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The Force was strong with Nick Saban Monday night. |
"We went to see the move Red Tails last night, which I would
reccomend to anybody. But, you know, those guys' motto was "to the last
plane, the bullet, the last man, the minute we fight and we always stay
with the mission." And I think that kind of described the spirit of that
group extremely well, but it also describes the spirit of you know the
group of players that we have on our team this year. "
Apparently George Lucas took notice of Saban's comments about the film, and released a statement thanking the coach for his mention of the film during the press conference and on ESPN while being interviewed by the College GameDay crew.
"The cast and crew of 'Red Tails' are together in New York for
Tuesday's world premiere so you can imagine the excitement when we heard
Coach Saban reference 'Red Tails' at the forefront of his postgame
comments after winning the national championship. Everyone associated
with the film was so honored that Coach Saban elected to have his entire
team screen the film on the eve of their championship game. And then
to have 'Red Tails' and its inspirational message of overcoming
adversity, never giving up, self-sacrifice and ultimate teamwork so
deeply touch the Alabama team is personally very gratifying. I want to
congratulate the Crimson Tide on their tremendous victory...the Tide
truly rolled on Monday night."
There's no word if Lucas saw the game, but he probably appreciates the publicity for the film, which is one of his rare non-Star Wars or Indiana Jones related films.
(via USA Today, The Huffington Post)
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