814 East U

July 30th, 2014 at 8:25 PM ^

Not the first time a big time recruit transfers. Every kid may think he is the best but if playing time is a concern I don't know why the Indianas or Purdues of the world don't recruit a little better than MAC schools.

1464

July 30th, 2014 at 8:26 PM ^

I will say this... Ft Collins is an amazing town. Was just there last week. All of Colorado, really, but Ft Collins is like Ann Arbor with mountains and like 50 breweries...

oriental andrew

July 31st, 2014 at 11:28 AM ^

I don't understand the downvotes.  Why is it a bad thing to say that I don't believe in smoking anything (pot, cigarettes, pipes, etc.)?  It's bad for your gums, teeth, lungs, makes you smell, etc.  So no, I don't smoke ANYTHING (including cigars) and never will.  

MGoSoftball

July 31st, 2014 at 11:39 AM ^

never have, never will.  Although I have been high twice in my life.  Once was a few years ago at Pine Knob at a Kid Rock concert.  There was a blue haze everywhere and it smelled like skunk.  I should have worn a gas mask but that would have impeeded my dranking ability.

Naked Bootlegger

July 30th, 2014 at 8:32 PM ^

Agree.  Nice place.   The only drawback I saw was the bloody railroad track through town/campus that had major freight trains going through at odd hours.   But maybe Dee slept through it. 

Anyway, good luck to Dee.   Sure wish he would've sported the winged helmet these past few years.

Maizenblueball

July 31st, 2014 at 1:30 AM ^

I visited Fort Collins 2 weeks ago, and I have to say, I was surprised to find out that I really liked that city. It's an outdoorsman's paradise. Rocky Mountain National Park is really close by, along with many beautiful lakes and rivers for fly fishing. Anyway, I was pleasantly surprised by Ft. Collins.

Oh yeah, lots of tech companies in Ft. Collins too.

UMfan21

July 30th, 2014 at 8:31 PM ^

What could have been...



Between his injury and the insane talent/depth at Bama he was in a tough situation. Transferring seems like the best move.

htownwolverine

July 30th, 2014 at 8:34 PM ^

Didn't Bama install new showers/locker room upgrades at his HS? At the time it was for 'local development' but everyone knew what was up. Imagine the money that they really spend when you consider that scenario.

LSAClassOf2000

July 30th, 2014 at 9:08 PM ^

....is linked right here (LINK)

According to this, he has indeed finished his degree at Alabama so he will be eligible right off the bat at CSU. It also mentions, and I didn't think about it before, McElwain was Alabama's OC when they nabbed Hart in 2011. 

EDIT: Per the response to me, I missed the link - I blame insufficient light in the den plus beer.

stephenrjking

July 30th, 2014 at 9:55 PM ^

It just never worked out.

In fairness, I'm not sure it would've worked out here, either. At Bama it's a footnote, but here we could easily regard it as a massive tragedy.

MaximusBlue

July 30th, 2014 at 10:01 PM ^

His college has been very interesting watching from a far. The injuries and never cracking the line up at Bama to transfering to Colorado St. Can't help but think what could've been. Even if the football didn't work out he would leave with a great degree. Hope everything works out for him.

ArrogantAsshole

July 30th, 2014 at 10:50 PM ^

Hope everything works out for him....

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