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New York Times on Luck - 97fan - 08-28-2010
Very nice article that captures what makes Stanford special:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/29/sports/ncaafootball/29stanford.html?8dpc
My favorite part:
Quote:As Stanfords culture welcomes back winning football, Luck has a dream ending in mind.
Itd be nice to leave a legacy of being that class that was part of the teams that won the Rose Bowl back to back, something like that, he said. To turn it around for Stanford winning for good.
I also loved this quote from Oliver Luck:
Quote:When Andrew committed, Jim called and said, Thank you for sending him here because I didnt have to go to the admissions office on my knees.
Re: New York Times on Luck - washingtonismoney - 08-28-2010
It\'s so large that, by law of averages, it could scarcely avoid having a few champions. Let\'s see how it does on the per capita basis.