Peptalk before the Campbell game

[usc4valpo]

I saw in the other post about how an inspiration talk  or a pep talk can result in a victory for our beloved Crusaders.  I thought I would add the great Howard Beale from Network.  Maybe this will allow us to grab that glorious #244 spot in the Sagarin...

" I don't have to tell you things are bad. Everybody knows things are bad. It's a depression. Everybody's out of work or scared of losing their job. The dollar buys a nickel's worth, banks are going bust, shopkeepers keep a gun under the counter. Punks are running wild in the street and there's nobody anywhere who seems to know what to do, and there's no end to it. We know the air is unfit to breathe and our food is unfit to eat, and we sit watching our TV's while some local newscaster tells us that today we had fifteen homicides and sixty-three violent crimes, as if that's the way it's supposed to be. We know things are bad - worse than bad. They're crazy. It's like everything everywhere is going crazy, so we don't go out anymore. We sit in the house, and slowly the world we are living in is getting smaller, and all we say is, 'Please, at least leave us alone in our living rooms. Let me have my toaster and my TV and my steel-belted radials and I won't say anything. Just leave us alone.' Well, I'm not gonna leave you alone. I want you to get mad! I don't want you to protest. I don't want you to riot - I don't want you to write to your congressman because I wouldn't know what to tell you to write. I don't know what to do about the depression and the inflation and the Russians and the crime in the street. All I know is that first you've got to get mad. You've got to say, 'I'm a HUMAN BEING, God damn it! My life has VALUE!' So I want you to get up now. I want all of you to get up out of your chairs. I want you to get up right now and go to the window. Open it, and stick your head out, and yell, 'I'M AS MAD AS HELL, AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS ANYMORE!' I want you to get up right now, sit up, go to your windows, open them and stick your head out and yell - 'I'm as mad as hell and I'm not going to take this anymore!' Things have got to change. But first, you've gotta get mad!... You've got to say, 'I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!' Then we'll figure out what to do about the depression and the inflation and the oil crisis. But first get up out of your chairs, open the window, stick your head out, and yell, and say it: "I'M AS MAD AS HELL, AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS ANYMORE!"

[KL31NY]

I saw in the other post about how an inspiration talk  or a pep talk can result in a victory for our beloved Crusaders.  I thought I would add the great Howard Beale from Network.  Maybe this will allow us to grab that glorious #244 spot in the Sagarin...

" I don't have to tell you things are bad. Everybody knows things are bad. It's a depression. Everybody's out of work or scared of losing their job. The dollar buys a nickel's worth, banks are going bust, shopkeepers keep a gun under the counter. Punks are running wild in the street and there's nobody anywhere who seems to know what to do, and there's no end to it. We know the air is unfit to breathe and our food is unfit to eat, and we sit watching our TV's while some local newscaster tells us that today we had fifteen homicides and sixty-three violent crimes, as if that's the way it's supposed to be. We know things are bad - worse than bad. They're crazy. It's like everything everywhere is going crazy, so we don't go out anymore. We sit in the house, and slowly the world we are living in is getting smaller, and all we say is, 'Please, at least leave us alone in our living rooms. Let me have my toaster and my TV and my steel-belted radials and I won't say anything. Just leave us alone.' Well, I'm not gonna leave you alone. I want you to get mad! I don't want you to protest. I don't want you to riot - I don't want you to write to your congressman because I wouldn't know what to tell you to write. I don't know what to do about the depression and the inflation and the Russians and the crime in the street. All I know is that first you've got to get mad. You've got to say, 'I'm a HUMAN BEING, God damn it! My life has VALUE!' So I want you to get up now. I want all of you to get up out of your chairs. I want you to get up right now and go to the window. Open it, and stick your head out, and yell, 'I'M AS MAD AS HELL, AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS ANYMORE!' I want you to get up right now, sit up, go to your windows, open them and stick your head out and yell - 'I'm as mad as hell and I'm not going to take this anymore!' Things have got to change. But first, you've gotta get mad!... You've got to say, 'I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!' Then we'll figure out what to do about the depression and the inflation and the oil crisis. But first get up out of your chairs, open the window, stick your head out, and yell, and say it: "I'M AS MAD AS HELL, AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS ANYMORE!"

100 points for the "Network" reference. Also reminds me of J.G. Wentworth: "IT'S MY MONEY, AND I NEED IT NOW!"

[crusadermoe]

Fabulous !

[LaPorteAveApostle]

Needs a little tweaking...


"I don't have to tell you things are bad. Everybody knows things are bad. It's depressing. Everybody's out of excuses or scared of losing their starting job. The passing defense isn't worth a nickel, bettors are going bust, VUPD keeps a gun under the counter. Coeds are running wild in the street and there's nobody anywhere who seems to know what to do, and there's no end to it. We know the air attack is unfit to breathe and our ground game is unfit to eat, and we sit watching our webcasts while some local newscaster tells us that today we had fifteen sacks and sixty-three penalties, as if that's the way it's supposed to be. We know things are bad - worse than bad. They're crazy. It's like everything everywhere is going crazy, so we don't go to games anymore. We sit in the house, and slowly the world we are living in is getting smaller, and all we say is, 'Please, at least leave us alone in our living rooms. Let me have my Broekhoff and my softball and my steel-belted aluminum bats and I won't say anything. Just leave us alone.' Well, I'm not gonna leave you alone. I want you to get mad! I don't want you to protest. I don't want you to riot - I don't want you to write to your trustee because I wouldn't know what to tell you to write. I don't know what to do about the offense and the special teams and Russian the passer and the crime in the street. All I know is that first you've got to get mad. You've got to say, 'I'm a VALPO CRUSADER, Luther damn it! My degree has VALUE!' So I want you to get up now. I want all of you to get up out of your chairs. I want you to get up right now and go to the window. Open it, and stick your head out, and yell, 'I'M AS MAD AS HELL, AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS ANYMORE!' I want you to get up right now, sit up, go to your windows, open them and stick your head out and yell - 'I'm as mad as hell and I'm not going to take this anymore!' Things have got to change. But first, you've gotta get mad!... You've got to say, 'I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!' Then we'll figure out what to do about the defense and the run game and wherever the hell that @#% kicker is. But first get up out of your lockers, open the window, stick your head out, and yell, and say it: "I'M AS MAD AS HELL, AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS ANYMORE!"

[usc4valpo]

pure genius.  thanks

[KL31NY]

Needs a little tweaking...


"I don't have to tell you things are bad. Everybody knows things are bad. It's depressing. Everybody's out of excuses or scared of losing their starting job. The passing defense isn't worth a nickel, bettors are going bust, VUPD keeps a gun under the counter. Coeds are running wild in the street and there's nobody anywhere who seems to know what to do, and there's no end to it. We know the air attack is unfit to breathe and our ground game is unfit to eat, and we sit watching our webcasts while some local newscaster tells us that today we had fifteen sacks and sixty-three penalties, as if that's the way it's supposed to be. We know things are bad - worse than bad. They're crazy. It's like everything everywhere is going crazy, so we don't go to games anymore. We sit in the house, and slowly the world we are living in is getting smaller, and all we say is, 'Please, at least leave us alone in our living rooms. Let me have my Broekhoff and my softball and my steel-belted aluminum bats and I won't say anything. Just leave us alone.' Well, I'm not gonna leave you alone. I want you to get mad! I don't want you to protest. I don't want you to riot - I don't want you to write to your trustee because I wouldn't know what to tell you to write. I don't know what to do about the offense and the special teams and Russian the passer and the crime in the street. All I know is that first you've got to get mad. You've got to say, 'I'm a VALPO CRUSADER, Luther damn it! My degree has VALUE!' So I want you to get up now. I want all of you to get up out of your chairs. I want you to get up right now and go to the window. Open it, and stick your head out, and yell, 'I'M AS MAD AS HELL, AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS ANYMORE!' I want you to get up right now, sit up, go to your windows, open them and stick your head out and yell - 'I'm as mad as hell and I'm not going to take this anymore!' Things have got to change. But first, you've gotta get mad!... You've got to say, 'I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!' Then we'll figure out what to do about the defense and the run game and wherever the hell that @#% kicker is. But first get up out of your lockers, open the window, stick your head out, and yell, and say it: "I'M AS MAD AS HELL, AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS ANYMORE!"

100 points to you, too... though I should note that the points I award here are about as useful as "Whose Line" points

[setshot]

Those of us that graduated in the 50's,can't take it anymore either. Our mantra is: DROP FOOTBALL! Spelman U. just took a step in the right direction,so why not VALPO too?

[covufan]

However the pep talk went, it really worked!