The time has officially come. Hopes are dashed, emotions are fierce, and overwhelming victories are realized—to the point that only Rudy Ruettiger’s making-the-team celebration can suddenly appear in one’s mind (as portrayed in the 1993 motion picture Rudy).
Granted, the big boys—the league that plays for pay—features a slightly contrasting script to that of the enthusiastic college walk-on, but the making-the-team quest cannot help but fall neatly under one of the classic narrative categories in the sports genre.
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