We Are Marshall Page #2

This is Captain Dettro speaking.

Looks like we made good time

in spite of the weather...

...so if everyone could return to their

seats now, we'll be landing shortly.

Fill her up for you?

Yes, sir.

These peanuts look good.

l'll get a bunch of them too.

Sure. They're just 50 cents.

Help yourself.

Regular's on the left,

Cajun's on the right.

Incredibly, there has been

another plane crash....

How spicy are these Cajun...?

--in moderate rain and fog

in West Virginia.

What did he just say?

-Wait. Turn that up.

-No, what happened--

What did that say?

Early reports do not indicate

the condition of those aboard.

Excuse me, everybody....

Annette said you look funny

when you're getting dressed.

Bye, Carole.

Say hello to your husband for me.

-This is Lloyd.

-See you, Lloyd!

What's happened?

Hey!

-Hey, you going to the airport?

-Yeah, get in.

All right. l'm getting in. Hold on.

All right, good.

-Hey, did they say anything?

-Hey, come on!

No one's going in there.

l can't let you up there.

-Get that truck up the hill!

-Come on!

Hey, Randy!

Come on, keep going, come on.

Hey, watch the hose!

Got the president of the university here!

Oh, my God in heaven.

Oh, my God.

Come on.

Let's go.

-Hey, get behind the ropes!

-Just tell us the name of the airline!

-lf l knew anything, l'd tell you!

-Just look at the front of the plane!

Son, there is no

front of the plane anymore.

Bring another hose down here!

No, stay back. Stay up there! No!

-Let's go!

-Nate! Nate Ruffin!

This our boys' plane?

This our boys' plane?!

lt's so terrible.

You didn't get my message?

Marshall University in West Virginia

is in a state of shock today...

...following the terrible tragedy of last

Saturday night's crash of a chartered airline.

Seventy-five people died in the wreckage.

The football team, the coaches...

...and some prominent residents

traveling with the team....

These were beautiful young men...

...and it's just a tragedy

that is beyond all comprehension.

No one of us will ever

enter this stadium...

...without thoughts of them.

And so, our Lord, grant them

eternal rest and peace...

...which enables them

at this very moment...

...to look upon us here

and smile and be with us.

This is our faith, this is our hope.

Amen.

Those were not welcome days.

We buried sons...

...brothers...

...mothers...

...fathers...

...fiancs.

Clocks ticked, but time did not pass.

The sun rose and the sun set.

But the shadows remained.

When once there was sound...

...now there was silence.

What once was whole...

...now is shattered.

Have you mentioned this

to any of the other board members?

A few. Most of them

would prefer not to think about it.

l can understand that sentiment.

lt doesn't make sense to rush

right back into it, you know?

Our coaching staff, gone.

Our athletic department, gone.

So many of our boosters, gone.

We'd have to start

all over again from scratch.

My God, we don't have the resources

or the manpower right now.

l know all the reasons

to suspend the program, Paul.

l'm just surprised to hear it

coming from you.

This town just didn't lose

a football team, Don.

We lost doctors, lawyers,

city councilmen.

We lost fathers, sons, husbands.

How many kids lost a parent?

How many kids lost both parents?

-Twenty-eight.

-Wouldn't be a game anymore, Don.

Be a weekly reminder of what we've lost.

And l just don't see how that would

do anyone in this town any good.

Somebody's going to

have to tell them, Paul.

All your scholarships will still be honored.

Boys, it's very important that

we take a collective breath, as a town...

...and figure out the

proper course of action.

And you think the proper course of action

is ending the program?

l didn't say we were going to end the

program, l said we are going to suspend it.

Look, under the best of circumstances,

it takes years to build a team...

...and, well, these are not

the best of circumstances.

The NCAA will not let freshmen play...

...and they are the only players

we have besides you.

When we do bring the program back, we

want to make sure we're able to do it right.

lf. That's what you mean, right?

lf they bring the program back?

This ain't right, Dr. Dedmon.

lt ain't fair!

l understand your position, son.

l will personally pass on your concerns to

the board before they make their decision.

Why can't l pass on

my concerns myself?

Well, unfortunately, board of governors'

meetings are and always have been...

...closed-door.

Come on!

Everybody up! Let's go. Come on.

Reggie, put down the stick. Come on.

l need y'all to listen.

Now, as of 1 5 minutes ago,

we ain't got football no more.

lf you gonna be Marshall,

you gonna be Marshall right now.

Earn your stripes.

Now, l want the two of you

to go with Randy...

...and get every cheerleader and every girl

you can possibly find...

...and get them here at 5:00. The two

of y'all, l need you to go with George...

...and find every cat in them frat houses

and get them here at 5:00.

Go, now, go!

l need you on this one, Reggie.

l need you, man.

Find every person y'all met

in freshman orientation...

...and l need them here at 5:00.

All right? Come on! Now! Come on!

-Five o'clock!

-Nate.

-Yeah.

-Come here a sec.

Hey, l heard that some

of the guys are wavering.

-Wavering?

-Yeah, they're just kind of....

No, no, no. What you mean? What you

talking about? Who's wavering, Tom?

They don't feel it's the right thing to do

right now, step out on that field.

lt's the only thing to do, Tom.

This about our teammates, man.

Now, l need to know

who you talking about.

No one, man.

Five o'clock. All right?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-You all right?

-Forget it.

l was just having some thoughts.

l'm ready, man. Let's go.

-We gonna get this team back, man.

-Yeah.

Okay, l think we all know

why we're here today.

What l'd like to do first....

Excuse me, young man.

Excuse me, this is a private meeting.

l don't mean to interrupt, sir, but l think

there's something y'all need to hear.

lf you have anything to say, we'll set up

a time for you to come by my office.

Oh, no, sir. l ain't got nothing to say.

But they do.

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Paul.

We are Marshall!

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lt's the right thing to do, sir.

Son, we do not have a team.

We do not have a staff.

We don't even have a damn

athletic director. May he rest in peace.

Frankly, son, l wouldn't know

where to begin.

Well, you can start with a coach, sir.

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Hey, Mr. Boone.

Annie, honey, come here.

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