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Bully for you: in praise of the overdog.

Publication: Texas Monthly
Publication Date: 01-OCT-08 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Bully for you: in praise of the overdog.(The Cheap Seats)

Article Excerpt
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This month, in the wake of Leatherheads, The Love Guru, and The Longshots, I've decided to leave behind the Cheap Seats for sports-movie screenplay glory. For those agents and directors who happen to be reading, here's my pitch: Imagine a quarterback--a handsome, dimpled California boy who played for the University of Michigan--who has already won three Super Bowls. Now he hopes to claim a fourth by winning nineteen games in a row. The odds are short. All the ESPN pundits think he can do it. And somehow, some way, with the help of his supremely talented and selfless teammates, a hoodie-wearing genius coach, and an understanding Victoria's Secret model girlfriend, he will face no obstacles and reach his goal. I'm calling it "Patriot Games." Or possibly "The Brady Bunch."

Yes, I know what you are thinking. Zzzzz. Or, if you are prone to referencing The Simpsons: Worst. Sports Movie. Ever. Good thing Netflix just delivered Hoosiers to...

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