🏈 Tua wanted to transfer

[TUSKtimes]

You're kidding, right?

He was the offensive MVP of the National Championship game after orchestrating one of the greatest comebacks of all time. I would say that's a significant change

And I'm not saying that he's not going to be the starter. He's my choice. I'm saying it could have been a lot about growing pains that a lot of players, very good players, have experienced at Alabama. Now, if later on, we learn that coach Saban has actually reassured Tua that he's the starter while telling the rest of us that it's undecided, then all bets are off. Tea leaves my friend, tea leaves.

 

[TerryP]

 

[planomateo]

If I'm looking for a promotion or raise and I don't get it, I'd probably look for a new employer where I could get what I want. Maybe after a few days of cool down, I change my mind...who knows.

Perhaps he should have left this unspoken...but he was being candid about this thoughts. Who knows how it would have worked out had Saban not put him in.

One thing is for certain, these QB battles always bring out the best in folks.

 

[TUSKtimes]

If we want total anarchy, just change the transfer rule with immediate playing time.

 

[musso]

Well the media sounds determined to get someone to transfer and make more news for them. Keep harping on this issue and they will sow division and enmity between Tua and Hurts.

 

[Rolltide24]

Surprises me the reason he told his dad for wanting out. Easier place where he wouldn’t be challenged as much. That surprises me of him. Not some guys, butnfrom him.

He knew coming in that we had a Soph QB who had just led the team to a 14-1 record. Not like there were surprises. Now, his little brother might come in, also knowing that we have a Junior QB who could by then have won us 2 NCs. Hope he doesn’t get frustrated during year 1 if he comes.

 

[bama alum]

Here's the video of his speech. Think the speech was taken a bit out of context.

Tua says he wanted to transfer

 

[TUSKtimes]

Here's the video of his speech. Think the speech was taken a bit out of context.

When you consider his audience I think it was blown way out of proportion. Tua thinks a lot about his community and faith. He wanted to be on point with middle schoolers about persevering and working hard and never giving up. So he labels the subject going in and tried to mold and shape his words to punctuate his theme to middle schoolers. Every speaker is looking for that hook in his talk.

No doubt that Tua felt frustrated and did ask his Dad about playing elsewhere. But I also believe had he been addressing adults with how he was feeling at the time he wouldn't have used words like "easier" or "challenged." I think that was the hook in his message for middle schoolers. Unfortunately, this is the first audience that he chose to tell his story to.

 

[Mark Heim | mheim@al.com]

John Parker Wilson on report Tua Tagovailoa was considering a transfer: "Look, we can't be too upset at quarterbacks when they transfer because we just had a quarterback in Jacob Coker who transferred from Florida State and ended up winning a national championship."
Mark Heim | mheim@al.com
John Parker Wilson on how Tua Tagovailoa was considering transfer: 'We can't be too upset'

 

[Tidestalker]

Here's the video of his speech. Think the speech was taken a bit out of context.

When you consider his audience I think it was blown way out of proportion. Tua thinks a lot about his community and faith. He wanted to be on point with middle schoolers about persevering and working hard and never giving up. So he labels the subject going in and tried to mold and shape his words to punctuate his theme to middle schoolers. Every speaker is looking for that hook in his talk.

No doubt that Tua felt frustrated and did ask his Dad about playing elsewhere. But I also believe had he been addressing adults with how he was feeling at the time he wouldn't have used words like "easier" or "challenged." I think that was the hook in his message for middle schoolers. Unfortunately, this is the first audience that he chose to tell his story to.

I don't think anything is blown out of proportion... It's a huge story and soundbite considering he was the MVP of the Championship game and TRULY would have been the biggest free agent in CF (no offense, Jalen). Could you imagine watching this kid destroy at USC in 2 years after watching Alabama and CNS lose back to back championships with JH slogging 3 and outs in the second half?! Would be sick to my stomach.

 

[TerryP]

I don't think anything is blown out of proportion...

I don't see a single facet of this that isn't blown out of proportion.

ESPN, using what they'd call "journalistic freedom" to create controversy off of an event intended to foster perseverance. It's pretty damn close to yellow journalism.

Same goes for Tua. He blew things out of proportion with his speech. Dramatic effect--any speaker is going to use such a license when trying to make and reinforce a point.

 

[BamaFan334]

Here's the video of his speech. Think the speech was taken a bit out of context.

When you consider his audience I think it was blown way out of proportion. Tua thinks a lot about his community and faith. He wanted to be on point with middle schoolers about persevering and working hard and never giving up. So he labels the subject going in and tried to mold and shape his words to punctuate his theme to middle schoolers. Every speaker is looking for that hook in his talk.

No doubt that Tua felt frustrated and did ask his Dad about playing elsewhere. But I also believe had he been addressing adults with how he was feeling at the time he wouldn't have used words like "easier" or "challenged." I think that was the hook in his message for middle schoolers. Unfortunately, this is the first audience that he chose to tell his story to.

I don't think anything is blown out of proportion... It's a huge story and soundbite considering he was the MVP of the Championship game and TRULY would have been the biggest free agent in CF (no offense, Jalen). Could you imagine watching this kid destroy at USC in 2 years after watching Alabama and CNS lose back to back championships with JH slogging 3 and outs in the second half?! Would be sick to my stomach.

Nothing said he would even have played at USC with JT Daniels reclassifying and being a Top 3 quarterback amongst guys a year older than him. Trevor Lawrence is stated as the best quarterback guys have ever scouted, and Justin Fields got hot late due to his size, but Daniels is no slouch, especially considering he did what Jake Bentley did.

 

[Tidestalker]

I don't think anything is blown out of proportion...

I don't see a single facet of this that isn't blown out of proportion.

ESPN, using what they'd call "journalistic freedom" to create controversy off of an event intended to foster perseverance. It's pretty damn close to yellow journalism.

Same goes for Tua. He blew things out of proportion with his speech. Dramatic effect--any speaker is going to use such a license when trying to make and reinforce a point.

Since when does what the event was "intended for" have to do with when and how news is made? If Nick Saban goes to a benefit golf tournament and gives a quote on the state of college football do they not report it because he's at a fundraiser? News is news, regardless of where it happens.

The FACT that the hottest name in college football, who was the MVP of the National Championship game after only playing 1 half, wanted to leave if he he didn't play in said half is a huge story. Hard to give ESPN credit, because the Hawaii'n newspaper had the original story... With the angle that his dad was "initially" against the transfer... ESPN put it on their front page because it's extremely intriguing (which for once they got right).

Tough to swallow for some I guess... But yes the kid was not content to watch Jalen ahead of him. The halftime switch did some amazing shit for Saban's legacy and will potentially win him another title or two. So yes, huge story.

 

[TerryP]

Since when does what the event was "intended for" have to do with when and how news is made?

Since the days reporting news became a profession. It's what keeps journalism from getting the yellow adjective attached. What's so hard to see here? His speech was about kids perseverance--that speech has been queered to the narrative about him transferring.

Quite frankly, it's a disservice.

Tough to swallow for some I guess... But yes the kid was not content to watch Jalen ahead of him.

To me it seems you believe it is a tough pill for some fans to swallow--a freshman considering transferring. But that, like this story, is blown out of proportion.

 

[Max]

His speech was about kids perseverance--that speech has been queered to the narrative about him transferring.

247 Sports reports that Tua said he was referring to the time he was in the 4th qtr program. That's when he was thinking about it being easier somewhere else.

Out of context comments heard and then blown out of proportion.

 

[Tidestalker]

Since when does what the event was "intended for" have to do with when and how news is made?

Since the days reporting news became a profession. It's what keeps journalism from getting the yellow adjective attached. What's so hard to see here? His speech was about kids perseverance--that speech has been queered to the narrative about him transferring.

Quite frankly, it's a disservice.

It would be a disservice NOT to report this. It's news, Terry. It's not like the kid was throwing out a random transfer statements, he was inquiring about a spot at USC and said he was out if he didn't play. Maybe not the news you or the USC fans want to hear, but I enjoyed it.

 

[alagator]

Since when does what the event was "intended for" have to do with when and how news is made?

Since the days reporting news became a profession. It's what keeps journalism from getting the yellow adjective attached. What's so hard to see here? His speech was about kids perseverance--that speech has been queered to the narrative about him transferring.

Quite frankly, it's a disservice.

It would be a disservice NOT to report this. It's news, Terry. It's not like the kid was throwing out a random transfer statements, he was inquiring about a spot at USC and said he was out if he didn't play. Maybe not the news you or the USC fans want to hear, but I enjoyed it.

You are missing the point here over and over again. In this last case it was a disservice to the story to report it as such. It's a disservice to Tua because of what he was trying to get across: to children. It's a disservice to his story, his testimony.

The story has been so distorted even now you don't have it correct. You're talking about him transferring if he didn't play and that had nothing to do with USC. That was because Chip Kelly was lurking and everyone knew he was hoping Tua would transfer. He probably still is hoping.

 

[JoshB]

Since when does what the event was "intended for" have to do with when and how news is made?

Since the days reporting news became a profession. It's what keeps journalism from getting the yellow adjective attached. What's so hard to see here? His speech was about kids perseverance--that speech has been queered to the narrative about him transferring.

Quite frankly, it's a disservice.

It would be a disservice NOT to report this. It's news, Terry. It's not like the kid was throwing out a random transfer statements, he was inquiring about a spot at USC and said he was out if he didn't play. Maybe not the news you or the USC fans want to hear, but I enjoyed it.

You are missing the point here over and over again. In this last case it was a disservice to the story to report it as such. It's a disservice to Tua because of what he was trying to get across: to children. It's a disservice to his story, his testimony.

The story has been so distorted even now you don't have it correct. You're talking about him transferring if he didn't play and that had nothing to do with USC. That was because Chip Kelly was lurking and everyone knew he was hoping Tua would transfer. He probably still is hoping.

He has made it VERY VERY clear in this thread that he only cares about the "haha I was right, you were wrong" aspect of this.

 

[Max]

Since when does what the event was "intended for" have to do with when and how news is made?

Since the days reporting news became a profession. It's what keeps journalism from getting the yellow adjective attached. What's so hard to see here? His speech was about kids perseverance--that speech has been queered to the narrative about him transferring.

Quite frankly, it's a disservice.

It would be a disservice NOT to report this. It's news, Terry. It's not like the kid was throwing out a random transfer statements, he was inquiring about a spot at USC and said he was out if he didn't play. Maybe not the news you or the USC fans want to hear, but I enjoyed it.

I would agree if they reported it accurately. If journalist are supposed to provide correct news as a service and they fail to do so that's bad service. It's a disservice to readers and the people being reported upon.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

Funny ...everybody....wasnt there a story of Henry thinking about transferring....and N Harris having a time this year
Probably not uncommon...Shoot Barnett transferred..Bamas starting QB vs USC...
Stories...stories... ur a hotshot....know everything....Nick gets u in camp and treats u like a marine recruit....
Recruited you bases on talent....and potential...not knowledge of the position or game...
Cant teach quickness, speed, agiity....can teach football