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re: Damari Alston quit??

Posted on 10/13/25 at 1:49 pm to
Posted by smuphy72
Bham
Member since Nov 2009
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Posted on 10/13/25 at 1:49 pm to
He won’t be the last one.
Posted by AU_251
Your dads room
Member since Feb 2013
12113 posts
Posted on 10/13/25 at 1:50 pm to
Being mad at him when your HC is a complete joke is definitely a take
Posted by smuphy72
Bham
Member since Nov 2009
4314 posts
Posted on 10/13/25 at 1:51 pm to
I’ve always thought Damari was mediocre at best, but not a good sign when a “captain” quits mid season.
Posted by jangalang
Member since Dec 2014
52333 posts
Posted on 10/13/25 at 1:51 pm to
Cobb clearly has run better.

Posted by jt33
Member since Aug 2017
5523 posts
Posted on 10/13/25 at 1:53 pm to
If they are in the 2 deep then frick them too. Transfer after the season, but quitting on your teammates mid season is selfish as frick. Freeze might suck, but you're never going to win with a bunch of selfish quitters in your locker room. When your captain is the first person to quit it shows you have a soft locker room.
Posted by jt33
Member since Aug 2017
5523 posts
Posted on 10/13/25 at 1:54 pm to
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Being mad at him when your HC is a complete joke is definitely a take
frick Freeze too. I'm not defending him. He's the one who let him be the starting RB when he was never good enough and made him captain when he's clearly soft and selfish.
Posted by TemperdTiger
Montgomery, AL
Member since Oct 2013
2469 posts
Posted on 10/13/25 at 1:58 pm to
The way Hugh answered about DA, "Yeah Damari failed to meet the expectations and standards... We wish him the best, we love him but that's where it's at."
Posted by AUIH1
Logan Martin Lake, Talladega, AL
Member since Oct 2012
282 posts
Posted on 10/13/25 at 2:07 pm to
Amen. These men are getting paid out in the open. They need to play football for AU or return the money. Yes, Freeze should be fired immediately, but these players are mercenaries and should be treated as such.
Posted by IAmNERD
Member since May 2017
24001 posts
Posted on 10/13/25 at 2:23 pm to
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Being mad at him when your HC is a complete joke is definitely a take

Nah. Quitters deserve as much ridicule as Freeze. Quitting on your team mid-season is the most selfish, feminine thing in sports.
Posted by jangalang
Member since Dec 2014
52333 posts
Posted on 10/13/25 at 2:25 pm to
Posted by Smoke7024
Member since Jun 2010
24039 posts
Posted on 10/13/25 at 2:30 pm to
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Cobb beat him out


Anyone with eyes can tell Cobb is better. I'm sure that played a factor.
Posted by FearlessFreep
Baja Alabama
Member since Nov 2009
19768 posts
Posted on 10/13/25 at 2:40 pm to
regardless of the reasons, optics of this couldn’t be worse

guy was popular enough with his teammates to be voted captain

word is he quit, but Freezus implies he was dismissed

sounds like the working definition of “losing the team”
Posted by MrAUTigers
Florida
Member since Sep 2013
29796 posts
Posted on 10/13/25 at 2:40 pm to
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He had 7 carries



This is one of the biggest issues. Why would any RB want to play for a HC that would rather throw it every down?
Posted by jt33
Member since Aug 2017
5523 posts
Posted on 10/13/25 at 2:45 pm to
He was the back up and getting less than 2 yards per carry.. how many runs should he have gotten?
Posted by IAmNERD
Member since May 2017
24001 posts
Posted on 10/13/25 at 2:46 pm to
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This is one of the biggest issues. Why would any RB want to play for a HC that would rather throw it every down?

It is mind-boggling that Freeze, and the staff as a whole sometimes, refuses to stick with what works. In the UGA game, we were getting chunks running on the edge with the RBs and up the middle with Arnold while UGA was in man and vacated the middle of the field.

The 2nd half? They just tried to slam Cobb between the guards or run QB power when they decided we could try running the ball again. It makes no sense how every other team can have a gameplan that looks competent. Or when it doesn't work, they can make adjustments. It looks like our coaches are just picking plays out of the "coach's suggestions" menu on Playstation.
This post was edited on 10/13/25 at 2:47 pm
Posted by MrAUTigers
Florida
Member since Sep 2013
29796 posts
Posted on 10/13/25 at 2:48 pm to
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He was the back up and getting less than 2 yards per carry.. how many runs should he have gotten?


enough to get going. I haven't looked, but I bet our QB leads the team in rushing. That is not a formula for success in this league.
Posted by bawbarn
Member since Jul 2012
4008 posts
Posted on 10/13/25 at 2:50 pm to
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He won’t be the last one.


Going to suck when a bunch of the young guys on defense start leaving. Melendez, J Smith, A Williams, Autry, riddick..etc.

frick freeze.
Posted by jt33
Member since Aug 2017
5523 posts
Posted on 10/13/25 at 2:52 pm to
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enough to get going.
Its been 4 years and he hasn't got going yet. Freeze big mistake at RB was not bringing in a real transfer to be the starter. Cobb is good, but not every down starter good, he's a change of pace guy. Instead he gifted Damari the job and brought in a scrub from UConn.

But you are right that he doesn't run enough in general.
This post was edited on 10/13/25 at 2:53 pm
Posted by Jmcc64
alabama
Member since Apr 2021
2000 posts
Posted on 10/13/25 at 2:53 pm to
paraphrasing Zac Blackerby: "I'm sure (Cobb) can handle the 11 carries he'll get against Missouri" .
Posted by MrAUTigers
Florida
Member since Sep 2013
29796 posts
Posted on 10/13/25 at 2:57 pm to
wait, you are the one wanting to leave the SEC because they are being mean to us.


If you have paid any amount of attention to football, RB's like to get carries so they can get going. DA has 32 carries, on the season, for 128 yards. That is 4 YPC. Meanwhile, our QB has 83 carries on the year. GIVE THE frickING RB'S THE FOOTBALL. We need 3" on the goal line and try to go over the top. Brilliant!


ETA People always accused Gus of having a "Mickey Mouse" O. I beg to differ. We are watching a "Mickey Mouse" O right before our very eyes.
This post was edited on 10/13/25 at 3:05 pm
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