Didn’t Spurrier allow Brock Berlin to start their bowl game in an attempt to prevent him from transferring? (Didn’t work)
kirby smart - they will never expect a fake
I guess when you have that"star" mentality it's hard to sit on the bench. Plus, most schools only play 1 QB for the most part.
Saban is going to continue to do whatever is best for the team, not an individual player. When those two align, everyone is happy. IMO, this year was an example of the two aligning, not something that is likely to start a QB trend.
Yep. Tua and Jalen was as much of a perfect storm as one could get in the particular situation.
... I agree, and I might have to give Tua and Jalen more credit than CNS in this situation.
Agree...what do you think CNS or CPB would say to JFields at this point? He sure wouldn't play in the bowl game...
Doubt he would even make the trip.
Not sure why you don't let the backup pass in blowout games. Thats not developing your backup. Even when Tua was the backup to Jalen he threw the ball when we got up on our opposition. Same with Jalen this year. He didn't come in strictly to just hand it off. I am sure it looks to the kid and parents they are not attempting to develop him. Heck we even let our 3rd string QB sling the ball around a bit.
And Saban has change defensive philosophies to take advantage of the developed QBs that are becoming more the norm. Smart still runs an offense that looks a lot like Bama pre-Kiffin.
Wonder if this is part of the reason Fields didn't play as much and possibly a reason for his transfer.
