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"30 For 30 - The U: Part 2" gets prime timeslot after Heisman ceremony
Posted on 9/15/14 at 1:40 pm
Posted on 9/15/14 at 1:40 pm
Barry Jackson ?@flasportsbuzz
ESPN announced this morning it will give the UM football documentary sequel the marquee slot after December's Heisman award show:Dec. 13.
Looking forward to it. I really enjoyed the first one.
Additional info on the movie.
ESPN announced this morning it will give the UM football documentary sequel the marquee slot after December's Heisman award show:Dec. 13.
Looking forward to it. I really enjoyed the first one.
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No, director Billy Corben assures, the much-anticipated ESPN sequel to the “U” documentary will not evolve into The Nevin Shapiro Show.
“This is not what the movie is about,” Corben said, as he and producer Alfred Spellman craft another two-hour film about the University of Miami football program, set to air sometime this winter.
“Make no mistake, [the Shapiro saga] will be in there, but the focus is on the 2001 team.”
Even so, UM declined to participate, just as it did for the first film, which debuted in 2009 and drew the most viewers (2.3 million) ever for an ESPN documentary to that point.
This time around, UM denied their request to speak with president Donna Shalala, coach Al Golden, offensive line coach Art Kehoe and strength and conditioning coach Andrew Swasey.
“This is not a surprise to me but perhaps not the wisest strategy,” Corben said. “I’m never shocked but always disappointed by UM. They’re perpetually in damage control mode. Nobody wants to see the documentary the administration wants you to see. People want to see the unauthorized story.”
Corben said UM tried to obstruct the process during the first movie “but the consternation they needlessly caused us last time was a positive for us. I was shocked the last time how they treated us.”
Corben wanted to speak with Shapiro, but inmates in federal prisons are not permitted to do on-camera interviews, Corben said.
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The documentary begins where the last one left off, in 1992.
“It’s not a dissimilar arc to the first movie – the rise and fall [of the program],” Corben said. “The bulk of the story is coming out of the Pell Grant scandal, the NCAA sanctions of 1995, the SI cover story of 1995 and what Butch Davis did.
“You have this down-on-its-luck team experiencing a lot of issues, and in comes Butch Davis and he builds it even better than years before. Those 2000, 2001 and 2002, what should have been three consecutive national championships, that’s the primary focus.
“They had 17 first-round picks and nearly 40 players from a single roster that ended up in the NFL; 2001 is not only greatest college team of all time but probably the greatest NFL team ever assembled. The idea that after the devastating sanctions of the early-to-mid 90s, the idea you could not only rebuild the program to former glory, but surpass that, is a measure of hope for the future.”
Additional info on the movie.
This post was edited on 9/15/14 at 1:43 pm
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Posted on 9/15/14 at 1:42 pm to Augustus
Wonder what it will cover? The Butch Davis/Coker era?
Posted on 9/15/14 at 1:42 pm to Augustus
Is this one about Da U going on probation?
Posted on 9/15/14 at 1:46 pm to ipodking
I'm always surprised at how well the first one is regarded on these boards. I thought it was extremely badly done.
Posted on 9/15/14 at 1:47 pm to Augustus
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Billy Corben
More surface scratching and no substance.
Posted on 9/15/14 at 1:53 pm to Augustus
Wait. The first one awkwardly blames Butch Davis for the programs downfall at the end. Then they make a sequel about how awesome he is?
Posted on 9/15/14 at 1:59 pm to SoFla Tideroller
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I'm always surprised at how well the first one is regarded on these boards. I thought it was extremely badly done.
Compared to other entries in the 30/30 series, it was probably one of the least well-made ones. But because the subject matter itself was just so interesting most people ignored that it was pretty much just a puff piece.
Posted on 9/15/14 at 2:02 pm to floridatigah
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Wait. The first one awkwardly blames Butch Davis for the programs downfall at the end. Then they make a sequel about how awesome he is?
This. They're going to the well one time too many.
Posted on 9/15/14 at 2:11 pm to saintsfan22
hope this film will motivate someone to bring back butch and fire Al
Posted on 9/15/14 at 2:16 pm to xenythx
It featured an ESPN personality (LeBatard) at the expense of the material much the same way the horrific RollTide/War Eagle featured Finebaum.
Posted on 9/15/14 at 2:18 pm to SoFla Tideroller
To be fair, it was Corben's second worst 30 for 30.
Posted on 9/15/14 at 2:20 pm to xenythx
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I'm always surprised at how well the first one is regarded on these boards. I thought it was extremely badly done.
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Compared to other entries in the 30/30 series, it was probably one of the least well-made ones. But because the subject matter itself was just so interesting most people ignored that it was pretty much just a puff piece.
I think The U was shortsighted because it promotes UM's growth from nothing into powerhouse as a unique story, whereas you can actually make the case that their story is no different that those of UF or FSU in that they had relatively little to no football history prior to the 1980s.
Take Florida -- they'd never won an SEC title before Spurrier got there, and they have fewer bowl appearances in the pre-Spurrier history of Florida football than after he arrived. He gets there, builds their program, and they go on to win 8 SEC titles and 3 NCs with 2 different coaches.
Same thing with FSU -- they were absolutely nothing before Bowden got there.
I think there's a bigger story to be told about the birth of the state of Florida as a hotbed for high school football and recruiting from ~1980 on.
Posted on 9/15/14 at 2:20 pm to Augustus
Billy Corben is a phenomenal director
Posted on 9/15/14 at 2:21 pm to ProjectP2294
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To be fair, it was Corben's second worst 30 for 30.
True -- Broke was terribly done
Posted on 9/15/14 at 2:22 pm to SoFla Tideroller
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It featured an ESPN personality (LeBatard) at the expense of the material much the same way the horrific RollTide/War Eagle featured Finebaum.
The worst 30 For 30 by far, and I say that objectively because I'm not a fan of either team.
This post was edited on 9/15/14 at 2:23 pm
Posted on 9/15/14 at 2:39 pm to Feral
41-3 
Posted on 9/15/14 at 2:43 pm to Roux-Roux
Wonder if they'll begin right after the 1992 Alabama game, like where the 1st one ended before it, ignoring that shellacking entirely 
Posted on 9/15/14 at 3:01 pm to LoneMDG
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Wonder if they'll begin right after the 1992 Alabama game, like where the 1st one ended before it, ignoring that shellacking entirely
If they talk about the mid-90s decline, it would be the perfect opening.
Posted on 9/15/14 at 3:34 pm to Augustus
As long as Sean Taylor gets some love, I'm good
Posted on 9/15/14 at 4:47 pm to Augustus
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You have this down-on-its-luck team experiencing a lot of issues, and in comes Butch Davis and he builds it even better than years before. Those 2000, 2001 and 2002, what should have been three consecutive national championships, that’s the primary focus.
uh
didn't the first doc basically talk shite about butch?
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