We Are Marshall Page #5

Synopsis: In November, 1970, virtually the entire football team and coaches of Marshall University (Huntington, W.V.) die in a plane crash. That spring, led by Nate Ruffin, a player who was ill and missed the fatal flight, students rally to convince the board of governors to play the 1971 season. The college president, Don Dedman, must find a coach, who then must find players. They petition the NCAA to allow freshmen to play, and coach Jack Lengyel motivates and leads young players at the same time that he reexamines the Lombardi creed that winning is the only thing. The father and the fiancée of a player who died find strength to move on. Can Marshall win even one game in 1971?
Genre: Drama, Sport
Director(s): McG
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
7.1
Metacritic:
53
Rotten Tomatoes:
49%
PG
Year:
2006
131 min
$43,532,294
Website
2,699 Views


We are Marshall!

We are Marshall!

Paul.

We are Marshall!

We are Marshall!

lt's the right thing to do, sir.

Son, we do not have a team.

We do not have a staff.

We don't even have a damn

athletic director. May he rest in peace.

Frankly, son, l wouldn't know

where to begin.

Well, you can start with a coach, sir.

We are Marshall! We are Marshall!

We are Marshall! We are Marshall!

We are Marshall! We are Marshall!

We are Marshall!

Hey, Mr. Boone.

Annie, honey, come here.

You don't have to come back

to work right away.

Take some time for yourself.

The job will be waiting when you get back.

One thing l don't need

is more time for myself.

l just want things to get back to normal.

Hi, Mr. Griffen.

lt's good to see you.

Glad you're not giving up the booth.

l've been coming here every day

for 30 years. No reason to stop now.

l think you should have this back.

Chris gave it to you.

Yeah, he did.

But you gave it to your wife first.

And then you passed it down to him...

...so l'm passing it back up to you.

lt should stay in your family.

What family?

Annie...

...you keep it.

Wear it. And every morning

you put it on, you think of him.

-Don.

-Red.

What are you working on there?

Well, l been promising Carole

a new shed for a while now, so....

No time like the present, l guess.

Red, l've got an offer for you.

l was afraid you might.

Mrs. Dawson, if it had been me...

...l don't even know how l'd make it out

of bed in the morning.

Let him build a hundred sheds.

Hello, this is President Donald Dedmon.

We've decided to go ahead

with our football program next season...

...and your name was the first

on a list of potential candidates...

...for the head coaching position.

Well, no, l completely

understand. l just....

You were the first one

on my list, so l....

No. No, we decided

to bring the program back.

Yes, it wasn't an easy decision.

No, that's totally understandable. l....

Well, thank you very much for...

...well, taking the time

to at least talk with me about it.

As l've been told,

you had a great career at Marshall and....

Yes, thank you.

No, l understand.

No, l....

Please, it's....

Hey, honey?

You ever been to Huntington before?

Mouth closed, Peter. Thank you.

West Virginia?

No.

Why?

Just curious.

-Hey, Peter.

-Yeah?

Been quieter than l would've

guessed this morning.

Ernie Salvatore called from the Herald.

Says he wants to talk

if you have a moment.

Oh, and there was another call.

A Jack Lengyel called

from the College of Wooster.

Says he may be interested

in the open coaching job.

Wooster.

Where in the world is Wooster?

Does it really matter?

Okay, now, let's show Dr. Dedmon

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