This has been a sore spot and a mystery for years to Bama fans. How is it possible that a Program that is year in and year out challenging for an SEC and National Championship unable to recruit a top level QB?
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- If you're looking for someone to make sense of Alabama's recent quarterback history, Nick Saban's finely appointed office is not the place to be. "Somebody's got to win the team," the coach said matter-of-factly during the spring. The subject: This looks like the third straight season Bama will go into August with uncertainty at the position. The implication: There's no rush to find a starting quarterback. "Let me be very clear," Saban said. "We're not going to be in any hurry to decide who the quarterback is." The coach actually made that statement 2014, the year this merry-go-round started. The quotes are still good today. For some unknown, odd, unlikely reason, the quarterback ...Read more
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[h=3]The continuous curious case of Alabama's starting quarterbacks[/h]
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- If you're looking for someone to make sense of Alabama's recent quarterback history, Nick Saban's finely appointed office is not the place to be. "Somebody's got to win the team," the coach said matter-of-factly during the spring. The subject: This looks like the third straight season Bama will go into August with uncertainty at the position. The implication: There's no rush to find a starting quarterback. "Let me be very clear," Saban said. "We're not going to be in any hurry to decide who the quarterback is." The coach actually made that statement 2014, the year this merry-go-round started. The quotes are still good today. For some unknown, odd, unlikely reason, the quarterback ...Read more
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[h=3]The continuous curious case of Alabama's starting quarterbacks[/h]