Andrew Luck staying in school? (Peter King Rumor)

[Kevin Greene]

Per Peter King:

He talked to Jim Harbaugh yesterday, and according to Harbaugh, Andrew Luck is staying in school. :confused:

There is no effing way Luck will announce the week before a Bowl game.

File this King report under one of those vote of confidence statements a GM gives a struggling HC. The week before he is fired.

[rodeo]

Remember, every team has to interview a minority coach before making a decision.

they'll probably have Meeks interviewed by 12:05

[Mr. Scot]

they'll probably have Meeks interviewed by 12:05

Or Baker.

Skipper's a possibility, but less so because I agree with Magnus that he'll probably take off with Fox.

[Darth Urious]

lol

mass suicide if Luck doesn't declare/the Panthers don't draft him...

Jim Jones would be proud...

[Woodie]

Take this with a grain of salt. If Harbaugh leaves, that means that Luck will be losing 3/5th's of his OL, both his starting WR's, and both his starting TE's. That's 7 offensive starters gone from this year's team (not including himself) and his HC, whom he has developed a very close relationship with. So when all is said and done, I think Luck will see the writing on the wall that next year's team will be a far cry from what he had this year and decide to declare.

This is also a reason I think Harbaugh will look elsewhere, he knows that this is the pinacle of where he can take Stanford football.

[Bj-monster56]

Report: Luck plans to stay in school, for nowAndrew Luck - QB - College PlayerMore team newsToday - 8:45 PM ET

SI's Peter King reported on Football Night in America on NBC Sunday that Stanford QB Andrew Luck's "current plan" is to stay in school rather than leave for the 2011 NFL draft.

King cites Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh, who doesn't think Luck will go pro because of his commitment to academics. Should Luck enter the draft, he'd be the consensus favorite to be selected first overall by Carolina. Ultimately, the third-year sophomore's decision may depend on his performance in the Cardinal's December 3 Orange Bowl matchup with Virginia Tech. The Hokies have one of the most talented secondaries in college football.

Source: Profootballtalk on NBC Sports

[pepaw]

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/29/sports/ncaafootball/29stanford.html

I know this article was before his stock skyrocketed this fall but it seems that Andrew is pretty set in his ways of how he wants he collegiate career to end and his NFL one to begin.

A few key sentences stand out to me.

" Although Luck is technically eligible for the N.F.L. draft this year, he talks about getting his degree from Stanford as if he were reading a public-service announcement.

“My family raised us that having a degree is important; it’s a must,” he said. “It’s definitely important for me.” "

I know the "word" later on in the college season was that Andrew was coming out this year that rumor never started from Andrews mouth. It was just speculation from what I can tell.

This article also mentions that not only was finishing college instilled in Andrew, it seems from the quotes by his professors and friends that he enjoys it thoroughly and that he's too busy to even pay attention to how popular he is for the NFL.

This is pretty devastating for me to type, seeing as how drafting him would ensure our franchise's success for a decade but we probably need to set up realistic expectations.

I just wish I would have looked at the evidence earlier into the season instead of just hearing what I wanted to hear. It was probably just a way of coping with a shitty team.

[mav1234]

Why exactly will he not finish college if he enters the draft? From what I understand, he is an academic junior; he has a year left, but I'm willing to bet he'd be able to finish that year even if he declares, just obviously not at once... obviously depending on his credit.

[Mr. Scot]

Report: Luck plans to stay in school, for nowAndrew Luck - QB - College PlayerMore team newsToday - 8:45 PM ET

SI's Peter King reported on Football Night in America on NBC Sunday that Stanford QB Andrew Luck's "current plan" is to stay in school rather than leave for the 2011 NFL draft.

King cites Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh, who doesn't think Luck will go pro because of his commitment to academics. Should Luck enter the draft, he'd be the consensus favorite to be selected first overall by Carolina. Ultimately, the third-year sophomore's decision may depend on his performance in the Cardinal's December 3 Orange Bowl matchup with Virginia Tech. The Hokies have one of the most talented secondaries in college football.

Source: Profootballtalk on NBC Sports

Boy, did Rotoworld royally screw that one up :nonod:

King never said Luck had a "current plan", only that Harbaugh believed he's stay in school based on past conversations.

Heck, it wasn't even Florio who wrote the piece. It was Michael David Smith (link).

This is why I hate offseason reporting. It's like that old game where you line a bunch of people up, tell somebody at one end of the line something and they pass it on. By the time it gets to the last person, it's completely changed.

[PhillyB]

if peter king ate a plate of outback steakhouse cheese fries every time he guessed completely wrong he'd look like this

...oh wait he already does

[mav1234]

your faith gives me hope, Mr. Scot.

Just not very much...

[Mr. Scot]

your faith gives me hope, Mr. Scot.

Just not very much...

Wouldn't say I have faith on this front. Just trying to look at things objectively.

[Cat'sGrowl]

I really hope Luck comes out.

I just don't know what we'll do at the QB position if he doesn't come out.

The FA class is shallow, and no other QB on the roster or in this year's class really seems to have any promise.

I'll be really concerned about the QB position if he doesn't.

I certainly hope he does.

[The_Cannon]

So what you're saying is we have to suck for two seasons to get this kid..he better be Peyton "White Shoes" Montana-Elway