College Football Poll

Peacock · February 21, 2011

Hey Mean Green Nation,

There is a little poll for the Best College Football Movie Ever pitting the touching story of a midget that wants to play football at Notre Dame against UNT's own Necessary Roughness. Easy vote in my book... What about yours?

VOTE HERE

http://www.dailynorseman.com/2011/2/21/2005391/greatest-football-movie-ever-tournament-rudy-vs-necessary-roughness

If you need another reason to vote for Necessary Roughness, how about

Eagle1855 · February 21, 2011

I'm going to throw out what is likely an unpopular opinion: Rudy is FAR from a story of success- it's one of great tragedy. Imagine if he had spent all that time working towards something he was actually GOOD at? Years and years just to suit up for one lousy play and a modest public speaking career? Pass.

Necessary Roughness all the way.

Edited February 23, 2011 by Eagle1855

Green P1 · February 21, 2011

Sorry. It's got to be Rudy.

Coach Andy Mac · February 21, 2011

They are both good movies. That's a hard one to pick.

greenjoe · February 21, 2011

For crying out loud, whatever your real choice, vote for Necessary Roughness. Always vote for the home team. Go Texas State Armadillos.

UNT 90 Grad · February 22, 2011

Necessary Roughness was trailing earlier in the day. It's now in the lead!

emmitt01 · February 22, 2011

It's now official. If you don't vote for Necessary Roughness you hate America! Why don't you support the troops people?

Mean Green 93-98 · February 22, 2011

Necessary Roughness was trailing earlier in the day. It's now in the lead!

The Notre Dame message boards must not know about this poll yet. Let's keep it our little secret, and whup their Irish rears. And they won't even know we did. Heh, heh. :rock:

Eagle1855 · February 22, 2011

It's now official. If you don't vote for Necessary Roughness you hate America! Why don't you support the troops people?

I wish I could +1 this over and over.

Eagle1855 · February 22, 2011

The Notre Dame message boards must not know about this poll yet. Let's keep it our little secret, and whup their Irish rears. And they won't even know we did. Heh, heh.

If they find out, we can just post it on the other 118 Division one boards and use the "everyone hates Notre Dame" vote to our advantage.

Mean Green 93-98 · February 22, 2011

I wish I could +1 this over and over.

Is that what you call it?

Eagle1855 · February 22, 2011

Is that what you call it?

:ph34r:

Coffee and TV · February 22, 2011

Sorry. It's got to be Rudy.

Yeah, screw the haters. Necessary Roughness was great because it was filmed at UNT, but if it were filmed anywhere else you all would see it for what it is: a pretty awful movie with plenty of B-listers. Although, Jason Bateman's career Arrested Development and beyond is nothing short of amazing considering where he was.

greenminer · February 22, 2011

Yeah, screw the haters. Necessary Roughness was great because it was filmed at UNT, but if it were filmed anywhere else you all would see it for what it is: a pretty awful movie with plenty of B-listers. Although, Jason Bateman's career Arrested Development and beyond is nothing short of amazing considering where he was.

I wonder how much of a hit Rudy would be if it were filmed about a midget at IUPUI.

Green P1 · February 22, 2011

I wonder how much of a hit Rudy would be if it were filmed about a midget at IUPUI.

I'd buy it on Blueray.

GrandGreen · February 22, 2011

Hail the armadillos. "Unnecessary Roughness" was far from great and if it been filmed anywhere else would be a lot less dear to NT fans. Rudy was hailed as a much better firm but frankly I thought it was overrated. Like most supposedly true stories they were a lot of liberties taken as the recent and I think better "Blind Side". Unnecessary Roughness was a great example of a fun B movie with just about ever sport stereotype used and no pretensions.

FirefightnRick · February 22, 2011

Can you pick Kathy out of the crowd?

And by the way, look close enough you can just tell that Armadillo is making an Eagle Talon hand sign.

Rick

SilverEagle · February 22, 2011

Isn't that her next to the end (on the left) of the fourth row wearing her green football gear with #1 on the jersey?

Rudy · February 22, 2011

I'm going to throw out what is likely an unpopular opinion: Rudy is FAR from a story of success- it's one of great tragedy. Imagine if he had spent all that time working towards something he was actually GOOD at? Years and years just to suit up for one lousy play and a modest public speaking career? Pass.

Necessary Roughness all the way.

ALSO, it's currently 157 to 153 in favor of Rudy... so get your votes in order.

You maybe right, But he wanted to play football at ND. That is what the movie is about, achieving your dreams. If you want something bad enough, do what it takes to achieve success IN YOUR EYES.

As to the poll, tough call. I think most of us are clouded because Necessary Roughness was filmed on campus.

I wonder how SMUt fans are voting? :lol:

UNTLifer · February 22, 2011

Love the comments on the link.

emmitt, God bless you!

Marty · February 22, 2011

Rudy: watched it one time, pretty good movie, inspiring and all that stuff.

Necessary Roughness: watch it every time it comes on, great movie for what it is. Plus it has Kathy Ireland!

Green Jackal · February 22, 2011

You maybe right, But he wanted to play football at ND. That is what the movie is about, achieving your dreams. If you want something bad enough, do what it takes to achieve success IN YOUR EYES.

Although on the surface it may have appeared that Rudy achieved his dreams, in reality he only perpetuated his father’s own inexcusable behavior. You see Rudy was a movie about a kid who was desperately seeking the approval of his father. He wanted to play for ND because his father was a huge fan of ND. The climax of the movie is when his dad finally goes to a ND game and sees his son play in the game. His father was an SOB who loved ND more then his own son who he largely ignored. Instead of trying to resolve the relationship with his father directly, he decided to feed his father’s own narrow mindedness by trying to become someone he was not.

Cr1028 · February 23, 2011

I'm going to throw out what is likely an unpopular opinion: Rudy is FAR from a story of success- it's one of great tragedy. Imagine if he had spent all that time working towards something he was actually GOOD at? Years and years just to suit up for one lousy play and a modest public speaking career? Pass.

Necessary Roughness all the way.

Ask Joe Montana

Rudy didn't even make a solo tackle and the guy whiffed blocking him twice.

jimbob · February 23, 2011

Hey Mean Green Nation,

There is a little poll for the Best College Football Movie Ever pitting the touching story of a midget that wants to play football at Notre Dame against UNT's own Necessary Roughness. Easy vote in my book... What about yours?

VOTE HERE

http://www.dailynorseman.com/2011/2/21/2005391/greatest-football-movie-ever-tournament-rudy-vs-necessary-roughness

If you need another reason to vote for Necessary Roughness, how about

Sorry, neither one is the best football movie and certainly not the best sports movie. Football-North Dallas Forty. Sports-Vision Quest. I'd say Hoosiers runs a close second on Best Sports Movie.

TheTastyGreek · February 23, 2011

Sorry, neither one is the best football movie and certainly not the best sports movie. Football-North Dallas Forty. Sports-Vision Quest. I'd say Hoosiers runs a close second on Best Sports Movie.

It's a bracket style contest to pick the best College Football movie.

Besides, everyone knows the greatest sports movie of all time is Air Bud 6: Performance Enhancing Pugs.