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After this morning's practice, Ralph Friedgen mentioned that he showed a tape of the Ali-Frazier "Thrilla in Manila" fight to his team one night last week. "I pointed out that both guys had won the championship and what they were...
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Terrapin Football Goes VHS For Motivation
Stet Sports Blog — Terrapin Football Goes VHS For Motivation [image] From the Baltimore Sun’s Tracking the Terps blog, word out of College Park is that Ralph Friedgen is showing motivational tapes to get the team amped up. First up, the “Thrilla in Manila” Ali-Frazier fight. And wouldn’t you know some Terps got into a brawl that very same day? Oh, yes they did.“Kids will listen to that, you can tell them that, but sometimes when you show them the video, it sinks in a little bit,” Friedgen said. “Of course a fight broke out and one guy thought he was Ali. They all said, ‘Well, you showed us the ...

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The Wiz of Odds — ... Jeff Barker, Baltimore Sun: Is Maryland's Ralph Friedgen is trying to instill a fighting spirit into his team? He showed players a tape of the Ali-Frazier "Thrilla in Manila" fight last week. ...

Terrapin Football Goes VHS For Motivation
Stet Sports Blog — Terrapin Football Goes VHS For Motivation [image] From the Baltimore Sun’s Tracking the Terps blog, word out of College Park is that Ralph Friedgen is showing motivational tapes to get the team amped up. First up, the “Thrilla in Manila” Ali-Frazier fight. And wouldn’t you know some Terps got into a brawl that very same day? Oh, yes they did.“Kids will listen to that, you can tell them that, but sometimes when you show them the video, it sinks in a little bit,” Friedgen said. “Of course a fight broke out and one guy thought he was Ali. They all said, ‘Well, you showed us the ...

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