re: Boz, will you be at today’s scrimmage? (Redux)

Ok ... I don't understand the point of that comment.

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If Hurts plans to transfer in December, as is widely speculated, then he would not want to play in more than 4 games because if he did he would have to sit out a year. At least, I think that also applies to graduate transfers, but I am not sure about it. If not, then good.

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No. whether he plays every game or zero games, he can transfer as a graduate without sitting out. however, if he plays 4 games or less, he can maintain this year of eligibility as a "redshirt" year under the new rules and still have 2 years to play elsewhere if he does grad transfer.

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if he plays 4 games or less, he can maintain this year of eligibility as a "redshirt" year under the new rules and still have 2 years to play elsewhere if he does grad transfer.

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Thanks for the clarification, which makes sense, considering any player has only 4 years to play.

So if plans to transfer to play elsewhere, he'd probably still want to play no more than 4 games this year.

That aside, if he loses the job to Tagovailoa, I wonder if he'd be "all in". His comments already, about his responsibility to himself and his parents, and his "brand" doesn't exactly make me feel all warm and fuzzy.

Me too! That isn't really what I was getting at though.

I actually meant your musings on Hurts mindset, intentions, etc. were hypothetical, similar to the speculation on how he may best be utilized in the offense though. As well as that he could end up being a very necessary and important player for this team in a variety of hypothetical scenarios which are equally likely as the one you proposed.

I don't think it's really in Jaylen's best interest to redshirt. If he wants to transfer in January to be the #1 QB on another team, it's probably better for him to play as much as he can as the #2 QB at Bama this season.

Imo, a grad transfer QB with 2 years of eligibility who's only played mop up in 4 games in 2018 after a not very good showing during the latter part of the prior season (likely stagnating his development and getting rusty) is less attractive than if he has one year of eligibility but has played three times as much during 2018 to continue his development and demonstrate that he's improved in the areas he'd struggle with.

It seems to me that continuing his development will raise his stock as a grad transfer more than holding a clipboard on the sidelines to preserve another year of eligibility will. And having only one year of eligibility left probably wouldn't drop his grad transfer stock very much, if any.

For example, LSU would've probably still taken the OSU grad transfer QB regardless of whether he had two years or only one year of eligibility left. Likewise, UT would've still taken Brandon Kennedy if he only had one year of eligibility left.

ETA: If the grad transfer QB LSU added only had one year to play, LSU might've been able to hang on to at least one of the two young QBs that decided to transfer out.

Bottom line: The four game redshirt rule is nice, but I don't think it makes sense for Jalen to try to redshirt this season. If he wants to do that, Bama should seriously consider making Mac the #2 QB this season instead of Jalen. Give Mac the reps to develop him, in case Tua gets injured.

Ya i'm of the same mind and would be shocked if Tua isn't the guy this season.

There's no doubt in my mind that Tua will be the #1 QB. It'll be interesting to see how the play calling differs when the #2 QB is on the field.

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he's going against a first ballot NFL hall of famer in tua

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The Throwin’ Samoan has the potential to do great things but let’s not get ahead of ourselves.