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I have no delusions about this point. At the same time, the administration for Athletic Depts has exploded in size as have salaries for football and basketball (grown faster than tuition even). I guess that my point really is that the coaches, administrators and universities act in a way that's in their best interests, so why knock a kid for doing the same?

Everyone has choices. There are ALWAYS consequences for a choice made. Sometimes good sometimes bad. Just because something is legal to do doesn't make it the right thing to do. There is this thing called character that is becoming absent in this day and age.

There has to be a heavy guilt trip put on kids that are being asked to play the 3 deep in Bama when they could start in other P5 programs.

Exactly. I'm sure this kid could have gone to another school and had an easier path to starting. Heck, it's what he's trying to do now.

Correct which is why he left now. My understanding is he left now so he could go to JUCO and graduate from JUCO which would allow him to play somewhere next season. Graduating from Alabama with a degree to take advantage of the graduate transfer rule seems out of the possibility to me.

There are simple truths here:

The kid should absolutely be able to do what he wants to better his future.

The kid is quitting on his team. Maybe it's worth it to him, I don't blame him, but I wouldn't be able to walk away from my team in that way mid-season.

Of course Saban is a hypocrite. But he has to be. The one thing that could bring down that program is for it to crumble from within. There has to be a heavy guilt trip put on kids that are being asked to play the 3 deep in Bama when they could start in other P5 programs. But, the depth of Bama is one of the most important reasons for its consistency.

I really wonder what Jerod's stats would look like if he had been playing 4th quarters like Petrino does with Jackson even in major blowouts. I have no doubt about Jackson being on top right now, but Petrino is definitely milking his cash cow until the last drop, while Evans has rested.

I'd rather keep Jerod healthy and win games personally, but there is a game in promoting your guy for the Heisman. Jerod has a much better completion % than LJ, by like 10 points, but LJ has mastered Petrino's system. We haven't seen everything Jerod or this offense can do yet, and that's what has me excited.

First up is Jerod and Bud showing up Trubisky and the heels. Then things would get real. Everything else will fall in place after some big wins.

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