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We Are Marshall
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In the middle of Huntington, |
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Next to this river, there is a steel mill. |
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And next to the steel mill, |
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In the middle of this school, |
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Each year, on the exact same day, |
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...the water to this fountain is turned off. |
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And in this moment, once every year... |
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...throughout the town, |
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...time stands still. |
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Chris Griffen with a reception. |
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But Marshall is all out of time-outs, |
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If they wanna get another play off, |
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Call it in, Red! Call it in! |
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-Griffen! Okay, Chris Griffen! Hustle up! |
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The Herd looks a little disorganized. |
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They're looking for a play from the sideline, |
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We are talking about seconds. |
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-77-Victory. Go! Go, go, go! |
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77-Victory. You're out. |
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V, 77! V, 77! |
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Come on! Snap the ball! |
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Set! |
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Snap it! Snap it! Snap it! |
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Come on! |
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Hut! |
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Strong side! He's open! |
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He's open! Throw! |
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And that'll be it for the Herd. |
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That's right, the clock has hit all zeroes... |
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...and the Carolina faithful |
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So there you have it. |
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-It's all over, folks. |
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Marshall loses a tough one, |
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Red's got his work cut out for him. |
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Well, there goes my weekend. |
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He'd better. |
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Your husband hasn't figured out |
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Co-captain Nate Ruffin |
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...are two of four starters who were |
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Surprised to see you. Figured the chairman |
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This place won't run itself, |
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-Furnace ready for the tap? |
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The next week is a must-win. |
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They're all must-wins, Gene. |
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No word yet on whether any or all of the |
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Hey, Sandy, can l get |
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The score, 17- 14, East Carolina Pirates. |
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l got it! |
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Hey, where's the flag? |
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Fifty-five! Blocking in the-- |
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--if that confusion on the Marshall sideline |
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...won't make that target on |
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l'm not gonna ask you guys again. |
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That means you too, Keith. |
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Please, just a few more seconds? |
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He'll still be droning on about that game |
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Get out from under there, |
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l'm Gene Morehouse saying |
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Fellas... |
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...you gave a good effort out there today. |
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But let me be clear about this: |
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A good effort is not enough. |
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Now, l'm proud of you. |
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But l will not accept losing with you. |
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Because there's only one thing |
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There's only one thing people remember. |
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And it ain't how we play the game! |
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Winning... |
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...is everything. |
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Plane leaves in an hour. |
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We'll be home by 8. |
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Plenty of time for y'all to do whatever |
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Now, see, Bogdan, the reason we lost |
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Chocolate Thunder, White Lightning? We the |
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l'm Chocolate Thunder, right? |
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Why you so scared to introduce me |
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Listen, stop being so |
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All right, Rock, Paper, Scissors for tickets. |
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lt's okay. l'll get the popcorn. |
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East Carolina? |
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l mean, l can understand giving up |
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But East Carolina? |
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Well, you can't do nothing |
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What happened? ls it broken? |
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lt's dislocated. |
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What's wrong with you, Tom? |
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Come on, man. Gonna miss the previews. |
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Nineteen carries, 108 yards, Paul, |
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l'd have taken the win any day. |
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What, now, we didn't win? |
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You of all people, Don. |
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...you gotta know the result |
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-Well, l'm doing my best, Paul. |
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No, thank you. l'm all set. |
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Lloyd? Usual for me tonight, |
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-You got it. |
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Well, the board has asked me |
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...about some potential improvements |
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There's Chris! |
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What took you so long to call? |
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Slow down, Reggie. Just listen. |
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-l just need a favor, not your life story. |
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l need you to go get us a case |
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-Go to the liquor store on Fourth. Yeah. |
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-Hey, are the guys with you? |
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What is it, godd--? |
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That's right, Reggie. You carry the two |
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Yeah, math class is over. |
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-l'll see you in a couple of hours, right? |
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-l'm gonna stay at my dad's house tonight. |
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He's gonna wanna go over his |
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Sorry. We've been doing it |
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You gonna tell him about California, right? |
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Are you kidding? After a loss? |
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Yeah. |
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Don't worry. l will. |
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Just not this weekend. |
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Griffen! Let's go! |
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l love you, Chris Griffen. |
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Come on, Annie! |
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-Race you back. |
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l'm coming! |
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What's this concert you're missing? |
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lt's just my granddaughter's piano recital. |
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That's the crap l missed |
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Now they got kids of their own. |
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Anyway, got a long ride ahead of me. |
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Hutch, tell you what, |
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You go home and see your granddaughter's |
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-Thanks, Red. All right. |
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Good man, Red. |
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You can grab me a beer back home. |
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Because if he keeps on pulling |
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-Good evening. |
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lt's Red Dawson, calling from Greenville. |
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Could l trouble you to look and see |
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Sure doesn't look like it, Red. |
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Could you do me a big favor |
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Tell her that l gotta drive to Virginia |
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...and I'm not gonna be home |
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-Got it. |
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-All right, bye. |
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-You thinking about that girlfriend of yours? |
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Nice job, son. |
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Hey, that was a big hit today. Big hit. |
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l would've caught that pass |
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What'd you do with it? |
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You would've caught it if you had good |
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Hey, Gene, this is gonna sound a little |
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Want you to scratch my back. |
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You can't believe everything |
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Oh, yeah, l can. |
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All right, boys, let's sit up straight. |
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-We are? |
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Almost home. |
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This is Captain Dettro speaking. |
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Looks like we made good time |
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...so if everyone could return to their |
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Fill her up for you? |
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Yes, sir. |
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These peanuts look good. |
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l'll get a bunch of them too. |
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Sure. They're just 50 cents. |
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Regular's on the left, |
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Incredibly, there has been |
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How spicy are these Cajun...? |
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--in moderate rain and fog |
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What did he just say? |
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-Wait. Turn that up. |
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What did that say? |
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Early reports do not indicate |
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Excuse me, everybody.... |
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Annette said you look funny |
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Bye, Carole. |
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-This is Lloyd. |
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What's happened? |
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Hey! |
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-Hey, you going to the airport? |
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All right. l'm getting in. Hold on. |
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-Hey, did they say anything? |
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No one's going in there. |
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-Get that truck up the hill! |
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Hey, Randy! |
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Come on, keep going, come on. |
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Hey, watch the hose! |
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Got the president of the university here! |
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Oh, my God in heaven. |
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Oh, my God. |
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Come on. |
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Let's go. |
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-Hey, get behind the ropes! |
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-lf l knew anything, l'd tell you! |
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Son, there is no |
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Bring another hose down here! |
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No, stay back. Stay up there! No! |
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-Let's go! |
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This our boys' plane? |
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lt's so terrible. |
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You didn't get my message? |
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Marshall University in West Virginia |
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...following the terrible tragedy of last |
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Seventy-five people died in the wreckage. |
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The football team, the coaches... |
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...and some prominent residents |
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These were beautiful young men... |
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...and it's just a tragedy |
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No one of us will ever |
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...without thoughts of them. |
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And so, our Lord, grant them |
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...which enables them |
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...to look upon us here |
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This is our faith, this is our hope. |
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Amen. |
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Those were not welcome days. |
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We buried sons... |
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...brothers... |
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...mothers... |
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...fathers... |
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...fiancés. |
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Clocks ticked, but time did not pass. |
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The sun rose and the sun set. |
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But the shadows remained. |
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When once there was sound... |
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...now there was silence. |
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What once was whole... |
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...now is shattered. |
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Have you mentioned this |
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A few. Most of them |
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l can understand that sentiment. |
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lt doesn't make sense to rush |
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Our coaching staff, gone. |
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So many of our boosters, gone. |
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We'd have to start |
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My God, we don't have the resources |
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l know all the reasons |
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l'm just surprised to hear it |
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This town just didn't lose |
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We lost doctors, lawyers, |
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We lost fathers, sons, husbands. |
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How many kids lost a parent? |
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-Twenty-eight. |
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Be a weekly reminder of what we've lost. |
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And l just don't see how that would |
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Somebody's going to |
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All your scholarships will still be honored. |
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Boys, it's very important that |
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...and figure out the |
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And you think the proper course of action |
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l didn't say we were going to end the |
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Look, under the best of circumstances, |
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...and, well, these are not |
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The NCAA will not let freshmen play... |
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...and they are the only players |
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When we do bring the program back, we |
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lf. That's what you mean, right? |
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lf they bring the program back? |
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This ain't right, Dr. Dedmon. |
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l understand your position, son. |
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l will personally pass on your concerns to |
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Why can't l pass on |
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Well, unfortunately, board of governors' |
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...closed-door. |
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Come on! |
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Everybody up! Let's go. Come on. |
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Reggie, put down the stick. Come on. |
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l need y'all to listen. |
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Now, as of 1 5 minutes ago, |
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lf you gonna be Marshall, |
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Earn your stripes. |
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Now, l want the two of you |
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...and get every cheerleader and every girl |
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...and get them here at 5:00. The two |
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...and find every cat in them frat houses |
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Go, now, go! |
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l need you on this one, Reggie. |
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l need you, man. |
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Find every person y'all met |
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...and l need them here at 5:00. |
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All right? Come on! Now! Come on! |
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-Five o'clock! |
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-Yeah. |
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Hey, l heard that some |
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-Wavering? |
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No, no, no. What you mean? What you |
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They don't feel it's the right thing to do |
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lt's the only thing to do, Tom. |
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This about our teammates, man. |
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Now, l need to know |
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No one, man. |
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Five o'clock. All right? |
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-Yeah. |
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-You all right? |
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l was just having some thoughts. |
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-We gonna get this team back, man. |
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Okay, l think we all know |
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What l'd like to do first.... |
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Excuse me, young man. |
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l don't mean to interrupt, sir, but l think |
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lf you have anything to say, we'll set up |
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Oh, no, sir. l ain't got nothing to say. |
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But they do. |
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We are Marshall! We are Marshall! |
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We are Marshall! |
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We are Marshall! |
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We are Marshall! |
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We are Marshall! |
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We are Marshall! |
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We are Marshall! |
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We are Marshall! |
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We are Marshall! |
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We are Marshall! |
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We are Marshall! |
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We are Marshall! |
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We are Marshall! |
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We are Marshall! |
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We are Marshall! |
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We are Marshall! |
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We are Marshall! |
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Paul. |
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We are Marshall! |
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We are Marshall! |
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lt's the right thing to do, sir. |
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Son, we do not have a team. |
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We don't even have a damn |
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Frankly, son, l wouldn't know |
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Well, you can start with a coach, sir. |
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We are Marshall! We are Marshall! |
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We are Marshall! We are Marshall! |
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We are Marshall! We are Marshall! |
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We are Marshall! |
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Hey, Mr. Boone. |
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Annie, honey, come here. |
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You don't have to come back |
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Take some time for yourself. |
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One thing l don't need |
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l just want things to get back to normal. |
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Hi, Mr. Griffen. |
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lt's good to see you. |
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l've been coming here every day |
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l think you should have this back. |
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Chris gave it to you. |
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Yeah, he did. |
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But you gave it to your wife first. |
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And then you passed it down to him... |
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...so l'm passing it back up to you. |
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lt should stay in your family. |
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What family? |
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Annie... |
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...you keep it. |
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Wear it. And every morning |
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-Don. |
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What are you working on there? |
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Well, l been promising Carole |
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No time like the present, l guess. |
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Red, l've got an offer for you. |
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l was afraid you might. |
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Mrs. Dawson, if it had been me... |
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...l don't even know how l'd make it out |
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Let him build a hundred sheds. |
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Hello, this is President Donald Dedmon. |
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We've decided to go ahead |
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...and your name was the first |
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...for the head coaching position. |
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Well, no, l completely |
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You were the first one |
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No. No, we decided |
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Yes, it wasn't an easy decision. |
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No, that's totally understandable. l.... |
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Well, thank you very much for... |
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...well, taking the time |
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As l've been told, |
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Yes, thank you. |
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No, l understand. |
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No, l.... |
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Please, it's.... |
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Hey, honey? |
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You ever been to Huntington before? |
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Mouth closed, Peter. Thank you. |
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West Virginia? |
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No. |
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Why? |
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Just curious. |
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-Hey, Peter. |
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Been quieter than l would've |
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Ernie Salvatore called from the Herald. |
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Says he wants to talk |
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Oh, and there was another call. |
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A Jack Lengyel called |
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Says he may be interested |
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Wooster. |
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Where in the world is Wooster? |
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Does it really matter? |
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Okay, now, let's show Dr. Dedmon |
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Run hard, knees high. Play till |
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On three, 17-Razor. |
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There he goes. There he goes. |
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-You see that? Oh, yeah. |
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Hey, 32, are you all right? |
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Now, you see that? Point is, |
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...if you had a fullback blocking for him. |
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And that is why l'm a fan |
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Well, l'm sorry, l'm afraid l haven't the |
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Oh, you don't? |
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-You're welcome. |
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...is just your basic offensive scheme. |
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Now, frankly, Jack, l don't care to know. |
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Actually, l'm confident that l'm better off |
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Well, Dr. Dedmon, on that, |
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Thank you. |
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Jack, there is one thing l need to know... |
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...and please excuse me if l seem blunt. |
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You are the first person l've interviewed |
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And, well, since you called us... |
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...l have to ask what your angle is, Jack. |
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You've got a great setup here. |
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Why do you want this job? |
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Who in their right mind |
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Son, don't put that in your mouth. |
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-lt's not an outrageous question, l think. |
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He's gonna put it in his pants? |
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-Son, don't put that in your pant-- Sandy! |
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l'm sorry, excuse me. |
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Well, l was just wondering if you had |
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...before you asked me to drive 200 miles |
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A little bit, yeah. |
| 00:36:38 |
Little bit. |
| 00:36:45 |
Well, all right, then. |
| 00:36:47 |
l have a long ride home... |
| 00:36:50 |
...and l should be getting on with it. |
| 00:36:53 |
You thank your wife for the lovely dinner. |
| 00:36:56 |
-Are you sure? Okay. |
| 00:36:58 |
Thank you. |
| 00:37:03 |
Say, Don? |
| 00:37:08 |
You wanna know why |
| 00:37:10 |
Frankly, l do. |
| 00:37:13 |
-lt's not gonna be complicated. |
| 00:37:17 |
l just need honest. |
| 00:37:33 |
When l heard about |
| 00:37:39 |
...the only thing l could think about |
| 00:37:46 |
l thought about how much |
| 00:37:51 |
...and about how bad it would hurt if.... |
| 00:37:55 |
Well, if l was to lose them. |
| 00:38:00 |
Then l thought about a team... |
| 00:38:06 |
...and a school... |
| 00:38:09 |
...and a town... |
| 00:38:12 |
...that's gotta be hurting real bad. |
| 00:38:17 |
And l thought, hell... |
| 00:38:20 |
...maybe l can help. |
| 00:38:27 |
So l called you. |
| 00:38:34 |
Yeah. |
| 00:38:37 |
l guess that's the only real ''why'' l got. |
| 00:38:42 |
Touchdown. |
| 00:38:49 |
Ladies and gentlemen... |
| 00:38:51 |
...please welcome the new head coach |
| 00:38:56 |
...Jack Lengyel. |
| 00:39:05 |
Hi there. |
| 00:39:16 |
Thank you. |
| 00:39:22 |
l am honored to be the new head |
| 00:39:29 |
Also would like to say a big thank you |
| 00:39:35 |
We drove in from Wooster last night. |
| 00:39:39 |
Electricity worked, |
| 00:39:43 |
There was a six-pack of beer in the fridge |
| 00:39:47 |
Four for four. |
| 00:39:53 |
Any questions? |
| 00:39:56 |
-Coach? |
| 00:39:58 |
Ernie Salvatore, Herald-Dispatch. |
| 00:40:00 |
Now, realistically, coach, |
| 00:40:05 |
Well, l can tell you this... |
| 00:40:08 |
...if it's a miracle you're looking for... |
| 00:40:11 |
...well, you should keep looking, because |
| 00:40:15 |
...and l'm gonna end up out of a job. |
| 00:40:17 |
Follow-up, coach. Follow-up. |
| 00:40:21 |
What would you say to |
| 00:40:24 |
...who feel that putting the team back |
| 00:40:36 |
l am a football coach. |
| 00:40:38 |
That is what l do |
| 00:40:44 |
l guess that's it. |
| 00:40:45 |
l have no idea. |
| 00:40:48 |
How many clichés...? |
| 00:40:49 |
Are there any other questions? |
| 00:40:52 |
This guy won't make it. |
| 00:40:56 |
So this is my varsity team, huh? |
| 00:41:00 |
There was four of us... |
| 00:41:04 |
...but one of us ain't here, |
| 00:41:08 |
Okay. |
| 00:41:11 |
l'm Coach Jack Lengyel, guys. |
| 00:41:14 |
Normally, l'm bad with names, |
| 00:41:16 |
...l may actually be able |
| 00:41:20 |
Nate, is it? |
| 00:41:22 |
Okay, now, hold on |
| 00:41:25 |
As in Nate the Great. |
| 00:41:28 |
Date, late, escape. Wait. Nate. |
| 00:41:30 |
McDrake. |
| 00:41:32 |
l got it. Locked. |
| 00:41:37 |
See, that's a little word-association trick |
| 00:41:41 |
l read about it in Redbook. |
| 00:41:45 |
Well, we're in this together now, boys. |
| 00:41:49 |
l'm not going anywhere, |
| 00:41:52 |
Already got one name down. |
| 00:41:55 |
Soon as the wife gets things |
| 00:41:57 |
...y'all are coming over for supper, |
| 00:42:03 |
We are Marshall. |
| 00:42:07 |
lt's a new day, men. |
| 00:42:11 |
l like those boys, Don. l do. l do. |
| 00:42:14 |
The thing is, l'm gonna need |
| 00:42:17 |
Oh, that l can't help you with, l'm afraid. |
| 00:42:20 |
Well, actually, you can, Don. |
| 00:42:23 |
You see, l need you to petition |
| 00:42:28 |
Ask them to make an exception. |
| 00:42:33 |
Now, it's the only chance we have |
| 00:42:36 |
...much less put a full football team |
| 00:42:39 |
l mean, we are way behind here. |
| 00:42:42 |
Well, you know the NCAA |
| 00:42:46 |
They're rigid as a board. |
| 00:42:51 |
Usually true. |
| 00:42:53 |
Yeah. |
| 00:42:56 |
Hey, you know, my son, he crapped |
| 00:43:01 |
All right, now, my wife is out shopping, |
| 00:43:05 |
She got home. l told her what happened. |
| 00:43:08 |
l said, ''l can't believe it either. |
| 00:43:11 |
...he shouldn't be doing that shit.'' |
| 00:43:13 |
You know what she says to me? |
| 00:43:17 |
l can't believe you finally |
| 00:43:22 |
What are you talking about? |
| 00:43:25 |
There's a first time for everything. |
| 00:43:31 |
Hey, l know you. |
| 00:43:32 |
ln the middle. Yes, l do. |
| 00:43:35 |
Ask me your name. Go ahead, |
| 00:43:40 |
-What's my name? |
| 00:43:43 |
Team co-captain. Eleven interceptions |
| 00:43:49 |
Redbook. |
| 00:43:52 |
Stuff really works. |
| 00:43:53 |
Hey, we can do this, doc. |
| 00:44:02 |
What are those, 1-by-5s? |
| 00:44:06 |
One-by-sixes. |
| 00:44:09 |
They don't look that wide from down here. |
| 00:44:15 |
-Saw you guys play once. |
| 00:44:19 |
lt was the Ashland game. |
| 00:44:22 |
Well, that'd be a no, then. |
| 00:44:24 |
Well, you guys looked pretty good |
| 00:44:29 |
Probably should've gone to the nickel. |
| 00:44:33 |
You know, you're probably right. |
| 00:44:35 |
You know, l appreciate you |
| 00:44:38 |
...but they already came out here to ask me |
| 00:44:44 |
-...coming back, so.... |
| 00:44:49 |
Just thought l could make you |
| 00:44:53 |
You know, they asked you |
| 00:44:57 |
l want you to be the assistant coach. |
| 00:45:01 |
l think that's a demotion, Jack. |
| 00:45:03 |
Well, maybe. |
| 00:45:05 |
Maybe not. |
| 00:45:07 |
l mean, it's the same duties, |
| 00:45:12 |
Same hours. Less responsibility. |
| 00:45:15 |
Same team, less pressure. |
| 00:45:19 |
l tell you, Red, you know, |
| 00:45:24 |
And l could use some recruiting help |
| 00:45:35 |
You know, Carole and l |
| 00:45:39 |
...spring of '69. |
| 00:45:44 |
They had hired me as a receivers coach... |
| 00:45:46 |
...but when l got here, they told me |
| 00:45:51 |
That first year l went out |
| 00:45:56 |
Went to 20 homes. |
| 00:46:02 |
And l promised 20 mothers |
| 00:46:07 |
lt'd have been the class of '73. |
| 00:46:14 |
There's not one of them left. |
| 00:46:20 |
So let me ask you, Jack: |
| 00:46:24 |
How am l supposed to look a mother in the |
| 00:46:35 |
l don't know, Red. |
| 00:46:45 |
l just don't think l could |
| 00:47:00 |
ls that the Ohio Valley Coal line? |
| 00:47:04 |
The same one that went off the tracks |
| 00:47:07 |
Yep. That's the one. |
| 00:47:11 |
Back on track. |
| 00:47:18 |
Well, listen, |
| 00:47:22 |
...door's always open. |
| 00:47:25 |
Nice meeting you. |
| 00:47:27 |
l'll keep that defensive-nickel |
| 00:47:31 |
...for my fourth quarters in the future. |
| 00:47:37 |
One-by-six, huh? |
| 00:47:39 |
Yup. |
| 00:47:40 |
Same coverage, less boards. |
| 00:47:48 |
Hey, Tom. |
| 00:47:52 |
Guess we got us a coach, huh? |
| 00:48:03 |
Hey, look. |
| 00:48:06 |
When they first roomed us together |
| 00:48:11 |
You know? But we stuck it out, |
| 00:48:17 |
l mean, remember freshman two-a-days? |
| 00:48:19 |
l'm puking my guts out and |
| 00:48:25 |
Now, you never gave up on us |
| 00:48:27 |
...and l'm not gonna give up on you now. |
| 00:48:34 |
Tom, man. |
| 00:48:36 |
lt's our team. Now, they left this to us. |
| 00:48:43 |
l need you with me, Tom. |
| 00:48:45 |
l should've been with them, Nate. |
| 00:48:48 |
-Look, Tom, l understand, and l feel-- |
| 00:48:54 |
What you talking about? |
| 00:48:59 |
l overslept. |
| 00:49:02 |
That's why l wasn't on the plane, Nate. |
| 00:49:05 |
l wasn't hurt or sick. |
| 00:49:08 |
l should have been with them! |
| 00:49:12 |
l'm sorry. l just can't play football |
| 00:49:19 |
l can't do it, you understand that, right? |
| 00:49:25 |
l'm sorry. |
| 00:49:27 |
Tom. |
| 00:49:46 |
Thought you might like some dessert. |
| 00:49:50 |
Thank you, Annie. |
| 00:49:53 |
l'm gonna get you some silverware. |
| 00:50:57 |
Yup. |
| 00:51:00 |
Game day. |
| 00:51:07 |
Yup. |
| 00:51:18 |
So l'll give you one year. |
| 00:51:26 |
Well, if that's all the time we've got, |
| 00:51:42 |
Coach Mickey Jackson. |
| 00:51:46 |
Coach McNally. |
| 00:51:52 |
Coach Riley. |
| 00:51:56 |
First line: NCAA, address-- |
| 00:52:02 |
lt's somewhere in Kansas City. |
| 00:52:04 |
Salutation: To whom it may concern. |
| 00:52:09 |
As l am sure you are aware, we.... |
| 00:52:13 |
l'm gonna take a road trip |
| 00:52:16 |
...and go get this Shaw kid |
| 00:52:20 |
l'm gonna take a shot at Gibbs. |
| 00:52:22 |
Go get us a quarterback, coach. |
| 00:52:39 |
-Jake. Red Dawson. |
| 00:52:50 |
l know coaches from quite a few schools |
| 00:52:53 |
...about your son playing football for them. |
| 00:52:58 |
Ain't no way he's made up his mind yet. |
| 00:53:00 |
Wait, there he is, right there. |
| 00:53:14 |
Oh, what's the good word, coach? |
| 00:53:19 |
No? Shit. |
| 00:53:23 |
Truman Andrews. Here we come. |
| 00:53:50 |
Shit. |
| 00:53:53 |
Luann? |
| 00:53:59 |
Sir? |
| 00:54:00 |
Has the NCAA returned |
| 00:54:03 |
No. |
| 00:54:07 |
Six, seven, eight, nine, 10, |
| 00:54:10 |
Kids that we wanted who are now |
| 00:54:15 |
Bob Lambert. West Virginia. |
| 00:54:18 |
Shit. |
| 00:54:19 |
Twelve. West Virginia. |
| 00:54:21 |
Red, we gotta broaden our |
| 00:54:24 |
We gotta get creative about... |
| 00:54:28 |
...who we're going after, |
| 00:54:31 |
...and how we're going after them. |
| 00:54:36 |
Good morning, Red. |
| 00:54:39 |
Well, how are we doing? |
| 00:54:42 |
West Virginia will be |
| 00:54:44 |
Yeah, very. |
| 00:54:47 |
Well, Jack, l haven't heard anything |
| 00:54:54 |
And l think l've done everything l can. |
| 00:54:56 |
Maybe we need more time. |
| 00:55:01 |
Time's the only thing |
| 00:55:04 |
l mean, hell, it's already April. |
| 00:55:14 |
Let me ask you a question. |
| 00:55:17 |
Yes, l am. 25 years in May. |
| 00:55:19 |
Twenty-five years. l am willing to bet... |
| 00:55:23 |
...that you didn't propose over the phone. |
| 00:55:29 |
No, l didn't. |
| 00:55:31 |
Okay. And l know damn well |
| 00:55:39 |
-Jack? |
| 00:55:41 |
-No, Jack. l know.... |
| 00:55:45 |
You can do it. |
| 00:55:48 |
You're an outlaw. Pioneer. |
| 00:55:51 |
Gunslinger. |
| 00:55:56 |
You.... |
| 00:55:59 |
You. |
| 00:56:01 |
There's a first time for everything, Don. |
| 00:56:06 |
lf we're gonna survive, this has |
| 00:56:09 |
And you're the only man that can do it. |
| 00:56:22 |
Excuse me, sir? Excuse me, |
| 00:56:29 |
...but my name is Don Dedmon, |
| 00:56:33 |
May l speak with you |
| 00:56:37 |
What are you doing in Kansas City, Don? |
| 00:56:40 |
My town, my school, we're hurting. |
| 00:56:45 |
We want to play football, |
| 00:56:54 |
Please. |
| 00:57:16 |
Guess who's going to change our diaper. |
| 00:57:21 |
Yeah! |
| 00:57:24 |
Get him! |
| 00:57:26 |
Need a little help here, Red. |
| 00:57:29 |
He's all wet. |
| 00:57:32 |
Approved. |
| 00:57:34 |
''You will be allowed to play freshmen |
| 00:57:38 |
-What's that right there? What's that? |
| 00:57:41 |
That is signed by the president right there. |
| 00:57:44 |
Doc, we're gonna get us a football team. |
| 00:57:48 |
And that is why we are offering |
| 00:57:51 |
...that no other school in the country can. |
| 00:57:53 |
lmmediate and substantial playing time |
| 00:58:14 |
Time! l like the kid |
| 00:58:17 |
This is the one l wanna talk to, right here. |
| 00:58:25 |
Ball, ball, ball! |
| 00:58:32 |
-That was a hell of a hit. |
| 00:58:34 |
-Coach Dawson, from the football club. |
| 00:58:36 |
-Ever play any football? None at all? |
| 00:58:39 |
-No Pop Warner, no high school? |
| 00:58:46 |
Groovy. Come on, man. |
| 00:58:49 |
Hey, let me rap to you. |
| 00:58:59 |
Hey, how you doing? |
| 00:59:03 |
Hey. What's up, man? |
| 00:59:20 |
Strong finish. |
| 00:59:25 |
Good-looking board. |
| 00:59:32 |
Marshall Thundering Herd all-freshmen |
| 00:59:38 |
...handing the ball off |
| 00:59:43 |
He runs to the inside, |
| 00:59:46 |
Terry Gardner catches it, |
| 00:59:49 |
...who's going downfield to |
| 01:00:19 |
l've never been. |
| 01:00:21 |
-Crazy. ln four years? |
| 01:00:22 |
-The bonfire. |
| 01:00:24 |
-Everyone's been to the bonfire. |
| 01:00:26 |
-Do you eat marshmallows? |
| 01:00:29 |
-You've gotta come to the bonfire. |
| 01:00:33 |
-Ask her to come. |
| 01:00:40 |
-Here you go. |
| 01:00:43 |
-Can we have some silverware? |
| 01:00:52 |
-Some guys have all the luck. |
| 01:00:55 |
Your fiancé. He's a lucky guy. |
| 01:00:59 |
-Can you drive? Yeah. |
| 01:01:12 |
Keith? lt's your turn |
| 01:01:16 |
He's not here, Mom. |
| 01:01:18 |
-Where is he? |
| 01:01:22 |
Okay, guys. First things first. |
| 01:01:24 |
Feel a connection to the guy next to you. |
| 01:01:27 |
Hand on a knee, hook an arm, |
| 01:01:30 |
Come on, Herd. |
| 01:01:32 |
Look around, because these |
| 01:01:35 |
They're made up of three |
| 01:01:38 |
Randy Linden, George Olson, Nate Ruffin. |
| 01:01:42 |
Fifteen freshmen turning sophomores. |
| 01:01:46 |
And the rest of you, true freshmen... |
| 01:01:49 |
...very first time in college football |
| 01:01:52 |
Are you gonna play too, Tom? |
| 01:01:56 |
Remember, this is a game called football, |
| 01:02:12 |
We are going to be running |
| 01:02:14 |
...which obviously starts |
| 01:02:16 |
-Red, what are my choices? |
| 01:02:19 |
Solid athlete. Solid arm. Solid kid. |
| 01:02:22 |
Okay. |
| 01:02:25 |
Who else? |
| 01:02:26 |
-Jack, that's it. |
| 01:02:31 |
That's it, coach. |
| 01:02:32 |
All right, guys. |
| 01:02:35 |
Now, we need options here. |
| 01:02:39 |
We need legs, hands and a decent arm. |
| 01:02:43 |
That's Reggie Oliver. |
| 01:02:47 |
Bear Bryant called me personally, |
| 01:02:50 |
-You wanna try him out at QB? |
| 01:02:54 |
-Let's push them to the limit, men, huh? |
| 01:03:03 |
Come on, hit it, now! |
| 01:03:07 |
Check! |
| 01:03:17 |
Not good, coach. |
| 01:03:33 |
James, James. Get over here. |
| 01:03:37 |
That's supposed to be a post route. |
| 01:03:39 |
-Post? |
| 01:03:41 |
You do know the difference between a |
| 01:03:44 |
No, coach. |
| 01:03:45 |
All right, all right. |
| 01:03:49 |
That's why they call it a post route. Post. |
| 01:03:53 |
Cut 10 yards, to the post. |
| 01:03:55 |
See the big pylon down |
| 01:03:57 |
That's what we call a flag, all right? |
| 01:03:59 |
So when you're running the flag route... |
| 01:04:01 |
...10 yards to the corner of the end zone, |
| 01:04:04 |
-All right? All right. |
| 01:04:06 |
Do it again. |
| 01:04:18 |
Come on! Let's go! |
| 01:04:21 |
Nice speed, Booth! Nice speed! |
| 01:04:26 |
Nice speed. Shalhoop. Hey. |
| 01:04:28 |
-What are you doing? |
| 01:04:31 |
But after you kick it, son, |
| 01:04:41 |
Good job, George. Good job, George. |
| 01:04:44 |
-What's your name, 51 ? |
| 01:04:46 |
Creole. This Redbook's |
| 01:04:48 |
Urbanek, l need names. Last names on |
| 01:04:52 |
Now, Creole, the man outweighs you |
| 01:04:56 |
When you're hitting him up high... |
| 01:04:58 |
...he'll beat you and you'll be |
| 01:05:01 |
You gotta come in here, |
| 01:05:04 |
Get him in the legs, okay? That's how |
| 01:05:07 |
-Stay low on him. Low, man. |
| 01:05:10 |
Good question. George says, |
| 01:05:13 |
Five-one comes low. |
| 01:05:16 |
Like that. You see that? |
| 01:05:29 |
-Give me second team, McNally. |
| 01:05:33 |
Shit. Okay, yeah, we do |
| 01:05:37 |
Lengyel, McNally, Dawson... |
| 01:05:40 |
...line up here. |
| 01:05:42 |
-Coach, you don't have any pads on. |
| 01:05:47 |
Quarterback's still standing. |
| 01:05:49 |
Big on big. |
| 01:05:51 |
We can save a young man's life. |
| 01:06:01 |
We got a huge problem |
| 01:06:05 |
l don't think it's because |
| 01:06:08 |
No. No. |
| 01:06:11 |
Men. Power l. You know l'm a fan |
| 01:06:15 |
l have learned in the last two weeks |
| 01:06:18 |
So as of right now, the Power l |
| 01:06:22 |
...along with every flea-flicker, |
| 01:06:27 |
...and every other trick play |
| 01:06:30 |
Get rid of it. |
| 01:06:34 |
So put our heads together here. |
| 01:06:37 |
What is the simplest offense... |
| 01:06:41 |
...that you have ever run |
| 01:06:44 |
Any idea's a good idea. No right or wrong |
| 01:06:49 |
Well, there's always the Veer. |
| 01:06:50 |
The Veer. That's interesting. |
| 01:06:55 |
Well, the Veer's an option offense. |
| 01:06:59 |
Takes the focus off any one man. |
| 01:07:01 |
lt's designed for teams that don't |
| 01:07:04 |
Now, that is us in a nutshell. |
| 01:07:08 |
Bill Yeoman came up with it |
| 01:07:10 |
...but other than West Virginia, |
| 01:07:16 |
-West Virginia runs the Veer? |
| 01:07:24 |
Jack, that's crazy. We're rivals. |
| 01:07:28 |
You think they'll invite us to lunch |
| 01:07:31 |
They don't have to take us out to lunch. |
| 01:07:33 |
We'll pick some up on the way. |
| 01:07:36 |
Morgantown. The Veer. l like it. |
| 01:07:45 |
Eight-time Southern |
| 01:07:48 |
Jack? Jack, l gotta tell you, |
| 01:07:53 |
-Red! Good to see you again. |
| 01:07:56 |
-How are you? |
| 01:07:58 |
-And this must be? |
| 01:08:01 |
Jack. Bobby Bowden. |
| 01:08:03 |
lt's a pleasure to meet you. |
| 01:08:05 |
Bobby, thank you for taking |
| 01:08:07 |
-My pleasure, not a problem. |
| 01:08:10 |
Yes, sir. |
| 01:08:12 |
So l can't wait to hear. |
| 01:08:17 |
Well, the thing is... |
| 01:08:20 |
...coach... |
| 01:08:22 |
...we're thinking about adopting |
| 01:08:26 |
Now, l understand that to be |
| 01:08:29 |
We're just hoping that we could |
| 01:08:32 |
...you could give us a few pointers. |
| 01:08:41 |
-Pointers? |
| 01:08:43 |
Advice. Anything that you'd |
| 01:08:47 |
Well, we'd really appreciate it. You seem |
| 01:08:55 |
He's good. |
| 01:08:59 |
-You're the best at the Veer. |
| 01:09:01 |
l'm coming straight to the man. |
| 01:09:08 |
Reg, l got your burger. |
| 01:09:10 |
-Chili on the fries? |
| 01:09:13 |
Come on, Stretch. Gonna be a rough year |
| 01:09:28 |
What? |
| 01:10:10 |
Playbooks. Research. Game film. |
| 01:10:14 |
Need anything copied or dubbed, |
| 01:10:17 |
Coach, you serious? |
| 01:10:19 |
Sure. We don't play y'all this year, |
| 01:10:23 |
Just make sure you put everything back |
| 01:10:26 |
Deal. |
| 01:10:28 |
You grow them big down in Huntington, |
| 01:10:33 |
Oh, guys. You get hungry, |
| 01:10:37 |
Help yourselves. |
| 01:10:41 |
You hungry, Red? |
| 01:11:08 |
Let me see those things. |
| 01:11:14 |
l'm you. l'm you. |
| 01:11:19 |
Well, that's not dumb. |
| 01:11:22 |
Their quarterback's gotta |
| 01:11:25 |
...but he's gotta still be able to make |
| 01:11:39 |
Give me that ball! |
| 01:12:05 |
Oh, look at that hit. |
| 01:12:09 |
He gets the option to get the ball outside. |
| 01:12:12 |
Sorry. We're looking for coach. |
| 01:12:15 |
Not in here today, guys. |
| 01:12:16 |
Sorry, coach, we just came |
| 01:12:23 |
You told us to meet with you |
| 01:12:28 |
-Next one. |
| 01:12:37 |
Colors clash a bit, don't they? |
| 01:12:41 |
That's first class, coach. |
| 01:12:44 |
First class. |
| 01:12:46 |
You guys take all the time you need. |
| 01:13:12 |
Your offense, 12. |
| 01:13:17 |
Black-18! Set! Hut! |
| 01:13:22 |
Move! That's it! |
| 01:13:24 |
That's it, go! Move! Go! Move! |
| 01:13:32 |
Coach Red Dawson, looks a little something |
| 01:13:37 |
Little bit. Little bit. |
| 01:13:39 |
l like it. |
| 01:13:41 |
One more time. |
| 01:13:44 |
They don't look half-bad, coach. |
| 01:13:46 |
Don't look half-bad left or right, Ernie. |
| 01:13:49 |
l did. l was playing around |
| 01:13:51 |
You know the average age of a starter |
| 01:13:55 |
-No idea. Go! |
| 01:13:58 |
Now, you know the average age |
| 01:14:00 |
-No. |
| 01:14:05 |
That'd be us, Ernie. |
| 01:14:10 |
Oh, l like that. |
| 01:14:12 |
Hell, no. l'm already making T-shirts. |
| 01:14:16 |
What you think about this? |
| 01:14:18 |
''The Young Thundering Herd.'' |
| 01:14:22 |
l like it, George! |
| 01:14:31 |
We've practiced. |
| 01:14:38 |
We have a plan. |
| 01:14:43 |
And now it's game day. |
| 01:14:47 |
Nate Ruffin, |
| 01:14:50 |
Yes, sir, l am, coach! |
| 01:14:52 |
Well, why don't you take us |
| 01:14:56 |
Everybody up! Come in here! |
| 01:14:59 |
Now, 60 minutes! We play till the whistle |
| 01:15:04 |
-We are? |
| 01:15:06 |
-Now, let's take it to the field! |
| 01:15:13 |
And here they come, |
| 01:15:25 |
Jack! Jack! |
| 01:15:29 |
Game day. |
| 01:15:36 |
Welcome to Morehead, Kentucky, |
| 01:15:39 |
...take on the Thundering Herd of Marshall |
| 01:15:43 |
The Marshall Thundering Herd |
| 01:15:47 |
...but they are back in the saddle |
| 01:15:50 |
...and for the first time in NCAA history, |
| 01:15:54 |
And now, ladies and gentlemen, the |
| 01:16:04 |
-How you feeling? |
| 01:16:06 |
Feeling good. |
| 01:16:11 |
Go! Go! Go! Go! |
| 01:16:39 |
Oh, no. |
| 01:16:48 |
That's a clip! Where's the clip on that? |
| 01:17:06 |
lt's all right. lt's all right. |
| 01:17:11 |
They hit him low. All right? |
| 01:17:14 |
They hit him low. All right? |
| 01:17:18 |
l'm all right. l'm all right. |
| 01:17:21 |
We hope he didn't re-injure his shoulder... |
| 01:17:23 |
...but I could hear the hit |
| 01:17:26 |
Number 25, Nate Ruffin, |
| 01:17:31 |
--could not stop the return man. |
| 01:17:33 |
And now, with the extra point, |
| 01:17:36 |
The Marshall faithful |
| 01:17:41 |
Oliver! Oliver! Strong right! |
| 01:17:45 |
Switch! Switch! |
| 01:17:49 |
Forty! Set! Hike! |
| 01:18:01 |
Damn it. |
| 01:18:04 |
That's a shame. |
| 01:18:11 |
Gotta look him off. |
| 01:18:13 |
And you don't have to throw it. |
| 01:18:16 |
Hut! |
| 01:18:22 |
-Ball! Ball! |
| 01:18:29 |
That ain't a pitch, |
| 01:18:32 |
-lf l make the pitch, catch the ball. |
| 01:18:35 |
We gotta shake it up here. |
| 01:18:55 |
That's a hard hit on number 29. Twenty-nine |
| 01:18:59 |
I don't see number 29 on my roster here. |
| 01:19:02 |
There's just so many new faces on this |
| 01:19:06 |
Can you shake it off or not? |
| 01:19:09 |
Dawson! Dawson! |
| 01:19:14 |
What do you think? |
| 01:19:17 |
We don't get any points on the board, |
| 01:19:20 |
All right, we need our three. |
| 01:19:23 |
Send the kicking team in. Let's go. |
| 01:19:26 |
Yeah. Send them in. |
| 01:19:42 |
Dawson. Send them in! |
| 01:19:48 |
Call it in, Red! |
| 01:19:51 |
Call it in! |
| 01:19:56 |
Send them in! |
| 01:20:00 |
Kick it! Kick it! |
| 01:20:03 |
Field-goal unit! Let's go! |
| 01:20:14 |
Let's go! |
| 01:20:35 |
These kids do have plenty of heart, |
| 01:20:39 |
...to compete at this level. |
| 01:20:42 |
...next week's first home game against |
| 01:20:46 |
The Xavier game will be the first |
| 01:20:50 |
...that killed 75 players and fans. |
| 01:20:53 |
After this painful loss, |
| 01:20:57 |
...if they've done the right thing. |
| 01:21:17 |
Pick it up. |
| 01:21:20 |
Pick what up? |
| 01:21:21 |
lt ain't your jersey, it's Joe Hood's jersey. |
| 01:21:24 |
-Who's Joe Hood? |
| 01:21:26 |
l'm not gonna ask you again. |
| 01:21:30 |
Look, man, l came here to play ball, and l'm |
| 01:21:36 |
...but l'm the one playing |
| 01:21:41 |
That's my jersey. |
| 01:21:46 |
Hey, break it up! Break it up! |
| 01:21:54 |
Well, Meckstroth's ankle's just a sprain, |
| 01:22:00 |
And Meadows' hamstring, it's okay too. |
| 01:22:03 |
What about Ruffin's shoulder? |
| 01:22:06 |
Well, it ain't good. |
| 01:22:12 |
Well, he's not gonna like that. |
| 01:22:14 |
Well, he ain't gonna like trying |
| 01:22:17 |
...and that's what he's looking at |
| 01:22:20 |
Okay, well, let's see what he can do |
| 01:22:25 |
Split right, 434-Z-Slant. |
| 01:22:28 |
Trust it. Make the play. Go. |
| 01:22:30 |
Here he comes, D! |
| 01:22:36 |
Forty-two! Set, hut! |
| 01:22:48 |
What's your problem? |
| 01:22:57 |
Make them commit. |
| 01:23:05 |
Set, hut! |
| 01:23:15 |
Hey! Break it up! Break it up now! |
| 01:23:20 |
l can't take that! |
| 01:23:22 |
Get back there! |
| 01:23:28 |
Get back in the huddle! |
| 01:23:38 |
All right, let's go. |
| 01:23:46 |
Fourteen! Set, hut! |
| 01:23:54 |
That's it. Walsh, did you see that? |
| 01:24:03 |
Ruffin! |
| 01:24:06 |
Ruffin! What the hell |
| 01:24:09 |
Just playing till the whistle blew, coach. |
| 01:24:11 |
Bullshit! |
| 01:24:13 |
You think you're the only one |
| 01:24:16 |
You think you're the only one |
| 01:24:53 |
Ruffin, get up. Get up, Ruffin. |
| 01:24:57 |
Go water down. |
| 01:24:59 |
-Oliver, you okay? |
| 01:25:04 |
Where are you going? |
| 01:25:08 |
What the hell are we |
| 01:25:11 |
We're trying to run a Veer. |
| 01:25:14 |
Really? |
| 01:25:17 |
Feels a lot more |
| 01:25:20 |
l mean, it feels like we're just |
| 01:25:24 |
l mean, we're not actually helping them. |
| 01:25:27 |
We're bringing the worst out in them. |
| 01:25:32 |
And for what? |
| 01:25:34 |
So that we can collect pity applause |
| 01:25:42 |
You didn't know Rick Tolley. |
| 01:25:44 |
l did. |
| 01:25:46 |
And on the day that he died, he said... |
| 01:25:50 |
...the only thing that they judge us on, |
| 01:25:55 |
Nothing else matters. |
| 01:25:57 |
So, what do we do? |
| 01:26:00 |
We put together a team |
| 01:26:05 |
Not this week, not this season. |
| 01:26:12 |
We're not honoring them, Jack. |
| 01:26:17 |
We're disgracing them. |
| 01:26:25 |
l'm done. |
| 01:26:38 |
Don't bench me, coach. |
| 01:26:44 |
-Jesus, Nate, have you even slept? |
| 01:26:48 |
Not before our first home game. |
| 01:26:51 |
Now, look, Nate, your shoulder |
| 01:26:55 |
The rest is gonna do it some good. |
| 01:26:57 |
No. No, it ain't. |
| 01:27:00 |
Nate, l'm not questioning your courage |
| 01:27:04 |
-My shoulder's fine. |
| 01:27:07 |
lt's ready to take the field? |
| 01:27:10 |
-My shoulder's fine. |
| 01:27:11 |
-My shoulder's fine. Yeah. |
| 01:27:13 |
-Can it take hits like that? |
| 01:27:16 |
Gonna be a lot harder than that. |
| 01:27:17 |
My shoulder's fine. |
| 01:27:30 |
Talk to me. |
| 01:27:32 |
Oh, coach. |
| 01:27:38 |
That was my team. |
| 01:27:46 |
They left it in my hands. |
| 01:27:53 |
Oh, Nate. |
| 01:27:57 |
No. |
| 01:27:59 |
They just left. |
| 01:28:03 |
Then why? |
| 01:28:09 |
Why, coach? |
| 01:28:13 |
Why? |
| 01:28:18 |
l don't know. |
| 01:28:55 |
The board voted you out this morning. |
| 01:28:58 |
What? May l ask why? |
| 01:29:01 |
Come on, Don. |
| 01:29:07 |
You said it yourself after Roland resigned. |
| 01:29:09 |
You were just a Band-Aid, remember? |
| 01:29:13 |
ls this about the football program, Paul? |
| 01:29:17 |
The crash just cut too damn deep, Don. |
| 01:29:20 |
lt's not just the team that's bleeding. |
| 01:29:24 |
lt's the entire town. |
| 01:29:26 |
Do you have any idea |
| 01:29:28 |
She can't read the paper. |
| 01:29:31 |
She can't even go to work |
| 01:29:35 |
...which reminds her of the crash, |
| 01:29:43 |
Paul. |
| 01:29:45 |
This isn't about football, is it? |
| 01:29:48 |
And this isn't about Annie. |
| 01:29:54 |
This is about the loss of your son. |
| 01:29:58 |
But until you find the strength |
| 01:30:02 |
...nothing's going to get any better. |
| 01:30:05 |
No matter how many presidents |
| 01:30:30 |
Just about closed. Sorry. |
| 01:30:34 |
My wife tells me you've got |
| 01:30:40 |
Depends on the apple. |
| 01:30:43 |
Well, do you mind if l try? |
| 01:30:48 |
Hey, Annie. |
| 01:30:58 |
-Annie Cantrell? |
| 01:31:02 |
-Thank you. |
| 01:31:14 |
Mr. Griffen? |
| 01:31:17 |
l don't believe we've been |
| 01:31:20 |
l'm Jack Lengyel. |
| 01:31:25 |
Thank you. |
| 01:31:33 |
l understand Don Dedmon |
| 01:31:37 |
He's well-qualified, he'll find a place. |
| 01:31:44 |
You know, if you have a problem |
| 01:31:49 |
...blame me, not him. l'm the coach here. |
| 01:31:52 |
And what happens out there |
| 01:31:55 |
You're not from here, |
| 01:31:58 |
...so l don't expect you |
| 01:32:02 |
This is not about what happened |
| 01:32:05 |
This is about what happened |
| 01:32:08 |
This is not a game. |
| 01:32:28 |
l'm real sorry about your son, |
| 01:32:34 |
He was a hell of a running back. |
| 01:32:37 |
Please don't talk about him |
| 01:32:41 |
l was proud of him, |
| 01:34:36 |
He was right, you know. |
| 01:34:42 |
-Who was right? |
| 01:34:46 |
Winning is everything |
| 01:34:50 |
l mean, l've said that |
| 01:34:53 |
...l've lost count. You know? |
| 01:34:57 |
And it doesn't matter in what sport, |
| 01:35:01 |
...any coach who's worth a darn |
| 01:35:06 |
Fact. |
| 01:35:11 |
And then l came here. |
| 01:35:16 |
For the first time in my life... |
| 01:35:17 |
...hell, maybe for the first time |
| 01:35:21 |
...suddenly, it's just not true anymore. |
| 01:35:26 |
At least not here, not now. No. |
| 01:35:32 |
You see... |
| 01:35:34 |
...Red, it doesn't matter if we win |
| 01:35:37 |
lt's not even about |
| 01:35:40 |
What matters is that we play the game. |
| 01:35:44 |
That we take the field, |
| 01:35:47 |
...and we keep this program alive. |
| 01:35:50 |
We play the game, Red, |
| 01:35:54 |
...not today, not tomorrow, |
| 01:35:57 |
...probably not next season either, |
| 01:36:02 |
...and suddenly we're gonna be like |
| 01:36:06 |
...where winning is everything |
| 01:36:13 |
And when that day comes... |
| 01:36:21 |
...well, that's when we'll honor them. |
| 01:36:29 |
We've got a team meeting |
| 01:36:33 |
Got a little field trip planned |
| 01:36:39 |
...and, well, we'd love |
| 01:36:45 |
We'd love to see you there. |
| 01:37:05 |
Seven on the goal line. Tough on.... |
| 01:37:08 |
Secondary C five through eight. |
| 01:37:10 |
D can prevent kicking game onside |
| 01:37:15 |
Game day. |
| 01:37:18 |
Yes, it is. |
| 01:37:26 |
l left your ticket on the kitchen counter. |
| 01:37:28 |
l would appreciate it if you could make it |
| 01:37:34 |
One time. l missed kickoff one time |
| 01:37:39 |
No, no, no, l won't. |
| 01:37:41 |
Because if l don't see you |
| 01:37:44 |
...l don't know, l get all out of whack, |
| 01:37:50 |
-l'll be there. |
| 01:37:57 |
How big a crowd do you think you'll get? |
| 01:37:59 |
-Well, after last week, l don't know. |
| 01:38:04 |
-Hey, buddy. |
| 01:38:05 |
l'll race you to the ''newpacer.'' |
| 01:38:09 |
-The what? |
| 01:38:13 |
-When, right now? |
| 01:38:15 |
l don't know. Maybe! |
| 01:38:19 |
Get him! Run! |
| 01:38:22 |
Hey, hey, hey-- |
| 01:38:27 |
Hey, coach! |
| 01:38:31 |
-Lengyel! |
| 01:38:40 |
-What day is it, son? |
| 01:38:43 |
-What day? |
| 01:38:44 |
Time to play until the whistle blows. |
| 01:38:48 |
-See you on the field. |
| 01:38:56 |
Hi, Mr. Griffen. |
| 01:39:00 |
Does nobody eat in this town anymore? |
| 01:39:03 |
Not today, anyway. |
| 01:39:07 |
You should go. |
| 01:39:08 |
Oh, no, my shift ends in a few hours. |
| 01:39:11 |
That's not what l meant. |
| 01:39:15 |
Come on. |
| 01:39:18 |
Let's take a walk. |
| 01:39:20 |
l don't think your customers will mind. |
| 01:39:24 |
Do you know l was baptized |
| 01:39:27 |
Swam in it all the time when l was a kid. |
| 01:39:31 |
When l was away at the war... |
| 01:39:34 |
...l'd fall asleep at night |
| 01:39:38 |
When my wife died, |
| 01:39:44 |
Whenever l see this river, |
| 01:39:50 |
This is my home, Annie. |
| 01:39:55 |
You were going to California |
| 01:39:59 |
-How long have you known? |
| 01:40:04 |
You should go, Annie. |
| 01:40:10 |
Things have changed now. |
| 01:40:13 |
l mean, l have responsibilities, |
| 01:40:18 |
And you. |
| 01:40:21 |
-You're all alone. l can't-- |
| 01:40:25 |
You've gotta go out there |
| 01:40:27 |
lf you don't leave now, you never will. |
| 01:40:32 |
You're all out of excuses, Annie. |
| 01:40:36 |
You can't stay for me |
| 01:40:39 |
Why not? |
| 01:40:40 |
Because when l tell your boss |
| 01:40:43 |
...he's gonna have to fire you. |
| 01:40:52 |
Grief is messy, Annie. |
| 01:40:55 |
Makes you do things you regret, |
| 01:40:59 |
l don't. l don't regret it. |
| 01:41:01 |
-l don't. |
| 01:41:06 |
Go, Annie. Go. |
| 01:41:56 |
For those of you who may not know... |
| 01:41:59 |
...this is the final resting place |
| 01:42:03 |
...of the 1970 Thundering Herd. |
| 01:42:07 |
The plane crash that took their lives |
| 01:42:13 |
...that their bodies were unable |
| 01:42:17 |
So they were buried here, together. |
| 01:42:22 |
Six players... |
| 01:42:25 |
...six teammates... |
| 01:42:27 |
...six sons of Marshall. |
| 01:42:32 |
This is our past, gentlemen. |
| 01:42:39 |
This is where we have been. |
| 01:42:42 |
This is who we are... |
| 01:42:45 |
...today. |
| 01:42:49 |
l wanna talk about our opponent |
| 01:42:53 |
They're bigger, faster, stronger, |
| 01:42:56 |
...and on paper, they're just better. |
| 01:42:59 |
And they know it, too. |
| 01:43:03 |
But l wanna tell you something |
| 01:43:07 |
They don't know your heart. |
| 01:43:12 |
l do. l've seen it. |
| 01:43:16 |
You have shown this coaching staff, |
| 01:43:20 |
You have shown yourselves |
| 01:43:28 |
Now, when you take that field today... |
| 01:43:32 |
...you've gotta lay |
| 01:43:35 |
From the soles of your feet, with every |
| 01:43:39 |
...lay it on the line |
| 01:43:42 |
And if you do that... |
| 01:43:46 |
...if you do that... |
| 01:43:51 |
...we cannot lose. |
| 01:43:53 |
We may be behind on the scoreboard |
| 01:43:56 |
...but if you play like that, |
| 01:44:01 |
Now, we came here today to remember... |
| 01:44:05 |
...six young men... |
| 01:44:08 |
...and 69 others... |
| 01:44:13 |
...who will not be on the field |
| 01:44:19 |
But they will be watching. |
| 01:44:25 |
And you can bet your ass... |
| 01:44:28 |
...that they'll be gritting their teeth |
| 01:44:32 |
You understand me? |
| 01:44:37 |
...from this moment on, |
| 01:44:41 |
...will be remembered. |
| 01:44:44 |
This is your opportunity |
| 01:44:49 |
...and grab glory. |
| 01:44:56 |
-We are-- |
| 01:44:58 |
-We are-- |
| 01:44:59 |
-We are-- |
| 01:45:01 |
The funerals end today. |
| 01:45:11 |
Marshall! Marshall! Marshall! |
| 01:45:20 |
Today, the Big Green is finally |
| 01:45:22 |
...in front of a capacity crowd |
| 01:45:29 |
Number 19, Jake Crawford, |
| 01:45:32 |
...fields the ball and takes off downfield. |
| 01:45:39 |
Crawford still untouched at the 30, the 35. |
| 01:45:43 |
He sure does. Just one man to beat. |
| 01:45:47 |
-It looks like Morehead State all over again. |
| 01:45:51 |
-They come with a huge hit. |
| 01:45:54 |
Nice looping! |
| 01:45:57 |
All right. All right, |
| 01:46:04 |
Good job, good job! |
| 01:46:08 |
Nice lick. Nice save. |
| 01:46:10 |
Sophomore Reggie Oliver |
| 01:46:12 |
...and leads the offense |
| 01:46:15 |
Set, hut! |
| 01:46:21 |
Hut! |
| 01:46:26 |
Punt! Punt. Punt team. |
| 01:46:33 |
Come on, cover it! |
| 01:46:36 |
Just the punter to beat. |
| 01:46:40 |
-The shoestring tackle by Bill Shalhoop! |
| 01:46:44 |
You kick it and you play defense. |
| 01:46:47 |
All right, let's go. Let's get a stop. |
| 01:46:51 |
Crawford gets a step on Ruffin. |
| 01:46:56 |
And makes another catch |
| 01:46:58 |
Boy, I'll tell you what, that hurt shoulder |
| 01:47:02 |
-That kid knows he can't go to his right. |
| 01:47:09 |
-Split six, cover one. Ready? Break! |
| 01:47:11 |
We've got a scoreless game, |
| 01:47:15 |
...but they're in a race against the clock |
| 01:47:19 |
Hut! |
| 01:47:22 |
-Right side! |
| 01:47:26 |
Ruffin with a giant hit. |
| 01:47:28 |
-Ball! Ball! Ball! |
| 01:47:30 |
Go, go, go! |
| 01:47:37 |
-Nice hit. Nice ball. |
| 01:47:40 |
-Can you get up, Nate? |
| 01:47:42 |
l'm sitting him the second half, |
| 01:47:44 |
-Let me tell him. Let me tell him. |
| 01:47:47 |
Mickey Jackson! |
| 01:47:52 |
Good. All right. |
| 01:47:54 |
There's enough time on the clock |
| 01:47:57 |
Need a 37-yard field goal. |
| 01:47:59 |
Marshall's kicking game was spotty at best |
| 01:48:02 |
Blake, come on! |
| 01:48:04 |
Let's see what Lengyel |
| 01:48:11 |
We're kicking it. |
| 01:48:14 |
This is an awfully long kick |
| 01:48:17 |
...a walk-on from Marshall's soccer team. |
| 01:48:37 |
The kick is good! |
| 01:48:41 |
Hey! |
| 01:48:42 |
-That's groovy, baby! |
| 01:48:44 |
I don't believe it. |
| 01:48:47 |
...has a 3-0 lead |
| 01:48:49 |
Hot damn, |
| 01:48:51 |
Good call. |
| 01:48:53 |
Stick around. |
| 01:48:55 |
...as Xavier is certainly |
| 01:49:02 |
-We are-- |
| 01:49:06 |
-We are-- |
| 01:49:13 |
Damn it, coach, l said l'm all right. |
| 01:49:20 |
Nate, you're sitting. |
| 01:49:29 |
You can't do that, coach. |
| 01:49:31 |
Nineteen's got six catches |
| 01:49:34 |
...and it's because he knows |
| 01:49:36 |
-We got two more quarters of football. |
| 01:49:41 |
But you've done enough. |
| 01:49:44 |
Coach, l've been going to my right |
| 01:49:48 |
You see what's going on out there? |
| 01:49:54 |
Nate, that's all because |
| 01:49:59 |
-We got two more quarters of football. |
| 01:50:05 |
You've done enough. |
| 01:50:29 |
Are we gonna be all right, coach? |
| 01:50:34 |
Yeah. We're gonna be all right. |
| 01:50:38 |
Yeah, we're gonna be all right. |
| 01:50:41 |
Thanks for joining us |
| 01:50:43 |
You know what's hard to fathom? |
| 01:50:47 |
...but Jack Lengyel |
| 01:50:50 |
...a team of freshmen, of transfer students, |
| 01:50:53 |
...a team of nobodies and no ones... |
| 01:50:56 |
...somehow are beating the Xavier Pirates |
| 01:51:00 |
Well, that is true, |
| 01:51:03 |
...speed, size and experience will prevail. |
| 01:51:09 |
Come on, Booth! |
| 01:51:18 |
That's the way to start the second half! |
| 01:51:20 |
This Young Thundering Herd looks like |
| 01:51:24 |
-44-X-Punch. Let's go. |
| 01:51:27 |
Nineteen, set, hut! |
| 01:51:32 |
-Big hit on Oliver... |
| 01:51:34 |
...who loses the ball. Xavier scoops it up. |
| 01:51:38 |
Let's go! |
| 01:51:39 |
He's on the 30... |
| 01:51:41 |
...the 20... |
| 01:51:43 |
...touchdown, Xavier! |
| 01:51:46 |
And just like that, |
| 01:51:49 |
lt's okay! Come on! |
| 01:51:52 |
-You're still the captain of this team. |
| 01:51:54 |
l'm gonna need you to be that captain |
| 01:51:57 |
Set, hut! |
| 01:51:59 |
-Yeah, baby, let's go! |
| 01:52:08 |
-Great call. |
| 01:52:12 |
Twenty-two! |
| 01:52:15 |
All right. Yeah. |
| 01:52:19 |
lt's your team now. |
| 01:52:22 |
Set, hut! |
| 01:52:27 |
Nice flag route by Bill James. |
| 01:52:31 |
He's got one foot inbounds. |
| 01:52:34 |
-Yeah! Come on! |
| 01:52:40 |
lf he doesn't pass, give it to Wooch. |
| 01:52:42 |
-Tuck it and go. |
| 01:52:44 |
Oliver in with the play. |
| 01:52:48 |
Just four yards |
| 01:52:53 |
Come on, Reggie. |
| 01:53:21 |
Touchdown, Reggie Oliver! |
| 01:53:23 |
And Marshall grabs the lead right back, |
| 01:53:26 |
...with eight seconds remaining |
| 01:53:30 |
Let's go! |
| 01:53:33 |
That's what it looks like on paper |
| 01:53:46 |
If Marshall can hold on |
| 01:53:49 |
But there's a complete pass to Crawford! |
| 01:53:51 |
Go, go, go! |
| 01:53:56 |
He breaks free. |
| 01:53:59 |
And he's in the end zone. |
| 01:54:01 |
Oh, my. What a dagger to the heart |
| 01:54:06 |
And with the extra point, Xavier has |
| 01:54:09 |
... 13-9 with one minute left to play. |
| 01:54:17 |
-We are-- |
| 01:54:21 |
Marshall has time |
| 01:54:24 |
...but they'll have to march |
| 01:54:27 |
-A field goal will not be enough. |
| 01:54:36 |
Oliver breaks loose. |
| 01:54:39 |
Go, go, go! |
| 01:54:42 |
Something's happening here |
| 01:54:45 |
Down, down, down! On the ball! |
| 01:54:48 |
We got one time-out, coach. |
| 01:54:52 |
-l-13! l-13! |
| 01:54:56 |
Set, hut! |
| 01:54:58 |
Oliver holds the ball, rolls out, |
| 01:55:02 |
That's gonna be costly |
| 01:55:05 |
No, wait, he got rid of it! |
| 01:55:11 |
A huge gain for the Herd! |
| 01:55:13 |
Marshall marches upfield, |
| 01:55:16 |
-...time is running out for the boys in green. |
| 01:55:20 |
Marshall calls their last time-out. |
| 01:55:25 |
Come on, Marshall! |
| 01:55:27 |
Zero time-outs. We need a touchdown |
| 01:55:30 |
Fire left, 422-Z-Rocket, all right? |
| 01:55:35 |
After you catch the football, |
| 01:55:39 |
lf you do not get out of bounds, |
| 01:55:42 |
...Coach Red Dawson's got the winning play |
| 01:55:46 |
There is no huddle from here out. |
| 01:55:47 |
-Do you believe? |
| 01:55:49 |
-Do you believe? |
| 01:55:50 |
-We are-- |
| 01:55:52 |
This is it, folks. |
| 01:55:55 |
Okay. |
| 01:56:02 |
Gotta get out of bounds |
| 01:56:05 |
-Get out of bounds! |
| 01:56:07 |
Clock is still ticking. He didn't make it! |
| 01:56:12 |
-Clock's running, clock's running. |
| 01:56:18 |
Gardner, Gardner! All right. |
| 01:56:19 |
Split right, 213 Bootleg Screen. |
| 01:56:37 |
-Get it off! |
| 01:56:41 |
Snap the ball. |
| 01:56:43 |
Snap it. Snap it. |
| 01:58:11 |
It's good! Gardner catches the ball! |
| 01:58:15 |
I can't believe it! I can't believe it! |
| 01:58:20 |
The Young Thundering Herd has won! |
| 01:58:24 |
-We scored? |
| 01:58:27 |
This is an exciting day, folks! Incredible! |
| 01:58:31 |
The skies parted |
| 01:58:36 |
They proved that they were men today, |
| 01:58:40 |
-We did it! We did it! |
| 01:58:42 |
Marshall wins in a barnburner, folks! |
| 01:58:44 |
They're gonna remember this one |
| 01:58:52 |
Lengyel! We did it! |
| 01:58:57 |
We did it! We did it! We did it! We did it! |
| 01:59:13 |
-Oh, gosh. |
| 01:59:15 |
At the end of a game, we always give |
| 01:59:21 |
That's for you. |
| 01:59:24 |
Jack, l'm not one of the players. |
| 01:59:28 |
l know, Don. |
| 01:59:31 |
We're Marshall. We'll take anybody. |
| 01:59:35 |
Thank you. Thank you, Don. |
| 01:59:56 |
The following week, |
| 02:00:03 |
They would only win |
| 02:00:10 |
Jack Lengyel resigned as head coach |
| 02:00:16 |
He went on to become athletic director |
| 02:00:21 |
He's now in the Hall of Fame. |
| 02:00:25 |
Donald Dedmon accepted the presidency |
| 02:00:29 |
...where he remained |
| 02:00:34 |
Gene Morehouse's son, Keith, |
| 02:00:37 |
...and became a broadcaster |
| 02:00:41 |
...where he still remains today. |
| 02:00:44 |
Reggie Oliver started every game |
| 02:00:48 |
...until he graduated. |
| 02:00:50 |
He eventually returned to Marshall |
| 02:00:52 |
...and now lives in Ohio. |
| 02:00:55 |
Nate Ruffin moved away from Huntington |
| 02:00:58 |
...got married and started a family. |
| 02:01:01 |
In 2001, after a prolonged illness... |
| 02:01:04 |
...Nate passed away at his home |
| 02:01:09 |
But he would return to Huntington |
| 02:01:12 |
...for a final reunion |
| 02:01:20 |
Red Dawson kept his word and left the team |
| 02:01:27 |
He never returned to football. |
| 02:02:31 |
Well, congratulations, Coach Dawson. |
| 02:02:36 |
Well, thank you, Jimmy. |
| 02:02:39 |
Congratulations to you too. |
| 02:02:54 |
l didn't mean to keep you waiting. |
| 02:02:57 |
Red, you didn't keep me waiting. |
| 02:03:03 |
Come here. |
| 02:03:17 |
Nobody here wants to go home either. |
| 02:03:30 |
Marshall lost more football games |
| 02:03:33 |
...than any other program in the nation. |
| 02:03:36 |
But yet, football remained. |
| 02:03:40 |
In 1984, the Herd had their first |
| 02:03:47 |
They followed it |
| 02:03:51 |
...five straight bowl wins |
| 02:04:06 |
From the ashes, we rose. |
| 02:04:11 |
-We are-- |
| 02:04:13 |
-We are-- |
| 02:04:15 |
-We are-- |
| 02:04:16 |
-We are-- |
| 02:04:17 |
Marshall! Marshall! Marshall! |
| 00:00:03 |
Advice. Anything that you'd |
| 00:00:07 |
Well, we'd really appreciate it. You seem |
| 00:00:15 |
He's good. |
| 00:00:19 |
-You're the best at the Veer. |
| 00:00:22 |
l'm coming straight to the man. |
| 00:00:28 |
Reg, l got your burger. |
| 00:00:30 |
-Chili on the fries? |
| 00:00:33 |
Come on, Stretch. Gonna be a rough year |
| 00:00:48 |
What? |
| 00:01:30 |
Playbooks. Research. Game film. |
| 00:01:34 |
Need anything copied or dubbed, |
| 00:01:37 |
Coach, you serious? |
| 00:01:40 |
Sure. We don't play y'all this year, |
| 00:01:44 |
Just make sure you put everything back |
| 00:01:47 |
Deal. |
| 00:01:49 |
You grow them big down in Huntington, |
| 00:01:53 |
Oh, guys. You get hungry, |
| 00:01:57 |
Help yourselves. |
| 00:02:01 |
You hungry, Red? |
| 00:02:28 |
Let me see those things. |
| 00:02:34 |
l'm you. l'm you. |
| 00:02:40 |
Well, that's not dumb. |
| 00:02:42 |
Their quarterback's gotta |
| 00:02:46 |
...but he's gotta still be able to make |
| 00:02:59 |
Give me that ball! |
| 00:03:25 |
Oh, look at that hit. |
| 00:03:29 |
He gets the option to get the ball outside. |
| 00:03:33 |
Sorry. We're looking for coach. |
| 00:03:35 |
Not in here today, guys. |
| 00:03:37 |
Sorry, coach, we just came |
| 00:03:43 |
You told us to meet with you |
| 00:03:49 |
-Next one. |
| 00:03:58 |
Colors clash a bit, don't they? |
| 00:04:02 |
That's first class, coach. |
| 00:04:05 |
First class. |
| 00:04:06 |
You guys take all the time you need. |
| 00:04:32 |
Your offense, 12. |
| 00:04:37 |
Black-18! Set! Hut! |
| 00:04:43 |
Move! That's it! |
| 00:04:45 |
That's it, go! Move! Go! Move! |
| 00:04:53 |
Coach Red Dawson, looks a little something |
| 00:04:57 |
Little bit. Little bit. |
| 00:04:59 |
l like it. |
| 00:05:02 |
One more time. |
| 00:05:05 |
They don't look half-bad, coach. |
| 00:05:06 |
Don't look half-bad left or right, Ernie. |
| 00:05:09 |
l did. l was playing around |
| 00:05:12 |
You know the average age of a starter |
| 00:05:15 |
-No idea. Go! |
| 00:05:18 |
Now, you know the average age |
| 00:05:20 |
-No. |
| 00:05:25 |
That'd be us, Ernie. |
| 00:05:31 |
Oh, l like that. |
| 00:05:33 |
Hell, no. l'm already making T-shirts. |
| 00:05:37 |
What you think about this? |
| 00:05:39 |
''The Young Thundering Herd.'' |
| 00:05:42 |
l like it, George! |
| 00:05:52 |
We've practiced. |
| 00:05:58 |
We have a plan. |
| 00:06:03 |
And now it's game day. |
| 00:06:08 |
Nate Ruffin, |
| 00:06:10 |
Yes, sir, l am, coach! |
| 00:06:12 |
Well, why don't you take us |
| 00:06:17 |
Everybody up! Come in here! |
| 00:06:20 |
Now, 60 minutes! We play till the whistle |
| 00:06:25 |
-We are? |
| 00:06:26 |
-Now, let's take it to the field! |
| 00:06:33 |
And here they come, |
| 00:06:45 |
Jack! Jack! |
| 00:06:50 |
Game day. |
| 00:06:57 |
Welcome to Morehead, Kentucky, |
| 00:07:00 |
...take on the Thundering Herd of Marshall |
| 00:07:04 |
The Marshall Thundering Herd |
| 00:07:07 |
...but they are back in the saddle |
| 00:07:11 |
...and for the first time in NCAA history, |
| 00:07:14 |
And now, ladies and gentlemen, the |
| 00:07:24 |
-How you feeling? |
| 00:07:26 |
Feeling good. |
| 00:07:32 |
Go! Go! Go! Go! |
| 00:08:00 |
Oh, no. |
| 00:08:09 |
That's a clip! Where's the clip on that? |
| 00:08:26 |
lt's all right. lt's all right. |
| 00:08:31 |
They hit him low. All right? |
| 00:08:35 |
They hit him low. All right? |
| 00:08:38 |
l'm all right. l'm all right. |
| 00:08:41 |
We hope he didn't re-injure his shoulder... |
| 00:08:43 |
...but I could hear the hit |
| 00:08:46 |
Number 25, Nate Ruffin, |
| 00:08:51 |
--could not stop the return man. |
| 00:08:53 |
And now, with the extra point, |
| 00:08:57 |
The Marshall faithful |
| 00:09:01 |
Oliver! Oliver! Strong right! |
| 00:09:06 |
Switch! Switch! |
| 00:09:09 |
Forty! Set! Hike! |
| 00:09:22 |
Damn it. |
| 00:09:25 |
That's a shame. |
| 00:09:31 |
Gotta look him off. |
| 00:09:33 |
And you don't have to throw it. |
| 00:09:36 |
Hut! |
| 00:09:42 |
-Ball! Ball! |
| 00:09:50 |
That ain't a pitch, |
| 00:09:52 |
-lf l make the pitch, catch the ball. |
| 00:09:55 |
We gotta shake it up here. |
| 00:10:15 |
That's a hard hit on number 29. Twenty-nine |
| 00:10:20 |
I don't see number 29 on my roster here. |
| 00:10:23 |
There's just so many new faces on this |
| 00:10:27 |
Can you shake it off or not? |
| 00:10:30 |
Dawson! Dawson! |
| 00:10:35 |
What do you think? |
| 00:10:37 |
We don't get any points on the board, |
| 00:10:40 |
All right, we need our three. |
| 00:10:43 |
Send the kicking team in. Let's go. |
| 00:10:47 |
Yeah. Send them in. |
| 00:11:03 |
Dawson. Send them in! |
| 00:11:08 |
Call it in, Red! |
| 00:11:12 |
Call it in! |
| 00:11:17 |
Send them in! |
| 00:11:21 |
Kick it! Kick it! |
| 00:11:23 |
Field-goal unit! Let's go! |
| 00:11:34 |
Let's go! |
| 00:11:56 |
These kids do have plenty of heart, |
| 00:12:00 |
...to compete at this level. |
| 00:12:02 |
...next week's first home game against |
| 00:12:06 |
The Xavier game will be the first |
| 00:12:10 |
...that killed 75 players and fans. |
| 00:12:13 |
After this painful loss, |
| 00:12:17 |
...if they've done the right thing. |
| 00:12:38 |
Pick it up. |
| 00:12:40 |
Pick what up? |
| 00:12:42 |
lt ain't your jersey, it's Joe Hood's jersey. |
| 00:12:45 |
-Who's Joe Hood? |
| 00:12:47 |
l'm not gonna ask you again. |
| 00:12:51 |
Look, man, l came here to play ball, and l'm |
| 00:12:57 |
...but l'm the one playing |
| 00:13:01 |
That's my jersey. |
| 00:13:07 |
Hey, break it up! Break it up! |
| 00:13:14 |
Well, Meckstroth's ankle's just a sprain, |
| 00:13:20 |
And Meadows' hamstring, it's okay too. |
| 00:13:23 |
What about Ruffin's shoulder? |
| 00:13:27 |
Well, it ain't good. |
| 00:13:32 |
Well, he's not gonna like that. |
| 00:13:34 |
Well, he ain't gonna like trying |
| 00:13:38 |
...and that's what he's looking at |
| 00:13:40 |
Okay, well, let's see what he can do |
| 00:13:45 |
Split right, 434-Z-Slant. |
| 00:13:49 |
Trust it. Make the play. Go. |
| 00:13:50 |
Here he comes, D! |
| 00:13:56 |
Forty-two! Set, hut! |
| 00:14:09 |
What's your problem? |
| 00:14:17 |
Make them commit. |
| 00:14:26 |
Set, hut! |
| 00:14:35 |
Hey! Break it up! Break it up now! |
| 00:14:40 |
l can't take that! |
| 00:14:43 |
Get back there! |
| 00:14:48 |
Get back in the huddle! |
| 00:14:59 |
All right, let's go. |
| 00:15:06 |
Fourteen! Set, hut! |
| 00:15:15 |
That's it. Walsh, did you see that? |
| 00:15:24 |
Ruffin! |
| 00:15:26 |
Ruffin! What the hell |
| 00:15:29 |
Just playing till the whistle blew, coach. |
| 00:15:32 |
Bullshit! |
| 00:15:34 |
You think you're the only one |
| 00:15:37 |
You think you're the only one |
| 00:16:13 |
Ruffin, get up. Get up, Ruffin. |
| 00:16:17 |
Go water down. |
| 00:16:20 |
-Oliver, you okay? |
| 00:16:25 |
Where are you going? |
| 00:16:29 |
What the hell are we |
| 00:16:31 |
We're trying to run a Veer. |
| 00:16:34 |
Really? |
| 00:16:37 |
Feels a lot more |
| 00:16:40 |
l mean, it feels like we're just |
| 00:16:45 |
l mean, we're not actually helping them. |
| 00:16:47 |
We're bringing the worst out in them. |
| 00:16:52 |
And for what? |
| 00:16:54 |
So that we can collect pity applause |
| 00:17:02 |
You didn't know Rick Tolley. |
| 00:17:05 |
l did. |
| 00:17:07 |
And on the day that he died, he said... |
| 00:17:10 |
...the only thing that they judge us on, |
| 00:17:15 |
Nothing else matters. |
| 00:17:17 |
So, what do we do? |
| 00:17:21 |
We put together a team |
| 00:17:26 |
Not this week, not this season. |
| 00:17:33 |
We're not honoring them, Jack. |
| 00:17:38 |
We're disgracing them. |
| 00:17:45 |
l'm done. |
| 00:17:58 |
Don't bench me, coach. |
| 00:18:05 |
-Jesus, Nate, have you even slept? |
| 00:18:09 |
Not before our first home game. |
| 00:18:11 |
Now, look, Nate, your shoulder |
| 00:18:15 |
The rest is gonna do it some good. |
| 00:18:17 |
No. No, it ain't. |
| 00:18:21 |
Nate, l'm not questioning your courage |
| 00:18:24 |
-My shoulder's fine. |
| 00:18:28 |
lt's ready to take the field? |
| 00:18:30 |
-My shoulder's fine. |
| 00:18:32 |
-My shoulder's fine. Yeah. |
| 00:18:34 |
-Can it take hits like that? |
| 00:18:36 |
Gonna be a lot harder than that. |
| 00:18:38 |
My shoulder's fine. |
| 00:18:50 |
Talk to me. |
| 00:18:52 |
Oh, coach. |
| 00:18:58 |
That was my team. |
| 00:19:07 |
They left it in my hands. |
| 00:19:14 |
Oh, Nate. |
| 00:19:18 |
No. |
| 00:19:20 |
They just left. |
| 00:19:23 |
Then why? |
| 00:19:29 |
Why, coach? |
| 00:19:34 |
Why? |
| 00:19:39 |
l don't know. |
| 00:20:15 |
The board voted you out this morning. |
| 00:20:18 |
What? May l ask why? |
| 00:20:22 |
Come on, Don. |
| 00:20:27 |
You said it yourself after Roland resigned. |
| 00:20:30 |
You were just a Band-Aid, remember? |
| 00:20:33 |
ls this about the football program, Paul? |
| 00:20:38 |
The crash just cut too damn deep, Don. |
| 00:20:40 |
lt's not just the team that's bleeding. |
| 00:20:44 |
lt's the entire town. |
| 00:20:46 |
Do you have any idea |
| 00:20:49 |
She can't read the paper. |
| 00:20:52 |
She can't even go to work |
| 00:20:56 |
...which reminds her of the crash, |
| 00:21:04 |
Paul. |
| 00:21:06 |
This isn't about football, is it? |
| 00:21:09 |
And this isn't about Annie. |
| 00:21:14 |
This is about the loss of your son. |
| 00:21:19 |
But until you find the strength |
| 00:21:23 |
...nothing's going to get any better. |
| 00:21:26 |
No matter how many presidents |
| 00:21:50 |
Just about closed. Sorry. |
| 00:21:54 |
My wife tells me you've got |
| 00:22:01 |
Depends on the apple. |
| 00:22:04 |
Well, do you mind if l try? |
| 00:22:08 |
Hey, Annie. |
| 00:22:18 |
-Annie Cantrell? |
| 00:22:22 |
-Thank you. |
| 00:22:35 |
Mr. Griffen? |
| 00:22:37 |
l don't believe we've been |
| 00:22:41 |
l'm Jack Lengyel. |
| 00:22:45 |
Thank you. |
| 00:22:53 |
l understand Don Dedmon |
| 00:22:57 |
He's well-qualified, he'll find a place. |
| 00:23:05 |
You know, if you have a problem |
| 00:23:09 |
...blame me, not him. l'm the coach here. |
| 00:23:12 |
And what happens out there |
| 00:23:16 |
You're not from here, |
| 00:23:18 |
...so l don't expect you |
| 00:23:23 |
This is not about what happened |
| 00:23:25 |
This is about what happened |
| 00:23:28 |
This is not a game. |
| 00:23:48 |
l'm real sorry about your son, |
| 00:23:54 |
He was a hell of a running back. |
| 00:23:57 |
Please don't talk about him |
| 00:24:02 |
l was proud of him, |
| 00:25:57 |
He was right, you know. |
| 00:26:02 |
-Who was right? |
| 00:26:06 |
Winning is everything |
| 00:26:10 |
l mean, l've said that |
| 00:26:14 |
...l've lost count. You know? |
| 00:26:18 |
And it doesn't matter in what sport, |
| 00:26:21 |
...any coach who's worth a darn |
| 00:26:26 |
Fact. |
| 00:26:32 |
And then l came here. |
| 00:26:36 |
For the first time in my life... |
| 00:26:38 |
...hell, maybe for the first time |
| 00:26:42 |
...suddenly, it's just not true anymore. |
| 00:26:46 |
At least not here, not now. No. |
| 00:26:52 |
You see... |
| 00:26:54 |
...Red, it doesn't matter if we win |
| 00:26:58 |
lt's not even about |
| 00:27:00 |
What matters is that we play the game. |
| 00:27:05 |
That we take the field, |
| 00:27:08 |
...and we keep this program alive. |
| 00:27:11 |
We play the game, Red, |
| 00:27:15 |
...not today, not tomorrow, |
| 00:27:17 |
...probably not next season either, |
| 00:27:23 |
...and suddenly we're gonna be like |
| 00:27:27 |
...where winning is everything |
| 00:27:33 |
And when that day comes... |
| 00:27:42 |
...well, that's when we'll honor them. |
| 00:27:50 |
We've got a team meeting |
| 00:27:53 |
Got a little field trip planned |
| 00:27:59 |
...and, well, we'd love |
| 00:28:05 |
We'd love to see you there. |
| 00:28:26 |
Seven on the goal line. Tough on.... |
| 00:28:29 |
Secondary C five through eight. |
| 00:28:31 |
D can prevent kicking game onside |
| 00:28:35 |
Game day. |
| 00:28:39 |
Yes, it is. |
| 00:28:46 |
l left your ticket on the kitchen counter. |
| 00:28:49 |
l would appreciate it if you could make it |
| 00:28:54 |
One time. l missed kickoff one time |
| 00:29:00 |
No, no, no, l won't. |
| 00:29:02 |
Because if l don't see you |
| 00:29:05 |
...l don't know, l get all out of whack, |
| 00:29:10 |
-l'll be there. |
| 00:29:17 |
How big a crowd do you think you'll get? |
| 00:29:19 |
-Well, after last week, l don't know. |
| 00:29:24 |
-Hey, buddy. |
| 00:29:26 |
l'll race you to the ''newpacer.'' |
| 00:29:30 |
-The what? |
| 00:29:33 |
-When, right now? |
| 00:29:35 |
l don't know. Maybe! |
| 00:29:39 |
Get him! Run! |
| 00:29:42 |
Hey, hey, hey-- |
| 00:29:47 |
Hey, coach! |
| 00:29:51 |
-Lengyel! |
| 00:30:01 |
-What day is it, son? |
| 00:30:03 |
-What day? |
| 00:30:05 |
Time to play until the whistle blows. |
| 00:30:09 |
-See you on the field. |
| 00:30:16 |
Hi, Mr. Griffen. |
| 00:30:20 |
Does nobody eat in this town anymore? |
| 00:30:24 |
Not today, anyway. |
| 00:30:27 |
You should go. |
| 00:30:29 |
Oh, no, my shift ends in a few hours. |
| 00:30:32 |
That's not what l meant. |
| 00:30:36 |
Come on. |
| 00:30:38 |
Let's take a walk. |
| 00:30:40 |
l don't think your customers will mind. |
| 00:30:45 |
Do you know l was baptized |
| 00:30:48 |
Swam in it all the time when l was a kid. |
| 00:30:51 |
When l was away at the war... |
| 00:30:54 |
...l'd fall asleep at night |
| 00:30:58 |
When my wife died, |
| 00:31:05 |
Whenever l see this river, |
| 00:31:10 |
This is my home, Annie. |
| 00:31:15 |
You were going to California |
| 00:31:20 |
-How long have you known? |
| 00:31:25 |
You should go, Annie. |
| 00:31:31 |
Things have changed now. |
| 00:31:34 |
l mean, l have responsibilities, |
| 00:31:39 |
And you. |
| 00:31:42 |
-You're all alone. l can't-- |
| 00:31:45 |
You've gotta go out there |
| 00:31:47 |
lf you don't leave now, you never will. |
| 00:31:53 |
You're all out of excuses, Annie. |
| 00:31:56 |
You can't stay for me |
| 00:31:59 |
Why not? |
| 00:32:01 |
Because when l tell your boss |
| 00:32:04 |
...he's gonna have to fire you. |
| 00:32:12 |
Grief is messy, Annie. |
| 00:32:15 |
Makes you do things you regret, |
| 00:32:19 |
l don't. l don't regret it. |
| 00:32:21 |
-l don't. |
| 00:32:26 |
Go, Annie. Go. |
| 00:33:16 |
For those of you who may not know... |
| 00:33:20 |
...this is the final resting place |
| 00:33:23 |
...of the 1970 Thundering Herd. |
| 00:33:28 |
The plane crash that took their lives |
| 00:33:34 |
...that their bodies were unable |
| 00:33:37 |
So they were buried here, together. |
| 00:33:43 |
Six players... |
| 00:33:45 |
...six teammates... |
| 00:33:47 |
...six sons of Marshall. |
| 00:33:52 |
This is our past, gentlemen. |
| 00:33:59 |
This is where we have been. |
| 00:34:03 |
This is who we are... |
| 00:34:05 |
...today. |
| 00:34:10 |
l wanna talk about our opponent |
| 00:34:13 |
They're bigger, faster, stronger, |
| 00:34:16 |
...and on paper, they're just better. |
| 00:34:19 |
And they know it, too. |
| 00:34:24 |
But l wanna tell you something |
| 00:34:27 |
They don't know your heart. |
| 00:34:32 |
l do. l've seen it. |
| 00:34:37 |
You have shown this coaching staff, |
| 00:34:40 |
You have shown yourselves |
| 00:34:48 |
Now, when you take that field today... |
| 00:34:52 |
...you've gotta lay |
| 00:34:56 |
From the soles of your feet, with every |
| 00:35:00 |
...lay it on the line |
| 00:35:02 |
And if you do that... |
| 00:35:07 |
...if you do that... |
| 00:35:11 |
...we cannot lose. |
| 00:35:14 |
We may be behind on the scoreboard |
| 00:35:17 |
...but if you play like that, |
| 00:35:22 |
Now, we came here today to remember... |
| 00:35:26 |
...six young men... |
| 00:35:29 |
...and 69 others... |
| 00:35:33 |
...who will not be on the field |
| 00:35:40 |
But they will be watching. |
| 00:35:46 |
And you can bet your ass... |
| 00:35:48 |
...that they'll be gritting their teeth |
| 00:35:53 |
You understand me? |
| 00:35:57 |
...from this moment on, |
| 00:36:01 |
...will be remembered. |
| 00:36:05 |
This is your opportunity |
| 00:36:10 |
...and grab glory. |
| 00:36:16 |
-We are-- |
| 00:36:18 |
-We are-- |
| 00:36:20 |
-We are-- |
| 00:36:21 |
The funerals end today. |
| 00:36:31 |
Marshall! Marshall! Marshall! |
| 00:36:40 |
Today, the Big Green is finally |
| 00:36:43 |
...in front of a capacity crowd |
| 00:36:50 |
Number 19, Jake Crawford, |
| 00:36:53 |
...fields the ball and takes off downfield. |
| 00:36:59 |
Crawford still untouched at the 30, the 35. |
| 00:37:04 |
He sure does. Just one man to beat. |
| 00:37:07 |
-It looks like Morehead State all over again. |
| 00:37:11 |
-They come with a huge hit. |
| 00:37:14 |
Nice looping! |
| 00:37:18 |
All right. All right, |
| 00:37:25 |
Good job, good job! |
| 00:37:28 |
Nice lick. Nice save. |
| 00:37:31 |
Sophomore Reggie Oliver |
| 00:37:33 |
...and leads the offense |
| 00:37:35 |
Set, hut! |
| 00:37:41 |
Hut! |
| 00:37:47 |
Punt! Punt. Punt team. |
| 00:37:54 |
Come on, cover it! |
| 00:37:57 |
Just the punter to beat. |
| 00:38:00 |
-The shoestring tackle by Bill Shalhoop! |
| 00:38:04 |
You kick it and you play defense. |
| 00:38:08 |
All right, let's go. Let's get a stop. |
| 00:38:11 |
Crawford gets a step on Ruffin. |
| 00:38:17 |
And makes another catch |
| 00:38:19 |
Boy, I'll tell you what, that hurt shoulder |
| 00:38:23 |
-That kid knows he can't go to his right. |
| 00:38:29 |
-Split six, cover one. Ready? Break! |
| 00:38:32 |
We've got a scoreless game, |
| 00:38:35 |
...but they're in a race against the clock |
| 00:38:39 |
Hut! |
| 00:38:42 |
-Right side! |
| 00:38:46 |
Ruffin with a giant hit. |
| 00:38:48 |
-Ball! Ball! Ball! |
| 00:38:50 |
Go, go, go! |
| 00:38:57 |
-Nice hit. Nice ball. |
| 00:39:01 |
-Can you get up, Nate? |
| 00:39:03 |
l'm sitting him the second half, |
| 00:39:05 |
-Let me tell him. Let me tell him. |
| 00:39:08 |
Mickey Jackson! |
| 00:39:13 |
Good. All right. |
| 00:39:14 |
There's enough time on the clock |
| 00:39:18 |
Need a 37-yard field goal. |
| 00:39:19 |
Marshall's kicking game was spotty at best |
| 00:39:23 |
Blake, come on! |
| 00:39:24 |
Let's see what Lengyel |
| 00:39:32 |
We're kicking it. |
| 00:39:34 |
This is an awfully long kick |
| 00:39:37 |
...a walk-on from Marshall's soccer team. |
| 00:39:57 |
The kick is good! |
| 00:40:01 |
Hey! |
| 00:40:02 |
-That's groovy, baby! |
| 00:40:05 |
I don't believe it. |
| 00:40:07 |
...has a 3-0 lead |
| 00:40:10 |
Hot damn, |
| 00:40:12 |
Good call. |
| 00:40:13 |
Stick around. |
| 00:40:15 |
...as Xavier is certainly |
| 00:40:22 |
-We are-- |
| 00:40:27 |
-We are-- |
| 00:40:33 |
Damn it, coach, l said l'm all right. |
| 00:40:41 |
Nate, you're sitting. |
| 00:40:49 |
You can't do that, coach. |
| 00:40:52 |
Nineteen's got six catches |
| 00:40:54 |
...and it's because he knows |
| 00:40:57 |
-We got two more quarters of football. |
| 00:41:02 |
But you've done enough. |
| 00:41:04 |
Coach, l've been going to my right |
| 00:41:08 |
You see what's going on out there? |
| 00:41:15 |
Nate, that's all because |
| 00:41:20 |
-We got two more quarters of football. |
| 00:41:25 |
You've done enough. |
| 00:41:49 |
Are we gonna be all right, coach? |
| 00:41:54 |
Yeah. We're gonna be all right. |
| 00:41:58 |
Yeah, we're gonna be all right. |
| 00:42:01 |
Thanks for joining us |
| 00:42:03 |
You know what's hard to fathom? |
| 00:42:07 |
...but Jack Lengyel |
| 00:42:10 |
...a team of freshmen, of transfer students, |
| 00:42:14 |
...a team of nobodies and no ones... |
| 00:42:16 |
...somehow are beating the Xavier Pirates |
| 00:42:20 |
Well, that is true, |
| 00:42:24 |
...speed, size and experience will prevail. |
| 00:42:29 |
Come on, Booth! |
| 00:42:38 |
That's the way to start the second half! |
| 00:42:40 |
This Young Thundering Herd looks like |
| 00:42:44 |
-44-X-Punch. Let's go. |
| 00:42:47 |
Nineteen, set, hut! |
| 00:42:52 |
-Big hit on Oliver... |
| 00:42:55 |
...who loses the ball. Xavier scoops it up. |
| 00:42:59 |
Let's go! |
| 00:43:00 |
He's on the 30... |
| 00:43:01 |
...the 20... |
| 00:43:03 |
...touchdown, Xavier! |
| 00:43:07 |
And just like that, |
| 00:43:10 |
lt's okay! Come on! |
| 00:43:12 |
-You're still the captain of this team. |
| 00:43:15 |
l'm gonna need you to be that captain |
| 00:43:18 |
Set, hut! |
| 00:43:20 |
-Yeah, baby, let's go! |
| 00:43:28 |
-Great call. |
| 00:43:33 |
Twenty-two! |
| 00:43:35 |
All right. Yeah. |
| 00:43:39 |
lt's your team now. |
| 00:43:43 |
Set, hut! |
| 00:43:47 |
Nice flag route by Bill James. |
| 00:43:51 |
He's got one foot inbounds. |
| 00:43:54 |
-Yeah! Come on! |
| 00:44:00 |
lf he doesn't pass, give it to Wooch. |
| 00:44:03 |
-Tuck it and go. |
| 00:44:05 |
Oliver in with the play. |
| 00:44:08 |
Just four yards |
| 00:44:14 |
Come on, Reggie. |
| 00:44:41 |
Touchdown, Reggie Oliver! |
| 00:44:44 |
And Marshall grabs the lead right back, |
| 00:44:46 |
...with eight seconds remaining |
| 00:44:50 |
Let's go! |
| 00:44:53 |
That's what it looks like on paper |
| 00:45:07 |
If Marshall can hold on |
| 00:45:10 |
But there's a complete pass to Crawford! |
| 00:45:12 |
Go, go, go! |
| 00:45:16 |
He breaks free. |
| 00:45:19 |
And he's in the end zone. |
| 00:45:21 |
Oh, my. What a dagger to the heart |
| 00:45:26 |
And with the extra point, Xavier has |
| 00:45:30 |
... 13-9 with one minute left to play. |
| 00:45:37 |
-We are-- |
| 00:45:42 |
Marshall has time |
| 00:45:44 |
...but they'll have to march |
| 00:45:48 |
-A field goal will not be enough. |
| 00:45:57 |
Oliver breaks loose. |
| 00:46:00 |
Go, go, go! |
| 00:46:02 |
Something's happening here |
| 00:46:05 |
Down, down, down! On the ball! |
| 00:46:08 |
We got one time-out, coach. |
| 00:46:12 |
-l-13! l-13! |
| 00:46:17 |
Set, hut! |
| 00:46:19 |
Oliver holds the ball, rolls out, |
| 00:46:23 |
That's gonna be costly |
| 00:46:25 |
No, wait, he got rid of it! |
| 00:46:32 |
A huge gain for the Herd! |
| 00:46:34 |
Marshall marches upfield, |
| 00:46:37 |
-...time is running out for the boys in green. |
| 00:46:41 |
Marshall calls their last time-out. |
| 00:46:46 |
Come on, Marshall! |
| 00:46:47 |
Zero time-outs. We need a touchdown |
| 00:46:51 |
Fire left, 422-Z-Rocket, all right? |
| 00:46:56 |
After you catch the football, |
| 00:47:00 |
lf you do not get out of bounds, |
| 00:47:03 |
...Coach Red Dawson's got the winning play |
| 00:47:06 |
There is no huddle from here out. |
| 00:47:08 |
-Do you believe? |
| 00:47:09 |
-Do you believe? |
| 00:47:10 |
-We are-- |
| 00:47:12 |
This is it, folks. |
| 00:47:15 |
Okay. |
| 00:47:23 |
Gotta get out of bounds |
| 00:47:25 |
-Get out of bounds! |
| 00:47:28 |
Clock is still ticking. He didn't make it! |
| 00:47:32 |
-Clock's running, clock's running. |
| 00:47:38 |
Gardner, Gardner! All right. |
| 00:47:40 |
Split right, 213 Bootleg Screen. |
| 00:47:58 |
-Get it off! |
| 00:48:01 |
Snap the ball. |
| 00:48:04 |
Snap it. Snap it. |
| 00:49:31 |
It's good! Gardner catches the ball! |
| 00:49:36 |
I can't believe it! I can't believe it! |
| 00:49:41 |
The Young Thundering Herd has won! |
| 00:49:45 |
-We scored? |
| 00:49:48 |
This is an exciting day, folks! Incredible! |
| 00:49:52 |
The skies parted |
| 00:49:57 |
They proved that they were men today, |
| 00:50:01 |
-We did it! We did it! |
| 00:50:03 |
Marshall wins in a barnburner, folks! |
| 00:50:05 |
They're gonna remember this one |
| 00:50:12 |
Lengyel! We did it! |
| 00:50:17 |
We did it! We did it! We did it! We did it! |
| 00:50:33 |
-Oh, gosh. |
| 00:50:36 |
At the end of a game, we always give |
| 00:50:41 |
That's for you. |
| 00:50:45 |
Jack, l'm not one of the players. |
| 00:50:48 |
l know, Don. |
| 00:50:51 |
We're Marshall. We'll take anybody. |
| 00:50:56 |
Thank you. Thank you, Don. |
| 00:51:16 |
The following week, |
| 00:51:23 |
They would only win |
| 00:51:30 |
Jack Lengyel resigned as head coach |
| 00:51:37 |
He went on to become athletic director |
| 00:51:42 |
He's now in the Hall of Fame. |
| 00:51:45 |
Donald Dedmon accepted the presidency |
| 00:51:49 |
...where he remained |
| 00:51:54 |
Gene Morehouse's son, Keith, |
| 00:51:57 |
...and became a broadcaster |
| 00:52:02 |
...where he still remains today. |
| 00:52:05 |
Reggie Oliver started every game |
| 00:52:08 |
...until he graduated. |
| 00:52:10 |
He eventually returned to Marshall |
| 00:52:13 |
...and now lives in Ohio. |
| 00:52:15 |
Nate Ruffin moved away from Huntington |
| 00:52:19 |
...got married and started a family. |
| 00:52:21 |
In 2001, after a prolonged illness... |
| 00:52:25 |
...Nate passed away at his home |
| 00:52:29 |
But he would return to Huntington |
| 00:52:32 |
...for a final reunion |
| 00:52:41 |
Red Dawson kept his word and left the team |
| 00:52:47 |
He never returned to football. |
| 00:53:52 |
Well, congratulations, Coach Dawson. |
| 00:53:57 |
Well, thank you, Jimmy. |
| 00:54:00 |
Congratulations to you too. |
| 00:54:15 |
l didn't mean to keep you waiting. |
| 00:54:18 |
Red, you didn't keep me waiting. |
| 00:54:23 |
Come here. |
| 00:54:37 |
Nobody here wants to go home either. |
| 00:54:51 |
Marshall lost more football games |
| 00:54:53 |
...than any other program in the nation. |
| 00:54:57 |
But yet, football remained. |
| 00:55:01 |
In 1984, the Herd had their first |
| 00:55:07 |
They followed it |
| 00:55:11 |
...five straight bowl wins |
| 00:55:26 |
From the ashes, we rose. |
| 00:55:32 |
-We are-- |
| 00:55:33 |
-We are-- |
| 00:55:35 |
-We are-- |
| 00:55:36 |
-We are-- |
| 00:55:38 |
Marshall! Marshall! Marshall! |
