Title says it all
[ED:BISB - Seems pretty well confirmed that Hightower is going pro as well]
national champs baby
Richardson and Kirkpatrick Turn Pro . . . [also] Hightower
January 12th, 2012 at 3:31 PM
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Richardson and Kirkpatrick Turn Pro . . . [also] Hightower
January 12th, 2012 at 3:34 PM | 
Needed that.
Needed that.
January 12th, 2012 at 3:34 PM |
I thought Hightower was going
I thought Hightower was going
I thought Hightower was going also??
"Everybody want's to be a bodybuilder but no one want's to lift no heavy ass weights, I DO!!! " Ronnie Coleman
January 12th, 2012 at 6:11 PM |
He is
He is
He is....see the ESPN article....http://espn.go.com/nfl/draft2012/story/_/id/7455537/trent-richardson-dre-kirkpatrick-alabama-crimson-tide-enter-nfl-draft... Hightower already graduated in December(although he has one more fall of eligibility if he wanted it) and wasn't at the press conference because he was "under the weather" but was quoted in the article and is gone.
That means 5 offensive starters and 7 defensive starters leaving Alabama. At least we get their replacements in their first game.
January 12th, 2012 at 3:36 PM |
Only real news is that
Only real news is that
Only real news is that starting MLB Dont'a Hightower will return . . . not good!!
January 12th, 2012 at 3:38 PM |
he has more time
he has more time
When is the date that you have to declare?
I don't see how him or that stud S comes back.
January 12th, 2012 at 7:03 PM |
The 15th
The 15th
Is what someone on here said the other day.
January 12th, 2012 at 3:39 PM |
Hightower
Hightower
I'm also seeing mixed opinions on whether Hightower declared or not. He wasn't at the press conference but some are reporting he did declare. I really hope he goes as 3 of Alabama's starting 4 LB's, NT, both starting CBs and one of their safeties will all be gone.
January 12th, 2012 at 3:47 PM |
Ya here is one report of all
Ya here is one report of all
Ya here is one report of all of them going pro...http://aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-football/story/2012-01-12/trent-richardson-dre-kirkpatrick-donta-hightower-going-pro-nfl-draft
January 12th, 2012 at 3:41 PM |
We're totally going to crush
We're totally going to crush
We're totally going to crush Alabama now. They won't have any talent left!
January 12th, 2012 at 3:46 PM |
haha - nice
haha - nice
Well played, sir.
January 12th, 2012 at 4:29 PM |
Post of the New Year
Post of the New Year
You have a gift, my friend. Thank you for sharing it with the world.
January 12th, 2012 at 4:32 PM |
I just hope that Saban is
I just hope that Saban is
I just hope that Saban is able to recruit enough kids to one day regroup for this massive talent depletion.
January 12th, 2012 at 4:50 PM |
Agreed
Agreed
I think the demise of the Alabama defense may be over stated.
With that being said though, I'm not sure where they'll stack rank in terms of toughest defenses we face next year. By the end of the game, they had two true freshman (Trey DePriest and lightly recruited Vinnie Sunseri) looking like All-Sec players. But this was partially due to LSU's poorly schemed and executed offense.
With the fortune of catching all of Alabama's new starters the first game of the year, MSU may actually be the best defense we face next year.
Thoughts?
"when we ride on our enemies"
January 12th, 2012 at 3:46 PM |
Link?
Link?
Sporting News disagrees...
Edit: And they say it's still to be announced, along with Robert Lester, not that he's staying-
Scout $ headline says he's hasn't decided yet either.
So I guess the title didn't say it all.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
January 12th, 2012 at 3:42 PM |
hightower will go pro, he
hightower will go pro, he
hightower will go pro, he doesn't wana get his ankles broken by denard in the first game of the season
"What" ain't no country I ever heard of. They speak English in What?
January 12th, 2012 at 3:52 PM |
Currently
Currently
According to quite a few people on twitter, Hightower IS going pro. He wasn't feeling well and didn't attend the press conference.
http://aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-football/story/2012-01-12/trent-richard...
Hightower was not feeling well and didn't attend the presser. He will also declare for the NFL Draft.
January 12th, 2012 at 4:01 PM |
Was going to post the same
Was going to post the same
Was going to post the same exact thing as lilwolve. Hightower is gone. Now its time for more future first round draft picks to step in. Also hearing that Lester will return for his senior yr.
THOSE WHO STAY WILL BE CHAMPIONS
January 12th, 2012 at 4:07 PM |
Joe
Joe
Hightower is done - confirmed by Joe Schad.
January 12th, 2012 at 4:10 PM |
Also by Chrish Walsh over at 247sports
Also by Chrish Walsh over at 247sports
Chris Walsh said...
Dont'a Hightower is going pro - just felt it was pretty much assumed, so didn't participate in the press conference
Those who stay...
January 12th, 2012 at 4:16 PM |
But what about Officer Hightower?
But what about Officer Hightower?
I heard they were remaking Police Academy...(though no Bubba Smith, obviously)...
January 12th, 2012 at 4:18 PM |
I really don't know bama's
I really don't know bama's
I really don't know bama's depth chart that well but I'll be that guy, With all of these guys leaving what are the chances we see dee hart and hasean? I know thier both sore topics but they were good kids. of all the 120 scholarship players ( I mean 85) those 2 are about the only bama kids I'll ever root for.
Touchdown Manningham! MICHIGAN WINS!
January 12th, 2012 at 6:00 PM |
Dee is coming off a knee
Dee is coming off a knee
Dee is coming off a knee injury, so I'm not sure where he is in his recovery. I have no clue about Haha.
Greetings from Bolivia.
"It's special how the real true people hang together. And if you don't support the program you're not a true Michigan guy. It's that simple." - Gary Moeller
January 12th, 2012 at 6:12 PM |
Ha Ha played as a backup this
Ha Ha played as a backup this
Ha Ha played as a backup this year. I'm pretty sure we'll see him in September. I've heard rumors that Hart might look to transfer, but we'll see.
January 12th, 2012 at 4:19 PM |
Well,
Well,
If the players said it themselves, then it's probably true. But if Silver-Tongued Saban said it, it probably means they're all coming back for next year.
Unless he cuts them the last week of camp.
January 12th, 2012 at 4:29 PM |
Hightower to go pro. via ESPN
Hightower to go pro. via ESPN
according to ESPN Hightower has made his decision to go pro
“A Michigan man will coach Michigan.” - Bo Schembechler
January 12th, 2012 at 4:41 PM |
I'm reading on Sporting News
I'm reading on Sporting News
I'm reading on Sporting News that Hightower is going pro. For our sake, I hope he is. Our offense is nowhere even close to being able to compete with that kind of defense.
Richardson was a given, but I'd expect to see more of Eddie Lacy than Dee Hart, since Lacy was running the ball well in the NCG, and Hart hasn't played at all. Lacy isn't as good as Richardson, but I'm expecting him to run well against us.
It's been a lot. Its been a roller coaster that for some reason seemed like it would never get good. But you know what? We kept fighting. It's like that old saying goes, "Those Who Stay Will Be Champions." -David Molk
January 12th, 2012 at 4:53 PM |
posted from iPhone
posted from iPhone
Hart is injured and taking a redshirt, so the fact that he wasn't being played in the NC game means nothing about playing time next year
January 12th, 2012 at 4:50 PM |
Good for Alabama - one less
Good for Alabama - one less
Good for Alabama - one less kid will be given a medical hardship or kicked off the team because he violated the "team rules" of not being as good as someone else.
January 12th, 2012 at 4:58 PM |
If any team can reload its
If any team can reload its
If any team can reload its bama. They sign like 30 recruits every year and most are very highly rated recruits. And then once you get in the program, if you dont show your a player, you're out. They weed out all the deadweight and keep the good players. They have alot of good young players...
January 12th, 2012 at 5:16 PM |
someone tell the Alabama
someone tell the Alabama
someone tell the Alabama defense to hunker down in their fox holes... theres a FITZKRIEG COMIN!
Tenim un nom el sap tothom. Barca, Barca, BAAARCA!
January 12th, 2012 at 5:16 PM |
Being That Alabama Is Semi-Pro...
Being That Alabama Is Semi-Pro...
....like other SEC teams, can't they just trade with the teams that draft Richardson, Kirkpatrick and Hightower and get their talent back that way?
All three of them going pro actually works well for us - a decimated Alabama is a beatable Alabama. Being that it is Saban, can we pretend this is the 1997 game against MSU and truck them 23-7?
"Funny isn't it, how naughty dentists always make that one fatal mistake."
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January 12th, 2012 at 5:27 PM |
Btw, Hightower is going pro.
Btw, Hightower is going pro.
Btw, Hightower is going pro. Chiblue, get your facts straight buddy...
January 12th, 2012 at 5:27 PM |
Btw, Hightower is going pro.
Btw, Hightower is going pro.
Btw, Hightower is going pro. Chiblue, get your facts straight buddy...
January 12th, 2012 at 6:10 PM |
link for hightower
link for hightower
link for hightower gone:
http://espn.go.com/nfl/draft2012/story/_/id/7455537/trent-richardson-dre...
January 12th, 2012 at 7:49 PM |
Really is that even possible?
Really is that even possible?
i knew academics there were bad but full time athlete can do it in 2 and a half yrs. cmon!
"I never thought I'd be in college playing football, or I never thought I'd be almost done with my degree. In 2½ years, I'm almost done with my college degree. That's big for me." T Richardson
January 12th, 2012 at 8:05 PM |
His degree
His degree
His degree is in Coloring and I've heard he does quite well. He doesn't even go outside the lines.
He has talked about going back when his playing days are over for his masters in Connect the Dots.
I poop excellence
January 12th, 2012 at 9:23 PM |
many athletes are In school year round. most of them take summer and sometimes winter classes if the school offers it. if they take full time summer courses they basically completed 6 semesters in 2 years
January 12th, 2012 at 11:03 PM |
I doubt Saban even tries to
I doubt Saban even tries to
I doubt Saban even tries to talk these kids into coming back for their senior years. Really is a shame.
"im saying to myself should i do it should i not. I crossed the goaline and hey...fuck it" Desmond Howard on his Heisman pose
..now what about Hightower? That would return almost no experienced linebackers if he leaves too.
"This might sound arrogant and if it is, it is .... but we're Michigan." -Brady Hoke