What does Jason Tartick really think of Colton Underwood?

Bros before pink (s).

Bachelor Nation has had a wild week, and it is only Wednesday. Tuesday, ABC announced that Colton Underwood would become the next leader on The single person, beating other favorites, including "grocery store" Joe amabile, Blake Hortsmann and Jason Tartick.

The dedicated members of Bachelor Nation supported Tartick, who reached the 3 Becca Kufrinthe season but was eventually sent home in Thailand before the date of the fantasy sequel. Many people thought he was an avid bachelor, with his perfect hair and everything. Tartick open to E! News about what the whole process meant for him and how he feels about the next season of The single person.

Underwood and Tartick were allies throughout the show, which he emphasized to E! New. "Colton is like a brother to me, we were in the limousine night and we got along well, he's really a good guy and we became very good friends, we supported each other all along the journey and he said.

The native of Buffalo, NY, explained that he and Underwood are still "so far" very close friends and have expressed their enthusiasm for his former competitor. "I'm very happy for him and his journey of finding happiness, I think he's going to do a good job as a bachelor," he said.

As proud as the chief banker is for his friend, he has undeniably expressed his disappointment at not having been chosen as a new bachelor. "It was an opportunity I would have liked to have simply because I was not sure it would work the first time but I found love in a place where I I was really not sure I could, "he told E! New. "I was so open to giving The single person an opportunity [for me] to find that person. I thought it would put me in the best position to find my person, mine. "

So, if Tartick is not the next bachelor, does he distribute roses to his own special ladies?

"I did not go out at all," he told E! New. "But I'm definitely ready to start."

As for the start date, Tartick suggested that it would probably be "sooner rather than later". In addition, he said that he had "all the time to recover absolutely" from his breakup with Kufrin.

Although a popular stop for the elders Bachelor and bachelorette the competitors are derived series Bachelor in ParadiseTartick did not want to live this experience yet. "The turnaround time was too fast, mentally, I will not do it unless I'm able to find my person and that's the only reason I would do it," he said. he explains.

Last week, E! News spoke with Kufrin about his life afterbachelorette and who she thought should take some time in the Bachelor Mansion. His choice was Tartick elsewhere. "He's so darling," she said to E! New. "I want all these guys to find someone like what I found in Garrett [Yrigoyen]but Jason will always have a soft spot for me. "

Back in Bachelor land, Underwood expressed how "excited" he was to start the journey to find love. "The third time is the charm!" he said Michael Strahan sure Hello America where the announcement was made.

In the end, Tartick will take on his former football buddy: "I think Colton will do a great job."