[Austroturf]

Correct me if I'm wrong.  I believe I heard on the broadcast of Big Game (or elsewhere?) that Andrew Luck is our honorary captain this week!  I had been wondering when that would happen this season.

I know pep-talks can't make a team learn how to block and tackle better overnight, but hey, we need some kind of sliver of a ray of hope, right?

If the game sucks, at least fans in attendance are likely to see some sweet #12 highlights on the scoreboard and the return of another all-time great to Stanford Stadium.

The Luck era was golden (and it truly was an "era").  His glory days should be remembered and appreciated.  But when a program gets to the point where nostalgia is all we have to feed off of and motivate ourselves, well, that is not a good sign.  He should be honorary captain of a team that continues his legacy of excellence.  But who knows?  Maybe something akin to 2007 in the Coliseum will occur, with Luck as our revered talisman (for the record, Luck was 3-0 against Notre Dame).  The upset is not impossible, simply very improbable, despite Luck standing in as a possible "X-Factor" as honorary captain. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

[Austroturf]

Correct me if I'm wrong.  I believe I heard on the broadcast of Big Game (or elsewhere?) that Andrew Luck is our honorary captain this week!  I had been wondering when that would happen this season.

I know pep-talks can't make a team learn how to block and tackle better overnight, but hey, we need some kind of sliver of a ray of hope, right?

If the game sucks, at least fans in attendance are likely to see some sweet #12 highlights on the scoreboard and the return of another all-time great to Stanford Stadium.

The Luck era was golden (and it truly was an "era").  His glory days should be remembered and appreciated.  But when a program gets to the point where nostalgia is all we have to feed off of and motivate ourselves, well, that is not a good sign.  He should be honorary captain of a team that continues his legacy of excellence.  But who knows?  Maybe something akin to 2007 in the Coliseum will occur, with Luck as our revered talisman (for the record, Luck was 3-0 against Notre Dame).  The upset is not impossible, simply very improbable, despite Luck standing in as a possible "X-Factor" as honorary captain. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!