Andrew Luck, the standout Standford quarterback, decided to pass on the 2011 NFL Draft so he could finish school and earn his degree. And some people think he's crazy for passing up the NFL life.
What do I think? I'll let Charlotte's WSOC-TV sports anchor, Bill Voth, speak on my behalf, because I agree with him, 100%.
Here's an excerpt from his article, "The Decision Was Easy For Luck"
"I held a Twitter chat for about 45 minutes earlier and many Panthers fans think Luck just doesn't want to play here. Many also fear Jerry Richardson's strange press conference the other day may have dissuaded him. I don't think either of those theories were a factor.
First and foremost, Luck carries a 3.5 GPA at one of America's best colleges. While just a sophomore this past year on the field, he's a junior off of it. One more year, gets him that Stanford degree. Could he have gotten the degree even if he would have left school early? Of course. But what about the college experience?
I've said many times that the worst day of my life was graduating from Syracuse. I realize that could sound awful to some, but trust me, I understand how fortunate I was to go college and earn a degree. It's obviously an exaggeration. My point: those were the greatest four years of my life, and I would do anything just to get one of those days back.
Luck is living an ideal life. He's working toward a degree, at one of America's finest institutions, and he gets to be a college kid. If he can do that one more year, he must figure, that's a pretty good deal."
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