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Two MSU-based 30 for 30 documentaries I want to see:

1.) The Flintstones. It's a way better story than the Fraud Five, and they actually won a championship.

2.) Amp Campbell. As Kirk Herbstreit said during the broadcast, "you couldn't write a better script."

I never saw it. Is there a title, maybe it's in Netflix or something.

Basically the Gov and Mississippi State police was heavily enforcing the jim crow state law that prevented state teams from playing teams with African American players on thei roster. Loyola Chicago had 4 AA starters. The Gov forbid the Miss St. Team from traveling to EL to play a second round game v. ULC and ordered the State Police to make sure they did not leave te state. The team used costumes and even had a "dummy" team made up to sneak out of Mississippi and defy the Gov/State Police to play the game. They put up a good fight but ultimately lost to the heavily favored ULC team by 10.

ULC went on the play and beat Cincy in the National Chanpionship game. Cincy started 3 AA. It was the first NC game where the majority of the participants were AA.

I agree. Bo was such a bad ass. A total freak in 2 pro sports.

When I was in school I believe ESPN did something like "the game that changed the game" on the '79 championship (15 year anniversary).

They followed it with replays of the full game, which was the first time "I seen it" (ode to yesterday's thread).

Searching on my phone produced little.

How about a future episode entitled "Little Brother" detailing the reversal of the balance of power in the bitter football rivalry between Michigan State and Michigan?

I could see that

It should be called Go Green/Go Blue

It would be just like Roll Tide/War Eagle

That actually would probably be a good one...can take a Pope forgiving his assasin type angle.

Plus AG's career path after that game adds depth to the story. An admitted bad call robbed a player our of his one chance at Baseball immortality. Almost in a moonlight graham type sense.

I'd call it "Perfect in Imperfection"

Did anyone really give a fuck about the Baltimore Colts marching band or Andres Escobar? People watch the documentaries because they want to learn more about a cool and relatively untold story in sports.

They won't be relegated to just when ESPN was around according to Bill Simmons today:

"If the first series celebrated ESPN's first 30 years, then the second series will celebrate the storytelling form — not just with 30 new sports documentaries from 30 filmmakers (which won't just be confined to that 1979-2009 time frame this time, by the way), but our new "30 for 30 Shorts" web series that premieres monthly on Grantland starting today."

As long as they include the Nova player that was high during the game

It will def. go one of two ways...you described one direction...

I don't think his story will end in the middle...

Flintstones would be nothing more than a fluff pc. Specifically cleaves got a tale to tell. But my guess espn goes w mandrich vs barry instead.