Card Clicks: Phil Simms Says Andrew Luck Hype Is Too Much
by Scott Allen on Nov 4, 2025 6:39 AM PDT
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Phil Simms opened his mouth about Andrew Luck and nonsense came out. | Shutdown Corner
Simms was saying something for the sake of saying it. (And it worked. He's suddenly relevant.) | Stanford Football Blog
Here's Exhibit A of Luck's arm strength. | Rule of Tree
David Shaw responds to Simms' criticism. | SF Chronicle
Here's an excellent breakdown of Luck dissecting the USC defense. | Pacific Takes
Hank chats with the guys at AngryBeavs.com about Saturday's game. | Go Mighty Card
Building the Dam says to look out for freshman DE Scott Crichton. |The Daily Axe
Scott Ostler marvels at Luck's crunch-time cool. | SF Chronicle
The Cardinal is looking to start fast for a change on the road. | Stanford Football Blog
The case for bringing ice hockey to the Pac-12. | The Stanford Daily
The women's field hockey team blanked Appalachian State, 8-0, in its NorPac Championship opener. The Cardinal plays Davidson in the semifinals today. | GoStanford
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To be fair...
Andrew Luck doesn’t have one of those super nuke arms. Of course, having one of those arms is totally overrated. Kyle Boller could throw the ball 65 yards from his knees. JaMarcus Russell had a cannon for an arm. So, yeah, Simms is an idiot.
by dth1 on Nov 4, 2025 9:27 AM PDT reply actions
True
One of the takes on the Simms incident that I didn’t link to points out that Simms even says a power arm isn’t a prerequisite to succeeding in the NFL:
“Not that you need to have that power arm. I’m not saying you’ve got to have that exclusively but, man, it sure helps when you can do that because there’s four or five plays a game it is about arm strength.”
Kyle Boller would be awesome if he could throw a ball to his receivers (or through defenders) from his feet.
by Scott Allen on Nov 4, 2025 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions
I would love to have hockey on campus and out west
Unfortunately, I think Joseph Beyda underplays the start-up costs for a new team. Maples can’t hold a rink, Santa Clara County would squash new development because of the General Use Permit, and the facility would only see action a few times a year. Plus it would necessitate not only a men’s team, but a women’s team as well because of Title IX, which would mean twice the costs and twice the losses.
Believe it or not, the western school most likely to make the jump right now to D-I hockey isn’t a Pac-12 school — it’s San Jose State. They have a far better funded club program and facilities than any of the other schools. But ultimately, it would take multiple Stanley Cups (preferably in a row) won by one of the Western U.S. NHL teams, plus a team in Seattle and/or Portland, for serious calls of NCAA hockey out west to take place.
by RedOscar on Nov 4, 2025 11:10 AM PDT reply actions
some losers on the cal fan board
were taking great pleasure at Simms’ assessment.
by dblecard on Nov 4, 2025 3:24 PM PDT reply actions
Ha
They’re certainly not taking great pleasure from their football team.
by Scott Allen on Nov 4, 2025 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions
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