I believe it was about the 9-10 minute of the fourth quarter. There's some uncertainty if Tua hurt his left hand (ESPN cameras caught him opening and closing his fist like it was hurting). But unless someone knows otherwise, I don't think the substitution was about Tua being hurt...
My personal opinion is the substitution just didn't feel or look right.
The odds were long down 28, but there's no question that we are more of a strike fast team with Tua rather than Jalen. Tua is also famously known for leading big comebacks against all odds.
With all due respect to what Jalen did in the SEC against Georgia, the timing of him coming into the game did not feel like it was out of hope he could lead us to victory. Instead, it kinda felt like we just gave up. Pundits and social media pouncers sure saw it that way...and I kinda felt it too, if I'm being honest.
Surprised more hasn't been said about this. It was just the cherry on top of questionable coaching calls on Monday night.
My personal opinion is the substitution just didn't feel or look right.
The odds were long down 28, but there's no question that we are more of a strike fast team with Tua rather than Jalen. Tua is also famously known for leading big comebacks against all odds.
With all due respect to what Jalen did in the SEC against Georgia, the timing of him coming into the game did not feel like it was out of hope he could lead us to victory. Instead, it kinda felt like we just gave up. Pundits and social media pouncers sure saw it that way...and I kinda felt it too, if I'm being honest.
Surprised more hasn't been said about this. It was just the cherry on top of questionable coaching calls on Monday night.