1. 11-09-10 10:01 PM #36
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    Helluva player, one of the best 30 for 30 yet.
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  2. 11-09-10 10:07 PM #37
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    I watched this at 10,very depressing story "If only I did that instead" applies huge
    Then somehow I watched "Tim Richmond: To the Limit" on youtube after

    I was literally crying, I could have handled Dupree story alone, but Tims story set me off

    Jesus I didn't think these stories were so depressing, give me some like "The U"
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  3. 11-09-10 10:12 PM #38
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    great show but didnt anyone else catch them saying he ran the 100 meters in 9.5?? the world record is 9.77 lol
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  4. 11-09-10 11:07 PM #39
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    He was doing fairly well for the Rams when he was unexpectadly cut.So why at least didn't he go to Canada to play????It's not like he had alot of skills where he could make a decent living outside of football.To this day he does oddball stuff working for Howard Stern just being a goofy almost celebrity.These football players are more like beasts of burden where they have no brains at all.If he loved football so much,maybe he could have been a star playing for the Saskatchewan Roughriders?His reasoning was probably that it gets too cold there.
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  5. 11-09-10 11:40 PM #40
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    Guy looked as if he was an absolute beast. I had never heard of him. Quite a touching story though, wonder what would have happened if he goes to Texas. Youngest heisman ever? Shatters record after record? Great job by espn.
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  6. 11-10-10 01:10 AM #41
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    He said near the end he wasn't upset that he was cut by the Rams, his whole goal was to play in the NFL so his kids could see him play live. And he did that so he was at peace. I think at that point he seemed ready to move on to the next phase of his life.

    As for a beast of burden, he is doing honest work as a truck driver and gulf coast cleanup. It's not like all the guy is doing is oddball jobs for stern. He holds down full time jobs. I commend him for doing something rather than collecting unemployment or living solely off his past.

    I think if he played for Texas instead everything would of turned out different and for the best, Switzers ego was in the way. Would've, Could've, Should've...
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  7. 11-10-10 01:15 AM #42
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    That was a SICK show. 30 for 30 is unreal.
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  8. 11-10-10 03:03 AM #43
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    Really good. Switzer looks like an ass.
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  9. 11-10-10 04:26 AM #44
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    When he was cut his breakaway speed was gone. He was good for some 8and 9 yards runs but that was it. He could still play but the Rams management wanted to go in a different direction. I can remember the morning I picked up the L.A. Times sports section and read he had been released. I was surprised. He seemed to be improving. I disagreed with the move at that time. Until tonight I never knew the full history.
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  10. 11-10-10 05:41 AM #45
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    He was built like Bo Jackson
    Strong as a fukkin ox
    I think he was so gifted he was lazy so did not work out a lot

    Easliy would of been greatest running back we have ever seem

    I will never forget the Orange Bowl game he played, fukkin unreal
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  11. 11-10-10 06:08 AM #46
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    he lacked the fortitude to be a success. albeit the injuries took their toll but he was no jim brown and never would have been as good as the syracuse/cleveland running back who must be rated as the best of all time.
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  12. 11-10-10 06:24 AM #47
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    I agree...this was a good documentary and Dupree seem to handle a tuff situation with a positive attitude.
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  13. 11-10-10 07:57 AM #48
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    Quote Originally Posted by unusialsusp5 View Post
    he lacked the fortitude to be a success. albeit the injuries took their toll but he was no jim brown and never would have been as good as the syracuse/cleveland running back who must be rated as the best of all time.
    To say he never would have been as great as JB is arbitrary. Who knows what could have been. But one things for sure, he ended up a bust and thats what the documentary was about.

    It is truly a tragic story because so many betrayed him along the way. He had all the god given talent anyone ever would need and some, this was evident just watching the films. But he's just as responsible for his eventual demise as anynoe else and I think he'll be the first to admit it.

    Props to ESPN for putting on a great show
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  14. 11-10-10 08:14 AM #49
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    Quote Originally Posted by RaiderNation MMA View Post
    great show but didnt anyone else catch them saying he ran the 100 meters in 9.5?? the world record is 9.77 lol
    I noticed this too. But, I'm almost positive it was one hundred yard dash. 28 feet more would probably be 10.5 in the 100 meters. Very touching story. And a classic case of, "if i knew what i knew now." Hit home for me.
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  15. 11-10-10 08:25 AM #50
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    This was a great watch last night. Very cool piece, and incredibly well done by ESPN...don't get to say that much anymore.
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  16. 11-10-10 08:36 AM #51
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    This was one of ESPN's best Docs ever
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  17. 11-10-10 08:49 AM #52
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    way to go dupree
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  18. 11-10-10 08:56 AM #53
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    Good story but the truth is his a peice of crap
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  19. 11-10-10 10:42 AM #54
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    Quote Originally Posted by RaiderNation MMA View Post
    great show but didnt anyone else catch them saying he ran the 100 meters in 9.5?? the world record is 9.77 lol
    When I heard that I was like WTF? Usain Bolt isnt even that fast
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  20. 11-10-10 11:02 AM #55
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    didnt watch.

    but by all accounts he seems like an overhyped college rb who couldnt outrun pro linebackers.

    whats next 30/30 on kijana carter, blair thomas and lawrence phillips?
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  21. 11-10-10 12:30 PM #56
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    Quote Originally Posted by JerseyLove View Post
    Great show, also I liked the start of the film where they showed him working where he works now! Sad how a country boy was taken advantage of!
    You cannot complain about other people being taken advantage of when you take advantage of other people. You ******* low life stiff. P A Y Y O U R D E B T S
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  22. 01-31-11 11:33 PM #57
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    Wow just saw the documentary. Very sad!
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  23. 01-31-11 11:48 PM #58
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    Quote Originally Posted by crustyme View Post
    didnt watch.

    but by all accounts he seems like an overhyped college rb who couldnt outrun pro linebackers.

    whats next 30/30 on kijana carter, blair thomas and lawrence phillips?
    That is such an asinine comment to make when you haven't seen the documentary nor know nothing about it.
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  24. 01-31-11 11:50 PM #59
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    You know what since you made that comment I doubt you know what the word asinine even means

    Asinine:

    Adjective

    Failing to exercise intelligence or judgment; ridiculously below average rationality.
    Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of donkeys.
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  25. 01-31-11 11:50 PM #60
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    Watched it again tonight on ESPN Classic. It was even better the second time. He is quite the man and I'm glad ESPN paid him his dues.
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  26. 02-01-11 12:16 AM #61
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    I watched this a few months ago and just saw this thread. I decided to watch it again. Most stories don't touch me the way this 1 did.
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  27. 02-01-11 12:23 AM #62
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    Pretty wild that he made a comeback with the Rams after that nasty knee injury.

    Great show. Switzer comes off as a dolt in this documentary
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  28. 02-01-11 12:28 AM #63
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    I saw this a few weeks ago and he was a beast. He was as stong as AP (maybe stonger) but not as fast. Barry Switzer came across as a douchebag I remember thinking.
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  29. 02-01-11 03:57 AM #64
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    I liked this one too, especially all the gratuitous jheri curl shots. Still not as good as The Two Escobars, though. That one was legitimately great cinema.
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  30. 02-01-11 05:03 AM #65
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    Loved Marcus growing up even though he did not play a lot

    He got fukked with Rams, he could of played
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  31. 02-01-11 08:58 AM #66
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    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    He reminded me of Bo Jackson, same type of body

    Looks like Barry Switzer ruined him
    He reminded me more of Billy Sims.
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  32. 02-01-11 09:01 AM #67
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    This and The Two Escobars might be the greatest sports docs of all time.
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  33. 02-01-11 11:02 AM #68
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    I remember watching him as a kid and how great he was. He made it look so easy. After seeing the documentary it left me with a weird feeling. Very lackadaisIcal for a sport he supposedly loved.
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  34. 02-01-11 01:56 PM #69
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    Quote Originally Posted by FuzzyDunlop View Post
    This and The Two Escobars might be the greatest sports docs of all time.
    Saw this one, and it was definitely one of the best sports docs ive seen, when ever its on I just have to watch it, guy was such a beast.

    Have to check out that Two Escobars.
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