Can NIL Keep Alabama Crimson Tide Stars in College Longer + Jalen Milroe: A Hyperbole Beacon

[@Byron4RollTide]

I’m so sick of people making excuses for Milroe. He’s not a Quarterback. (He’s a good Athlete) He will never be an elite quarterback.

[@RickStockberger]

Inconsistency killed the season....the highest of highs and the lowest of lows.

[@jeffmartin4596]

Yeah 9-3 is a dead season lol another spoiled Alabama fan. I wish some of the band wagon bama fans were around during the Dubose and Shula years.

[@slapjones1959]

There's no top dog and hoarding 5 stars

[@jm12green31]

Yeah and could have easily been 7 and 5... Apparently if you say anything critical of our team we have a group of fans that pretend you don't root for Alabama. Guess what these guys are getting paid a lot of money so there's no more amateur athlete

[@sandrahicks4450]

​@@jeffmartin4596 We were😊

[@mosleepeesful]

​@jeffmartin4596 I had us 9-3...just not the L to Vandy or Okl. Hope we show up for Meeeechigan. RTR!

[@wubuck79]

Actually I think both of those extreme descriptions of Milroe are accurate. He was usually either truly awful or truly great, depending on which week it was. Unfortunately he never has settled into a happy medium between the two for any significant stretch of time.

[@BetRat12]

lol not 62

[@joshuapittman9235]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JALEN MILROE...... also ..... Tay Tay

[@Elements4Nature]

Don’t want Milroe back. Ready for Ty to do his thing!

[@rick23452]

Never understood why people are so excited for the thought of the worst of two QBs playing

[@Visage74]

Always enjoy your podcast!

[@LockedOnBama]

Yay, thank you!

[@JeffHorne-n5d]

Milroe gave Oklahoma two TDs and that put it out of reach.

[@garyhalsey1353]

If a national championship is this team’s goal then Jalen Milroe is not the answer. He’s the opposite of the answer. He’s a massive choke artist who sucks even when he doesn’t choke.

[@artofficialjoe]

The crazy thing is, it’s not hyperbole with Milroe. The reality is he seems to play Great or terrible with very little in between. And this is game to game. It’s not just dumb fans overreacting. Milroe can play like the best player in the country one game and the next game he’ll be way below average. I think he’ll figure that out though. I’ll ride with Milroe, win or lose, that kid is a great ambassador for my program. Honestly it’s exciting because you never know what you’ll get. I’ve actually enjoyed his time here and like Luke and Jimmy say, in the future we’ll look back on his time very fondly, similar to how we view Hurts. RTR!!

[@Toney5825]

Hey man I 100% agree with you when it comes to Milroe. Enjoyed every game he played in.

[@1pardoner]

What’s divisive about Milroe. Everyone knows he’s slop by now, right?

[@garynouban6453]

Hurts and Milroe were both players who started before they were ready out of necessity. Both won a lot of games and loved the university, and fans were AWFUL about both. Most of these fans now have selective memories about Hurts, itll be interesting to see if the same thing happens if Milroe ends up good in the NFL. The Milroe hate is the reason I stopped reading the message boards. It was ridiculous how over the top awful they were about him.

[@dbeachmawmaw]

I agree with you. Some people were just awful about the way they trash talked him, and blamed mainly him for some of our losses. It was pathetic!! I'm a huge fan of Jalen!! I am so proud for him in winning the Campbell Award/Trophy! I'm sure you will agree, I wish him all the best!!

[@Jm-ze2ks]

Hurts would have cost us a title if he wasn't benched

[@tseleqyusef8311]

Completely agree. I said if he comes back to college and transfers, it'd be because of the treatment he got him fans.

[@wubuck79]

I was a big fan of Hurts when he was playing well. Then he seemed to regress and I was more critical. Then he came back improved and I wasn’t so critical, anymore. That’s how it works. How I feel about Milroe changes week-to-week, just like his performance. I do agree some of the Milroe criticism can be over the top. Same with criticism of our assistant coaches the last few years.

[@alexmangrum90]

Milroe should have been benched long ago, he is no jalen hurts. Milroe couldn't even manage the clock

[@banjax80]

If Milroe is going to the NFL he needs to announce it right now and step aside. Let Ty get all the bowl prep reps. Jalen can take his NIL money and go get a passing coach to try to fix his flaws. Don't waste reps someone else could get.

[@laroniiii]

Hearing jimmy say this 10:30 is saddening coming from somebody that’s been thru all the eras especially nick saban when high star players couldn’t play cause they couldn’t block consistently or etc players have been told before to leave because of inefficiency in their game but now when it comes to Jalen milroe it’s accept his inefficiency you guys baby Jalen milroe and ik why and it’s saddening

[@keithjones5096]

You’re operating under the assumption that there was a better option.

[@user-tl5bk9uv8x]

Jimmy is probably contractually obligated to not bad mouth Jalen basically the same with Jalen as he’s probably obligated to start at bama. Jimmy has to pay the bills somehow so I can’t blame him

[@justingranberry1972]

And Coker was a National Championship winning QB. He and Milroe aren’t comparable. Maybe a Blake Barnett comparison😂😂😂😂 JK

[@jm12green31]

Jalen is only divisive if you don't understand football. He's Jekyll or Hyde really great Heisman worthy or a quarterback that can't read a defense turns over the ball frequently and shows poor leadership. There's nothing to debate the film doesn't lie so either figure it out or quit pretending

[@staceymarshall7016]

I bet you don’t know what you looking for if you even watched any film! 🙄

[@scottjackson163]

You don’t get to tell us which players are or aren’t divisive. No amount of knowledge about the game can negate, neutralize, or erase what we’ve all seen on the field.

[@BattleFlacid]

Bring on Keelon Russell. He is that dude! Hopefully Blake Simms Jr moves on to the UFL. RTR

[@jamieswindall1170]

Jalen Milroe "Give me the heisman! Give me that MF!" No, jalen milroe isn't divisive 🙄🙄

[@justingranberry1972]

I think Deboer should give Milroe the 1st quarter, then play Ty Simpson. It’s time to turn the page to next year. Get this taste out of our mouths.

[@RollTyde65]

Luke, Jimmy... remember, those that talk the loudest typically know the least

[@BamaGuyInWashington]

Damn Justice Haynes is going into the portal now?? He was too good not to utilize with all the emphasis being on Milroes running. What a horrible loss. 5.7 yards per carry is too good not to utilize.

[@Jeremy-b2i5r]

I like Haynes but it's not a big loss. Not much production. He could not hit the hole or follow blocks. Bad field vision

[@jackharrington697]

love this podcast Roll tide

[@Howboutit-k5d]

Hopefully Milroe enters the draft. That would be addition by subtraction.

[@Byron4RollTide]

Luke I do agree that you Kiss Up to Milroe.

[@Jm-ze2ks]

with Ty Simpson u wouldnt need the grave digger

[@SS11660]

He will definitely go NFL. Best for everybody.

[@MartinoBattlingRopes]

What about Malachi Moore?

[@patrickwilson5509]

He’s a senior

[@codystevens9784]

When milroe could use his legs and run, then the passing was able to work, when he wasn't he was terrible.

[@serenoart]

Jaeden Roberts really needs to end his bad habit of getting out over his skis. He is useless when he does that.

[@vancecost]

@LockedOnBama Milroe would have been a great Tight End or maybe a Running Back, but as a QB he is not 1 of the top QB’s in the top 35?this year.

[@bruceseals584]

Still the worst line since sims. They get none of the blame and its not like nick sharidan is lane or sark this team did good with the transition it will get better

[@banjax80]

Coincidence that McLaughlin is doing better playing center when he doesn't have SEC caliber defensive tackles and linebackers ready to blow him up every snap? He had his issues at Alabama due to trying to get a step on the defender. Led to him flinching and getting false start calls and rushing the snap and missing the target.

[@shoemakers_wife3913]

Yes I very much agree that Milroe should play this bowl game and finish his season as the leader he is!!! Ty will get his turn but this should be Milroe’s “last dance”!! He deserves it!!!!!!

[@bluntsoup8593]

Campbell could improve his draft stock if we use him as an edge on 3rd down. Booker could improve if he plays right tackle next season .

[@williamhess5631]

In regards to Milroe, allow me to retort. First of all, Luke, we shouldn't have needed the "gravedigger play" to beat Auburn. If he had played consistently well in that game it wouldn't and shouldn't have come down to that. Also, if it had, you have no reason to say Simpson couldn't have made the play. It is accepted that he is a better passer than Milroe, and he can escape pressure and is fast, he's proven that. Jimmy, I don't care what the NFL thinks about him. What I think is he could play QB for us for ten years and we would never win a national championship, ergo, he doesn't need to be our QB. Neither did Jalen Hurts, waiting to pull him for Tua cost us the SEC championship game that year because we lost to Auburn because he couldn't pass. I am happy for him that he went to Oklahoma and they taught him to pass and he now is a successful NFL QB. I hope the same for Milroe, I just wish he would go on and let Simpson play the bowl game to help us get ready for next year.

[@williamhess5631]

And another thing, why didn't he run that grave digger shit on the last play against Michigan. Do you really think Saban told him to run a QB sneak from 7 yards out?

[@Stephen_Burton]

It's annoying to hear anything about AU. How do you ramble and try to make a point about Milroe with someone AU? Made no sense anyways.

[@GG-un7hj]

Jason Milroe is the best RB/WR ever to play QB at Alabama.

[@ebransc09]

Now the facts come out

[@jreed2844]

Milroe is definitely going 1st round

[@ebransc09]

Better be willing switch positions for Sunday

[@jreed2844]

@ casual

[@justingranberry1972]

Jimmy you just said it yourself without saying it when you spoke about Milroe/hunter comparison. You referenced football player, instead of QB

[@AtlantaLivingBeyond]

I wonder how Jalen would have performed with a good OC at Alabama? I don't think he is as good as Tua or Bryce but I believe he is better than Hurts was during college. I don't agree with blaming all the losses on him. I blame coaching. I think with Grub , Milroe would have played better. Having an unsuccessful OC can affect your confidence. Jalen had more wins with Saban and he was less experienced. Jalen to me was Bama's scapegoat this year and it should have been pointed to the coaching staff.

[@jimmysexton4201]

Ok, I'm game, Hurts and Milroe comparison, let's run it out! Milroe to USC and Lincoln Riley for his final season and let's see how good of a comparison it is!!!

[@jasonsaban3883]

Dumbing down our schedule would hurt recruiting & our own fans. Long term detrimental decision. Knee jerk reaction.

[@godfr012]

In a world where Anthony Richardson goes top 5. 0% chance Jalen doesn't get drafted first round. Jalen is basically Lamar Jackson as a runner than wants to pass first and an accurate ball. He just needs to speed up his processing with reps and a good line wouldn't hurt

[@scottnunya4267]

Campbell should’ve won the Butkus fr

[@dalecollins9305]

It's past time for Milroe to hit the road. I say start Ty in the bowl game, get him some experience. It does no good for Milroe to start the bowl game.

[@sandrahicks4450]

Let Milroe start since it's his last game. If/when he starts messing up, sit down. What happened between last year & this? 🐘

[@539strt]

No, what we are thinking is, he plays, has an off game and we lose because of it. Then every Bama hater will say, “see, Bama didn’t belong in the CFP!” Plus Simpson misses game experience for next year and his first start will be against FSU first game of the season and not in some meaningless Bowl game.

[@tremaynedowell1784]

Say what yall want about Milroe. Without him Saban’s last team was easily a 3 loss team or more as well. Did yall see the qbs at South Florida?

[@Senorpepinill0]

Put the damn pipe down

[@BigAL-Bama]

The "QB's" at South Florida was mainly Tyler Buchner throwing the game away. Ty Simpson came in late and won the game.

[@user-tl5bk9uv8x]

So Milroe fans have gone so low to say he’s better than a lacrosse player? Got it. Me personally I’d still take Buchner just so I wouldn’t have to watch any more of that dumpster fire

[@BigAL-Bama]

@@user-tl5bk9uv8x I know right? They act like Buchner didn't play most of that game. Had Ty Simpson started that game it would have been a blowout.

[@keno6214]

Some HC is going to be high on him thinking they can get him there reading defenses and improving his passing game.

[@1stJohn215]

Uhh….No.

[@jasonsaban3883]

Chris Capps also charged $2400 for shipping when selling his A Club bowl tickets on eBay many years ago. I wanted to ask, “haven’t you caused bama fans enough suffering for one lifetime?”

[@LockedOnBama]

Oh no, that’s hilarious 😂

[@Jeremy-b2i5r]

​@@LockedOnBamaShula's fault playing Capps. I used to curse him too then found out he was needing knee surgery on both knees throughout the whole season

[@bamabob99]

RTR❤

[@tremaynedowell1784]

Milroe not being Coker is going waaaay too far. Put Milroe on that 2015 team or the 2016 team. He wins a heisman. Have you guys seen the offensive line the last 3 years.

[@Senorpepinill0]

No, no he doesn't😂

[@jayjonestv7975]

Did you guys forget Jalen Hurts? Lol same exact talk, same exact hate. I wonder what the common denominator is hmmm

[@Theseeker2024]

Inconsistency, in passing accurately, is the common factor 🙄

[@j.akelly9775]

Both were wildly inconsistent throwing, held onto the ball too long and had bad pocket presence. It isn’t a mystery.

[@user-tl5bk9uv8x]

Would you like a victim card?

[@JeffHorne-n5d]

Was the guy down there or not? Concepcion.

[@j.akelly9775]

Yes

[@JeffHorne-n5d]

@j.akelly9775 Thanks.

[@mnshws12]

Milroe no consistency and in 2 years regressed. Haynes just left and more to come. This year was all Milroe, not on coaching, never threw the ball to them. Time for Milroe to grow up and leave. So selfish, even wants to play in the bowl game, let Ty play so we can see what we have, Ty has been here 3 years waiting!

[@williamhess5631]

It's only on coaching in that they didn't pull him, ever.

[@blakemcclellan5748]

Would this staff prefer Milroe to not return?

[@user-tl5bk9uv8x]

Who would prefer him to return? Another year of college could do him wonders but he’s been holding the team hostage for long enough

[@thomasmillion3375]

What if NIL pays Milroe's to leave?

[@randallgreen8453]

And Justus Haynes had a decision to make….

[@JeffHorne-n5d]

If Bama won't pay these guys then we won't get the best transfers.

[@WilliamKirchner-j4m]

Tight end

[@user-bd5ux2tu7tlsuhater]

Milroe and the oc just cost us our future star rb losing Haynes

[@WilliamKirchner-j4m]

Tight end in pros. Come on

[@Taurus-k2x]

Why don’t Bama fans admit, OL stinks, WR are not up to par, DL been busy since 2018. This team haven’t won a championship since Covid-2020. So, who’s at fault here. Saban recruiting stunk it up since 2018

[@patrickwilson5509]

Voted 5th rated offensive line in the country it was not them.

[@mattingram7285]

If Milro stays Ty is leaving

[@derrickjones6688]

Luke, when you did the podcast alone the other day, you did say maybe Milroe should sit out the bowl game, let Simpson get some valuable snaps, and you'd be fine with that. Now you're acting like that never came across your lips. You get emotional and your skirt comes up a little too high sometimes, especially when you're on alone. Thank goodness Jimmy brings balance to the show.

[@bamabob99]

🤐🤐🤐

[@JamesCarter-be9cn]

Tebow was a great athlete, but sucked at pro and would not change position as he was requested numerous times. Now, where is Tebow?

[@shoemakers_wife3913]

Right where he wants to be, being the great human he is! I don’t think Tebow would change one thing in his career…as a matter of fact he is very happy in life!

[@JamesCarter-be9cn]

@shoemakers_wife3913 Good for him. But , it could've been better too. Same with Milroe. History does repeat itself. See, they wanted Tebow to be a tight end and he refused. On the other hand, Milroe is a glorified running back. Which will have a very short career for NOT following his gift as a running back like Derrick Henry.

[@shoemakers_wife3913]

@ Ppl choose professions all the time….i would prolly be better at something else too but if i don’t enjoy it why do it??? I think Jalen is a great quarterback. Just like Luke just said, gravedigger doesn’t happen without him….Lamar Jackson is the same type! He is making it….i believe it depends on the determination of the person….

[@austincortez9434]

@@JamesCarter-be9cnnegative Nancy aren’t you?

[@JamesCarter-be9cn]

@shoemakers_wife3913 Some folks have a calling on there lives and buck it all the time. I can speak for myself as well. Milroe is a good QB, he is not great. He has very slow reads in his progressions during the pass play that has plague him from the start. He lacks the anticipation of the wide receiver's breaks. This is his major fault and the Pros will not tolerate this action one bit. Success is based on the path of least resistance. Though he is a great running back his decision will only be his. Just hope he is done at Alabama. We need to move on.

[@staceymarshall7016]

Bravo Stein for speaking truth to all these ignorant fans on Milroe! 👏🏾👏🏾

[@joshuapittman9235]

Milroe is 1 of 1...... we could NEVER have another QB with his skill set..... we would be LUCKY to have him back another year!!!!!

[@tremaynedowell1784]

Granted Milroe is not that good of a passer but the oline is the bigger problem.

[@patrickwilson5509]

5th rated offensive line in the country they did excellent it was QB play

[@jasonsaban3883]

Milroe has better passing skills than Hurts but unfortunately he is more turnover-prone which nullifies the advantage. Think of 2022 A&M, 2023 Texas, 2024 Tennessee, South Carolina, Vandy, & OU. Will additional reps fix this remains to be seen.

[@ThaTrueShowtime]

Majority of Milroe turnovers were because of his teammates not him

[@Theseeker2024]

Yep, no teammates caused him to carry the ball like a loaf of bread, or caused him to not have pocket awareness or make quick decisions. Throwing to the wrong team isn't on the team all the time either, he was pressured true but that second pick @ Oklahoma was entirely on him. As well as his zero effort to tackle the defender 🙄

[@ThaTrueShowtime]

@ bro you just talking; 1st pick Oklahoma game was a bad executed 3 on 1 by his receivers, 3rd pick that game was his TE & RB getting demolished on a pass protection knocking him out as he stood tall in the pocket throwing the ball; 2nd pick was him making a pre snap read based on the alignment of the def with a OLB seeing the same thing he was seeing. Y’all talk about the lack of effort on the tackle but the way our defense was playing they would’ve scored it anyway. And I said MAJORITY of his turnovers were due to the bad performances of his teammates not him. The fumble he had against Auburn while running the ball was him; the 2 picks he threw at Tennessee was him; then 1 of the 2 picks he threw at SC was him the other was off the hands of Dippre who didn’t catch the ball with two hands on it. The 1 pick at Vandy was a drop pass by Ryan. The pick at Auburn was a drop pass by Bernard. All other fumbles were the bad play of his tackles leaving him exposed because they got they ass whooped in their 1 on 1 battles which they didn’t even put up a fight. You on here trying to make him seem like he was Carson Beck this year and it ain’t even close. And you can’t make quick decisions when you getting pressured and your receivers still have their backs towards you. Make it make sense. Yall don’t know football is a team game at all. When the team as a whole play like they played 1st half against GA Milroe easily would’ve won the heisman this year but WE as a TEAM WAS NOT CONSISTENT. which is due to a lot of different reasons not Milroe.

[@jasonsaban3883]

@@ThaTrueShowtime the Vandy pick Ryan was well-covered and E-man was all alone right behind him on the sideline. Milroe also had a costly fumble that you can blame on Pritchett but running past the line of scrimmage then throwing is a freshman mistake. I like the guy and appreciate all the positives but afraid he has reached his ceiling as a QB, at least at Bama. Oklahoma- the defense played well in 2nd half- both TDs were directly from INTs. Tennessee- defense played great 1st half. Milroe targeted Ryan 18 times this game. The behind the shoulder pick in end zone was way off & took 7 points or at minimum 3 off the board. Another play Ryan was wide open for an explosive but pass not catchable. South Carolina- another pick in end zone led to the collapse right before half; game didn’t have to be this close. The QB position needs to have more consistency for any team to be elite. Bama is no exception.

[@ThaTrueShowtime]

@ no he wasn’t; E-man wasn’t even on the field on the vandy interception. And it wasn’t a clean pocket so he had to make a quick decision. Nobody was incredibly open; but on a 7-yd hitch route with your receiver having a step on the defender; Ryan Williams should’ve caught it for a first down. I played receiver. If it hit you in your hands you catch it, point blank period. And throwing it past the line of scrimmage he was just a hair past it when his receiver finally recognized the scrambling drill and broke his route open down the field. Can’t blame play a dude for wanting to make a big play. And still in that game threw 18/24 for 310 yds, a TD and rushed for a TD; Vandy game our defense lost us that not Milroe. Our TEAM as a whole wasn’t consistent. The first pick in SC on the deep crosser was a great play by the defender. You can tell he watched his film because we been scoring on that route combination the whole first half of the season. The giving them 12 pts before the 2nd half was all on coaching with bad time management. We were in the lead comfortably and didn’t need to be that aggressive. Tenn game he was pressured 26 times on 43 dropbacks with majority of those plays your receivers had their backs to you and if you only have 1.5 secs to make a decision Im going to the receiver who has the best ability to get open as quickly as possible. But Ryan is 17 yrs old and haven’t even had time to truly be developed into a top receiver in the nation. That Tenn fade route pick on the 3 yd line shouldn’t have been called to begin with anyway. But unfortunately that was part of the gameplan because we went back to it again on the opposite side when Ryan Williams actually ran the fade route which resulted in a TD. Yea he missed some throws due to his legs being tired/or banged up because his actual throwing mechanics were off and/or from him being hit all night long. We can’t blame him for any consistencies if our oline play inconsistent. The game of football is lost in the trenches first. Oklahoma game first play of the game we missed 2 blocking assignments; I mean literally didn’t touch the guy that would’ve been a big gain right out the gate. Not to mention we couldn’t block shit on the edge the whole game. Which was the same in Tenn. can’t count how many dropped passes we had from everybody from the TEs to the WRs.

[@2134tracie]

Good morning guys. Do you guys think Milroe is one of those guys that will be a better pro quarterback than a college quarterback?

[@buckmagnum300]

OUR OLINE IS BAD BAD....TY WOULDVE GOTTEN DESTROYED!!!!

[@KW6878-p4o]

I agree with you, think Milroe is a better passer than Hurts.