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* GeneHunting: Damon visits Bringston because the only thing he knows about his birth parents is that they went there 18 years prior. Spencer asks if Damon is looking for them and he says he doesn’t know, but later decides to attend Bringston.

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* GeneHunting: Damon visits Bringston because the only thing he knows about his birth parents is that they went there 18 years prior. Spencer asks if Damon is looking for them and he says he doesn’t doesn't know, but later decides to attend Bringston.


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* MeetCute: The way Simone and Damon are introduced. Simone also isn't introduced to him as the famous guy, but just a guy with whom she has an intense first interaction. Their fight makes it memorable and the tension is palpable in more ways than one.
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* BelligerentSexualTension: Most of Simone and Damon's interactions after their explosive introduction, with Damon flirting with her.



* ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules: Coach Turner rats out the course manipulation so the students can actually receive the education they deserve, even though this means he will be let go as well.

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* ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules: Coach Turner rats out the course manipulation so the students can actually receive the education they deserve, even though this means he will be let go as well.well.
* ShipTease: Simone and Damon.

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Simone visits Bringston University, a historically black college in Atlanta, accompanied by Jordan, Spencer, and Olivia. There, she meets her aunt, Amara Patterson, who teaches journalism. Although Simone initially wants to take her minds off of Princeton, she soon finds Bringston to be more likable than she thought, especially when she learns that it has a good tennis program. However, she will have to stand up to her overbearing mother, who wants her to go to Stanford instead.

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Simone visits Bringston University, a historically black college in Atlanta, accompanied by Jordan, Spencer, and Olivia. There, she meets her aunt, Amara Patterson, who teaches journalism. Although Simone initially wants to take her minds off of Princeton, she soon finds Bringston to be more likable likeable than she thought, especially when she learns that it has a good tennis program. However, she will have to stand up to her overbearing mother, who wants her to go to Stanford instead.


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* GeneHunting: Damon visits Bringston because the only thing he knows about his birth parents is that they went there 18 years prior. Spencer asks if Damon is looking for them and he says he doesn’t know, but later decides to attend Bringston.
* HappilyAdopted: Despite Mrs. Sims being a Stage Mom, Damon seems to know that she loves him, and love her in return, and generally be happy with how he grew up.
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* AbsenteeActor: The only ''All American'' regulars to appear in this episode are Spencer, Jordan, and Olivia.
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Simone visits Bringston University, a historically black college in Atlanta, accompanied by Jordan, Spencer, and Olivia. There, she meets her aunt, Amara Patterson, who teaches journalism. Although Simone initially wants to take her minds off of Princeton, she soon finds Bringston to be more likable more than she thought, especially when she learns that it has a good tennis program. However, she will have to stand up to her overbearing mother, who wants her to go to Stanford instead.

While at Bringston, Simone becomes acquainted with Damon Sims, a Major League Baseball recruit visiting to find a connection with his birth parents, who abandoned him eighteen years ago, defying his adopted mother's wishes. When a scandal brings down Bringston's coach, Damon decides to settle down at Bringston under the watch of Coach Marcus Turner.

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Simone visits Bringston University, a historically black college in Atlanta, accompanied by Jordan, Spencer, and Olivia. There, she meets her aunt, Amara Patterson, who teaches journalism. Although Simone initially wants to take her minds off of Princeton, she soon finds Bringston to be more likable more than she thought, especially when she learns that it has a good tennis program. However, she will have to stand up to her overbearing mother, who wants her to go to Stanford instead.

While at Bringston, Simone becomes acquainted with Damon Sims, a Major League Baseball recruit visiting to find a connection with his birth parents, who abandoned him eighteen years ago, defying his adopted adoptive mother's wishes. When a scandal brings down Bringston's coach, Damon decides to settle down at in Bringston under the watch of Coach Marcus Turner.



* PoorlyDisguisedPilot: The episode is the backdoor pilot for ''All American: Homecoming''.

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* PoorlyDisguisedPilot: The episode is the backdoor pilot for ''All American: Homecoming''.''Series/AllAmericanHomecoming''.
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Simone visits Bringston University, a historically black college in Atlanta, accompanied by Jordan, Spencer, and Olivia. There, she meets her aunt, Amara Patterson, who teaches journalism. Although Simone initially wants to take her minds off of Princeton, she soon finds Bringston to be more likable more than she thought, especially when she learns that it has a good tennis program. However, she will have to stand up to her overbearing mother, who wants her to go to Stanford instead.

While at Bringston, Simone becomes acquainted with Damon Sims, a Major League Baseball recruit visiting to find a connection with his birth parents, who abandoned him eighteen years ago, defying his adopted mother's wishes. When a scandal brings down Bringston's coach, Damon decides to settle down at Bringston under the watch of Coach Marcus Turner.
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!!Tropes featured in this episode:
* AbsenteeActor: The only ''All American'' regulars to appear in this episode are Spencer, Jordan, and Olivia.
* TheBigDamnKiss: Spencer and Olivia at the frat party.
* CoolAunt: Amara Patterson, a journalism lecturer cum social activist who advises Simone to stand up to her mother when it comes to her future.
* FullNameBasis: Damon keeps calling Simone by her full name, annoying her.
* IChooseToStay: Damon decides to play with Bringston's baseball team over entering MLB.
* MyBelovedSmother: Mrs. Sims has planned out Damon's future in the MLB ahead, and doesn't like it when he goes off script.
* OperationJealousy: Keisha flirts with Spencer because she wants to make her ex jealous.
* ParentalAbandonment: Damon was abandoned by his parents after birth.
* PassionateSportsGirl: Thea, who cares about baseball to give Simone some advice even though they dislike each other.
* PoorlyDisguisedPilot: The episode is the backdoor pilot for ''All American: Homecoming''.
* ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules: Coach Turner rats out the course manipulation so the students can actually receive the education they deserve, even though this means he will be let go as well.

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