Hypothetically, If he benches Milroe....what happens?

Put in the players at every position that give you the best chance at winning. If guys want to leave because of that, then those guys are probably part of the problem.

Saban kicked the can down the road last year with Milroe and we lucked up and won the SEC.

It caught up to us in the playoffs.

Give Simpson a real chance and anyone that half-asses can ride the pine the rest of the year.

I would let it be known whoever quit on the team so any NIL folks who wanted to come calling would know it.

The first UT touchdown happened because we were in a 3 man front on a passing play that almost scored and then they did a hurry up so we couldn’t substitute and had to keep that same alignment.

I posted about it yesterday.

There was a player revolt when he was benched last year.

The OL refused to block. Josh Pate has repeatedly stated on his show that he was told as much by sources within the program last year.

Buchner and Simpson easily could’ve been injured with some of the hits they took from defenders who were unabated to the QB.

If you want to see what a player protest looks like rewatch that game in the rain.

The questions are:
-Is Simpson actually any good? We don’t know
-In the NIL era what happens if you bench a popular player with endorsements and a big NIL deal
-Are there players who will leave or quit mid season?
-Are there players who will leave for not being utilized if he stays?

Proctor, Booker, Roberts and Pritchett are all back from last year. If I’m DeBoer I’d sit down with them tomorrow, show the tape and have a very blunt conversation with them IF and only IF I am confident Simpson is SEC ready.

Ultimately if you have players ready to quit due to a player being benched you aren’t in charge until you force their hand. DeBoer is a player friendly coach which is probably a good thing in the NIL era.

But he’s benched other players, if he decides it’s time to make a change at QB he’s getting paid a lot of money to figure out how to execute the switch.

... and Saban didn't handle it.

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Will he lose the team?

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It depends on how it unfolds… if it’s solely his decision then yeah, he’ll lose the team. IF, best scenario, the players come to him with concerns and suggest a change, then the lockeroom is intact… save for a few Milroe groupies.
The fact RW and KLaw were visibly frustrated with the balls they were receiving was a good sign to me.

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DeBoer is a player friendly coach which is probably a good thing in the NIL era.

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Agreed. That’s why I’m hoping players come to him about a change. They watched Sark pull Ewers… so maybe they started thinking about it.

There was no revolt.

Georgia made them look like crap. Both quarterbacks.

Yep. Texas looked soft as toilet paper last night against Georgia.

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Oh well I guess I'll stick around and be a backup on a team full of guys who apparently hate me."

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It’s not me saying they quit, it was Josh Pate, his sources and the film. You’re free to think whatever you want about it.

Watch that game again and tell me the OL wasn’t playing at half effort.

As for why Simpson stayed I have no idea.

Maybe he has a GF here he wants to marry?
Maybe he has an NIL deal?
Maybe he didn’t like his transfer options?
Maybe he thinks he’s the guy when Milroe moves on?

It’s amazing how it’s the same three posters on here who constantly gaslight for Milroe. Not referring to you. No one with a working brain would defend him at this point.