I believe the story. It makes sense. When we started to struggle against the better teams many of us fans thought maybe Tua was the answer. Contrary to what some people say I believe what the fans think about a situation is also thought by members of the team as well. I know the guys on the team were saying they were 100% behind Jalen but it was pretty obvious that some members of the team were in Tua's camp for a while and this story confirms it.
Jalen was 24-1 before the AU game, having just won the MSU game with two 4th qtr drives where he had to complete down field passes. Tua was a true Fr. who had done well in practice and mop up duty. (After the AU game, I also preferred Tua, but posted nothing.) Surely, anyone can understand Saban's reluctance.
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