What Will Jim Harbaugh And Andrew Luck Do?

The potential DIFFERENCE in money for the top pick the next two year (assuming there would be a rookie salary slotting system) is estimated to be $40-$60 million dollars. It would be insane for Luck to not turn pro.

I’ve heard Harbaugh—>Michigan is not going to happen, and that he’ll sign with the Niners within 48 h.

I’ve Harbaugh leaves Stanford, I think Luck will wait until late on the 14th to give Bowlsby a chance to bring in a replacement and will likely declare for the draft (Sanchez!).

Both Harbaugh and Luck would be absolutely stupid to stay. They’re not going to have a season better than this one next year. Why on earth wouldn’t you leave when your value is at its peak?

Please take the Niner job, or the Michigan job, and get the hell out of stanfurd.

Sincerely,

secret ASian man

Personally, I don’t think I am obsessing over the Harblow & Derp situation (hey, now there’s the name of a Poconos comedy duet!). I have about as much interest in their little drama as I do over things bubbling at the Cal Extension regarding Norm Chow. Yes, I want to see what happens and am interested, but it doesn’t really affect me.

I figure regardless of what happens at Furd, Ucla, or anywhere else, things like getting our recruiting finished with a slew of sweet signed faxes (Moala FTW!) and securing a stud OL coach to complement the two recent hires are way more important. Cal controls Cal’s destiny. The other stuff is just television.

That being said, I see Harblow yanking the chains of every program out there then going back to Furd because his ego loves the fact that he is some weird god-king there. Col Kurtz got nothing on Harblow. Luck is gone. Love him or hate him he’s not stupid enough to say no to the money. Only a potential NFL stoppage would queer that deal. The punch line is that Harblow stays, Derp leaves, Furd drops to a .500 team next year, and all those lucrative coaching offers dry up fast.

I agree with the consensus that the most rational thing to do, for both, is to leave now because their stock is never going to get higher. Now, either one might have “irrational” reasons for staying (remaining Palo Alto’s god-king and crown prince, making a run at the Heisman), but the smart money would seem to be on them leaving.

Like SoCal Oski, I’m more concerned with what’s going on in Berkeley, but I would most certainly like to see Luck leave; the Bears have already beaten him once, and I seriously doubt they’d be able to beat him again. As for Harbaugh, I’d actually rather have him stay. I don’t think he’s a better coach than Tedford (or Chip Kelley, or Mike Riley, or …) or that he’s building some sort of unbeatable juggernaut against whom Cal can’t compete. Instead, by making Stanford football relevant again, and by being something of a public douchebag, he’s been great for the rivalry. Never has it been more fun to hate the Cardinal.

Luck stays: the “college experience,” which lasts a lifetime, only comes once. Harbaugh is leaving, either to the Niners or Denver.

Why badmouth Stanford: they made the Pac 12 look good in the Orange Bowl!

If Jim goes (and I think he is gone to the 49ers) then Luck goes…

If Jim stays (and I doubt it) then Luck stays….. Luck is tied to his hip…..hairball is the key

Does anyone else think the Harbaugh frenzy hasn’t matched the output? I mean, he’s had two great players, Toby and Andy, and a bunch of average to above average complimentary players. I don’t see him as the second coming, as his hype suggests. Sure he’s a good football coach, but I don’t, for example, see him making the niners hella good. I don’t really see his 2 and 3 TE/2 and 3 RB sets working out all that well in the pros.

I’d love to see how good the 2012 Harbaugh-led Cardinal. We’ve seen with Rodgers what it’s like when you’ve got a fantastic player at the quarterback position. We’ve also seen life after Rodgers…

Harbaugh consistently called the right plays against VT, both on offensive and defense; something he consistently did (with the exception at Oregon) during the regular season. Fortunately, for Stanford, they have great players at key positions that made his moves look easy. Once again, credit Harbaugh, for he and his staff recruited those key players. He will do well with the Niners, when the Niners get a decent QB.

 Hopefully, there is a Luck-type QB hiding on Cal’s roster, just waiting to manifest himself this Spring?

Did I just click on the wrong blog? Did Avinash lose a bet?
Stanfurd Sux!

It seems like there could be up to four NFL teams interested in Harblow:

49ers
Broncos
Dolphins
Raiders

Is the consensus that Al Davis promotes Hue Jackson to head coach? I hear that Ross (Miami and big benefactor to UM) really wants Harblow in South Beach. I think the chances that Harblow stays at the Farm to coach in front of 30k+ crowds are next to nil. I also don’t think he’s going to UM — that ship sailed a long time ago. I expect Brady Hoke to be announced as UM’s coach by the end of the week.

Odds:
49ers – 50%
Broncos – 10%
Dolphins – 30%
Raiders – 10%
UM – 0%
Furd – 0%

Hairball goes to the NFL.

Luck stays another year, finishes his degree, gets a chance to lead his team again to another glorious year (which won’t be as gloarious), and finishes the college experience. His stock won’t be as high next year but he’ll still do well in the draft and make his millions in the NFL.

Harby to meet with the 49ers today.

Harbaugh goes to the 49ers, coaches for 6 years, coaches another team for 2, does the net work deal for a year and accepts Sandy’s Barbour’s offier to coach the Cal Bears when Tedford decides to hang it up after a 2 National Championships for Cal.