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DEL.ICIO.USGeorgia-Vanderbilt poses family dilemna for GAC’s Blake Southerland
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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To one family, it won’t just be any old football game when Vanderbilt visits Georgia, Saturday. Georgia fullback Brannan Southerland will have plenty of family in the stands, including his brother, Greater Atlanta Christian linebacker and Vanderbilt commitment, Blake Southerland.
Call it a house divided, at least for one afternoon.
“I think deep down inside they kind of want it to be close, want it to be a good game,” Blake said. “But deep down … for Brannan’s sake, they want Georgia to win.”
“Since Brannan’s playing and Blake’s not actually there (at Vanderbilt), I have to give the edge to Georgia,” said mother Jill Southerland. “Since Brannan’s still playing I want Georgia to win (but) I hope Vandy does well.”
Georgia said they wouldn’t offer Blake a scholarship, though he’s attended several games at Sanford Stadium and sat in the recruit’s section. The 6-2, 230-pound Southerland, an AJC The Georgia 150 prospect, originally wanted to follow in his brother’s footsteps at Georgia, but is satisfied with his college choice.
“(Georgia is) where I wanted to go initially, then I visited Vandy and the offered me and I fell in love with the school,” Blake said. “It’s cool being known as his little brother but I’d like to get to Vanderbilt, go up there and make a name for myself.”
The family will be wearing shirts with “Southerland” and the number 36 on the back, with “Go Dawgs” written on the front. Blake plans on adding a variation to the wardrobe. “I might try to sport a Vandy hat as well; we’ll see.”
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By GeoffDawg
October 16, 2008 2:51 PM | Link to this
Best of luck to you at Vandy Blake. I hope you never beat Georgia but I’ll root for you against Spurrier, Meyer, or Fulmer every time.
By Decatur Bred
October 17, 2008 4:40 AM | Link to this
The formatting for the quotes needs to be fixed.