We Are Marshall - 1
What is the Marshall University chant
Demonstrate as a group
We Are - Marshal
The school's motto, and name of the movie we watched in class.
What is "We Are Marshall"
Name of the new coach who brings back the football program
Who is coach Jack Lengyl?
What was "The Veer"?
A strategy designed for teams with weak offenses
Explain the Charismatic style of leadership
In what year/s was the film set?
1970 - Accident
1971 - Season
The fiancée of one of the football players, and worked as a waitress.
Who is Annie.
Why did Nate Ruffin's friend Tom miss the flight?
He overslept.
What was on the uniforms of the football players who entered the film room at WVU while the Marshall coaches were looking at game film?
There were crosses labeled with the letters "MU", on their helmets.
Describe the Command and Control style of leadership
He quit midway through the movie "We Are Marshall"
Who is Assistant Coach Dawson
What was the dream of Annie and her fiancee?
Going to California
The search for a new head coach for Marshall University was anything but easy. How did President Dedmon eventually find one?
A coach called the school to offer his services.
What plagued Nate Ruffin, the Marshall University's football captain, throughout the movie?
A shoulder injury
Describe the Situational style of leadership
What was the name of the President of Marshall University?
Who is President Dedmon.
"We Are Marshall" opened with the plane crash and ensuing grief of the entire community of Huntington, West Virginia. The team, the coaches, and prominent fans were lost in the crash. The school was wrestling with whether to suspend the football program going forward. When the school's board met to vote on the issue, what happened to influence the board's thinking?
The student body convened outside the building and chanted the school's motto.
fter he met what remained of the Marshall University football team, consisting of three players, what did Coach Lengyel say to President Dedmon?
"Now I just need fifty-five more!"
Where did the Marshall University team go on its "little field trip" before the 1971 Xavier game?
To the grave site of several players who had been buried together
Describe the Transformational style of leadership
He stayed at Marshall University for the remainder of his career, another 15 years.
Who is Coach Lengyel
One person associated with the Marshall University football team who almost boarded the doomed plane with The Thundering Herd, did not. Who was it?
Red Dawson, an assistant coach
What did Coach Lengyel ask President Dedmon to do to help Marshall University's football team?
Petition the NCAA to allow freshmen to play for Marshall
To whom did Coach Lengyel give the game ball after Marshall University's 1971 win over Xavier?
President Dedmon
Describe the Laissez-Faire style of leadership