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re: 30 for 30: The Best That Never Was
Posted on 11/9/10 at 9:07 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
Posted on 11/9/10 at 9:07 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
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but there are literally millions of similar sad stories which happen every year.
Like your botched abortion.
LOL
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Posted on 11/9/10 at 9:08 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
quote:I'm not sensitive, you're just stupid.
lol, you're sensitive nancy.
Posted on 11/9/10 at 9:09 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
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i just don't see the hype or purpose. maybe if i followed his recruitement and lived in miss or was a sooner fan in the early 80's i'd get it. we always hear stories about these 'freak" athletes who would've been the GOAT or could've been the GOAT if ____ didn't happen, or if ____ didn't occur. I guess I just don't see the point besides being a sad story, but there are literally millions of similar sad stories which happen every year.
There's not many guys that have ever had the type of freshman season he did and then have such a bizarre set of circumstance thereafter.
Posted on 11/9/10 at 9:09 pm to UFownstSECsince1950
I can remember back in the late 80's people area LA saying the same sort of stuff about Germaine "The Juice" Williams from Ascension Catholic. I believe he still has the record for most yards in hs.
Posted on 11/9/10 at 9:09 pm to OU812
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It is sad, but he had more opportunity than any of us did and he blew it by chosing OU or leaving OU.
how many of us are from really poor backgrounds with leeches for family members and friends?
Posted on 11/9/10 at 9:10 pm to guttata
One guy who comes to my mind who could have been great was Cecil "the diesel" Collins
Posted on 11/9/10 at 9:10 pm to St Augustine
Seems like uncle curlee pushing him to OU played as big a role as fairley
Posted on 11/9/10 at 9:13 pm to St Augustine
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how many of us are from really poor backgrounds with leeches for family members and friends?
And how many of us had life-changing decisions to make at age 18 with literally NOBODY looking out for our best interests?
Posted on 11/9/10 at 9:14 pm to DBG
I just called my dad about about the Marcus Dupree story. He was like yeah you saw him play for the breakers, but you probably dont remember because you were 4 at the time... 
Posted on 11/9/10 at 9:15 pm to Cash
now that was an awesome show.
by the way.. mr.gatti's was da absolute bomb!!!!!!!!!!!!
by the way.. mr.gatti's was da absolute bomb!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted on 11/9/10 at 9:15 pm to NawlinsTiger9
So what is the next 30 for 30, the SMU story?
Posted on 11/9/10 at 9:17 pm to Cash
what a great episode - probably my favorite ever.
Posted on 11/9/10 at 9:18 pm to NawlinsTiger9
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And how many of us had life-changing decisions to make at age 18 with literally NOBODY looking out for our best interests?
Really sad. I'd have liked to think that the Breakers accountants or front office would have tried to look out for Marcus a little more than they obviously did.
I think the NFL would have been better equipped to protect him from this kind of scam but then again maybe back in 1984/85 not even the NFL would have been equipped to protect him.
Posted on 11/9/10 at 9:18 pm to AlejandroInHouston
I feel like when I'm interested in watching a story on 30 for 30, greatness ensues. I thought the Escobar looked promising, the Vlade Divac one, and now this one. 3 for 3 
Posted on 11/9/10 at 9:20 pm to coolpapaboze
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Switzer is a fricking moron.
Switz was pretty tough.. but like his uncle said.. some guys you can't just dog.. cuz they don't respond to it.. Obviously, Dupree was the kind of kid that just needed to be encouraged and he goes out and produces.. but definitely not pushed. It's not like he was some cocky, big-headed dude that needed it. He was pretty humble.
I think Switz truly does regret how he handled him.
Posted on 11/9/10 at 9:29 pm to SouljaBreauxTellEm
Ken Fairly=Cecil Newton
What a great documentary. The things that resonated with me was how ill eqipped he was to deal with his fame and opportunities due to his upbringing and family situation. The kide was famous from 9th grade on.
He also had to be the father in his house for his lil brother who he deeply loves. That love for reggie really shined through.
I admire the hell out of him for missing 4 years and being out of football and then losing 100 lbs in 3 months. He looked shredded in his come back
What a great documentary. The things that resonated with me was how ill eqipped he was to deal with his fame and opportunities due to his upbringing and family situation. The kide was famous from 9th grade on.
He also had to be the father in his house for his lil brother who he deeply loves. That love for reggie really shined through.
I admire the hell out of him for missing 4 years and being out of football and then losing 100 lbs in 3 months. He looked shredded in his come back
Posted on 11/9/10 at 9:31 pm to SouljaBreauxTellEm
Switzer said in the doc that the way he handled Dupree was his biggest regret. Switzer knows he fricked that one up.
What's strange is that Dupree looks back and knows it was a mistake to leave ou too. It's just like his talent at that time was just totally wasted.
Pretty cool doc. Really makes you wonder. Dupree was a good guy man.
What's strange is that Dupree looks back and knows it was a mistake to leave ou too. It's just like his talent at that time was just totally wasted.
Pretty cool doc. Really makes you wonder. Dupree was a good guy man.
Posted on 11/9/10 at 9:34 pm to SouljaBreauxTellEm
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I think Switz truly does regret how he handled him.
I'm gonna go out on a limb and say he regrets it because it cost Switzer, not because it cost Dupree... Just looked it up. The leading OU rusher in 1984 was some no name with 688 yards and they lost to a shitty Kansas team, tied Texas, and lost by 11 in the Orange Bowl to Washington... So yeah, having Dupree might have won him a National Championship.
Posted on 11/9/10 at 9:34 pm to makinskrilla
It appears, by the doc, that MD was brainwashed by the Rev. MD appeared to have been through so much that he didn't give a frick any longer and just enjoyed getting by.
great episode
great episode
Posted on 11/9/10 at 9:41 pm to Dodd
He really didn't seem to care about being great, or even like football that much. As one of the guys said at the end, "He could have been as good as he wanted to be." I think he was, he just didn't want it. Fortunately for him, he seems content.
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