re: Does Ty come back next year?

He needs to come back.

Yes sir! The trifecta!

The only reason I think he might is because he lobbied Bernard to come back. Would be hard to pass up a first round pick though.

Simpson is a sure thing. I will take another year with a proven commodity over giving Russell the reign's when I don't know for sure how good he will be. No matter what he would be a drop off next year from what Simpson is doing this year.

I think Russell will be a stud but it will take him a year or two to get there.

I would normally say no chance, but this guy's a little bit different.

His idol is Tim Tebow, who returned for his senior year.

Making millions in NIL deals if he returns doesn't hurt either. He would be the face of college football next season. He'd get tons of TV commercial opportunities.

Feel like he's coming back. He waited a long time for what he's doing. He'll get NIL plus his family is probably fine from his dad coaching all these years even at UT-Martin.

He was not who he is now. Some of it was Ty. Some of it was coaching. This staff has made a big difference with him. Saban/Rees is not on par with DeBoer/Grubb&Sheridan as far as QB development.

Look at the improvement with Ty from the FSU game till now. He was not the reason Alabama lost but he did not play well and came unraveled the 2nd half of the 4th qtr. He made multiple bad decisions on whether to run or pass and who to throw to. And he was late on many throws.

CKD.said after the game that Ty needed to trust his read and let it rip. That’s why he was late. It was understandable since it was his first game, vs a decent opponent, in their stadium. But he did not respond well. But then he had two gimmes at home to clean things up.

He was 3rd string going into the ‘23 season behind Buckner. He was a 59% passer in his 2 years of mop up duty, throwing multiple long balls up for grabs. Nothing to indicate what he might become under the tutelage of someone like DeBoer and staff.

In ‘23 Milroe was 2nd team AP All SEC QB, SEC title game winner and game MVP, led the team to OT vs eventual NCs in semifinals. He was a serious Heisman candidate entering the ‘24 season and lived up to those expectations til the UT game.

Yes, he had glaring and serious traditional QB faults, along with his great speed and powerful arm, but seemed to be improving. Practice observers and CNS have said Ty was immature and tried to match Milroe’s strengths which he could not do.

Now Ty is doing a great job and is a worthy Heisman front runner and likely first round pick, all wonderful developments, but let’s not revise history, especially based on the unknowable, especially when the indications are otherwise.

Think maybe he wasn’t ready to play?

No

I have no idea what I would do but I support the players whether they go or stay. If he is a first round pick he should probably go unless he has reasons other than money to stay.

One thing that is often overlooked is that when you are drafted your 4 or 5 clock starts toward your second contract when your real money begins, assuming you’ve had success. So, you add another year of big time money to your career for every year early you come out.