If Saturday Night Live had existed in 1933 this is the football sketch they'd do. Too many reviewers have taken the film seriously. Obviously it's a farce. When the Marx Brothers did it in Monkey Business no one objected. The film simply took well known facts and exaggerated them using serious performers. This process was the same as another film the same year by Warner's: Grand Slam. By blowing everything out of proportion the studio puts a magnifying glass over absurd manias. The question here is whether it did a good job. As social commentary I give it an 8; for story and acting a 6. Add in all the famous faces and some comedy and the result is a film worth watching more than once.
Review of College Coach
