re: Saban plans on playing both Tua and Jalen for the rest of the season

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Jalen has become a problem. It's not his fault. I appreciate that he wants to stay, but he also has entitlement issues. He definitely wouldn't be "all in" if he was demoted to third team

In all reality, I agree that Jalen has hit his ceiling as a QB. He's not looking any better than he looked his freshman year. If anything, he looks worse.

Our backup snaps would be much more wisely given to Mac Jones, who could potentially develop into a real passing threat with more experience. He may not be as safe a bet as Hurts as a game manager, but Hurts won't get it done against our tough opponents anyway.

Does anyone here think that if Tua goes down, Hurts will save us vs. Clemson, LSU, Auburn, Georgia?
Hell no. Not with this defense, and not against the great QBs we've gotta face.
BUT Mac Jones might be able to if he was being given all of these snaps.

But let's also be honest. Saban is only pulling Tua so early because he's giving special treatment to Jalen. He admitted as much when he talked about his loyalty to Jalen.

I also think this situation is holding Tua back from asserting himself as the team captain and taking total ownership. He's gotta keep pretending that he loves watching Jalen play half of every game. It's so stupid

This has become a detrimental situation, and as I said before the season started, I wish Jalen would just leave.

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"I hate so much about the things you choose to be."

Seriously, though. Your above post is shockingly out of touch. I don't really have a significant problem with you potentially thinking Mac Jones is a better # 2. I don't agree, but it's not tinfoil hat crazy. The rest, however, is actually batshit insanity to any person who ever played meaningful competitive football.

The game doesn't work the way you described. The QB doesn't "take total ownership." That's for football movies in the 4th act, and immature, child-like nonsense. A QB is just one of the 11 players on offense. He's usually the captain of the offense, but that involves calling plays, very similar to the Mike LB on defense. However, neither the QB nor the Mike LB are necessarily the heart and soul of a team, and frequently completely different players are the biggest leaders between plays.

Your fictitious idealizing of this position is comical and concerning. I hope this level of misunderstanding and fantasy doesn't invade other aspects of your life, as you seem to be a very unstable person. I'm not saying you're bad, just potentially incapable of making logical, human inferences based on environmental stimuli.

Again, this is not an insult. It's more of a commentary on who you are from an Anthropological perspective.

You are so, so, so completely wrong about Tua, Jalen, Bama, Saban, and football as whole, yet you can never be convinced otherwise and are 100% permanently down the rabbit hole of your delusion. It's fascinating. Like you're a character from Requiem for a Dream.

Lets hope Jalen gets a very warm reception when he enters the game this Saturday.

Let's go over the critical points of my post:

1. Jalen wouldn't be this great team guy if he was demoted to third team. - I think that one's pretty obvious
2. Mac Jones has a higher ceiling, therefore he should be getting all of this mop-up work. - Like you said, not crazy
3. Nick Saban is giving Jalen special treatment. - he practically admitted as much in a recent press conference
4. This is keeping Tua from being able to step into the captain's role. Tua could be a great leader for this team, like McCarron but even better. He's a natural leader. Having Jalen lurking around as a "co-QB" is keeping him from fully taking the reigns, and having all eyes on him in the locker room.. This is a less significant aspect of the problem, but I still don't like it. Tua could be for us what Tebow was to the Gators

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those 4 Td's/1 Int in mop-up duty are really killing us

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Feel free to include multiple fumbles.

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Tua could be for us what Tebow was to the Gators

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You want him to get beat in the SEC Championship his final year and cry on the sideline as another program overtakes Bama as the undeniable flagship of the conference? No thanks.

- i know i didn't reply to the right person.

I'm starting to believe what CAbama is saying about Jalen. I haven't heard anything on the field, but I have heard issues concerning Wednesday Bible study. Jalen usually leads it but a lot of people believe Tua provides a more accurate interpretation of the scriptures. Everybody thought Tua would take over once Jalen transferred but now that he is staying it is threatening to tear the class apart. I've heard Mac Jones' spiritual growth has especially been stunted due to the situation. This is probably not going to end well.

Tua Tagovailoa named national Maxwell Award Player of the Week

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1. Jalen wouldn't be this great team guy if he was demoted to third team. - I think that one's pretty obvious

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Not only do I completely disagree, I think it's completely obvious that the opposite is true.

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2. Mac Jones has a higher ceiling, therefore he should be getting all of this mop-up work. - Like you said, not crazy

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Mac Jones may have a higher ceiling passing the football, but you are discounting 2 things: Jalen's progression this season, which is noticeable (All Praise be Dan Enos), and his ability to move the chains with his legs. We can win with Jalen if Tua goes down.

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3. Nick Saban is giving Jalen special treatment. - he practically admitted as much in a recent press conference

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There isn't a shred of logical evidence on earth to support this conclusion. In CFB, the management of QBs has changed dramatically in the last 5 years. It's imperative to be seen as a place that's QB friendly. Remember when Saban was against the new transfer rules, but said it'd definitely benefit Bama? Yeah, this is why. We're a desirable destination, and Saban is keeping it that way.

The same thing just happened at Clemson. They let Kelly Bryan know the deal before game 5. Reality has changed in CFB, and you haven't changed with it.

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4. This is keeping Tua from being able to step into the captain's role. Tua could be a great leader for this team, like McCarron but even better. He's a natural leader. Having Jalen lurking around as a "co-QB" is keeping him from fully taking the reigns, and having all eyes on him in the locker room.. This is a less significant aspect of the problem, but I still don't like it. Tua could be for us what Tebow was to the Gators

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As far as I can tell, this is Tua's offense and it dances to his heartbeat. What more do you want? Him to flense his receivers and wear their skin? Drop his seed into the Oline's mothers? There is literally nothing standing in Tua's way in any capacity in any aspect of his life. You are either have some form of football-specific schizophrenia, or you are an excellent troll.

None of what you say makes any sense to anyone but you. I think you are simply continuing to beat this nonsensical horse because you find pleasure in being the center of attention in a thread like this, despite being the butt of all it's jokes. You are like Jersey Shore, the person.

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This is my point. I'd much rather have had Jalen transfer out, and establish Mac as our 2nd guy, receiving all of this mop-up duty. In that scenario I like our chances with Mac

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Your point is a bad one.