The Syracuse vs. WVU game that year was in Syracuse. I was told this from someone who was there.

I graduated from SU in 82 and really hate WVU, but I'm hearing from SU people that a lot of the movie is not historically correct.

The racism stuff happened, just not at WVU that year.  

Dealing with hollywood sterotypes is something we all have to deal with one time or another.  I'm Italian, so was surprised to find out from the movies that all Italians are loud,  and in the mafia.    I guess if we all are victimized by hollywoods need to pigeon hole, race, ethnicity, gender, and region, to name a few, then maybe.....just maybe we won't be so easily suckered when we see others stereotyped.