Good call... And thanks for the YouTube reminder. Just watched it again tonight, my family hadn't seen it.
I just noticed in this year's viewing that they mention the "Abraham number" as a throwaway line during a rehearsal scene transition.
Callback to Holiday Inn, and this classic of American cinema/cultural engagement:
I was with a friend at the University where the Seattle Storm practice. He introduced me to one of their coaches, who asked me if I wanted to see the practice facility- they've got a gym with their championship banners up and everything.
So, we get there and are in the space for about a minute or so when I bend over as if to pick something up off the floor- "Hey! A five dollar bill!" My friend just about wet himself laughing so hard...
It became even more hilarious to him when we passed Sue Bird (and Megan Rapinoe) on the way out of the building.
If Vince Gill is available, a rendition of "Go Rest High " at Coach Leach's funeral would be both touching and a bit eerie.
This is a GREAT twitter thread about the impact Coach had on football... not just college football, but the game itself:
Not an expert, but I used my Chase/US Bank points to buy Avios, then used those to buy roundtrip tix from Seattle to Maui on American (booked by calling British Airways).
That's the same shit ESPN used to do... have one of their "analysts" (Jaworski comes to mind) critique or complement a star player, then spend three days debating the comments.