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theorangesports.blogspot.com - 10/13/2008

The Express wasn't as fast as some would have liked

— theorangesports.blogspot.com — As the movie "The Express" comes out check out Sean's (at Troy Nunes is an absolute Magician)... detailed account of it, as well as his vote of the movie (both as an SU alumni and as a screen writer). But also check out what the Daily Orange is reporting about it (from West Virginia). (more) The Express wasn't as fast as some would have liked

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theorangesports.blogspot.com - 10/11/2008

SU vs WVU: The Preview

— theorangesports.blogspot.com — If there was anyway that Greg Robinson might make a statement and try to keep his job... the game coming up between the Orange and the Mountaineers would have to be it. Syracuse (1-4, 0-1 in the Big East) is going to play West Virginia (3-2, 1-0 in the BE), a team that has had SU's number for the ... (more) SU vs WVU: The Preview

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dailynews.com - 10/12/2008

WALL: 'Express' makes end run around facts - LA Daily News

— dailynews.com — A larger-than-life statue of Ernie Davis on the Syracuse campus in upstate New York was boxed up... and shipped out to a repair shop recently. The guy who took all that time to sculpt the thing and unveil it last month just messed up on a couple of ... (more) WALL: 'Express' makes end run around facts - LA Daily News

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RACISM IN WEST VIRGINIA NEVER HAPPENED
With Leather - Sports news and gossip, panda sex, and the occasional Toonces the driving cat Photoshop — ... If you’ve been anywhere near a TV in the last two months, you know that the Ernie Davis “biopic,” The Express, was released in theaters today. And you guys aren’t gonna believe this, but it turns out that some things that happened in the movie weren’t really true. Dick Easterly, who played quarterback for that Syracuse team, saw a preview of the film, and condemned its racist depiction of West Virginia fans. From Game On: ...

Riding The Express
Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician — ... Clearly, the rest of the country was not interested in the story of Ernie Davis. Least not this version of it. Did the negative reaction to the fake West Virginia game make people think this was more fiction than fact? Were their enough negative reviews to keep audiences away? Did the feeling like we've seen this before (Remember the Titans, Glory Road, We Are Marshall) keep people from attending? Maybe it was the lack of starpower. Maybe it was the regional appeal of the story. ...