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Cooper Bateman to Utah
Posted on 1/26/17 at 8:08 pm
Posted on 1/26/17 at 8:08 pm
He will play football at Utah but will be a walk on......and a WR. Multiple people have reported it and Cecil Hurt retweeted something about it if y'all want to see it for yourself.
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Posted on 1/26/17 at 8:19 pm to Bamafan15
Posted on 1/26/17 at 8:21 pm to Bamafan15
I'm stunned by this. I guess no one wanted him as a QB
Posted on 1/26/17 at 8:26 pm to TomRollTideRitter
That can't be right. Before last season people were talking about how good of a QB he was 
Posted on 1/26/17 at 8:46 pm to Cobrasize
It's crazy to think he almost beat out Coker
Posted on 1/26/17 at 8:49 pm to TomRollTideRitter
I really don't think it was that close. Yeah he got to start against Ole Miss but I don't think it was bc Coker was doing bad. I think it was one of two things: 1. We started Cooper to use a special package that Ole Miss wouldn't be ready for (like the coaches said) or 2. Saban knew Coker was the QB but wanted to put a little pressure and fire up under him to make him even better so he benched him
Posted on 1/26/17 at 8:50 pm to Bamafan15
There was a story that Jake was sick too
Posted on 1/26/17 at 9:08 pm to TomRollTideRitter
Coker and Kiffin didn't get along very well either.
Posted on 1/26/17 at 9:38 pm to TomRollTideRitter
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There was a story that Jake was sick too
Thought that one was debunked?
Posted on 1/26/17 at 10:14 pm to 3down10
Maybe it was idk. It's possible Cooper had some offers to play QB at group of five teams but just wanted to play for his home state team
Posted on 1/27/17 at 6:38 am to TomRollTideRitter
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It's possible Cooper had some offers to play QB at group of five teams but just wanted to play for his home state team
I'm sure he could have gotten a scholarship somewhere.
Posted on 1/27/17 at 7:02 am to Bamafan15
makes no sense why he left Bama to be a walk on in mormon land
Posted on 1/27/17 at 9:22 am to mrbroker
Probably thinks he at least has a shot at winning the job. His only chance to start at Bama was injuries to Hurts and maybe others.
This post was edited on 1/27/17 at 9:23 am
Posted on 1/27/17 at 11:42 am to mrbroker
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makes no sense why he left Bama to be a walk on in mormon land
Makes a little bit of sense. He is from there. He clearly wanted to move back to where his family and friends reside, even if it meant being a walk-on. He probably grew up going to Ute games. It will be a cool experience for him.
This post was edited on 1/27/17 at 11:43 am
Posted on 1/27/17 at 11:55 am to Teague
From everything I've read, he is going as a WR and has no shot at being the QB. Maybe he just hopes to start at WR now. I don't blame him. I'd rather start at another position than sit on the bench.
Posted on 1/27/17 at 12:49 pm to mrbroker
Big Love 
Posted on 1/27/17 at 1:54 pm to 615tider
Bateman moved to WR during spring ball one year to test it out. I know he was always considered one of the better athletes on the team.
Hopefully it all works out for him.
Hopefully it all works out for him.
Posted on 1/27/17 at 4:17 pm to mrbroker
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makes no sense why he left Bama to be a walk on in mormon land
It actually makes perfect sense.
Posted on 1/28/17 at 8:58 am to Commander Data
explain thyself. A walk on by definition is going to start out low on the depth chart. UTAh like Bama plays big boy FB. IF he has the speed to be a WR then he has the speed to run the new Bama offense. I wish him luck but there had to be schools that would have brought him in to compete as a QB.
This is all about a girl and that is my lame reasoning.
This is all about a girl and that is my lame reasoning.
Posted on 1/28/17 at 9:36 am to mrbroker
Some of us tried to explain to folks here that Bateman wasn't capable of being a starting QB for Bama.
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