Sour grapes or sour process
We will start tomorrow with a weekly Wednesday look at some SEC tidbits. Deal? Deal.
We start today with some interesting news about some former SEC quarterbacks.
First, we’ll start here with two former Alabama quarterbacks saying they were caught completely by surprise by how the quarterback competition played out last year. Yes, quarterbacks who lose job battles frequently transfer and also often harbor ill will. That’s not news. And certainly Nick Saban’s decision on freshman Jalen Hurts being the dude was hard to argue with since Hurts went on to be the SEC offensive player of the year last season. But the details in the discourse are pretty interesting, considering the ‘process-crazed’ way Saban presents his uber-successful program.
Blake Barnett and Cooper Bateman have left Alabama for Arizona State and Utah, respectively. Each was clear to make sure they have a ton of respect for Saban. And each was pretty shocked by Hurts getting a lion’s share of the snaps as the season-opening rout of USC unfolded.