Pete Carroll, Marshawn Lynch and the Hollywood ending that never was

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Come on, man. Even in Hoosiers, coach Norman Dale quickly realizes he's about to make a terrible mistake by forsaking his star player when the chips are down, reverses course, and draws up the final play for Jimmy Chitwood

If only Seahawks coach Pete Carroll could get such a rewrite on Sunday night's Super Bowl XLIX script

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By now you know the details: Seattle, down four, reaches New England's one-yard line with the clock ticking under 30 seconds. Star running back Marshawn Lynch, the one known as Beast Mode, has 102 yards on 24 carries, and already punched one in for a touchdown from short distance earlier in the game Read more...

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