The Senator

Considering that you claim to be " someone who values education ", I wonder if you realize the extreme oxymoronic nature of that statement?

I'm sure Andy will weigh your opinion very heavily in his decision process - you've proven yourself to be a highly reliable source of accurate information so far!

Then I would imagine just about any cosmopolitan city is ' a little much ' for you. As for the climate, must really suck to live in Sydney, Australia, huh? I lived in EssEff (Russian Hill) for 7 years - 68 in July is extremely comfortable - if you like it warmer, take a 10 minute ferry across the Bay to Alameda/Oakland or drive a few minutes down the peninsula (where most of the players live anyway). The number of 'micro-climates' and the difference a mile or two can make is quite fascinating. As for the 'gay' thing - the gay population is higher in NYC, in LA, and in Chicago than in San Francisco. Please - a little silly is fine, but try not to be ' really stupid silly '.

Is there a way to do a more realistic simulation - one, i.e., that doesn't include Andrew Luck in the 2011 draft?

Yeah, quite clearly you have no idea about much of anything! The 49ers play 35 miles up Route 101 from 'The Farm', San Francisco is one of the most beautiful cities on the planet, and they are absolutely drooling over the prospect of drafting this kid out there - and you have no idea why I mention them in a Andrew Luck/NFL Draft scenario? Seriously??? Wow!

No, it's a 4-year plan - but don't let facts get in your way... Stanford Architectural Design Program - Typical Sequence of Courses Just because I mentioned that it's typically a 5-year plan in most schools doesn't mean that you just spew that back out as knowledge, without first checking! And, BTW, you clearly have NO insight whatsoever into Luck's demeanor (nor his AP status ) - a high school valedictorian, by all accounts he's every bit as gifted in the classroom as on the field.

I'll be very cuirious what the tone of the board is about 4 hours from now... Bills 46 Lions 3 GO BILLSSS!!!! PosLUSZny!!!!!

Meh, let's make it an even $$$ billion $$$ for Luck if he comes out - after all, what's a little hyperbole when you're tlaking about an event that's never going to occur anyway?

Sorry BillsPhan, but unless you were at the old Thruway Plaza to greet the '64 AFL Champions and nearly got crushed trying to get Daryle Lamonica's autograph, you don't qualify as an 'old fan' Unless you begged your folks to get you one of these for Christmas... JC Penny Catalog 1970-pg 216 JC Penny Catalog 1970-pg 217 ...and wore it proudly at every neighborhood sandlot pickup game (my brother and I had the old Bills white uni's w/ the red-striped pants - got 'em for X-mas in '65, I think), you can't give younger fans any self-righteous crap! Yeah, we...ahem...'older' fans have endured more ups and downs than those born after us, and while I get as frustrated as any Bills-fan - and it occasionally shows - I refuse to join in the relentless Bills-bashing and scream, " The Sky is falling!!! " at every single Bills-related news item, as has been the M.O. of many recent and even some not-so-recent TSW members. Every team - in every sport - has it's ups and downs. It's all cyclical - so-called 'dynasties' only last so long, before the inevitable rebuilding process slaps you back down to the basement. Then, eventually, like a Phoenix rising from the ashes, it's... 19 and 0 baby!!! Now go get your face-paint on - it's time to support the team... GO BILLSSS!!!! Reverse the Curse!!!!!

Touché!!! What was I thinking???

I have no idea how you came to that opinion... 8 and 8 baby!!! GO BILLSSS!!!! PosLUSZny!!!!! (Seriously, WELL-said, Pilsner! )

Um...because they're not picking ' right now ' ??? Your arguments in this thread are entirely based on things that could happen... 1) Andrew Luck will forgo finishing the Stanford degree he's thus far worked his ass off to earn; 2) Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez will be fired; 3) Harbaugh will replace him as Michigan HC; 4) Harbaugh's leaving will "force" Luck to jump to the NFL; 5) Things can only go downhill for Luck if he stays in school another year. (??? ???) Yet you ask, ' Why talk about what could happen??? ' Just freakin' hysterical. "A guy like him" ??? Sounds like you know him pretty well. I'm sure your opinion will weigh heavily in his decision.

What's up, Doc? You didn't read the part where I wrote, 'Hell everthing is far from certain...'??? Yes, of course the 49ers could win more games. After all, they were picked to finish high in their division - yet somehow they only have 2 wins, half-way thru the season, and are 0-5 in their conference. But yes, they certainly could win more games. They could also lose more games. The Bills could 'win out'. There's still half a seasson to play, and anything could happen. Yeah, Doc, it is a dream. Luck's actually in the Architectural Design program, typically a 5-year plan a many schools, but he's a sharp kid - probably with lot's of AP courses under his belt when he came in too - so is likely on target to finish in 4 years. But make no mistake - it's a brutal program, one that's hard to just stop and pick back up years later. He's carrying a 3.5 GPA now - he's gonna finish his degree. With college football coming off a season when celebrity quarterbacks like Tim Tebow, Colt McCoy and Sam Bradford dominated the landscape, Oliver Luck said that his son picked Stanford in part because he did not want to sign autographs on campus or be stalked by fans with cellphone cameras... Luck, who has a 3.55 grade point average, also has an academic load in the classroom that few other star quarterbacks can match. His adviser, John Barton, described Luck’s architectural design major as having 36 units of math and science and a heavy dose of “hard-core structural engineering and designing.” Matt Leinart’s ballroom dancing classes at U.S.C., this is not... Lehman said that Luck’s classmates knew who he was but generally left him alone. In his major, Luck is known as much for staying at office hours until 1 a.m. as for his football exploits. 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.” Link - NY Times

Yes - and with eight games to go they are only wins ahead of Buffalo. You're stating the current standings as if it's a lock that the 49ers couldn't possibly end up picking first - which, at this point, is FAR from certain. Hell, everything is far from certain - with half-a-season still to play!!!! (If the 49ers DO pick first, that changes everything - Luck will not be able to resist a continued diet of Dungeness & Sourdough!) Yeah...it is fun to dream All excellent points, except the one about the squabble. There's really nothing to squabble over - Luck's not coming out.

If I see him wearing gloves against Cal or Oregon St., I'll throw up

Quite!

Hmmm...maybe I should have said 'Gewürztraminer and Wiener Schnitzel'??? (You left out London - it was right there on Google that he went to The American School in London, yet you left out that he lived in London too! ) Holy crap!!!!! You're RIGHT!!!! That's WAY different than... "I don’t think about [the NFL Draft] that much," the redshirt sophomore said on KNBR. "I still consider myself a pretty young guy. I need to get a degree in college before I start thinking about that stuff. I will probably stay in school for sure." (I don't really care what he didn't say - Luck-lovers can spin what he didn't say however they want, to suit their little hearts' desires )

SB nation is a sort of on-line 'clearing house' for various sports bloggers and columnists with ties to their local teams. What did Andy say this week about coming out? Did I miss something?

National title????? Stanford????? Probably have to agree with most everything else - the campus is very nice, especially if you like the smell of eucalyptus. Not very fond of Palo Alto (aside from the campus itself), though I can see where sushi-eaters and chardonnay-swillers might find it endearing. Luck probably fits both those categories. (But at least he hasn't professed a fondness for any child-actresses ) We might see him in Buffalo in 2016 - when the 49ers play here. Actually, K Gun, it's more of an -anti- 'Luck-Crusade' -crusade- i.e., a crusade against the Luck-Crusaders! (You are correct, though, in stating that I think Mallett's a better choice for the Bills - no matter who comes out, or when they do.) GO BILLSSS!!!! Reverse the Curse!!!!!

No 'bowl in B'flo??? Seriously - I know Chicago spent a ton of $$$ renovating Soldiers Field, but somehow I can't image the NFL putting their biggest event in an outdoor stadium on the shores of Lake Michigan in early February! (Same for Foxboro* - beautiful facility*, but wicked cold in February, plus the added disadvantage of being in the middle of nowhere.)

That you posting nonsense again, SKOOOOB?

Sounds like you'll be a very courteous driver for the next year or so but, if you really want to help, you should probably root for Stanford next Saturday - that would help a lot. Winning the Heisman might just push Luck toward entering to draft, and beating Cal next week should help Andy's chances tremendously! GO STANFORD!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbqJBp1eiw0

Indeed... RIP Dino - this PBR is for you!

Yeah - no one's paying a 21-year-old kid $60M to sit on the bench next season. No one. Indianapolis Colts President Bill Polian says that the NFL Players Union needs to give in to help make the current system work. "The union has to give us a firm, definitive rookie salary cap. We're perfectly willing to have the money that does not go to the rookies go to the veterans. Nobody is looking to save money. But we're sick and tired of giving exorbitant, incredible sums of money to players who haven't proven they can do anything but play against Eastern Michigan." The issue of rookie salary caps and other concerns of owners is leading to what some believe is a guaranteed lockout of the NFL in 2011. When DeMaurice Smith, current head of the NFL Players Union was recently asked if there would be a lockout for the 2011 season, he said this. "On a scale of 1 to 10, it's a 14." link Sounds like Drew Rosenhouse, Eugene Parker, and other sycophants of their ilk will have to find someone new to fleece.