All language subtitles for All American s04e04 Bird in the Hand.eng

[COOP'S HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYING]

KIM NITTY, RAPPING:
♪ NO QUESTIONS ASKED

♪ I'M AT THE TOP, I JUST MIGHT
BUILD ME A HOUSE ON THE MOON ♪

♪ YOU CAN TELL THAT I'M GREAT,
ONCE I'M DONE, I'M GETTIN' TO IT ♪

♪ I'LL KEEP IT MOVIN',
NEVER NO STOPPIN' ME, I'M A BLAST ♪

♪ NO QUESTIONS ASKED,
NO QUESTIONS ASKED ♪

[MUSIC STOPS]
LAYLA: THAT WAS GREAT,

REALLY GREAT.
KIM: THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT.

I WANT TO TRY
A FEW THINGS, JUST ADD A COUPLE

DIFFERENT BEATS.
CAN YOU STICK AROUND FOR A BIT?

YEAH, FOR SURE.

SO, SHE MY REPLACEMENT?

I'M--I'M JUST TRYING
OUT A FEW ARTISTS.

I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE
REALLY DOING THIS.

COOP, I TOLD YOU.

THIS IS MY SONG, LAYLA.
I WROTE IT.

IT'S OUR SONG, AND WE
NEVER GOT A CHANCE

TO FINISH IT, JUST LIKE
THE OTHER ONES.

SO YOU JUST WHAT,
GIVE IT TO SOMEONE ELSE?

[SCOFFS]
LIKE FATHER, LIKE DAUGHTER, I SEE.

- WHAT IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?
- EXACTLY WHAT I SAID.

PATIENCE WROTE A SONG,
AND YOUR POPS GAVE IT TO SOMEONE ELSE.

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE?
[LAYLA EXHALES SHARPLY]

I'M NOT GONNA SIT HERE
AND LET YOU DISRESPECT ME IN MY OWN STUDIO.

I INVESTED VIRTUALLY
ALL MY TIME AND MONEY

INTO PRODUCING
THESE TRACKS THAT ARE STILL INCOMPLETE.

YOU QUIT ON ME,
COOP, WITHOUT EVEN TELLING ME,

SO WHAT I CHOOSE TO DO
WITH THESE TRACKS

TO MAKE THE BEST OUT OF
A DIFFICULT SITUATION IS MY BUSINESS.

WHATEVER. GOOD LUCK WITH
YOUR REPLACEMENT COOP.

OLIVIA: FROM MY PODCAST,
I'VE TRIED TO AT LEAST GIVE A SMALL VOICE

TO SOME INJUSTICES
THAT WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE GONE COMPLETELY UNNOTICED.

OH, THAT'S IT?

- SHOULD I SAY MORE?
- NO, NO, THAT'S GOOD.

OK, ASK ME
THE NEXT QUESTION.

SPENCER: YOU REALLY NEED TO BE
REHEARSING YOUR ANSWERS? [OLIVIA SIGHS]

SPENCER: JUST BE YOU.
THEY'RE GONNA LOVE YOU. [OLIVIA GROANS]

- I KNOW. I JUST--
I REALLY WANT THIS. - I KNOW.

GRACE: WANT WHAT?
SPENCER: LIV'S GOT A BIG-TIME JOB INTERVIEW IN AN HOUR.

OLIVIA: IT'S FOR A SUMMER JOB
AT THE "L.A. TRIBUNE" ONLINE.

OK. HEH!
LOOK AT YOU BEING GREAT.

THANK YOU. WELL, I SHOULD
PROBABLY GET GOING.

WISH ME LUCK.

[KISS]
SPENCER: GOOD LUCK. OLIVIA: THANK YOU.

BYE, MS. GRACE.
GRACE: BYE.

[DOOR CLOSES]
SO HOW YOU FEELING?

I STILL AIN'T
HEARD ANYTHING FROM COACH DANTE

SINCE HE RESIGNED
FROM TOLEDO.

- MM-HMM.
- I MEAN, THAT MAN RECRUITED ME,

CONVINCED ME
TO SIGN WITH 'EM.

THE LEAST HE CAN DO
IS CALL ME BACK WITH AN EXPLANATION.

- WHAT ABOUT THE HEAD COACH?
- COACH HUDSON?

YEAH, HE'S STOPPING BY
THE SCHOOL LATER TODAY.

HE WANTS TO CHECK IN
AND SHOW ME HOW THEY'RE

BUILDING
THE ENTIRE OFFENSE AROUND ME NEXT YEAR.

- THAT'S EXCITING.
- YEAH, I GUESS.

- SPENCER.
- DO YOU THINK THEY KNEW

COACH DANTE WAS LEAVING
WHEN I SIGNED WITH 'EM?

ACTUALLY, NEVER MIND.

NEVER MIND.
I'M JUST IN MY HEAD.

JUST ASK COACH HUDSON
WHEN HE COME DOWN TO THE SCHOOL TODAY.

AND REMEMBER, YOU WOULDN'T
BE THE FIRST PLAYER

WHO BACKED OFF
OF A COMMITMENT,

BUT DON'T WRITE
THEM OFF JUST YET.

TOLEDO STATE IS STILL
AN INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY.

JORDAN: I GO
TO JUNIOR COLLEGE, I BALL OUT,

AND TWO YEARS FROM NOW,
I HAVE MULTIPLE OFFERS FROM D1 SCHOOLS.

SOUNDS LIKE
A GOOD PLAN.

WELL, MY DAD
AND COACH MONTES THINK

IT'S THE BEST OPTION
FOR ME, SO...

DO YOU?

I KNOW IT'S
THE RIGHT MOVE,

BUT HONESTLY, ASH, AFTER
THE SEASON THAT I HAD,

EVEN WITH THE CONCUSSIONS,
IT STINGS TO KNOW

THAT NOT ONE
D1 COACH WANTED ME.

- YOU KNOW WHAT STINGS
EVEN MORE THAN THAT? - HMM?

NOT BEING ABLE TO PLAY
FOOTBALL EVER AGAIN.

- UH, ASH, I'M--I'M SORRY.
- NO, NO, HEY, LOOK,

I'M NOT GUILT-TRIPPING YOU.
I GET IT.

YOU DESERVE A D1 OFFER.

- THANKS.
- JUST REMEMBER HOW LUCKY YOU ARE.

YOU GET TO KEEP
PLAYING FOOTBALL,

SO GO BALL OUT, STARTING
WITH THAT ALL-AMERICAN GAME THIS WEEK.

YEAH, WELL, I'M A RESERVE.
I MEAN, THERE'S NO CHANCE I EVEN SEE THE FIELD.

HELL, I SHOULD--I SHOULD
BE UP IN THE STANDS WITH YOU, RIGHT?

UH, I WON'T BE THERE.
I'M JUST NOT READY TO BE AROUND FOOTBALL YET.

I'LL BE ROOTING FOR YOU
TO GET INTO THE GAME.

- RIGHT, YEAH, THANKS.
- YEAH.

WOMAN: ARE YOU A READER
OF OUR PUBLICATION?

OLIVIA: YES, FOR AS LONG
AS I CAN REMEMBER.

UM, MY PARENTS STILL GET
THE NEWSPAPER EDITION... WOMAN: MMM.

AND I READ THE ONLINE SITE,
WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, PRETTY MUCH WHY I'M HERE.

SO WHAT CAN WE
DO BETTER?

UH, UM...NOTHING,

I THINK IT'S GREAT.

GOOD TO KNOW.

SO WHY WOULD WE
NEED YOUR HELP,

IF WE'RE
ALREADY PERFECT?

UM, WELL...

[CHUCKLES]

THAT QUESTION STUMPS EVERYONE.
[OLIVIA CHUCKLES]

IT'S A BIT UNFAIR,
PUTTING YOU ON THE SPOT LIKE THAT.

WE ASK IT
TO CHALLENGE EACH APPLICANT

TO SPEAK UP,
BUT THAT'S A RARE QUALITY

WE ALREADY KNOW
YOU POSSESS.

- REALLY?
- I WAS IMPRESSED WITH YOUR PODCAST.

- OH, YOU LISTENED TO IT?
- MM-HMM.

THANK YOU.
YEAH, I WAS JUST TRYING

TO GIVE A SMALL VOICE
TO THOSE AFFECTED BY INJUSTICES.

WELL, I'D SAY YOU
GAVE THEM A BIG VOICE.

ANYWAY, WHILE I AM
THRILLED TO KNOW YOU THINK

THE "L.A. TRIBUNE IS
PERFECT THE WAY IT IS,

I AM ALWAYS LOOKING
FOR WAYS TO IMPROVE,

NEW VOICES,
LIKE YOURS.

AND IT'S BEEN
A HEAVY COUPLE YEARS.

PEOPLE ARE EXHAUSTED,
SO I'D LIKE TO START

BALANCING OUR STORIES
WITH SOME... LIGHTER TOPICS.

THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.
UM, I'M PERSONALLY TRYING

TO EMBRACE MORE LIGHT
THIS YEAR, YOU KNOW, LEAN INTO THE JOY.

THEN THAT'S PERFECT.
SEE, WE ALREADY KNOW THAT YOU ARE MORE

THAN CAPABLE OF
HARDER-HITTING PIECES.

NOW WE'D LIKE TO SEE
IF YOU CAN DELIVER SOMETHING A BIT

MORE...FUN AND POPPY,

AN INSPIRING STORY.

- ARE YOU GIVING ME
AN ASSIGNMENT? - CONSIDER IT A TRYOUT.

YOU THINK YOU CAN
DELIVER SOMETHING IN TWO DAYS?

YES, OF COURSE.
WHAT'S THE TOPIC?

I WILL LEAVE THAT
UP TO YOU.

JUST...
MAKE US SMILE.

[CHUCKLES]
OK.

MALE SINGER: ♪ WHAT A TIME
TO BE ALIVE, YEAH ♪

YEAH, I GUESS I
DIDN'T REALIZE SHE WAS SO ICE-COLD.

- OH, OK, YOU'RE OVERREACTING.
- [SIGHS]

WELL, YOU SHOULD HAVE
SEEN HER, LIKE, JUST

BACK IN THE STUDIO,
BUSINESS AS USUAL.

- WELL, WHAT DID
YOU EXPECT HER TO DO? - WHY ARE YOU DEFENDING LAYLA?

I'M NOT,
BUT, YOU KNOW, SHE'S UNDER A LOT OF PRESSURE

TO FINISH THESE TRACKS,
AND YOU JUST TOLD HER THAT YOU COULDN'T DO IT.

YOU KNOW, I HONESTLY
THOUGHT YOU'D BE ON MY SIDE AFTER WHAT J.P. DID TO YOU.

NO, THIS AIN'T
NOTHING LIKE THAT.

J.P. CUT ME OUT
OF THE PROCESS.

NOW, LAYLA WOULD
WELCOME YOUR INPUT,

BUT YOU JUST TOLD HER
THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO BE AROUND MUSIC ANYMORE.

OR MAYBE I JUST
DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANOTHER ARTIST BUTCHER MY LYRICS.

LOOK, HER CAREER
IS ON THE LINE,

AND YOU CAN'T JUST
EXPECT LAYLA TO GIVE UP.

[EXHALES]

THEY SAY CHAMPIONS ARE
MADE IN THE OFFSEASON.

[CHUCKLES]
KEEP ON GRINDIN'.

HEH!
WHAT'S UP, COACH?

HEH HEH HEH!
WAIT TILL YOU SEE

OUR WEIGHT ROOM, MAN.
IT'S STATE-OF-THE-ART.

COACH BAKER SAID IT DON'T
MATTER WHERE YOU SWEAT, JUST AS LONG AS YOU GIVE 100.

COACH BILLY'S
A GOOD COACH.

THANK YOU.

YEAH, SO WAS
COACH DANTE.

YEP, AND WE WERE SORRY
TO SEE HIM GO.

BUT DON'T YOU WORRY.
WE'RE GONNA FILL HIS SPOT

WITH SOMEBODY
WHO'S TOP-NOTCH WITH NFL EXPERIENCE.

HEH! YOU'RE--YOU'RE
GONNA BE IN GOOD HANDS.

OK. CAN I ASK YOU
A QUESTION?

ALWAYS.

DID YOU KNOW
COACH DANTE WAS LEAVING

WHEN I SIGNED
MY LETTER OF INTENT?

- YES.
- AND HOW COME NOBODY TOLD ME?

I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION
THAT YOU WERE...

COMMITTED TO THE SCHOOL,
THE TRADITION,

THE TOP-25 PROGRAM,
OR WAS I MISTAKEN?

WERE YOU...COMMITTING
TO AN ASSISTANT COACH?

NO.

I MEAN...

MAYBE ALL OF IT.

SPENCER, I ASSURE YOU
YOU ARE THE JEWEL IN OUR RECRUITMENT CLASS.

YOU ARE THE NUMBER-ONE
PRIORITY.

I CAME OUT HERE TO SEE
YOU PLAY IN THE PLATINUM ALL-AMERICAN GAME.

I THOUGHT YOU'D
BE GRATEFUL.

GRATEFUL?

THAT A POWER-5 TEAM
IS WILLING TO BUILD ITS ENTIRE OFFENSE

AROUND A FRESHMAN
NAMED SPENCER JAMES.

I AM.

- GOOD!
- YES, SIR.

BECAUSE, YOU KNOW,
NOT EVERYBODY GETS

THE GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY
WE'RE GIVING YOU AT TOLEDO STATE.

REMEMBER THAT.

[KNOCK ON DOOR, DOOR OPENS]

ALREADY WORKING
ON YOUR PLAYBOOK FOR NEXT SEASON?

HA HA HA! COACH.

YOU'RE A LONG WAY
FROM OHIO.

HAD TO COME OUT AND SEE
MY STAR RECRUIT

PLAY IN THE PLATINUM
ALL-AMERICAN GAME. BILLY: HA HA!

DRAWING UP PLAYS
FOR THAT VERY GAME.

TRYING TO KEEP IT SIMPLE,
INVOLVE EVERYBODY.

GONNA BE A LOT
OF EGOS OUT THERE ON THAT FIELD.

WELL, I'M GLAD I
SIGNED ONE OF 'EM.

NO, NO, NOT SPENCER.

HE IS A TEAM PLAYER
ALL THE WAY.

YOU GOT
A GREAT YOUNG MAN ON YOUR HANDS.

I'VE BEEN LUCKY, LUCKY
TO, UH, COACH HIM FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS.

YOU WANT TO KEEP
THAT RELATIONSHIP GOING?

ARE YOU
OFFERING ME A JOB?

WIDE RECEIVER COACH.

POSITION JUST OPENED UP.

YEAH, I HAD HEARD.

COACH DANTE DID
A REALLY GOOD JOB AT RECRUITING SPENCER.

ARE YOU OFFERING ME
THIS JOB TO MAKE SURE SPENCER STAYS COMMITTED?

SPENCER'S SIGNED,
HE'S NOT COMMITTED.

I'M OFFERING YOU THE JOB
BECAUSE YOU'RE ONE OF

THE BEST HIGH SCHOOL
COACHES IN AMERICA,

AND I THINK YOU'RE READY
TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?

AH, POWER-5.
HONESTLY, I HAVEN'T--I HAVEN'T EVEN CONSIDERED--

SURE, YOU HAVE.
I'VE FOLLOWED YOUR CAREER SINCE YOU LEFT THE NFL.

SEAMLESSLY TRANSITIONED
INTO COACHING,

NOW TWO BACK-TO-BACK
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES.

IT'S CLEAR
YOU'RE A WINNER.

WELL, THANKS, COACH,
AND I APPRECIATE THAT.

UH...WOW.
CAN I THINK ABOUT IT, TALK TO THE WIFE?

- SURE. JUST LET ME
KNOW AT THE GAME. - ALL RIGHT.

UH, WHILE I CONSIDER,
LET'S NOT TELL SPENCER.

GOOD LUCK
ON THOSE PLAYS.

ALL RIGHT.
THANKS, COACH.

SIMONE: LOOK AT
YOUR LITTLE RECORDER

[CHUCKLING]
AND CUTE LITTLE NOTEPAD.

THIS IS CUTE.

YOU KNOW, I'M TRYING
TO BE PROFESSIONAL.

WELL, THEN, WELL, THEN,
WHAT IS THIS ASSIGNMENT?

IT'S BASICALLY A TRYOUT
FOR A SUMMER JOB AT THE "L.A. TRIBUNE" ONLINE.

YOU KNOW, THEY LIKE ME.
THEY JUST WANT TO SEE IF I CAN DELIVER

A FUN, POPPY,
UPLIFTING STORY.

POPPY? YOU?

I CAN BE POPPY.

GIRL, YOU ARE
THE POSTER CHILD

FOR BLACK EMO CHICK,
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?

LET'S JUST GIVE IT
A SHOT ANYWAY, HMM?

SO, WHAT'S THE TOPIC?

WELL, THEY LET ME
PICK THAT MYSELF,

AND I DECIDED
ON BLACK EXCELLENCE.

SO YOU'RE
INTERVIEWING ME?

OF COURSE I AM.
READY?

[TURNS ON,
SETS DOWN RECORDER]

TELL ME ABOUT
YOUR DECISION TO ATTEND BRINGSTON UNIVERSITY.

WELL, MY WHOLE LIFE,
I WANTED TO GO TO PRINCETON

BECAUSE I THOUGHT
ATTENDING AN IVY WAS

THE EPITOME
OF BLACK EXCELLENCE,

YOU KNOW,
LIKE A BADGE OF HONOR, BUT THEN I REALIZED

BRINGSTON WAS
A VERY DIFFERENT VERSION OF BLACK EXCELLENCE,

ONE THAT DIDN'T COME
WITH THAT BURDEN.

- WHAT BURDEN?
- WELL, BLACK ATHLETES HAVE

UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS
PUT ON THEM.

THERE'S ALWAYS
THIS...PRESSURE TO BE PERFECT.

CAN YOU GIVE ME
AN EXAMPLE?

GIRL, DID YOU WATCH
THE OLYMPICS?

TAKE SIMONE BILES
OR EVEN TIGER WOODS.

PEOPLE ARE JUST WAITING
TO TEAR YOU DOWN.

WHEN I STARTED PLAYING
TENNIS AGAIN, I...

I DIDN'T TELL MY COACH
THAT IN MY YEAR OFF,

I HAD GOTTEN PREGNANT.

I HID IT FROM
MY JUNIOR TENNIS LEAGUE...

BECAUSE I DIDN'T
WANT THEM TO SEE ME AS LESS THAN PERFECT.

AND AT BRINGSTON,

BEING GREAT IS--
IS A JOURNEY.

YOU GET TO DO YOU,
SO I CAN MAKE MISTAKES

AND STILL BE GREAT.

[SETS DOWN PEN]

BILLY: HEY.
YOU HEADED OUT?

YEAH. I'M ON MY WAY
TO MEET LIV.

SHE WANT TO
INTERVIEW ME FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT SHE DOING.

OK, COOL. WELL, SEE YOU
AT PRACTICE TOMORROW.

- HEY, CAN I ASK YOU SOMETHING?
- YEAH.

WHEN YOU WERE PICKING
YOUR COLLEGE, DID YOU CHOOSE THE COACH OR THE SCHOOL?

I CHOSE THE SCHOOL.

YEAH, I THINK
THE COACH THAT RECRUITED ME WAS GONE

BY MY SOPHOMORE YEAR
OR SOMETHING.

- HMM.
- IS THIS ABOUT COACH DANTE LEAVING TOLEDO?

KINDA. I'M TRYING
TO FIGURE OUT WHY I CHOSE TOLEDO STATE.

WELL,
WHAT'S YOUR ANSWER?

BOTH, I THINK.

I MEAN, I--I DEFINITELY
WANTED TO PLAY FOR HIM. BILLY: RIGHT.

I LIKE HAVING A CONNECTION
TO MY COACH, JUST LIKE HOW I FOLLOWED YOU TO BEVERLY,

AND THEN WE CAME
BACK HERE TOGETHER,

BUT THAT SCHOOL, MAN,
THAT IS EVERYTHING I WANT.

- YEAH.
- THAT STADIUM, THE FANS,

I'D BE ON NATIONAL TV
EVERY WEEK.

PLUS, COACH HUDSON,
YOU KNOW, HE SENDS A LOT OF PLAYERS TO THE NFL.

YEAH.

I MEAN, I KNOW IT'S
A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR ME,

SO...WHY AM I DOUBTING IT
ALL OF A SUDDEN?

LOOK, MAN, THIS IS
THE SINGLE BIGGEST DECISION YOU'VE EVER MADE.

I'D JUST SAY FOLLOW
YOUR INSTINCTS, FOLLOW YOUR GUT.

YOU'LL FIGURE IT OUT.
SPENCER: YEAH.

[FOOTSTEPS RETREAT]

- HEY.
- HEY.

[KISS]
SPENCER: SORRY I'M LATE.

- AH, I JUST FINISHED
UP WITH SIMONE. - HOW'D THAT GO?

SIMONE WAS GREAT.
UM, YOU KNOW, SHE HAS

SUCH A STRONG POINT
OF VIEW. IT JUST...

IT JUST WASN'T
THE ASSIGNMENT THAT I WAS GIVEN.

- WHICH IS?
- POPPY.

- POPPY?
- POPPY AND FUN,

WHICH, SIMONE'S
INTERVIEW GOT PRETTY SERIOUS...

- HMM.
- AND, YOU KNOW, THEY'VE

ALREADY SEEN THAT SIDE
OF ME FROM MY PODCAST.

YOU KNOW, I WANT
TO PROVE TO THEM THAT I HAVE SOME RANGE.

- SO THE PRESSURE'S ON ME?
- BIG TIME.

- I GOT TO BRING THE FUN?
- YEAH, JUST BE

UPLIFTING AND INSPIRING.

AND POPPY.
GOT IT. HEH HEH!

[SETS DOWN RECORDER]
OK.

TELL ME WHAT IT'S LIKE
TO GET A FULL SCHOLARSHIP

TO PLAY FOOTBALL
AT A MAJOR DIVISION-1 SCHOOL.

IT IS A DREAM COME TRUE.

CAN'T BELIEVE I'M GONNA
BE SCORING TOUCHDOWNS ON NATIONAL TV NEXT YEAR.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]
SPENCER: AND CONSIDERING WHERE

I CAME FROM,
I'M JUST GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY.

OOH, THIS IS GOOD STUFF.
KEEP IT GOING.

OK, UH...I THINK
THE HEAD COACH AT TOLEDO STATE WISHES I WAS MORE GRATEFUL,

BUT, UM--
OLIVIA: WHAT MAKES YOU SAY THAT?

WELL, WHEN I QUESTIONED HIM
ABOUT COACH DANTE LEAVING,

HE SAID...HE THOUGHT
I'D BE MORE GRATEFUL.

BUT HE'S RIGHT, YOU KNOW,
WITH THE OPPORTUNITY

THEY'VE GIVEN ME...

I GUESS...I DON'T KNOW.
OLIVIA: UM,

PAUSE.

HELL NO.

HE'S GASLIGHTING YOU.
HE'S MAKING YOU FEEL BAD FOR ASKING

A SIMPLE QUESTION,
ALL BECAUSE THE ANSWER MIGHT MAKE HIM LOOK BAD.

BUT I AM GRATEFUL.
I AIN'T HAD THAT MANY OFFERS

FROM ANY OF THE OTHER
BIG-TIME SCHOOLS,

AND AFTER I GOT SHOT,
A LOT OF THOSE SCHOOLS BACKED OFF.

ONCE I WAS HEALED,
IT AIN'T LIKE THEY CAME POURING BACK IN.

- BECAUSE YOU WEREN'T PERFECT.
- WHAT?

I THINK YOU'RE PERFECT,

BUT...I MEAN, SIMONE
WAS JUST TALKING

ABOUT THIS BURDEN
THAT BLACK ATHLETES FACE

AND HOW THEY'RE HELD
TO THIS HIGHER STANDARD,

AND IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU
NEED TO BE PERFECT...

OR I AIN'T WORTH
THE TROUBLE.

[SIGHS]
MY BAD.

I'M NOT BRINGING THE FUN.
UM...COME ON.

ASK ME A POPPY QUESTION,
AND I WILL GIVE YOU A POPPY ANSWER.

IT'S OK.

THE TRUTH IS
MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE FUN.

BABY.

WHEN WAS
THE LAST TIME...

YOU WERE IN OHIO?

I THINK WHEN YOU
PLAYED CLEVELAND,

OR WAS IT CINCINNATI?
BILLY: YEAH, THAT WAS CLEVELAND.

YEAH, DON'T REMIND ME.
[SCOFFS]

AND YOU FUMBLED
IN THE FOURTH QUARTER

AND LOST THE GAME.

- DIDN'T I TELL YOU NOT TO--
- OK, SORRY. YOU BROUGHT IT UP.

- YOU EVER BEEN IN TOLEDO?
- NO, BUT, UH,

I PROMISED THAT WE'D GO
FOR SPENCER'S FIRST GAME.

OK, WELL,
WHAT IF WE WENT

FOR SPENCER'S
FIRST GAME

AND THEN...STAYED?

- UM...
- THE, UH,

THE HEAD COACH
FROM TOLEDO STATE OFFERED ME A JOB--

WIDE RECEIVERS COACH.

AND WE'D LIVE IN OHIO?

YEAH. IS THAT
A DEAL-BREAKER?

I'M JUST PROCESSING
THIS NEW INFORMATION.

YEAH.

BUT...

FOR THE FIRST TIME
IN MY CAREER,

I'M...FREE
TO MOVE ANYWHERE,

SO I GUESS...

THE QUESTION IS,
AND BE HONEST,

DO YOU WANT THIS JOB?

YEAH...I THINK I DO.

SIMONE ON RECORDING:
WELL, MY WHOLE LIFE,

I WANTED TO GO TO PRINCETON
BECAUSE I THOUGHT ATTENDING...

- [SIGHS] IS THAT SIMONE?
- YUP.

WELL, YOU KNOW YOU
COULD HAVE ASKED ME, RIGHT?

I DON'T NEED
YOUR PERMISSION TO TALK TO SIMONE.

NO, I MEANT YOU COULD
HAVE ASKED TO INTERVIEW ME FOR YOUR PROJECT,

OR AM I NOT AN EXAMPLE
OF BLACK EXCELLENCE?

DON'T TAKE IT
PERSONALLY, JORDAN, OK?

I JUST THOUGHT
THAT SIMONE AND SPENCER

WOULD HAVE INTERESTING
POINT OF VIEWS.

[SCOFFS]
OK, SO YOU ASKED SPENCER AS WELL.

IF IT MAKES YOU FEEL
ANY BETTER, THE PROJECT ISN'T GOING VERY WELL.

NICE.
[THUMPS COUNTER]

[SIGHS]
WHY DOES NOBODY SEE ME AS GREAT?

- JORDAN.
- NO, NO, I'M SERIOUS, LIV.

LOOK, COLLEGE COACHES
OBVIOUSLY DON'T SEE ME AS GREAT.

MY OWN SISTER DOESN'T
EVEN SEE ME AS GREAT.

YES, I DO.

IT'S JUST THAT
SOMETIMES YOU DON'T SEE YOURSELF THAT WAY,

AND THAT AFFECTS HOW
OTHER PEOPLE SEE YOU.

NO, MAYBE I USED TO
DOUBT MYSELF, ALL RIGHT, BUT NOT ANYMORE.

LOOK, I KNOW THAT I CAN
GREAT, OLIVIA.

IT'S JUST THAT NOBODY
ELSE WANTS TO SEE IT.

WELL, THEN CHANGE THE WAY
THAT PEOPLE SEE YOU.

- HOW?
- BY BEING GREAT.

[MALE SINGERS VOCALIZE]

SPENCER JAMES,

ALL-AMERICAN.

CAM. I HEARD YOU
GOT THE INVITE.

YEAH, MAN. BACK ON
THE SAME TEAM AGAIN.

- YEP.
- HEY, YO, WE'D BETTER SMOKE THESE FOOLS TOMORROW.

IT'S JUST
AN EXHIBITION GAME, MAN.

I DON'T THINK
THE SCORE REALLY MATTERS.

WE'RE JUST HERE
TO SHOWCASE OUR TALENTS, YOU KNOW?

ONLY THING
THAT DUDE'S SHOWCASING IS THAT BIG-ASS HEAD.

WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY?

YO, HEY, HEY,
CHILL, CHILL.

HE AIN'T SAY
NOTHIN'.

WHY YOU GOTTA
RUN YOUR MOUTH TO EVERYBODY, MAN?

I GET THAT'S YOUR THING,
BUT THAT IS A 5-STAR LINEBACKER OUTTA TEXAS.

HE WILL BREAK YOU
IN HALF.

- HE DID HAVE A BIG-ASS
HEAD, THOUGH, RIGHT? - HUGE.

- THAT'S ALL I'M SAYIN'.
- [CHUCKLING] GO, MAN.

[DISTANT SHOUTING]

KENT: YO, WE NEED
ANOTHER BALL OUT HERE!

- BOOM.
- [WHISTLES] WHOO!

- NICE TOSS.
- THANKS.

PROBABLY
THE ONLY ONE I'LL THROW TODAY.

- RESERVE?
- YEAH.

HEY, ME, TOO.
ISAIAH WINFIELD, ARIZONA.

JORDAN BAKER
FROM RIGHT HERE.

- OH, OK. CALI BOY.
- YEAH.

YO, THERE'S SOME
SERIOUS TALENT ON THIS FIELD, HUH?

- MAN, BEST IN THE COUNTRY.
- YEAH.

AND THAT INCLUDES US.
HEY, WHETHER WE GET

INTO THAT GAME OR NOT,
WE STILL GET TO PUT ON

THE SAME UNIFORMS AS THEM,
SAYS "ALL-AMERICAN" ACROSS THE FRONT.

HUH.

IT SURE WOULD BE NICE
TO COMPETE AGAINST THEM, THOUGH, RIGHT?

YEAH. HEY, THAT DUDE
RIGHT THERE IS GOING TO 'BAMA,

THAT DUDE'S FLORIDA.
HE'S OREGON.

WOW.
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

UNDECIDED. STILL TRYING
TO FIND THE RIGHT FIT FOR ME, YOU KNOW?

- RIGHT.
- HOW 'BOUT YOU?

JUCO FOR A COUPLE YEARS
AND THEN TRANSFER INTO D1.

- HEY, JUCO ROUTE'S STILL LEGIT.
- MM-HMM.

- GRADES?
- TWO CONCUSSIONS.

KIM NITTY, VOICE-OVER:
♪ NO QUESTIONS ASKED

♪ I'M AT THE TOP, I JUST MIGHT
BUILD ME A HOUSE ON THE MOON ♪

♪ YOU CAN TELL THAT I'M GREAT,
ONCE I'M DONE, I'M GETTIN' TO IT ♪

♪ I'LL KEEP ON MOVIN',
NEVER NO STOPPIN' ME, I'M A BLAST ♪

♪ NO QUESTIONS ASKED,
NO QUESTIONS ASKED ♪

ASHER: LAYLA.
[KNOCKS ON DOOR]

- ASHER. WHAT UP, BRO?
- HEY, COOP.

HEY, YOU, UH,
YOU SEEN LAYLA AROUND?

ACTUALLY, NAH, MAN.
SHE'S GONE FOR THE DAY. ONLY REASON I'M HERE.

HARD TO STAY AWAY,
ISN'T IT?

I KNOW EXACTLY
HOW IT FEELS.

WE GOT A LOT
MORE IN COMMON ALL OF A SUDDEN.

WE WERE BOTH
LIVING OUR DREAMS, AND IN A BLINK--

IT WAS GONE.

WHAT'S NEXT
FOR US, COOP?

I DON'T KNOW, MAN.
I AM, UH,

OBVIOUSLY SITTING
IN AN EMPTY STUDIO

AFTER HOURS
BECAUSE I MISS IT.

SO, UH...
THERE'S STEP ONE.

DOES THAT MEAN I'LL
BE SITTING ON AN EMPTY FOOTBALL FIELD SOON?

- IT'S A START.
- YOU KNOW, HALF OF ME WANTS

TO GO TO THAT GAME
BECAUSE JORDAN AND SPENCER ARE BOTH IN IT,

BUT...THE OTHER HALF
OF ME...

IT'S TOO HARD.
YOU WANT TO BE THE TIE-BREAKER FOR ME?

I'D SAY COME
TO THE GAME, BRO. SUPPORT YOUR BOYS.

AIN'T LIKE YOU GOT
TO SIT AND LISTEN

TO SOMEONE ELSE
SING YOUR SONG.

YOU KNOW, FOR WHAT
IT'S WORTH, COOP, UM,

IF SOMEONE WAS SINGING
A SONG THAT I WROTE,

IT PROBABLY MEANS I WROTE
A DAMN GOOD SONG,

SO I'D BE PROUD
TO LISTEN TO THAT.

KENT: THAT'S ME,
THAT'S ME. COME ON.

YEAH.
YOU REMEMBER ME, RIGHT?

I REMEMBER
THAT BIG-ASS HEAD.

THAT HELMET
CUSTOM-MADE FOR IT?

REMEMBER YOU SAID THAT.

TYRONE BRIGGS:
♪ TAKIN' OVER THE GAME

♪ LIKE I'M SUPPOSED TO DO

♪ FEEL THAT CROWD ENERGY

♪ YOU CAN GO ASSUME
THIS GAME OVER ♪

♪ GO BLOW THE TUNE,
DO IT FOR THE WHOLE TOWN ♪

♪ THEY GOTTA LOVE IT
SINGER: ♪ HEY!

BRIGGS: ♪ GO AHEAD,
BLOW THE TRUMPET ♪

♪ LABEL ME THE GOAT,
Y'ALL CAN'T TELL ME NOTHING ♪

- ♪ HEY!
- ♪ GO AHEAD, BLOW THE TRUMPET

- ♪ HEY, HEY, HEY...
- ♪ BLOW THE TRUMPET

YO, WHAT'S
YOUR PROBLEM, BRO?

THIS IS PRACTICE
FOR AN ALL-STAR GAME.

CAM: BRO, I PRACTICE
THE WAY I PLAY.

- WHAT IS GOING ON OUT THERE?
- OH, IT'S JUST CAM BEING CAM.

CAM: THIS SUPPOSED TO BE
THE BIG LEAGUES, DAWG.

- THEN WHY ARE YOU HERE?
- I JUST SHOWED YOU WHY I'M HERE.

- WHAT SCHOOL YOU GOING TO?
- YOU'LL FIND OUT TOMORROW AT HALFTIME.

WHEREVER YOU END UP,
THEM SKINNY LEGS AIN'T GONNA LAST ONE SEASON.

PLAYER: HEY, HEY, HEY!
KENT: WHAT'S UP? WANT TO DO THIS?

YOU WANT TO DO THIS?
WE'LL DO THIS ALL DAY, BRO!

PLAYER:
HEY, CALM DOWN! YO!

JORDAN: HEY! HEY! HEY!
HEY, COME ON!

WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?
GUYS, STOP!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING, FIGHTING
20 MINUTES INTO OUR ONLY PRACTICE, OVER WHAT?

WHO'S GOING TO THE BEST COLLEGE?
HOW MANY STARS YOU HAVE NEXT TO YOUR NAME?

YOU'RE SUPPOSED
TO BE THE BEST PLAYERS IN THE COUNTRY. ACT LIKE IT!

YOU'RE ABOUT TO PLAY
IN A GAME CELEBRATING HOW TALENTED YOU ALL ARE,

HOW GREAT YOU ARE!
IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE FUN!

DROP YOUR EGOS
FOR ONE GAME

AND SHAKE HANDS
AND KNOCK IT OFF!

I SAID SHAKE HANDS, NOW!

PLAY FOOTBALL.

[BILLY CHUCKLES]

HE GOT THAT FROM ME.

NO. PRETTY SURE
HE GOT THAT FROM ME.

YOU SHOULD HAVE
SEEN HIM, BABY.

JORDAN WAS
IN COMPLETE CONTROL.

HE WAS A LEADER.

I HADN'T SEEN
THAT SIDE OF HIM.

OH. I'VE SEEN GLIMPSES
OF IT THIS YEAR.

HUH.

I GUESS MONTES
HAS BEEN A REALLY GOOD INFLUENCE ON HIM.

WELL, SHE'S DEFINITELY
CHALLENGED HIM TO STEP UP.

YEAH.

MAYBE SPENCER
NEEDS THAT.

I'D HATE TO ROB HIM
OF A--OF A MENTOR,

YOU KNOW, SOMEONE
WHO COULD BUILD ON WHAT WE'VE WORKED ON TOGETHER.

WAIT, ARE YOU--
ARE YOU BACKING OUT OF THE TOLEDO STATE GIG?

I MEAN,
MAYBE IT'S TIME

FOR SPENCER
TO SPREAD HIS WINGS,

YOU KNOW,
AND LET'S BE HONEST.

ME TAKING THAT JOB,
YOU KNOW, WOULD COMPLETELY UPROOT YOU--

- DO NOT DO THAT.
- DO WHAT?

DON'T MAKE
THIS DECISION

ABOUT ME, OK?

I AM SUPPORTING YOU.

FOR THE FIRST HALF
OF OUR LIVES, YOU-- YOU SPENT LIVING

IN MY WORLD, AND YOU
DID THAT FOR ME,

FOR MY CAREER.

I WILL FOLLOW YOU
WHEREVER YOU WANT TO GO.

ANNOUNCER: WELCOME
TO LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA,

WHERE THE BEST HIGH SCHOOL
FOOTBALL PLAYERS IN THE COUNTRY

HAVE GATHERED
TO SHOW OFF THEIR SKILLS

IN THE PLATINUM
ALL-AMERICAN GAME.

A NUMBER OF UNDECIDED
PROSPECTS WILL ANNOUNCE

THEIR COLLEGE DECISIONS
AT HALFTIME.

37 FORMER PLATINUM
ALL-AMERICANS WERE SELECTED

IN THE FIRST ROUND
OF THE NFL DRAFT,

SO THIS IS THE CREAM
OF THE CROP,

THE FUTURE OF THE NFL.

MALE SINGER:
♪ WE AIN'T THE SAME

♪ NOT ONLY DEAL,
NOT ONLY NAME ♪

BILLY: HEH HEH!

WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT
THIS GUY RIGHT HERE?

JORDAN: HE'S FROM ARKAN--
ISAIAH: YO, JORDAN.

HEY, ISAIAH.
UH, WANT YOU TO MEET MY DAD.

- BILLY BAKER. IT'S AN HONOR.
- OK. GOOD TO MEET YOU, YOUNG MAN.

- THANK YOU. MY OLDER
BROTHER HAD YOUR JERSEY. - OH, FOR REAL?

WELL, TELL HIM I SAID HI.
ISAIAH: HEY, I WILL.

IF HE NEEDS ME
TO SIGN IT OR ANYTHING, I CAN DO THAT, TOO.

OH, I DON'T THINK
HE HAS IT NO MORE. THAT WAS A LONG TIME AGO.

- [CHUCKLES] AHEM!
- THE HELL YOU LAUGHIN' AT?

JORDAN: I'M NOT.
I'M--I'M SORRY.

BILLY: IT WAS GOOD
TO MEET YOU, ISAIAH. ISAIAH: LIKEWISE.

JORDAN:
SEE YOU OUT THERE.

[LAUGHING]
YO, MAN, THAT WAS CLASSIC.

OH, YO, I CAN'T BELIEVE
YOUR POPS WAS IN THE NFL.

THAT'S THE DREAM, RIGHT?
JORDAN: IT'S COOL.

I'M NOT GONNA LIE
TO YOU, THOUGH.

IT HONESTLY WAS
TOUGH GROWING UP IN HIS SHADOW.

I MEAN EVERYTHING
I DID ON THE FIELD WAS ALWAYS

COMPARED TO HIM,
YOU KNOW? I MEAN,

I ALMOST
QUIT FOOTBALL A FEW TIMES.

YEAH, BUT YOU DIDN'T,

AND NOW LOOK WHERE
YOU'RE AT, AND BECAUSE

YOU TOOK THAT PRESSURE
AND YOU TURNED IT INTO FUEL, MAN.

I DID.

I TURNED IT
INTO FUEL. YOU'RE RIGHT.

COME ON.
LET'S WARM UP.

OLIVIA, VOICE-OVER:
WHAT IS BLACK EXCELLENCE?

THE EASY DEFINITION IS
IT'S CELEBRATING

THE ACHIEVEMENTS
OF BLACK PEOPLE,

BUT IS IT ATTAINABLE?
SOMETIMES BLACK EXCELLENCE COMES

WITH AN UNREALISTIC BURDEN
ATTACHED TO IT.

JUST LOOK
AT BLACK ATHLETES.

THEY'RE CELEBRATED WHEN THEY
ACHIEVE GREATNESS,

BUT JUST AS QUICKLY
TORN DOWN

AT THE SLIGHTEST GLIMPSE
OF IMPERFECTION

BECAUSE THEY'RE OFTEN SEEN
AS COMMODITIES.

A BLACK FOOTBALL PLAYER
IS PRAISED

AS LONG AS HE'S SCORING
TOUCHDOWNS,

BUT ANY OFF-THE-FIELD MISTAKE,
AND THE NARRATIVE

QUICKLY CHANGES TO "HE DOESN'T
REALLY DESERVE THIS OPPORTUNITY.

DOESN'T HE KNOW HOW LUCKY HE IS
TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY?"

THIS BURDEN IS UNFAIR,
AND IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO SUSTAIN,

BUT IT'S BECOME INGRAINED
IN THE WORLD THAT WE LIVE IN.

SPENCER: THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKIN'
'BOUT. JUST LIKE HOME, BABY. CAM: JUST LIKE HOME, BABY.

MALE SINGER: ♪ LIKE A TRAIN
COMIN', NO BRAKES ON ♪

♪ CAN'T STOP ME,
YOU BETTER MOVE ♪

♪ FEEL THE GROUND RUMBLE
LIKE A STAMPEDE ♪

♪ WHEN I TAKE OFF,
I CAN'T LOSE ♪

♪ I'M LIKE AN EARTHQUAKE
WITH MY HEART PUMPIN' ♪

♪ I'M DIALED IN,
WE GONNA START SOMETHING ♪

♪ WE GONNA LIGHT IT UP,
CAN'T SHUT US DOWN ♪

♪ YOU HEAR THE THUNDER ROAR,
YOU KNOW THE STORM COMIN' ♪

[WHISTLE BLOWS]
♪ YEAH, I ZERO IN LIKE A PREDATOR ♪

♪ AND YOU LOOKIN'
LIKE PREY ♪

♪ GET READY FOR THE WAR ZONE
CAM: WHOO!

OLIVIA, VOICE-OVER:
LET US MAKE MISTAKES

WITHOUT IMMEDIATELY DECLARING,
"THEY DON'T DESERVE TO BE HERE,"

AND LET US STRIVE FOR GREATNESS
[WHISTLE BLOWS]

WITHOUT THAT IMPOSSIBLE BURDEN
OF PERFECTION.

[CHUCKLES]
DAMN, I ALMOST CAUGHT THAT, BRUH.

YEAH, I KNOW, MAN.
HEH!

HEY, YO, YOU
SEE ME BLOW PAST

THAT BIG-HEADED
5-STAR FROM TEXAS?

HEY, I'M NOT
GONNA LIE TO YOU.

I WOULDN'T MIND HAVING
THAT DUDE ON MY TEAM.

FOR REAL.
DUDE'S A BEAST.

WHEN HE TACKLED ME
ON THAT SCREEN PASS,

I THOUGHT I'D DIED
FOR A MINUTE.

DON'T TELL HIM I SAID THAT.
SPENCER: HEH HEH! I WON'T.

YO, IT'S BEEN DOPE
HAVING YOU

ON THE SAME TEAM AGAIN, MAN.
CAM: OH, YEAH.

I FEEL BAD FOR
THE DEFENSE, THOUGH.

YOU WERE UNSTOPPABLE
OUT THERE, BRO.

THANKS, AND IMAGINE
IF YOU NEVER LEFT CRENSHAW.

- MAN, YOU LEFT FIRST.
- BUT I CAME BACK.

- YOU RIGHT.
- HEH HEH!

YOU KNOW, OHIO'S GONNA
FEEL A LOT DIFFERENT THAN CRENSHAW, BRO.

YEAH, I KNOW.
SO WHERE YOU GOING?

I'M ANNOUNCING
MY DECISION AT HALFTIME.

YOU WANT TO GO
CHECK IT OUT?

- MAYBE.
- ALL RIGHT, WHATEVER.

- [CHUCKLING]
- HEY, YO, SPENCE?

YO?

TOLEDO STATE'S GOT THEM
SOME GREATNESS.

THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHAT'S COMING.

YOU GONNA LIGHT
OHIO UP, BRO.

THEY'RE LUCKY
TO HAVE YOU.

YOU KNOW WHAT, CAM?
YOU'RE DAMN RIGHT.

WE'LL SEE YOU
OUT THERE.

BILLY: HEY.
HUDSON: GREAT FIRST HALF.

THOSE YOUR PLAYERS
CARVING UP THAT 5-STAR DEFENSE OUT THERE?

HA HA! SOME OF THEM
WERE, BUT, UH,

COACH MONTES HAD
SOME GEMS IN THERE, TOO.

WOW. WELL, MAYBE
I SHOULD OFFER HER THE JOB.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]
BILLY: ACTUALLY,

UM, MAYBE YOU SHOULD.

OH. IS THIS WHERE
YOU TURN ME DOWN?

OH, COACH, I WENT
BACK AND FORTH, LIKE, 20 TIMES,

BUT, UH, BUT, YEAH.

I, UH, I'M GONNA HAVE
TO RESPECTFULLY DECLINE.

I, UH, I APPRECIATE
YOU CONSIDERING ME, THOUGH. I DO.

I'M SORRY TO HEAR THAT.
CAN I ASK WHY?

THIS IS A PRETTY BIG
OPPORTUNITY.

IT IS A BIG OPPORTUNITY,
BUT I JUST FEEL

LIKE SPENCER NEEDS
TO SPREAD HIS WINGS

WITHOUT ME
BY HIS SIDE, YOU KNOW?

AND TO BE HONEST, UH,
I HAVEN'T FIGURED OUT

WHAT THIS NEXT
CHAPTER IS FOR ME. HUDSON: OH.

MAYBE I HAVEN'T
FINISHED EVERYTHING I WAS SUPPOSED TO DO HERE,

BUT AGAIN, I APPRECIATE
THE CONSIDERATION.

- GOOD LUCK.
- THANKS COACH.

REPORTER: IN TODAY'S
GAME, WE HAVE 12 ELITE PROSPECTS

WHO ARE
CURRENTLY UNDECIDED.

EIGHT OF THEM WILL
BE CHOOSING THEIR

COLLEGE DESTINATION
LIVE, RIGHT NOW.

FIRST UP IS 4-STAR
WIDE RECEIVER

OUT OF WESTLAKE,
CALIFORNIA, CAM WATKINS.

CAM, I SEE YOU'VE
NARROWED IT DOWN TO 4 LUCKY SCHOOLS.

THE MOMENT IS
NOW YOURS.

WHERE WILL YOU BE
SPENDING THE NEXT 4 YEARS?

WELL, FIRST I'D LIKE
TO THANK GOD,

UM, MY FAMILY,
MY COACHES, AND TEAMMATES.

WITHOUT ANY OF THEM,
NONE OF THIS WOULD BE POSSIBLE, SO THANK YOU.

AND, WITH THAT
BEING SAID,

I WILL BE TAKING
MY TALENTS TO...

AND THE LUCKY
SCHOOL IS?

[CAMERA SHUTTERS CLICKING]

[SIGHS, SETS DOWN HAT]

CAM: STAY TUNED.
[LAUGHTER]

REPORTER:
OK, SO IT APPEARS CAM WATKINS IS

GOING TO REMAIN
UNDECIDED FOR

A LITTLE WHILE LONGER.
STAY TUNED.

[APPLAUSE]

BAKER.

YOU'RE IN.

JORDAN: WHAT?
BILLY: GO GET 'EM.

- YO!
- GET YOUR HELMET, BOY.

- HELMET.
- RELAX, RELAX, RELAX.

ISAIAH: ATTA BOY, J!
JORDAN: MY MAN.

UM...

COACH...CAN YOU
PUT ISAIAH IN?

WINFIELD,
GRAB A HELMET.

- UH-OH.
- HEY.

PLAYER: UH-OH!
PLAYER 2: LET'S DO THIS.

YO, YOU DID THAT
FOR ME?

YOU EARNED THIS, ALL RIGHT?
IT'S OUR TIME NOW.

WE BOTH TURNED IT INTO FUEL.
LET'S PLAY SOME FOOTBALL.

[WHISTLE BLOWS]

STADIUM ANNOUNCER:
WESTERN RESERVE JORDAN BAKER

OUT OF CALIFORNIA CHECKS IN
TO QUARTERBACK.

[PLAYERS SHOUTING]

ANNOUNCER: TAKES THE SNAP,
THIRD AND LONG.

QUICK PASS
TO ISAIAH WINFIELD,

AND HE GETS THE FIRST DOWN!
[CROWD CHEERS]

MALE SINGER:
♪ I KNOW WHAT...

JORDAN: HERE YOU GO.
GUN RIGHT CHAIR ON 1. READY?

HEY, HEY, DON'T LET ME
OVERTHROW YOU.

ISAIAH: NOT POSSIBLE.
JORDAN: ALL RIGHT.

- ♪ LET'S MAKE
A TOAST TO THE REBELS ♪ - HERE WE GO. DOWN, SET.

WIDE 60.
WIDE, SET, HUT!

ANNOUNCER: BAKER ROLLS OUT,
THROWS A DEEP BALL TO WINFIELD.

- ♪ CAN'T WORRY
'BOUT YESTERDAY ♪ - TOUCHDOWN!

- WHOO!
- NICE PASS, BRO.

SPENCER: HA HA!
HERE COME J!

[MUSIC AND SINGING STOP]

IF YOU THINK
YOU'LL FINISH WRITING BY SUMMER,

I'LL JUST
GO AHEAD AND BOOK THE MUSICIANS NOW

SO THEY'LL BE
AVAILABLE TO RECORD.

- OK, I'M GOOD WITH THAT.
- OK, SO I'LL DO IT IN--

COOP: WHAT'S UP, LAYLA?
LAYLA: HEY.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE
AT SPENCER'S GAME. [COOP SIGHS]

I WAS, AND ACTUALLY,
I CAN'T STAY. I JUST--

I WANTED
TO APOLOGIZE FOR THE PAST COUPLE DAYS.

I MEAN, ONE MINUTE,
I'M ACCUSING YOU OF BEING YOUR POPS,

WHICH YOU'RE NOT,
AND THE NEXT, I'M WALKING OUT

OF THE STUDIO WITHOUT
EXPLAINING MYSELF.

IT'S TOO HARD
TO ACTUALLY...BE INVOLVED IN THE MIX,

KNOWING MY DREAM IS
GONE, EVEN THOUGH I MISS IT.

AND HOPEFULLY,
I'LL GET THERE. I DON'T KNOW,

BUT I DO KNOW THAT YOU
HAVE TO FIND A WAY

TO FINISH THESE TRACKS,
AND I GET IT.

WELL, LIKE I TOLD YOU,
I WISH IT WAS YOU IN THAT BOOTH.

ME, TOO, BUT THAT
NEW ARTIST, UH...

- KIM NITTY.
- YEAH. SHE'S DOPE.

I KNEW IT THE FIRST TIME
I SEEN HER

LAST YEAR,
WHEN I BATTLED HER.

SHE CAN GET IT DONE,
BUT IF I'M BEING HONEST,

UM, SHE DOESN'T
REALLY SOUND RIGHT

SINGING MY LYRICS
BECAUSE IT'S MY EXPERIENCES.

IT'S NOT HER FAULT,

BUT I'VE SEEN HER
DO HER THING,

SO LET HER FREESTYLE.

SAME SOUND,
HER EXPERIENCES.

I THINK IT COULD ADD
SOMETHING MAGICAL TO THE TRACK.

YOU MIGHT BE RIGHT.

COOP: I KNOW I'M RIGHT.
PATIENCE: OK.

COOP: WHATEVER. I'LL SEE
Y'ALL AROUND, THOUGH. LAYLA: OK.

PATIENCE: I LOVE YOU.
COOP: LOVE YOU.

WELL, THAT WENT WELL.
THAT'S A START.

- HA! OK.
- RIGHT?

[OVERLAPPING CHATTER]

WOMAN: OH, MY GOSH.
DID YOU SEE THAT TOUCHDOWN?

ASHER: NICE PASS.
JORDAN: I THOUGHT THAT YOU WEREN'T COMING.

IF I WOULD HAVE MISSED
THAT TOUCHDOWN, I NEVER WOULD HAVE HEARD

THE END OF IT.
JORDAN: MMM, YOU THINK YOU'RE GONNA HEAR

THE END OF IT ANYWAY?
[ASHER CHUCKLES]

- I'MMA HOLLER AT Y'ALL.
- YEAH.

- YOU HUNGRY?
- I COULD EAT.

I COULD EAT.
[SIGHS]

HUDSON: AFTER WATCHING
THIS GAME,

I THINK IT'S SAFE
TO SAY TOLEDO STATE

GOT THE BEST PLAYER
IN THE COUNTRY.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]
SPENCER: THANK YOU, COACH.

LISTEN, I APPRECIATE YOU,
EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE,

GOING OUT OF YOUR WAY
TO BE HERE FOR ME TODAY...

BUT I DON'T
THINK TOLEDO STATE'S THE RIGHT FIT FOR ME,

SO I'VE DECIDED
TO REOPEN MY RECRUITMENT.

- WHO--WHO PAID YOU?
- WHO PAID ME?

I'M NOT STUPID. I KNOW
SOME OF THESE SCHOOLS GOT DEEP POCKETS.

- THAT AIN'T WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.
- RIGHT. SHOULD HAVE KNOWN

SOMETHING WAS UP
WHEN BILLY TURNED ME DOWN. - WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

HUDSON: I OFFERED BILLY
COACH DANTE'S OLD JOB.

BEST COACHING OPPORTUNITY
OF HIS CAREER,

AND HE JUST TURNED ME DOWN
AT HALFTIME, AND NOW THIS.

YEAH, I GUESS
YOU TWO GOT OFFERED

A BETTER PACKAGE DEAL.

[SCOFFS, MUTTERS]

[BILLY SIGHS]
SPENCER: WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME

TOLEDO STATE OFFERED YOU
COACH DANTE'S JOB?

BECAUSE I DIDN'T
WANT TO INFLUENCE YOUR DECISION.

AND IT WOULD HAVE.

COACH, WE COULD HAVE
RUN IT BACK FOR FOUR MORE YEARS.

BILLY: HEH HEH HEH!
BELIEVE ME, I THOUGHT ABOUT IT,

BUT IT'S, UH,

TIME FOR SPENCER JAMES
TO FIND A NEW MENTOR.

MAN, I LEARNED
SO MUCH FROM YOU, MAN.

AND YOU'LL
CONTINUE TO LEARN, FROM OTHER COACHES.

YOUR CAREER IS
JUST BEGINNING.

- IT JUST HIT ME.
- WHAT?

THAT'S REALLY IT.

- WE HAD A GOOD RUN, DIDN'T WE?
- YEAH.

[SIGHS]

THANK YOU FOR COMING
INTO MY LIFE...

FOR EVERYTHING
YOU DID FOR ME.

I'LL NEVER FORGET
THESE LAST TWO YEARS TOGETHER.

NEITHER WILL I.

[SIGHS]

KIM: YO, SAME THING
FROM THE TOP?

ACTUALLY,
WE'RE GONNA TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

SO SAME ARRANGEMENT,
BUT I WANT YOU TO FREESTYLE

YOUR OWN LYRICS.
CAN YOU DO THAT?

OK, LOOK, I'M
ALL ABOUT THAT. LET'S GET IT.

BACKGROUND VOCAL:
♪ NO QUESTIONS ASKED

KIM: ♪ LOOK, FEEL BAD
FOR MY COMPETITION ♪

♪ Y'ALL SHOULDA NEVER
LET ME IN THIS ♪

♪ BEEN HAVIN' MY DUCKS
LINED UP IN A ROW ♪

♪ WHEN YOU EVEN KNEW
HOW TO GO FISHIN' ♪

♪ YEAH, I GOT THAT HEAT
LIKE FRICTION ♪

♪ AND RESPECT
LIKE HILLARY CLINTON ♪

♪ AS FAR AS Gs GO, YEAH,
I KNOW WHO FAKE ♪

♪ YOU DON'T BE PRETENDIN'

♪ I'M EATIN' CHEESE

♪ SIPPIN' VINO

♪ BOUGIE WITH A EGO

♪ MIGHT HAVE TO CHANGE MY NAME

♪ TO KIM NITTY BAMBINO

♪ I AIN'T NEVER HIDIN',
Y'ALL KNOW WHERE TO FIND ME ♪

♪ THIS GOES OUT TO EVERYBODY
TRY THEIR LUCK, DON'T TRY ME ♪

HEY, CONGRATULATIONS.

BILLY: YES.
OLIVIA: HEH HEH!

YOUR BOY BALLED OUT TODAY,
AND AGAINST SOME

OF THE BEST ATHLETES
IN THE COUNTRY.

I KNOW.
I CAUGHT THE SECOND HALF ON TV, AND I SAW JORDAN

GOT INTO THE GAME, TOO.
SPENCER: HEY, THAT BOY THREW A DIME FOR 50 YARDS.

BILLY: I THINK HE
OPENED UP SOME EYES TODAY. SPENCER: RIGHT.

BILLY: HE OPENED UP SOME EYES.
OLIVIA: YEAH. HEH HEH HEH!

YOU HAND IN
YOUR ASSIGNMENT?

YEAH.

AND I'M GUESSING
YOU AIN'T HEARD NOTHING BACK?

[PATS LEG]
I MEAN, I DON'T EXPECT TO.

I MEAN, THEY GAVE ME
A VERY CLEAR AND SPECIFIC ASSIGNMENT.

AND SIMONE AND I
RUINED IT.

SORTA.
[SIGHS]

I'M KIDDING.
I GAVE THEM A GREAT STORY, BUT...

I DON'T KNOW.
MAYBE FUN AND POPPY JUST ISN'T MY THING,

AND I'M OK WITH THAT.

GOOD. YOU STILL WANT
TO WATCH A MOVIE?

SURE. LET'S MAKE
SOME POPCORN.

CAN THE MOVIE
BE FUN AND POPPY?

- TOO SOON.
- SORRY.

MALE SINGER: ♪ CAN YOU
GIVE IT ONE DAY? ♪

JORDAN: DID YOU SEE ME
OUT THERE TODAY? ASHER: I SAW.

- WHEN I DUCKED OUT
THAT DEFENSIVE END? - I WAS THERE, JORDAN.

- YOU KNOW THAT GUY'S GOING
TO FLORIDA STATE, RIGHT? - GOOD SCHOOL.

I MEAN, I WAS JUST
AS GOOD AS EVERYONE ELSE ON THAT FIELD TODAY.

DUDE, IT'S OBVIOUS THAT YOU'RE
JUST AS GOOD AS ANY PLAYER OUT THERE ON THE FIELD.

THANK YOU, BUT, I MEAN,
THEY'RE ALL GOING POWER-5 D1, AND I'M GOING JUCO.

OK...

AND SO DID AARON RODGERS.
HE TURNED OUT ALL RIGHT.

- REALLY?
- YEAH.

YOU KNOW, HE PLAYED
JUCO FOR ONE YEAR, AND HE SHOWED EVERYBODY

HOW UNSTOPPABLE
HE WAS.

AFTER THAT, HE PRETTY MUCH
GOT TO PICK WHATEVER SCHOOL HE WANTED.

I CAN DO THAT.

ONE YEAR, BALL OUT,

SHOW EVERYONE WHAT
I'M CAPABLE OF. I MEAN...

HEH! TODAY, I CHANGED
THE WAY I VIEW MYSELF.

NEXT YEAR, I'M
GONNA CHANGE THE WAY

EVERYONE ELSE SEES ME.
I GUARANTEE YOU.

[MOURNFUL MUSIC PLAYING]

OLIVIA: I THOUGHT THIS
WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FUNNY.

IT WAS IN
THE COMEDY SECTION, BUT, UH, IT DEFINITELY

TOOK A TURN, KIND OF
LIKE YOUR ASSIGNMENT.

REALLY?

OH, I THOUGHT WE
WERE STILL DOING

THE BACK-AND-FORTH
JOKE THING.

OH, NO, NO, NO, THAT--
THAT TIME HAS PASSED.

[CELL PHONE VIBRATING]
SPENCER: OH, PHONE.

OH, MY GOD.
IT'S THE EDITOR.

HEY.
[TURNS OFF TV]

AHEM.

HELLO?

HI.

YEAH--NO, NO,
IT'S NOT TOO LATE.

[SIGHS]
YES, I--I KNOW IT... [CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY]

WASN'T WHAT YOU ASKED FOR.
UM, IT JUST...

KINDA TOOK ON A LIFE
OF ITS OWN. [PATS LEG]

YEAH, I UNDERSTAND.
YOU FOUND SOMEONE? THAT'S...GREAT.

UM...LISTEN, UM,

I'M--I'M SORRY THAT I
COULDN'T DELIVER WHAT-- WHAT YOU WANTED.

I JUST...

OH.

UH, OK.

THANK YOU.

[CHUCKLES]
OK. OK, BYE.

I KNOW YOU'RE NOT
ABOUT TO LEAVE ME HANGING RIGHT NOW.

- I GOT IT. HA HA!
- YOU GOT IT?

[LAUGHING]

SHE SAID THAT THEY FOUND
A FUN AND POPPY WRITER,

BUT THEY LOVED
WHAT I SENT THEM,

AND THERE'S ALWAYS A PLACE
FOR GREAT STORIES LIKE THAT IN THEIR PUBLICATION.

SPENCER: YEAH, THERE IS.
MALE SINGER: ♪ DOING MY BEST

- [GIGGLES]
- ♪ NOW I'M HOLDING ON, I'M UP IN THE AIR ♪

♪ NOBODY CARES,
ALL OF THESE CHANGES... ♪ [CELL PHONE VIBRATING]

BILLY: HMM.

THIS IS BILLY BAKER.

HUDSON: BILLY,
LARRY HUDSON.

UH, COACH HUDSON, UM,

HEY, SO I HEARD ABOUT,

UH, SPENCER
DECOMMITTING, AND, UM--

ACTUALLY, THAT'S WHY
I'M CALLING YOU.

SPENCER CAN EITHER
HEAR THIS FROM ME OR FROM YOU. YOU DECIDE.

- HEAR WHAT?
- WE PASSED ON A LOT OF TOP PLAYERS

AT SPENCER'S POSITION
WHEN HE SIGNED WITH US.

THEY ARE OBVIOUSLY NOT
AVAILABLE ANYMORE.

THIS LEAVES US
IN A VERY DIFFICULT SITUATION.

OK, WHAT ARE--
WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?

WE'RE NOT GONNA
LET SPENCER OUT OF HIS BINDING LETTER OF INTENT.

- WELL, YOU CAN'T DO THAT.
- IT'S DONE.

WE EXPECT SPENCER
TO HONOR THE COMMITMENT TO US, WHICH MEANS HE

CAN COME TO TOLEDO STATE,
HAVE A GREAT CAREER,

OR HE GOES SOMEWHERE ELSE,
HE'LL BE INELIGIBLE

TO PLAY FOOTBALL
HIS ENTIRE FRESHMAN YEAR.

[HANGS UP PHONE]

SINGER: ♪ GOT TO WASH IT ALL
AWAY NOW AND LET IT GO ♪

[VOCALIZING]

[OLIVIA LAUGHING]

SINGER: ♪ I CAN'T LIVE
LIKE THIS NO MORE ♪

MAN: GREG, MOVE YOUR HEAD!

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