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Friday Night Lights 2009: A Recap
This year Tim and Paul went on journeys across the state in search of anyone willing to sign a letter of intent for a program that went 3-9 the year before but still had wings on their helmets. They even went into Ohio to find asylum-seeking young men. Sometimes their quarry was injured or irrelevant or playing a game at the same time as another player of interest, but they persisted.
When they returned it was with stunning high definition video invariably set to Explosions in the Sky, which makes some sense because they tend to write ten minute songs. In other ways, it makes no sense. But it makes sense for the site.
Paul put together a recap:
I realize it's just high school football highlights but I was strangely moved by it. Most highlight reels are just highlights. They give you the impression that if a player gets tackled, it's at least twenty yards downfield and after he kicked a guy's head off. Then they show up and usually they are just people. Here they're just people.
BONUS of a literal variety. Paul and Tim and Tom did a lot of work on original content this year and I told them that I'd set aside some time on the beveled guilt button to your right for them. This is a good time. All donations this week go directly to them.
February 15th, 2010 at 11:33 AM | 
if we give, is there an
if we give, is there an
February 15th, 2010 at 11:35 AM |
Friday Night Lights Highlights
Friday Night Lights Highlights
A lot of great Devin Gardner highlights, is it almost spring yet?
February 15th, 2010 at 11:45 AM |
Very nice
Very nice
Great job guys.
"The world is an imperfect place, screws fall out all the time".
February 15th, 2010 at 11:48 AM |
Explosions In the Sky.
Explosions In the Sky.
It also makes sense because they do the theme track for the actual Friday Night Lights show. Your Hand In Mine is a great song.
February 15th, 2010 at 12:10 PM |
and because they wrote the
and because they wrote the
and because they wrote the entire score for the friday night lights movie
and because they're from austin, tx. and in texas they love them some high school football.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explosions_in_the_sky
"Real n*gg*z do real things." -Braylon Edwards
February 15th, 2010 at 12:26 PM |
Yup.
Yup.
I'm aware. I have a few of the albums. You may also like: We Were Promised Jetpacks. Not totally the same, but there's a tone that they share.
February 15th, 2010 at 12:30 PM |
We seem to have similar
We seem to have similar
We seem to have similar musical tastes. iTunes suggested WWPJ and they quickly jumped up in my rotation. Frightened Rabbit is similar, but a bit more poppy
February 15th, 2010 at 12:53 PM |
Maserati
Maserati
is like if EITS had a little disco to them.
...the Canadians make up for it with their emotion and classic ice-dancing skill.
February 15th, 2010 at 1:08 PM |
Also Sigur Ros...
Also Sigur Ros...
... for a little darker yet equally other-worldly sounds.
Also, Frightened Rabbit is probably my favorite band currently.
Do Something. If it works, do more of it. If it doesn't, do something else.
February 15th, 2010 at 12:26 PM |
it was the movie that started it
it was the movie that started it
aside from a couple random tracks, it's all EITS.
...the Canadians make up for it with their emotion and classic ice-dancing skill.
February 15th, 2010 at 11:51 AM |
David Terrell
David Terrell
Ricardo Miller reminds me a lot of David Terrell in terms of body type, it would be great if he turned out like that.
February 15th, 2010 at 11:58 AM |
Hot damn. This deserved the
Hot damn. This deserved the
Hot damn. This deserved the 100% pure Colombian awesome tag.
http://genuinelysarcastic.blogspot.com (UPDATED: 5/27)
February 15th, 2010 at 12:07 PM |
How blessed are we as readers
How blessed are we as readers
How blessed are we as readers of this blog to have guys like Paul, Tim, Tom, and Brian that go out of their way, go the extra mile, to ensure that our fandom is met with awesome material?
This is why MgoBlog is one of the most popular blogs on the interwebs and reaches thousands (perhaps millions) of people's computers everywhere.
Thanks once again.
A wise man speaks because he has something to say; a fool because he has to say something. - Plato
February 15th, 2010 at 12:44 PM |
more swell content
more swell content
manna from heaven. nice work gentlemen. consider my guilt beveled.
"Play hard and with great effort"
February 15th, 2010 at 12:51 PM |
Very nice
Very nice
Thanks for producing this. Well worth giving some scratch. I suggest that you use some of the donations to invest a tripod; near the end it got a little jumpy. Still an awesome reel though.
February 15th, 2010 at 12:53 PM |
Anyone else really like Austin White?
Anyone else really like Austin White?
It sucks that he doesn't have l33t speed or whatever, but the guy looks like a football player. Am I allowed as a non-scout to use the phrase "fluid hips"? Boom. He has fluid hips.
...the Canadians make up for it with their emotion and classic ice-dancing skill.
February 15th, 2010 at 2:42 PM |
I was most impressed by
I was most impressed by
I was most impressed by Austin's highlights. If he has a good spring I don't see why he couldn't see the field this fall.
i only respect other superfans
February 15th, 2010 at 1:14 PM |
Awesome video.
But honestly,
Awesome video.
But honestly,
Awesome video.
But honestly, if someone but something like this together from M's first 4 games last season, it would be better. Use the same music and leave out half the games and voila!
February 15th, 2010 at 1:38 PM |
Gratuitous Intro Credits
Gratuitous Intro Credits
Gratuitous Intro Credits...GO!
I would have liked to scene a bunch of slo-mo highlights set to the theme for Chariots of Fire...as if that is not cliche enough.
February 15th, 2010 at 1:44 PM |
Very Minor Recommendation
Very Minor Recommendation
Ok, I just made a donation, so I feel entitled to make one very minor recommendation. Please shorten the title screen on the videos... I think 5 seconds is plenty. Like I said, it's minor, but I think it would be an improvement. Also, the music is a little emotional for me, but I can see the appeal.
February 15th, 2010 at 2:10 PM |
The title card was a little
The title card was a little
The title card was a little long for me too, but it made the stuff later on line up better, so c'est la vie.
February 15th, 2010 at 2:44 PM |
Nice video, Austin White is
Nice video, Austin White is
Nice video, Austin White is going to be a sick player.
February 15th, 2010 at 4:54 PM |
who
who
the musical artist on this collaboration
February 15th, 2010 at 7:33 PM |
Thanks
Thanks
for all the hard work.
if we give, is there an agreement to add windows to that van of yours?
NON-tinted ones of course.
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