So, I’m not a big sports guy, but I absolutly love sports movies.   When I watch sports, it is *always* more interesting when you know about the story behind the team.   The record they’re trying to break, the kid that’s trying to make it, the team that’s the underdog.

Yeah, most of them are cliche and predictable.  But the good ones still tug at your heartstrings as you watch men actually bonding with one another… like women seem to over Sense and Sensibility and Steel Magnolias.

My favorites are Hoosiers and Rudy.  They are classic.   When I think of Gene Hackman’s character saying “I love you guys” to the team after a year when he pushed every one of them–it gives me chills.   They had to be questioning him left and right, he was showing them love.   When I see all of the guys drop their jerseys toward the end of Rudy, I tear up a little.

Gotta love a good sports movie.    Rudy is available online for free at hulu now.   Go check it out.  Make sure you are good at pretending there’s something in your eye at about an hour and a half in.