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ESPN Analyst Dan Orlovsky: Tua will be the LeBron of College Football

Posted on 9/5/18 at 11:07 pm
Posted by Bench McElroy
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Posted on 9/5/18 at 11:07 pm
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Tua Tagovailoa won Alabama’s starting quarterback battle, and that proved to be the right call in a Week 1 rout of Louisville in Orlando.

He’s already drawing rave reviews, despite only playing one-and-a-half games of college football so far. ESPN college football analyst Dan Orlovsky joined “Get Up” this week and compared the young quarterback to a young LeBron James:

“I don’t want to go extreme, but I’m going extreme,” Orlovsky says. “Tua is college football’s version of LeBron 15 years ago. We’ve never seen anything like him — this truly dual-threat, and not a dual-threat from chaos; it’s a dual-threat from execution. When I watch Tua play, I get Reggie Bush feelings. Like, what truly crazy play is going to happen? … This kid is doing things at the quarterback position that we’ve never seen, at least in a really long time.”


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Posted by thomass
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Posted on 9/5/18 at 11:08 pm to
Posted by JesusQuintana
St Louis
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Posted on 9/5/18 at 11:09 pm to
For fricks sake
Posted by johnzorback
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Posted on 9/5/18 at 11:11 pm to
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This post was edited on 9/2/21 at 2:08 pm
Posted by dhuck20
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Posted on 9/5/18 at 11:11 pm to
I am starting to think these analysts are just trying to get in the young mans head. We have literally seen him play 1.5 games of meaningful football.
Posted by NATidefan
Two hours North of Birmingham
Member since Dec 2008
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Posted on 9/5/18 at 11:16 pm to
I'll say this, I've gonna back and watched alot of Tuas passes all the way back to his first spring game and the kid almost always throws it on a dime exactly where he wants.

Even on his interceptions the ball was going exactly where he meant to and he just made a bad read.

You combine that with his quick decision making and increasingly skilled ability to read and stare off defenders, change pass speeds, throw beautiful spirals, etc. and the kid is pretty special
This post was edited on 9/6/18 at 12:13 am
Posted by Rabern57
Alabama
Member since Jan 2010
13360 posts
Posted on 9/5/18 at 11:16 pm to
They are setting the poor kid up to fail. He isn't going to know what to do when he finally plays a quality team and they start catching those should be picks. He going to panic trying to make a play and take a 15 yard sack or start sling everything up for grabs.
Posted by HempHead
Big Sky Country
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Posted on 9/5/18 at 11:16 pm to
Posted by Rabern57
Alabama
Member since Jan 2010
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Posted on 9/5/18 at 11:19 pm to
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I am starting to think these analysts are just trying to get in the young mans head. We have literally seen him play 1.5 games of meaningful football.
They are just trying to get in on what other people on ESPN are talking about. When he has those bad games they will hide and blame the bigger reporters.
Posted by MasterAbe1
Member since Oct 2016
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Posted on 9/5/18 at 11:19 pm to
I mean.. I’m not a rocket scientist or anything... but he did come in to beat a really good UGA team last year so he has played against a quality opponent (albeit only half a game)
Posted by craigbiggio
Member since Dec 2009
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Posted on 9/5/18 at 11:21 pm to
Tua will be the end of Saban. People are gonna look back and wonder how he kept this kid behind Jalen for so long
This post was edited on 9/5/18 at 11:22 pm
Posted by NATidefan
Two hours North of Birmingham
Member since Dec 2008
35893 posts
Posted on 9/5/18 at 11:21 pm to
He aslo has some great receivers and supporting cast, so that does make it easier for him.
This post was edited on 9/5/18 at 11:22 pm
Posted by Rabern57
Alabama
Member since Jan 2010
13360 posts
Posted on 9/5/18 at 11:23 pm to
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but he did come in to beat a really good UGA team last year so he has played against a quality opponent (albeit only half a game)
UGA had already been exposed by Auburn a few weeks early and had they caught the picks he threw to them Bama would have never been in the game. UGA's DBs handed him the game. The final TD was made by the WR. Any QB in the SEC would have made that throw.
This post was edited on 9/5/18 at 11:26 pm
Posted by NATidefan
Two hours North of Birmingham
Member since Dec 2008
35893 posts
Posted on 9/5/18 at 11:24 pm to
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UGA had already been exposed by Auburn a few weeks early and had they caught the picks he threw to them Bama would have never been in the game. UGA's DBs handed him the game.


What the frick are you talking about? They caught the only pick that they could.
Posted by cramps
Member since Oct 2012
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Posted on 9/5/18 at 11:24 pm to
quote:

This kid is doing things at the quarterback position that we’ve never seen, at least in a really long time.”


right
Posted by dhuck20
SCLSU Fan
Member since Oct 2012
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Posted on 9/5/18 at 11:26 pm to
quote:

UGA had already been exposed by Auburn a few weeks early

Auburn should expose us more often

Posted by Rabern57
Alabama
Member since Jan 2010
13360 posts
Posted on 9/5/18 at 11:28 pm to
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Auburn should expose us more often

They will when they have a 100% offensive player of the year.
Posted by OleManDixon
Lexington
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Posted on 9/5/18 at 11:28 pm to
Posted by dhuck20
SCLSU Fan
Member since Oct 2012
20282 posts
Posted on 9/5/18 at 11:32 pm to
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They will when they have a 100% offensive player of the year

Guess he wasn’t healthy for that one handed Knight from UCF either was he?
Posted by ReauxlTide222
St. Petersburg
Member since Nov 2010
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Posted on 9/5/18 at 11:44 pm to
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He isn't going to know what to do when he finally plays a quality team and they start catching those should be picks. He going to panic trying to make a play and take a 15 yard sack or start sling everything up for grabs.
Rabern still at it

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