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Title: Crimson trio expected to turn pro Post by: SUPERCOACH on January 12, 2012, 11:18:28 AM Quote University of Alabama juniors Dont'a Hightower, Trent Richardson and Dre Kirkpatrick plan to declare early eligibility for the 2012 NFL Draft and are expected to announce those intentions at a Thursday news conference, a source told Tidesports.com http://alabama.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1317793 Title: Re: Crimson trio expected to turn pro Post by: bamalum67 on January 12, 2012, 01:26:36 PM Pc right now..Treat and Dre there, but where is Dont'a? What's the score for him?
Title: Re: Crimson trio expected to turn pro Post by: carl childers on January 12, 2012, 01:34:16 PM Hightower did not declare - YET. Still could happen, but he could come back.
Title: Re: Crimson trio expected to turn pro Post by: Coach Hank Crisp on January 12, 2012, 01:42:49 PM Quote CecilHurt Cecil Hurt Although Dont'a Hightower was not at today's press conference, he is still expected to enter the NFL draft per UA sources. 1 minute ago Favorite Undo Retweet Reply Title: Re: Crimson trio expected to turn pro Post by: McBaman on January 12, 2012, 01:46:02 PM Any official word i.e. from the coaching staff, etc. on R Lester?? Saw the report on ESPN but didn't take that as "official".
Title: Re: Crimson trio expected to turn pro Post by: pmull on January 12, 2012, 01:51:45 PM Trent Richardson, Dont's Hightower and Dre Kirkpatrick leave Alabama for the NFL.
http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/01/trent_richardson_donts_hightow.html Title: Re: Crimson trio expected to turn pro Post by: Coach Hank Crisp on January 12, 2012, 01:53:01 PM Quote schadjoe Joe Schad Dre Kirkpatrick thanks the ladies in the lunch room at Alabama who always cheered him up 24 minutes ago Favorite Retweet Reply Title: Re: Crimson trio expected to turn pro Post by: Old Tider on January 12, 2012, 01:56:35 PM This always irritates me. I remember the days when nobody jumped ship early. They actually wanted to help Bama their last year and even graduated.
Title: Re: Crimson trio expected to turn pro Post by: 2Stater on January 12, 2012, 01:58:07 PM Trent Richardson, Dont's Hightower and Dre Kirkpatrick leave Alabama for the NFL. http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/01/trent_richardson_donts_hightow.html All 3 will be missed, but will have an outstanding legacy that people will talk about for years. Title: Re: Crimson trio expected to turn pro Post by: ricky023 on January 12, 2012, 02:31:05 PM We love you guys and support you all. May God Bless you in all your future endeavors. RTR!
Title: Re: Crimson trio expected to turn pro Post by: MLB10 on January 12, 2012, 02:59:32 PM Hightower did not declare - YET. Still could happen, but he could come back. I'm on crimson tide text alerts and Dont'a was not listed as leaving- just trent and dre. Old Tider- it used to bother me but trent has kids...providing for them is the responsible thing. Remember our players don't get paid...this ain't auburn :D Title: Re: Crimson trio expected to turn pro Post by: Hannibal Lecter, MD on January 12, 2012, 03:00:39 PM Hightower did not declare - YET. Still could happen, but he could come back. I'm on crimson tide text alerts and Dont'a was not listed as leaving- just trent and dre. Old Tider- it used to bother me but trent has kids...providing for them is the responsible thing. Remember our players don't get paid...this ain't auburn :D I got the same message. I'm not sure exactly who writes those or if they're official university releases. ETA - to make it ultra official - http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/011212aaa.html Title: Re: Crimson trio expected to turn pro Post by: pmull on January 12, 2012, 03:31:36 PM Any official word i.e. from the coaching staff, etc. on R Lester?? Saw the report on ESPN but didn't take that as "official". Alabama confirms safety Robert Lester will return to Crimson Tide. http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/01/alabama_confirms_safety_robert.html Title: Re: Crimson trio expected to turn pro Post by: Catch Prothro on January 12, 2012, 03:40:50 PM This always irritates me. I remember the days when nobody jumped ship early. They actually wanted to help Bama their last year and even graduated. It's just business. There is too much money out there now, and too big of a risk of injury to return to college. The University profits substantially from these kids playing, so they ARE helping Bama while they are playing. The return they receive from the university is not anywhere near the value they bring. Also, when these kids leave early for the NFL, it lights the eyes up of all those 5-star recruits out there hoping for the same opportunity. So it's not all bad. Title: Re: Crimson trio expected to turn pro Post by: pmull on January 12, 2012, 03:53:45 PM This always irritates me. I remember the days when nobody jumped ship early. They actually wanted to help Bama their last year and even graduated. Times have changed. In the days you are remembering freshmen did not play much if at all. Today's stud freshmen come in ready to play. In Trent Richardson's case if he played another year that would be four years of SEC defenses hitting him on every play. The shelf life in the NFL is short. If these guys are 1st round picks they would be crazy not to go. I don't know if these guys have graduated or not. However, most players are graduating in three years since they enroll early and stay on campus every summer. I hate to see them leave but I certainly understand why they do it. |