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when is Sims eligible this year or next year? Thanks

How would he be eligible this year? I'm just asking out of curiosity, because the rule as far as I know is that unless you do the Russell Wilson thing, you sit out a year.

Too many kids abuse that NCAA rule about putting in the waiver to play immediately. The rule was put in for kids that transfer back closer to home because of an illness to a close family member. I don't see how the Simms things fits that.

Pretty sure that is the reason for his transfer.

I wonder if he would still transfer due to family issues if he were the starter at Bama!

Huh? Not sure I follow.

Saban wants the scholarship freed up ASAP. Why wouldn't he/they grant release immediately and support the waiver?

Supporting the release gains the scholarship. My point is that if it were a PT issue, why would Saban support the waiver of sitting out a year? Wouldn't he punish the kid for leaving and make him sit out a year? Bama's QB depth is awfully thin now. They have no capable back-up. IMO...there's no way Saban would short himself like that AND support a waiver which eliminated consequences for the departing player unless a legitimate family issue were involved.

I dont believe getting rid of Sims was to benefit the program, or in the best interest of the program.

Saban granted the release, and supported the hardship waiver that would allow Sims to play right away.

He could have granted the release and not have to support the waiver, but he did, and as diddy said, I can't see Saban supporting that waiver if it was not legit.

U guys demonize Saban too much. Sounds like he's trying to help this kid out tbh. He also seems to do over signing as right as possible by abusing the medical rules rather than just screwing over the kids.

The only problem I have with over signing is a kid getting screwed out of an education. Saban doesn't really do that from what I've seen.

Benefit of the program? Without Sims, they have a 200 pound, not very mobile QB playing in the SEC. The only one they have behind McCarron is Phillip Ely, who was a True freshman last year, and may not be physically ready to face SEC defenses.

They're in trouble without Sims. Think of PSU when Devlin left, and left us with a true freshman in Newsome and a walking named McGloin as our only QBs. We completely cut out the read-option and QB draws because of that. You might see Alabama a little more conservative with their QB protections to protect McCarron, rather than air out completely like Saban usually did with 2nd year starters.