Could Tua become Alabama's first QB to win a Heisman?

PA Tide Fan · Jan 9, 2018

I realize it was only one game but going into next season I think Tua will be viewed by many as one of the top tier QB's in the nation. If he continues to get better I think he has a very good chance. Maybe not next season but certainly his junior year he could be.

RollTide_HTTR · Jan 9, 2018

It's funny. I was thinking about starting a post discussing how Tua hype is about to go off the rails. I think your question is valid but I have seen people already anoint him the next Russell Wilson and discuss his pro prospects. Tua is about to have insane expectations put on him that I'm not sure many if any QBs have ever had to deal with.

But, as to your question, I see no reason for him to not get some preseason hype for it. He is clearly a big time play maker, has a ton of talent around him, and can make plays with both his legs and arm. He is (or will likely be) the face of the Alabama offense which clearly helps. I wouldn't EXPECT a Heisman out of him yet but I think its fair to at least wonder if maybe he has what it takes at this point.

JTBama · Jan 9, 2018

I'll say this, he's handling this spotlight with class and dignity and when you see some of the other guys out there present and past who have had big time spotlight on them and how they've acted ....you just have to

BamaDMD · Jan 9, 2018

He definitely has the WOW factor that the voters gravitate to. Combine that with if he has numbers then I would say a big yes. Too soon to know.

BamaMan09 · Jan 9, 2018

JTBama said:
I'll say this, he's handling this spotlight with class and dignity and when you see some of the other guys out there present and past who have had big time spotlight on them and how they've acted ....you just have to

He's certainly a polar opposite of Baker Mayfield from a personality and demeanor standpoint.

KrAzY3 · Jan 9, 2018

He could, but I'm not sure I want him to be. He just had a huge moment, a huge game, but under what circumstance? The game was on the line. The best position Alabama can possibly be in, is to have Tua sitting on the bench after another blowout game watching his backup play. You have to have Heisman moments and really air the ball out, and Alabama is best at avoiding the necessity for those things.

TitleWave · Jan 9, 2018

McElroy broached that very possibility this morning with the Garlic er Golic Boys - used his pert-near Rhodes Scholar acumen to make a mighty convincing case for Tua in the Heisman candidate ascendancy. Good thinker, GMac - second only to Joey Galloway (!) in assessing Tua's shredding Cover-2 in launching his nuclear strike. McElroy also was "It" factoring him all over the planet with great exultation.

Probius · Jan 9, 2018

I think Tua has the talent to win a Heisman if the next year or two go very well for him.

Wilson Monroe · Jan 9, 2018

He might be a generational talent. No way to know. Little early. First he has to win the quarterback position for next season.

RedWave · Jan 9, 2018

I do want to pump the brakes just a bit. I am pretty excited after having seen what this kid can do when it mattered, and think he has a very high ceiling. But I don't want to overstate it all too early.

12Namath12 · Jan 9, 2018

Well, he is on the cover of Sports Illustrated. That is always a good start.

CrimsonSEC · Jan 9, 2018

GMac said this morning he expects him to win it before he leaves Alabama.

Toddrn · Jan 9, 2018

That's a lot of pressure to put on Tua seeing how he has only played 2 quarters of meaningful football.

DzynKingRTR · Jan 9, 2018

I am excited too, but we need to pump the brakes a bit on this kind of talk.

LA4Bama · Jan 9, 2018

The two quarters of meaningful football were the two most high pressure quarters a quarterback can possibly play. I just don't think Tua is going to crack under the pressure. He is so grounded in his family and faith he even cut off the journalist to make a point of thanking his lord and savior. I just don't see this kid as the kind of guy who is going to start letting his fame tune him into a prima donna. I think he's going to get real Heisman consideration but those things are fickle so I'll just wait to see about that.

CrimsonSEC · Jan 9, 2018

LA4Bama said:
The two quarters of meaningful football were the two most high pressure quarters a quarterback can possibly play. I just don't think Tua is going to crack under the pressure. He is so grounded in his family and faith he even cut off the journalist to make a point of thanking his lord and savior. I just don't see this kid as the kind of guy who is going to start letting his fame tune him into a prima donna. I think he's going to get real Heisman consideration but those things are fickle so I'll just wait to see about that.

Agreed. I think he's already passed the crucible test.

RTR2u · Jan 9, 2018

TitleWave said:
McElroy broached that very possibility this morning with the Garlic er Golic Boys - used his pert-near Rhodes Scholar acumen to make a mighty convincing case for Tua in the Heisman candidate ascendancy. Good thinker, GMac - second only to Joey Galloway (!) in assessing Tua's shredding Cover-2 in launching his nuclear strike. McElroy also was "It" factoring him all over the planet with great exultation.

"pert-near" LOL!!!

drwho · Jan 9, 2018

DzynKingRTR said:
I am excited too, but we need to pump the brakes a bit on this kind of talk.

Lighten up, Francis.

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drwho · Jan 9, 2018

RedWave said:
I do want to pump the brakes just a bit. I am pretty excited after having seen what this kid can do when it mattered, and think he has a very high ceiling. But I don't want to overstate it all too early.

Pump the brakes? Seriously? It's just a thread on a discussion board. That's what these things are for.

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RedWave · Jan 10, 2018

drwho said:
Pump the brakes? Seriously? It's just a thread on a discussion board. That's what these things are for.

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I really mean on my own expectations. I was just saying for all to see that I am dialing it back so I am not disappointed if he becomes less than Super QB. It's very possible he only ends up as a very good QB, and not the next Tom Brady/Aaron Rodgers/Dan Marino/John Elway/whoever.

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