Catholics vs. Convicts (S03E13)

Patrick Creadon (Wordplay, I.O.U.S.A) was a student at Notre Dame in 1988 when the Fighting Irish met a fellow undefeated team, the University of Miami Hurricanes, for a game that went down in college-football history. In this ESPN 30 for 30 documentary, he focuses on an unlicensed t-shirt bearing a slogan that came to define was what at stake: "Catholics vs. Convicts." Many viewed the two schools through the lens of a divided 1980s America. Notre Dame represented Ronald Reagan's idealized, clean-cut society; Miami, brash counterculture. The contest was already shaping up to be one for the record books because it featured two storied programs headed by rival coaches (Lou Holtz and Jimmy Johnson); coming down to the final play, controversial calls made on the field only inflamed the tensions voiced by the sensational t-shirt. Brent Musburger and other famous faces make appearances to discuss a matchup that - like the one in The Play, also screening at DFF39 - collegiate sports fans will never forget. (Denver International Film Festival)