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DEL.ICIO.USLassiter TE chooses Auburn
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Lassiter tight end Philip Lutzenkirchen committed to Auburn Friday evening. The 6-foot-4, 230-pound junior chose Auburn over Clemson and Stanford.
“It came down to Auburn and Clemson,” Lutzenkirchen told Inside the Auburn Tigers. “Stanford was in it, but distance became a factor.
“The main reason I liked Clemson was because of the lake. We’ve got a lake house up there. When I kind of factored everything in that was the only reason. The coaches and everything were nice, the facilities were nice, but the main factor was the lake.
“I met the coaches down at Auburn and they’re just awesome. I felt at home.”
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By tiger7_88
May 16, 2008 11:28 PM | Link to this
Welcome to AU, young man!
By Tampa Dawg
May 17, 2008 12:32 AM | Link to this
Congrats for picking AU over Clemson. SEC rules! We look forward to seeing you in November. Go Dawgs!
By taterhater
May 17, 2008 6:41 AM | Link to this
Based on history, I would stay away from that lake, too.
By weagle
May 17, 2008 8:39 AM | Link to this
That’s great, except that Tony Franklin doesn’t use a tight-end in his west coast offense. LOL!
By Da Trooth
May 17, 2008 9:17 AM | Link to this
Major in sociology and make the dean’s list without much trouble.
By Matt
May 17, 2008 11:17 AM | Link to this
Take it from a loyal Ole Miss fan, you made an excellent choice young man. Put your studies first and take care of business in the classroom and on the field, and you will do well. Best of luck to you with your career. We’ll see you on the football field!
By tiger7_88
May 17, 2008 12:34 PM | Link to this
weagle, don’t be an idiot.
Tony Franklin doesn’t run the west coast offense… he runs the spread offense.
When Tony Franklin was the OC at Kentucky a few years ago, his tight end there was one of the leading receivers in the Southeastern Conference.
The leading receiver for Auburn during Spring practice in March was tight end Tommy Trott.
But thanks for playing and for your obsession with Auburn, bammer.
By What?
May 17, 2008 12:52 PM | Link to this
Choosing Auburn or Clemson to go to college over Stanford is like dating Rosie O’Donnell because Cameron Diaz lives two further blocks away from your house.
By augirl79
May 17, 2008 12:58 PM | Link to this
Well, welcome to Auburn !!! Great to have you. The coaches ARE AUsome. Auburn is a great place to be. A nice,quiet campus, and a “down home” atmosphere. WAR EAGLE !!!!!!!!!!!
By augirl79
May 17, 2008 1:01 PM | Link to this
Well, welcome to Auburn !!! Great to have you. The coaches ARE AUsome. Auburn is a great place to be. A nice,quiet campus, and a “down home” atmosphere. WAR EAGLE !!!!!!!!!!!
By augirl79
May 17, 2008 1:01 PM | Link to this
Well, welcome to Auburn !!! Great to have you. The coaches ARE AUsome. Auburn is a great place to be. A nice,quiet campus, and a “down home” atmosphere. WAR EAGLE !!!!!!!!!!!
By jayjay
May 17, 2008 2:57 PM | Link to this
augirl-hit post just once next time.dam barner.yes,welcome to 8-4 football for your entire career.better than your Lassiter team that went 3-7 though,so you improve there.coaches are awesome for the time they are here.do you know how many oc’s they have had in the last 15 years.good luck
By Roswell Ed
May 17, 2008 4:30 PM | Link to this
9-4
11-2
9-4
14-0
Last four yrs.
Right again jayjay.
One constant CTT.
By wileycoyote
May 17, 2008 4:31 PM | Link to this
hey vajayjay…Less than the number of head coaches that you have had, bammer.
By tom
May 18, 2008 9:07 AM | Link to this
The writer and this player from Lassiter have finally tied the knot. Congratulations!
By Lee
May 18, 2008 8:09 PM | Link to this
I guess someone told Lutzy that there are many lakes around Auburn to play in and fish on so he chose Auburn. WDE
By gfed2008
May 18, 2008 9:59 PM | Link to this
Jayjay is gay…AU and Dawgs in SEC championship, winner in NC. I don’t see why you hate Auburn soo much Jayjay to be honest. I don’t hate UGA. It is a great school and my dad teaches there. Auburn has a nicer campus and its easier to stay out of trouble down here and focus on school. If I didn’t want to try something new, I’d be at UGA.
Look at Trott’s spring #’s and say the system doesn’t use TE’s…weagle, you really just made yourself look stupid.
By jayjay
May 22, 2008 3:07 PM | Link to this
tubs will sacrifice another asst coach this year to save his own @ss.Aubarn is the epitomy of second rate SEC football.they are the Rodney Dangerfield with no comical talent.not a bammer here friend,but that is what the wareagles will never be.if you beat them 10 in a row,you will still not gain the respect that Bama already has earned through their years of dominating the SEC.