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<blockquote data-quote="Zulu" data-source="post: 4551399" data-attributes="member: 5425"><p><strong>Re: Official College Football National Championship Game Thr</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p>Saban spoke to this in one of the many interviews I watched last night. It boiled down to the point that these super-talented athletes rarely stay for all five years of eligibility, so there's no real point in wasting one of those years as a red shirt. Instead, they get them to early enroll and look for ways that they can contribute early. Like you, I was amazed at the number of times I heard "true freshman" said last night. That was a rarity just 10 years ago.</p><p></p><p>I was probably less surprised than most that Tua got put in the second half. Word in the Bama inside was that he had an absolutely incredible set of practices leading into the playoffs, and there were strong rumors that if Jalen couldn't get it done is the Sugar Bowl they were going to put Tua in. I told my son at the end of the first that I wouldn't be surprised if Tua came out in the second half. To be honest, I was still a <em>little</em> surprised; gutsy move by Saban.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Zulu, post: 4551399, member: 5425"] [b]Re: Official College Football National Championship Game Thr[/b] Saban spoke to this in one of the many interviews I watched last night. It boiled down to the point that these super-talented athletes rarely stay for all five years of eligibility, so there's no real point in wasting one of those years as a red shirt. Instead, they get them to early enroll and look for ways that they can contribute early. Like you, I was amazed at the number of times I heard "true freshman" said last night. That was a rarity just 10 years ago. I was probably less surprised than most that Tua got put in the second half. Word in the Bama inside was that he had an absolutely incredible set of practices leading into the playoffs, and there were strong rumors that if Jalen couldn't get it done is the Sugar Bowl they were going to put Tua in. I told my son at the end of the first that I wouldn't be surprised if Tua came out in the second half. To be honest, I was still a [i]little[/i] surprised; gutsy move by Saban. [/QUOTE]
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