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***DE/Jack LB Xzavier Dickson commits to Bama***

Xzavier Dickson commits to Alabama at UA Game. - ESPN
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Four-star defensive end Xzavier Dickson (Griffin, Ga,/Griffin) will leave the Peach State to play for Nick Saban at the University of Alabama.


Dickson chose Alabama over Auburn and Georgia. He is one of the members of the Georgia "Dream Team" -- a group of in-state players that were being heavily courted to come to the University of Georgia.

Instead Dickson, a 6-foot-4, 242-pounder, says he's living his own dream.

"I think Alabama has a pretty good recruiting class too," Dickson joked. "I love the coaches there and I feel like their style of football best works for me."

Dickson, the No. 22-rated player in the Class of 2011, gives Alabama its eighth commitment from the ESPNU 150. The Crimson Tide currently have the second-best recruiting class in the nation and are in a battle with Texas and FSU for the top-rated class overall.

As a senior, Dickson had his second straight year of double-digit sacks and was a first-team all-state selection.
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Is it true that CNS can control Alabama's recruiting fate? I think so. This situation reminds me of the old saying you make your own luck or that luck is 98% preparation and 2% opportunity. :D

Ten@10: Xzavier Dickson swears coin flip landed on Alabama | AJC College Sports Recruiting
Dickson has proven to be quite the jokester this week and maybe he was just having a little fun. But here’s our exchange about it after the game:

Me: “I thought you were going to flip a coin?”

Him: “I did it before I came out here; I flipped it in the locker room.”

“I was in the locker room,” I said. “I didn’t see that.”

Dickson: “It was right before we came out. I went back to my locker.”

Me: “So you flipped a coin and it came up Alabama?”

Him: “Yes, sir, I did.”

Me: “You swear?”

Him: “Yes, sir.”

So there you go.

Pressed for a few more details on the decision, Dickson said: “I feel [Alabama] was the best fit for me. They just made me feel at home, the coaches and all, the players. They’re just nice guys to hang around.”

That, or as one follower suggested on Twitter,”Nick Saban found a way to affect the coin flip.”
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I think that AJC writer may just be stalking Dickson. How about that mis-leading question at the end of the article above? Talk about grasping at straws.
 
Georgia standout commits to Tide | TideSports.com
“I am going to Alabama,” Dickson said. “I like Alabama’s defense and their coaching staff. Alabama has told me I could play early and have a major impact on their team. I like how they play hard-nosed football. They have a great coaching staff and just know how to get after it every day.”

Dickson could play defensive end or linebacker on the next level. The 6-foot-4, 250-pound prospect recorded 20 sacks as a senior and is a member of the Scout.com National 100. He held scholarship offers from across the country, including Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Miami and Southern Cal.
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Crimson Surfer said:
All that I have heard in relation to Dickson's grades have been negative comments from UGA fans. You can bet that CNS is all over the situation if there is anything to worry about.
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seems to be the only reason we ever get commits from uga leans if you listen to UGA fans, I remember how" Michael Bowman, and Blake Sims would never qualify and thats why UGA wouldnt take them"
 
DurdenTider said:
I read on one of the bulldogs forums that XD's family has their hands out so if it's not grades, it's money
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Silly UGGGGA fans... Were they talking about his outstretched hands the entire time they were waiting with baited breath what his commitment decision was gonna be? No. That tells you all you need to know when the rumor weed sprouts up in Athens.
 
For what it's worth, the recruiting guy at the AJC says XD was clearly torn by his decision, adding that he thinks the kid may change his mind before February. It's probably worth watching.
 
To be fair, AT, Chip Towers called it for Bama about 4 hours before the announcement when 'insiders' on the AJC board said X was picking Georgia.
 
brutetough said:
this. I don't see anyone commit in front of national TV just to decommit a couple days later...
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I wholeheartedly concur.

Xzavier Dickson chooses Alabama | al.com
Dickson (6-3, 238), of Griffin, Ga., projects as an outside linebacker at Alabama, and although he played with his hand in the dirt in high school he said this week he's comfortable with the transition.

"I think it'll be a good transition," said Dickson, who is rated the No. 22 overall prospect in the nation by ESPN. "I'm versatile. I can use all my athletic ability and I think I'll work into the program pretty good."
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Scout.com: ScoutTV: Xzavier Dickson

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