Andrew Luck to become GM of Stanford Football

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

Pretty cool story 

 

 

[RollerColt]

Happy for him! Hope he does well.

[2006Coltsbestever]

Happy for Andrew, now Peyton needs to become our GM if we miss the playoffs..

[jemack]

Interesting 

[2006Coltsbestever]

If we can't beat the 5 teams remaining on our schedule, than we don't deserve to be in. None of those teams are good. Denver is average and the rest suck. 1 game at a time.

[GoColts8818]

Good luck Andrew.  No pun intended.

[#12.]

So much for teaching high school and coaching high school football.  Just start at the top instead.

[BlackTiger]

Wow thats a great job.  This pretty much seals that he will leave indy for good if he hasnt already.  Last I heard he still had a house here but its been a while.

[NFLfan]

Fantastic! I'm a Stanford fan and I am an Andrew Luck fan. I am very happy for the Cardinal program. Hopefully, they will start winning more games with Andrew helping the recruiting.

 

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"Andrew's credentials as a student-athlete speak for themselves, and in addition to his legacy of excellence, he also brings a deep understanding of the college football landscape and community, and an unparalleled passion for Stanford football," Muir said.

 

"I could not think of a person better qualified to guide our football program through a continuously evolving landscape, and I am thrilled that Andrew has agreed to join our team. This change represents a very different way of operating our program and competing in an evolving college football landscape."

 

https://www.nfl.com/news/andrew-luck-returns-to-stanford-as-gm-of-football-program#:~:text=Athletic director Bernard Muir announced,this place%2C" Luck said.

[NewColtsFan]

3 hours ago, Restinpeacesweetchloe said:

Pretty cool story 

 

 

The Athletic Director is VERY unpopular.  He only keeps his job due to politically correct politics.  
 

I wish Andrew the best, but he’s going to have a hard time when he’s dealing with the Administration.   The school has a love-hate relationship with sports and especially the two big money makers, Football and Basketball.  He’ll be fighting MANY up-hill battles.   

[2006Coltsbestever]

3 minutes ago, NewColtsFan said:

The Athletic Director is VERY unpopular.  He only keeps his job due to politically correct politics.  
 

I wish Andrew the best, but he’s going to have a hard time when he’s dealing with the Administration.   The school has a love-hate relationship with sports and especially the two big money makers, Football and Basketball.  He’ll be fighting MANY up-hill battles.   

Andrew is smart, he was made for something like this. 

[NewColtsFan]

23 minutes ago, BlackTiger said:

Wow thats a great job.  This pretty much seals that he will leave indy for good if he hasnt already.  Last I heard he still had a house here but it’s been a while.

It’s entirely possible,  but I wouldn’t expect it.   To the best of my knowledge, he has three homes.   
 

Indy, to be close to the Colts.  
 

Houston, to be close to his family.   
 

Palo Alto, to be close to Stanford.   I’d guess this is the primary.  So I doubt anything has changed.  

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

Would be amazing if he ended up a NFL GM some day.

[NFLfan]

18 minutes ago, NewColtsFan said:

The Athletic Director is VERY unpopular.  He only keeps his job due to politically correct politics.  

 

Serious question: For those who do not understand what that has to do with Luck being named the general manager, why is that important? Was Luck hired to appease the fans? Is Luck expected to fire the AD? Just wondering.

[NFLfan]

1 minute ago, Restinpeacesweetchloe said:

Would be amazing if he ended up a NFL GM some day.

 

That would be great, but Luck seems like a Stanford lifer.

[CR91]

Good for Andrew. I'm happy for him. I can honestly see him being an NFL GM one day or a minority owner

[NFLfan]

I'm liking the move more and more as I read about it. 😊

[NewColtsFan]

18 minutes ago, NFLfan said:

 

Serious question: For those who do not understand what that has to do with Luck being named the general manager, why is that important. Was Luck hired to appease the fans? Is Luck expected to fire the AD? Just wondering.

If the school had a good AD,  and they’ve had them before, what Andrew was hired to do should be the job of the coaching staff.  
 

The press release says he’s going to coach the coaching staff.  That would not be necessary if the AD had hired a good coaching staff to begin with.  He didn’t. 
 

When you see Stanford do well in football and basketball, it’s when the school has hired a top athletic Director.  That person has to convince the administration that it’s in their best interest to spend money to be competitive.  Stanford is the 4th richest school behind only Harvard and Yale and a newcomer, Texas.  
 

But the school also has super strict limitations on who the school can recruit.  When the school has done well in football and basketball it’s typically because they’ve been able to convince the administration that a little relaxation would go a LONG way toward future success.   Some administration’s understand this.   But most administrations have not.   
 

If I kept writing, it would be a large book with countless chapters.   It’s an amazing school, with the most stunning campus.  Eye opening and jaw dropping.   But the administration is often its own worst enemy.   
 

Very frustrating for longtime supporters of the school like me.   Oh, the stories that could be told! 

[NFLfan]

21 minutes ago, NewColtsFan said:

If the school had a good AD,  and they’ve had them before, what Andrew was hired to do should be the job of the coaching staff.  
 

The press release says he’s going to coach the coaching staff.  That would not be necessary if the AD had hired a good coaching staff to begin with.  He didn’t. 
 

When you see Stanford do well in football and basketball, it’s when the school has hired a top athletic Director.  That person has to convince the administration that it’s in their best interest to spend money to be competitive.  Stanford is the 4th richest school behind only Harvard and Yale and a newcomer, Texas.  
 

But the school also has super strict limitations on who the school can recruit.  When the school has done well in football and basketball it’s typically because they’ve been able to convince the administration that a little relaxation would go a LONG way toward future success.   Some administration’s understand this.   But most administrations have not.   
 

If I kept writing, it would be a large book with countless chapters.   It’s an amazing school, with the most stunning campus.  Eye opening and jaw dropping.   But the administration is often its own worst enemy.   
 

Very frustrating for longtime supporters of the school like me.   Oh, the stories that could be told! 

 

Okay. Thanks for explaining. I think this post should not be in the Colts section. I allowed it to stay as we were talking about Andrew Luck, a former Colt. Once we move away from that to more Stanford-related content, it is no longer a Colts topic.

[ColtsGermany]

Nice for him and Stanford. 

[cdgacoltsfan]

I hope he doesn't suddenly quit and leave them hanging.

[NewColtsFan]

11 minutes ago, cdgacoltsfan said:

I hope he doesn't suddenly quit and leave them hanging.

I’m guessing you know that it was only sudden to the fans.   It was not sudden to Irsay, Ballard or Reich.   Luck started talking to them about retirement back in March.  They kept encouraging him to give his injury time to heal.   
 

At some point in August Luck told the Colts his injury wasn’t healing and he was retiring.   
 

If Luck ever quit at Stanford, it would likely barely be noticed by most at the school.  THAT’s part of the problem the school has with sports. 
 

And yes, I know your quip was a joke…

[NewColtsFan]

1 hour ago, NFLfan said:

 

Okay. Thanks for explaining. I think this post should not be in the Colts section. I allowed it to stay as we were talking about Andrew Luck, a former Colt. Once we move away from that to more Stanford-related content, it is no longer a Colts topic.

So….   How does this work then?    Do you move it to the NFL section and create a Luck thread there?    Otherwise,  where does the conversation go?   
 

[Dingus McGirt]

47 minutes ago, NewColtsFan said:

So….   How does this work then?    Do you move it to the NFL section and create a Luck thread there?    Otherwise,  where does the conversation go?   
 

https://forums.colts.com/forum/23-college-football-and-all-other-sports/

[King Colt]

3 hours ago, Restinpeacesweetchloe said:

Would be amazing if he ended up a NFL GM some day.

On which team? (hint)

[2006Coltsbestever]

1 minute ago, King Colt said:

On which team? (hint)

Here? 

[King Colt]

Luck has a high I.Q. and that opens many doors so the best to him.

[csmopar]

Meh good riddance. Hopefully he moves out there too

[2006Coltsbestever]

11 minutes ago, King Colt said:

Luck has a high I.Q. and that opens many doors so the best to him.

Wouldn't that be 1 way to win the fans back here in Indy that don't like him, if he took over as GM in a couple years after gaining some experience with it at Stanford and built a Championship team.

[csmopar]

3 minutes ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

Wouldn't that be 1 way to win the fans back here in Indy that don't like him, if he took over as GM in a couple years after gaining some experience with it at Stanford and built a Championship team.

Maybe for some, for me, it’ll take a more genuine effort than that.

[Smonroe]

Too bad you couldn't replace the last three words of that title with "of the Colts"

[King Colt]

22 minutes ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

Wouldn't that be 1 way to win the fans back here in Indy that don't like him, if he took over as GM in a couple years after gaining some experience with it at Stanford and built a Championship team.

For me if there are fans out there that hold a grudge on Luck still, I say this to them, "Silence"!!!

[King Colt]

39 minutes ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

Here? 

That's American Bandstand and they were in Philly!

[Solid84]

Good for Andrew! Glad he can be part of football again.

[Moosejawcolt]

13 hours ago, Restinpeacesweetchloe said:

Pretty cool story 

 

 

I say he lasts a year as he  develops carpal  tunnel syndrome, paper cuts and back pain and calls it a career.

[Jason_]

9 hours ago, cdgacoltsfan said:

I hope he doesn't suddenly quit and leave them hanging.

 

Aww don't worry, he'll never hurt you again. *hugs*

[Jason_]

7 hours ago, csmopar said:

Meh good riddance. Hopefully he moves out there too

 

Aww you poor thing, he can't hurt you anymore. You can sleep easy now little guy *hugs*

[NewColtsFan]

1 hour ago, Moosejawcolt said:

I say he lasts a year as he  develops carpal  tunnel syndrome, paper cuts and back pain and calls it a career.

Perhaps it’s your moose jaw sense of humor.   Read: funny to you.   But it’s pretty much par for the course for you.  
 

 

[GoColts8818]

7 hours ago, csmopar said:

Meh good riddance. Hopefully he moves out there too

He already lives out there.

[NewColtsFan]

7 hours ago, csmopar said:

Meh good riddance. Hopefully he moves out there too

He already lives in Palo Alto.   And in Houston where his family lives.   And not far from the Colts practice facility where he once played.    

All of this is news that most people here know.    Not the least bit surprising that you don’t know it.  Few regular posters know less about Andrew Luck than you.  You’ve had your hate for and ignorance about Luck on full display for years.  What a shame you don’t know him or appreciate him at all.