WHO DAT NATION SAYS SUCK IT DIRTY BIRDS. STILL NO SB.

was21

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screw both Atlanta and New Orleans...good that the 49'ers are going.
 

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Big run for the first by AD today. How do state fans view Willis?

I don't seem to remember him being hated, and his adopted family wasn't OM fans. Just curious. His story would make a better movie than blind side.
 

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He may never get significant touches, but

He might get a Superbowl ring with his childhood favorite team, probably getting at least one touch. That's special.
 

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Hadn't really heard much about Willis's or Dixon's stories

Blindside only exists because the Tuohy's are... well, what they are.
 

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I'm really happy for Dixon going to the Superbowl, but even more I hope he's got a good financial manager socking a lot of his money away.
 
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Once people get in the pros I really don't care where they went to college. Willis is an incredible player.
 

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If you're ever curious look for the E60 segment of Willis on YouTube. It's pretty good. He was chopping cotton 8 hours a day at age 10 to pay bills. No running water until he was 8. His dad is a piece of ****, to put it mildly.
 

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I'm really happy for Dixon going to the Superbowl, but even more I hope he's got a good financial manager socking a lot of his money away.


He probably has a financial manager socking away his money for himself.
 

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Me either, with the exception of most Duke players

The only one I sort of like is Battier, bit that's because he played for the Grizz.

/watched the Grizz beat the Bulls in person last night. Good times, didn't see a single other Memphis fan.
 

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Kill that mother 17er, Patrick Willis!

I like P-Willie, but I'm a Niners fan, so I guess I'm biased.

I don't see why any reasonable State fan wouldn't like him. He was a good player that never talked much **** to us (if I recall correctly). Seems like a blue collar get **** done kind of a player.
 

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Willis is one of, if not the best LB in the NFL

He just made a poor choice in colleges.** I'm not sure he had a choice from what I understand though. Was he adopted? If he was I had no idea about that.

You have to wonder if he would have flown under the radar in today's recruiting environment. I could see him blowing up like Chris Jones if he was being recruited today.