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ASU, Arizona not a simple rivalry for those who have been on both sides

Discus thrower Turner Washington on his transfer from Arizona to Arizona State Jeff Metcalfe, azcentral sports

Sun Devil or Wildcat.

It can't be both, right? That goes against the very essence of a sports rivalry, where the passion should burn red hot all the time like with the famous refusal of Danny White, Arizona State's greatest player, to spend a night in Tucson (still White's stance at age 66, 45 years after quarterbacking his last ASU game).

But life intervenes and sometimes crossing enemy lines becomes the best option.