"The Alabama Crimson Tide can't produce NFL quarterbacks," they said.
"They're just a bunch of game-managers," they said.
Well, the universal "they" will at least have to bite their tongue in Week 1 of the NFL season because Mac Jones, Tua Tagovailoa and Jalen Hurts will all be under center as the starting quarterbacks for the New England Patriots, Miami Dolphins and Philadelphia Eagles respectively.
For those of you not well-versed in the college football world -- that's three-fourths of the 2018 Alabama QB room (Layne Hatcher is now the starting quarterback at Arkansas State).