ESPN 30 for 30 Discussion Thread

[TracerBullet]

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One thing this made me realize is that Carson Palmer must be one of the smartest guys (financially) in the NFL if he really does still have $80 million in the bank.

[VDusen04]

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There has to be a balance though. Don't just save money to save money. Or don't not spend just to not spend. Buy a TV. Why? Because once you go to HD, you won't regret it. You do have to treat yourself to something sometimes. At the end of the day, I've learned to save enough money so that I don't have to live pay check to pay check, but also just don't save money so you have money saved up.

Right, there definitely has to be a balance. I just prefer teetering a little bit on the safe side instead of going the other way. I don't pocket all of my money, but I don't like buying things I don't need unless I feel I can truly afford it and it's something I feel relatively passionate about acquiring. Would I like an HD TV? Yeah. Is it absolutely necessary? No way. TV is not a big enough aspect of my life to warrant such a purchase in my opinion.

This is going to sound so hippy and perhaps ironic coming from someone typing on a year old laptop computer while my new copy of NBA 2K13 is paused, but I think we can live off way simpler means than American society these days would ever suggest. Did we survive without HD TV's in 1998 even? Yep. So why would it be so imperative I own one now? There's a heck of a push out there to not just buy what we're passionate about owning, but also what we feel we must own in order to feel normal and present. I'd presume being a multi-millionaire would only magnify those feelings.

[rubisco43]

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/30_for_30#List_of_the_30_for_30_Volume_II_films

List of the upcoming Vol II. I personally can't wait for "You Don't Know Bo". I grew up with that guy. A freak of an athlete. The "Bo Knows" campaign was exciting and fun. Then in a flash, the hip dislocated and a career over.

[Pappy Knuckles]

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30 For 30 was pretty good tonight. All of those dudes were juicing man lol.

[Marino]

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I can't wait for the NC State documentary.

[justblaze09]

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If you have comcast/xfinity, there's one on OnDemand called 'Benji' about former Chicago prep star Ben Wilson. Should check it out.

[ImTellinTim]

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Tonight's doc about trying to get the original basketball rules to KU wasn't particularly well-made. I also didn't think the subject was compelling at all. Some of the interviews this guy did with the boosters were awkward.

[TheMatrix31]

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Sounds like the Benji one is actually interesting----and worth a damn.

Didn't even bother watching the last two.

[TracerBullet]

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Sounds like the Benji one is actually interesting----and worth a damn.

Didn't even bother watching the last two.

I actually heard that 9.79 was interesting. I caught the end of the last one, and it just seemed bad.

[Chrisksaint]

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Didn't bother to watch 9.79, just seemed like a boring story imo. Not sure about this one either, seems like a cool idea for a 5 minute Sportscenter thing not like an hour.

[WazzuRC]

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I thought 9.79* was great, and I'm not a track and field fan at all. "There's No Place Like Home" wasn't well-made and pretty boring IMO.

[Pappy Knuckles]

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I thought 9.79* was great, and I'm not a track and field fan at all. "There's No Place Like Home" wasn't well-made and pretty boring IMO.

9.79 was definitely worth the watch. I enjoyed that one a lot. I tried watching this weeks episode for a couple of minutes but it seemed kind of dry. I didn't bother wasting my time.

[areobee401]

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9.79 was very good. Liked how they exposed Carl Lewis for being a fraud.

Skipped this weeks. Benji looks like it will be worth watching.

[ImTellinTim]

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The main problem with "There's No Place Like Home" was that it was put together on the fly with no idea what was going on. Then there's the fact that the subject matter was so focused. There was nothing there that someone who isn't a huge college basketball or specifically, a KU fan, would really care about. It would have been more interesting if he maybe a bunch of fans pitched in to get the rules. but he just goes to the rich boosters - who in some cases (not saying with KU basketball) are what's wrong with college athletics.

With what we've come to expect from these docs, that one fell woefully short. I hope that's not a sign that they expanded this idea too far too fast.

[Brandwin]

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Benji tonight. First one I have looked forward to seeing during this run of 30 for 30.

Benji and Bo Jackson are the only ones I am really interested in.