No.2 ranked 2018 QB Matt Corral decomits from USC
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Lorenz reported Pep Hamilton is not high on Corral. Joe Milton is our QB.
I guess you value Steve's work as much as you value Beilein's.
I guess you're a smartass who likes to bully people on the internet. Good to know.
Plus Dylan McCaffrey. I wonder what kind of 1-2 punch McCaferry and Issac would make.
Well Matt Corral's projected top-2 schools are:
Georgia
- Jacob Eason (So.) - Class of 2016: #5 overall, #2 Pro-QB
- Jake Fromm (Fr.) - Class of 2017: #47 overall, #3 Pro-QB
Alabama
- Jalen Hurts (So. + incumbent starter): Class of 2016: #177 overall, #3 Dt-QB
- Tua Tagovailoa (Fr): Class of 2017: #32 overall, #1 Dt-QB
- Mac Jones (Fr.): Class of 2017: #283 overall, #12 Pro-QB
So I'm guessing competition won't be the reason if Corral declines Michigan.
I'm fine with Milton, and excited to see how Harbaugh develops him. But there is a chance we may not be as loaded at QB in a couple of years. I might be reaching here, but If Peters beats out McCaffrey, I can't see the latter staying around to only play one year (unless Peters blows up and leaves early). If Milton doesn't pan out, we would be putting a lot of pressure on recruiting a QB in 2019. With Milton being such a project, I could see why the staff was interested in taking two QBs this cycle.
Why would McCaffrey transfer out? He'll be receiving coaching from the best QB coach in the game, and even if he only gets to show it off for a year, that's enough. Trubisky only played for a year and got drafted 2nd overall.
Good QBs dont wanna sit on the bench and just hope they get drafted. They wanna play.
It does? News to me. Usually QBs who transfer out are ones who got passed over.
So McCaffrey just made it to campus and you've already got him transferring? I'm all for games of four dimensional chess, but...maybe slow down there.
Even if all three stay, we're probably going to be thin. 3 QBs every two years probably needs to be the absolute minimum.
Huh, that is really odd. I went to the Elite 11 Finals here locally a few weeks ago. I noticed one kid with hat backwards, chewing gum, uber confident and it was this kid, had USC written all over him.
Odd that he and Fields both have made changes to their recruitment since that event.
There were all kinds of rumors out there that Fields was a decommit possibility, especially since he is a southern guy receiving big time interest from SEC schools. There was noting brewing with Corral, and he is a local kid. Either he just wants to enjoy the process, or something changed and he wants out of California.
players that arn`t even on campus yet and you have them transfering out for lack of playing time? some of you have way to much time on your hands.
Seriously guys, c'mon
Only 1 person can play at QB. We already have quite a few talented QB's coming in. I can't see the appeal of playing for 1, maybe 2 years if you're lucky. The more the merrier but I don't see it happening.
Good.
It probably isnt a bad idea to bring in 2 QBs per year. Not even taking transfers into account, a season ends too damn quickly for the most important position on the field. A talented defensive end can cause havok on opposing teams season.
That isnt even talking about the Antonio Bass type freak accident that ends entire careers.
Yeah, count me among those that like to have plenty of back up at QB.
QB but given how we look to be pretty loaded, not sure we get one of the top prospects in 2018. But then again...Harbaugh.
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Why are top QB's still going to Alabama? I completely understand when the 5 star RB or DL recruits pick Bama. And sure, Bama is such a good program that I understand that they'd have their pick of decent 4 star QB's.
But why would elite 5 star QB prospects consider them? Wouldn't you want to work for a head coach and offensive staff that has had at least some success producing quality NFL QB's? Saban's best NFL QB is...Greg McElroy?
EDIT: I forgot that AJ McCarron started 4 games in 2015. So, I guess that makes him the best Saban-produced QB.
This is an interesting question. Alabama is not really known for QBs. Saban is (mostly) a defensive guy. He seems to be the type that prefers a predictable "game manager" type QB rather than a high-upside / high-variable type. They win by having so much skill at all positions, not be relying on the QB as much as other schools.
So why would a top QB go there? I'm thinking maybe because it's nice to be part of a juggernaut like that? Or that the QB gets "credit" for wins when it was (perhaps) more due to other parts of the team?
I think you are thinking about this in too much of an individualistic way. This is still a competitive, team game. Yes, I'm sure most top prospects have dreams of making the NFL, but they still want to win. If you want to win right now, Alabama seems to be the place to go.