There's usually a handful of football movies I watch this time every year as part of my preseason routine. Rudy, We Are Marshall, Radio and it got me thinking about this.

I think it would be a great movie.

There's a guy (and team?) who came around the campus and area about 4 or 5 years back and said he was gathering information because he wanted to do a documentary on the story, felt it was an incredible story and wanted it to be told for the world to see. He was talking to some people around town, and also going into a few classrooms who allowed him in to speak and he was asking students now what they thought of it, etc.

I thought he was possibly a 30 for 30 filmmaker, but after talking with him for a fairly short period of time, I got the impression he was small potatoes.

I wonder whatever happened to him and his project.

They're probably more likely to do a JFF movie

Can't happen:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/We%27ve_Never_Been_Licked

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There's usually a handful of football movies I watch this time every year as part of my preseason routine. Rudy, We Are Marshall, Radio and it got me thinking about this.

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I was watching Finebaum and they showed the trailer to the Brandon Burlsworth movie "Greater". Looks like it's going to be a great movie.

So to answer your question, yes; I think it would make a great movie.

I was at that game. Don't need a movie.

They should make a movie about Iowa State 2005. Kathy Bates as Fran.

I probably wouldn't like the "Hollywood" spin they would put on it.

Brilliant. W could play his dad's part.

Hope not.

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They should make a movie about Iowa State 2005. Kathy Bates as Fran.

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I hate horror films

Isn't that what this is?

How about the '96 kansas st game?

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They should make a movie about Iowa State 2005. Kathy Bates as Fran.

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This is the best post that has ever been made on this site. I will be first, but I am sure it will garner over 1,000 blue stars. The downside is that I will not be able to sleep tonight because I will be laughing about Kathy Bates as Fran.

Thank you.

Cobra39

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Isn't that what this is?

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No, that's a documentary. You do know what a movie is right?

Here's the soundtrack to the movie Leaving West Campus Garage:



It's about the 2015 Ole Miss game.

I still think it'd be a great 30 For 30. Unfortunately that's ESiPN so it'll never happen

Yea the Hollywood thing seems more like something sip graduates go into... I'm pretty sure that movie would end up dragging us through the mud.

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How about the '96 kansas st game?

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Not to derail, but, did the cat live through this event?

Lawd I hope not. I don't want Hollywood anywhere around A&M. It would be sensationalist garbage rather than something to honor the victims and their families.

Ok then, how about an independent? Better yet, why not get us texagers to collaboratively write the script?

Just think about this for like 10 seconds, OP. That's all it will take you to realize that Hollywood would completely b*stardize it, and TexAgs would be complaining about its inaccuracies, misportrayals, and/or outright falsehoods for decades to come. Do not want.

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Ok then, how about an independent? Better yet, why not get us texagers to collaboratively write the script?

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Yeah, and the scripts in the zoo should be evident enough as to why we texagers shouldn't even think of doing something like this.

I can almost hear that cat screaming as it falls through the air. Kind of like Sylvester, when Tweety bird kicks his ass.

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That cat!

Probably more likely the 2011 game.

I would love to see a movie like that but I would hate for them to portray or say something of the effect that the longhorns purposely lost the game in a show of sympathy. I was in school at the time and this was a big thing being pushed by the Longhorn contingent at the time.

Eh, we arn't liberal enought for them. Plus some things you just dont make movies about. I think documentaries are more suited for the bonfire tragedy.

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Yea the Hollywood thing seems more like something sip graduates go into... I'm pretty sure that movie would end up dragging us through the mud.

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If Hollywood or ESPN (same thing) did it, it would no doubt center around the "lack of institutional control" that allowed the Bonfire tragedy to happen.

They'd also find a way to work our rampant racism into it, mistreatment of females, and overall lack of diversity, inclusiveness, important conversations, and awareness of transgender bathrooms.

The only actual game footage to appear in the film would be the tu band lowering their flags at halftime, which would be shown in slo-mo while a rousing Hans Zimmer score played triumphantly in the background.

If you stay through all of the credits at the end, and don't blink, they flash the final score real quick (Houston-area theaters only).

No thanks.

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Yea the Hollywood thing seems more like something sip graduates go into... I'm pretty sure that movie would end up dragging us through the mud.

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If Hollywood or ESPN (same thing) did it, it would no doubt center around the "lack of institutional control" that allowed the Bonfire tragedy to happen.

They'd also find a way to work our rampant racism into it, mistreatment of females, and overall lack of diversity, inclusiveness, important conversations, and awareness of transgender bathrooms.

The only actual game footage to appear in the film would be the tu band lowering their flags at halftime, which would be shown in slo-mo while a rousing Hans Zimmer score played triumphantly in the background.

If you stay through all of the credits at the end, and don't blink, they flash the final score real quick (Houston-area theaters only).

No thanks.

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Summed it up perfectly. Do not want.

If you saw that ridiculous Junction Boys movie, you would not want any part of any filmmaker's take on Bonfire '99.