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* ArtisticLicenseHistory: The film makes it seem like Don Haskins was hired by Texas Western in 1965, right before the start of the 1966 season, when in reality he was hired by them in 1961. The film also makes it seem like Haskins recruited all seven of the African-American members of the '66 championship squad in the same year, whereas in real life Orsten Artis and Harry Flournoy were the first to be recruited in '62, Nevil Shed and Bobby Joe Hill following in '63, and Willie Cager, Willie Worsley, and David Lattin lastly in '64.
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The film is based on a true story dealing with the events leading to the 1966 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship,[[note]]At the time, the NCAA didn't sponsor women's sports (''that'' didn't happen until 1981–82), and the NCAA membership was divided into the University and College Divisions. In 1973, the NCAA adopted its current three-division setup. The University Division became today's Division I, while the College Division was split into Division II (with limited athletic scholarships) and Division III (no such scholarships).[[/note]] in which Don Haskins, head coach of the Texas Western College (now the University of Texas at El Paso) led a team with an all-black starting lineup, a first in NCAA history. The film follows a semi-fictional version of this tale.
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The film is based on a true story dealing with the events leading to the 1966 NCAA University Division Basketball Championship,[[note]]At the time, the NCAA didn't sponsor women's sports (''that'' didn't happen until 1981–82), and the NCAA membership was divided into the University and College Divisions. In 1973, the NCAA adopted its current three-division setup. The University Division became today's Division I, while the College Division was split into Division II (with limited athletic scholarships) and Division III (no such scholarships).[[/note]] in which Don Haskins, head coach of the Texas Western College (now the University of Texas at El Paso) led a team with an all-black starting lineup, a first in NCAA history. The film follows a semi-fictional version of this tale.
tale, leading up to the championship game against powerhouse Kentucky and its all-white lineup.
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* AntiVillain: Coach Rupp is portrayed as being [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation potentially]] racist and a SoreLoser, but has some redeeming traits.He's AFatherToHisMen, speaking encouragingly to his players rather than blowing up at them once they start losing. He doesn't resort to cheating or personal attacks during the game. And he eventually lets black players onto his team, as detailed in the epilogue.
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* AntiVillain: Coach Rupp is portrayed as being [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation potentially]] racist and a SoreLoser, but has some redeeming traits. He's AFatherToHisMen, speaking encouragingly to his players rather than blowing up at them once they start losing. He doesn't resort to cheating or personal attacks during the game. And he eventually lets black players onto his team, as detailed in the epilogue.
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Editing the trope after reading an article that Jon Voight tried to play Rupp more ambiguously and not make him undeniably racist.
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* AntiVillain: Coach Rupp is portrayed as being at least slightly racist and a SoreLoser, but has some redeeming traits. He's AFatherToHisMen, speaking encouragingly to his players rather than blowing up at them once they start losing. He doesn't resort to cheating or personal attacks during the game. And he eventually lets black players onto his team, as detailed in the epilogue.
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* AntiVillain: Coach Rupp is portrayed as being at least slightly [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation potentially]] racist and a SoreLoser, but has some redeeming traits. traits.He's AFatherToHisMen, speaking encouragingly to his players rather than blowing up at them once they start losing. He doesn't resort to cheating or personal attacks during the game. And he eventually lets black players onto his team, as detailed in the epilogue.
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* AntiVillain: Coach Rupp is portrayed as being at least slightly racist and a SoreLoser, but has some redeeming traits. He's AFatherToHisMen, speaking encouragingly to his players rather than blowing up at them once they start losing. He doesn't resort to cheating or personal attacks during the game. And he eventually lets black players onto his team, as detailed in the epilogue.
* BathroomStallOfOverheardInsults: Inverted. As several white coaches and reporters ''inside'' the bathroom stalls make racist comments about the Miners, one of them steps out and sees Haskins standing by the sink with a DeathGlare.
* BathroomStallOfOverheardInsults: Inverted. As several white coaches and reporters ''inside'' the bathroom stalls make racist comments about the Miners, one of them steps out and sees Haskins standing by the sink with a DeathGlare.
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* EducationMama: Mrs. Flournoy is excited when her son is admitted to a university to play basketball and flies out to Texas to embarrass him in class upon hearing that he's been falling behind in his studies.
* ItWillNeverCatchOn: Pre-CharacterDevelopment, trainer Ross Moore feels this way about having more than a token black player or two on a college team.
--> '''Ross:''' You carrying on like Negroes gonna be the future of basketball. Could you imagine that?
* ItWillNeverCatchOn: Pre-CharacterDevelopment, trainer Ross Moore feels this way about having more than a token black player or two on a college team.
--> '''Ross:''' You carrying on like Negroes gonna be the future of basketball. Could you imagine that?
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More notes on historic context. Racism wasn't the only reason why the Miners were underdogs.
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The film is based on a true story dealing with the events leading to the 1966 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship, in which Don Haskins, head coach of the Texas Western College (now the University of Texas at El Paso) led a team with an all-black starting lineup, a first in NCAA history. The film follows a semi-fictional version of this tale.
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The film is based on a true story dealing with the events leading to the 1966 NCAA Men's University Division I Basketball Championship, Championship,[[note]]At the time, the NCAA didn't sponsor women's sports (''that'' didn't happen until 1981–82), and the NCAA membership was divided into the University and College Divisions. In 1973, the NCAA adopted its current three-division setup. The University Division became today's Division I, while the College Division was split into Division II (with limited athletic scholarships) and Division III (no such scholarships).[[/note]] in which Don Haskins, head coach of the Texas Western College (now the University of Texas at El Paso) led a team with an all-black starting lineup, a first in NCAA history. The film follows a semi-fictional version of this tale.
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* DudeWheresMyRespect: Armstrong in the tumultous locker room scene following the first loss of the season.
-->'''Armstong:'''You think it's easy being on this team? Taking a backseat to you every day? We came here to play basketball, just like you guys! Now it's like we don't even count. WE'RE THE MINORITY!
-->'''Armstong:'''You think it's easy being on this team? Taking a backseat to you every day? We came here to play basketball, just like you guys! Now it's like we don't even count. WE'RE THE MINORITY!
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* DudeWheresMyRespect: Jerry Armstrong in the tumultous tumultuous locker room scene following the first loss of the season.
-->'''Armstong:'''You -->'''Armstrong:'''You think it's easy being on this team? Taking a backseat to you every day? We came here to play basketball, just like you guys! Now it's like we don't even count. WE'RE THE MINORITY!
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* UnderdogsNeverLose: Yes and no. In real life, Texas Western was ranked #2 in the country going into the NCAA tournament, but Texas Western were still perceived as an underdog due to racism, and racist officials calling their games were often biased against the team because of their all-Black starting lineup. Beating All-White Kentucky (ranked #1) is considered a landmark victory for a reason.
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* UnderdogsNeverLose: Yes and no. In real life, Texas Western was ranked #2 in the country going into the NCAA tournament, but Texas Western were still perceived as an underdog due to racism, racism and questions about the level of competition they had faced during the season.[[note]]Texas Western, hundreds of miles away from any traditional basketball powers, only played one ranked team before the NCAA tournament (Iowa, which they beat handily).[[/note]] It's generally accepted that racist officials calling their games were often biased against the team because of their all-Black all-black starting lineup. Beating All-White all-white Kentucky (ranked #1) is considered a landmark victory for a reason.
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* UnderdogsNeverLose: Yes and no. In real life, Texas Western was ranked #2 in the country going into the NCAA tournament, but Texas Western were still perceived as an underdog due to racism, and racist officials calling their games were often biased against the team because of their all-Black starting lineup. Beating All-White Kentucky (ranked #1) is considered a landmark victory for a reason.
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* VeryLooselyBasedOnATrueStory; To the point that Texan A&M University-Commerce demanded Disney to apologize for portraying them very negatively.
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just like you guys! Now it's like we don't even count. WE'RE THE MINORITY!
just like you guys! Now it's like we don't even count. WE'RE THE MINORITY!
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-->'''Armstong:'''You think it's easy being on this team? Taking a backseat to you every day? We came here to play basketball,
basketball, just like you guys! Now it's like we don't even count. WE'RE THE MINORITY!
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just like you guys! Now it's like we don't even count. WE'RE THE MINORITY!]]
just like you guys! Now it's like we don't even count. WE'RE THE MINORITY!]]
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just like you guys! Now it's like we don't even count. WE'RE THE MINORITY!}}
-->'''Armstong:'''{{Irony you think it's easy being on this team? Taking a backseat to you every day? We came here to play basketball,
just like you guys! Now it's like we don't even count. WE'RE THE MINORITY!}}
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just like you guys! Now it's like we don't even count. WE'RE THE MINORITY!}}
-->'''Armstong:'''{{Irony you think it's easy being on this team? Taking a backseat to you every day? We came here to play basketball,
just like you guys! Now it's like we don't even count. WE'RE THE MINORITY!}}
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'''''Glory Road''''' is an American film directed by James Gartner, released on January 13, 2006.
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''Glory Road'' is an American film directed by James Gartner, released on January 13, 2006.
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'''''Glory Road''''' is an American film directed by James Gartner, released on January 13, 2006.
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** Disney argued that this was a case of AdaptationDistillation; they couldn't show each game where the team had racial slurs thrown at them.
** Disney argued that this was a case of AdaptationDistillation; they couldn't show each game where the team had racial slurs thrown at them.
