APWhen it came to his name being attached to the commissioner’s job in the Big 12, Oliver Luck was not shy in very publicly shooting down that type of speculation.
When it comes to the speculation that West Virginia’s athletic director could replace the man hired to become the Big 12′s commissioner? That’s another matter entirely, apparently.
It was officially announced Thursday afternoon that Bob Bowlsby was leaving his job as Stanford’s athletic director to become the Big 12′s commissioner. Almost immediately, there were rumors that Luck, whose son Andrew starred at quarterback for the Cardinal the past three years, would be a candidate to replace Bowlsby on The Farm.
Luck’s response when asked about the possibility by the San Francisco Chronicle will, right or wrong, do nothing but add further fuel to the speculation:
“I have no comment on it,” Luck told me Thursday. When I told him that some people might interpret his remark to mean that he’s interested or at least not dismissing the idea out of hand, he said, “Yes, I know, but that’s all I want to say.”
Why Luck decided to take this tack as it pertains to Stanford when he immediately shot down the Big 12 speculation is unclear. Or perfectly clear depending on your vantage point.
WV MetroNews wrote that “Luck… didn’t respond to a message Thursday night asking if he wanted to add anything or clarify his response to the San Francisco Chronicle.”
Luck did, however, release a statement yesterday addressing the hiring of Bowlsby by his athletic department’s new conference home.
“I first met Bob five years ago when Andrew was being recruited by Stanford,” Luck’s statement began. “He is an excellent choice for Big 12 Commissioner and will further enhance the cohesiveness of the conference.
“I have had two of my children compete as varsity athletes at Stanford, and I know how well-rounded the department was under his leadership. Stanford athletics has enjoyed great success with Bob at the helm, and I believe this will translate over to the Big 12. As evident in Stanford’s many Director’s Cup wins in recent years for on-field performance, I believe all sports in the Big 12 will flourish under Bob Bowlsby.”
Incidentally, the Chronicle also floated the name of Condoleezza Rice, the former Secretary of State and current Stanford political science professor, as a potential possibility to replace Bowlsby.
Mr $uck you can take your Republican arrogant Money sobbing arse out West for all I care, good rid-dens, hope you never step foot back in WV
You tell ‘em! Besides bring in Holgs, can Stew, and save WVU football from the sinking ship that is the Big East, what’s Luck done in the last 2 years?
Hillbilleee Are you stupid or do you just hate all republicans. What ever the case you do not represent all mountaineers. I hope he stays. You can root for someone else though.
Mr. Clements, get out your checkbook!
Hey Hillbilleee, I’ll have fries with that Quarter Pounder. Got it?
dexterismyhero says:
Hillbilleee Are you stupid….
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Apparently he is.
This Republican hopes he stays. He’s as good as we are ever going to get. Jerry West would be the only guy I think could have been better, but he’s what, 80 now?
Wow hillbilleee you are a f*%#tard!
Losing Luck would be a big problem. There is no one else out there that will stand up for WVU like he has. We are better because of him, I don’t want to go back to be a second tier school.
Maybe he is smarter than we think, maybe hillbilly is from Kentucky or Tennessee. Can’t be from WV and say something like that.
Can’t imagine a man saying he likes Morgantown and has a kid in high school that wants to stay, leaving suddenly for elsewhere. Guess it is possible though. Just hope not.