If he transfers so what? There is no loyalty anymore. He is 3rd string and no hint he is even close. Now could the coaches be wrong? Maybe, who knows? The whole transfer portal has me more cynical than ever before. I just don't care anymore. Some transfers surprise me, some don't. It doesn't matter anymore. I am still watching Alabama games and still interested but it will not take much more for me to quit and never watch another game.
Agreed, but does his upside come without a growing pain season? This kid has never faced a legit P4 defense week in and week out and can DeBoer afford an 8-4 / 7-5 season? DeBoer basically has two years left to prove himself, all depending on how next year goes. I dont think hes in a position to have a "down year" factored into his approach for next season and keep his job. If Ty transfer he better hope to hell Russell or Mack (whoever starts) don' hit a streak of "growing pains" during the season. As a fan, I'm not accepting an 8-4 season and missing the playoffs. Not when he could have brought back an 11 win QB to start.
i'm quickly reaching that point myself
I was traveling back home and didn’t get to watch or listen to the game, so I DVR’d it to watch later that night. When I got home, I asked Siri who won before watching and just shook my head when she told me the score. I wasn’t mad or anything just dumbfounded that we got beat that badly.
Maybe people think Adams is good because when he did play, he actually caught the ball. His returns aren't great because 90% of the time, it was a fair catch. Our punt coverage was average st best. My opinion of Adams is merely a gut feeling based on what little I have seen. I think he will do well at a place that will actually use him to the best of his abilities.
1/2 to 1/3 of the kids in the portal will not find a new school, so are they maximizing their earning potential? No , they are minimizing their educational opportunities. That should be looked at as well. Even the kids that find a new school , the majority will make less than $20k in the portal , is that really worth it?
Part of that is none of the coaches were at the school when those guys were coming out so they had different schemes. They are also changing coordinators which is changing styles of play. I wonder how many teams have had the same coach, and offensive and defensive coordinators from 3 or 4 years ago.
As a true frosh, prior to the injury, Cole showed some shake and wiggle after the catch. He didn’t flash that this year, maybe not mentally over the injury, but the potential is there.
Lanning? Cristobal? Golding/Kiffin? All established, all bought their quarterbacks in the portal.
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I think a 9-3 or maybe even an 8-4 season will be tolerated with Russell at QB if the team shows improved overall physicality and an improved running game. Russell is a Deshawn Watson/ Jayden Daniels type Gamechanger and the promise of an overall improved team will go a long way to quell critics.
The same reason years ago the Braves put Rafael Belliard in at defense because he was the best defensive SS we had, but when it came to batting, he was weak at that. Adams probably would have been perfect if we were doing a lot of slant and drag type routes, but our OC loves the long developing deep routes, which is probably not Adam's strong suit. I wish him the best though
This topic was brought up at the Folks on Christmas Night (the how do you REALLY feel about current Bama Football and College ball in general). I finally had to say the Hard Core 50 plus year fan in me pretty much died in '23. The attitude of the player interviews even after a win would just make you sick to your stomach. The "Look at me" Generation is hard to stomach in today's sports. The days of letting a loss at any point ruin the day or even coming week, that's finally gone with the current iteration of the game. This is not my Granddad's program of old for certain. I finally admitted I would rather watch disc golf coverage on a Saturday in the Fall than the football game on tv, simply for peace of mind and my hypertension.
