Small School Makes the Big Stage

Rating: 7/10 (29 January 2020)

I would be lying if I thought that Coach Dale (Gene Hackman) would have kept his job after the first game. He lost his first game and at one point he opted to play four guys to teach a player a lesson. I don't know a single coach that would've been allowed to coach his second game after a stunt like that. But that was all an effort to show us just what kind of coach Coach Dale was.
Coach Bob Knight, er um, Norman Dale was a tough coach with a military background. He demanded respect and unfailingly adherence to his game plan. He didn't promise the world in return, just that they would be a better team. And they were.