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I too thought the movie was good. However, I think that the officials were portrayed in a bad light during the state championship game. I know it makes for a good movie, but I find it hard to beleive that any crew would let as much crap as went on in that game actually go on, especially in a chamionship game.
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At least it wasn't as bad as "Remember the Titans," where the officials were intentionally making calls against Titans so that they would lose the game.
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I don't know, in that movie it seems to me like it could have been based more on facts, racism was a big factor in the officials calls in that one specific game, also politics. I think in FNL the officials were portrayed as flat out poor, they missed calls, they let the game get out of hand. I know its just a movie but its a good example of what not to let your game be like.
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I was shocked but not surprised at the level of politics in the game.
The championship game was an slam on all the good honest officials who could and would control a game of that caliber. One call that no good officiating crew would have let go was the complete pass that bounced to the receiver.
I suggest the movie "Go Tigers!" is a much better representation of a football crazy society.
Wed Feb 02, 2005, 11:30am
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