re: Barnett's time in Tuscaloosa

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he would still be only one more year away from starting at bama instead of somewhere else.

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But he'd have only one year left to play at Bama with no guarantee he could beat out Tua and whomever else Bama signed between now and then. Compare that to graduating in three, picking a place where you're very likely start, and playing for two years. For a kid from California that may have an NFL arm, there's really not a lot to think about.