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Alabama fans, any word on the progress of BB as a qb?

Posted on 8/22/16 at 8:54 am
Posted by higgs_boson
State College, PA
Member since Sep 2014
22456 posts
Posted on 8/22/16 at 8:54 am
I know it is hard to get a lot of info from a spring game but the freshman kid (Hurt?) displayed a lot of upside.

Strong arm, scrambling, amazing athletic potential.

Is Blake still in the running as well?

Do you think Blake or the other guy has a legitimate shot of starting against USC or is it likely Bateman will be the guy for at least a few games into the season?


Posted by SummerOfGeorge
Member since Jul 2013
102699 posts
Posted on 8/22/16 at 8:56 am to
Yep, here is live action of Blake during Saturday's scrimmage





TLDR : Blake seemingly hasn't progressed, has perhaps gotten worse. Looked atrocious Saturday.
This post was edited on 8/22/16 at 8:57 am
Posted by The Spleen
Member since Dec 2010
38865 posts
Posted on 8/22/16 at 8:57 am to
From what I've heard BB is all but out of the equation and it's down to Bateman and Hurts. All reports from Saturday indicate BB was terrible in the scrimmage, and has been pretty bad all fall camp.


It'll likely be Bateman starting the USC game, and if the hype is to be believed, Hurts will get some playing time and they'll battle it out on the field.
Posted by remaster916
Alabama
Member since Oct 2012
12231 posts
Posted on 8/22/16 at 8:57 am to
He will not be starting for USC, seems he might have got passed by Hurts. He is a turnover machine right now.
Posted by Wrenchruh
Parts Unknown
Member since Sep 2012
2413 posts
Posted on 8/22/16 at 8:58 am to
By all accounts, BB8 went all Jeremy Johnson vs. LSU during the scrimmage.
Posted by CapstoneGrad06
Little Rock
Member since Nov 2008
72251 posts
Posted on 8/22/16 at 9:08 am to
It seems there may be a lot more to his illness last year. He's had two blood transfusions since enrolling.
Posted by bamarep
Member since Nov 2013
51811 posts
Posted on 8/22/16 at 9:20 am to
Apparently he's been watching 2015 film of Jeremy Johnson and has figured out how to throw backwards.
Posted by TTsTowel
RIP Bow9den/Coastie
Member since Feb 2010
91653 posts
Posted on 8/22/16 at 9:46 am to
From what I've read, Blake Barnett is a turnover machine at practice. It's between Jalen Hurts and Cooper Bateman, with JH impressing but CB likely starting due to his experience and amount of time in the system.

I read all of that on here.
Posted by CrimsonBoz
Member since Sep 2014
16996 posts
Posted on 8/22/16 at 9:54 am to
It was embarrassing to watch needless to say.
Posted by Crimson Wraith
Member since Jan 2014
24915 posts
Posted on 8/22/16 at 10:33 am to
Any of our QB's would start at the barn.
Posted by TheWalrus
Member since Dec 2012
40740 posts
Posted on 8/24/16 at 12:40 am to
Hayden Rettig 2.0. He'll be the backup at Kansas or something shortly.
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