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DEL.ICIO.USRecruiting soap operas? Alabama vs. Auburn for Douglass LB
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Perhaps no player has done a better job at stirring emotion between followers of Alabama and Auburn than Douglass linebacker Jonathan Atchison. The 6-3, 215-pound linebacker committed to Auburn over Alabama in August, but Alabama never gave up on him.
When Auburn made a coaching change, Atchison changed to Alabama. Now it’s Auburn that refuses to surrender. Atchison says he is sticking to Alabama, but he has agreed to take an official visit to Auburn on Jan. 9, then travel to Alabama the next week.
Note: Why does college football recruiting have such a fanatical following? Some have suggested because it is a “male soap opera.” Whatever the case, if you like drama, especially among the state’s top college prospects, there is plenty of it to unravel between now and national signing day on Feb. 4. Here are the one of five recruiting soap operas to watch:
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By TannerTider
December 31, 2008 11:39 AM | Link to this
Bama bound!
By J.
January 3, 2009 11:23 PM | Link to this
Not so fast, Cletus. You bammers are always so quick to make proclamations. I believe the last one had something to do with stomping Utah. And we all know how that turned out.