Casting What-Ifs
Al Pacino for Reggie; Nick Nolte for Ned; Jack Carlson replaced by Dave Hanson.
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- Al Pacino wanted Reggie, but Hill chose Newman; the hosts joke about accommodating Pacino's height.
- Jack Carlson's WHA playoff call-up led to Dave Hanson replacing him as a brother and Jerry Houser playing Killer Carlson.
- According to the performer playing Johnny Upton, Nick Nolte sought Ned Braden, but former university player Ontkean won the role. The hosts prefer the outcome and Nolte in North Dallas Forty.