re: Nebraska head coach Scott Frost criticizes Saban for QB situation

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He says that Alabama should have played Tua earlier in the year and shouldn't have had to wait to do it at halftime in the national championship

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This is why Saban is the GOAT, and Frost will never be. Tua practiced with first string exclusively for 2 days because Hurts was "sick". Saban was expecting a hard fought game and originally planned on playing Tua and Hurts in the second half if the game was close and Bama needed to pass. By waiting until the second half to play Tua, Smart lost his chance to make Tua adjustments at halftime. Essentially Saban took Smart's best coaching trait(half time defensive adjustments) out of the equation.