Should Taulia transfer to another school? [5/15 It's Official: Taulia to Maryland]

[Con]

Good for him. He knows the coach so hopefully he will do well there.

 

[mlh]

I hope this works out well for Lia. I'll be keeping an eye on him to see how he does.

 

[BamaHoosier]

Good for Lia. I like this move a lot. Tua was otherworldly good in Lock’s system in ‘18 and had Lia gone anywhere in Florida or the SEC, he would have always lived in Tua’s shadow. Now he gets the chance to be a build his own legacy farther removed from the weight of his family’s legacy.

Best of luck to him. Hope he lights up the ACC for years to come.

 

[snake plissken]

Adios

 

[rolltide_21]

Good for Lia. I like this move a lot. Tua was otherworldly good in Lock’s system in ‘18 and had Lia gone anywhere in Florida or the SEC, he would have always lived in Tua’s shadow. Now he gets the chance to be a build his own legacy farther removed from the weight of his family’s legacy.

Best of luck to him. Hope he lights up the ACC for years to come.

Big Ten. I find myself making that mistake too especially during basketball season

 

[CrimsonTheory]

Maryland, hmmm...It's not the SEC or a school in Florida so I am ok with it. Maryland just feels so out of the blue decision to me. Good luck to him.

 

[BamaBuc]

Good for Lia. I like this move a lot. Tua was otherworldly good in Lock’s system in ‘18 and had Lia gone anywhere in Florida or the SEC, he would have always lived in Tua’s shadow. Now he gets the chance to be a build his own legacy farther removed from the weight of his family’s legacy.

Best of luck to him. Hope he lights up the ACC for years to come.

I thought the Terps were in the big 10...?

 

[Blindside17]

I thought the Terps were in the big 10...?

They are

 

[BamaFlum]

Good for him. I wish him all the best and hope he does well with Locks.

 

[crimsonaudio]

Well, wonders never cease. I wish him all the best.

Yup, I'm surprised.

Guess playing for a title doesn't mean much to him.

Best of luck, Lia!

 

[B1GTide]

I am surprised, too. Great offense, but not enough talent on that roster to win in the B1G. IMO, he should have transferred to a school with more talent. Look what the Sooners did for Jalen.

 

[bamamc1]

Hope he lights up Michigan for 500 yards and 7 TD’s.......in the first half.

 

[GrayTide]

I too wish him every success, but Maryland is the B1G's version of UK or MSU.

 

[BamaMoon]

Surprising! I guess this decision was NOT about keeping the family together and was about Lia getting his moment to play. I also think it says something about the strength of our current QB situation and the future with BY.

As for Locks, I hope he can tap into some of the connection he had with Tua. I know they can't repeat it because Lia isn't Tua and because there's not enough talent around Lia to have an offense that dynamic. But the good news it doesn't have to be because their competition isn't as good either.

I hope Lia wins the starting job and it gives me a reason to watch! I wish him well.

 

[Al A Bama]

Shocked. No bold or underlined or font color or font size, but shocked. Maybe I could use that Georgia font that BamaNation has. I thought the family would stay together. Well, I guess they will with Zoom, Skype, FaceTime, or some new thing I'm not thinking about. Does the family move from Alabaster, now? Do they move to Maryland? Do they move to Miami? Do they move back to Hawaii? Now, Lia is near one Harbaugh and I do hope he beats the other Harbaugh. Well, I guess the family prayed and took a leap of faith. Also, he is leaving the best facilities, nutrition, the GOAT HC, T-town, etc. What does Maryland have that would make him want to go there other than the HC?

Well, I hope he is very successful. Here's hoping he wins the Heisman Trophy, if an Alabama player does not.

 

[BamaMoon]

Also, he is leaving the best facilities, nutrition, the GOAT HC, T-town, etc. What does Maryland have that would make him want to go there other than the HC?

This was ALL about Lock's relationship with Tua. I also suppose the Maryland QB situation looked good for Lia to enter.

Also, FWIW, has the family ever announced they were leaving Alabaster? I know at one point, after Tua was drafted by Miami, the family said they would stay in Alabaster.

 

[Al A Bama]

This was ALL about Lock's relationship with Tua. I also suppose the Maryland QB situation looked good for Lia to enter.

Also, FWIW, has the family ever announced they were leaving Alabaster? I know at one point, after Tua was drafted by Miami, the family said they would stay in Alabaster.

Well Birmingham is about 780 miles to Baltimore. Birmingham is about 810 miles to Miami. So, they are sort of in the middle in Alabaster between those two areas. Yes, I know UM's main campus is not in Baltimore and Alabaster is not in Birmingham, but close.

 

[BamaMoon]

Well Birmingham is about 780 miles to Baltimore. Birmingham is about 810 miles to Miami. So, they are sort of in the middle in Alabaster between those two areas. Yes, I know UM's main campus is not in Baltimore and Alabaster is not in Birmingham, but close.

Rick Karle of WVTM 13 in B'ham posted on Twitter that Lia's dad tells him they are staying in B'ham.

 

[teamplayer]

Big Ten. I find myself making that mistake too especially during basketball season

Hahaha, I was just laughing at myself over on the basketball board because I thought Maryland was still in the ACC when someone mentioned Galen Smith transferring there. I can't keep up with all of the transferring and league switching these days. Well, I probably could, but I don't care enough to even try. Regardless, good luck to both Galen and Taulia at Maryland.

 

[teamplayer]

Shocked. No bold or underlined or font color or font size, but shocked. Maybe I could use that Georgia font that BamaNation has. I thought the family would stay together. Well, I guess they will with Zoom, Skype, FaceTime, or some new thing I'm not thinking about. Does the family move from Alabaster, now? Do they move to Maryland? Do they move to Miami? Do they move back to Hawaii? Now, Lia is near one Harbaugh and I do hope he beats the other Harbaugh. Well, I guess the family prayed and took a leap of faith. Also, he is leaving the best facilities, nutrition, the GOAT HC, T-town, etc. What does Maryland have that would make him want to go there other than the HC?

Well, I hope he is very successful. Here's hoping he wins the Heisman Trophy, if an Alabama player does not.

I'm guessing the main thing Maryland has to offer is playing time.