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Saban has "no idea" if Hurts will be on the roster on opening day
Posted on 7/18/18 at 12:54 pm
Posted on 7/18/18 at 12:54 pm
Stewart Mandel
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no doubt i think tua will be the starter. hurts should stay at bama and switch to rb. jmo.
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Saban asked if he expects Jalen Hurts to be on the roster on opening day. Saban: "I have no idea." Notes Jalen graduates in December, would be in his best interest to stay on the team whatever his role ends up being.
no doubt i think tua will be the starter. hurts should stay at bama and switch to rb. jmo.
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Posted on 7/18/18 at 12:55 pm to 1999
Wow talk about taking a quote out of context 
Posted on 7/18/18 at 12:56 pm to 1999
There was way more to the answer than what Mandel tweeted. It did seem that Tua is probably ahead trying to read between the lines, but taking that small part of the quote and tweeting it is a pretty big misrepresentation.
This post was edited on 7/18/18 at 12:58 pm
Posted on 7/18/18 at 1:00 pm to Bham Bammer
interesting. not watching so i didn't see the rest of it.
Posted on 7/18/18 at 1:06 pm to 1999
People are gonna flip out when Hurts comes out as the opening game starter
Posted on 7/18/18 at 1:09 pm to bamafan1001
i think most opposing fans are hoping for this. bama plus tua is just unfair.
Posted on 7/18/18 at 1:15 pm to 1999
I agree take some reps as back up at qb in practice...but mainly a rb in practice with plays accentuating his skill set
Posted on 7/18/18 at 1:15 pm to bamafan1001
I don't think it will happen. Saban used the phrase "win the team" a couple of times. I think Tua has already done that if I'm being honest with you. I think we saw the frustration from teammates last year when Jalen couldn't make the throws that needed to be made. We saw (and heard) Saban's frustrations during the spring game regarding the same thing.
I expect that they'll start Tua and try to work Jalen into the plan in some way in hopes that it's enough to keep him around. I honestly could see Jalen taking those four games to feel things out and then deciding to leave the team and preserve two years of eligibility. And I wouldn't blame him at all.
I expect that they'll start Tua and try to work Jalen into the plan in some way in hopes that it's enough to keep him around. I honestly could see Jalen taking those four games to feel things out and then deciding to leave the team and preserve two years of eligibility. And I wouldn't blame him at all.
This post was edited on 7/18/18 at 1:23 pm
Posted on 7/18/18 at 1:19 pm to 1999
We'll be fine. Mac looked better in the spring game than Hurts has ever looked throwing the ball.
Posted on 7/18/18 at 1:28 pm to bamafan1001
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People are gonna flip out when Hurts comes out as the opening game starter
Would be absolutely and patently ridiculous.
Hurts has had 2 full seasons under his belt and has not developed AT ALL. If anything he's regressed. He is what is he and it's not changing.
There will be growing pains with Tua but there will be GROWTH and his ceiling is sky freaking high.
Posted on 7/18/18 at 1:30 pm to CNB
quote:Guy's got a future with CNN or MSNBC.
Wow talk about taking a quote out of context
Posted on 7/18/18 at 1:32 pm to 1999
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no doubt i think tua will be the starter. hurts should stay at bama and switch to rb. jmo.
Tua will start.
Saban knows he needs a passing QB to compete with LSU this year.
Posted on 7/18/18 at 1:32 pm to PEPE
I want Mac Jones as the backup.
Posted on 7/18/18 at 1:33 pm to RTRinTampa
#TeamMac
Posted on 7/18/18 at 1:45 pm to 1999
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i think most opposing fans are hoping for this. bama plus tua is just unfair.
Don't anoint the kid just yet. Yeah he came in was clutch in the championship and is no doubt better than Hurts.. but lets see him traverse an entire SEC season first.
Also, Bama plus [ANY QB] is just unfair.
Posted on 7/18/18 at 1:48 pm to sweetwaterbilly
I could see some games this year where Bama, with an entire new secondary, needs the offense to put up some points. Tua just seems more capable of making that happen.
Posted on 7/18/18 at 1:48 pm to bamafan1001
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People are gonna flip out when Hurts comes out as the opening game starter
I expect he will simply because Saban will give him that respect for the last 2 years. I also think the two will play predetermined series for the first game, and perhaps the 2nd. By the 3rd game, though, it will be Tua's team, and personally, I don't care where Jalen Hurts goes.
Posted on 7/18/18 at 1:53 pm to bamafan1001
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People are gonna flip out when Hurts comes out as the opening game starter
I will be tuning in to Finebaum if this happens
Posted on 7/18/18 at 1:54 pm to John Milner
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I expect he will simply because Saban will give him that respect for the last 2 years.
I have to disagree, I don't think Saban will bring that extra baggage into 2018. His decision to stick with Hurts almost killed the locker room last season. There really is no logical reason to start Jalen over Tua outside of an injury.
Posted on 7/18/18 at 1:55 pm to Cocotheape
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People are gonna flip out when Hurts comes out as the opening game starter
I will be tuning in to Finebaum if this happens
Blake Barnett came out as the starter 2 years ago. I think he's on his 3rd team by now
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