I think this is spot on. After the Texas game, most fans wanted to see Buchner and Simpson and I don't think anyone was shocked when they did play. Simpson led two scoring drives and we were able to hang on. It never crossed my mind that there was anything more going on until yesterday when I read this board.
With that said, Saban's comments yesterday regarding Milroe and his starting status were out of character, but we've also never been in a QB struggle quite like this, so it is uncharted territory to some extent.