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Watching Keelon’s highlights I could see him starting.
Posted on 1/28/25 at 2:24 pm
Posted on 1/28/25 at 2:24 pm
There’s a few plays where the receiver made the play, but overall he’s just got a sixth sense for football. He knows what he’s doing out there.
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Posted on 1/28/25 at 2:37 pm to collegefootballisbroken
It is a giant step up from HS to college football. QB is by far the most difficult. His time will come.
Posted on 1/28/25 at 2:39 pm to In Hsv
Only 2 true freshmen started in the Power 4 last year - one went 6-7 and the other 7-6.
Posted on 1/28/25 at 2:47 pm to JIB
Jayden Daniels went 8-5 as a freshman with Herm so Keelon is taking us to the chip if he can beat out Return of the Mack and Sexy Texy.
This post was edited on 1/28/25 at 2:48 pm
Posted on 1/28/25 at 2:52 pm to collegefootballisbroken
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Watching Keelon’s highlights I could see him starting.
Ty Simpson is the next starting quarterback for the Alabama Crimson Tide.
Posted on 1/28/25 at 3:22 pm to collegefootballisbroken
I think he could be a superstar eventually but I also think if he starts next year we lose 4-5 games given our schedule.
Posted on 1/28/25 at 3:31 pm to collegefootballisbroken
I am interested to see how this goes to be honest. Especially if Russell wins the job.
I think the prevailing wisdom in the coaching circles is if you're a program like Alabama, you shouldn't even bother developing a quarterback. Just go buy one.
However, Alabama has yet to engage in QB importing in this new era. Jacob Coker is the only transfer in recent memory to make an impact but he was an old style graduate transfer.
Will Alabama regret this if the veterans don't grab the bull by the horns and the freshman isn't quite ready for the bright lights? Knowing Alabama is really just a QB short of being an at-large bid quality team at a minimum, the roster management approach at QB looms large over the 2025 season.
Just something very macro-level to chew on within this conversation.
I think the prevailing wisdom in the coaching circles is if you're a program like Alabama, you shouldn't even bother developing a quarterback. Just go buy one.
However, Alabama has yet to engage in QB importing in this new era. Jacob Coker is the only transfer in recent memory to make an impact but he was an old style graduate transfer.
Will Alabama regret this if the veterans don't grab the bull by the horns and the freshman isn't quite ready for the bright lights? Knowing Alabama is really just a QB short of being an at-large bid quality team at a minimum, the roster management approach at QB looms large over the 2025 season.
Just something very macro-level to chew on within this conversation.
Posted on 1/28/25 at 3:40 pm to Diego Ricardo
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Will Alabama regret this if the veterans don't grab the bull by the horns and the freshman isn't quite ready for the bright lights? Knowing
This is what concerns me, if Simpson gets out there and we realize why he rarely took a snap in the last two seasons. I think Russell is going to be a star but I doubt it'll be in his true freshman season. If he has to start because Simpson can't get the job done we're looking at 7-5.
Posted on 1/28/25 at 3:46 pm to NWLA_Bama
5 out of the 8 teams in the quarterfinals had a transfer starting quarterback and 3 out of 4 for the semifinals. I just don't know if the way Alabama is doing it is going to be the way going forward. There is a fair amount of data supporting credible title competitors like Alabama just buying the best QB they can afford whenever they have an opening.
I don't like it but the trends are leaning that way right now.
I don't like it but the trends are leaning that way right now.
Posted on 1/28/25 at 3:47 pm to NWLA_Bama
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This is what concerns me, if Simpson gets out there and we realize why he rarely took a snap in the last two seasons. I think Russell is going to be a star but I doubt it'll be in his true freshman season. If he has to start because Simpson can't get the job done we're looking at 7-5.
The alternative is you bring in a transfer that may or may not be good enough to play in the SEC and all your other QB's transfer. The coaches know what they have on the roster.
Posted on 1/28/25 at 3:49 pm to Teague
Oh get it, but at the same time, Ty Simpson hasn't played in one SEC football game that I can recall. So we have zero idea whether he can handle the SEC or not. But we're gonna find out, LOL!
Posted on 1/28/25 at 4:04 pm to NWLA_Bama
I'm gonna piece this thing together for y'all. I've posted this link before, but the question remains, what does his quote really mean? Do those four QBs have the talent to lead Alabama to wins, or was it just pure unadulterated coachspeak? Well, we saw what one of those "slingers" could
(and moreso, could NOT) do in 2024. And another one is off to Boston College. That leaves the 3-year guy who couldn't take the job last year, and a skyscraper transfer with a big arm and who knows what else?
So now the question remains, are either of the two holdovers any good, or will we find out that beating them out is not really that big a feat for a true freshman? I simply refuse to believe that if there was little to no separation between Milroe and Ty in 2024, that the backup wasn't a true option for the staff. At any rate, the slate is now ostensibly clean on the QB depth chart now, so we're gonna find out some interesting things in the months ahead.
If another QB transfer is signed after spring ball, we'll all have the answer.
Slingers!
(and moreso, could NOT) do in 2024. And another one is off to Boston College. That leaves the 3-year guy who couldn't take the job last year, and a skyscraper transfer with a big arm and who knows what else?
So now the question remains, are either of the two holdovers any good, or will we find out that beating them out is not really that big a feat for a true freshman? I simply refuse to believe that if there was little to no separation between Milroe and Ty in 2024, that the backup wasn't a true option for the staff. At any rate, the slate is now ostensibly clean on the QB depth chart now, so we're gonna find out some interesting things in the months ahead.
If another QB transfer is signed after spring ball, we'll all have the answer.
Slingers!
Posted on 1/28/25 at 4:04 pm to NWLA_Bama
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we have zero idea
But, the coaches have a pretty good idea.
Also, I get that fans are always looking for the new guy to come in and light the world on fire. We love "greatests." But, this also causes them to forget about players they loved as recruits that, for whatever reason, sometimes just circumstance, haven't gotten their shot yet. I think that's the case with former 5* QB, Ty Simpson.
Will he be great? Maybe, maybe not. But, my bet is he'll probably be very good, if not great.
This post was edited on 1/28/25 at 4:38 pm
Posted on 1/28/25 at 4:49 pm to collegefootballisbroken
He’s good and he’s probably even good enough to start for 75% of the teams in college football. That being said, I don’t think he starts as a freshman. I think both Simpson and Austin Mack will both be quality players as well. I’d lean towards Simpson starting game one
Posted on 1/28/25 at 5:50 pm to Pandy Fackler
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Ty Simpson is the next starting quarterback for the Alabama Crimson Tide.
Either he is or he isn't...don't be so quic as to forget about Mack. His ball looks a lot better than Simpsons, from what little I've seen of them both. There's a reason Mack was at Washington first.
Posted on 1/29/25 at 7:11 am to collegefootballisbroken
I’d be surprised if he starts right away. We just went through a season with a QB who couldn’t read a defense or anticipate throws, not sure we want to trust a true freshman with those tasks but we’ll see.
Posted on 1/29/25 at 8:29 am to collegefootballisbroken
The best quarterback, the man who goes out and wins the job, should be the starter. Period. No other factor should be in play.
Posted on 1/29/25 at 8:53 am to NWLA_Bama
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This is what concerns me, if Simpson gets out there and we realize why he rarely took a snap in the last two seasons. I think Russell is going to be a star but I doubt it'll be in his true freshman season. If he has to start because Simpson can't get the job done we're looking at 7-5.
I think it’s pretty much common knowledge now that the best quarterback this past season was indeed the back up.
When it became evident to everyone that Milroe was kept as the starter all the way to the bitter end, simply because he kept the team together post Saban, we all realized why Simpson wasn't starting, and it wasn't because Milroe was better.
Simpson hung around for two reasons. Gobs of NIL money and the very comfortable knowledge that he's the best quarterback on the roster, and he knows he's the best for two additional reasons. One, he can see it for himself and two, his football coaching Dad can see it as well.
To your other point. Right on man.
Ty Simpson was the best quarterback on the roster last year and he's the best quarterback this year.
Posted on 1/29/25 at 9:07 am to dominantD
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I'm gonna piece this thing together for y'all. I've posted this link before, but the question remains, what does his quote really mean? Do those four QBs have the talent to lead Alabama to wins, or was it just pure unadulterated coachspeak? Well, we saw what one of those "slingers" could
(and moreso, could NOT) do in 2024. And another one is off to Boston College. That leaves the 3-year guy who couldn't take the job last year, and a skyscraper transfer with a big arm and who knows what else?
So now the question remains, are either of the two holdovers any good, or will we find out that beating them out is not really that big a feat for a true freshman? I simply refuse to believe that if there was little to no separation between Milroe and Ty in 2024, that the backup wasn't a true option for the staff. At any rate, the slate is now ostensibly clean on the QB depth chart now, so we're gonna find out some interesting things in the months ahead.
If another QB transfer is signed after spring ball, we'll all have the answer.
Everyone who isn't living a lie or has their head buried in the sand knows exactly why Ty Simpson didn't get the job last year, and it wasn't because he couldn't take it.
It's common knowledge now that Milroe made a commitment and helped keep the team together, and in turn Deboer made a commitment to him. They both saw it through to the bitter end.
Ty Simpson was and remains the best quarterback on the Alabama roster. This five star true freshman won't change that, and its weird how people think it will.
Ty Simpson is Alabama's next starting quarterback and I for one can't wait to see it.
This post was edited on 1/29/25 at 9:10 am
Posted on 1/29/25 at 9:10 am to collegefootballisbroken
As long as it’s the best man, I don’t care who starts.
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