A Football-Based Film The Program By Stan Dragoti

A football based movie, “the program” which is filmed by Stan Dragoti, show in the movie that they recruit athletes to their college football team so that their team is better even so stronger. So, many of the athletes they had recruited were not actually at the academic standard to take average classes presented at the school, to which the players needed to happen tutoring to succeed and attempt to reach the standards. In which programs should not do whatever they need to, to recruit student-athletes, on behalf of other students who have paid to attend that school or who are on scholarships. Also, athletes in "The Program" were not disciplined like other students who could act on the same actions and the difference is that students would endure

discipline more than the football players. One of the actors Steve Lattimer in the movie attempted to rape a girl, which led him to get suspended for only three games, while a non-athlete would need to be absent from the school, evicted from living on campus, and would oblige to counseling.
For an example, Omar Epps, who played Darnell Jefferson in the movie, was drafted to play for ESU Timberwolves.

Although he had to move on campus to play for the team, but also take tests to determine which classes he would need to take a while doing so. After Darnell took the exams, he had to endure tutoring considering he was not at the level like other students who attended ESU. Darnell would act moderate, he would apply to upgrading his grades, but also improving at football. Throughout the movie, it shows how Darnell grows as a person, how his mindset has changed, by expressing how he feels, also by developing more experience throughout his start at a football career. Football players like Darnell Jefferson are lucky to be drafted by a college football team and to be assisted in improving their grades, all for either no money, plus he was being paid illegal financial donations by wealthy alumni which were so shown in the film. Darnell had been educated for free which may be usually viewed as unfair, for he has been offered an education that other students work hard for, only for it to be given away. Understanding that college football in this movie is very important, powerful enough to foster school

culture.
Joe Kane, who was the football quarterback, was recognized as one of the players to be considered important.

All in all the film showing various scenes of him and how he had trouble with alcohol, his father, and the increased publicity that had developed for him, playing football. The beginning of the movie shows Kane spending his time off from school with his alcoholic father and brother, but also later in the film, we find out that Kane's father has never watched one of his games. Thus makes Kane disheartened, but it does not aggravate him until near the end of the film. Once Kane had been introduced to Darnell, the two of them made their way to the bar so Darnell could meet some of the other teammates. Further on, Kane and Darnell seemed to be talking with each other at the same bar, soon after it shows Kane is getting into a heated argument with a man over a woman. Thus, results in a fight and Darnell pulls Kane out of the bar, and Kane was intoxicated, but he was also driving crazy which lead him to get pulled over by a police officer. Later we find out that Kane demands to attend a rehab facility for twenty-eight days for his alcohol problem caused by publicity and his father. Once Kane returns and starts to play football again with his teammates, he struggles to get back into the routine. Steve Lattimer is a marvelous football player, he had a lot of muscle from working out over the summer, as he says. The offensive coordinator became concerned with Steve while

suspecting his using performance-enhancing drugs. Coach Winters stated that "if he is taking steroids the NCAA will catch him during a drug test" but although they had tests, Steve tested negative every test considering he had used other skills to hide it. Thus, a scene had shown that Steve was using steroids, in secret which none of his coaches, or teammates knew. Later, Steve and a girl were alone, he attempted to rape her, but she resisted him until two football players came into the room to pull Steve off of her. Coach Winters needed to do something about it so Steve had to confess to using drugs which he did. He got suspended for three games and needed to get tested, but the charges had dropped against him since the girls' father was a football booster. Steve threw everything out and played a game without drugs when he was allowed to play again. He was not playing his best so, that caused him to turn back to steroids in order for the Timberwolves to win. But this example is proving how football has made Steve form a choice to accept drugs at his own expense to help his team out and to be better. Also by the school letting a rape crime be only accountable to get suspended for three games and not for an extended period time.
Programs should not do whatever they need to, to recruit athletes on behalf of the athletes given special privileges and also given free education to play a sport to make their school look good. Darnell Jefferson got recruited which caused him to take tests and figure out what classes he needs, then realized he needs to study a lot until he can be considered into the classes provided at the school. Joe Kane was a sophomore quarterback and got publicized which caused him to lose control, it shows how he gave into alcohol and that caused him consequences relating to his career. Steve Lattimer had a choice and he chose to begin using steroids, which led him down a path of consequences and tough situations leading him to get suspended for three games and having to take many tests.