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How stupid is this comment, "Ultimately, the third-year sophomore's decision may depend on his performance in the Cardinal's December 3 Orange Bowl matchup with Virginia Tech.". Like that would have any bearing on his decision
Now wanting to stay because of academics I can buy into, especially at Stanford.
Normally I would agree with you, but coming from a Stanford alum makes me take pause. Education is important to anyone going to Stanford.
Not sure what a typing error has to do with his reliabilty.December 3 isn't for another 11 1/2 months? Is that really what the reporter put? Probably gives you a sense of the reliability of that statement right there
Im sure academics plays a part either way, but i dont think it is the only good reason to stay in school....especially for the guys who already have money.
this.
If that happens, sure, he probably won't be as rich, but most everyone graduating from Stanford will be set for life.
Sorry, as a Bengal fan it's a reflex when seeing a Peter King citation of any sortNot sure what a typing error has to do with his reliabilty.December 3 isn't for another 11 1/2 months? Is that really what the reporter put? Probably gives you a sense of the reliability of that statement right there
I think the Bowl performance reasoning sounds 
much more than say the "who the heck is coaching the Panthers" question.All that said, unless a rookie wage scale is passed before this draft it is 100% crazy not for him to enter - that's way too many 
to leave on the table. Even if the scale is passed, there's no certainty that he'll be a top-3 pick if he waits - that's a risky game to play.-QG
Yeah. No one will draft him if he has a knee injury. Have you already forgotten about Sam Bradford.
By set for life I mean they won't have the need to go to work. Most graduating from Stanford aren't set when they graduate.
Stanford opens some of the same doors that Harvard and Yale opens. Also, anyone smart enough to go to Stanford probably wants to have a career, thus wants to work.
I know playing football is fun, but it IS work.
If he decides not to be the #1 overall pick in the last year without a rookie salary cap, the school should revoke all his previous math credits.
I am sure he will invest in some sort of insurance policy that will pay out if he cannot continue his career due to injury
The league year ends in March, at which point its likely that a lockout will take place. There are no rules regarding the 2011 draft in place.Most likely, he has already missed the last year without a rookie pay scale (last year). The 2011 draft is going to take place under the newly negotiated CBA and will probably include a scale like the NBA has.
I would not exactly worry about Luck. His father is the AD at West Virginia and can probably afford that insurance. Little Luck is not under any monetary pressure to leave early so that if he truly values education and/or the college experience, he can really make that choice. Between his Stanford experience and his father's connections he is probably already set-up to be in top 5% of people in terms of opportunity and income whether ever plays a down in the NFL.
People who say things like this haven't done their homework on Luck. He's a different kind of cat. Really not the type who cares about mansions, cars, night club conquests, sponsorship gigs, or being "the man." If you assume that he has the motivations of an average 21 year old then sure, it doesn't make a lot of sense for him to stay. But if you recognize that he's a unique individual who enjoys the college experience and being another face in the crowd at Stanford, you start to realize that he really might choose to stay another year. Leinart and Bradford did it. Why can't Luck?
Thing is...Locker sucks. Luck doesn't.Luck has nothing to fear by playing more games because he's not a fraud. He doesn't have to worry about his weaknesses being exposed because he pretty much has no weaknesses.
Who's to say you won't get him the year after this too? If Clausen is the starter next year, you'll be in the running for it at least.
Agreed, everyone is without flaws until they show you that they have them.
If Luck was ever going to pull a Jevan Snead, it would've happened this season. Plenty of people thought his success in 2009 was because of Toby Gerhart. With Gerhart gone, they questioned Luck's ability to carry the offense. I think he answered those questions.
Won't the new CBA have to be in place before he signs his contract?
He, like most guys who are surefire locks for the 1st round, will assuredly take out an insurance policy against an injury.$10m isn't $150m, but it'll still keep him set for life.
A college education is extremely overrated.
I think Harbaugh will be coaching at the University of Michigan next year.
Someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't a rookie cap likely to be in place before any drafted rookies get signed? I think teams will still sign non-drafted rookies to near minimum contracts since they are first come first serve. Once the team has drafted the players, is there any incentive to sign them before a CBA is in place? The only way I could see that happening is if it becomes likely there will be no CBA agreed to before the 2012 draft.
Why? He will make enough money to live off of for the rest of his life on his rookie contract with likely more in the future. Almost worst case, he is a Leaf like flop, pockets millions of dollars, and can go back to school and finish his degree when he wants. I see little advantage to staying in another year.
Yes the rookie pay scale as we know it is gone. After the super bowl, there is no CBA. I don't know why people keep referencing it.
It's not clear that will happen. The players have offered to play under the current uncapped system for 5 more years. Regardless it's up in the air. We probably won't know for awhile.bengalbuck said:
Maybe. But Carolina would be the perfect situation for him to come into especially with Luck on board.Anthony Borbely said:
Would really ease the transition quite a bit for Luck.
Staying in school is a horrendously awful decision for somebody in his position.
We can only hope!
