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re: Tua would've transferred if kept on sidelines for last game
Posted on 5/23/18 at 9:30 am to OldPete
Posted on 5/23/18 at 9:30 am to OldPete
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Tua was playing against the second string defense (he also threw two INTs, one of 'em a pick-6) while Jalen was playing against the ones...that's a pretty big difference, don't you think?
If it were only factually correct. Tua only threw the 1 int. I checked al.com, b/r, and sports illustrated online.
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True...but Tua came in during the 3rd Quarter when Bama was already up 38-0
9-17 for 78 yards and no scores. That's hot, wet garbage... especially in an arse whooping.
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Posted on 5/23/18 at 11:47 am to MoarKilometers
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If it were only factually correct. Tua only threw the 1 int. I checked al.com, b/r, and sports illustrated online.
You're right, I misread that...on b/r, it said he nearly had another pass intercepted and I missed the 'nearly'...
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9-17 for 78 yards and no scores. That's hot, wet garbage...especially in an arse whooping.
Dude it means much less in an arse whooping...they were winning 38-0 when he left the game...Hurts led the offense to 6 scores in the first half and first drive of the second half...four of the drives were 70+ yards or more...in games like that, I couldn't care less what his passing stats are...
Greg McElroy had several games with similar type stats in games that Bama won (but not by that big a margin)...if you go back a many years, Jay Barker had even more...never heard either of them described as 'hot garbage'...
I can understand complaining 'bout a QB in a loss or close win...but complaining 'bout one in a 59 point blowout I just don't get...
Posted on 5/23/18 at 11:48 am to MoarKilometers
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9-17 for 78 yards and no scores. That's hot, wet garbage... especially in an arse whooping.
Four of those missed throws were terrible. Just no-excuse, flat-out bad.
One was tipped at the line of scrimmage.
Two were complete drops by receivers -- one by Ridley in the end zone, and one by Scarborough in the flat. Ridley's would have been a TD, and Scarborough's probably would have.
The other miss was a slight overthrow to Foster (I think) in the end zone. Would've been a long TD if completed.
I don't think that game is a good example of Hurts' inability to pass successfully. He could have been better, sure, but he wasn't "hot, wet garbage."
What that game DID illustrate is how much better Tua is than Jalen in some areas: quicker decisions, getting the ball out of his hands, and keeping his eyes downfield when his protection breaks down. His ability to do these things, along with his incredible accuracy, are what sets him apart from Hurts ... and, really, almost any other college QB.
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