1 00:00:35,518 --> 00:00:39,579 Playbooks. Research. Game film. 2 00:00:39,755 --> 00:00:42,553 Need anything copied or dubbed, just see Kitty down the hall. 3 00:00:42,725 --> 00:00:45,216 Coach, you serious? 4 00:00:45,394 --> 00:00:48,989 Sure. We don't play y'all this year, so, what the heck? Have at it. 5 00:00:49,165 --> 00:00:51,929 Just make sure you put everything back where you found it. 6 00:00:52,101 --> 00:00:53,659 Deal. 7 00:00:54,436 --> 00:00:57,303 You grow them big down in Huntington, l'm telling you. 8 00:00:58,941 --> 00:01:02,877 Oh, guys. You get hungry, there's a lunch spread next door. 9 00:01:03,045 --> 00:01:04,876 Help yourselves. 10 00:01:06,916 --> 00:01:10,317 You hungry, Red? l'm gonna watch some film. 11 00:01:33,776 --> 00:01:36,438 Let me see those things. 12 00:01:39,848 --> 00:01:42,112 l'm you. l'm you. 13 00:01:45,087 --> 00:01:46,554 Well, that's not dumb. 14 00:01:47,790 --> 00:01:51,351 Their quarterback's gotta have ice in his veins... 15 00:01:51,527 --> 00:01:55,588 ...but he's gotta still be able to make decisions until the last possible second. 16 00:02:04,573 --> 00:02:09,340 Give me that ball! Give me the ball! He scores! Go, Herd! 17 00:02:30,599 --> 00:02:34,296 Oh, look at that hit. Every time he commits. 18 00:02:34,770 --> 00:02:37,295 He gets the option to get the ball outside. Hey, guys. 19 00:02:38,474 --> 00:02:40,408 Sorry. We're looking for coach. 20 00:02:40,576 --> 00:02:41,907 Not in here today, guys. 21 00:02:42,077 --> 00:02:44,272 Sorry, coach, we just came to watch some film. 22 00:02:48,617 --> 00:02:50,744 You told us to meet with you after practice. 23 00:02:54,223 --> 00:02:56,521 -Next one. -Yes, sir. 24 00:03:03,499 --> 00:03:05,626 Colors clash a bit, don't they? 25 00:03:07,369 --> 00:03:09,360 That's first class, coach. 26 00:03:10,105 --> 00:03:11,766 First class. 27 00:03:11,940 --> 00:03:14,431 You guys take all the time you need. 28 00:03:37,733 --> 00:03:41,567 Your offense, 1 2. Show me how it's done, now. 29 00:03:42,705 --> 00:03:45,606 Black-1 8! Set! Hut! 30 00:03:48,110 --> 00:03:50,237 Move! That's it! 31 00:03:50,412 --> 00:03:53,848 That's it, go! Move! Go! Move! Go! Move! 32 00:03:58,287 --> 00:04:02,348 Coach Red Dawson, looks a little something like the Veer, doesn't it? 33 00:04:02,524 --> 00:04:04,719 Little bit. Little bit. 34 00:04:04,893 --> 00:04:06,190 l like it. 35 00:04:07,463 --> 00:04:09,522 One more time. Go to your right side. 36 00:04:10,165 --> 00:04:11,632 They don't look half-bad, coach. 37 00:04:11,800 --> 00:04:14,496 Don't look half-bad left or right, Ernie. Did you see that? 38 00:04:14,670 --> 00:04:17,230 l did. l was playing around with the numbers last night. 39 00:04:17,406 --> 00:04:20,637 You know the average age of a starter in college football these days? 40 00:04:20,809 --> 00:04:23,369 -No idea. Go! -20 years, 1 0 months. 41 00:04:23,545 --> 00:04:25,843 Now, you know the average age of your players? 42 00:04:26,014 --> 00:04:29,313 -No. -1 8 years, seven months. 43 00:04:31,019 --> 00:04:35,956 That'd be us, Ernie. The Young Thundering Herd. l like it. 44 00:04:36,125 --> 00:04:38,286 Oh, l like that. Do you mind if l use that? 45 00:04:38,460 --> 00:04:40,428 Hell, no. l'm already making T-shirts. 46 00:04:42,131 --> 00:04:44,258 What you think about this? 47 00:04:44,433 --> 00:04:47,027 ''The Young Thundering Herd.'' 48 00:04:47,636 --> 00:04:50,434 l like it, George! Can you get me one of those? 49 00:04:57,246 --> 00:04:58,770 We've practiced. 50 00:05:03,519 --> 00:05:05,077 We have a plan. 51 00:05:08,891 --> 00:05:10,188 And now it's game day. 52 00:05:13,429 --> 00:05:15,863 Nate Ruffin, are you the captain of this team? 53 00:05:16,031 --> 00:05:17,328 Yes, sir, l am, coach! 54 00:05:17,933 --> 00:05:20,595 Well, why don't you take us onto that field? 55 00:05:22,171 --> 00:05:24,366 Everybody up! Come in here! 56 00:05:25,174 --> 00:05:29,873 Now, 60 minutes! We play till the whistle blow! And you know how we do. 57 00:05:30,045 --> 00:05:31,569 -We are? -Marshall! 58 00:05:31,747 --> 00:05:34,147 -Now, let's take it to the field! -Yeah! 59 00:05:38,921 --> 00:05:42,186 And here they come, the Young Thundering Herd of Marshall! 60 00:05:50,866 --> 00:05:53,232 Jack! Jack! 61 00:05:55,471 --> 00:05:56,938 Game day. 62 00:06:02,211 --> 00:06:05,203 Welcome to Morehead, Kentucky, where the Morehead State Eagles... 63 00:06:05,380 --> 00:06:09,248 ...take on the Thundering Herd of Marshall University in their 1 97 1 season opener. 64 00:06:09,418 --> 00:06:12,785 The Marshall Thundering Herd was marked by tragedy last season... 65 00:06:12,955 --> 00:06:15,981 ...but they are back in the saddle with a new coach, a new team... 66 00:06:16,158 --> 00:06:19,719 ...and for the first time in NCAA history, true freshmen in their lineup. 67 00:06:19,895 --> 00:06:24,264 And now, ladies and gentlemen, the Morehead State Eagles are taking the field. 68 00:06:29,872 --> 00:06:31,635 -How you feeling? -Feeling good, coach. 69 00:06:31,807 --> 00:06:33,274 Feeling good. 70 00:06:37,312 --> 00:06:40,304 Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! 71 00:07:05,274 --> 00:07:06,263 Oh, no. 72 00:07:14,483 --> 00:07:18,943 That's a clip! Where's the clip on that? That's a clip, ref! 73 00:07:31,833 --> 00:07:33,824 lt's all right. lt's all right. 74 00:07:36,672 --> 00:07:39,038 They hit him low. All right? 75 00:07:40,442 --> 00:07:42,501 They hit him low. All right? 76 00:07:43,679 --> 00:07:46,443 l'm all right. l'm all right. 77 00:07:46,615 --> 00:07:48,606 We hope he didn't re-injure his shoulder... 78 00:07:48,784 --> 00:07:51,446 ...but I could hear the hit from up here in the press box. 79 00:07:51,620 --> 00:07:53,986 Number 25, Nate Ruffin, got blindsided and.... 80 00:07:56,925 --> 00:07:58,449 --could not stop the return man. 81 00:07:58,627 --> 00:08:02,324 And now, with the extra point, Morehead State is leading 29-6. 82 00:08:02,497 --> 00:08:05,091 The Marshall faithful cannot be happy now. 83 00:08:06,835 --> 00:08:09,463 Oliver! Oliver! Strong right! 84 00:08:11,173 --> 00:08:13,801 Switch! Switch! 85 00:08:14,710 --> 00:08:17,577 Forty! Set! Hike! 86 00:08:27,089 --> 00:08:28,317 Damn it. 87 00:08:30,392 --> 00:08:32,383 That's a shame. 88 00:08:36,598 --> 00:08:38,589 Gotta look him off. lf you look him off.... 89 00:08:38,767 --> 00:08:41,827 And you don't have to throw it. You had 20 yards in front of you. 90 00:08:42,004 --> 00:08:43,562 Hut! 91 00:08:47,709 --> 00:08:50,109 -Ball! Ball! -Get on the ball! 92 00:08:55,217 --> 00:08:57,378 That ain't a pitch, you gotta get me the ball. 93 00:08:57,552 --> 00:09:00,385 -lf l make the pitch, catch the ball. -You gotta get it to me. 94 00:09:00,555 --> 00:09:03,956 We gotta shake it up here. We gotta start blitzing our linebacker. 95 00:09:20,842 --> 00:09:25,074 That's a hard hit on number 29. Twenty-nine is down and he's not getting up. 96 00:09:25,247 --> 00:09:28,114 I don't see number 29 on my roster here. 97 00:09:28,283 --> 00:09:31,980 There's just so many new faces on this Marshall University Thundering Herd team. 98 00:09:32,320 --> 00:09:34,550 Can you shake it off or not? 99 00:09:35,057 --> 00:09:37,548 Dawson! Dawson! 100 00:09:40,462 --> 00:09:42,794 What do you think? We gotta get three points. 101 00:09:42,964 --> 00:09:45,626 We don't get any points on the board, we'll lose them. 102 00:09:45,801 --> 00:09:48,599 All right, we need our three. lt's gonna help out the morale. 103 00:09:48,770 --> 00:09:52,228 Send the kicking team in. Let's go. Gotta end this game with three points. 104 00:09:52,407 --> 00:09:54,967 Yeah. Send them in. Kicking team, let's go. 105 00:10:08,457 --> 00:10:10,755 Dawson. Send them in! 106 00:10:13,829 --> 00:10:15,592 Call it in, Red! 107 00:10:17,065 --> 00:10:18,726 Call it in! 108 00:10:22,471 --> 00:10:24,268 Send them in! 109 00:10:26,475 --> 00:10:27,908 Kick it! Kick it! 110 00:10:28,710 --> 00:10:30,769 Field-goal unit! Let's go! 111 00:10:39,621 --> 00:10:41,111 Let's go! 112 00:11:01,443 --> 00:11:05,038 These kids do have plenty of heart, but just not enough skill or experience... 113 00:11:05,213 --> 00:11:07,681 ...to compete at this level. And with this loss... 114 00:11:07,849 --> 00:11:11,546 ...next week's first home game against Xavier University won't be any easier. 115 00:11:11,720 --> 00:11:15,349 The Xavier game will be the first home game since the devastating crash... 116 00:11:15,524 --> 00:11:18,459 ...that killed 75 players and fans. 117 00:11:18,627 --> 00:11:22,461 After this painful loss, the Marshall faithful must be wondering... 118 00:11:22,631 --> 00:11:24,929 ...if they've done the right thing. 119 00:11:43,218 --> 00:11:44,845 Pick it up. 120 00:11:45,620 --> 00:11:47,178 Pick what up? Pick my jersey up? 121 00:11:47,355 --> 00:11:50,188 lt ain't your jersey, it's Joe Hood's jersey. Now, pick it up. 122 00:11:50,358 --> 00:11:52,087 -Who's Joe Hood? -You don't know him. 123 00:11:52,260 --> 00:11:54,854 l'm not gonna ask you again. Now, pick it up! 124 00:11:56,164 --> 00:12:02,296 Look, man, l came here to play ball, and l'm gonna be as respectful as l can be... 125 00:12:02,470 --> 00:12:06,463 ...but l'm the one playing for this team now. l'm number 33. 126 00:12:06,641 --> 00:12:09,542 That's my jersey. l'll do whatever l want with it! 127 00:12:12,113 --> 00:12:15,014 Hey, break it up! Break it up! Listen to me, break it up right-- 128 00:12:20,019 --> 00:12:25,719 Well, Meckstroth's ankle's just a sprain, so he should be better by Saturday. 129 00:12:25,891 --> 00:12:28,758 And Meadows' hamstring, it's okay too. 130 00:12:28,928 --> 00:12:32,056 What about Ruffin's shoulder? What'd the doc say? 131 00:12:32,498 --> 00:12:36,662 Well, it ain't good. l think we better sit him, Jack. 132 00:12:37,770 --> 00:12:39,499 Well, he's not gonna like that. 133 00:12:39,672 --> 00:12:43,005 Well, he ain't gonna like trying to write with the other hand, either... 134 00:12:43,175 --> 00:12:45,575 ...and that's what he's looking at if he keeps going. 135 00:12:45,744 --> 00:12:49,407 Okay, well, let's see what he can do in practice. Thank you. 136 00:12:50,616 --> 00:12:54,052 Split right, 434-Z-Slant. Let it develop and trust it. 137 00:12:54,219 --> 00:12:55,686 Trust it. Make the play. Go. 138 00:12:55,854 --> 00:12:57,116 Here he comes, D! 139 00:13:01,827 --> 00:13:03,795 Forty-two! Set, hut! 140 00:13:14,506 --> 00:13:16,633 What's your problem? We're on the same team! 141 00:13:22,848 --> 00:13:24,975 Make them commit. Make it so. Make it so. 142 00:13:31,256 --> 00:13:32,280 Set, hut! 143 00:13:40,833 --> 00:13:42,960 Hey! Break it up! Break it up now! 144 00:13:45,738 --> 00:13:48,229 l can't take that! Man, you want some of me? 145 00:13:48,407 --> 00:13:50,170 Get back there! 146 00:13:53,879 --> 00:13:55,642 Get back in the huddle! 147 00:14:04,423 --> 00:14:06,653 All right, let's go. 148 00:14:11,597 --> 00:14:14,464 Fourteen! Set, hut! 149 00:14:20,239 --> 00:14:22,901 That's it. Walsh, did you see that? That's success! 150 00:14:29,415 --> 00:14:31,042 Ruffin! 151 00:14:31,684 --> 00:14:34,812 Ruffin! What the hell is the matter with you? 152 00:14:34,987 --> 00:14:37,217 Just playing till the whistle blew, coach. 153 00:14:37,389 --> 00:14:38,686 Bullshit! 154 00:14:39,391 --> 00:14:42,292 You think you're the only one who has a right to be pissed off? 155 00:14:42,461 --> 00:14:44,895 You think you're the only one that's had it rough? 156 00:15:18,597 --> 00:15:22,465 Ruffin, get up. Get up, Ruffin. That's enough. 157 00:15:22,634 --> 00:15:24,295 Go water down. 158 00:15:25,370 --> 00:15:27,395 -Oliver, you okay? -Yeah. 159 00:15:30,242 --> 00:15:32,073 Where are you going? 160 00:15:34,513 --> 00:15:36,481 What the hell are we doing out there, Jack? 161 00:15:36,648 --> 00:15:39,708 We're trying to run a Veer. We're trying to get ready for Xavier. 162 00:15:39,885 --> 00:15:41,216 Really? 163 00:15:42,855 --> 00:15:45,585 Feels a lot more like Bloody Knuckles to me. 164 00:15:45,758 --> 00:15:49,250 l mean, it feels like we're just punching walls out there, Jack. 165 00:15:50,262 --> 00:15:52,753 l mean, we're not actually helping them. 166 00:15:52,931 --> 00:15:56,560 We're bringing the worst out in them. Shit, we're bringing the worst out in me. 167 00:15:57,970 --> 00:15:59,403 And for what? 168 00:15:59,571 --> 00:16:03,974 So that we can collect pity applause in front of every college in the conference? 169 00:16:07,679 --> 00:16:09,874 You didn't know Rick Tolley. 170 00:16:10,382 --> 00:16:11,610 l did. 171 00:16:12,084 --> 00:16:15,576 And on the day that he died, he said... 172 00:16:15,754 --> 00:16:20,418 ...the only thing that they judge us on, the only thing that counts, is winning. 173 00:16:20,592 --> 00:16:22,150 Nothing else matters. 174 00:16:22,728 --> 00:16:26,164 So, what do we do? How are we honoring their memory? 175 00:16:26,331 --> 00:16:31,064 We put together a team that doesn't win. Can't win. 176 00:16:31,236 --> 00:16:36,799 Not this week, not this season. Hell, maybe not ever. 177 00:16:38,410 --> 00:16:41,174 We're not honoring them, Jack. 178 00:16:43,448 --> 00:16:45,348 We're disgracing them. 179 00:16:50,522 --> 00:16:52,080 l'm done. 180 00:17:03,936 --> 00:17:06,166 Don't bench me, coach. 181 00:17:10,142 --> 00:17:12,702 -Jesus, Nate, have you even slept? -Not now. 182 00:17:14,146 --> 00:17:16,706 Not before our first home game. 183 00:17:16,882 --> 00:17:20,409 Now, look, Nate, your shoulder is in bad shape. 184 00:17:20,586 --> 00:17:22,417 The rest is gonna do it some good. 185 00:17:22,588 --> 00:17:26,115 No. No, it ain't. The rest ain't gonna do it good. 186 00:17:26,291 --> 00:17:29,818 Nate, l'm not questioning your courage or your drive, okay? 187 00:17:29,995 --> 00:17:33,158 -My shoulder's fine. -This shoulder? 188 00:17:33,332 --> 00:17:35,596 lt's ready to take the field? lt's ready for hits? 189 00:17:35,767 --> 00:17:37,200 -My shoulder's fine. -Yes or no? 190 00:17:37,369 --> 00:17:39,166 -My shoulder's fine. Yeah. -This one? 191 00:17:39,338 --> 00:17:41,568 -Can it take hits like that? -My shoulder's fine. 192 00:17:41,740 --> 00:17:43,264 Gonna be a lot harder than that. 193 00:17:43,442 --> 00:17:45,967 My shoulder's fine. 194 00:17:55,721 --> 00:17:57,484 Talk to me. 195 00:17:57,656 --> 00:17:59,817 Oh, coach. 196 00:18:03,829 --> 00:18:07,162 That was my team. 197 00:18:12,337 --> 00:18:15,465 They left it in my hands. 198 00:18:19,278 --> 00:18:23,112 Oh, Nate. No, no, no, they did not. 199 00:18:23,282 --> 00:18:25,011 No. 200 00:18:25,183 --> 00:18:27,242 They just left. 201 00:18:28,553 --> 00:18:30,544 Then why? 202 00:18:34,860 --> 00:18:36,953 Why, coach? 203 00:18:39,131 --> 00:18:40,826 Why? 204 00:18:44,403 --> 00:18:45,631 l don't know. 205 00:19:20,539 --> 00:19:23,508 The board voted you out this morning. 206 00:19:23,675 --> 00:19:26,906 What? May l ask why? 207 00:19:27,079 --> 00:19:32,346 Come on, Don. You were always a temporary solution. 208 00:19:32,517 --> 00:19:35,008 You said it yourself after Roland resigned. 209 00:19:35,187 --> 00:19:38,020 You were just a Band-Aid, remember? 210 00:19:38,657 --> 00:19:41,717 ls this about the football program, Paul? 211 00:19:43,328 --> 00:19:45,796 The crash just cut too damn deep, Don. 212 00:19:45,964 --> 00:19:49,764 lt's not just the team that's bleeding. lt's not just the school. 213 00:19:49,935 --> 00:19:51,368 lt's the entire town. 214 00:19:51,536 --> 00:19:54,096 Do you have any idea what it's like for Annie right now? 215 00:19:54,272 --> 00:19:57,207 She can't read the paper. She can't watch the news. 216 00:19:57,376 --> 00:20:01,107 She can't even go to work without being reminded of football... 217 00:20:01,279 --> 00:20:06,182 ...which reminds her of the crash, which reminds her of my dead son! 218 00:20:09,388 --> 00:20:11,151 Paul. 219 00:20:11,323 --> 00:20:13,791 This isn't about football, is it? 220 00:20:14,493 --> 00:20:19,430 And this isn't about Annie. And this isn't about the town, Paul. 221 00:20:19,598 --> 00:20:24,160 This is about the loss of your son. And l'm sorry. 222 00:20:24,336 --> 00:20:28,136 But until you find the strength to deal with that pain... 223 00:20:28,306 --> 00:20:31,298 ...nothing's going to get any better. 224 00:20:31,476 --> 00:20:35,242 No matter how many presidents you fire, Paul. 225 00:20:55,600 --> 00:20:58,160 Just about closed. Sorry. 226 00:21:00,038 --> 00:21:04,805 My wife tells me you've got the best apple pie in Huntington. 227 00:21:06,078 --> 00:21:08,069 Depends on the apple. 228 00:21:09,481 --> 00:21:11,915 Well, do you mind if l try? 229 00:21:13,785 --> 00:21:15,480 Hey, Annie. 230 00:21:23,595 --> 00:21:26,155 -Annie Cantrell? -Yeah. 231 00:21:27,632 --> 00:21:30,499 -Thank you. -You're welcome. 232 00:21:40,212 --> 00:21:42,043 Mr. Griffen? 233 00:21:42,981 --> 00:21:46,075 l don't believe we've been formally introduced yet. 234 00:21:46,251 --> 00:21:48,151 l'm Jack Lengyel. 235 00:21:50,989 --> 00:21:52,547 Thank you. 236 00:21:59,064 --> 00:22:02,556 l understand Don Dedmon lost his job this week. 237 00:22:02,734 --> 00:22:06,226 He's well-qualified, he'll find a place. 238 00:22:10,208 --> 00:22:14,440 You know, if you have a problem with anything that happens on the field... 239 00:22:14,613 --> 00:22:17,639 ...blame me, not him. l'm the coach here. 240 00:22:17,816 --> 00:22:21,183 And what happens out there is my responsibility, not his. 241 00:22:21,353 --> 00:22:23,878 You're not from here, you weren't here last November... 242 00:22:24,055 --> 00:22:26,819 ...so l don't expect you to understand this. 243 00:22:28,360 --> 00:22:30,453 This is not about what happened on that field. 244 00:22:30,629 --> 00:22:33,462 This is about what happened to this town. 245 00:22:33,632 --> 00:22:35,395 This is not a game. 246 00:22:53,985 --> 00:22:57,978 l'm real sorry about your son, Mr. Griffen. 247 00:22:59,758 --> 00:23:02,454 He was a hell of a running back. l bet you were real proud. 248 00:23:02,627 --> 00:23:04,857 Please don't talk about him like you knew him. 249 00:23:07,232 --> 00:23:09,427 l was proud of him, and l'm still proud of him. 250 00:25:02,414 --> 00:25:03,847 He was right, you know. 251 00:25:07,552 --> 00:25:11,010 -Who was right? -Your boy Tolley. 252 00:25:11,790 --> 00:25:15,385 Winning is everything and nothing else matters. 253 00:25:15,560 --> 00:25:19,223 l mean, l've said that so many times myself... 254 00:25:19,397 --> 00:25:22,924 ...l've lost count. You know? 255 00:25:23,101 --> 00:25:26,502 And it doesn't matter in what sport, and it doesn't matter what country... 256 00:25:26,671 --> 00:25:31,631 ...any coach who's worth a darn in this business believes those words. 257 00:25:31,810 --> 00:25:33,573 Fact. 258 00:25:37,482 --> 00:25:39,473 And then l came here. 259 00:25:41,820 --> 00:25:43,287 For the first time in my life... 260 00:25:43,455 --> 00:25:47,118 ...hell, maybe for the first time in the history of sports... 261 00:25:47,292 --> 00:25:50,625 ...suddenly, it's just not true anymore. 262 00:25:51,963 --> 00:25:55,057 At least not here, not now. No. 263 00:25:57,569 --> 00:25:59,230 You see... 264 00:25:59,871 --> 00:26:03,034 ...Red, it doesn't matter if we win or if we lose. 265 00:26:03,208 --> 00:26:05,369 lt's not even about how we play the game. 266 00:26:05,543 --> 00:26:09,775 What matters is that we play the game. 267 00:26:10,281 --> 00:26:13,307 That we take the field, that we suit up on Saturdays... 268 00:26:13,485 --> 00:26:16,147 ...and we keep this program alive. 269 00:26:16,321 --> 00:26:19,916 We play the game, Red, and l'm telling you, one day... 270 00:26:20,091 --> 00:26:22,685 ...not today, not tomorrow, not this season... 271 00:26:22,861 --> 00:26:27,958 ...probably not next season either, but one day, you and l are gonna wake up... 272 00:26:28,133 --> 00:26:32,092 ...and suddenly we're gonna be like every other team in every other sport... 273 00:26:32,270 --> 00:26:36,604 ...where winning is everything and nothing else matters. 274 00:26:39,010 --> 00:26:41,410 And when that day comes... 275 00:26:47,152 --> 00:26:49,985 ...well, that's when we'll honor them. 276 00:26:55,059 --> 00:26:58,426 We've got a team meeting tomorrow morning, Red. 277 00:26:58,930 --> 00:27:01,660 Got a little field trip planned for the boys... 278 00:27:04,769 --> 00:27:06,999 ...and, well, we'd love to see you there, coach. 279 00:27:10,542 --> 00:27:12,533 We'd love to see you there. 280 00:27:31,095 --> 00:27:34,189 Seven on the goal line. Tough on.... 281 00:27:34,365 --> 00:27:36,356 Secondary C five through eight. 282 00:27:36,534 --> 00:27:40,334 D can prevent kicking game onside and kickoff. 283 00:27:40,505 --> 00:27:42,234 Game day. 284 00:27:44,108 --> 00:27:46,133 Yes, it is. 285 00:27:51,749 --> 00:27:54,240 l left your ticket on the kitchen counter. 286 00:27:54,419 --> 00:27:58,480 l would appreciate it if you could make it to the game before halftime. 287 00:28:00,058 --> 00:28:05,052 One time. l missed kickoff one time and you'll never let me forget it. 288 00:28:05,230 --> 00:28:07,221 No, no, no, l won't. 289 00:28:07,398 --> 00:28:10,299 Because if l don't see you in the stands, honey... 290 00:28:10,468 --> 00:28:14,928 ...l don't know, l get all out of whack, you know? 291 00:28:15,840 --> 00:28:19,742 -l'll be there. -l know you will. 292 00:28:22,547 --> 00:28:24,538 How big a crowd do you think you'll get? 293 00:28:24,716 --> 00:28:28,174 -Well, after last week, l don't know. -Yeah. 294 00:28:29,754 --> 00:28:31,221 -Hey, buddy. -Hey. 295 00:28:31,389 --> 00:28:33,721 l'll race you to the ''newpacer.'' 296 00:28:35,260 --> 00:28:38,661 -The what? -Newspaper. 297 00:28:38,830 --> 00:28:40,354 -When, right now? -Yeah. 298 00:28:40,532 --> 00:28:44,093 l don't know. Maybe! 299 00:28:44,669 --> 00:28:46,330 Get him! Run! 300 00:28:47,705 --> 00:28:50,265 Hey, hey, hey-- 301 00:28:52,844 --> 00:28:54,709 Hey, coach! 302 00:28:56,814 --> 00:28:59,908 -Lengyel! -Win, Coach Lengyel! 303 00:29:06,391 --> 00:29:08,450 -What day is it, son? -Game day. 304 00:29:08,626 --> 00:29:10,025 -What day? -Game day! 305 00:29:10,194 --> 00:29:12,992 Time to play until the whistle blows. 306 00:29:14,465 --> 00:29:17,798 -See you on the field. -See you there! 307 00:29:22,040 --> 00:29:24,031 Hi, Mr. Griffen. 308 00:29:25,910 --> 00:29:28,902 Does nobody eat in this town anymore? 309 00:29:29,080 --> 00:29:31,173 Not today, anyway. 310 00:29:32,617 --> 00:29:34,050 You should go. 311 00:29:34,218 --> 00:29:37,119 Oh, no, my shift ends in a few hours. lt's no big deal. 312 00:29:37,288 --> 00:29:39,313 That's not what l meant. 313 00:29:41,426 --> 00:29:43,018 Come on. 314 00:29:43,595 --> 00:29:45,586 Let's take a walk. 315 00:29:45,763 --> 00:29:48,664 l don't think your customers will mind. 316 00:29:50,435 --> 00:29:53,131 Do you know l was baptized right here in the Ohio? 317 00:29:53,304 --> 00:29:56,398 Swam in it all the time when l was a kid. 318 00:29:56,741 --> 00:29:58,174 When l was away at the war... 319 00:29:59,544 --> 00:30:03,173 ...l'd fall asleep at night to the sound of this water. 320 00:30:03,615 --> 00:30:08,917 When my wife died, l'd lay awake to the same sound. 321 00:30:10,388 --> 00:30:13,357 Whenever l see this river, l know l'm home. 322 00:30:15,994 --> 00:30:18,258 This is my home, Annie. 323 00:30:20,732 --> 00:30:23,132 You were going to California with my son. 324 00:30:25,470 --> 00:30:29,099 -How long have you known? -l'm his father, l've always known. 325 00:30:30,174 --> 00:30:32,472 You should go, Annie. 326 00:30:36,214 --> 00:30:38,307 Things have changed now. 327 00:30:39,150 --> 00:30:42,347 l mean, l have responsibilities, l have a job. 328 00:30:44,155 --> 00:30:45,884 And you. 329 00:30:47,091 --> 00:30:50,356 -You're all alone. l can't-- -Oh, stop, stop. You can't put that on me. 330 00:30:50,528 --> 00:30:52,621 You've gotta go out there and live your life. 331 00:30:53,064 --> 00:30:56,192 lf you don't leave now, you never will. 332 00:30:58,403 --> 00:31:01,395 You're all out of excuses, Annie. 333 00:31:02,040 --> 00:31:04,508 You can't stay for me and you can't stay for your job. 334 00:31:04,676 --> 00:31:06,007 Why not? 335 00:31:06,177 --> 00:31:09,305 Because when l tell your boss you left that restaurant unattended... 336 00:31:09,480 --> 00:31:11,072 ...he's gonna have to fire you. 337 00:31:17,522 --> 00:31:19,956 Grief is messy, Annie. 338 00:31:20,525 --> 00:31:24,757 Makes you do things you regret, sometimes things you'll always regret. 339 00:31:24,929 --> 00:31:26,521 l don't. l don't regret it. 340 00:31:26,998 --> 00:31:30,058 -l don't. -l'm not talking about you. 341 00:31:32,036 --> 00:31:35,164 Go, Annie. Go. 342 00:32:21,552 --> 00:32:24,453 For those of you who may not know... 343 00:32:25,256 --> 00:32:28,657 ...this is the final resting place for six members... 344 00:32:28,826 --> 00:32:32,125 ...of the 1 970 Thundering Herd. 345 00:32:33,331 --> 00:32:38,997 The plane crash that took their lives was so severe, so absolute... 346 00:32:39,170 --> 00:32:42,333 ...that their bodies were unable to be identified. 347 00:32:42,807 --> 00:32:46,675 So they were buried here, together. 348 00:32:48,179 --> 00:32:50,147 Six players... 349 00:32:50,748 --> 00:32:52,613 ...six teammates... 350 00:32:52,784 --> 00:32:55,753 ...six sons of Marshall. 351 00:32:57,722 --> 00:33:00,691 This is our past, gentlemen. 352 00:33:05,062 --> 00:33:08,088 This is where we have been. This is how we got here. 353 00:33:08,266 --> 00:33:10,393 This is who we are... 354 00:33:10,835 --> 00:33:12,598 ...today. 355 00:33:15,072 --> 00:33:17,870 l wanna talk about our opponent this afternoon. 356 00:33:18,776 --> 00:33:21,768 They're bigger, faster, stronger, more experienced... 357 00:33:21,946 --> 00:33:24,813 ...and on paper, they're just better. 358 00:33:24,982 --> 00:33:27,007 And they know it, too. 359 00:33:29,487 --> 00:33:32,149 But l wanna tell you something that they don't know. 360 00:33:32,857 --> 00:33:35,758 They don't know your heart. 361 00:33:37,728 --> 00:33:42,131 l do. l've seen it. You have shown it to me. 362 00:33:42,300 --> 00:33:45,758 You have shown this coaching staff, your teammates. 363 00:33:45,937 --> 00:33:50,738 You have shown yourselves just exactly who you are in here. 364 00:33:53,811 --> 00:33:56,371 Now, when you take that field today... 365 00:33:57,648 --> 00:34:00,674 ...you've gotta lay that heart on the line, men. 366 00:34:01,185 --> 00:34:05,121 From the soles of your feet, with every ounce of blood you've got in your body... 367 00:34:05,289 --> 00:34:07,814 ...lay it on the line until the final whistle blows. 368 00:34:07,992 --> 00:34:09,960 And if you do that... 369 00:34:12,296 --> 00:34:14,230 ...if you do that... 370 00:34:16,534 --> 00:34:17,933 ...we cannot lose. 371 00:34:19,203 --> 00:34:22,297 We may be behind on the scoreboard at the end of the game... 372 00:34:22,473 --> 00:34:27,240 ...but if you play like that, we cannot be defeated. 373 00:34:27,411 --> 00:34:29,709 Now, we came here today to remember... 374 00:34:31,082 --> 00:34:33,016 ...six young men... 375 00:34:34,418 --> 00:34:36,682 ...and 69 others... 376 00:34:38,522 --> 00:34:42,458 ...who will not be on the field with you today. 377 00:34:45,429 --> 00:34:47,659 But they will be watching. 378 00:34:51,369 --> 00:34:53,564 And you can bet your ass... 379 00:34:53,738 --> 00:34:57,970 ...that they'll be gritting their teeth with every snap of that football. 380 00:34:58,142 --> 00:35:01,839 You understand me? How you play today... 381 00:35:02,613 --> 00:35:05,810 ...from this moment on, is how you... 382 00:35:06,817 --> 00:35:09,752 ...will be remembered. 383 00:35:10,154 --> 00:35:15,114 This is your opportunity to rise from these ashes... 384 00:35:15,293 --> 00:35:17,625 ...and grab glory. 385 00:35:22,033 --> 00:35:23,762 -We are-- -Marshall! 386 00:35:23,935 --> 00:35:25,163 -We are-- -Marshall! 387 00:35:25,336 --> 00:35:26,462 -We are-- -Marshall! 388 00:35:26,637 --> 00:35:28,798 The funerals end today. 389 00:35:37,014 --> 00:35:39,983 Marshall! Marshall! Marshall! 390 00:35:45,790 --> 00:35:48,190 Today, the Big Green is finally back in Huntington... 391 00:35:48,359 --> 00:35:51,351 ...in front of a capacity crowd here at Fairfield Stadium. 392 00:35:55,333 --> 00:35:58,302 Number 1 9, Jake Crawford, Xavier's all-American tailback... 393 00:35:58,469 --> 00:36:00,835 ...fields the ball and takes off downfield. 394 00:36:04,709 --> 00:36:09,305 Crawford still untouched at the 30, the 35. This kid's got speed, doesn't he? 395 00:36:09,480 --> 00:36:12,540 He sure does. Just one man to beat. 396 00:36:12,717 --> 00:36:15,845 -It looks like Morehead State all over again. -Oh, gosh. 397 00:36:16,854 --> 00:36:19,482 -They come with a huge hit. -That's how you hit somebody! 398 00:36:19,657 --> 00:36:21,488 Nice looping! 399 00:36:23,494 --> 00:36:25,689 All right. All right, tighten up, D, tighten up. 400 00:36:30,234 --> 00:36:31,861 Good job, good job! 401 00:36:33,537 --> 00:36:36,062 Nice lick. Nice save. 402 00:36:36,240 --> 00:36:38,140 Sophomore Reggie Oliver takes the field... 403 00:36:38,309 --> 00:36:40,641 ...and leads the offense on their first possession. 404 00:36:40,811 --> 00:36:42,176 Set, hut! 405 00:36:46,684 --> 00:36:48,447 Hut! 406 00:36:52,490 --> 00:36:54,219 Punt! Punt. Punt team. 407 00:36:59,230 --> 00:37:00,322 Come on, cover it! 408 00:37:02,166 --> 00:37:03,861 Just the punter to beat. 409 00:37:05,603 --> 00:37:09,539 -The shoestring tackle by Bill Shalhoop! -That's playing till the whistle blows. 410 00:37:09,707 --> 00:37:13,108 You kick it and you play defense. Good job, Shalhoop. 411 00:37:13,277 --> 00:37:15,768 All right, let's go. Let's get a stop. 412 00:37:16,847 --> 00:37:19,441 Crawford gets a step on Ruffin. 413 00:37:22,053 --> 00:37:24,180 And makes another catch for another first down. 414 00:37:24,355 --> 00:37:28,121 Boy, I'll tell you what, that hurt shoulder sure looks like it's affecting Ruffin. 415 00:37:28,292 --> 00:37:32,126 -That kid knows he can't go to his right. -He's playing to it. Keep an eye on that. 416 00:37:34,899 --> 00:37:37,231 -Split six, cover one. Ready? Break! -Break! 417 00:37:37,401 --> 00:37:40,427 We've got a scoreless game, and Xavier has great field position... 418 00:37:40,604 --> 00:37:44,597 ...but they're in a race against the clock with only 25 seconds till halftime. 419 00:37:44,775 --> 00:37:45,935 Hut! 420 00:37:47,711 --> 00:37:49,110 -Right side! -Make the hit! 421 00:37:51,882 --> 00:37:53,474 Ruffin with a giant hit. 422 00:37:53,651 --> 00:37:55,448 -Ball! Ball! Ball! -The ball is loose! 423 00:37:55,619 --> 00:37:57,314 Go, go, go! 424 00:38:02,726 --> 00:38:06,059 -Nice hit. Nice ball. -Nate, you all right? 425 00:38:06,230 --> 00:38:07,925 -Can you get up, Nate? -Hold on, 25. 426 00:38:08,099 --> 00:38:10,226 l'm sitting him the second half, no matter what. 427 00:38:10,401 --> 00:38:13,097 -Let me tell him. Let me tell him. -You got it, you got it. 428 00:38:13,270 --> 00:38:15,397 Mickey Jackson! 429 00:38:18,442 --> 00:38:19,773 Good. All right. 430 00:38:19,944 --> 00:38:23,004 There's enough time on the clock for one last play before the half. 431 00:38:23,180 --> 00:38:24,772 Need a 37-yard field goal. 432 00:38:24,949 --> 00:38:28,180 Marshall's kicking game was spotty at best last week against Morehead. 433 00:38:28,352 --> 00:38:29,410 Blake, come on! 434 00:38:29,587 --> 00:38:32,351 Let's see what Lengyel decides to do here. 435 00:38:37,495 --> 00:38:39,520 We're kicking it. Let's go, we're kicking it. 436 00:38:39,697 --> 00:38:42,825 This is an awfully long kick for sophomore Blake Smith... 437 00:38:43,000 --> 00:38:45,764 ...a walk-on from Marshall's soccer team. 438 00:39:03,053 --> 00:39:04,816 The kick is good! 439 00:39:06,524 --> 00:39:07,513 Hey! 440 00:39:07,691 --> 00:39:09,716 -That's groovy, baby! -That's groovy, baby. 441 00:39:10,161 --> 00:39:12,527 I don't believe it. The Young Thundering Herd... 442 00:39:12,696 --> 00:39:15,164 ...has a 3-0 lead as they take it into halftime. 443 00:39:15,332 --> 00:39:17,300 Hot damn, he's liable to make that from 50. 444 00:39:17,468 --> 00:39:18,457 Good call. 445 00:39:18,636 --> 00:39:20,900 Stick around. We've got a dogfight on our hands... 446 00:39:21,071 --> 00:39:24,529 ...as Xavier is certainly a second-half team. 447 00:39:27,645 --> 00:39:31,911 -We are-- -Marshall! 448 00:39:32,082 --> 00:39:35,882 -We are-- -Marshall! 449 00:39:38,923 --> 00:39:41,756 Damn it, coach, l said l'm all right. 450 00:39:46,297 --> 00:39:48,288 Nate, you're sitting. 451 00:39:55,005 --> 00:39:56,973 You can't do that, coach. l gotta cover 1 9. 452 00:39:57,141 --> 00:39:59,507 Nineteen's got six catches for 95 yards, Nate... 453 00:39:59,677 --> 00:40:02,237 ...and it's because he knows you can't go to your right. 454 00:40:02,413 --> 00:40:06,440 -We got two more quarters of football. -Yes, we do. Yes, we do, Nate. 455 00:40:07,151 --> 00:40:09,176 But you've done enough. 456 00:40:09,920 --> 00:40:12,753 Coach, l've been going to my right all day-- 457 00:40:13,958 --> 00:40:16,324 You see what's going on out there? 458 00:40:20,364 --> 00:40:24,095 Nate, that's all because you never stopped pushing. 459 00:40:25,336 --> 00:40:28,897 -We got two more quarters of football. -You've done enough, Nate. 460 00:40:30,708 --> 00:40:32,903 You've done enough. 461 00:40:54,732 --> 00:40:57,064 Are we gonna be all right, coach? 462 00:40:59,770 --> 00:41:02,568 Yeah. We're gonna be all right. 463 00:41:03,741 --> 00:41:05,902 Yeah, we're gonna be all right. 464 00:41:06,744 --> 00:41:08,837 Thanks for joining us back at halftime, folks. 465 00:41:09,013 --> 00:41:12,574 You know what's hard to fathom? It's hard to believe this is even possible... 466 00:41:12,750 --> 00:41:15,719 ...but Jack Lengyel has the Marshall Young Thundering Herd... 467 00:41:15,886 --> 00:41:18,980 ...a team of freshmen, of transfer students, of walk-ons... 468 00:41:19,156 --> 00:41:21,386 ...a team of nobodies and no ones... 469 00:41:21,558 --> 00:41:25,824 ...somehow are beating the Xavier Pirates after 30 minutes of football. 470 00:41:25,996 --> 00:41:29,124 Well, that is true, but I gotta believe that, at some point... 471 00:41:29,300 --> 00:41:31,791 ...speed, size and experience will prevail. 472 00:41:34,538 --> 00:41:36,506 Come on, Booth! 473 00:41:43,781 --> 00:41:45,646 That's the way to start the second half! 474 00:41:45,816 --> 00:41:49,650 This Young Thundering Herd looks like they're ready to play. 475 00:41:49,820 --> 00:41:52,345 -44-X-Punch. Let's go. -Break! 476 00:41:52,523 --> 00:41:54,991 Nineteen, set, hut! 477 00:41:57,828 --> 00:41:59,295 -Big hit on Oliver... -Ball! 478 00:42:00,230 --> 00:42:04,030 ...who loses the ball. Xavier scoops it up. 479 00:42:04,201 --> 00:42:05,190 Let's go! 480 00:42:05,369 --> 00:42:06,859 He's on the 30... 481 00:42:07,037 --> 00:42:08,504 ...the 20... 482 00:42:09,039 --> 00:42:11,507 ...touchdown, Xavier! 483 00:42:12,242 --> 00:42:15,302 And just like that, Xavier takes the lead, 6-3. 484 00:42:15,479 --> 00:42:17,538 lt's okay! Come on! 485 00:42:17,715 --> 00:42:19,979 -You're still the captain of this team. -Yes, sir. 486 00:42:20,150 --> 00:42:22,914 l'm gonna need you to be that captain from the sideline. 487 00:42:23,087 --> 00:42:25,317 Set, hut! 488 00:42:25,489 --> 00:42:27,582 -Yeah, baby, let's go! -Come on, let's go! 489 00:42:33,997 --> 00:42:36,022 -Great call. -All right? 490 00:42:38,102 --> 00:42:40,093 Twenty-two! 491 00:42:40,771 --> 00:42:42,363 All right. Yeah. 492 00:42:44,541 --> 00:42:45,735 lt's your team now. 493 00:42:48,312 --> 00:42:49,870 Set, hut! 494 00:42:52,549 --> 00:42:54,517 Nice flag route by Bill James. 495 00:42:56,620 --> 00:42:59,418 He's got one foot inbounds. That's good for a first down. 496 00:42:59,590 --> 00:43:03,082 -Yeah! Come on! -Thought you were a basketball player. 497 00:43:05,596 --> 00:43:08,292 lf he doesn't pass, give it to Wooch. lf he does, tuck it. 498 00:43:08,465 --> 00:43:10,160 -Tuck it and go. -lt's up to you. Go. 499 00:43:10,334 --> 00:43:13,497 Oliver in with the play. They're close, folks, very, very close. 500 00:43:13,670 --> 00:43:17,436 Just four yards from a Thundering Herd score. 501 00:43:19,209 --> 00:43:20,904 Come on, Reggie. 502 00:43:46,970 --> 00:43:48,767 Touchdown, Reggie Oliver! 503 00:43:49,406 --> 00:43:51,704 And Marshall grabs the lead right back, 9-6... 504 00:43:51,875 --> 00:43:54,810 ...with eight seconds remaining in the third quarter. 505 00:43:55,879 --> 00:43:57,779 Let's go! 506 00:43:58,849 --> 00:44:02,046 That's what it looks like on paper right there, doesn't it? 507 00:44:12,362 --> 00:44:15,024 If Marshall can hold on for a little while longer, folks-- 508 00:44:15,199 --> 00:44:17,326 But there's a complete pass to Crawford! 509 00:44:17,501 --> 00:44:18,798 Go, go, go! 510 00:44:21,872 --> 00:44:23,339 He breaks free. 511 00:44:24,508 --> 00:44:26,601 And he's in the end zone. Touchdown, Xavier. 512 00:44:26,777 --> 00:44:30,679 Oh, my. What a dagger to the heart of this Marshall team. 513 00:44:31,748 --> 00:44:35,115 And with the extra point, Xavier has taken the lead back from Marshall... 514 00:44:35,285 --> 00:44:38,652 ... 1 3-9 with one minute left to play. 515 00:44:43,026 --> 00:44:46,189 -We are-- -Let's go, Marshall! Come on! 516 00:44:47,464 --> 00:44:49,625 Marshall has time for one last-ditch effort... 517 00:44:49,800 --> 00:44:52,997 ...but they'll have to march all the way downfield into the end zone. 518 00:44:53,170 --> 00:44:56,867 -A field goal will not be enough. -Thirteen! Set, hut! 519 00:45:02,112 --> 00:45:04,910 Oliver breaks loose. He's in the open field! 520 00:45:05,082 --> 00:45:07,346 Go, go, go! 521 00:45:07,951 --> 00:45:10,476 Something's happening here for the Thundering Herd. 522 00:45:10,654 --> 00:45:13,418 Down, down, down! On the ball! 523 00:45:13,590 --> 00:45:15,558 We got one time-out, coach. 524 00:45:18,028 --> 00:45:22,328 -l-1 3! l-1 3! -Run your offense. Run your offense. 525 00:45:22,499 --> 00:45:23,898 Set, hut! 526 00:45:24,067 --> 00:45:28,197 Oliver holds the ball, rolls out, and is sacked. 527 00:45:28,372 --> 00:45:30,533 That's gonna be costly as the clock keeps tick-- 528 00:45:30,707 --> 00:45:33,267 No, wait, he got rid of it! He got rid of it! 529 00:45:37,281 --> 00:45:39,044 A huge gain for the Herd! 530 00:45:39,216 --> 00:45:42,310 Marshall marches upfield, but with less than 30 seconds left... 531 00:45:42,486 --> 00:45:46,217 -...time is running out for the boys in green. -Time-out. Time-out. 532 00:45:46,390 --> 00:45:48,688 Marshall calls their last time-out. 533 00:45:51,295 --> 00:45:52,284 Come on, Marshall! 534 00:45:52,563 --> 00:45:56,329 Zero time-outs. We need a touchdown to win. Here's the play: 535 00:45:56,500 --> 00:46:01,096 Fire left, 422-Z-Rocket, all right? Martin, Johnson or Linden. 536 00:46:01,271 --> 00:46:05,264 After you catch the football, if you cannot score, get out of bounds. 537 00:46:05,442 --> 00:46:08,275 lf you do not get out of bounds, everybody get to the line... 538 00:46:08,445 --> 00:46:11,380 ...Coach Red Dawson's got the winning play coming in, all right? 539 00:46:11,548 --> 00:46:13,106 There is no huddle from here out. 540 00:46:13,283 --> 00:46:14,511 -Do you believe? -Yes, sir! 541 00:46:14,685 --> 00:46:15,879 -Do you believe? -Yes, sir! 542 00:46:16,053 --> 00:46:17,111 -We are-- -Marshall! 543 00:46:17,921 --> 00:46:19,980 This is it, folks. 544 00:46:20,891 --> 00:46:22,119 Okay. 545 00:46:28,131 --> 00:46:30,759 Gotta get out of bounds to stop the clock. 546 00:46:30,934 --> 00:46:33,300 -Get out of bounds! -Get out, get out, get out! 547 00:46:33,470 --> 00:46:37,429 Clock is still ticking. He didn't make it! He's still inbounds. 548 00:46:37,608 --> 00:46:41,669 -Clock's running, clock's running. -Call it in. Take us home, Red. Call it in. 549 00:46:43,747 --> 00:46:45,339 Gardner, Gardner! All right. 550 00:46:45,515 --> 00:46:49,747 Split right, 21 3 Bootleg Screen. Bootleg Screen! 551 00:47:03,100 --> 00:47:04,533 -Get it off! -Snap it. 552 00:47:06,837 --> 00:47:08,361 Snap the ball. 553 00:47:09,306 --> 00:47:11,638 Snap it. Snap it. 554 00:48:36,960 --> 00:48:41,329 It's good! Gardner catches the ball! Touchdown! Touchdown! 555 00:48:41,498 --> 00:48:45,935 I can't believe it! I can't believe it! Marshall has won! 556 00:48:46,103 --> 00:48:50,096 The Young Thundering Herd has won! They have done the unthinkable! 557 00:48:50,273 --> 00:48:52,935 -We scored? -Marshall has beaten Xavier! 558 00:48:53,110 --> 00:48:57,103 This is an exciting day, folks! Incredible! 559 00:48:57,280 --> 00:49:02,081 The skies parted and Marshall took command! 560 00:49:02,486 --> 00:49:06,047 They proved that they were men today, that they were a team! 561 00:49:06,223 --> 00:49:07,952 -We did it! We did it! -Marshall wins! 562 00:49:08,125 --> 00:49:10,059 Marshall wins in a barnburner, folks! 563 00:49:10,227 --> 00:49:13,560 They're gonna remember this one for decades! 564 00:49:17,667 --> 00:49:20,693 Lengyel! We did it! 565 00:49:22,806 --> 00:49:26,003 We did it! We did it! We did it! We did it! 566 00:49:38,855 --> 00:49:41,255 -Oh, gosh. -Little tradition. 567 00:49:41,424 --> 00:49:46,589 At the end of a game, we always give the ball to the most valuable player. 568 00:49:46,763 --> 00:49:48,628 That's for you. 569 00:49:50,267 --> 00:49:53,327 Jack, l'm not one of the players. 570 00:49:53,503 --> 00:49:55,403 l know, Don. 571 00:49:56,540 --> 00:50:00,101 We're Marshall. We'll take anybody. 572 00:50:01,144 --> 00:50:04,079 Thank you. Thank you, Don. 573 00:50:21,932 --> 00:50:27,427 The following week, Marshall lost to Miami of Ohio, 66 to 6. 574 00:50:28,738 --> 00:50:32,538 They would only win one more game in 1 97 1. 575 00:50:35,912 --> 00:50:42,147 Jack Lengyel resigned as head coach in 1 97 4 with a record of 9 and 33. 576 00:50:42,319 --> 00:50:46,380 He went on to become athletic director at the Naval Academy. 577 00:50:47,290 --> 00:50:49,884 He's now in the Hall of Fame. 578 00:50:50,961 --> 00:50:54,761 Donald Dedmon accepted the presidency at Radford University... 579 00:50:54,931 --> 00:50:59,368 ...where he remained until he retired in 1 994. 580 00:50:59,536 --> 00:51:02,869 Gene Morehouse's son, Keith, followed in his father's footsteps... 581 00:51:03,039 --> 00:51:06,304 ...and became a broadcaster for Marshall football... 582 00:51:07,143 --> 00:51:09,839 ...where he still remains today. 583 00:51:10,413 --> 00:51:13,814 Reggie Oliver started every game at quarterback for the Thundering Herd... 584 00:51:13,984 --> 00:51:15,451 ...until he graduated. 585 00:51:15,619 --> 00:51:18,315 He eventually returned to Marshall as an assistant coach... 586 00:51:18,488 --> 00:51:20,718 ...and now lives in Ohio. 587 00:51:20,891 --> 00:51:24,088 Nate Ruffin moved away from Huntington after graduation... 588 00:51:24,261 --> 00:51:26,729 ...got married and started a family. 589 00:51:26,897 --> 00:51:30,060 In 2001, after a prolonged illness... 590 00:51:30,233 --> 00:51:34,226 ...Nate passed away at his home in Arlington, Virginia. 591 00:51:34,938 --> 00:51:37,771 But he would return to Huntington one last time... 592 00:51:37,941 --> 00:51:41,468 ...for a final reunion with his old teammates. 593 00:51:46,283 --> 00:51:50,481 Red Dawson kept his word and left the team at the end of the year. 594 00:51:52,555 --> 00:51:55,217 He never returned to football. 595 00:52:57,253 --> 00:53:00,381 Well, congratulations, Coach Dawson. 596 00:53:02,392 --> 00:53:04,417 Well, thank you, Jimmy. 597 00:53:05,128 --> 00:53:07,528 Congratulations to you too. 598 00:53:20,410 --> 00:53:23,106 l didn't mean to keep you waiting. l just.... 599 00:53:23,279 --> 00:53:27,613 Red, you didn't keep me waiting. 600 00:53:28,752 --> 00:53:30,447 Come here. 601 00:53:42,599 --> 00:53:45,295 Nobody here wants to go home either. 602 00:53:56,212 --> 00:53:58,680 Marshall lost more football games in the '7 0s... 603 00:53:58,848 --> 00:54:01,646 ...than any other program in the nation. 604 00:54:02,285 --> 00:54:05,448 But yet, football remained. 605 00:54:06,222 --> 00:54:11,023 In 1 984, the Herd had their first winning record in 20 years. 606 00:54:13,029 --> 00:54:16,362 They followed it with eight conference titles... 607 00:54:16,533 --> 00:54:21,232 ...five straight bowl wins and two national championships. 608 00:54:31,714 --> 00:54:34,444 From the ashes, we rose. 609 00:54:37,353 --> 00:54:38,786 -We are-- -Marshall! 610 00:54:38,955 --> 00:54:40,388 -We are-- -Marshall! 611 00:54:40,557 --> 00:54:41,854 -We are-- -Marshall! 612 00:54:42,025 --> 00:54:43,253 -We are-- -Marshall! 613 00:54:43,426 --> 00:54:49,365 Marshall! Marshall! Marshall!