Re: Blake Barnett Transferring
Ok, to underscore what Blake did, he's transferring midseason, after taking playing time and prep time from other QBs, despite being the #2 guy, and despite the fact that Alabama is in the middle of a title hunt? I wished Alec Morris well, and I didn't say anything negative about Phillip Sims either because at least he transferred at the end of the season time. Same goes for Ely, and McLoud, even Del Rio I didn't really say anything negative about. I do have negative things to say about Barnett, he quit on the team and acted like a spoiled entitled brat. As others have said, he was one injury away from starting for the #1 team in the country, but that isn't good enough?
That aside, had Blake waited until the end of next season, not only would he have been there for his team the entire two seasons, not only would he have still been able to contribute, but he likely would have been able to transfer anyway and play immediately as a junior. Now? May be, if he's lucky he doesn't have to sit out his entire sophomore year. He's literally walking out on his team to may be gain a few games eligibility... it's a growing trend, but it's still messed up. He's a quitter, nothing else to call him. I pulled for the guy, but now I am happy as hell he's not the starter. He doesn't have the quality of character Alabama needed and now it's easy to understand why someone with all that talent couldn't seem to live up to it.
