The Toughest Matchup So Far
I’m still considering who to vote for in this one. Thirteen-year-old me wants to shout “You Can Do It,” to The Waterboy (1998) and vote for it. But my more mature self understands that Friday [...]
Was Rudy Offside? An Investigation
Yes. That’s the only way a 5’7, 165 lbs. janitor could have gotten that sack, even if he had help too (this fact not seen in the movie). Case Closed.
Can Anything Stop Remember The Titans?
Look, I get it. Remember The Titans (2000) is a clear frontrunner. It’s got everything. It’s got the speeches, the team bonding, the overcoming of adversity, a great cast, a feel-good story (not counting the [...]
All The Right Moves and Varsity Blues Are the Same Movie, but Varsity Blues Is Better
This is the story of a high school student trying to escape his dying hometown, the story of a malevolent, overbearing coach trying to hold that young man back, who is selfishly only interested in [...]
The Blind Side: How Did This Get Nominated for an Oscar?
The Blind Side (2009) is fine. It’s by no means the worst film I’ve ever seen and nowhere near the best. Basically, I forgot I had even watched the film about five minutes after the [...]
The Waterboy: The Last Great Adam Sandler Movie
When I say Adam Sandler movie, I mean an Adam Sandler movie. Sandler has been great in projects since The Waterboy (1998). Notably, Punch Drunk Love (2002) is exceptional, and Sandler is great in it. [...]
The Greatest Sports Movie of All-Time is Friday Night Lights (TV Series)
Maybe it’s cheating. It’s 53 hours versus 2 hours to tell a story. More than 2 days to get to know characters versus a small part of your afternoon. But I can’t let this go [...]
The Best Ending of Any Football Movie
Spoilers Ahead (But come on, the movie came out 14 years ago) Let’s get this out of the way: the ending of Friday Night Lights (2004) is a HUGE bummer. Maybe not as much of [...]
Any Given Sunday: A Pretty Good Movie with an All-Time Great Speech
What makes a good football movie? Around The Great American Rivalry Series offices we’ve been asking ourselves this question this past week. The one thing we keep hearing over and over again is that a [...]
The Unrelenting Awfulness of Radio
I’ve taken a great deal of grief from my coworkers this last week. When we first started discussing our best football movies, I made the crucial mistake of writing this email in a group message [...]
Why You Should Watch North Dallas Forty
North Dallas Forty (1979) is the best football movie no one at The Great American Rivalry Series has seen, except for CEO and Series Founder, Rick Ford. I consider myself a movie expert, but I’d never [...]
Is Jerry Maguire a Football Movie?
I first watched Cameron Crowe’s Jerry Maguire (1996) because I assumed it was a football movie. Or at least a movie about a sports agent. And I was right. Jerry Maguire is a movie about a [...]
