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Like the NCAA tournament, 2008 Member Mayhem is building toward a climax. This month-long process has left only four users alive in the field. Congratulations to those who remain -- You have all faced, and defeated, stiff competition to be where you are.
In the Final Four, you will have a maximum of 500 words for what we think is another challenging essay. The topic: Pitch us a movie about your team. It could be factual or fictional. It can take place in the past, present or future. Remember, it will need to have some ties to reality if you hope to score in the knowledge category.
Good luck in the Final Four!
Let the voting, posting and Mayhem begin!
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Wow this is the toughest topic by far. Good luck Badger, I will have to think about this one while I watch this Kansas vs Davidson game.
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Note: Essays are due by 4 p.m. ET, on Friday, April 4.
Good luck!
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A Hog’s Tale: Pride and Prejudice:
A Hog’s Tale: Pride and Prejudice tells the story of an elite program going through the tough times that faces any major sports program in the nation, losing. With the inability to produce wins, and put tails in the seats, Nolan Richardson (Head Coach at Arkansas 1985-2002) was put on the hot seat during his last season by unforgiving remarks he made towards Razorback fans.
During the beginning of this film we see an Arkansas team that was at the height of its elite status during the 1990’s, during which they hard reached the Final 4 three times, played in the National Championship game twice, and had won 1 National Championship. During this time Nolan had implemented his legendary style of play: “40 Minutes of Hell”. You see Arkansas rise to an elite group, only to see shortly that it will take a terrible spiral South.
The movie then skips to the 1999 season, when it seems Nolan has finally assembled a team that could take him back to his winning ways. His team grabbed a 4 seed from the selection committee and was matched up in the same bracket as the National Champion Connecticut Huskies. A perfect opportunity for Coach Richardson to run the table and put his name back on top. After a victory in the first round against Siena, his team seem prepared to take on Iowa, a 5 seed out of the Big 10. However, the Razorbacks never showed up that day, as Iowa routed their way past the Hogs and onto the Sweet 16.
Nolan Richardson would never again get past the First Round during his time at Arkansas, and continued to feel the pressure from Razorback fans. Mind you, this is the coach that brought national attention to a program floundering upon his arrival. This is the only coach in the history of basketball to win a Junior College Basketball National Title, a NIT Championship, and an NCAA Championship.
Towards the end of the movie you finally see the spiral take place. Comments towards the NCAA that Richardson made regarding the amount of African-American coaches at Division 1 schools, comments that there weren’t enough African-American reporters assigned to cover Arkansas sports, Nolan continued to fire back at the University and stated this during his last season at Arkansas, “If they go ahead and pay me my money, they can take this job tomorrow.”
With mounting pressure from the NCAA, fans, and the media, before the 2002 season had ended Nolan was dismissed as Head Coach, and long time Assistant Mike Anderson was handed the reigns as Interim Head Coach. After filing a suit against the University, which was dismissed in 2004; Nolan went on to coach the Mexican National team, and the Panamanian National team.
What once was seen as a program in turmoil, has turned itself around and appears to be headed in a new direction under young, smart, and happy-going John Pelphrey.
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Do you not realize you are the only one who cares Resurrection? Seriously, get over it.
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Nice movie pitch HogsRoll, but I'm going to wait till Badgerdiver posts his as well, before I decide on gets my vote. Congratulations on the late win against Cardfan Drewski in the last round and congrats on making it to the final four.
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Nice pitch...to be fair I will also wait to vote, but yours is very good. I don't quite understand why people vote for people before their essay is posted, I guess they just do that to keep things close...but it will take a good essay from your opponent to top yours. Good luck in getting to the Final! (Hopefully you will face me).
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RESURRECTION IS A D BAG, VOTE FOR HOGSROLL7
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Thanks FutureNole10, I completely agree with your opinion of Resurrection.
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Hey Hogs, good essay bud. I will wait on the other guy to post his before I vote.
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That sure is a cute avatar Resurrection. You got a thing for Papelbon?
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Awesome, Boston is my favorite team in the American League too.
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Why are people voting for Badger, he hasn't even posted his essay?
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