Jalen Milroe is now the starter going forward.

[bamadws56]

Sure I think that's valid. But then why are we even talking about it like Saban has lost control of the team? If anything that would imply Simpson has done something that lost his teammates confidence and Saban is doing the right thing?

I am not in the group that thinks Saban has lost control of the team. But not everyone agrees with me - go figure! One of the other posters did say Simpson did something ot lose the team - but did not elaborate on what that was...

 

[glorydays1990]

Is what you know from first hand inside information or is it from the same sources that the rest of the 8 billion people on earth have access to?

Did 8 billion people know that Milroe was demoted to 3rd string Friday when i posted it?

No source and i know this board hates rumors, but I’m hearing Milroe is the #3.

Hearing tomorrow will be Buchner, followed by Simpson if score allows.

There is the post and time.

 

[RollTide_HTTR]

Saban didn’t cave in 2017 to players. He was forced to make the switch because Daboll forced him.

Either way there doesn't seem to be any precedent of Saban giving in to player demands on who to start at QB.

 

[Saban4Ever]

One of the other poster said something very public happened with Simpson and the team and it caused some huge rift. Does anyone know what that was? If it was public it would not be rumor mongering or anything. I would love to know what happened as it seems to have bearing on the current situation.

I'd like to know this also, if it has been made public.

 

[BamaInBham]

Coach Bryant was only in his mid 50s during that '67-'70 dip, whereas Saban is older than Coach Bryant was in '82.

The landscape has changed dramatically over the past 40 years in "college" football. And, while I appreciate all that Saban has accomplished, Greg Byrne has to look at the overall health of the program, with the realization that 2-3 subpar years could lead to another 2-3 years of trying to regain what was lost.

My guess is that Coach Saban is in as good shape at 71 as Coach Bryant was at 60. But I was not really addressing age. But Coach Bryant was definitely charged with being over the hill in the late 60s, when he was in his mid-late 50s. The billboard(s) did appear with that slogan - I was a teenager and shocked. I was just referencing the disrespect from many in the fan base.

I agree completely that the landscape has changed significantly. I also agree that Byrne is responsible for the overall health of the program. But I was not addressing his actions, though he will likely be affected by the fan base, though mostly the big-monied boosters. As it should be. He will have to walk a fine line. But I'm more confident in him than some in the fan base. We see it in this thread. And for the most part, these are not fringe fans, or people who want to tear the program down. Just concerned fans that can lose sight of the big picture if they are not careful.

I'm not appealing to anyone to stop respectful criticism. I agree with some of it and offer some myself. I'm just talking about keeping the overall tone grateful and respectful. And more directly related to this thread: don't begin running with opinion and speculation and assumption, as though they are fact.

 

[twofbyc]

Did 8 billion people know that Milroe was demoted to 3rd string Friday when i posted it?



There is the post and time.

I read it online (not on here) - don’t remember what time Friday and don’t remember where. Edge posts stories from everywhere.

 

[colbysullivan]

You left off a key event: a closed door team meeting about "unity." - THAT'S A FACT.

Next day CNS inexplicably announced JM as quarterback that earned it. - THAT'S A FACT.

Perhaps the two don't correlate OR perhaps they do? THAT'S A DEBATE.

But you can understand why a lot of people think it smells fishy.

I personally believe if JM was suspended CNS should have said it and it would remove a lot of the questions. .

It doesn’t matter if Saban admits he suspended Milroe. There’s still no logical explanation for Milroe continuing to be the starter moving forward. Either he was benched because he sucks or he was suspended because of his attitude. Either one is enough to move forward with another QB.

 

[RollTide_HTTR]

I read it online (not on here) - don’t remember what time Friday and don’t remember where. Edge posts stories from everywhere.

I don't want to get in this type of argument at all. But it was all over TiderInsider that Buchner was starting and Simpson was likely coming in second and that Milroe wasn't going to play in the game by noon on Friday (maybe earlier).

I have no idea who does and doesn't have sources though.

 

[Bamaingeorgia81]

To me this is a classic case of Occam's razor.

People on here are coming up with all sorts of explanations about suspensions and team meetings deciding things and whatnot, when the simplest and most logical/least complicated explanation is below:

Saban saw that Milroe played very poorly against Texas, and was going to use the next game against an easy opponent to see what the other qb(s) had in lieu of Milroe. The other qbs played very poorly against a bad team, so due to this he's going back to Milroe.

I don't know why are looking for other explanations. Especially when pretty much all the national media predicted this would happen after the USF debacle anyways.

 

[TitleWave]

What we've heard on this board is the opposite, that Buckner has been practicing better and better. Sure did not look that way Saturday.

That's conflating this board and a transfer homophone QB with the National Lampoon sports section circa 1986 "Buckner has been practicing better and better - fielding ground balls and throwing fewer of them with equal ineptitude."

 

[Tenntiderman]

Who is CMS?

Was using my phone...the digits are small. But I think you know who it is.

 

[Cruloc]

What exactly did Simpson do that will keep him from ever winning this team over? I've read it on here twice from two different posters and still no answer. It was stated it was very public at the time, so I must have been under a rock.

 

[bamamc1]

I will be supporting whomever is on the field at all 11 positions every single play. RTR my friends

 

[Tenntiderman]

To me this is a classic case of Occam's razor.

People on here are coming up with all sorts of explanations about suspensions and team meetings deciding things and whatnot, when the simplest and most logical/least complicated explanation is below:

Saban saw that Milroe played very poorly against Texas, and was going to use the next game against an easy opponent to see what the other qb(s) had in lieu of Milroe. The other qbs played very poorly against a bad team, so due to this he's going back to Milroe.

I don't know why are looking for other explanations. Especially when pretty much all the national media predicted this would happen after the USF debacle anyways.

You can say the QBs played poorly..but did you see what was happening on the QBs side of the LoS? Some of these folks seem to think that a sack is always the QB's fault. Hard to play "Good" if you aren't on your feet. That was unquestionably the worst blocking that I have seen in all my days of watching football...on any team. Getting hit from behind within 3 seconds....but we expect our QBs to make reads on LBs and CBs???

 

[RollTide_HTTR]

You can say the QBs played poorly..but did you see what was happening on the QBs side of the LoS? Some of these folks seem to think that a sack is always the QB's fault. Hard to play "Good" if you aren't on your feet. That was unquestionably the worst blocking that I have seen in all my days of watching football...on any team. Getting hit from behind within 3 seconds....but we expect our QBs to make reads on LBs and CBs???

The OL has been bad for every QB. It was definitely worse at points vs USF but some (not all) of the sacks were on the QBs, specifically Ty.

 

[HighlandOak]

Think Bobby Bowden.

That is exactly who comes to mind. And why I want to get ahead of it.

 

[BamaInBham]

Saban didn’t cave in 2017 to players. He was forced to make the switch because Daboll forced him.

I agree that it was not the players.

Didn't Saban allude to a possible switch in his halftime quickie interview? (I could be wrong.)

Don't you think that it is possible that CNS finally saw enough of Jalen to make him want or at least be willing to make the switch? How could Daboll force CNS? The only leverage I can see him having, would be a threat to cease calling plays if Jalen remained.

 

[92tide]

You left off a key event: a closed door team meeting about "unity." - THAT'S A FACT.

Next day CNS inexplicably announced JM as quarterback that earned it. - THAT'S A FACT.

Perhaps the two don't correlate OR perhaps they do? THAT'S A DEBATE.

But you can understand why a lot of people think it smells fishy.

I personally believe if JM was suspended CNS should have said it and it would remove a lot of the questions. .

not sure if this is how it works, but i think if milroe was suspended he wouldn’t have made the trip or dressed out

 

[92tide]

Maybe. My opinion is that he was a leader on and off the field with his play, his attitude, etc. Never got in trouble. I think the "anxiety" issue was because Golding didn't prepare the linebackers/defense on what to do and when to do it. Maybe they didn't have confidence in themselves or Golding during game time. Not sure.

mho is that a bunch of armchair qbs are overreacting to the word anxiety

 

[92tide]

It doesn’t matter if Saban admits he suspended Milroe. There’s still no logical explanation for Milroe continuing to be the starter moving forward. Either he was benched because he sucks or he was suspended because of his attitude. Either one is enough to move forward with another QB.

or saban didn’t see enough out of the other two to put them above him. not sure if that’s what happened, but it’s not inherently illogical