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His teammates don’t think what he did as a young teen has any significance, but you seem awfully concerned about it. If I thought my QB was a racist, I would be looking for another team. Curious how you can support the Bills given your malice towards Allen.

They liked him and had him graded as a 1st rd talent, but QB wasn't a pressing need, however, they couldn't resist when he fell to the 3rd?

Why was Rosen off their board?

They kicked the tires and ruled him out. It’s pretty clear, I think, that it was down to Allen, Mayfield, Darnold, and Rudolph.

Trust the process.

Interesting that Mayfield, Darnold and Rudolph were on the radar, but no mention of the other guy.

That's all fine and good, but where is his plan to fix the NCAA?

10 - 20 hrs wasted that could have been spent on studying the playbook. I want a QB that is dedicated to the cause of winning football games.

I want a guy who eats, drinks and sleeps football and is laser focused.

Nah, he’s had plenty of detractors too, including a lot of vocal Bills’ fans.

Nah, he had plenty of detractors.

Name some college players who have been more hyped up.

The expectations are high since he is arguably the most over hyped players in NFL history.

I’m not sure where you are getting that from the info provided, but I’m an engineer, not an accountant. More details on the athletic budget here: https://www.al.com/alabamafootball/index.ssf/2018/01/alabama_footballs_piece_of_174.html As a numbers guy, you might be interested in this article. College sports is a big business. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/07/sports/ncaafootball/alabama-crimson-tide-football-marketing.html

Meh, Josh would have caught it one handed.

He doesn’t need a training partner. He’s so fast he can throw a 80 yard bomb and catch it himself.

Farm boy. That’s how he grew up.

Let me know when he cures cancer or solves world hunger.

The other guy is working on a plan to fix the NCAA. How would you rather have your QB spend his time?

The football program made $46M, and the athletic department, including the football program, made $15.6M. At least that's how I understand it. The football program has put Alabama on the national radar and has helped student recruitment. I don't know how you monetize that. My son wasn't a big football fan, and the football program had absolutely nothing to do with his decision to attend school at Alabama, but he enjoyed going to the games. It definitely added to his student experience.

Barrett Jones was a stellar player and student at Alabama. He earned an accounting degree, Summa Cum Laude and I believe that he also earned a Master's at UA in accounting, again with a 4.0 GPA. Anyway, he hurt his foot in the SEC Championship. Doctor's advised him not to play in the National Championship, but he insisted on playing anyway. They provided him with every accommodation possible to fulfill his desire to play. https://www.si.com/nfl/2017/07/19/nfl-alabama-draft-nick-saban-salary-marquis-johnson-nico-johnson-barrett-jones Again, this story doesn't fit the exploitation narrative.

I believe that it probably has. Saban was hired in 2007. The president of the university said that hiring him was the best financial decision that the university ever made.

That's 2008 data. Here's recent data, but it doesn't break out the football program. http://sports.usatoday.com/ncaa/finances/

The Alabama football program had a $46M profit in 2016 - 2017 according to a NCAA financial report. http://sports.usatoday.com/2018/01/27/alabama-football-turned-46m-profit-in-201617/ These guys sure look like they are being exploited, lol.

The football program at Alabama covers the costs of other athletic programs plus kicking back money to the university. The former president said that hiring Nick Saban was the best financial decision the university has ever made. I can’t speak to other programs because I’m not familiar with them.