The Best That Never Was

Watching the 30for30 on Marcus Dupree has made me open my eyes to the corruption that occurs due to ethical reasons. As many college coaches saw Marcus Dupree as a great individual, many saw him as just a number. The first thing coaches thing about is how can this kid influence our program, but mainly from a statistical view. Coaches went to an extreme extent to try to get Marcus Dupree to come to their college, but Oklahoma hit the jackpot. As shown in the movie, Marcus Dupree ran for thousands of yards on the season, breaking the Fiesta Bowl record for most rushing yards. However, the coach blamed the game on him and said he could've rushed for 400 yards and won the game. The last thing a coach should do is blame an individual for a loss in a team sport. Later in the USFL, Dupree got cut because his knee injury, losing his 5 million dollar contract. It goes to show that football is all a numbers game and even if you have contributed a lot to the team, they'll drop you in a second. Even today, corruption still occurs throughout all levels of sports, and it all happens to benefit coaches in some way. Although, at the end of the day were all human beings that are more than just a number.