Where are the other fanbases on the Rant getting their idea of the Coker hype?

I don't expect him to be pretty damn average fwiw. I expect the kid to be a solid quarterback. He's got the same tools as Mettenberger plus some athleticism.

But to answer your question, everyone hates a winner. Anything we say on the main board will be twisted into "bama arrogance"

They hate us cuz they ain't us.

It's a good question.

They are assuming we are hyping him up but no one really has been. Fact is, we don't need him to throw for 350 yards and 4 tds to win. We just need him to complete a few and not throw interceptions. That's it.

Is be thrilled with those numbers. And you can't really compare his stats to "the norm" when speaking about expectations or effectiveness. We're one of the few balanced offenses left. Of he does what's asked of him then we'll make the playoffs. I'm very excited about this season. I think we have as good of a chance as anyone at bringing home the crystal. Do we have question marks? Sure, but everyone else does too. The key is we have more talent across the board than everyone else.

The 2 quarterbacks in the NC game last year were first year starters. The last two Heisman winners were first year starting quarterbacks. People love to say Coker hasn't proven anything and point to that as the reason we'll lose 3 or 4 games, but in reality, especially lately, that reason has proven more false than true. McCarron, Manziel, Newton, Marshall, Winston all brought home some sort of hardware in their first year under center at the D-1 level. It's a flawed argument.


I understand we can't point to that as the reason he'll be successful, but in the same light no one else can point to his inexperience as a reason he'll struggle.

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I think most of us are cautiously optimistic though I am less so now than I was a few months ago. It doesn't matter how strong his arm is, if he struggles with accuracy I think our O will look a lot like '08

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I think it will look a lot better even if he struggles. We have far better skill position players on offense than we did back then. Our rb corps is better and receiver corps is better. Even though in 08 we had the best receiver in Julio, the overall corps is better now than it was in 08

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But everyone else seems to think we're hyping him as the next Heisman trophy winner.

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Deep down inside they know that we are going to be hard to beat regardless. What they should be concerned with it the new, nasty front 7. That's going to make more of a difference

Our front 7 will be the nastiest in the country and it isn't going to be close. Thats going to really help the new guys in the secondary come along, by mid season this is going to be a nasty nasty defense.

Our second team D is littered with 5 stars, that's not particularly fair but IDGAF

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Not just that, but I'm 90% sure that Junior Amari Cooper > Freshman Julio Jones, or will be anyway.

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The Coop vs. Julio debate will go on forever. I'm just glad we had both. The rest of the SEC is just glad they weren't at Bama at the same time.

I like the fact that he got beat out by a freshman. Pure motivation. Doesn't matter if that fresh won a heismen.

He's a smart kid and knows that if he puts the work in he could get his shot at that freshman(now a soph).

Also like the fact that he grew up a Bama fan(at one point he was a part time sidewalker ). That adds passion. Plus you know he will put it all on the line for us.


I'm not saying he will dominate, but looking at our other QB's right now, I'd say its only fair to have some excitement over the kid.

The storyline is set, now we just gotta play it out.

I think it's crucial for our long term success to have kids from this state play key roles for us. Particularly in leadership positions like QB and MLB. Just look at the past few years. AJ, Julio, Barron, McClain, Mosley. I love having kids from Alabama play an integral role. We need those guys. The attitude is contagious to the out of state kids that simply can't understand how much bama football means to a lot of people. The in-state kids get it.