Greater Page #11

Synopsis: Brandon Burlsworth is perhaps the greatest walk-on in the history of college football. Brandon had always dreamed of playing for the Arkansas Razorbacks, but was considered too short and too fat to play Division I. Undeterred, Brandon took a big risk and walked on in 1994. Written off by fellow teammates and coaches, Brandon displayed dogged determination in the face of staggering odds. An extremely devoted Christian, Brandon never cursed or drank. He was genuinely humble and low-key. He worked harder than anybody, on and off the field, becoming the first Razorback to earn a Bachelor's and Master's degree while still playing. The overly-fat kid who was once an embarrassment to his teammates and an annoyance to his coaches, ended up becoming the most respected player in the history of the program, changing the lives of all he touched. Eleven days after being drafted into the NFL, Brandon was tragically killed in a car accident, crushing all who knew him. Brandon was "too good to be true
 
IMDB:
7.2
Metacritic:
35
Rotten Tomatoes:
67%
PG
Year:
2016
130 min
$1,995,407
1,946 Views


You tell me to do it, and I'll do it.

Good.

So, after that gut's gone, we gotta

put all that weight back on,

except this time, it's gonna be muscle.

A whole lot of muscle,

that means a whole lot of work.

- You up for it?

- Yes, sir. All the way.

Come on, let's see where we're at.

Atta boy, son.

No more biscuits and gravy.

Hey! Hey! There you go.

You almost had it. Hey! Listen.

If I could teach my son how to walk,

I can teach you these steps.

You can do it.

- To the line. To the line.

- Let's go. Pick it up.

Come on, Burlsworth.

Come on, Brandon!

Come on!

Come on, come on, come on. Hey, if you

wanna be a Razorback, you gotta earn it.

You can do this, come on,

keep flying. Come on!

Come on, Brandon.

How bad do you want it?

Move them feet.

That's pretty good.

Come on, come on, let's go,

let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go.

Finish, finish, finish!

Atta boy. Hey, watch it, big boy.

You're gonna hurt me now.

- He's looking pretty good, right?

- He is.

Dude, just walk on the grass.

Hit it, hit it!

You're a big boss, move that sled!

Way to move it, Brandon!

- Atta way, Burlsworth.

- He's good.

There is no tomorrow!

You let the turd beat you.

See what the scale says. Hop on up.

Yoo-hoo!

- We did it, coach.

- Yes.

- You're amazing.

- Yes, sir.

- Pull your pants up, Brandon.

- Oh, sorry.

They broke the mold after you,

Burlsworth, that's for sure.

Burlsworth!

Burlsworth, you're up.

Come on, son.

Man, if this dude ever played

in a real game,

I'm gonna be All-American.

Listen, you're not gonna beat 'em,

he's best we got,

and you just lost all that weight.

But, if you remember your steps,

he won't embarrass you.

Yes, sir.

All right then, let's line it up.

Set.

Okay, let's try that again.

Hey, Ward!

Hey Ward, you suck.

Come on, do it again, Brandon.

Do it again.

- Shut up!

- Ward got beat by a walk-on.

Come on, Brandon. Let's go.

Let's go, Brandon.

Set.

Ward, let's go. Kill him, kill him.

- Man, get off me.

- Whoo, let's go.

Get off me, man.

- Get off!

- Atta boy, Brandon!

What is wrong with you?

You just got your butt kicked

by a walk-on.

Coach, I've played against walk-ons.

That is no walk-on.

Hey, coach.

It's too bad we're passed our limit.

Limit for what?

Scholarships.

You suck, Ward.

Hey, bro, you wanna grab a bite?

- Uh, with you?

- Yeah with me, turd.

Come on, go get dressed. It's on me.

Yeah, okay.

Big.

- Wow.

- What's up, Brandon?

- What's up, man?

- Hey, Brandon.

- Hey, B.

- Um, this is Jan.

She's a Kappa.

Grant, can... can I speak to you please?

Me?

Yes, you.

Okay.-

- What's up?

- You didn't tell me this was a date.

It's not a date, okay?

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Submitted on August 05, 2018

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