30-for-30 Stories - The 7th Floor
Cheating
Typically one starts writing with a desire to make a point or argue a position so forgive me for another pathless post but I am really interested in your comments on this and I am somewhat lost to formulate an authoritative opinion on how this should be handled. Cheating. We've spent a lot of time...
Run Ricky Run
There are three Longhorns I hold above all others in the Sailor Ripley Texas Longhorns pantheon. TJ Ford, Vince Young and Ricky Williams. These are guys who I loved enough at UT to actively care about their trials and tribulations "at the next level". I cared enough about these guys that I would...
30 For 30 - No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson
The upcoming documentary series, No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson , airs Tuesday evening on ESPN. On Valentine’s Day 1993, 17-year-old Bethel High School basketball star Allen Iverson was bowling in Hampton, Va., with five high school friends. It was supposed to be an ordinary...
The U: 30 for 30
So I watched the 30 for 30 documentary The U. It was great on so many levels. I enjoyed it far too much, though I am admittedly an easy mark. Play a 80s rap track track over a tunnel brawl and I'm yours. My awareness and passion for college football coincided with Miami's rise to prominence and...
Meshing Young and Old a Continuing Problem
I finally got around to watching the 30 for 30 documentary on Marcus Dupree recently. I hope you get a chance to some time, because it shows you an entirely different side of college football than you normally get to see. It's the sort of film that will help you understand when beat writers say...
Get To Know The Name: C. A. N. E. S.
Oh, we're gamethreadin' this. Just over at Orson's place, though you're free to comment here as well. Or in both places at once! ESPN. 9 PM. Wear your church clothes.
ESPN doc covers Holmes-Ali bout
In commemoration of its 30th anniversary, ESPN has enlisted thirty different film-makers to make 30 different films about 30 different things that happened since the cable giant first came on the air. The series, appropriately called 30 For 30, has delved into several sports stories that shook...
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