Totino.
Curious why you think the Gophers didn't take a shot at Alt? I have to assume they did their best but pretty tough when going head to head with Notre Dame. There is a pull to that place for a lot of guys.
I just don’t remember much about our trying to get him. Maybe the Gophs just assumed it was impossible (Alt’s dad played football at Iowa and was a first round pick in the NFL, but his brother played hockey for the Gophers). There was some uncertainty about position: TE or OT. We just never seemed in the mix.
I think your memory is fine in terms of those guys not showing us much interest but that doesn't mean the Gopher staff didn't try to get them to come here. At some point you have to cut your loses though and move on to more realistic targets when you know it isn't likely to happen with certain guys.
You see so many turbulent stories with recruiting. Alt's journey has been very positive. He was a late bloomer with a few big offers, I am sure his fathers connections with coaches helped. He played TE in HS and had 1 TD, his father had like 50 TD's for Columbia Heights. Three starting tackles went down at ND his freshman year and became a starter. He gained a bunch of weight and now is one of the largest lineman in the country. Good for him.
He definitely will be considered for first round as he continues to improve - per that article in Gopher Sports, which I posted when it first broke, he was rated the highest ranked O Lineman in all of the B10.
