re: Bama Football Tidings

I haven't heard the audio from the discussion in which Saban gave the "wrong place wrong time" statement, but it wouldn't surprise me if a reporter specifically asked the question in that way (i.e., "Coach, is the Tony Mitchell incident simply a case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time?") and he responded.

On the media wanting to divide / tear down / witch-hunt Alabama: It's not some grand conspiracy*. Alabama is relevant in sports at the moment, that's all. Society as a whole, and the media in particular, has always enjoyed seeing the person at the top of the heap get taken down a notch or two. It's just how we're built.

If Alabama wasn't a regular challenger for the national championship in football, or one of the top teams in basketball this year, none of this would get any airtime outside the state. Folks just wouldn't care (except the Rant people whose lives seem to revolve around this message board).

*Edited to add: It's not a conspiracy among the media overall. I honestly believe it IS the goal of AL.com and a handful of other outlets to portray the University of Alabama and its athletic programs in as bad a light as possible.

Ok we’ve had 1 day of spring practice, I’m sure one of our insiders can tell us the starting OL and starting QB by now.

No doubt that AL.com hates us

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Ok we’ve had 1 day of spring practice, I’m sure one of our insiders can tell us the starting OL and starting QB by now.

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Not an insider, but based on the entire 10 seconds or so of QB practice footage, it appeared Milroe's throwing motion was a tad quicker than Simpson's. And the man is jacked. That's all I've got, for what it's worth.

I don't care how jacked he is or how quick his motion is.

Can he hit what he's throwing at and does he make good decisions?

Does anyone recall what Blake Sims looked like through an entire spring camp? One of the worst A-Day performances I can recall. And he ended up being a pretty solid QB in 2014.

That all being said, we are two days into camp. There’s a long way to go with the QB battle.

College football: Ranking every SEC team's projected starting QB in spring tiers

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REPLACING-GREATS TIER: TY SIMPSON, ALABAMA

Talk to any source around Tuscaloosa and they'll tell you some version of the same storyline — no one knows who will start at quarterback for the Crimson Tide this season under former Notre Dame OC Tommy Rees' new scheme. Alabama knows what it's getting with Jalen Milroe, a raw passer with impressive ability on the move. Simpson's a versatile threat outside of the pocket as well, though his playing time was limited to four games last fall as QB3 behind Bryce Young and Milroe. Whether it's Simpson or Milroe as Alabama's first-teamer, expect notable numbers given the talent around them for the Crimson Tide and historical production at the position under Nick Saban.

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So Ty Simpson isn't the projected starter. Excellent reporting, 247.

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The last time we saw Milroe in a real game situation against A&M last year he turned the ball over half a dozen times and nearly had turnovers several other times.

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Alabama had 4 turnovers in the game, 3 fumbles and an interception. Jase McClellan had one of the fumbles. It wasn't a good game for Milroe from a turnover perspective. At least one of his fumbles was while being sacked. While he has great straight line speed, he doesn't seem to be nimble in the pocket. Unfortunately, our OL wasn't the best at pass blocking last year. If Bryce hadn't been a great scrambler, things could have gotten ugly. While he's not as fast as Milroe, Simpson appears to have scrambling ability more like Bryce's.

The coaches must be encouraged with the QB's, otherwise we would have tested the portal for a transfer earlier. Guess we'll know more after spring practice.