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Joel Klatt on Nick Saban's treatment of Tua and Hurts | CFB | UNDISPUTED
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[@UndisputedOnFS1]

How well is Nick Saban handling his QB situation?

[@williamhardenbergh4218]

terrible because tu is clearly better

[@AROUNDDAWAY]

Skip and Shannon: UNDISPUTED he played hurts to keep him from transferring from the team now he can sit him and keep him for the year just in case Tul gets hurt.... I don’t like Saban .. he sat Phil Sims when he was the better qb when he was there

[@mr.breeze8796]

I don't think he's handled it very well at all

[@eliasayala2370]

I think he could do better at handling it sooner , I think since the championship, sabin already knew who he wanted starting , he's trying his best to protect hurts for his draft value

[@Martinlavell]

People are still making a big deal out of that sideline interview because the reporter is a girl. Nick Saban shouldn't have apologized, women can get the business too. Maria asked a annoying question and got delt with. So what?

[@beazy3364]

So Skips just gonna ignore Michigan losing its first game after he picked them to win the chip lmao

[@meld1817]

Skip Bayless at his best.

[@docsmoke7623]

Of course he is especially after stating every time they talk college football that Harbaugh is better than Saban

[@atate23]

Clearly y'all didnt watch the show lol

[@lambert1702]

Like all "reporters," Skip has an agenda, and he will pick and choose "facts" to support that agenda. Skip is color guy, not an analyst (he never played any sport at a high, or even respectable level), so who cares what he thinks...

[@slowyarole]

They always say "Can we see this/that play again?" They play it, but the TV audience never gets to see the video. Why?

[@livelovelife5791]

They show it on tv

[@livelovelife5791]

They show it on live tv

[@waltrza7683]

Calvin Pressley It's a Viacom thing... Tee hee hee. :)

[@validitysports4344]

Am I the only one that wishes we could see the videos that they see when they talk about it?

[@caveloc]

Tua is the truth, & sometimes the truth "HURTS."

[@ulitmateroryor1188]

caveloc 😁 Nice

[@AlejandroSanchez-pl6jw]

Creative

[@maymoneymayfield9065]

caveloc W

[@willsparkmeone6371]

Bars..

[@hahahlol9724]

oh I get it.tua is also jalen

[@beezysbeatz4924]

Kudos Joel Klatt for propping up Urban Meyer a bit on his handling of OSUs "QB controversy". Finally some love frm someone at the mothership

[@jessc.13]

Joel Klatt checks skip and colin... i like it! I hope he gets his own show on fox if he doesn’t already have one! 👍🏽

[@derrycktarver2976]

What a lot of people dont know is that Tua said he was leaving after last season, however when he got put in championships and performed well he stayed. So now Saban strings Hurts along to keep him there as the back up.

[@0yosh]

like if Joel platt should be on this show permanently.

[@slimbrady6691]

I could watch him own Skip all day.

[@mr.billthrower7392]

No, we need Rob Parker.

[@chrissams6230]

Mr. Bill Thrower 10 thumbs down 👎

[@cbchung1234]

@@mr.billthrower7392 It literally hurts me to listen to Parker, he's an idiot 🙅

[@fernd0g8989]

Youth Group get me Joel KLATT and we good

[@jimmcewen9351]

Sorry Skip, but Saban actually complimented Tua for being able to keep his eyes down field on that first td throw, Saban's not uncomfortable with Tua's style of play, it's more that he's never had a qb this gifted at spinning the ball. So Nick is gonna keep harping on work ethic and not depending on talent alone. My problem with his handling of the qb thing, is that he never felt sorry for Blake Barnett when Hurts won the job, and anyone thinking they wouldn't have gone 26-2 with Barnett is just plain naive. They beat Clemson with Jake Coker throwing for 330 yards.

[@wolflg]

Nick should let him red-shirt and get his degree and that will allow him to transfer to another program and play

[@chrismills1991]

Joel klatt always dropping facts

[@screamindemonlp]

If you actually did research, the apology wasn't at the press conference. Coach Saban said that he called Maria and apologized in private.

[@darumpskin7007]

Aye goat klatt 🐐 give this man his own show

[@davislewislove1314]

Jalen Hurts graduates in December. His father said he would be at Alabama this season no matter what. Jalen told Saban to use him however he sees fit this season. Saban did what he did out of respect for what Jalen had done for the team . Those who know, offensive coaches wanted Saban to replace Jalen with Tua before the season started last year and various times throughout the year but he didn’t do it, because Jalen was 26-2 . Can you imagine if he had played Tua after what Jalen had done without the world realizing Tua was the better player ? They would have killed him. The way Saban handled this was perfect the media is just mad because he doesn’t jump and move according to their time frame and let them know what is going on. Everybody on that team knew before fall camp ended Tua was starting he just didn’t tell the media. Tua couldn’t simply outplay Jalen he had to also win the respect of his teammates as Jalen had done so that the players would be onboard and you don’t divide your team. Once Tua achieved that he was pronounced the starter to the team first and then the media.

[@blakebraden21]

I love Joel on this show. He actual acts like a human being. Admits when he is wrong, doesn't shy away from agreeing on flaws that whatever subject has. Meaning, he actually listens to other people's perspective. Unlike Skip, who, I'm pretty sure in his mind has never been wrong and refuses to hear a different side to any story.

[@patrickosborne2135]

Blake Braden good for tv, nobody would watch if everyone was like Joel

[@bamahammer3660]

As a diehard Bama fan Coach Saban has given Jalen Hurts full respect with an opportunity to win the team. Tua has earned the right to be the starter with his performance in practice and on the field. I love myself some Jalen Hurts and what he has done at Alabama. Jalen graduates in December 2018 and will be immediately eligible to transfer as a graduate transfer. He will have two years of eligibility remaining as long as he plays four games or less during the season. Coach Saban has not forgotten what Jalen has done and I expect him to play him in four games or less so he will not lose that one year and can transfer to another football program. The only other reason Coach Saban would exceed the four games would be if Tua was injured. I expect Coach Saban to start putting third QB Mack Jones in the game once Alabama is ahead. But for right now due to the unknowns I expect to see Jalen come in the game on mop up duty to remain focused and sharp. Roll Tide.

[@jprutx]

Hurts was given an opportunity now it’s Tua’s turn

[@erykdryja2331]

Joel needs his own show fr

[@eduardogonzalez-yy8mg]

hey whenever you guys are seeing a play or film on a player we would like to see it as well. thanks

[@omieg89]

When they play great defenses, passing the ball (Tua’s style) can result in more turnovers than running the ball (Jalen’s style). Also less time can run off the clock if the offense struggles. Don’t get me wrong, the ceiling for their team went up but there can be a down side.

[@rjbias8368]

I agree i want to see Tau play against a great defensive i am a bama fan i still feel that they did Jalen wrong i will tell nick and anybody else that

[@Masewitda23]

He can honestly use both QB

[@stringbeanrickjameslooking7243]

Some of y'all Bama fans turn on Jalen Hurts quicker than a cheetah cutting the corner trying to catch a gazelle without warning nor hesitation period.

[@tupacx9736]

Im a Alabama fan from down here and mobile Alabama,and I agree with you 100percent.

[@stringbeanrickjameslooking7243]

I'm not from Mobile Alabama, but I've been there a few times. As a Bama fan from Thibodaux, La...which is 1 hour and 15mins away from Baton Rouge, La. I just don't like how they dogged this young man like they do. Racism still exist and we'll be foolish enough to believe that it doesn't. Several things you can't teach that this young man has already. He's respectful, he's poised and calm, and despite the hate he's receiving from the fans and the organization, he's clearly been the better man on and off the field period and that goes far beyond any records on a football field. He's a good football player, but a better person. Anybody else would've handled that in the wrong way, but this young man has all the tools that he need to be successful after Alabama, even if he leaves Alabama. That's the type of guy I would love to have on my team anytime.

[@205DonkRyder]

I live in Tuscaloosa Alabama, these Bandwagon Bama fans are the ones all over the internet bashing Hurts, but forgot Tua actually threw a game ending interception against Georgia that got overturned and took a really bad sack holding onto the ball too long right before the touchdown pass in the championship game

[@151battousai]

How is this a race thing? You do realize that Tua isn’t white right? What an ignorant statement.

[@dbstewart86]

@@151battousai if you'd ever been to a deep South state, you'd know how silly your question is. There is a lot of racism evident in that area, especially in black - white interactions.

[@ohioagainsttheworld676]

yeah I don't feel like Nick Sabans apology to the reporter was heartfelt enough, he should be fired and have his entire career ruined because of it.

[@vsauce4678]

Joe Klatt was great

[@leetraviusmckay2919]

Shannon "if one of them bad u do"😂

[@chrisellison9556]

#Klatt Mr.CF 💯

[@mikesintelligenceconcepts4255]

Klatt makes sense

[@thepac12andbig10suck]

Hurts needs to transfer

[@Draftday101]

Not now he graduates soon and then he can leave as a graduate student transfer

[@34lugnuts]

No, he can stay . . . special teams captain.

[@hahahlol9724]

he already told use not to make decisions for him.he's the number 1 source lol.

[@unknownx7252]

@@Draftday101 plus his dad doesn't want him to leave.

[@bofuthereturn]

i don't understand why hurts wont switch position? he obviously wont make it in the nfl as a qb so why not just do it now?

[@Chris-hs9nw]

"I GOT A BOOK"

[@johnwhite5306]

Will Grier is in his last year at WVU. Hurts should transfer there and get massive numbers.

[@malcolmburns6104]

How long has it been since Hurts scored a TD passing or running?

[@jayfrank39]

Y’all missing it. Hurts was never transferring. He is 15 credits away from graduation. That’s 1 semester. For anybody who has been to college knows when you transfer school they might not take all your credits. If he was transferring it was gonna be after this season regardless. He was never leaving this season

[@eliasayala2370]

I always knew Shannon Sharpe would have a career in talking sports !

[@SayySooFlyy]

Nahh yo. They doin him dirty

[@ArodJunior09]

I’m genuinely worried about Alabama this year. It’s really the first time Saban has an elite thrower at his disposal. Tua is special.

[@joscaca]

ADÍ Rodriguez - AJ McCarron? J. Coker was pretty solid. Tua is a better runner as well and no doubt up there with the best of them !

[@thesportsfanatic2106]

ADÍ Rodriguez u mean like scared of Alabama?

[@ArodJunior09]

I mean they're most likely to win this year again. I swear they breed these guys in a factory or something.

[@205DonkRyder]

Lil Lit 💯💯💯💯💯 all facts

[@kakykall]

@Lil Lit yeah, like Georgia, right?

[@lordj5815]

Tua just the better overall qb imo

[@matthewsawczyn6592]

The real question is - when is Coach starting Matt Saracen?

[@ham818]

This show needs joy back

[@dustinmagallanes3510]

Joel Klatt looks like an older Matt ryan

[@jerseybest419]

Dustin Magallanes 😂😂😂😂. Good one.

[@damourbeaucoup684]

Saban did not treat hurts terrible. Tua earned the starting spot well before the NC out of respect for hurts he kept him starting until they were clearly going to lose to Georgia. Last minute he starts the better QB.

[@thejayzgaming8497]

You know Louisville is probably a considered a cupcake now since Lamar Jackson left. No disrespect but Louisville, Arkansas State, Citadel, La-Lafayette (soft schedule). At least Michigan played Notre Dame on the road, Alabama plays teams on neutral fields. LSU played Miami and brutal back to back conference games ahead.

[@obi-wankenobi4884]

Tua is the starter but Saban is handling this very well.

[@aaronwonder2767]

DONT DO THAT SKIP!!

[@bradhamilton8542]

Tua knew exactly what he was doing when he threw that ball. He knew that DB had his back turned while the receiver was looking back at the QB

[@tateRogers-re6wv]

So why isn’t Skippy talking about Michigan?

[@Lilbuckets2]

Can someone talk about Virginia Techs performance please

[@ohioagainsttheworld676]

is VT in the SEC? no? then they wont be talked about until they do something that makes them look bad.

[@Lilbuckets2]

@@ohioagainsttheworld676 yeah good point

[@1969plato]

We all kinda feel bad for Hurts, but he's just simply not as talented as Tua, who's a once in a long time talent. Saban is still being fair to both, but that's just how life works sometimes.

[@nellyc4015]

To me this is a coward move by Saban. He knew Tua was going to be the starter all along and he didn't want to reveal it because he knew Hurts would transfer. Which leads me to believe he doesn't know what he has in Tua. Me personally I'm not sold on Tua, be patient and wait until he faces a good team which can prepare for him longer than a half.

[@ericr.9620]

They can prepare for tua a whole week and it wouldn’t matter. He can scan the field and use all his wide receivers , running back, and tight ends. To much for a defense to key on.

[@nellyc4015]

@@ericr.9620Tua can be wreckless and it showed against Louisville. Yes he made some good plays and moved the offense but that type of play will not win you championship.

[@cjhall605]

@@nellyc4015 Bama fan here and I agree throws Tua makes won't last against aurburn and lsu their defense is to sound

[@ulitmateroryor1188]

nelly C If that's the case, Saban is a genius not a coward.

[@nellyc4015]

@@ulitmateroryor1188 Coward for not being honest to Hurts but in retrospect he wants his players to be honest with him.go figure.

[@KingUfa206]

Jalen just transfer to UCLA already lol Chip Kelly needs a QB and Tua took your job just congratulate him and transfer.

[@thertisan3440]

thats actually not a bad idea.

[@marcuswhitt5457]

He'll no to Chip Kelley

[@tidefanman1]

Mishandling the QB? Lets see, Saban has 6 chips, Klatt has great hair. Yeah think I'll go with Nick

[@rosewater226]

I agree with Skip, Tua makes Nick nervous because he likes precise and controlled and Tua is a "I'm gonna chuck it, catch it!" But it's scary accurate those throws. HOWEVER LSU still can't find a QB with a decent arm.

[@hahahlol9724]

lol I thought he was meant to do that.

[@rosewater226]

@@hahahlol9724 haha! Saban would prefer him not to make such wild throws, i think. Heart attacks are real! 😝

[@daebak7370]

Tua is a much much much better qb not even close..why is this even a debate? Hurts is a running back masquerading as a qb..this is like arguing kobe and jr smith who deserves to start

[@casino8857]

No that defense we had got us to 2 straight national championships

[@bobbymcglathery4468]

You would think these experts would know that Hurts will graduate in December.

[@mp205wizard]

The greatest Alabama video of all time has been uploaded by JohnDoe and the "unOFFICIAL Assistant Coaches," i have watched it OVER and OVER. THIS COULD BE THE BEST OFFENSE EVER AT BAMA. Search "King Tua - From Freshman To Hero (Tua Mini Movie), it is EPIC!!! (Its 2 versions. A shorter version with John Doe talking as a narrator, and 1 without him talking (full movie).

[@Infamous41]

this chap chip is that guy who has to be the 10th guy when 9out of 10 agree on a situation has that guy to opiniate the "what if" the most dramatic thing can happen type. I love college football

[@shemaribanks2179]

Joe said Saban was unfair to Hurts on a different show....on this one he says its fair lol...which is it bro

[@camthon5371]

Real question Jenny or Joy?!

[@blackdonaldtrump3112]

Roastmaster Joel Klatt is back

[@UnexpectedWonder]

Joel Klatt keeps it trill, y'all.

[@shannytown2441]

Come to Florida jalen go gators

[@mr.breeze8796]

To hear Skippy talk you would think Coach doesn't even want Tua on the team. What an idiot...

[@mcsuchnsuch]

Imagine if Jalen transferred to Georgia Tech.

[@ohioagainsttheworld676]

imagine if Hurts transferred to Mercer, he'd get to play Alabama 8 times a year.

[@vyssbeats7259]

Wonder if hurts is hurt by thi treatment. It's a bad joke I know.

[@ryanstanfield2062]

lmao jalen can go ahead and tranfer we got tuas...(tulia) younger brother coming and we have paul bryants grandson coming our QB depth starting to look like our RB depth😂😂😂

[@hushhunting8083]

When bama qb dont do enough (Jalen) oh we need a passing qb, you get a passing qb (tua) and oh the qb is playing out of nick saban box. Wtf make up your got damn mind

[@Jesuswarnedus]

Will this cost Alabama recruits in the future? Nick needs to be honest to Jalen so he can move on... God Bless!

[@BADMoeBrown]

Hurts should go to Texas.

[@glockman9c]

How is Meyer doing? Leave the GOAT alone! RTR!

[@Teddypain20]

Hurts needs to transfer. There are other programs that could use him (Michigan, Miami, etc)

[@malcolmburns6104]

No program wants a running back trying to pass the ball..

[@RollTideRoll-xk5kx]

malcolm Burns That’s a dumb statement. This is college football. You must not watch many different college football teams. There are sooo many QBs like the one you described in the NCAA. Not many college QBs make the NFL. Jalen is still in the upper class of COLLEGE style QBs. Plenty of schools will want him to come play for them.

[@Raphell28]

Michigan is going to need more than a QB 😂

[@tidechamp15]

Bayless,do you know what a coaches job is!?..........TO COACH! dont you think Coach Saban will Coach up Tua!? I mean,seriously!?

[@glockman9c]

Jalen is not going into the NFL as a QB. Transferring him will not help his career. Maybe he just loves Bama and his team! I say make him a RB with pass options...RTR!

[@edwardvalencia9873]

Jalen Hurts is more stubborn than persistent. Guys. Tua is a much better qb than Hurts. Hurts should have at the end of last season called up Chip Kelly and went on his way to UCLA.

[@gmajor1273]

I am an Alabama fan. Jalen hurts should not play in more than four games.

[@bakermayfieldthepuppetmaes5980]

Joel Kl- *click

[@eramsey1982eram]

Wtf is Skip talking bout

[@glockman9c]

Harbaugh still better than Saban Skip? LOL & Roll Tide!

[@utahtrucker1372]

Can someone tell Skip and Shannon that Tuas play making ability on the first TD was not a random throw in the air but instead a perfectly timed throw because a split second too late and Tua would’ve gotten sacked, a split second too early, the receiver was still in the process of completing his route. So Tua had to throw the ball where the route would end relying on his receiver to get to the spot or else Tua would’ve gotten sacked. That’s what happens when you have a gifted thrower and by giving him more snaps in practice, he will make more of those timed plays as he gels with his receivers.

[@ajaxforever5473]

Who is the better QB Tua or Hurt? Which of the two is more likely to make it in the NFL?

[@bamahi7142]

Let Jalen leave. I think the disrespect comes from not recognizing Mac Jones and Layne Hatcher. Saban doesn't owe Jalen anything. If I was in Jalen's shoes, I'd stay off the field. With NFL scouts watching the game(s), he's not helping himself and his future with his performance.

[@yessiricatchvibes351]

Bama always has a cakewalk schedule cant wait for saban to retite

[@1969chgoodwin]

To you it's a Cakewalk because they beat them. Just because your team sucks against those same teams

[@austinlewis5504]

Fullmetaljango unchained YOU TROLLING?????? KEEP DOING IT AND SEE WHO SABAN WITH TUA RESPOND!!!!! I SWALLOW MY CUPCAKE WHOLE YOU CAN’T EVEN GET IT DOWN YOUR THROAT!!!!! ARE YOU AN AWWBARN FAN????

[@timglover5358]

Sorry but tua is the best qb that will ever put on the crimson and white uniform, Alabama will finally have a quarterback win a Heisman wait and see 😎😎😎

[@49ers1975]

you guys are crazy it was the defense that led them to 2 national champs plus the damn offensive line...all hurts does is not make the stupid throws and just run and the running back do all the work and the defense....if that is the type of offense you want to run why recruit a guy with the gun arm....lame...

[@michaelwilson9532]

So name me a QB that played for Alabama under Nick Saban that didn't have the benefit of a great defense and offense line.

[@ZinoDelsaux]

This is textbook media milking another topic smh 🙈

[@ohioagainsttheworld676]

welp, cant keep undeservedly calling for Urban Meyer to be fired so instead of saying they might've been a little hasty in their judgement, we'll just move on to the next school to try to destroy them!

[@wigs2513]

start Jalen vs lower like teams start Tua vs top teams and at the end of the year Jalen gon transfer cause we not gon act like we didn't just sign Tua lil brother and he a QB too so Jalen know what's up down the line

[@hahahlol9724]

yeah okay

[@chriscolbert2188]

LSU COMIN, bama needs to worry about november not what sabans saying to reporters.

[@marshallcarter4928]

Chris Colbert lol we not worried. Roll Tide

[@jonwinn6831]

😑😑😑#ROLLTIDE

[@antoniolawson7243]

😂😂😂😂we need to be worried about LSU, that's a good one

[@bandogoon8711]

Chris Colbert LSU sucks

[@yessiricatchvibes351]

Wait till tua tries to squeez one in a small window in a big game late. Yall gonna regret it hes not unstopable

[@chrisadams3114]

Nick should keep Tua at backup and start Hurt the young man graduating soon anyway.

[@austinlewis5504]

Chris Adams not gonna happen

[@hahahlol9724]

good thing your not nick.lol

[@devonbaylor3492]

Hurtz needs to switch positions

[@user-gj6lm9zv9s]

He would be a great running back and that would open up the playbook

[@antoniohoward5920]

1 1 no he is a stiff runner and not all that fast and quick . more of a downhill sometimes make you miss runner

[@tonyclark3277]

Another Cardell Stewart huh! I like that Jalen on punt returns or widereceiver can I get a wild cat formation out of Jalen and them Bamaboyz.

[@Myro23100]

Hurts is not ready to play QB

[@judithforgony5276]

Leave Tua alone stop gossiping, I think

[@5trey192]

If Tua lives up to the hype, it’s just another championship easy.

[@DonDmarko]

Move Jalen to WR

[@iKiNGxLuCiif3r]

Jalen didn't lead Alabama anywhere

[@wearytravelerx1]

Emerson B so he didn’t get them to two national championship games?

[@iKiNGxLuCiif3r]

Austin Green that defense did, any QB on that roster could have got them there. Do you watch the games??? Jalen is a marginal talent

[@douglasvines1221]

Skip can’t stand Saban because he is a Jim lover needs to go ahead and get his wedding ring from Jim he want talk about the crow he is eating win they lost sat

[@elitescout5601]

TUA IS FAR BETTER than Hurts!!!!! There is NO COMPARISON!!! Hurts DID NOT lead them anywhere the Alabam DEFENSE led them to the Championship!!!

[@divefraggle]

Skip hates goats. Lebron James, Aaron Rodgers, Nick Saban, etc.

[@elitescout5601]

Saban is purposely straining Hurts along so he can RUIN Hurts career!

[@glockman9c]

Harbaugh still better than Saban Skip? LOL & Roll Tide!