The Lions define success by wins and losses. But members of the Columbia University Marching Band — who are sometimes the only Columbia students in the stands — couldn't care less how their team actually does. (At least, that's what they'd like you to think.)
Both groups are defined by the traditions and values they pass from class to class. And that means change can only really happen one year at a time. For the football team, the best hope at a turnaround may rest not in its current team, but in the high school seniors the school is trying to recruit.
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Episode 11: Year One
Episode 9: Moral Victory
How to Cheer for the Losing Team
Episode 8: 'The Worst Part About Our Sport'
Episode 7: Necessary Toughness
Episode 6: The Bagnoli Bowl
Episode 5: It Happened
Episode 4: They’re Losing, Better
Episode 3: Scrub Talk
Episode 2: 'Where Is It Written That You Guys Can't Win?'
Episode 1: The Closest Person You’re Gonna Get to a Miracle Worker
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