Sunday 9 January 2011

NCAA Football – Stanford became the dominant force in Orange Bowl

The Stanford Cardinal’s quarterback, the talented and Heisman Trophy runner-up Andrew Luck, was expected to put on one heck of a show against the Virginia Tech Hokies. And he did, proving to have the sort of talent and attitude sought after by the NFL scouts as he lead Stanford to an easy 40-12 win over Virginia Tech.

What we really were not expecting was for the rest of the guys from Standford to put on their A-game like they did. Throwing for an impressive 287 yards and four touchdowns, Andrew Luck guided the Cardinal to its first BCS Championship Bowl victory in over 14 years.

If he decides to join the draft, Luck is expected to be the No. 1 pick for the following season. Should he join, there would be a series of issues that Stanford would have to deal with immediately. As of press time, the future of Jim Harbough is uncertain. It still remains a mystery whether the head coach and the starting quarterback will return for the following year.

Stanford fans were on the one hand jubilant with the win and with having to settle, if I may, with the Orange Bowl. And yet they didn’t miss a beat to chant along the final celebration requesting

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