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The Legacy of College Football Stadiums: Names That Matter · Sports History Network

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  Long
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  But
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  one
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  thing
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  I've
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  noticed
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  is
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  there.
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  Are
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  some
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  amazing
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  venues
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  to
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  watch
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  football
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  games
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  from
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  at
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  all
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  levels,
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  high
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  school,
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  college,
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  and
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  professional.
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  But
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  the,
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  the
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  college
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  ones
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  seem
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  to
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  have
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  the
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  most
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  lore
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  because
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  they're
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  the
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  oldest.
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  You
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  know,
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  like
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  we
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  talk
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  about
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  the
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  Yale
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  bowl
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  and
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  the,
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  you
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  know,
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  Harvard
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  stadium
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  and,
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  you
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  know,
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  the
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  Rose
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  bowl,
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  we've
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  talked
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  about
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  these
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  stadiums.
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  But
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  there
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  are
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  some
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  stadiums
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  that
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  really
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  have
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  some,
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  some
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  great
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  stories
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  behind
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  them
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  named
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  for
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  some
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  really
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  amazing
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  people.
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  You
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  know,
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  that
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  in
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  the
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  era
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  of
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  stadiums
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  that
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  are
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  named
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  by
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  because
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  a
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  company
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  sponsors
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  them,
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  you
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  know,
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  there
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  are
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  still
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  some
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  stadiums
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  out
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  there
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  that
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  have
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  some
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  namesakes
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  that
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  really
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  have
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  some
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  importance
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  to
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  football
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  and
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  to
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  some
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  college
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  football
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  programs.
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  And
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  we're
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  going
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  to
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  discuss
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  three
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  of.
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  Those
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  today
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  that
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  maybe
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  you
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  don't
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  know.
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  Who
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  the
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  names
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  are
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  behind
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  these
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  stadiums,
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  but
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  there's
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  some
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  pretty
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  important
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  people
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  to
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  football.
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  So
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  we
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  hope
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  you
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  enjoy
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  these
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  little
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  tidbit
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  here
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  on
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  every
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  fall,.
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  Thousands
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  of
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  fans
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  gather
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  on
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  the
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  banks
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  of
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  the
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  Hudson
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  river
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  to
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  watch
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  the
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  Army
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  Black
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  Knights
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  play
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  at
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  ME
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  Stadium.
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  With
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  its
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  breathtaking
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  views
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  of
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  the
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  river
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  and
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  the
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  West
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  Point's
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  historic
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  stone
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  architecture,
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  it's
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  widely
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  considered
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  one
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  of
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  the
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  most
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  picturesque
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  venues
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  in
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  college
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  sports.
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  But
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  the
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  stadium
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  scenic
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  beauty
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  carries
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  a
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  profound
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  historical
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  weight.
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  It
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  stands
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  as
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  a
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  monument
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  to
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  Dennis
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  Michi.
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  A
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  member
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  of
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  the
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  United
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  States
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  Military
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  Academy,
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  Class
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  of
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  1892,
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  Meeche
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  was
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  not
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  just
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  Army's
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  first
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  football
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  captain,
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  he
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  was
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  the
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  visionary
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  who
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  willed
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  the
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  program
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  into
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  existence
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  and
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  a
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  hero
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  who
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  laid
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  down
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  his
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  life
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  for
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  his
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  country.
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  Born
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  at
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  West
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  Point
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  in
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  1870,
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  Dennis
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  Meeche
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  was
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  the
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  son
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  of
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  Peter
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  Smith
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  Meeche,
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  a
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  distinguished
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  Civil
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  War
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  veteran
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  and
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  longtime
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  professor
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  at
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  the
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  academy.
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  Growing
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  up
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  on
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  campus,
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  young
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  Dennis
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  developed
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  a
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  deep
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  love
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  for
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  both
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  the
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  military
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  life
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  and
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  the
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  emerging
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  sport
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  of
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  American
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  football.
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  By
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  1890,
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  football
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  was
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  spreading
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  like
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  wildfire
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  across
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  the
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  east
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  coast
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  universities.
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  But
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  West
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  Point
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  still
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  had
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  no
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  team.
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  The
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  academy's
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  leadership
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  was
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  notoriously
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  strict.
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  Viewing
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  the
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  sport
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  as
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  a
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  dangerous
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  distraction
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  from
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  the
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  rigorous
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  training
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  required
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  for
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  future
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  officers.
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  Miche
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  refused
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  to
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  accept
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  that
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  line
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  of
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  thinking.
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  Believing
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  that
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  the
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  physical
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  grit,
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  tactical
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  strategy,
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  and
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  the
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  intense
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  teamwork
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  of
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  football
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  were
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  perfectly
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  aligned
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  for
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  military
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  leadership,
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  he
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  set
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  out
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  to
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  organize
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  the
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  program.
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  The
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  turning
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  point
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  came
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  when
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  United
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  States
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  Naval
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  Academy
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  challenged
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  West
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  Point
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  to
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  a
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  game.
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  The
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  Navy
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  had
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  been
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  playing
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  organized
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  football
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  since
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  1879
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  and
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  held
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  a
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  massive
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  advantage.
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  Seizing
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  the
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  opportunity,
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  Miche
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  secured
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  The
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  academy
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  superintendent's
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  official
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  permission
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  to
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  accept
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  the
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  challenge
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  on
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  one
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  condition.
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  All
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  funding,
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  training
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  and
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  organization
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  fell
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  squarely
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  on
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  the
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  cadets.
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  Meche
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  took
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  on
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  the
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  monumental
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  task.
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  He
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  served
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  as
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  the
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  team's
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  organizer,
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  head
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  coach
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  and
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  its
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  first
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  team
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  captain.
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  On
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  November
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  29,
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  1890,
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  the
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  historic
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  rivalry
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  was
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  born
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  on
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  the
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  plain
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  at
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  West
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  Point.
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  The
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  cadets,
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  wearing
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  improvised
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  uniforms
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  with
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  little
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  formal
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  training,
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  faced
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  a
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  seasoned
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  midshipman
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  squad.
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  Predictably,
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  the
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  Navy's
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  experience
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  won
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  out.
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  The
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  midshipmen
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  shut
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  out
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  the
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  army
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  24
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  nothing
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  in
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  a
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  victory.
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  Now,
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  despite
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  the
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  stinging
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  defeat,
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  Miche's
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  experiment
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  proved
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  a
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  massive
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  success.
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  In
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  spirit,
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  the
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  game
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  captured
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  the
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  imagination
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  of
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  the
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  corps
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  of
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  cadets.
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  And
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  the
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  administration
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  realized
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  that
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  football
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  brought
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  an
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  unmatched
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  level
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  of
• 4:19
  camaraderie
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  morale
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  to
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  the
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  academy.
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  Dennis
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  Michi
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  wasn't
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  a
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  man
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  to
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  accept
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  shutout
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  lightly.
• 4:24
  Determined
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  to
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  avenge
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  the
• 4:25
  loss,
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  he
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  spent
• 4:26
  the
• 4:26
  next
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  year
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  refining
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  the
• 4:27
  team's
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  tactics
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  and
• 4:28
  conditioning.
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  He
• 4:29
  even
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  hired
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  a
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  team's
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  first
• 4:30
  official
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  coach,
• 4:31
  Harry
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  S.
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  Williams,
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  to
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  help
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  prepare
• 4:33
  the
• 4:33
  squad.
• 4:33
  On
• 4:34
  November
• 4:34
  28,
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  1891,
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  Erme
• 4:36
  traveled
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  to
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  Annapolis
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  for
• 4:37
  a
• 4:37
  rematch.
• 4:38
  Driven
• 4:38
  by
• 4:38
  Meeche's
• 4:39
  leadership
• 4:39
  on
• 4:40
  the
• 4:40
  gridiron,
• 4:40
  the
• 4:40
  cadets
• 4:41
  flipped
• 4:41
  the
• 4:41
  script
• 4:42
  entirely,
• 4:42
  shocking
• 4:43
  the
• 4:43
  midshipmen
• 4:44
  on
• 4:44
  their
• 4:44
  home
• 4:44
  turf
• 4:44
  with
• 4:45
  a
• 4:45
  decisive
• 4:45
  3216
• 4:46
  victory.
• 4:47
  Having
• 4:47
  successfully
• 4:48
  established
• 4:49
  the
• 4:49
  program
• 4:49
  and
• 4:49
  balanced
• 4:50
  the
• 4:50
  ledger
• 4:50
  against
• 4:51
  Navy,
• 4:51
  Miche
• 4:52
  graduated
• 4:52
  the
• 4:52
  following
• 4:53
  spring
• 4:53
  as
• 4:53
  a
• 4:53
  pioneering
• 4:54
  legend
• 4:55
  of
• 4:55
  West
• 4:55
  Point
• 4:55
  lore.
• 4:56
  After
• 4:57
  graduating
• 4:57
  in
• 4:57
  1892,
• 4:58
  Miche
• 4:59
  was
• 4:59
  commissioned
• 4:59
  in
• 4:59
  the
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  US
• 5:00
  Army.
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  Six
• 5:01
  years
• 5:01
  later,
• 5:01
  the
• 5:02
  Spanish
• 5:02
  American
• 5:02
  War
• 5:03
  broke
• 5:03
  out.
• 5:03
  Serving
• 5:04
  as
• 5:04
  a
• 5:04
  first
• 5:04
  lieutenant
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  with
• 5:05
  the
• 5:05
  6th
• 5:05
  US
• 5:06
  Infantry,
• 5:06
  Miche
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  was
• 5:07
  deployed
• 5:07
  to
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  Cuba.
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  And
• 5:08
  on
• 5:09
  July
• 5:09
  1,
• 5:10
  1898,
• 5:11
  during
• 5:11
  a
• 5:11
  bloody
• 5:12
  assault
• 5:12
  on
• 5:12
  San
• 5:12
  Juan
• 5:13
  Heights
• 5:13
  near
• 5:13
  Santiago,
• 5:15
  Lieutenant
• 5:15
  Meeche
• 5:16
  was
• 5:16
  killed
• 5:16
  in
• 5:16
  action
• 5:17
  while
• 5:17
  leading
• 5:17
  his
• 5:17
  men
• 5:18
  under
• 5:18
  heavy
• 5:18
  fire.
• 5:19
  He
• 5:19
  was
• 5:19
  only
• 5:19
  28
• 5:20
  years
• 5:20
  old.
• 5:21
  When
• 5:21
  West
• 5:21
  Point
• 5:21
  opened
• 5:22
  its
• 5:22
  new
• 5:22
  state
• 5:22
  of
• 5:22
  the
• 5:23
  art
• 5:23
  football
• 5:23
  stadium
• 5:23
  in
• 5:23
  1924,
• 5:24
  there
• 5:25
  was
• 5:25
  no
• 5:25
  debate
• 5:25
  over
• 5:26
  who
• 5:26
  it
• 5:26
  should
• 5:26
  be
• 5:26
  called
• 5:27
  for
• 5:27
  this
• 5:28
  dedicated
• 5:28
  as
• 5:29
  Miche
• 5:29
  Stadium,
• 5:30
  ensuring
• 5:30
  that
• 5:31
  every
• 5:31
  generation
• 5:31
  of
• 5:31
  cadets
• 5:32
  would
• 5:32
  remember
• 5:33
  the
• 5:33
  man
• 5:33
  who
• 5:33
  gave
• 5:33
  the
• 5:33
  academy
• 5:34
  its
• 5:34
  football
• 5:34
  team
• 5:35
  and
• 5:35
  gave.
• 5:35
  His
• 5:36
  country
• 5:36
  his
• 5:36
  life.
• 5:37
  Now,
• 5:37
  another
• 5:37
  stadium
• 5:38
  name
• 5:38
  that
• 5:39
  people
• 5:40
  outside
• 5:40
  of
• 5:40
  the
• 5:41
  state
• 5:41
  of
• 5:41
  Iowa
• 5:41
  may
• 5:42
  not.
• 5:42
  Know
• 5:42
  about
• 5:43
  is
• 5:43
  is
• 5:43
  Nile
• 5:44
  Kinnick
• 5:44
  Stadium
• 5:45
  at
• 5:45
  the
• 5:45
  University
• 5:46
  of
• 5:46
  Iowa.
• 5:46
  The
• 5:47
  Hawkeyes
• 5:47
  play
• 5:47
  their
• 5:48
  football
• 5:48
  games
• 5:48
  there.
• 5:48
  It's
• 5:49
  very
• 5:49
  famous
• 5:49
  for
• 5:50
  the
• 5:51
  great
• 5:52
  architecture
• 5:53
  and
• 5:53
  the
• 5:54
  venue
• 5:54
  and
• 5:55
  overlooking
• 5:56
  with
• 5:56
  the
• 5:56
  hospital
• 5:57
  there
• 5:57
  that
• 5:57
  the
• 5:58
  kids
• 5:58
  wave
• 5:58
  at
• 5:59
  the
• 5:59
  end
• 5:59
  of
• 5:59
  the
• 5:59
  third
• 5:59
  quarter.
• 6:00
  But
• 6:01
  where
• 6:01
  did
• 6:01
  that
• 6:01
  name
• 6:02
  come
• 6:02
  from?
• 6:02
  And
• 6:03
  who
• 6:03
  was
• 6:03
  Niles
• 6:04
  Kinnick?
• 6:04
  Well,
• 6:04
  we
• 6:05
  have
• 6:05
  an
• 6:05
  excerpt
• 6:06
  from
• 6:06
  an
• 6:06
  interview
• 6:06
  with
• 6:07
  Timothy
• 6:07
  P.
• 6:07
  Brown
• 6:07
  of
• 6:07
  Hoop
• 6:08
  archaeology
• 6:09
  back
• 6:09
  in
• 6:09
  2025
• 6:10
  that
• 6:10
  helped
• 6:10
  to
• 6:11
  answer
• 6:11
  that
• 6:11
  question.
• 6:12
  Nile
• 6:12
  Kinnick,
• 6:13
  he
• 6:13
  played
• 6:13
  football
• 6:13
  at
• 6:14
  Iowa
• 6:15
  and
• 6:16
  he
• 6:16
  was
• 6:16
  a
• 6:16
  Heisman
• 6:17
  trophy
• 6:17
  winner
• 6:17
  in
• 6:17
  1939.
• 6:18
  So
• 6:18
  you
• 6:18
  know,
• 6:18
  just
• 6:19
  an
• 6:19
  absolute,
• 6:20
  you
• 6:20
  know,
• 6:20
  fabulous
• 6:21
  player,
• 6:21
  multi
• 6:22
  dimensional,
• 6:22
  kind
• 6:23
  of,
• 6:23
  you
• 6:23
  know,
• 6:23
  halfback,
• 6:25
  running
• 6:25
  back.
• 6:26
  Like,
• 6:26
  you
• 6:26
  know,
• 6:26
  a
• 6:26
  lot
• 6:26
  of
• 6:26
  the,
• 6:27
  the
• 6:27
  guys
• 6:27
  were
• 6:27
  back
• 6:28
  then
• 6:28
  who
• 6:28
  were
• 6:28
  stars.
• 6:29
  But
• 6:29
  you
• 6:30
  know,
• 6:30
  due
• 6:30
  to
• 6:30
  the
• 6:30
  war,
• 6:30
  he
• 6:31
  ended
• 6:31
  up
• 6:31
  becoming
• 6:32
  a,
• 6:32
  a
• 6:32
  fighter
• 6:32
  pilot.
• 6:33
  And
• 6:33
  he
• 6:34
  was
• 6:35
  in
• 6:35
  a
• 6:35
  training,
• 6:36
  doing
• 6:36
  a
• 6:36
  training
• 6:36
  flight
• 6:37
  off
• 6:37
  the
• 6:37
  USS
• 6:38
  Lexington.
• 6:38
  So
• 6:39
  an
• 6:39
  aircraft
• 6:39
  carrier.
• 6:40
  Something
• 6:40
  happened
• 6:40
  to
• 6:40
  this
• 6:41
  plane.
• 6:41
  He
• 6:41
  had
• 6:41
  to
• 6:41
  ditch
• 6:41
  it
• 6:42
  and
• 6:43
  basically
• 6:43
  they
• 6:43
  never
• 6:44
  found
• 6:44
  him.
• 6:44
  So
• 6:44
  the
• 6:44
  assumption
• 6:45
  either
• 6:45
  is
• 6:46
  knocked
• 6:46
  out
• 6:46
  or
• 6:47
  trapped
• 6:47
  in
• 6:47
  the
• 6:47
  plane
• 6:48
  because
• 6:48
  it
• 6:48
  sank
• 6:48
  and
• 6:49
  they
• 6:49
  weren't
• 6:49
  able
• 6:49
  to
• 6:50
  save
• 6:50
  him.
• 6:50
  And
• 6:50
  that
• 6:50
  was
• 6:51
  in
• 6:51
  1943.
• 6:52
  In
• 6:53
  1945,
• 6:54
  after
• 6:54
  the
• 6:55
  war
• 6:55
  had
• 6:55
  ended,
• 6:56
  you
• 6:57
  know,
• 6:57
  the
• 6:57
  U.S.
• 6:57
  was,
• 6:58
  had
• 6:58
  basically
• 6:59
  took
• 6:59
  over
• 7:00
  Japan
• 7:00
  in
• 7:00
  terms
• 7:00
  of,
• 7:01
  you
• 7:01
  know,
• 7:01
  occupation,
• 7:01
  army
• 7:02
  of
• 7:02
  Japan.
• 7:04
  And
• 7:04
  that
• 7:04
  fall,
• 7:05
  the
• 7:05
  student
• 7:05
  body
• 7:06
  at
• 7:06
  Iowa
• 7:06
  voted
• 7:07
  to
• 7:08
  rename.
• 7:09
  I
• 7:10
  think
• 7:10
  it
• 7:10
  was
• 7:10
  just
• 7:10
  called
• 7:10
  Iowa
• 7:11
  Stadium
• 7:11
  at
• 7:11
  the
• 7:11
  time.
• 7:12
  They
• 7:13
  wanted
• 7:13
  to
• 7:13
  rename
• 7:13
  it
• 7:14
  in
• 7:14
  his
• 7:14
  honor
• 7:16
  and
• 7:16
  the
• 7:16
  school
• 7:16
  was
• 7:17
  hesitant
• 7:18
  to
• 7:18
  do
• 7:18
  so.
• 7:18
  They,
• 7:19
  they
• 7:19
  kind
• 7:19
  of
• 7:19
  felt
• 7:19
  like,
• 7:20
  you
• 7:20
  know,
• 7:20
  there
• 7:20
  were,
• 7:20
  there
• 7:20
  had
• 7:20
  been
• 7:20
  a
• 7:21
  lot
• 7:21
  of
• 7:21
  both
• 7:22
  athletes
• 7:22
  and
• 7:22
  just,
• 7:22
  you
• 7:23
  know,
• 7:23
  students,
• 7:23
  faculty
• 7:24
  members,
• 7:24
  etc
• 7:25
  that
• 7:26
  died
• 7:26
  in
• 7:26
  the
• 7:26
  war.
• 7:27
  And
• 7:27
  so
• 7:27
  it
• 7:27
  was
• 7:27
  like,
• 7:27
  why,
• 7:28
  you
• 7:28
  know,
• 7:28
  why
• 7:28
  isolate
• 7:29
  him?
• 7:30
  You
• 7:30
  know.
• 7:30
  And
• 7:30
  there
• 7:30
  were
• 7:31
  a
• 7:31
  lot
• 7:31
  of
• 7:31
  schools,
• 7:31
  especially
• 7:32
  after
• 7:32
  World
• 7:32
  War
• 7:32
  I,
• 7:32
  that
• 7:33
  had
• 7:33
  just
• 7:33
  Memorial
• 7:34
  Stadium.
• 7:34
  I
• 7:34
  mean
• 7:35
  there's
• 7:35
  a
• 7:35
  boatload
• 7:35
  of.
• 7:35
  So
• 7:36
  they,
• 7:36
  they
• 7:37
  left
• 7:37
  the
• 7:37
  name
• 7:37
  as
• 7:38
  is
• 7:38
  until
• 7:38
  1972.
• 7:39
  And
• 7:39
  that's
• 7:39
  when
• 7:40
  they
• 7:40
  finally,
• 7:40
  you
• 7:40
  know,
• 7:41
  named,
• 7:41
  named
• 7:41
  it
• 7:41
  after
• 7:42
  Nile
• 7:43
  from
• 7:43
  a.
• 7:43
  Football
• 7:44
  and
• 7:44
  military
• 7:44
  hero
• 7:45
  in
• 7:45
  Iowa.
• 7:46
  We
• 7:46
  go
• 7:46
  to
• 7:46
  the
• 7:46
  state
• 7:47
  of
• 7:47
  Georgia.
• 7:47
  Where
• 7:48
  we
• 7:48
  have
• 7:48
  a
• 7:48
  football
• 7:49
  legend
• 7:49
  that.
• 7:50
  Really
• 7:50
  reshaped
• 7:51
  a
• 7:51
  program
• 7:52
  at
• 7:52
  the
• 7:53
  school
• 7:53
  of
• 7:53
  Georgia
• 7:54
  Tech.
• 7:55
  If
• 7:55
  you
• 7:55
  ever
• 7:55
  find
• 7:55
  yourself
• 7:56
  in
• 7:56
  the
• 7:56
  heart
• 7:56
  of
• 7:56
  Atlanta,
• 7:57
  surrounded
• 7:57
  by
• 7:57
  skyscrapers,
• 7:58
  you'll
• 7:59
  run
• 7:59
  right
• 7:59
  into
• 7:59
  a
• 8:00
  living
• 8:00
  monument
• 8:00
  of
• 8:00
  football,
• 8:02
  Bobby
• 8:02
  Dodd
• 8:02
  Stadium.
• 8:03
  But
• 8:03
  if
• 8:03
  you're
• 8:03
  looking
• 8:03
  up
• 8:04
  the
• 8:04
  history,
• 8:04
  you
• 8:05
  might
• 8:05
  just
• 8:05
  see
• 8:05
  it
• 8:06
  shortened
• 8:06
  as
• 8:07
  Dodd
• 8:07
  Stadium.
• 8:08
  But
• 8:08
  where
• 8:08
  did
• 8:08
  that
• 8:08
  name
• 8:09
  come
• 8:09
  from?
• 8:09
  And
• 8:10
  why
• 8:10
  does
• 8:10
  it
• 8:10
  matter?
• 8:11
  Let's
• 8:11
  start
• 8:11
  with
• 8:12
  the
• 8:12
  dirt.
• 8:13
  This
• 8:13
  place
• 8:13
  is
• 8:13
  legendary.
• 8:14
  Originally
• 8:14
  open
• 8:15
  in
• 8:15
  1913
• 8:16
  as
• 8:16
  Grant
• 8:16
  Field,
• 8:17
  it
• 8:17
  is
• 8:17
  the
• 8:17
  absolute
• 8:18
  oldest
• 8:18
  on
• 8:18
  campus
• 8:19
  stadium
• 8:19
  in
• 8:19
  major
• 8:20
  college
• 8:20
  football.
• 8:21
  For
• 8:21
  three
• 8:21
  quarters
• 8:21
  of
• 8:22
  a
• 8:22
  century,
• 8:22
  that.
• 8:22
  Was
• 8:23
  all
• 8:23
  it
• 8:23
  was.
• 8:24
  But
• 8:24
  in
• 8:24
  1988,
• 8:25
  Georgia
• 8:26
  Tech
• 8:26
  renamed
• 8:27
  the
• 8:27
  entire
• 8:27
  structure
• 8:27
  to
• 8:28
  honor
• 8:28
  a
• 8:28
  man
• 8:28
  who
• 8:29
  didn't
• 8:29
  just
• 8:29
  coach
• 8:29
  football,
• 8:30
  he
• 8:30
  practically
• 8:31
  revolutionized
• 8:32
  how
• 8:32
  it
• 8:32
  was
• 8:32
  played.
• 8:33
  Robert
• 8:33
  Lee
• 8:34
  Bobby
• 8:34
  Dodd.
• 8:35
  He
• 8:35
  took
• 8:35
  over
• 8:36
  the
• 8:36
  yellow
• 8:36
  jackets
• 8:37
  in
• 8:37
  1945,
• 8:38
  and
• 8:38
  for
• 8:38
  the
• 8:38
  next
• 8:38
  22
• 8:39
  years,
• 8:39
  he
• 8:40
  became
• 8:40
  a
• 8:40
  titan
• 8:41
  of
• 8:41
  the
• 8:41
  gridiron.
• 8:41
  While
• 8:42
  other
• 8:42
  coaches
• 8:42
  of
• 8:42
  his
• 8:43
  era
• 8:43
  relied.
• 8:43
  On
• 8:43
  brutal,
• 8:44
  exhausting
• 8:44
  practices
• 8:45
  and
• 8:45
  military
• 8:45
  style.
• 8:46
  Discipline,
• 8:46
  Bobby
• 8:47
  Dodd
• 8:47
  believed
• 8:48
  that
• 8:48
  football
• 8:48
  should
• 8:49
  actually
• 8:49
  be
• 8:49
  fun.
• 8:50
  Now
• 8:50
  he
• 8:50
  was
• 8:51
  actually
• 8:51
  famous
• 8:51
  for
• 8:52
  his
• 8:52
  belly
• 8:52
  series
• 8:53
  offenses
• 8:53
  utilizing
• 8:54
  misdirection
• 8:55
  and
• 8:55
  perfect
• 8:55
  execution
• 8:56
  rather
• 8:56
  than
• 8:57
  just
• 8:57
  raw
• 8:57
  size.
• 8:58
  But
• 8:58
  barely
• 8:58
  ever
• 8:59
  held
• 8:59
  a
• 8:59
  live
• 8:59
  tackling
• 9:00
  drills
• 9:00
  in
• 9:00
  practice,
• 9:01
  prioritizing
• 9:02
  to
• 9:02
  keep
• 9:02
  his
• 9:02
  players
• 9:02
  healthy,
• 9:03
  fresh
• 9:03
  and
• 9:04
  mentally.
• 9:05
  His
• 9:05
  players
• 9:05
  didn't
• 9:05
  just
• 9:05
  respect
• 9:06
  him,
• 9:06
  they
• 9:07
  loved
• 9:07
  him.
• 9:07
  And
• 9:08
  as
• 9:08
  a
• 9:08
  result,
• 9:08
  unstoppable.
• 9:09
  Dodd
• 9:10
  racked
• 9:10
  up
• 9:10
  165
• 9:11
  wins
• 9:11
  at
• 9:11
  Georgia
• 9:12
  Tech.
• 9:12
  He
• 9:12
  led
• 9:13
  the
• 9:13
  team
• 9:13
  to
• 9:13
  13
• 9:13
  major
• 9:14
  bowl
• 9:14
  appearances
• 9:15
  and
• 9:15
  winning
• 9:15
  a
• 9:16
  staggering
• 9:16
  nine
• 9:16
  of
• 9:16
  them
• 9:17
  and
• 9:17
  including
• 9:17
  a
• 9:18
  perfect
• 9:18
  120
• 9:19
  season
• 9:19
  in
• 9:19
  1952
• 9:20
  to
• 9:20
  capture
• 9:20
  the
• 9:21
  national
• 9:21
  championship.
• 9:22
  He
• 9:22
  was
• 9:22
  so
• 9:22
  elite
• 9:23
  that
• 9:23
  he
• 9:23
  was
• 9:24
  voted
• 9:24
  into
• 9:24
  the
• 9:24
  College
• 9:24
  Football
• 9:25
  hall
• 9:25
  of
• 9:25
  Fame
• 9:25
  as
• 9:25
  both
• 9:26
  a
• 9:26
  player
• 9:26
  and
• 9:26
  a
• 9:27
  coach.
• 9:27
  So
• 9:27
  when
• 9:27
  you
• 9:28
  look
• 9:28
  at
• 9:28
  that
• 9:28
  iconic
• 9:28
  stadium
• 9:29
  stitching
• 9:29
  the
• 9:29
  Atlantic
• 9:30
  skyline,
• 9:30
  you
• 9:31
  aren't
• 9:31
  just
• 9:31
  looking
• 9:31
  at
• 9:31
  old
• 9:32
  concrete.
• 9:32
  You're
• 9:33
  looking
• 9:33
  at
• 9:33
  the
• 9:33
  house
• 9:33
  that
• 9:34
  Bobby
• 9:34
  built.
• 9:34
  A
• 9:35
  tribute
• 9:35
  to
• 9:35
  the
• 9:35
  man
• 9:35
  who
• 9:36
  proved
• 9:36
  the
• 9:36
  integr.
• 9:36
  Integrity,
• 9:37
  sportsmanship
• 9:38
  and
• 9:38
  treating
• 9:38
  your
• 9:38
  players
• 9:39
  like.
• 9:39
  Human
• 9:39
  beings
• 9:40
  could
• 9:40
  create
• 9:40
  an
• 9:41
  absolute
• 9:41
  football
• 9:42
  empire.
• 9:43
  What
• 9:44
  legends
• 9:44
  these
• 9:45
  three
• 9:45
  people
• 9:45
  have
• 9:46
  done
• 9:46
  and
• 9:46
  brought
• 9:46
  to
• 9:47
  not
• 9:47
  only
• 9:47
  their
• 9:47
  own
• 9:48
  football
• 9:48
  programs.
• 9:49
  You
• 9:49
  know,
• 9:49
  Michi
• 9:50
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• 9:50
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• 9:50
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• 9:52
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• 9:54
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• 9:54
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• 9:55
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• 9:56
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• 9:56
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• 9:56
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• 9:57
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• 9:57
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• 9:57
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• 9:57
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• 9:58
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• 9:58
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• 9:59
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• 9:59
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• 9:59
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• 9:59
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• 10:00
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• 10:00
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• 10:01
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• 10:01
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• 10:01
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• 10:01
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• 10:02
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• 10:02
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• 10:02
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• 10:02
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• 10:03
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• 10:03
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• 10:03
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• 10:04
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• 10:04
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• 10:04
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• 10:04
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• 10:05
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• 10:06
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• 10:06
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• 10:07
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• 10:07
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• 10:07
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• 10:07
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• 10:08
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• 10:08
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• 10:08
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• 10:09
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• 10:09
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• 10:11
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• 10:11
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• 10:12
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• 10:12
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• 10:14
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• 10:15
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• 10:16
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• 10:16
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• 10:17
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• 10:17
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• 10:18
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• 10:18
  legends
• 10:18
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• 10:19
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• 10:19
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• 10:19
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• 10:20
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• 10:20
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• 10:20
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• 10:20
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• 10:21
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• 10:21
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• 10:21
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• 10:23
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• 10:26
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• 10:26
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• 10:27
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• 10:28
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• 10:28
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• 10:29
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• 10:29
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• 10:29
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• 10:30
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• 10:30
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• 10:32
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• 10:32
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• 10:33
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• 10:34
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• 10:37
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• 10:45
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• 10:46
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• 10:46
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• 10:46
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• 10:47
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• 10:48
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• 10:48
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• 10:48
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• 10:49
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• 10:49
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• 10:49
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• 10:50
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• 10:50
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• 10:50
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• 10:51
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• 10:53
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• 10:53
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• 10:53
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• 10:53
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• 10:54
  any
• 10:54
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• 10:55
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• 10:55
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• 10:55
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• 10:56
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• 10:56
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• 10:57
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• 10:57
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• 10:57
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• 10:57
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• 10:58
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• 10:58
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• 10:58
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• 10:58
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• 10:59
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• 10:59
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• 10:59
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• 11:00
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• 11:00
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• 11:00
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• 11:01
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• 11:01
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• 11:01
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• 11:02
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• 11:02
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• 11:02
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• 11:03
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• 11:03
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• 11:03
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• 11:05
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• 11:06
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• 11:06
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• 11:06
  some
• 11:07
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• 11:07
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• 11:07
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• 11:08
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• 11:08
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• 11:09
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• 11:09
  you
• 11:09
  the
• 11:09
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• 11:09
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• 11:09
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• 11:10
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• 11:10
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• 11:10
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• 11:10
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• 11:11
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• 11:11
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• 11:11
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• 11:13
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• 11:14
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• 11:14
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  new
• 11:14
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• 11:15
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• 11:15
  old
• 11:15
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• 11:16
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• 11:16
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• 11:16
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• 11:16
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• 11:17
  keep
• 11:17
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• 11:17
  you
• 11:18
  these
• 11:18
  podcasts
• 11:19
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• 11:19
  some
• 11:19
  YouTube
• 11:19
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• 11:20
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