30 for 30 complaint

[buckweaver]

I thought I read somewhere that Simmons was a big part of that Bo documentary (producer or similar figure)

Simmons is the creator of the "30 for 30" series. The whole thing was his idea. He's been an executive producer for every film.

 

[brettwatson]

What makes 30 for 30 work, IMO, is the quality of what is said rather than the source of the quotes used. It is similar to putting together a takeout where you work like heck to amass all the great stuff you can find, then combine it into a stirring tale. You might bust your butt to find the perfect source, only to get hooey from him. So you use what works. In this case, I thought Klosterman worked quite well. Although I agree there are many sources out there with great insights into Bo.

Sort of sad to see G. Brett aging. He will always be in his 30s and striving for .400 to me.

 

[Azrael]

Every generation gets the experts it deserves.

 

[93Devil]

Hindsight being 20/20, hearing Emmitt Smith or a Barry Sanders about watching Bo when they were middle schoolers probably would have been much more interesting.

But you can get the ESPN guys for cheap and probably do not have to fly them in to do the interview.

 

[Rockbottom]

I, too, was wondering how Klosterman was portrayed as the world's leading Vincent Jackson expert. But that didn't stop me from IMMENSELY enjoying the episode.

rb

 

[Boom_70]

I mentioned on the other thread but I found it strange to have Marcellus Wiley get so much air time as Bo Jackson expert.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

Bo will always be right by me on that topic. At the height of the steroid saga, a newspaper in the LA suburbs talked to some kind of expert who said Bo used and that he lost his hip because of it.

Bo sued within two weeks.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=2031331

The newspaper retracted the story. Ever since then, I've taken that view: If somebody's saying you did it and you know you didn't, sue like Bo did. If your reputation means that much, it's a small step.

Agree completely... If Bo was using, he was using from his freshman year at Auburn on... I think he was clean... I agree... If you didn't use and someone claims you did... Sue their ass...

 

[Mizzougrad96]

What makes 30 for 30 work, IMO, is the quality of what is said rather than the source of the quotes used. It is similar to putting together a takeout where you work like heck to amass all the great stuff you can find, then combine it into a stirring tale. You might bust your butt to find the perfect source, only to get hooey from him. So you use what works. In this case, I thought Klosterman worked quite well. Although I agree there are many sources out there with great insights into Bo.

Sort of sad to see G. Brett aging. He will always be in his 30s and striving for .400 to me.

I thought Brett looked great... I'm pretty sure he's 59.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

I, too, was wondering how Klosterman was portrayed as the world's leading Vincent Jackson expert. But that didn't stop me from IMMENSELY enjoying the episode.

rb

Oh, I agree completely... That's my complaint. I have zero problem that Klosterman was used. I have a problem that he was portrayed like he was THE Bo Jackson expert. Marcellus Wiley was another strange one. The only thing he said that worked was about how if you showed up wearing a "Bo Knows" shirt when you were a teenager, people thought you were cool...

I love hearing the old-timers tell stories about being there... The stuff about how the Bucs screwed him over and how he sat there and cried after being declared ineligible was really good stuff...

 

[The Big Ragu]

Chuck knows Bo.

 

[Steak Snabler]

I, too, was wondering how Klosterman was portrayed as the world's leading Vincent Jackson expert. But that didn't stop me from IMMENSELY enjoying the episode.

rb

Oh, I agree completely... That's my complaint. I have zero problem that Klosterman was used. I have a problem that he was portrayed like he was THE Bo Jackson expert. Marcellus Wiley was another strange one. The only thing he said that worked was about how if you showed up wearing a "Bo Knows" shirt when you were a teenager, people thought you were cool...

I love hearing the old-timers tell stories about being there... The stuff about how the Bucs screwed him over and how he sat there and cried after being declared ineligible was really good stuff...

What they didn't mention (though Bo does so in his book) is that then-Bucs owner Hugh Culverhouse was an Alabama graduate and big donor. Alabama's business school is named for him:

http://cba.ua.edu/

 

[Mizzougrad96]

I, too, was wondering how Klosterman was portrayed as the world's leading Vincent Jackson expert. But that didn't stop me from IMMENSELY enjoying the episode.

rb

Oh, I agree completely... That's my complaint. I have zero problem that Klosterman was used. I have a problem that he was portrayed like he was THE Bo Jackson expert. Marcellus Wiley was another strange one. The only thing he said that worked was about how if you showed up wearing a "Bo Knows" shirt when you were a teenager, people thought you were cool...

I love hearing the old-timers tell stories about being there... The stuff about how the Bucs screwed him over and how he sat there and cried after being declared ineligible was really good stuff...

What they didn't mention (though Bo does so in his book) is that then-Bucs owner Hugh Culverhouse was an Alabama graduate and big donor. Alabama's business school is named for him:

http://cba.ua.edu/

Was any of that public knowledge when it happened? I remember Bo being declared ineligible, and I remember him telling the Bucs not to draft him, but I didn't remember hearing that he thought they sabotaged his college baseball career intentionally.

The "Bold Move Bo" SI cover is one of my favorite ever and one of the few ones that I've saved for the last 25+ years.

I thought it was so great that he let the Bucs sit. It just added to his legend for me...