The Stanford Cardinal were dealt a serious blow to their national championship hopes today as Andrew Luck revealed that he shaved his beard at Bay Area Media Day. When Luck revealed his clean-cut look, he was immediately greeted with the gasps and sobs of passing Stanford fans and sighs of relief from Cal fans.

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Flags flew at half-mast at the Pac-12 office this afternoon upon the news. "It'll be very difficult for the Pac-12 to move forward with this stunning development." Commissioner Larry Scott remarked in a statement released to the press. "We felt Heisman Trophies, Nobel Peace Prizes, time travel via teleportation...all of that was possible for Pac-12 football. But now that there's no long a beard to fear, we'll have to settle for this absurd TV contract for the conference I negotiated. These are dark days."

When asked for comment about the solemn news, Luck shrugged his shoulders and replied, "You know I can grow this thing back, right?"

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