating with your degree but if youre projected to go 1st overall you take it no matter what. 1st overall!! I guarantee you Jake Locker is kicking himself for not taking the #1 overall pick last year. I respect that Luck trying to set himself up for success after football. But timing is everything. If hes healthy, why not pursue his passion? He's a virtual LOCK for the first overall pick. Unbelievable.
VERY Interesting stuff:
Andrew’s father, Oliver Luck, was an NFL teammate of Peyton’s dad, Archie Manning. And Oliver told KTAR that their longtime friendship gave Andrew access to Peyton, who told Andrew about his own experience of returning to Tennessee for his senior season in 1997, when he likely would have been the first pick in the draft if he had left school following his junior year.
“Before he made his decision he had a couple of long conversations with Peyton,” Oliver Luck said. “Archie and I played together way back when with the old Houston Oilers, so we’ve known the family, and Peyton’s kind of acted like a mentor to Andrew. So he got advice not just from his old man and his mom, but
some people like Peyton Manning, Eli and others who have gone through it.”
Andrew’s father, Oliver Luck, was an NFL teammate of Peyton’s dad, Archie Manning. And Oliver told KTAR that their longtime friendship gave Andrew access to Peyton, who told Andrew about his own experience of returning to Tennessee for his senior season in 1997, when he likely would have been the first pick in the draft if he had left school following his junior year.
“Before he made his decision he had a couple of long conversations with Peyton,” Oliver Luck said. “Archie and I played together way back when with the old Houston Oilers, so we’ve known the family, and Peyton’s kind of acted like a mentor to Andrew. So he got advice not just from his old man and his mom, but
some people like Peyton Manning, Eli and others who have gone through it.”
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