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Scarlet_Buckeye

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Nov 9, 2010 10:11 PM
WOW! ESPN hit a homerun with this one. This was hands down the best 30for30. What a story.
Nov 9, 2010 10:11pm
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Nov 9, 2010 10:14 PM
Just started watching. Seems like its getting some pretty good feedback.
Nov 9, 2010 10:14pm
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Fab1b

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Nov 9, 2010 10:17 PM
I will need to DVR this then
Nov 9, 2010 10:17pm
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Nov 9, 2010 10:22 PM
I believe it will be re aired on Thursday.


Edit: 11:30 Thursday on ESPN2
Nov 9, 2010 10:22pm
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Nov 9, 2010 10:24 PM
Speaking of 30 for 30 I also thought Once Brothers was fantastic as well. Of the ones I have seen The Tale of Two Escobars, Once Brothers, and The U have been the best IMO.
Nov 9, 2010 10:24pm
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Nov 9, 2010 10:28 PM
Jesus how could he see anything with those glasses?
Nov 9, 2010 10:28pm
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Nov 9, 2010 10:34 PM
6'3" 230 and ran a 9.5 100.







In high school.
Nov 9, 2010 10:34pm
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Nov 9, 2010 10:50 PM
Unbelievable story. That high school film of him is just stunning. He is a man among boys.

Echoes of Maurice Clarrett all throughout that story.
Nov 9, 2010 10:50pm
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Nov 9, 2010 11:58 PM
Just finished it. IMO it was by far the best of the series.
Nov 9, 2010 11:58pm
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Nov 10, 2010 8:28 AM
Mooney44Cards;552212 wrote:Unbelievable story. That high school film of him is just stunning. He is a man among boys.

Echoes of Maurice Clarrett all throughout that story.

Mo had nothing on Marcus Dupree. I get what you're saying, but as far as talent goes...

I'll be honest, I almost cried at the end. This is the first 30 for 30 I've seen. Well produced and a great story. Funny how in the end you couldn't help but feel sorry for this guy. He had life at the tip of his fingers and threw it all away because of his decisions. He grew up a lot from 1984-1988.
Nov 10, 2010 8:28am
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Nov 10, 2010 11:03 AM
30 for 30 needs to come out with a boxed set. I would buy it.
Nov 10, 2010 11:03am
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Nov 10, 2010 11:10 AM
this is like the 5th one that i thought was amazing. excellent series so far.

this was probably my second favorite of them so far. the one about the 2 escobars was the best IMO.
Nov 10, 2010 11:10am
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Nov 10, 2010 11:12 AM
^^Agreed.

Watched the first hour of this one...very solid.

My top 5 30for30's...in no order
1. The U
2. Without Bias
3. June 17, 1994
4. Tim Richmond
5. The best that never was

According to wikipedia...they're down to just 1 episode left.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/30_for_30
Nov 10, 2010 11:12am
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Nov 10, 2010 11:13 AM
^^They do, they advertised it last night during a commercial break i believe

Edit: was in response to Gorocks
Nov 10, 2010 11:13am
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Nov 10, 2010 11:40 AM
Great show. I Don't see how the Rev can get on TV and show no remorse, he took advantage of Dupree. Tim Richmond was also a great show.
Nov 10, 2010 11:40am
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Nov 10, 2010 11:55 AM
I have only seen parts of two of these.

Tim Richmond

Marion Jones

What I saw was not bad. I would probably watch the entire show of I had time and that's saying a lot for me.
Nov 10, 2010 11:55am
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Nov 10, 2010 12:21 PM
Great episode last night. Definitely one of the best I've watched. He was before my time, but the story was amazing. I felt so bad for the guy.

The most amazing thing to me isn't what he did on the high school field, or the fact that he ran 100 yds in less than 10 seconds while weighing 230 lbs... it was that after getting injured (plus a 5 yr layoff), he just up and decided he would play in the NFL, and he did.

The white assistant at Oklahoma was a joke though. You have a guy dominating people in games and you are worried about his practice behavior? I laughed when they said "he was so good, we didn't how to use him" Uhh you could start by playing him the minute he walked on campus. The fact that he was buried on the bench for the 1st two games was such a joke. They rattled off wins when they finally stopped acting so petty and stupid
Nov 10, 2010 12:21pm
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Nov 10, 2010 12:56 PM
gorocks99;552515 wrote:30 for 30 needs to come out with a boxed set. I would buy it.

I believe I heard they are planning on doing so.
Nov 10, 2010 12:56pm
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Nov 10, 2010 1:03 PM
My ranking of the ones I've seen:

1.) The Best That Never was
2.) The U
tie 3.) No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson
tie 3) June 17, 1994
tie 3.) Run Ricky Run
6.) One Night in Vegas
7.) Little Big Men
8.) Jordan Rides the Bus

Ones I wish I saw:

King's Ransom
Muhammad and Larry
Without Bias
The Legend of Jimmy the Greek
Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. The New York Knicks
The Two Escobars
The House of Steinbrenner
Four Days In October
Nov 10, 2010 1:03pm
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Nov 10, 2010 1:26 PM
Without Bias I have set up to record been wanting to see that one
Nov 10, 2010 1:26pm
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Nov 10, 2010 1:38 PM
Fab1b;552653 wrote:Without Bias I have set up to record been wanting to see that one
When is that one supposed to be on? I missed it the first time around...
Nov 10, 2010 1:38pm
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Nov 10, 2010 1:41 PM
karen lotz;552671 wrote:When is that one supposed to be on? I missed it the first time around...

I am not positive I just searched for it and saw a future episode in the guide and put it on record I cann't honestly remember what date it was and I'm not at home to look.
Nov 10, 2010 1:41pm
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Nov 10, 2010 1:51 PM
ok thanks I'll try to find it.
Nov 10, 2010 1:51pm
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Nov 10, 2010 1:52 PM
I thought the one about Vlade Divac and the Yugoslavian wars was really good. I was just flipping through and ended up watching the entire thing.

I think the thing that ESPN did the best job with on the series as a whole was not just picking the 30 biggest sports stories of the past 30 years, but instead focusing on ones that were really interesting/powerful that people maybe didn't know the back story on.
Nov 10, 2010 1:52pm