Link: David Cornwell to BOL: "I'm Going to be Here"
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Impressed. This will be epic battle between Cornwell, Barnett and Bateman. Hurt will probably end up on Scout team. I think we'll see Bateman as No. 1, Barnett no. 2 and Cornwell as no. 3... but as the spring came ends, you'll see some movement in the order...
Good. I'm one of those that expected him to emerge as the starter by week 3. I was obviously wrong. I hope he's turned the corner and exorcised his supposed demons and willing to keep the same attitude through the spring and summer. If so he has the tools to compete for the starting spot.
Glad to hear this. Whatever his issues this fall were, I hope DC has put them behind him for his own good. He sure seemed to ooze leadership on the recruiting scene after his commitment. He has all the tools to successful at the QB position.
This should be an epic fight for the starting job next fall.
This should be an epic fight for the starting job next fall.
After we heard Morris was going to leave, this was the right move for Cornwell. He transfers and what does he gain? He sits out a year. He stays, and he has a chance to earn the starting job. A lot of people thought it would have been Coker and it turned out to be Sims. A lot of people thought it would be Cornwell and it turned out to be Coker. Next season? Who knows, but it will help Alabama to have four legitimate candidates and some depth, three would be pretty scary really, that's not much depth.
This is great to hear. Im not privy to the specific issues that were involved with his lowered position on the depth chart, but hopefully Jake's great example has had a positive influence on him. Hard work and buy-in will pay off in the end.
If he wants to stay just to continue to be a part of this team, good for him. Seriously doubt that he will see the field, so not sure if this is good for Alabama. Unleveraged scholarships are missed opportunities. But I wouldn't even suggest that he leave if he wants to stay.
My only criticism of coach Saban recruiting has been at QB. Rare!
Only one QB that was recruited by coach Saban out of HS as a quarterback became the main starter, and that was AJ, who was gift wrapped. And there has been a pile of top 10's that never panned or so far, which led us to Blake (converted RB) and Coker (Transfer)
I think Coach Kiffin may be out best QB scout under Coach Saban and he hand picked Barnett, who unlike others exceeded expectations at QB camps, he got high praise from big names.
Only one QB that was recruited by coach Saban out of HS as a quarterback became the main starter, and that was AJ, who was gift wrapped. And there has been a pile of top 10's that never panned or so far, which led us to Blake (converted RB) and Coker (Transfer)
I think Coach Kiffin may be out best QB scout under Coach Saban and he hand picked Barnett, who unlike others exceeded expectations at QB camps, he got high praise from big names.
Unless I'm missing something, the only guys Alabama has at QB besides Cornwell would be a redshirt freshman, Cooper Bateman, and a true freshman. I recall a year in which Ohio State had to start their third stringer, and he wasn't a true freshman right? Alabama needs Cornwell for the depth if nothing else, but he offers much more than that. He has the potential if his head is on straight.
I really do believe Barnett is the real deal, but what if he isn't ready or what if he gets hurt? Cornwell is valuable to have around one more year.
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David will be around at least until he graduates. Watching Coker, he knows if he don't win the job he can at worse be a graduate transfer in the future.
I agree. The worst case scenario for Cornwell if he sticks around is getting premier coaching until he graduates, and if he's ahead of schedule (being a RS) he could be a grad transfer with two years to play like Coker.
Best case is winning the QB battle next year, and leading the team to another title.
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Best case is winning the QB battle next year, and leading the team to another title.
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I am excited about our QB situation because we 3 highly ranked QB's that were highly ranked coming out of high school & we have Coach Kiffin who I think is the best QB Coach in college football coaching them up..Our QB's will be true system players of Coach Kiffin & that will show this coming year in our offense..It's going to be fun to watch..
The graduate transfer rule really helps in this case. It motivates Cornwell to stick around and graduate early. That's good for him on a non-football level, #1. It's good for Alabama because he provides good depth at the position for another season or he lights it on fire and becomes the starter. But, if he doesn't become the starter and it is evident that Barnett or Hurt is the future, then he can transfer out after next season and suffer no penalty and play immediately somewhere else for 2 seasons.
I don't know if he's on track to graduate on time for that, but hopefully he is. For the player, I really like the graduate transfer rule and it can also help the school as it does in this case for us.
I don't know if he's on track to graduate on time for that, but hopefully he is. For the player, I really like the graduate transfer rule and it can also help the school as it does in this case for us.
How was A.J. gift wrapped? He was developed as well, it's not like he showed up from some other school and was NFL ready.
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