Tua Tagovailoa, the highly-touted Alabama quarterback’s season is over after dislocating his hip in the second quarter of a 38-7 win over Mississippi State, on Saturday in Starkville.

The only question is how will his absence impact the rest of the Crimson Tide’s season? Has Nick Saban potentially cost his team an Iron Bowl win?

I said before Saturday that if I was Nick, I wouldn’t have played Tagovailoa, unless we really needed him, which was highly unlikely.

If I was in Nick Saban’s position, I would’ve started Mac Jones and then given Taulia Tagovailoa a chance, to give Tua a chance to heal.

I wouldn’t have played him again until the Iron Bowl, but instead, Saban, being the risk taker that he is, gave Tua the start, not only putting his quarterback’s health in his own hands, but also putting his entire team’s chances in the Iron Bowl in his own hands.

That decision back fired on Saban, who is in his 13th season at Alabama, when Tagovailoa was carted off of the field in the second quarter.

I believe that he has potentially dashed his chances at beating Auburn in the Iron Bowl in Auburn in two weeks because of that one decision. We’re all praying for you Tua.

You’ve got to be smarter, Nick!

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