re: There is no Milroe coalition in the locker room

Agreed

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But we’ll never know because DeBoer refused to do anything else.

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That right there sums up the whole season.

Shut down BAMA Football Rant because there is nothing else to discuss until next fall.

I believe you are correct, but I want to know about guaranteed playing time in NIL arrangements, etc... There's got to be more to this whole issue than simply NIL payments.

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But, what did you think was going to be gained by yanking Milroe and throwing in Simpson who had basically back up practice time during preparations and asking him to play behind a turnstile of an offensive line?

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You're missing the nuance of it all. A better decision maker at QB makes for a better offensive line too. Faster processing and better throws make their jobs a little easier because they don't have to try and hold back 5 guys who know Milroe needs 6+ seconds to make his choices, that is unless it's the choice to keep it and run. He does that one with swiftness.

I definitely understand that. I’m just not convinced Ty is that person, especially coming off the bench down 16.

That said, I did see him roll nicely out of pressure early in the fall - maybe the WCU game. I just don’t know that he can do it regularly.

At the risk of getting banned I'll say it.

Milroe = DEI. Saban was guilty of this shite by taking the team on that BLM parade of shame. Politics are ingrained in every aspect of our culture including college football. It sickens most people to consider it, but it's true. I don't like it, but I am not going to ignore the facts.

Idk. Maybe it's a total coincidence that the best coaches in the game don't have diversity at the qb position. Kirby let Fields walk under accusations of racism at the university. Sark doesn't have ANY diversity at the position. He isn't a racist. He has a black wife but no black qb on his roster after all.

This shite matters whether you like it or not. And before you flame me, I'm not saying blacks can't or shouldn't play qb. Not at all. But it's crazy to me that there are several coaches that have ZERO diversity at the qb position which ensures they never have to deal with the politics at the position. Don't believe me? Look it up for yourself. What you'll see is an alarming lack of diversity at the qb position no matter what team you investigate. There are two minority HCs in the playoffs. Between them they have ZERO black qbs on their rosters. Is it intentional? Maybe. Maybe not. Maybe it is a HUGE coincidence.

Coaches are in a no-win situation in this new world. People can say “make a stand and let them walk” and I will be right there with you cheering philosophically.

But I remain unconvinced that this fan base, which has demonstrated for decades that it has the mood swings of a 16-year-old girl on the rag, will be on board with making a stand and blowing the thing up and “getting people in there who are interested in wearing the Crimson jersey instead of making money” and restoring coaches’ proper authority if it means a string of 6-6 seasons until it’s all worked out. People will be bitching that DeBoer or Lanning or Saban out of retirement or a hologram of Coach Bryant or whoever the coach is isn’t “coaching up” the 1 and 2 stars to where we are dominating people and making their asses quit.

Flame away, but I think the ingrained culture of this program is going to mean a struggle for us in an environment where players are essentially equal partners to coaches.

I said this yesterday and my thread got whacked. There is a connection if not correlation. The political movement has infected every aspect of life in 2024.

Probably because racial bias and politics are stupid topics to include in a sports discussion.

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You can ignore it if you like, but that doesn't change the facts.

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I don't care. Take it to the More Sports Board if you want to have that discussion. Every thread regarding the topic gets whacked here for a reason.