[ADPATERSON]

Agree with Treebound that Love comes back.  Lamar Alexander came back. 
Two alums at the team Awards banquet this week say "Love likely returns". 
-- Yes, yes he could jump like Solly did, after the Bowl. 

FACTORS FOR STAYING
1) The word is that his Parents want him to finish, and he is serious about Med school.  No really; this is important. 
After an NFL career, he goes into Sports Medicine.  Big time.  Like the McCalls did.
2) A lot of Pac12 competition lose their star QBs, except Duckies.  We could well be favored to win it all with Love back.
3) The OLine, as profiled in this thread, as good as it gets if you are an RB -- in a RUN FIRST Offense. 
4) Returning maybe garners a $5M signing bonus (speculation) if he wins the bronze stiff-arm next year.  That's not peanuts.
-- Yes, yes he risks injury.  Got it.  And we have seen he is willing to do that.  He does not need to go to NFL for the money now.
5) I think his strong relationship with Shaw may be unique.  He knows he won't get that in the NFL. 
6) The table (schedule, OLine, pre-season promos) sets up REAL WELL for him. 
-- Sure, the road schedule is tough in 2018... but if you are a Voldemort candidate you WANT to play in South Bend (!)

Love returns, and that changes everything. 

[ADPATERSON]

Agree with Treebound that Love comes back.  Lamar Alexander came back. 
Two alums at the team Awards banquet this week say "Love likely returns". 
-- Yes, yes he could jump like Solly did, after the Bowl. 

FACTORS FOR STAYING
1) The word is that his Parents want him to finish, and he is serious about Med school.  No really; this is important. 
After an NFL career, he goes into Sports Medicine.  Big time.  Like the McCalls did.
2) A lot of Pac12 competition lose their star QBs, except Duckies.  We could well be favored to win it all with Love back.
3) The OLine, as profiled in this thread, as good as it gets if you are an RB -- in a RUN FIRST Offense. 
4) Returning maybe garners a $5M signing bonus (speculation) if he wins the bronze stiff-arm next year.  That's not peanuts.
-- Yes, yes he risks injury.  Got it.  And we have seen he is willing to do that.  He does not need to go to NFL for the money now.
5) I think his strong relationship with Shaw may be unique.  He knows he won't get that in the NFL. 
6) The table (schedule, OLine, pre-season promos) sets up REAL WELL for him. 
-- Sure, the road schedule is tough in 2018... but if you are a Voldemort candidate you WANT to play in South Bend (!)

Love returns, and that changes everything.