'16 GA DB Nigel Warrior (UT commit 2/3/16)

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#926
#926
wildorange said:
Ditka said Doug Atkins was the scariest player he ever played with. He claimed just a few year ago, Atkins could have played todays game and thrived. I'll take Ditka's word over anybody in here. He looks like one of today's players.I could only imagine what the guys trying to block him back then thought.He is a genetic freak.
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#929
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wildorange said:
Ditka said Doug Atkins was the scariest player he ever played with. He claimed just a few year ago, Atkins could have played todays game and thrived. I'll take Ditka's word over anybody in here. GO VOLS!!
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More importantly, Dick Butkis said that Atkins was the only player he was afraid of.
 
#930
#930
Volosaurus rex said:
I realize that sarcasm is the preferred literary weapon of Vol Nation, but have we lost the ability to think metaphorically? "Two-legged grizzly bear" is a metaphor, i.e. "a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity."
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It is kind of a bad analogy though. A two legged bear would be much less intimidating than a 4 legged one. You could have just used a bear and it would have been more effective. Or you could have said he was like some sort of bear-human hybrid. Or bear-pig-man hybrid.


Like a half pig, half bear-man, or something like that.
 
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Darth_Shiveman said:
It is kind of a bad analogy though. A two legged bear would be much less intimidating than a 4 legged one. You could have just used a bear and it would have been more effective. Or you could have said he was like some sort of bear-human hybrid. Or bear-pig-man hybrid.


Like a half pig, half bear-man, or something like that.
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No, no, no, you're all wrong. It's half man and half bear-pig.
 
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Just weird timing I guess...my 8 year old son asked me this evening who was the man in my avatar. I realized my failings as a father and began describing the man we know as Doug Atkins.

After sharing a few videos of Mr. Atkins in action, my son quickly determined that he must have a #91 UT jersey.

From those videos, one story stood out to me. According to a journalist/author in attendance at an NFL HOF gathering, multiple inductees and legends in their own right gathered around a table. The subject of their conversation was none other that Mr. Atkins. Supposedly, for 45 minutes, the participants discussed their respect and fear, in many cases, of the man they considered the best. As the writer put it, Doug remains a Legend among legends.

Further, in the videos, football analysts describe him as the prototype for modern day DEs and have said that today's stars model their play after his. Based on their perspective, it sounds like Doug's impact on the sport will be felt for many years to come.
 
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MockingVol said:
No, no, no, you're all wrong. It's half man and half bear-pig.
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ACvol3 said:
These stories of Atkins sound like Bill Brasky
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Yep. Seems like one former teammate mentioned Atkins typical morning breakfast consisted of a bushel of pine cones, a lb. of glass shards and gallon of kerosene.
 
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#941
"I remember one time Atkins took his family to Sea World. They were watching Shamu the whale when Atkins got splashed. So Atkins yells, 'I'm Doug Atkins and no one gets me wet!' So he climbs into the tank, grabs Shamu, and throws the whale into the audience, splashes him and yells, 'How do you like it?' And then damn if Atkins didn't step in there and finish the show."
 
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WRE3 said:
"I remember one time Atkins took his family to Sea World. They were watching Shamu the whale when Atkins got splashed. So Atkins yells, 'I'm Doug Atkins and no one gets me wet!' So he climbs into the tank, grabs Shamu, and throws the whale into the audience, splashes him and yells, 'How do you like it?' And then damn if Atkins didn't step in there and finish the show."
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To Doug Atkins
 
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I'm embarrassed to admit I didn't know of the feats and shear terror of Doug Atkins. Sounds like Samson from the Old Testament minus the Nazarene Dreads. These stories are great keep them coming. I will assemble the finest meats and cheeses in all of the land and we will feast in honor of that behemoth.
 
#946
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engineerVOL said:
I'm embarrassed to admit I didn't know of the feats and shear terror of Doug Atkins. Sounds like Samson from the Old Testament minus the Nazarene Dreads. These stories are great keep them coming. I will assemble the finest meats and cheeses in all of the land and we will feast in honor of that behemoth.
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As a player when you saw #91 lined up across from you .You knew it was going to be a long day.He was literally 20 years ahead of the game.No one during that era moved like he did for his size.He was almost unblockable with out help.
 
#947
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engineerVOL said:
I'm embarrassed to admit I didn't know of the feats and shear terror of Doug Atkins. Sounds like Samson from the Old Testament minus the Nazarene Dreads. These stories are great keep them coming. I will assemble the finest meats and cheeses in all of the land and we will feast in honor of that behemoth.
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Throw in killing the fatted calf and we'll talk.
 
#949
#949
If Doug will let us we can tie him to the colonnade of the Parthenon in Nashville and set a few fledgling QBs loose in Centennial Park dressed in Commodore gear. The thing will certainly come crashing down as he chases after them. Will be a spectacle.

I read that he was also an elite high jumper who would often hurdle linemen. Mercy.
 
#950
#950
engineerVOL said:
If Doug will let us we can tie him to the colonnade of the Parthenon in Nashville and set a few fledgling QBs loose in Centennial Park dressed in Commodore gear. The thing will certainly come crashing down as he chases after them. Will be a spectacle.

I read that he was also an elite high jumper who would often hurdle linemen. Mercy.
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if he didn't just toss them aside.
 
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