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Football šŸˆ Tony's takes: Tide's Jalen Milroe era a product of misplaced expectations

Tony_Tsoukalas

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Itā€™s easy to let a naysayer know when youā€™re trying to tell them what they want to hear.

Jalen Milroeā€™s legacy at Alabama is centered around misplaced expectations. The LANK slogan the quarterback coined is a product of doubters who wrote him and the Crimson Tide off too early following a loss to Texas during the 2023 season. However, those extrapolations were equally as premature as the elite status heaped on him following a 374-yard passing performance against Georgia this past September.

Milroe now serves as the scapegoat for Alabamaā€™s failed 2024 season, but the criticism heā€™s currently facing doesnā€™t stem from a fan base that was rooting for him to fail. If anything, the quarterbackā€™s fall from grace is amplified due to a pedestal his play never warranted.

 
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