Interesting Recruiting Tidbit

[MeanDean]

only two times its OK for a man to cry, when your dog dies, at the end of Rudy. These are universal truths.

I thought it was Brian's Song. Though to be totally honest I haven't seen either one.

Also Old Yeller - sure it's not YOUR dog but still, he dies, right?

 

[Cyforce]

McDonald seems to be very quick off the ball, same position and committed.

 

[jcyclonee]

only two times its OK for a man to cry, when your dog dies, at the end of Rudy. These are universal truths.

I cried after Georges Niang's farewell speech. I guess I'm not a real man.

 

[jburke]

McDonald seems to be very quick off the ball, same position and committed.

Kid is going to be great, but in the end I disagree with them being the same position. John Waggoner will play the SDE (JD Waggoner, no relation). McDonald will be on the J. Baily position....

 

[jcyclonee]

I thought it was Brian's Song. Though to be totally honest I haven't seen either one.

Also Old Yeller - sure it's not YOUR dog but still, he dies, right?

You need to see Brian's song. You'll be a blubbering idiot by the end of it.

Coach George Halas: Brian Piccolo died of cancer at the age of 26. He left a wife and three daughters. He also left a great many loving friends who miss and think of him often. But when they think of him, it's not how he died that they remember - but how he lived. How he did live!

I'm crying just copying and pasting that.

 

[MeanDean]

You need to see Brian's song. You'll be a blubbering idiot by the end of it.

Coach George Halas: Brian Piccolo died of cancer at the age of 26. He left a wife and three daughters. He also left a great many loving friends who miss and think of him often. But when they think of him, it's not how he died that they remember - but how he lived. How he did live!

I'm crying just copying and pasting that.

I remember when it was on TV as the Movie of the Week or whatever they called those made for TV movies then. I just was not a sports fan at the time. Mostly I remember everyone (the boys anyway) talking about it the next day in school, so it made a big splash.

 

[MeanDean]

You need to see Brian's song. You'll be a blubbering idiot by the end of it.

Coach George Halas: Brian Piccolo died of cancer at the age of 26. He left a wife and three daughters. He also left a great many loving friends who miss and think of him often. But when they think of him, it's not how he died that they remember - but how he lived. How he did live!

I'm crying just copying and pasting that.

I did see the King of Queens take-off on it and yeah, I've seen that quote too.

 

[VeloClone]

It sucks except as a sport cliche to use in sports forums.

I watched and was not inspired, I just thought sad idiot.

I agree. I thought the character was a bit sad and ridiculous.

 

[JRE1975]

This thread got off the tracks pretty fast!!

 

[cy2win]

only two times its OK for a man to cry, when your dog dies, at the end of Rudy. These are universal truths.

Put me down for Field of Dreams. Crushes me every time. Plus it is set in Iowa so we are all contractually obligated to cry.

 

[tleonwdm]

This has been a very odd recruitment. Anyone have any info on why he's seemed to cool off so much?

Not sure if just more "quiet" than "cooled"....HC of EICC at Dowling today to see Mr. Waggoner.

 

[Dannynoonan]

I was doing my typical after long weekend dive. It looks like John Waggoner must have done a recent interview with 247 to put a little Iowa State slant into the mix. Steve Witfong changed his predictor to the Clones Friday...
https://247sports.com/PlayerInstitu...ling-Catholic-179065/CurrentExpertPredictions

I’d love to have him here!

 

[CloneGuy8]

I thought it was Brian's Song. Though to be totally honest I haven't seen either one.

Also Old Yeller - sure it's not YOUR dog but still, he dies, right?

I didn't cry at the end of Marley and Me, just had really bad allergies.

 

[CYEATHAWK]

Since this thread has become an Amtrak train wreck.............if you didn't cry at the end of "Alive" then you are not alive.

 

[I-stateTheTruth]

You need to see Brian's song. You'll be a blubbering idiot by the end of it.

Coach George Halas: Brian Piccolo died of cancer at the age of 26. He left a wife and three daughters. He also left a great many loving friends who miss and think of him often. But when they think of him, it's not how he died that they remember - but how he lived. How he did live!

I'm crying just copying and pasting that.

That movie only got me crying the first 20 times I saw it ... ("C'mon, Pic. I KNOW you can beat this thing." Never worked).

 

[jcyclonee]

That movie only got me crying the first 20 times I saw it ... ("C'mon, Pic. I KNOW you can beat this thing." Never worked).

Now I'm crying again. OK. Not totally bawling, but my eyes are watering up.

I love Brian Piccolo. And I'd like all of you to love him too. And so tonight, when you hit your knees, please ask God to love him.

 

[I-stateTheTruth]

Now I'm crying again. OK. Not totally b

awling, but my eyes are watering up.

I love Brian Piccolo. And I'd like all of you to love him too. And so tonight, when you hit your knees, please ask God to love him.

 

[jcyclonee]

Now, I'm crying.

 

[jc4cy]

Now, I'm crying.

As long as we're on the subject of "movies that made a grown man cry"... was I the only one who shed a tear at the end of Friday Night Lights when Mike Winchell came up just a yard short in the state championship?

 

[ImJustKCClone]

I know most will disagree with me but I think that Rudy is one of the most overrated sports movies, ever. It's not terrible. It's just not that good or that inspirational.

Son (an AVID football fan) was at UNI when the real Rudy came to give a "motivational" speech. He said it was rambling, disjointed, and self-serving. Those were the nicer things he said about it.