Comments on: Luck would prefer to play . . . in Morgantown http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/30/luck-would-prefer-to-play-in-morgantown/ ProFootballTalk on NBCSports.com Fri, 24 May 2013 15:11:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: tdhawk http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/30/luck-would-prefer-to-play-in-morgantown/#comment-1359763 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 19:14:16 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=163861#comment-1359763 A professional team in Morgantown? Imagine the furniture they’d burn tailgating, could provide an industry for supply!

]]> By: nuclearwarfare http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/30/luck-would-prefer-to-play-in-morgantown/#comment-1357220 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 19:08:27 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=163861#comment-1357220 If Luck wants to choose which team he plays for, then he shouldn’t declare for the draft. Instead, just become a walk on to the team he wants to play for.

Sure, he’ll take a HUGE blow to his bank account, but at least he won’t have to play for a team that’s willing to tank on purpose to draft ONE guy.

]]> By: oldcracker http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/30/luck-would-prefer-to-play-in-morgantown/#comment-1357213 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 19:03:21 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=163861#comment-1357213 I believe he is going either to the Vikings or the Jags. I heard that he was looking at real estate in the LA Hills area! :)

]]> By: Deb http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/30/luck-would-prefer-to-play-in-morgantown/#comment-1357205 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 18:59:06 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=163861#comment-1357205 Sorry, folks, I understood that to mean Luck grew up in Morgantown–that’s why I thought he was a Steelers fan. Then again, I’m a Fla. girl but grew up in a Bama family and have been a diehard Steelers fan for 34 years. Geography doesn’t carry as much weight as it once did.

]]> By: stealthjunk http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/30/luck-would-prefer-to-play-in-morgantown/#comment-1357193 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 18:46:16 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=163861#comment-1357193 Luck’s parents live in Morgantown NOW, but when he went to Stanford they still lived in Houston. Regardless, it sounds like he just wants to be close to his parents, not that he was saying Pitt/Washington/etc.

Anyhow, listen closely NFL owners, here’s the simple solution: relocate the Jaguars to Morgantown. 60k fans guaranteed each week and a franchise QB to boot. Seems like a decent deal to me.

]]> By: bronco1st http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/30/luck-would-prefer-to-play-in-morgantown/#comment-1357192 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 18:46:14 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=163861#comment-1357192 Cut the apron strings kid, you’ll make enough money to stop sponging off of mommy and daddy.

]]> By: snuffysmif http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/30/luck-would-prefer-to-play-in-morgantown/#comment-1357187 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 18:43:18 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=163861#comment-1357187 ndnut, it is a story because several QBs in the past (Eli Manning, John Elway and Jeff George) have refused to go to the team that had the first pick.

]]> By: frankdatank23 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/30/luck-would-prefer-to-play-in-morgantown/#comment-1357178 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 18:38:22 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=163861#comment-1357178 Stanford is real close to WV

]]> By: philyeagles5 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/30/luck-would-prefer-to-play-in-morgantown/#comment-1357155 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 18:28:49 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=163861#comment-1357155 translation – “I WANT MY MOMMY!!!!!!”

]]> By: ndnut http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/30/luck-would-prefer-to-play-in-morgantown/#comment-1357154 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 18:28:39 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=163861#comment-1357154 Does anyone realize that he doesn’t get to choose what NFL team he plays for? He’s treated just like any other player coming out of college, he’s put in the draft. Why is this a story then? Anyone?

]]> By: raiderlyfe510 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/30/luck-would-prefer-to-play-in-morgantown/#comment-1357144 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 18:19:46 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=163861#comment-1357144 Luck and Shanahan would be dangerous….Keep losing on purpose Colts.

]]> By: snuffysmif http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/30/luck-would-prefer-to-play-in-morgantown/#comment-1357133 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 18:08:29 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=163861#comment-1357133 I really doubt that he is a Steelers fan. Besides visiting his parents, he has probably not spent a lot of time in Morgantown.

There is a better chance of him being a Browns fan since his father went to high school in Cleveland.

]]> By: Deb http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/30/luck-would-prefer-to-play-in-morgantown/#comment-1357122 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 17:59:52 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=163861#comment-1357122 Anyone asking why Luck chose Stanford over WVU has apparently forgotten that college is about more than playing football. From an academic perspective, Stanford is an exceptional opportunity.

As for his Morgantown response … he probably grew up a Steelers fan. But I don’t think we’ll be trading a two-time Super Bowl champion who isn’t yet 30–plus picks–for an untried rookie. It would be nice to pick up Luck as our QB of the future, but if the #1 team were willing to deal, he’d probably cost too much. The Steelers build through the draft and can’t afford to give up a bucketful of picks for one player, no matter how promising.

]]> By: alexanderisland http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/30/luck-would-prefer-to-play-in-morgantown/#comment-1357112 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 17:42:42 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=163861#comment-1357112 IMHO he dodged pretty well a bullet with his answer. He’s not stacking up the odds or possibly alienating any fan bases by saying where he wants to play or not.

Also, anyone who thinks that he may be a bust, well, at least he’s not going to be given JaWalrus Russell type money. My Raiders scouting department thought he was a QB but ended up being a franchise Nose Tackle (no way in hell you would be able to move his from wherever he goes to sleep after his Purple Drank…).

]]> By: bigtrav425 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/30/luck-would-prefer-to-play-in-morgantown/#comment-1357106 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 17:37:39 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=163861#comment-1357106 The funny thing is….Morgantown would support a NFL team better then some NFL cities do right now.Got family there and have been to a few games and its crazy

]]> By: satackett http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/30/luck-would-prefer-to-play-in-morgantown/#comment-1357093 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 17:24:54 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=163861#comment-1357093 I cant believe that none has said anything about baltimore. Everyone says steelers or redskins but really the steelers and ravens are the two closest teams to morgantown. It takes about the same amount of time to either. On a diff note since everyone is talkin about morgantown how bout that wvu move to the big 12. I believe wvu will b very competitive in the big 12.
Lets go Mountaineers!!

]]> By: nahcouldntbethat http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/30/luck-would-prefer-to-play-in-morgantown/#comment-1357085 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 17:19:21 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=163861#comment-1357085 The Steelers are looking for a way out of the Roethlisberger situation but he’s too good to let go without a clear replacement in mind that could be as good or better.

I bet if Luck held out for them the way Elway did for the Broncos that they’d find a way to move Roethlisberger plus stuff to get him.

Two rings is important but you know the Rooneys hate having a guy with Roethlisberger’s morally compromised position as the face of the franchise.

]]> By: thefiesty1 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/30/luck-would-prefer-to-play-in-morgantown/#comment-1357078 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 17:12:51 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=163861#comment-1357078 Cleveland? Are you daft? They already have their franchise QB. They just don’t have any playmakers to prove it. They better take the top receiver first and then an offensive line.

Why can’t the kid just do like Elway and Eli? They went where they wanted to go. This is not anything new.

]]> By: nuclearwarfare http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/30/luck-would-prefer-to-play-in-morgantown/#comment-1357072 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 17:04:48 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=163861#comment-1357072 rexismybff says:
Oct 30, 2011 12:47 PM
Bad idea. He could never live up to the legend of Pat White.

-That’s actually hilarious of you to say, considering that Luck is playing about 10,000 times better than White ever did.

]]> By: nuclearwarfare http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/30/luck-would-prefer-to-play-in-morgantown/#comment-1357071 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 17:03:12 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=163861#comment-1357071 Geographically, Pittsburgh would be the best location for him if he wanted to play for an NFL team close to Morgantown.

But, then again, I don’t think he has reached the “rape quota” necessary to play QB for Pittsburgh.

]]> By: lawtypop http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/30/luck-would-prefer-to-play-in-morgantown/#comment-1357069 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 17:02:32 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=163861#comment-1357069 Only a few commenters seem to have actually seen this interview. He was laughing his ass off when he said it. People need to stop forming these snap judgements about him being “entitled” and taking these opinionated reports as gospel

]]> By: bhester1906 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/30/luck-would-prefer-to-play-in-morgantown/#comment-1357063 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 16:58:50 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=163861#comment-1357063 This guy could play the power role and force his way on any team. He’s that good

]]> By: nflfuturist http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/30/luck-would-prefer-to-play-in-morgantown/#comment-1357060 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 16:57:11 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=163861#comment-1357060 Morgantown, so that explains the Troll-like appearance.

]]> By: ern215 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/30/luck-would-prefer-to-play-in-morgantown/#comment-1357055 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 16:53:16 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=163861#comment-1357055 he better get used to south beach

]]> By: kevind713 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/30/luck-would-prefer-to-play-in-morgantown/#comment-1357052 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 16:52:02 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=163861#comment-1357052 1.His father (Oliver Luck) only became the athletic director at WVU 2 years ago, well after Luck had commited to Harbaugh and Stanford. Thats why he didnt attend college there. That and he probably didnt like the idea of banging chicks w/ less teeth than fingers…..anyway

2.He was kidding around, he gave a politically correct answer, lighten up.

What Id like to see is the Rams lose out and be stuck with the #1 pick, that’ll be interesting to see what they do/ or who offers what to move up to #1.

]]> By: snuffysmif http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/30/luck-would-prefer-to-play-in-morgantown/#comment-1357045 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 16:49:16 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=163861#comment-1357045 Also, I would have thought that he grew up an Oilers fan since his father played there.

Now whether that means he cheers for the Texans or the Titans, I don’t know.

He didn’t grow up in Morgantown. He grew up in Houston and also in Europe where his dad was the GM of both the Frankfurt Galaxy and the Rhein Fire before being named president of NFL Europe

Even though his father and Archie Manning are good friends (played together with Oilers), I really doubt that he tries to dictate where he goes.

]]> By: mgscott http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/30/luck-would-prefer-to-play-in-morgantown/#comment-1357044 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 16:49:12 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=163861#comment-1357044 Go get em Holmgren

]]> By: rexismybff http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/30/luck-would-prefer-to-play-in-morgantown/#comment-1357039 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 16:47:44 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=163861#comment-1357039 Bad idea. He could never live up to the legend of Pat White.

]]> By: tinbender2000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/30/luck-would-prefer-to-play-in-morgantown/#comment-1357028 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 16:42:15 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=163861#comment-1357028 I thought it was a great answer. He didn’t say “X team because they’re close to my parents home”. He made a joke people, lighten up. With all the suck for luck crap he has the ability to show some humor, a sure sign of intelligence.

]]> By: mianfr http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/30/luck-would-prefer-to-play-in-morgantown/#comment-1357027 Sun, 30 Oct 2011 16:42:08 +0000 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=163861#comment-1357027 1. Luck is going to be shocked when he finds out that the NFL created a draft in 1936 to allow for players to enter the league, taking away their ability to choose wherever they go, like in baseball up until much more recently.

2. Don’t say he should have gone to West Virginia instead of Stanford. That’s like saying he had a room booked at the Ritz-Carlton for his vacation but he decided to stay at the Holiday Inn instead because it’s closer to the airport so he won’t have to wait as long to unpack or get back on the train.

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