Probably conscience and moral sense.
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ESPN 30 for 30 "The Gospel according to Mac" Tonight at 7pm MT
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BlackNGold
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Woody Paige hated Coach Mac. Most of what he said was BS. Jack Vickers and Robert Six were big boosters in the 70s. They were behind getting Fairbanks to leave New England Patriots and go to CU which resulted in CU getting sued by the Patriots and losing having to pay out over a million dollars (a lot of money in the 70s). After that fiasco both Six and Vickers were distanced from the program. His story of Six is just false - Six retired from Continental in 1982 (before Mac was hired) and he died in 1986 so he would not have gotten players jobs 4 years after his death.
Vickers and Six were not really involved in CU athletics by the time McCartney was hired.
Vickers and Six were not really involved in CU athletics by the time McCartney was hired.
SuperiorBuff
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I remember a lot of ugly comments about Kristy sleeping with black guys.
Go back and watch that part again. Mac explains it pretty well.
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A nice directing point in the 30 for 30 episode was getting McCartney to re-enact some of his best material.
"100 ft redwood trees don't fall over because the roots are intertwined" speech in the locker room.
"Water at 211 degrees doesn't do anything but water at 212 degrees can power a steam engine that can pull a train over a mountain pass"
Also filming him in an SUV driving up US36 and giving his recruiting pitch was fantastic. It was like Mac was recruiting the viewers. I loved his quip that losing a bet is the only reason a kid would pick Lincoln or Norman over Boulder.
"100 ft redwood trees don't fall over because the roots are intertwined" speech in the locker room.
"Water at 211 degrees doesn't do anything but water at 212 degrees can power a steam engine that can pull a train over a mountain pass"
Also filming him in an SUV driving up US36 and giving his recruiting pitch was fantastic. It was like Mac was recruiting the viewers. I loved his quip that losing a bet is the only reason a kid would pick Lincoln or Norman over Boulder.
BlackNGold
Club Member
The good points in that discussion were - McCartney was a great recruiter and had great assistants.
groan. does't water boil at 202F in Boulder? and the shortest pass in the state would be closer to 200.5F? and that doesn't even account for the increased pressure inside the steam engine.
I don't think it is imperative for McCartney to do a dialogue on the variability of boiling water temps due to altitude or the pressure/temp scenarios of a steam locomotive.
dply
Doble hoja
LA is at sea level.I'm guessing he used that line more in Cali, Texas, and Louisiana.
Beat me to it, haha.
still have that "mountain pass" issue.
good point, not like he worked for a university and was addressing students.
dply
Doble hoja
Since it is lower as you increase in altitude it still works.
That's what professors are for.
Exceptional piece of sports journalism. I'm not sure what it means, but teared up at the end. Probably that I'm a big pussy.
Jesus, dude.
BorrachoBuff
Well-Known Member
Can we please get a statue erected of Sal outside of the new Champions Center?
Sal's Somoan, I think he'd rather be inside where it is warm.
Hawkins did a terrible thing trying to erase much of the history of this program. Embree tried to return it but was such a disaster that he did more harm than good.
More could be done to remember a lot of the great players in the history of the program with Sal among those who should be recognized.
I would enjoy punching Less Shapiro in the nose. And not because of what he said in the piece. Because he's an arrogant prick.
I was actually fine with it.
Don't worry, I actually didn't get it.
but in any event, I fully expect Buff alums to passionately respond to any perceived slight against their legendary coach. Ten years ago, I would've done the same for perceived slights against Beamer; I might get back to that mode in another ten years.
That was my reaction also. All those years later? He had to know it would hurt her and it did.
I remember the same thing. She definitely had a reputation. In the show, she said she was chasing Sal and he didn't love her. Mac was smart in telling Sal not to marry her unless he loved her. At that point, nobody knew what would happen to Sal.