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

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Chuck Norris when thinking about having to face Doug Atkins.....


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volssam said:
Chuck Norris when thinking about having to face Doug Atkins.....


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That conjures up images of two previously undiagnosed psychiatric disorders that afflicted offensive linemen, running backs and quarterbacks who either played in the SEC or NFL from approximately 1950-1968: "pre-Doug-Atkins-stress-disorder," and its far more nightmarish manifestation, "post-Doug-Atkins-stress-disorder."
 
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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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He wasn't a high jumper per se, but he truly did "[hurdle offensive linemen] with a single bound." For video clips of this patented move, see Top Ten Pass Rushers: Doug Atkins - NFL Videos.

Bill Curry, again, on Doug Atkins: "He was, like, from Olympus. If you envision Zeus . . ."


P.S. I stand corrected. "An all-round fine athlete, Doug also filled in one year on the track team and won the Southeastern Conference high jump title with a 6-6 leap." Chicago | Bears in the Hall - Doug Atkins
 
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Considering the human proclivity to emphasize short-term memory plus the ongoing progression of athletes toward "bigger, stronger, and faster," it is remarkable that Doug, who played at Tennessee during the first years of the 1950s, was "awarded SEC Player of the Quarter Century (1950-74). He was also selected to the All-Time All-SEC Team (1933-82)" (Doug Atkins Bio - UTSPORTS.COM - University of Tennessee Athletics).
 
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"Doug Atkins taught me how to love a woman and how to scold a child."

“Doug Atkins family crest is a picture of a barracuda eating Neil Armstrong.”
 
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WRE3 said:
"Doug Atkins taught me how to love a woman and how to scold a child."

“Doug Atkins family crest is a picture of a barracuda eating Neil Armstrong.”
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He once jumped off the Empire State Building and only sprained his ankle.
 
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My grandad once told me that Doug Atkins would run around all the little bars around Humboldt beating the hell outta people.
 
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If Nigel doesn't sign with UT, I'm gonna blame it on everyone who turned his thread into a Dough Atkins/Game of Thrones discussion.

It won't be your faults, but I'll still blame you.
 
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