Colorado State head coach Jim McElwain. (Andy Cross, The Denver Post)
FORT COLLINS — My story from the Colorado State football camp during bye week is .
In it, Jim McElwain said that the Rams already are being taken more seriously on the recruiting trail.
In addition what’s in the story, he said: “We’re out two classes already, and thatap how we do it, thatap the system that we brought here. We can’t talk to (underclassmen) yet or any that kind of stuff, but obviously the evaluation period, where we’re able to sit down as a staff and watch film, thatap huge and we get a lot of that done this week as well.”
McElwain said recruiting to CSU still involves realism, on several levels.
“Letap face it, if a guys interested in 35 different uniforms and different colored helmets and whatever, they’re probably not going to get along with the philosophy I have or we have here, that we’ve established,” he said. “We’re looking for the right fit for Colorado State University and there are a lot of factors that go into that, not just being a good player.”
McElwain also smiled and said, “With the budget we have, I had to make sure we bought our tickets a month in advance for recruiting because it saved. We don’t have the private planes, ‘Hey, by the way, I need to run over here.’ That isn’t going to work. There are certain things you have to do planning at a place like this. You’ve got to plan ahead and all that stuff counts.”
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