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Collie in competition for playing time

Good luck Austin. Would love to see him succeed in Indianapolis

Colts got a steal. Collie was way under-rated. Talented evaluation is a lot of guessing and opinion until you actually spend time with a player and find out what he really does or doesn't have.

Knows his game, Collie is smart enough to know that if he pays attention, and allows Manning to be his critic, he'll probably become a big time asset to the Colts.

Not a BYU fan but I am a Austin Collie fan, the kid can flat out play!

I just hope that Bryce Mccain gets on the field on Nov. 8 when the Colts play the Texans. Collie will have a huge day if that happens.

"you really going to wear your hat like that?"

Collie has never shown he "couldn't", always that he "can". Best of luck to him, there's still a lot of work ahead of him, but he's just the guy. I think the Colts are going to love his uncanny ability to get open.

Some goofy comments. I say lets wait and see how the season turns out for Collie before it is determined he was underrated or a steal. I hope he does well.

I do think he comes across as a little goofy comparing football to learning Spanish for the mission. Yes, they both involve learning, but they IMO are two very different things to learn.

You are so ignorant. You have never had to learn a second language or an NFL playbook. Well I have had to do both, and from my experience the learning style required for both is identical. This analogy is spot on.

there aren't any ute DBs in camp. He has shown that he can really exploit them over the years.

As painful as this is to say, good luck to Austin Collie. Hopefully he will get a shot and prove himself.

Austin watching you at LES on 4th and 18 was a joy. good luck in the NFL!

This guy scared me to death every time he lined up. Good luck.

Yea, knowing when to cut left and turn up field sure helped me in learning a foreign language.

"talented evaluation is a lot of guessing and opinion until you actually spend time with a player and find out what he really does or doesn't have".
Now about this impulse buying spree Bronky is on...
The guy has 9 scholarships remaining and is loaded down with juniors in high school. Might be good athletes , but my money is on Coach Kyle as he has more time to evaluate and give some dark horses another year to develop. His way of recruiting also leaves the door open for transfers, JC players,High school seniors, and returned missionaries.
On paper YBU is leading Utah in recruitment points, but a lot of that is because they have signed so many that have yet to shave.
On the other hand, Whittingham has 18 scholarships left in his bag of tricks and all of the time in the world to sell and sign a more mature & promising student-athlete.
Give it three years and then time will tell how this all plays out , but in my opinion " patience is time well spent."

He has the tools to succeed. He is very smooth and has a big mouth. Manning is a class act...I wish him luck!

That's a cool picture where he's talking to The Payt.

I was sorely dissapointed in the Colts pick up of Collie- You think they would have learned after drafting Rob Morris that these guys are overrated and slow, not to mention he's old so he's already behind! I hope he does well, because I love the Colts but I don't expect much out of him.

BTW since when is having a big mouth part of the recipe for success?

austin is freakin awsome!! he will do fine in the nfl.

re: Westg323
Wow! an article about Austin Collie and you're talking BYU recruiting - You've got them under your skin -cleanse yourselve bro - good luck Collie

I hated seeing Austin beat my team after an almost sure win with BYU facing 4th and 18. However, that is in the past.

I'm proud to see so many Ute fans wishing Collie good luck. At this point, despite breaking my heart a few years ago, he is a guy from the state of Utah and a guy from the Mountain West Conference. I hope he wins the starting slot job and that he shines. It makes BYU look better, the state look better, and the conference look better.

Its too bad to see all the BYU fans posting nothing but digs against Utah (ie. ute DB's in training camp @ 7:50). Stop infatuating yourself with the better college team, and start posting relevant comments to this article.