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Was Milroe suspended for the South Florida game?

Posted on 9/22/23 at 10:34 am
Posted by Hot Carl
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Posted on 9/22/23 at 10:34 am
Forgive me if this has already been discussed. I have YouTube on in the background and after one video ended, it went to Josh Pate’s late show after all the games Saturday night. In the 1st couple of minutes he said he felt pretty confident that Milroe was suspended for the game.

Not just because it was the most likely explanation for why he didn’t play at all with how bad the other 2 struggled, it sounded like he’d heard something. Granted, this was 7 days ago, but I was curious as to why he would have been suspended and if this has been confirmed as either true or false on here this week.
Posted by Topwater Trout
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Posted on 9/22/23 at 10:37 am to
a bama fan told me that he was. I don't think he was and think Saban wanted to see what the other 2 could do in a game he knew they would win.
Posted by SouthernInsanity
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Posted on 9/22/23 at 10:37 am to
Yes, but you'll never hear about it.
Posted by five_fivesix
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Posted on 9/22/23 at 10:41 am to
So was the oline.
Posted by OU Guy
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Posted on 9/22/23 at 10:42 am to

Mike Rodak
@mikerodak
Nick Saban told ESPN that he played Tyler Buchner and Ty Simpson against South Florida -- and not Jalen Milroe -- because he had promised all 3 of his QBs playing time this season.

"That was it. Nothing else," Saban told ESPN.

LINK
Posted by jonnyanony
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Posted on 9/22/23 at 10:42 am to
Josh Pate can do commentary but dude does not know shite that's going on in any SEC program.
Posted by nicholastiger
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Posted on 9/22/23 at 10:45 am to
Has Rees had any bricks thrown thru his window
Posted by CarolinaGamecock99
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Posted on 9/22/23 at 10:46 am to
Saban going senile
Posted by memphisplaya
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Posted on 9/22/23 at 10:47 am to
You don’t go from 1 to 3 on depth chart in one game

And when your backup stinks you don’t switch to an even less experienced backup

I believe he was suspended but the notion BAMA Olin’s didn’t block is ridiculous
Posted by Hot Carl
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Posted on 9/22/23 at 10:48 am to
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Yes, but you'll never hear about it.


I mean, it makes sense. With how quickly he went away from him after a loss to a pretty good Texas team with a really good DL, how he allowed both QBs to struggle and keep South Florida in the game until way later than they should have been, and how early in the week he announced Milroe was back as the starter.

Suspension does make the most sense. I was just curious if it was something he may have done last week or if it was an in-house suspension for something he did in the offseason and they chose last week as the game for him to serve it.
Posted by jonnyanony
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Posted on 9/22/23 at 10:49 am to
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You don’t go from 1 to 3 on depth chart in one game

And when your backup stinks you don’t switch to an even less experienced backup


Unless you're sick of your entitled fanbase and have decided to force them to realize you know better.
Posted by Auburn80
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Posted on 9/22/23 at 10:50 am to
Only thing I’ve heard is they are trying to get JT Daniel’s as a mid-season transfer.
Posted by Quicksilver
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Posted on 9/22/23 at 10:51 am to
He was suspended, although a Bama fan on here told me it was so he could learn to be a leader from the sideline which is among the most ludicrous things I've read here.
Posted by TU Rob
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Posted on 9/22/23 at 10:51 am to
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Suspension does make the most sense. I was just curious if it was something he may have done last week or if it was an in-house suspension for something he did in the offseason and they chose last week as the game for him to serve it.




Rumor on local radio in Birmingham was that Milroe was out clubbing after the loss to Texas until all hours of the night. Probably had something to do with him not playing at all against South Florida.
Posted by memphisplaya
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Posted on 9/22/23 at 10:52 am to
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Unless you're sick of your entitled fanbase and have decided to force them to realize you know better.


This is true and false. Saban did that once at LSU against Ole Miss in 02 while Mauk was injured. Marcus started the game and he puts in Rick Clausen for one series. He threw 2 ducks and he pulled him for Randall again.
Posted by Beachbum87
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Posted on 9/22/23 at 10:52 am to
Lol. He’s a RS Sophomore

He’s had plenty of time to be a leader from the sideline
Posted by jonnyanony
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Posted on 9/22/23 at 10:53 am to
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This is true and false. Saban did that once at LSU against Ole Miss in 02 while Mauk was injured. Marcus started the game and he puts in Rick Clausen for one series. He threw 2 ducks and he pulled him for Randall again.


Where's the false part?

Anyway, this is not unusual for coaches when the fanbase clamors for the backup. They have big egos. They'll do the "there. this is what you wanted" thing.

And sometimes it backfires. That's how we got Richardson to start and it's why Dan Mullen did it against the best team/defense we faced all season.

Stubborn ego.
Posted by Hot Carl
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Posted on 9/22/23 at 10:55 am to
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Josh Pate can do commentary but dude does not know shite that's going on in any SEC program


I like Pate, but am not a regular listener, so I have no idea what kind of inside sources he may or may not have. But even if he has none, it’s not an uneducated guess considering how that game played out.

They have done it either way, but if he was suspended, I think it points to them just riding him the rest of the way and trying to hang on to a 9-3(ish) season. Neither one of those 2 from Saturday will be starting next year, if they’re even on the roster. Not sure it will ever make sense to go to either one of them if they’re not the future. Which they clearly aren’t.
Posted by MoarKilometers
Member since Apr 2015
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Posted on 9/22/23 at 10:59 am to
No, he wasn't suspended he was likely benched, but that isn't a suspension. One comes from shitty on field performance, the other stems from shitty off field performance. I've been suspended at Alabama before
Posted by SouthernInsanity
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Posted on 9/22/23 at 11:02 am to
Did you see him on the sideline during the USF game? Dude was yawning, stretching and have ZERO cares about getting into that game or being a "leader on the sideline".
This post was edited on 9/22/23 at 11:03 am
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