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FOF2 Guy
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Paris, France
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TCY after watching "Rudy" : I'll never treat walk-ons the same...
Just bought "Rudy" on DVD.
I had seen it once a long time ago and wow, what a great inspirational movie. After watching Rudy, I don't think I'll ever be able to treat my TCY walk-on players the same anymore... Maybe I could see myself trying to make a star out of a walk-on... Has anyone ever had success with a walk-on player ? (meaning : playing him regularly, see him actually developp his ratins... ?)
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College Starter
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Henderson, Nevada
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I've mostly had to play walk on qb's after my qbs go down and results were mixed. Albeit it was just 4-6 games and mostly med school students under center.
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Pro Rookie
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: USA
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I think SkyDog played guys way up beyond what they seemed capable of, but I can't remember if it was walk-ons or if they were fringe scholarship players.
Just this morning I was thinking about "Rudy" and decided to give out the "Rudy Award" to the walk-on who contributes the most each season in my next TCY career. |
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College Benchwarmer
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Lexington, KY
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Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Tulsa
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Notre Dame sucks. That is all.
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Coordinator
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: The Great Northwest
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FOFC Survivor
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Wentzville, MO
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Decatur, GA
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Utter bore of a movie ![]()
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Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Norman, Oklahoma
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Decatur, GA
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All I could think of while watching the movie was "What a pathetic excuse for a human being". It's sad that to him his life peaked with one play and went downhill after that.
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College Benchwarmer
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Ohio
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He actually has used his inspirational story as a career. He goes around to universities/churches/places speaking on determination and shit like that. He has a website you can check out (I don't have the address right here though).
Not a Notre Dame fan, but it's kinda interesting how everything played out. |
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Decatur, GA
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I've heard about his speaking career. So many people duped.. then again the whole insipirational speaking tour thing is a major hoax that people fall for.
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College Benchwarmer
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Ohio
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Maybe...but I figured I'd throw that info out there since it's something I happen to know...and something who's relevance will probably never come up again
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Pro Starter
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Kansas City, MO
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Time for my Dan Devine story. Devine was AD back at Missouri when that movie came out and he said it was total Hollywood crap at the end. He said the plan was always to let Rudy go into the game at the end if the game was under control and that any player who handed in his jersey to him would never get it back.
Having met the man and knowing people who know him well and following him at Missouri over the years, I believe him on both counts. |
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FOFC Survivor
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Wentzville, MO
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As I recall, Dan wasn't happy at all about the way he was portrayed. Alas, almost every movie needs a villan. Short of Vince Vaughn, it had to be Devine.
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Pro Rookie
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: USA
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True stories rarely make good movies...that's why they are only 'based' on them.
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