Alabama Crimson Tide's Transfer Portal: Key to Future Success + Damien Harris on Milroe + Scheduling

[@richardhildebrand104]

Luke and Jimmy....Damien Harris is among the Alabama greats, who played under Nick Saban at the height of the Alabama dynasty, and has had a good NFL career. And your saying he doesn't know enough about Alabam football, what makes a good/great quarterback at Alabama; and what it takes to make it in the NFL? Damien has done all those things.

[@billyjohnson9262]

Bill O Brian was right about Milroe

[@jessefitz3]

Damien Harris is 100% correct. This offense will look the same next year if he's the starter.

[@jayjonestv7975]

No shit genius, same offense but just a better version, your not saying anything we don’t know

[@popeyedave8253]

​@jayjonestv7975 Better version?! Milroe has been there for 4 years now and improved minimally. I don't think another year does much for Milroe he's had plenty of time and if he hasn't gotten it yet, and he hasn't, he's not going to get it.

[@cliffstone71]

Milroe is as inconsistent today as he was against Arkansas in '22. Sometimes you just are what you are.

[@smookiebaby]

You fail to realize that Ty can run also.. and being a from birth QB, you know he'd be the better passer. Of course there will be bumps and bruises.. plays will be made momentum gained so the defense energy will match the offense energy. Offense stalls, defense follows. Idk i just view it different if that makes sense 🤷. Roll Tide!!!

[@alexmangrum90]

Deboer needs to grow a set. We need new energy at qb & this offense will flourish. Milroe will hold everything back & bring forth an 8-4 or 9-3 season. Scratched my head on why he played qb in the back end of season after screwing the ou game

[@jessefitz3]

Couldn't have said it any better 👏🏾

[@user-tl5bk9uv8x]

Only way I see it is he was contractually obligated to start

[@cjy431]

Without milroe this year we are a 6-6 team

[@JamesCarter-be9cn]

THE PLAYERS STATED: IF MILROE DOESNT PLAY THEY WILL NOT PLAY EITHER. Here's your answer. The cancer 5 had spoken loudly.

[@cjy431]

@JamesCarter-be9cn these basement coaches think they lnow everything

[@jimmysexton4201]

If Coach Debo allows Milroe to return I will be completely brokenhearted!! It will be a total repeat of the last 2 years!!

[@Muskogee]

Why don't you find another team.

[@sectruth1457]

@@jimmysexton4201 Most of Bama nation agrees with you and is ready for Jalen to leave. Pretty sure the coaching staff is ready for him to leave also.

[@popeyedave8253]

If Milroe finds Harris comments insulting, then do something so he doesn't feel the need to make those comments. Milroe has himself and his play to blame for those type of comments and thats just the fact. Easiest way to stop those comment is play better, leave them with nothing to say.

[@GG-un7hj]

Did you see Seth McLaughlin got coached up at Ohio State this year? He went from being thrown out at Alabama after beating in Rose Bowl and a year of high snaps, to being perfect with snaps this year and named to 1st Team All-American Team at Ohio State, along with Caleb Downs the Buckeye Safety also from Alabama

[@sectruth1457]

@@GG-un7hj Caleb was a freshman all-american at Bama. What are you saying?

[@mnshws12]

Seth was great with Bryce and Oh St. He had problems with Jalen! Does not take much to figure that out

[@banjax80]

This is a sign that Jalen is coming back. And I will not be watching any Alabama football next year if he does. If he isn't coming back he should allow the coaches to pick another quarterback to get all the first team reps and the start in the bowl game. That experience will be invaluable to the players and the coaches next year. If he starts and plays most of the bowl game then leaves for the NFL that would be the most selfish thing he could do.

[@Howboutit-k5d]

Milroe is making enough NIL $ that he is essentially a professional. If he's got thin skin and gets his feelings hurt then he'll never make it in the NFL. He's been playing out of position his entire career. Should be a running back or a receiver. Damien Harris spoke the truth.

[@barryhoggle2354]

I don't know why you guys keep defending Jalen melroe like he is beyond reproach he is a great person and he is a dynamic runner but he's been our starting quarterback for 2 years what more do you need to see

[@jayjonestv7975]

You can’t even spell his name right man go for a hike

[@richardhildebrand104]

Kalen Deboer was head coach at Washington last year (2023). They made last year's CFP and made it to the finals. Washington had 4 wide receivers with 400 yards or more in passing yardage. 2 of them over 1,000 yards each. One with about 500 yards passing last year. And the fourth receiver with over 400 yards in receptions. They were all drafted in the NFL 1st round. Germie Bernard was the Number 5 receiver at Washington last year. I don't think Alabama's game plan was to look for only the top 2 receivers.

[@jamesstanford7603]

Appreciate JM dedication & representation of the UA....After 2 + seasons JM has regressed...HE is not the right QB for the current UA Offense Philosophy...

[@jermainesams8253]

If he can't read college defenses,what is he going to do in the national football league?

[@Muskogee]

Apparently you don't know what you are talking about. I'm so sick of you idiots that never played quarterback saying this. If you don't have enough time to read, you can't get the ball out. This year, the college quarterback has a microphone in their helmet. The coach is talking to them.

[@michaelstein6311]

Jimmy its time to stop making things up to fit your narrative. Michael Penix was not a 6 year starter: 2018: Played 3 games, had 34 attempts 2019: Played 6 games, had 110 attempts 2020: First year as a real starter, only played 6 games due to COVID 2021: Played in 5 games due to a season ending injury 2022: Played in 13 games 2023: Played in 15 games Was Penix more experienced than Milroe? Sure. Did he play nearly as much as you reimagine? No. Milroe is going into his fifth year of college if he forgoes the draft. Even if you don't count the games that Milroe played while Bryce was the starting QB, he still has more starts than Penix did going into his fifth year of football. Excusing his play due to a lack of experience is just a ridiculous thing to say.

[@justingranberry1972]

Look Deboer doesn’t have a guaranteed 3 years to figure things out at BAMA, and Damien Harris is very plugged in, don’t think he’d of said that without knowing.

[@NoSerfdom]

Let's hope Deboer doesn’t have a guaranteed 3 years after the debacle / EPIC FAIL his first year!

[@justingranberry1972]

@ I don’t think he got to fully open up the playbook imo, least I hope that’s the case. And Jalen could win a title nxt year after transferring, not from throwing though.

[@jamesstanford7603]

JM does not have the capacity to lead UA to a CFB NC imo...Great athlete attempting to play QB...

[@Muskogee]

He's a quarterback, he's not being coached well.

[@jonathanwatts9610]

Hear me out, what if Milroe is the best QB on the roster? What if he leaves and the offense gets worse? What if he comes back and we see first half Georgia Milroe? We seen his best and worse but one more year might be what he needs.

[@Muskogee]

I agree, I don't trust his coaches

[@popeyedave8253]

The problem with fans and the its all your fault thing is most fans don't know football schematically. They see wins and loses and thats it. They don't account for players lost, scheme changes, coaching changes, etc. Those of us that actually know football see the real issues, others just finger point because they don't know any better.

[@ThaTrueShowtime]

Exactly my boy. Tenn game he was pressured 26 times on 43 dropbacks; the first game of the season against Western Kentucky his back was blown up from the bad protection on his blindside 3rd play of the first drive. Having him drop back consistently would’ve ended his career and the team’s season

[@randallgreen8453]

@@popeyedave8253 none of these “changes” that you’re talking about matter in week 10 and that’s when Milroe couldn’t score one damn touchdown against 6-6 Oklahoma

[@popeyedave8253]

@randallgreen8453 Dude Bama lost over 50 players to the Draft, Portal, and Graduation when Saban retired. They only returned 5 starters on Offense and 4 on Defense. Literally replaced the entire Secondary. Played something like 16 freshmen this year. They're a young team and my point stands, most of you don't know squat outside wins and loses.

[@randallgreen8453]

@ I’ve forgotten more about football than you’ll ever know. Normally it’s the ones talking all the shit about how much they know that actually know nothing. Graduate high school and then come back and try to insult the adults intelligence.

[@randallgreen8453]

@ after all those losses Bama still started the year with a top 3 most talented roster in college football. Your point doesn’t stand you have nothing of substance to add to the discussion.

[@williamhess5631]

Maybe Milroe can follow in the footsteps of Jalen Hurts and go to a school that can teach him how to pass. We sure haven't.

[@banjax80]

I hear OU is looking for a quarterback

[@randallgreen8453]

@@williamhess5631 can’t fix stupid🤷🏼‍♂️

[@wealthyfuture999]

numbers aside BoB’s play calling/scheme during crucial moments during the game was more of our issue we knew gibbs was our best player but bill would do silky stuff wasting plays that’s just my opinion, i’d argue we put up those numbers because of the amazing players we had not bill

[@jasonbasenberg8335]

How can you two still be defending Milroe, he has played enough, you said he needs more time? Is Bama just supposed to go 500 while we let Milroe "grow" hell naw get out of here with these excuses

[@Muskogee]

How can you keep blaming everything on him?

[@GG-un7hj]

As a Buckeye fan, Alabama needs to move on from Milroe. He’s had his 2 years and left a lot to be desired. I’ll give you this, he’s the most talented RB/WR in the Country playing QB.

[@Matthew0819]

Y’all are hilarious!! I love this podcast. Roll Tide

[@tsully4368]

Milroe's peaked. His entire problem isn't talent or mechanics. It's processing. He's way to slow. That's why he throws late, holds the ball, blows zone reads, misses blitzes... He can't process quickly enough after plenty of rep's. Sheer talent can cover that for only so long and he's very talented. That 1st down safety against S Carolina is a prime example. Milroe had his TE wide open right across the middle, easy pitch and catch and Milroe held, held, faked the throw while drifting into the EZ. 4 years dude!

[@Muskogee]

He's smart, now you are getting away from football. What is it really about?

[@ThaTrueShowtime]

@@Muskogee right. Dude is getting his masters this weekend with 1 year to spare 😂

[@NoSerfdom]

@@ThaTrueShowtime Intelligence and processing speed are two TOTALLY different things. I've been a big Milroe supporter, but I suspect his processing speed is inadequate to be a great QB.

[@ThaTrueShowtime]

@ crazy as hell. When the oline gave him on avg 1.75-2.5 secs to go through progressions is below average for an offensive line which bare minimum should be 4-5 secs. Most passing concepts take atleast 3.5 secs to develop. The way our oline played this season it don’t matter who the QB is; we weren’t going to be a successful passing team. Milroe legs saved us this season from being the laughing stock of college football and Coach Deboer knew that which is why he called more designed runs to give us the best chance to win and for Milroe to protect himself; Tenn game 26 pressures on 43 dropbacks is insane.

[@tshell4251]

​@ThaTrueShowtime it's ok to keep Milroe as a running back. It's Simpson's time to show his 5 star QB rating.

[@Todd_B639]

Milroes stats between '23 and '24 are almost identical.

[@keithsmith3840]

I don't think none of this is going to matter if they don't fix that offensive line. The problem with the office of coordinator has he never adjusts. I don't know why they did not come out against Oklahoma in that second half and start throwing screens. They had four or five and six guys on that line every play I don't remember them trying one screen against Oklahoma in that second half. And here's an idea for all of college football, go to the open man and not so much the one-on-one coverage start working double moves which Alabama has just totally dropped their double moves

[@chrisedwards2822]

They threw a screen and it was a touchdown for Oklahoma

[@ThaTrueShowtime]

@@chrisedwards2822yea cause the receivers didn’t execute a 3 on 1 which they had the numbers. If that don’t tell you that this season wasn’t all on Milroe idk what to tell yall.

[@chrisedwards2822]

@@keithsmith3840 I'm not implying it's all on him. They lost to Vanderbilt and Oklahoma because both teams played harder than Alabama across the board and that hurts to say as an Alabama fan

[@rosettasmith9372]

Hey Jimmy and Luke Roll tide 🏈🏈🔥💯🐘🎊🎉🔥🔥

[@DariusRTR-hd4ud]

Yes milroe can transfer the offense want get its full effects if he comes back not saying TY will.but we definitely need better

[@Muskogee]

If it's another quarterback in and it gets worst you will still blame Milroe

[@DariusRTR-hd4ud]

@Muskogee na na he's just not a passer and deboer offense is a passing team with RB in it mixed up mostly explosive

[@lisamcclendon6986]

Good morning Tide fans!! Happy Friday Eve!! Roll Tide!! ❤🏈👏🔥🐘

[@randallgreen8453]

Castellanos sounds a lot like Milroe lol

[@zacharybinx5443]

I mean, since we're a middle of the pack team whose just trying to build into a top program who doesn't play for national championships every year and isn't in the running for the playoffs every year. We have plenty of time to develop qbs who can't throw the ball because the fans think he looks good. (Which is really weird by the way) lol. This is how you all sound when you talk about Milroe.

[@tshell4251]

Milroe must go. Time for Simpson to shine.

[@dustindavis4923]

Jalen has reached his ceiling. There’s not much that he will improve on. He actually had a better season last year. I agree with Damien that he needs to transfer. If he comes back, it’ll hurt recruiting and you’ll see a lot more receivers hitting the portal.

[@Muskogee]

If he had a better Coordinator he would have done better and the team would have done better. Damian wants heto go to another team because he's not being coached. Y'all twists everything.

[@tshell4251]

​@@Muskogeeor maybe we just see Milroe getting older without making progress. Let the pros develop him. Time for Milroe to go

[@Tony_Calvert]

I like milroe but if he does come back I would want to see him transfer. I just prefer a passer qb over a runner.

[@jamesstanford7603]

JM is playing NOW at his best...he can't read defenses nor does he have the intangibles to play D1 CB...UM figured out how to scheme JM/UA...

[@Muskogee]

How do you know, you don't know what you're looking at. Stop trying to blame everything on him. How many times was the offensive line getting exposed?

[@ThaTrueShowtime]

@@Muskogee repeatedly getting exposed

[@moonrider19681]

I have a idea. Evey one in college plays 5 conference games the the remainder are randomly chosen through our the country

[@jackharrington697]

BOB was right Milroe. If Coach Debo allows Milroe to return I will be completely brokenhearted!!

[@jackiewhite1093]

If Milroe want to go to the NFL and play the Taysom Hill role then there is a spot in the NFL for him if he wants to play quarterback then it will be a short career

[@randallgreen8453]

The entire fan base agrees with Damien Harris.

[@blakemcclellan5748]

Consensus 4 star podcast but On3 just rated you a 5 star! Great evaluators!

[@539strt]

Yeah, Bill O’Brien was second to Ohio State in points scored but, if not for some of his boneheaded, inexplicable play-calling, like running the ball from the opposing 20 all the way to the 5 yard line, then calling three straight screen passes and settling for field goals, he would have been number 1 by far.

[@timhafley5177]

Put Milroe out for the Portal. Lets see if anyone wants Him.

[@darnellrtr252]

Damien Harris is speaking off experience he did just leave the NFL so if anyone would know it milroe is ready or not it’s him.

[@Muskogee]

He knew Jalen Hurts and what Alabama made him. A game manager like the quarterbacks before him that didn't have a good career in the NFL. Jalen balled out at Oklahoma and now a top 5 qb in the NFL.

[@darnellrtr252]

@ you can’t really make a dual threat QB a game manager because he’s a triple threat. Meaning he can run, or pass or RPO. So the offense is built around his athletic abilities. QBs that aren’t runners pocket passer are more likely to be game managers because they can only hurt a defense in two way passing it or handing it off to RB. RTR

[@sectruth1457]

@@Muskogee you must be in love with Milroe or something. You think he does nothing wrong and pretty much troll every single person that says anything negative about Milroe. You are obviously blind. I wasn't going to reply to any of your nonsense, but your comment on this post is forgetting one enormous factor btwn Hurts and a Milroe while they were at Bama. Hurts rarely turned the ball over, whereas Milroe is a turnover machine. It's time for Bama to move on from Milroe.

[@VFL603]

Jimmy i am a little disappointed you saying Penix was a 6 yr starter and you not do research on the amount of games he actually played during that time.

[@Bamamonts]

I think it’s time for Alabama to get a new qb. I like Milroe but Harris is right.

[@VFL603]

I think Bama would not want Milroe playing QB at another team. But i completely agree that not sure its great for Bama either. Maybe he could play another position I mean he kind of does that anyway. Milroe is coming back I believe.

[@tshell4251]

If Milroe returns, that will empty our QB room. Milroe will be urged to declare for the draft; if not to transfer. He really hasn't improved this year over last.

[@davidwilson8017]

You sound a bit better today Luke.

[@jeffreypowell2978]

Instead of just playing to Jaylen's strengths. They should have played to the teams strength. Then both could've been satisfied

[@Nathan-RSV1844]

Luke stop talking about Bama watering down their schedule. We are Bama and we are supposed to play and beat the best competition.

[@wubuck79]

Agreed. Win the tough games, don’t run from them.

[@tshell4251]

​@@wubuck79the committee clearly shows they care about your record, not the quality of competition.

[@MarvinWafflehouse91]

I do not believe Milroe will ever be able to read a defense…we are in trouble if he’s our starter next year

[@hamidborazjani2837]

Shame on OC. They kept running Millie now Haynes’s ( future Derek Henry is gone. I do not blame him. Luke you were right

[@ScottTerry81]

After 3 coordinators 2 coaches, and better line. Gotta stop blaming the women for all the divorces

[@nicholaslake5937]

The best solution is to go down to 4 teams with a provision for play-ins as needed. 3 or 4 loss should have no chance to be called the best in the country after failing so many times in the regular season.

[@tshell4251]

That would depend on who that team has played. SMU nor Clemson should be in the playoffs solely due to SOS. All that matters is W&L's. Oh wait!!! They're in because of auto-bids. How utterly stupid. Higher ranked teams with better SOS resumes take a back seat to a mediocre team with a mediocre schedule. Tell me how Clemson deserves to be in with with 3 losses when Bama has better losses all day long. And on top of that, SMU has a loss to a subpar team, loses their conference championship and still gets in over Bama, Ole Miss, and South Carolina. Explain that one. Auto-bids are a joke.

[@nicholaslake5937]

@@tshell4251 They sure are. It used to be that a team really had to play well, every Saturday, and pass a few tests along the way. The regular season was like a long elimination round and typically there'd be 1-3 teams with a claim to be called the nation's best. It worked well for decades. A few bubble teams got left out from time to time, but they over-compensated and now instead of making sure deserving teams don't get left out, they've made a joke out of it by making sure that a bunch of teams that don't deserve it DO get int. Sad, really. Clemson, SMU, Bama, S Carolina, Ole Miss, Ohio St, Penn St....they all had their chances and blew them and none of them should make it in. Try again next year. They should go back to a 4-team playoff, no autobids, and if something like what happened in 2023 happens again, they can have a play-in round.

[@waterop1096]

Wonder if the SEC will fix the schedule

[@jasonbasenberg8335]

Bama won all those games despite Milroe not because of him, if you look back most of those wins were be cause of the talent around him and great defense, I can't believe anyone is still with this Milroe BS they gave it a shot it failed MOVE ON!!!!

[@timhafley5177]

At Oklahoma and others 3rd down conversions time of possession tells all.

[@Muskogee]

Harris and Smoke Dixon knew what transfering did for Jalen Hurts at quarterback. He's not saying anything bad, he's saying DeBoer and Sheridan is limiting Milroe from getting better. They know this fan base doesn't appreciate Milroe. I would love to see him at Ole Miss. Penix had a different Coordinator man stop it.

[@dchairrr]

Jimmy needs to "lay hands" on Deboer and maybe the team will improve. HI TIDE! HI TIDE! 😂😂😂😂

[@bamabob99]

RTR❤

[@ScottTerry81]

Don't be so eloquent about it. Just say milroe sucks. 😆

[@johncagle8355]

Milroe peaked last year. Time for Milroe to let someone else take charge. Said it, two years ago, that Milroe would never lead Bama to a Natty.

[@AndreBaraka-h1n]

Where in that 2025 schedule can they take a breath!?

[@JamesWilson-if7vy]

Best players in portal are looking for money and playing time, in that order.

[@RamPatriot]

Coaches have promoted the transfer portal to end the workload nightmare of the recruiting trail season. What’s the main difference between pro and college coaching ? Recruiting. With the portal we now have a college draft and coaches don’t have to travel the country at a madness pace. No more legacy loyalty. College football now is about the coaches not the players. Ruined the amateur student athlete competition.

[@MrYelder1]

Whats crazy about Damien Harris saying that is, he only started his last year due to Saban's loyalty to his seniors. Think back, Damien was not a top back in the draft year, yet was drafted like it was a favor put in with Bill Belichick. Funny to say, Milroe is a better RB than Damien Harris.

[@MrYelder1]

Everyone wanted Saban to play Najee and Josh Jacobs over Damien Harris.

[@zacharybinx5443]

Milroe started last season because he was voted in by the other players after the USF game. Ty Simpson won the USF game. Milroe never won his job back. He was voted back in.

[@zachlogan2058]

You realize that Damien Harris is the 9th all time leading rusher in the history of Alabama, right?

[@j.akelly9775]

That is absolutely ridiculous. Damien was a fantastic back and he was pushed by Josh Jacobs his last year and they shared carries. He was drafted on his own merit. Y’all just say anything on here.😂

[@cynthiabowers-n9k]

@@zacharybinx5443that entire spring Saban refused to announce a starting qb. Remember his dumb cake baking analogy? The cake (who was his starter) was never baked (announced) 3:14 etc. I believe Saban set the stage for the locker room revolt and the players choosing sides etc.

[@jeffpesnell185]

Defense improved? See Oklahoma game!

[@Da-Boo33]

Rolltide

[@danielrezek6941]

pronounce Kutas as “cute ass”

[@DariusRTR-hd4ud]

RTR

[@zachlogan2058]

Yall coddle Jalen way too much. He’s basically Jalen Hurts as a freshman with a better deep ball. He’s wildly inconsistent and it’s ok to admit that it’s better for the whole team if Bama moved on from him.

[@Basethegump]

It’s leading to two league playoff . NCAA is a joke

[@Mr.Optimistic911]

No reaally what kind of dog was it? 😩

[@jimmiecalvert3572]

Jaylen Milroe needs to go he doesn’t have what it takes between his ears to be a quarterback. I know that’s harsh, but it’s the truth and the truth will stand when the world on fire We got to have a new quarterback.

[@wmbiisurgeon9087]

These hosts lose credibility when they keep supporting Milroe.

[@claychristian1140]

Everyone calm down milroe is gonna have a big game against Michigan go to the draft get drafted top 10 and he will not be transferring 😂

[@craigwooden7649]

I really hope Milroe is gone. This era needs to end. Damien Harris is 100% correct. I get tired of you two defending Milroe, yall need to wake up. So Harris has not been gone long enough to make an obvious observation. ? If Milroe played another 2 years he still could not read a defense and would keep the ball 99% of the time on the read option. As a former player Harris has every right to say the truth.

[@MyStuff581]

Nothing Harris said about Milroe is controversial. Milroe has zero chance in the NFL as a QB. Milroe is bad at reading defenses, and a below average passer. If he is truly the best option at QB for Bama then we have a serious problem.

[@jasonbasenberg8335]

I don't think Deboer is a bad coach but maybe to soft for the SEC

[@tshell4251]

Give him another year or so. He's up there in recruiting, so let's see what he can do with his players in his system.

[@mnshws12]

Milroe is not a true QB and held us back, he played RB more than QB! A lot of WR and RB are leaving since it was all about Milroe. Can you imagine this O with Gabriel or Ward? Milroe has no touch, can’t read a D, does not check down. He is a true senior and not improving. There is no way he comes back! The NFL does not want him if Bama does not want him. He is so selfish! Let Ty play the Bowl game, I don’t want to see Milroe again!

[@gadam53]

BOB was trash!

[@jamesniday9236]

Saying that Alabama doesnt need a big-time talented RB or 1-2 O-Linemen who can actually play,is akin to some SFB's saying the moon needs 53 MORE craters. J.U.S.T. not the FACTS maaam. Although I AM VERY high on Kevin Riley,especially if he can play at 205-210... Roberts is average at best in the run game. Above that when he is healthy and he plays with a good,and sound, athletic base. But when he "gets over his skis"? Horrendous. Mostly willing and strong but competes with God-awful technique. And Pass-Pro?🤣🤣 A "Look out" guy a lot.Geno and Pritchett? You cannot win playing guys like that major snaps.Game in and game out. You just cant. Emergency depth pieces possibly. But overall are WAYYYYY below Alabama's standard and what you need to compete.And what is hard to believe are some of the guys we have awarded scholarships to upfront even worse(Bertand,McVay,Montgomery. etc..... Kids who "want to know who their Coach is going to be" is dwindling faster than Kam Harris' campaign funds during election season. Its getting to be less and less important. Saban found that out and then got the hell out of Dodge. Guys like Bond,Downs.....etc..didnt give a shit about Coach. Not in reality. They and their daddy(Gary),at least a large majority of them,only care about the cash.And until it is "Reigned" in,"Corralled",and Guardrails put in place.????? I am now officially convinced that this once GREAT game is swallowing itself whole. We would probably be amazed on the amount of homework already done on guys even BEFORE the Portal opened. I agree with Damien 100% about Milroe. I only disagree about 1 thing. IT is NOT going to ultimately be Jalen's choice as far as Alabama is concerned. He cannot/should not/would not/and 100% WILL NOT be on Alabama's roster again. It can't and won't happen. And not just because he cannot play the position. Its runs a HELLUVA lot deeper than that. And of course he isnt near being an NFL-ready QB.Could he get there somewhere else? I dont think so but what do I know? Hurts did....But he lacks a lot of the qualities Jalen Hurts has and had. As far as Penix/Milroe goes(And I dont get the analogy) or why you go there. I have watched 1000's of QBs on ALL levels of football in the last 60-some off years and Michael Penix's name will NEVER come off my tongue as being one of the ELITE ones. Far from it.And my issues with Milroe have NOTHING to do with the 7-8 fatal football flaws he has to be able to EVER play the position effectively.My issue with him,and state of the game itself(And the ignorant,football-dumb Alabama HOMERS) is the divisiveness that has occurred due to the emergence of Collectives..NIL..And the fact that he(along with others elsewhere) is the poster child in TitleTown for the Inmates running the asylum. The Milroe-Centric(and. ALL the Simpson nonsense) devastation and destruction of some of the great things about the game,that have occurred on this campus. And it started with Bryce Young. Bryce's play was mostly defended. Most of the attacks went elsewhere. Milroe catches most of the arrows. This organization(Including their fans and media)needs to get their heads out of their asses. And they,and we,are asking for more of the same if things dont change when Keelon shows up. The kid is cocky, The kid has been made to believe he is "THE Next Great Thing". The greatest thing since sliced bread. And I will tell you the kid is incredibly talented. And Austin Mack is a VERY gifted 18 year old also. Has this place learned a damn thing? You are NOT going to win a ring without elite QB play. That is a FACT. But you will not EVER win a ring when that person playing the position dominates and devours EVERYTHING else about the TEAM and the locker room. Not happening.We survived in 2017 because we had : 1)3 future starting NFL QBs 2)4-5 NFL RBs 3)2-3 NFL TEs 4)4-5 Stud NFL WRs 5)So many starting future NFL ass-kicking O-linemen,D-Linemen,LBs,and Backend guys that I have lost count. Besides the QBs people wanted to watch the other positions play.And were wildly supportive.Lets get back to that. *

[@jamesstanford7603]

Merry Christmas! KDB had no choice but to accept & play JM these last 2 years...JM will NOT be the UA starting 2025 QB in my opinion...

[@serenoart]

KDB did not start him for two years because KDB has only been here for one

[@jamesstanford7603]

@@serenoart Nice catch....MY MISTAKE....Just like it would be for JM to continue to start for UA @ QB...TY JM.