Rooting for the underdog–UCLA beats USC
I’m not much of a sports fan, but I must say, I really enjoyed the UCLA vs. USC game last night. There’s something about watching an underdog come from behind to win that just makes for a great story. UCLA was a team with several losses, but when they played my team (Notre Dame), I saw a lot of fire and heart in them. We barely managed to beat them. So when I saw that they were up against USC this weekend, a team that everyone predicted would go for the national championship, I was hoping that they would pull off the win.
They did. I felt like I was watching a sports movie where the underdogs get beaten down time and again and finally they beat the champions. In the final minutes of the game, they managed to catch an interception and hang onto the ball long enough to take down the clock. Then when they couldn’t get a first down and were forced to punt, the kicker nailed the bejeezus out of the ball for 67 yards. In less than a minute, UCLA won.
You could see twenty-year-old men crying because they had pulled off a David and Goliath moment. It was truly something to see.
I really enjoy watching sports movies. I’m a big Karate Kid fan, along with Hoosiers and how could we forget “Rudy?” As an aside, both my husband and I are in that movie. They shot the football scene during one of the winter games at Notre Dame in the fall of 1992. The producers had us chanting “Rudy, Rudy.” If you squint, you can probably see me in the student section. 
I’m pretty sure it was snowing during that game and we were all bundled up. Then again, any game in October, you’ll see snow. 
What’s your favorite sports movie?
Michelle posted in Writing @ 4:33 pm | Viewed 1905 times
Melissa Mc Says:
I’m so happy UCLA won!
Brian’s Song is probably my favorite sports movie. Always need a box of tissue with that one. I also like Major League, The Scout and The Replacements.
Heidi Dahlquist Says:
HI Michelle,
Your website looks great who did your site?
Heidi
Bonnie Ferguson Says:
It’s a tie between Hoosiers and Rudy
Michelle Says:
Heidi–if you scroll down to the bottom of the page, you’ll see a link to Swank. They did my site.
Rene Says:
I was rooting for the Bruins as well. I hate the Trojans and was thrilled to see them knocked out of the BCS.
My favorite sports movie is “Bull Durham.” I don’t know how many times I’ve seen, I never tire of it.
S William Shaw Says:
I was rooting for UCLA. I wanted USC to go down, simply because Wisconsin only had one loss and I hated that everyone was ignoring them.