hearing 2:30.

You can bet Brice Young is watching...and maybe a few uncommitted receivers?

Defection announcement. He is leaving football to focus on becoming an American citizen.

Vain move by him, saban, or whoever to think he needs to have a press conference on what he is about to do..

What is he having a press conference for?

Adios, Tuscaloser.

entering NFL draft.

I'm sure he's stepping away from the team to focus on his recovery and to enter the NFL draft. As big of a name as he is in sports, It's probably easiest for him to go on and have a Press Conference so it doesn't get misconstrued.

Yep.... Dont need a conference if he was staying

Yes, and then he'll only have to address it one time. He'll say he's got to think of his family's future, which is probably true, and he appreciates all the support he has been given, and it is time to concentrate on his recovery, yada, yada yada.............he's a good guy so he'll thank God a time or two with sincerity. good luck to him if he moves on. If he doesn't he's taken too many blows to the head.

I'm guessing by entering the NFL draft in lieu of staying he has probably considered his brothers opportunity to be the starter next year. Plus the money and the chances of getting injured again. Lot of things to consider for him and his family.

I feel as though its the other way around. With the overwhelming majority expecting him to go to the NFL draft he could easily announce that on his social media accounts. I think he may be announcing a comeback to complete unfinished business. I could be completely wrong, but that's my opinion.

He's got God pulling on one leg and Benjamin Franklin pulling on the other......decisions decisions decisions

uh, he IS a citizen ...

Why is it such a big deal? Drama whore

Maybe he’s just gonna wish us Merry Christmas??

Is the news conference going to be in English or will they have an interpreter?

I always figured you to be above some play along on Aldeer reply.

Probably suing Saban for having him on the game during a blowout to an in ranked opponent.

Naw. It was too funny when someone was concerned about his ability to speak English to forget it.

Would not need an interpreter unless it is to explain what is said to an Auburn fan.

You got sumthin against whores?

I speak Hawaiian, ill translate

no joke!

Tua has never had anything be about him and drama is not in his makeup.

His dad is probably making him do this. He doesn’t squat to pee with permission.

Typical of foreign cultures.

So what happened?

He said “remember to send in your 3%!”

Nothing.

Figured

He said he is coming back next year and he is gonna skull drag au on his way to the natty and the Heisman trophy....Rotide ! At least that's what his intrepreter said.

I think he'll go pro. He might not go in the first round but I suspect his agent will make sure the contract is performance incentive laden to makeup for dropping in the draft.

Not all of us speak Hawaiian.

With all this interest in Tua by the Aub's I think they are just praying he doesn't come back. If he does come back y'all please don't kick your dog ok?

You know you must be playing for a Great Program when a dang college kid calls for his own press conference....and actually have anyone show up.... RDTR.....

Did he sustain an injury during the presser?

This was likely a stunt with his agent. The REC members are currently receiving calls soliciting funds to keep him at Bama for his senior year.

I watched it but I'm not sure after watching it that I grasped the purpose of him doing it.

I will say that I admire the young man as much or more for his faith as I do for his football playing ability.

Probably so, but the REC can't match the money he will get in the NFL.

So he had a press conference to tell us he couldn't say anything?

Thanks Cuz. Amazing how much Polynesian sounds like regular old english.

Tua was fishing and the auburn fans just took it hook, line, and sinker

I didn't watch it but based off of the quotes I've seen, I think it was a plea to the NFL teams with picks in the top 15 to make a commitment to him, provided he is given a positive medical outlook, that they will take him in the top 15. It's a financially sound move on his part, and if he doesn't get that commitment, then he comes back.

Obviously; you are correct, you did not watch it

Okay, so what was his message and point of the press conference? Enlighten us enlightened one

Watch it and draw your own conclusions'; please use the google U.S.A .state of Hawaii translator

I don't care enough to watch it, and stand by my original statement. I wasn't being critical of him, and I think it was a good idea. You snowflake bammers need to chill out. Just because you got left out of the playoff for once doesn't mean everybody in the world is picking on you

I’m telling you...he will be the next Todd Marinovich.

I am also convinced that Saban knows he screwed up. He looks like he has aged 20 years since the Tua injury.

I simply think that he thought he had his mind made up and then wavered after it was too late to cancel. I don't think he is the type person to cause people to waste their time and money to hear him say nothing.

Maybe he was coming back and his family said "what about us and your brother?" or maybe he was going to go pro and Saban talked to him about commitment and loyalty or maybe he was just being a wishy washy kid. All understandable. Wavering is surely a better reason than having all those people there on the company dime to hear nothing.

The good young man probably gets 100 requests a day to answer questions; so I am sure the only point was to go out there, let them ask their questions , and go make a decision with his family and advisors.
Class young man and an example for others; regardless of the jersey he wears now or in the future

I agree with all of that, but he made quite a few references to this being a financial decision based off of the quotes I read. He has a multi generational financial decision on his plate. While it's nice to think he was just catering to the people and answering some questions, I can't help but believe he was sending a message to NFL owners

Of course he was.

Whatever happened to Nick Marshall?

He spoke Ebonics, not Hawaiian. I'm fluent in Ebonics so I never had a problem.

Nick was a British Spy. The Ebonics were a genius disguise.

A lot of comments on the Tua thread, considering everyone is acting like they don’t care about him or what he says. Classic.

Tua is the reason Young committed to Alabama. They are pretty much the same size dual threat quarterback. He said recently that they wouldn't have considered Bama due to them being more of running the ball offense instead of passing like the last two season. He also said that he wasn't afraid of the competition.

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Thank you!!!!!
All the fare weather AU fans have come out of the wood work.
At least 257 is here no matter what.

Tua probably speaks better than most of the people on here. Lol!

Not all of em....

He appears to be a well raised young man. I recently saw another well known qb at his younger sisters basketball game, I dont know about his raising but his little sister was the most obnoxious little girl I have ever seen. Maybe the parents spent too much time on big brother and little sister suffered for it, I dont know but it was a sight to see for sure.