🏈 ‘Nothing But A Winner’ - A film co-produced by Marlon Humphrey {PREMIERE'S July 31st, nationwide.)

[alabama mike]

I’m gonna have to see if it’s playing anywhere near me. I would love to see it.

 

[RTB X Bot]

 

[Nothing_But_A_Winner00]

“I guess no white players had anything to do with Alabama football”.

My takeaway too

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

I have not seen it, I'll wait until it hits streaming... which I'm sure will be fairly soon. But as for the content and its focus, the documentary description (below) seems to lay it out there pretty well, based on some comments. The integration of the football program under Bryant and Saban's handling and evolution of the program years later with more recent black players appears to be the main focus. I don't think they are trying to hide anything or ignore other areas (or players) that contributed to the rich history of the program... it's just not the side of the story they are spotlighting. But again, haven't seen it... just my 2 cents.

Nothing But A Winner chronicles the rise of the greatest college football program in the history of the sport – the University of Alabama Crimson Tide. But behind the ruthless competition in the Southeastern Conference and Alabama’s staggering number of National Championships lies a deeper story: the making of men. At the heart of Alabama’s dynasty are two coaching giants – Bear Bryant and Coach Nick Saban – who, in very different eras, built a culture defined not just by winning, but by relentless transformation. Bryant, coaching during the height of the Civil Rights Movement, led the charge to integrate the team in the deeply segregated South, setting a precedent that would ripple far beyond football. Decades later, Saban would inherit and evolve that culture, demanding total commitment from young athletes and entrusting his program’s future to its first Black freshman starting quarterback on the sport’s biggest stage. Told through the first-hand accounts of players who lived it, Nothing But A Winner reveals how Alabama’s program forged unrefined 18-year-olds into disciplined leaders, where overcoming obstacles off the field fuels greatness on it. Spanning generations, social upheavals and championship runs, one thing remains the same – at Alabama, if you buy in to this process, you’re destined to be nothing but a winner.

 

[TerryP]

I have not seen it, I'll wait until it hits streaming...

Even then it'll be next year before I think about watching: if I do. (I've heard, repeatedly, that Netflix and other production companies are doing a real good job with these sports docs they've been producing lately. I've yet to watch one.)

Not only the film's description ... all you had to do is follow Humphrey. UA FTBL and integration has been a focus of his for quite a few years.

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EDIT: I lied. I did watch the doc about the women who started the LPGA tour. And I found it compelling; a good watch.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Even then it'll be next year before I think about watching: if I do. (I've heard, repeatedly, that Netflix and other production companies are doing a real good job with these sports docs they've been producing lately. I've yet to watch one.)

Not only the film's description ... all you had to do is follow Humphrey. UA FTBL and integration has been a focus of his for quite a few years.

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EDIT: I lied. I did watch the doc about the women who started the LPGA tour. And I found it compelling; a good watch.

Boredom led me into the new WWE doc on Netflix the other night. I’ve got 2 episodes left (out of 5 I think it is). Produced by Peyton Manning. And former ESPN’er and current (I think) WWE’er Lee Fitting has a hand in it. I’ve enjoyed it so far, more for the “inside production” stuff than the other stuff, but still. It’s been pretty good.

 

[TerryP]

And former ESPN’er and current (I think) WWE’er Lee Fitting has a hand in it.

If I knew that I'd give it a shot. When he the 'the man' on College GameDay it was worth the watch.

 

[bamaledge]

It’s not showing near me.