Getting A Degree, Now There's a Concept!

Kudos to Stanford's big time quarterback Andrew Luck who has decided to remain in college for his redshirt junior year and finish his degree. "I am committed to earning my degree in architectural design from Stanford University and am on track to accomplish this at the completion of the spring quarter of 2012," Luck said in a statement released by the California school.

Luck's father, Oliver Luck is a former NFL quarterback and the AD at West Virginia. He noted that his son did not postpone entering the draft because of the current contract negotiations with the NFLPA and the NFL:

"This is a win-win for him. He gets to spend another year at Stanford, be part of team that will be highly ranked again next year, finish his degree and enjoy Palo Alto.....It's not like the NFL is going anywhere, it's one of the best run leagues in the world. It will still be there when he graduates."

It may be old fashioned in this day and age of one and done college b-ball players and football players who simply use college ball for a couple of years just to increase their NFL draft prospects and signing bonus, but it's certainly refreshing. You gotta love his father's take on his son: "Call him old school," Oliver Luck said. "He comes from a faction of people who believe you go to college to pursue your degree."

Going to college to get your degree, now there's a concept! I know a lot of kids leave early to provide for their families and avoid a career ending injury. I get that. But for those of us who really do believe that NCAA commercial line: "There are over 380,000 NCAA student athletes, and most of us will go pro in something other than sports" it's refreshing.

Good luck Mr. Luck and since I don't have a dog in the PAC-10 dogfight I'm going to cheer for you in 2011 as long as you aren't playing and SEC team, or Clemson.