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I kind of was messing around with this TA who is married.

We're gonna get you a scholarship

to any school you want to go to in this country.

And you two can stay here and screw like bunnies,

but use protection.

Anyone comes to you opening their mouth about anything,

I don't care what it is, you come to me first.

You got two days to come up with my money.

I'm gonna take care of it.

DEACON: You know he was in prison, right?

Aggravated assault. He was a drug dealer.

Aggravated assault and drug dealing, huh?

Red, set, hut!

TAYLOR: Y'all punch this in, you go home.

[WHISTLE BLOWS]

Good work, fellows. Good work.

Hey, Coach.

Good hustle, buddy.

Hey. Excuse me.

You know Baylor's staffing up for their football camp this summer, and I got...

Baylor? Yeah, Baylor.

I've gotten really good at, like, washing towels

and fixing things around here.

Can you give me a recommendation letter?

Recommendation? Well, all right.

Write something up, put it on my desk.

Well, but... But, Coach, I can't recommend myself.

TAYLOR: Sure you can. Well, write...

You're asking me, I'm telling you.

Oh, okay. You sure?

Yes. That's legal?

Oh, okay.

Hey, Coach, great practice. Hey, is there an outlet?

You got an outlet around here?

Buddy, what the hell are you doing?

We got to hook up a bunch of stuff.

You got an outlet out here?

An outlet?

Well, we're going to keep watch.

It's rivalry week.

We're not going to have any Dillon Panthers

coming out here messing up your field.

I guarantee you that right now.

Come out here and join us. Come on. We're going to have a cold one.

Got your name on it.

BUDDY: We'll be out here all night.

TAYLOR: Colonel, what you plan to do with that shotgun?

BUDDY: Nobody's going to mess with this field, Coach.

The safety's on. I still got the bullets in my pocket.

All right, take that gun away from him.

BUDDY: All right. All right. I will. Don't worry.

I'm not kidding. Take that thing away from him.

All right, it'll be safe.

We're going to get that Oil Rig trophy again, baby.

All right, guys, let's get that charcoal ready.

I'm hungry.

JASON: Coach!

How you doing? Sorry I'm late.

Hey. Looking good.

Hey. Looking good.

Thank you. Thank you.

Good to see you.

It's good to see you, too.

There he is. Noah.

Look at him. He's a big football fan already.

I got a little Panthers football I have him throwing around.

Look at that.

Loose spiral, but he's working on it.

I'll be damned.

I'm teaching him everything you taught me. Yep.

Here. Oh, no.

Got a little spit-up on it. Gracie got that on there.

Coach, I really appreciate the gesture.

I just... I do got to tell you that the Streets look better in blue.

You can go to hell if you're going to be a smart ass.

He'll wear red. Red's the color these days.

No, thank you very much, Coach. You're welcome.

You know, it took some convincing

to get the wife to have him in the first place

but now that we do, she can't wait to have another one.

I didn't know that you made it legal.

Sure did. You got married.

I did. You got married and you don't tell me about it.

Coach, I didn't want to tell you over the phone.

I could have saved you the trouble

if you asked me whether you should get married or not.

How am I supposed to send something

if I don't know you're married?

I'm sorry I didn't call. I've been super busy.

I'm very happy for you.

I've been busy because I got a...

I also got a promotion this year.

I'm a big-time, full-fledged agent, now.

You can take that. That's yours.

Is this the firm Frank Shore's at? It is.

Arrow. Yeah.

Not too bad though, huh?

No, it's not. One of your former protégés.

Hey.

You did good.

You know, people talk about you.

WAITRESS: Y'all ready to order?

We haven't even looked yet.

Five minutes, please. I'm sorry.

I got a phone call today about you.

They know I know you. Colleges are interested in you,

so I just got to ask.

College a consideration for you again, or...

I couldn't be happier where I am right now.

Got an undefeated team.

Family's doing good. The wife is happy.

We almost got the daughter out of the house.

Got the other daughter coming up.

I've got a hell of a team. I love the school I'm at. Things are good.

I have no interest right now.

All right.

But I appreciate it.

[CHUCKLING] All right.

JESS: Yeah, but how am I supposed to write a letter recommending myself?

I mean, you talk about yourself enough. You should know.

Oh, shut up. I mean, you might as well.

Well, I'm your girlfriend,

you should be bragging about me more than anybody else.

You want me to write your letter?

I want you to write it. I think you'd be good to write it.

Uh-oh. Hey. Hey.

Oh, sookie, sookie.

Oh, oh, oh! There they are. There they are.

The king and queen of East Dillon High.

How you doing, Jess?

Come on, Son, I got something for you.

He just moved back in.

He... He moved in?

ORNETTE: I got something for you.

VINCE: Why is he all excited?

Because I'm bearing gifts, Son. I'm bearing gifts.

I ain't come empty-handed. Look here.

[EXHALING IN AWE]

Wow.

Yeah, brand spanking new. Now, come on, come on.

Yo, Pa, where'd you get these from?

Oh, you know,

from a friend who wants you to look sharp.

Look, I got something for you, too, Jess.

Wait, wait. Where'd you get all this stuff?

It says "TMU" on it.

Yeah. TMU. [CHUCKLING]

Wait, is it from someone who's from TMU?

[STAMMERING] It's not from TMU. A friend at TMU.

Damn! Oh.

Because I think my boy about to get a scholarship. Huh?

Pop, these are fly right here,

but, um...

I can't take them.

You know, Coach would be upset.

With the whole recruiting thing, he's not going to like that too much.

I can't.

All right, man.

REGINA: Jess, you staying for dinner, hon?

[STAMMERING] Yeah. I'd love to. All right.

Yeah. You don't want no free stuff, man, it's up to you.

Yeah, I mean, it's dope. Come on.

REGINA: We going to have us a celebration.

[ORNETTE LAUGHING]

REGINA: Mmm-hmm.

Hey, he's moving in?

Permanently?

I mean, yeah. Look at my mom. She's never been happier.

I'm happy.

And he took care of our problem.

Yeah. I mean...

It doesn't matter how, Jess. He did.

[REGINA CHUCKLING]

He's been showing improvement ever since he got out.

All right? Come on.

ORNETTE: Y'all ready to eat? VINCE: Pork chops!

BUDDY: Hey, Colonel, did you ever load that gun?

Not yet, Buddy. I'm getting ready to.

[LAUGHING] I hope we don't have to load it!

Hey, don't be getting that...

Hey, don't spray that around by the fire.

[ALL CHATTERING]

SAMMY ON RADIO: Is LionHater.com. Hey, wait.

I don't know where all this stuff came from...

Listen to that.

But all I can say is, it turns out 6-0 isn't...

Turn that up. ...East Dillon's only record.

Tell you all about it after a quick break.

What the heck does that mean?

I don't know what that is.

DEACON: Anybody got a laptop?

MO HALL: Deacon, you can't get no Internet out here.

DEACON: Where you going, Buddy?

[CELL PHONE RINGING]

Hey, Buddy, how you doing?

Sammy Meade. Turn on Sammy Meade.

Here, listen to this. Can you hear this?

SAMMY: We are back, and according to this website,

some of these Lion players have quite a background.

Aggravated assault, sale of a controlled substance.

[ON CAR RADIO] Looks like quarterback Vince Howard

doesn't just evade defenses either.

He's got two resisting arrests

and on top of that a theft charge.

Anyone wondering how Coach Taylor turned his program around

has got their answer.

He's got a football team full of violent criminals.

[VOICE ON COMPUTER LAUGHING]

Busted!

LUKE: This is unbelievable.

What are you worried about, choir boy? You're not even in it.

My thing is, how did they get our records?

It's supposed to be under lock and key. Under wraps, you know?

LUKE: Yeah, well, somebody leaked it, I guess.

DALLAS: I'll tell you who leaked it. It was those damn Panthers.

Dang, Tinker. Why were you breaking into a pawn shop?

Dude, it wasn't even my idea. It was my cousin's.

This ain't right. It's messed up.

RANDY: And her dress was stuck in her backside,

so I plucked it out for her.

She turned around and punched me in my eye.

He said, "Well, how'd you get the other black eye then?"

Kid said, "When she turned around,"

"I stuffed it back in there for her."

[ALL LAUGHING]

Hey, good morning, Coach.

TAYLOR: I just want to ask a simple question.

Who is it that released the records of players online?

We're all as shocked as you are, Coach.

Y'all realize those are just kids.

I agree, Coach, and I'm here to personally assure you...

Who released the records, Randy?

Well, I'd like to help you, Coach, but we don't know.

It needs to be shut down. I know you all can do that.

Shut it down.

Y'all want to go after someone, go after me. Don't go after my players.

RANDY: Coach, we didn't do it. Mac.

TAMI: Well, you know, it's a personal situation.

I think she's just having a hard time adjusting, and...

No, no, no, no, no, no.

Well, you know, I think we can handle it from here, but I just...

We're just real committed to her not letting a semester go, so...

That would be great.

I'll do that, and I thank you so much.

All right, I'll see you then.

All right, thank you. Bye-bye.

Did Dad make a tofu scramble?

No. There's cereal.

There's cereal. Great.

Excuse me.

[SIGHING] What are you doing today?

Um, just answering a few emails and just doing some stuff.

Well, I'd like for you to take Gracie to school this morning.

Why can't you take her? You always take her.

If you're going to be here at this house, you can help out.

I'd like for you to pick her up this afternoon as well.

And while you're at it, you need to start thinking

about how you're paying your father back for that car.

Put your shoes on, you got 10 minutes.

Awesome. And could you clear that table, please?

Yep. I'm on it.

GRACIE: Mom!

[SIGHS]

CROWLEY: I'm telling you... BILLY: There's no energy today.

Their minds are anywhere but here right now.

All right, I need everyone to come in here.

Everybody up, let's go.

Everyone settle in over here.

I want to have a word with you.

Information released on that website was personal.

The fact that that information was released was criminal.

Whoever was involved in releasing that information

will be found, I promise you.

It doesn't matter who did it. It's out there,

and everybody knows it. Period.

You ought to be pissed. I'm pissed.

You ought to be damn well pissed.

But there's a reason someone let that information out,

and that's to get in your heads.

It's to blind you with anger,

and I'm asking you...

I'm asking you to please not let that happen.

Here's what I'd like to do.

Today,

what do you say we focus?

Friday,

what do you say we punish?

[PLAYERS AGREEING]

Everybody in agreement? PLAYERS: Yes, sir.

Let's do it. Let's go. Break it into groups and begin right now.

Let's go. Break it out. Coaches...

[WHISTLE BLOWS]

Vince.

How you doing?

You think if colleges see that stuff, they're still going to call?

They're still going to want me?

Let me tell you something.

None of this information is going to matter.

None of that crap is going to matter one bit.

It doesn't matter how many games we win,

how many touchdowns I throw.

All they see is a bunch of thugs, Coach.

Everybody thinks it, but they never say it.

Real men don't use real weights. Real men fender bench!

Two, three, four.

Hey, Billy?

Yeah.

Mindy wants to know what you did with Stevie's blocks?

Underneath his crib, where they always are.

Okay.

[IN BABY VOICE] "Daddy."

Hey, Becky.

Hey, Luke.

You're looking good.

Thanks.

Really? Really?

"Hey, Becky, you look real pretty." All right.

Seriously? That's your game? What?

That's, like, your go-to line?

No game. I just like her.

Your wife told me to go for it. I'm going for it.

My wife is a woman, dumb-ass.

Okay? Listen.

She doesn't understand how men work.

Lesson number one, if you're into a chick,

you can't pay any attention to her.

What? Trust me on this, okay?

Look, how do you think I got Miss Riggins?

I went into the Landing Strip for two weeks straight, all right?

And I got a lap dance from every single girl in the place

except for her.

Miss Riggins works at the Landing Strip?

Okay, look, the point is...

It's like Wednesdays or Fridays?

No, it doesn't matter what day she works there, all right?

Okay? Okay.

The point is she was begging me,

begging me to go into the champagne room with her. All right?

Wow. Yeah.

So ignore her? Just ignore her.

Hey, look, you got to let them know they can't get this, all right?

This doesn't come for free.

They got to earn this. All right?

All right. All right.

Does she still... Does she still work there?

Yeah, she still works there.

Like part-time, like weekends?

You know what you're going to do? You're going to fender bench.

All right. Fender bench.

[VOICE LAUGHING]

Busted!

TAMI: [SIGHING] Oh, lordy, lordy, lordy.

Baby's asleep.

Good.

What are you doing?

I'm looking at this damn website.

It's supposed to be down. It's still up.

Oh, honey, stop looking at it.

Well, they're supposed to be shut down.

[SHUSHING]

I know.

This stuffs pretty harsh.

I'm sure it is.

Well, I mean, Tinker. Holy cow.

But you know what, it doesn't matter, honey.

They're your boys,

and you're doing a great job with them.

You're changing their lives. Don't forget that.

I know.

And all this is going to be behind them.

Let's have a barbeque.

A barbeque?

Yeah. A morale-building barbeque.

You said it. I didn't bring it up. You brought it up first.

Barbeques build morale. That's why you have them.

You want to have a barbeque? No.

Seems like that's what we should do though.

We'll get Julie to help out. [CELL PHONE RINGING]

You know, give her something to do around here.

Well, that would be nice.

Well, I agree with you. Let's do it just for that.

Hello? MAN: Coach Taylor?

This is Coach Taylor. Who's this?

John Aroldi, Shane State down in Florida.

Yeah? Jason Street gave me your number.

I'm calling about an opening we have on our staff.

Well, there must have been some sort of miscommunication.

We did have that conversation

but the conversation ended with me saying

that I was not interested

in any assistant coaching jobs. We did...

Well, I'm not offering you one.

I'm looking for a head coach,

and your name is at the top of our list.

Well, I'm pretty happy where I am right now to be quite honest.

Well, I don't doubt that. A hell of a season you're having this year,

which is why I'm calling.

Listen, John, you sort of caught me at a bad time right now,

but I do appreciate you calling.

Coach, I want you to understand I'm very serious about this,

because I think you're about the best damn high school football coach

there is in the nation.

Thank you for having... I'm going to call you again.

I don't think we're done yet.

All right, John, thanks.

You bet.

What's going on?

Looking like you got something on your mind, Son.

I feel like I'm playing with a fixed deck, Pop.

I'll be out here early mornings,

working hard for my scholarships, Pop.

It just seems like overnight TMU probably just deleted my number out of their phone.

Hmm.

[CLICKS TONGUE] [CELL PHONE BEEPS]

2-0-5.

Hmm.

Oh, 3-5-2.

4-0-5.

What's all that? [CHUCKLES]

Area codes.

For Alabama, Florida, Oklahoma.

I've been talking to these schools all day, man.

Wait, they still want me?

Even after all that crap they saw on the Internet?

They don't care.

Not since I told them TMU's gonna be offering you.

Pop, we don't know if they're going to give me an offer.

Hey, hey.

What? They don't know that.

But I tell you what.

They all going to be at the game on Friday night.

You got them to come see me play Friday?

[CHUCKLING] They coming to see you.

Uh-huh. See that cannon of yours.

So look here.

Show off a 60-yard arm, win yourself a scholarship.

Think you can do that?

I don't make the calls. That's Coach's job.

Remember when you was a little kid

and we went over to Carol Park

and you wanted to climb that big old tree? Hmm?

And I told you it was too big, didn't I?

Yeah. You did.

Yeah, you didn't care.

I still went up there.

Yeah. You went. You was loving every minute of it,

till it was time to come down.

You didn't want to come down, now, did you?

I didn't think about that.

No, no. You was holding on to them branches forever, boy,

scared.

You're funny, man.

And you know what I said when I was standing under the tree?

"Come on, let go. Fall into my arms."

"Don't worry, Son. I ain't gonna let you fall."

"Don't worry, Son. I ain't gonna let you fall."

I ain't going to let you fall.

Y'all, we're going to have 300 people at this house and it's a mess.

I need everybody to pitch in.

Jules! [GROANING]

I'm going to need you to go shopping today

for the whole barbeque, okay?

Well, make a list.

Did you hear me?

[SIGHING] Do you have a list?

Yeah. We're going to make a list in two seconds, all right?

What the hell is this?

The day of the barbeque.

You are responsible for setting up and for your sister.

Do you understand me? Right.

But you're going to watch her during the barbeque, right?

Who eats this stuff?

What did I just say?

You are taking care of Gracie Belle and setting up for the barbeque.

That's your responsibility. Do you get it?

Since when has my closet become a storage unit?

Come with me right now.

TAYLOR: Julie, if you're going to drink juice,

don't leave an inch of it left in the bottle

when you stick it back in the refrigerator.

All right! All right! Sledgehammer! Sledgehammer! Five more.

Lift that! Come on! One, two, three, four, five.

Let's go! Quick feet! Let's go! Let's go!

You keep talking about scholarships.

You don't look like you want to get one right now.

There you go. Look at that.

Over your head. And down.

Stevie gets angry when you don't run hard.

That's right. Come on, give me five more.

Let's go. Pick it up, get the legs moving. Keep your legs moving.

Three, two, one.

All right, come drink up.

[LUKE GROANING]

You thirsty?

What the hell is that?

Goodness in a glass. Suck it down.

It's good for you.

Coach, this is nasty.

Just drink it, all right? I know what I'm doing here.

All right.

What are all those chunks in there? What is that?

Oh, some of it didn't blend, I don't think.

That's all right. I used to make those for my brother, occasionally.

That's what got him a State Championship,

if I do say so myself,

and it also got him into college.

The difference between you and Tim

is that Tim actually liked to hit people.

I don't get the vibe that you do.

I do, Coach.

Well, I never seen it.

You tell me you like to hit people?

Hell, yeah.

Well, let me tell you about a guy named Tommy Larkins.

6'3", 215-pound receiver for the Dillon Panthers.

This is him right here.

You tell me you like to hit,

then I want you to go out on the first play of that game,

and you knock that kid on his ass.

You get a bead on him and you take him out.

You think you can do that?

Hell, yeah, I can do that!

Why don't you prove it to me?

[GRUNTING]

Hard! Hard! Harder! There we go! There we go! There we go!

Hey, hey!

Hey.

My baby's crying.

Hey, Stevie!

ORNETTE: Oh, look at that. Look at that. Look at that.

Watch this. See that, see that. Look at that.

I mean, he on his toes, baby. He on his toes.

Yeah, you know he can, he got the feet.

He got a 60-yard cannon, right?

And I'm afraid that if we don't get the chance to see it,

he going to be a running back, man.

Hey, let's grab some water!

[WHISTLE BLOWS] Hydrate!

TAYLOR: Let's grab some water, gentlemen.

Hydrate!

Hey, Coach.

I keep rewriting that recommendation letter,

and I'm trying to get it to you,

um, but... Recommendation letter?

Oh. Yeah, the...

Oh, recommendation letter. Yeah, I called Coach Briles over there.

Are you... Wait. You called the head coach?

For me? Yeah. I called the coach.

Are you serious? Hey, let me ask you something.

How's Vince doing?

He's better than ever. Why do you ask?

You don't notice anything about anyone

getting in touch with TMU on his behalf, by chance?

No, I don't.

All right.

Let's be honest, man. You think he can make it in the pros?

You know what I mean? He has potential.

He say you got potential.

Potential. That's what I'm talking about.

Let's go. I said get some water, not drink all of it.

Let's go!

What school do they get the kids to the pros quick, man?

Big school.

Like Oklahoma, Florida...

Somewhere where you're comfortable, though.

Somewhere that's a good fit.

VINCE: Someplace close to home.

Look, I want Mama to see me play.

ORNETTE: You got to figure out...

'Cause I hear East Coast is where you get most of the TV time.

Honestly, I wouldn't worry about TV time for now.

TAYLOR: Hey! But you're Jason Street, you know...

Vince, you going to join us?

Yes, sir, Coach. Yeah, he coming, man.

We just talking a little strategy, man.

A little football. That's all right.

If I can have my quarterback, please.

Your quarterback? Okay, man.

Yeah, that's it. Your quarterback. All right.

Can you let him air it out a little bit, though?

I mean, just once.

You know, I mean, let him throw that 60-yard bomb, man.

Just once. Pop, Pop, Pop!

It's okay, man. It's cool.

Sixty yards right on the button.

Come on, you the Kingmaker, right?

So make him the king. That's all I'm saying.

All right. All right.

I know you got the play. I mean, you the mastermind, you know what I'm saying?

I mean, I'm just talking about, "Bam!"

And he going to hit it on the button.

You know what I mean, everybody going to cheer.

They going to do a pep rally for you.

Just for you, not the team, man.

You know you got a problem there, right?

I sure do.

ORNETTE: You got plays coming out your head.

Just pull one of them out that say "60 yards" on it.

[COUNTRY MUSIC PLAYING]

Hey, get away from that grill.

You're going to burn yourself. [GROWLS PLAYFULLY]

[INDISTINCT CHATTERING]

Hey, I just want to make sure that's not poisoned, all right?

It's not. You're good.

Lions. Let's have a prayer.

[MUSIC FADES]

Father, we're always mindful of the words of James Russell Lowell.

"The truth is forever on the scaffold"

"And wrong is forever on the throne"

"Yet that scaffold sways the future"

"And, behind the dim unknown,"

"Standeth God within the shadow, keeping watch above his own"

Additionally, Heavenly Father,

give strength to this community of brothers

and commit their focus to Friday.

In your name we pray...

Lions, say "Amen."

ALL: Amen.

Let's eat.

I recommend the brisket. It's pretty good.

JULIE: Hey, Luke.

Hey, Julie, what's going on? Can I...

Yeah, put it in there.

Looks like your hands are full.

Can I help you with this stuff?

Sure.

College... College is out right now?

Um, yeah, we're kind of in the middle of our finals, sort of.

Oh, nice. Mid-termy things. Yeah.

Is it cool? I... Yeah.

College is... College is great.

JESS: He's a basketball player.

REGINA: [LAUGHING] He is not. He's not.

Y'all let these boys have the ball,

these little kids have the ball for a while.

Leave them alone! Let them have the ball!

That's so tacky.

They're a bunch of grown men.

Little... Nothing but little boys.

Oh, I know.

And Vince is catching his dad up

on all the sports shows and TV shows,

and just seeing them interact, it's too much.

That's nice to hear.

You know, especially 'cause they didn't start off on the greatest foot.

Yeah. That's true, they didn't.

But, you know, they got some time apart and...

I mean, look at them now. My boys.

You see that? That's everything a girl could want.

[CELL PHONE RINGING]

I'm happy for you.

I'm happy for you.

Oh, yeah, man. Hey, I'm glad you called.

What's there to talk about?

ORNETTE: So when can we come by?

Give him the ball, baby.

Yeah, yeah, man. We interested in your school.

We had talked about it. We wanted to see what you're working with.

I like the sound of that.

Hey, hey, listen, man, I got to go. Yeah, I'll call you later.

All right. Thanks for your help. Okay.

You doing good? Yeah, man.

You having a good time?

Yeah. It is a nice party, man.

Mmm-hmm.

I have been getting phone calls

from different scouts wanting tickets for the game tomorrow.

You don't know anything about that, do you?

I know that they interested in my boy.

Yeah. I can't say I'm surprised, though.

I thought we agreed that...

I thought we agreed that everything was going to come through me,

and that there was going to be a process to it.

Uh...

No. That's not how I remember it.

Would you do me the honor of informing me how you do remember it,

so I can be filled in on what's going on?

I remember sitting there, listening to everything you had to say.

Hey, ain't nobody put you in charge though, man.

I mean, you the coach, right?

See, this is my son we're talking about. His future.

So go ahead, man, you can be the coach.

You know, you be the big man.

You can boss all these little bitch-ass parents around, you know.

But that ain't going to fly with me.

You feel me? We got plans for the future.

I can't let you get in the way of that, man.

I'm going to go get me some pie. You want some?

Can I get something for your drink?

No, you're good. You're good.

I love that brisket, man.

[CHUCKLES]

ORNETTE: Hey, we were talking. I have a few more questions for you.

Oh, I'm so happy to be getting in this bed.

[SIGHING]

Did you get me any water?

No.

Honey, you still smell like barbeque.

[SIGHING]

I got some bad news for you.

What?

I'm not going to be able to go to the game on Friday.

Why not?

Because I'm going to drive up to Burleson College

and pick up your daughter's books and assignments.

Why the hell doesn't she go there and pick them up?

Because I can't get her to do anything.

I can't get her to leave this house.

And I'll be damned

if our daughter is going to miss out on her first semester of college.

What are you going to do? Go up there and take the classes for her, too?

Don't argue with me.

I'm not arguing with you. I'll go bring the books back.

But for God's sake, it's like the kid's in kindergarten.

She'll have a week to study, and then we got a week

to get her up there and take her exams. You're supposed to go

to school so you can gain some independence.

That damn kid's climbing back in the womb again.

Well.

While you're up there, why don't you tell them they have an employee

who happens to be sleeping around with students.

Well, it takes two to tango on that one. I hate to tell you.

I don't want to hear about that. Don't say that.

[MOANS]

Come here.

Thanks for setting up the barbeque and everything.

Oh, you're welcome, babe.

[SOFTLY] Thanks for all you do.

Thanks for our two beautiful daughters.

Thanks for doing all the laundry.

[CHUCKLES]

Hey. Hmm?

Do you want to fool around?

Mmm-hmm.

Yeah?

Sure.

DEREK: You're asking for the syllabus

for next semester's course, right?

STUDENT: Mmm-hmm.

DEREK: Let's see.

Here it is.

There's that.

Hi. Hi.

Can I help you? I don't want to interrupt y'all.

Oh, no. Not at all.

Yeah, this is... You're going to love this.

So check that out, make the changes on the paper,

I'll see you tomorrow, okay?

Can I help you with something?

Well, I'm looking for Professor Nevins. Are you Professor Nevins?

He's actually not in right now. No, I'm his TA, Derek.

Is there anything I could help you with?

Um...

I'm here to

pick up an independent study for Julie Taylor.

How is she?

She's fine.

Julie, um...

You know, I haven't seen anything around.

Give me one second.

Yeah, you know, sometimes he leaves things in here.

She will need that.

And I think if there is anything, it would be... Yeah.

Here we go.

American History 110,

Julie Taylor. Great.

There you go.

It should be... That should be everything.

Thank you very much.

[PEOPLE CHEERING]

[CHATTERING]

Hey, Caff. You going to break some heads tonight, right?

Yes, sir. Yeah, man,

you show that Tommy Larkins what these Lions are really made of.

I'm going to rip Tommy Larkins' head off.

Rip it off the shoulders and then I'll spit down his throat,

that's what I'm going to do!

I'm going to bring the wood and mash up every bone in his body.

That's what I'm going to do.

Hey, that's what I'm talking about! All the way to State, baby!

Hey, rally girl.

What did you just call me?

Stadium's that way.

I'm not going to the game.

All right.

ANNOUNCER: It's game time, folks,

and with so much bad blood between these Lions and Panthers,

it's finally time to settle this thing on the football field.

We're the only team in Dillon! We're the only team in Dillon!

All right, listen up, listen up!

We're not playing this game in the stands, understand?

Forget about that crap. This game happens on the field.

Commitment. We got that, we got this game. Let's go. Let's go.

VINCE: Bring it down on three.

"Lions" on three. One, two, three.

ALL: Panthers! Get in!

ANNOUNCER: Panthers over the ball.

Bragging rights and the Oil Rig trophy on the line.

Luke Cafferty sets the defense,

drawing a bead on Panther Tommy Larkins.

LUKE: Good night, 8-5.

Yeah, I'm talking to you, baby.

These two teams just don't like each other.

Look out. Panthers got it.

[GRUNTING] Oh!

Cafferty lays him out. That will wake you up in the morning.

Cafferty really brought the lumber on that hit.

And look at this, folks.

The Panthers' All-State wide receiver Tommy Larkins is down.

That's what I'm talking about.

Hey! Hey! Yeah!

The Lions letting 'em hear about it on the sideline.

And fasten your seatbelts. The tone has been set for a bare-knuckle brawl, y'all.

[INDISTINCT]

Second and 15, Panthers dropping back.

Luke Cafferty coming off the edge.

Quarterback's scrambling. Oh! Down he goes.

Another big hit by Luke Cafferty,

who's just bringing the pain.

There's some smack-talking and jaw-jacking going on out there.

Looks like laundry day, folks.

The flags are flying. Man, oh, man,

these boys just do not like each other.

Lions penalty, but I guess that's the only way

the Panthers are going to get a first down tonight.

Oh, no, no. He a scrambler. He a scrambler. He got legs.

Ready, set!

Vince Howard over center, bringing the Lions out.

Hut!

There's the snap. It's a fake draw. He's looking deep.

Vince Howard tucks it away.

He's got a little room.

Big move to the outside.

Oh, Vince Howard, another cut!

Vince Howard could take this in, folks.

Bruising faces for six.

Another touchdown for the Lions.

Oh, my! How do you do?

Oh! You called him a scrambler. There it is.

That's it!

[ALL CHANTING]

Panthers have to find a way to get back in this game, folks.

There's the pass across the middle.

Luke Cafferty's got it.

He's taking off! They're coming the other way.

His entire team in front of him.

Luke Cafferty putting on the burners.

Yes! Here we go!

Oh, my! The rout is on! Touchdown, Lions.

Somebody hold the damn phone.

And there's the kick. It's a long, high ball.

Panthers back to receive.

Got a little edge on the outside. There he goes.

Picks him up.

Buddy Garrity, Jr! Monster hit on the Panthers' return man.

Oh, my. These Lions are on fire. Let the party begin.

[WHISTLE BLOWING]

And look at this. More flags are flying out there.

This game might be getting out of control.

Coach, are you not going to do anything about that, Eric? Come on!

Hey, what's that?

CROWLEY: You're not doing anything about that, Eric?

Hey, Coach, calm down. They're having fun.

I'm not talking to you! I am not talking to you!

And it looks like that's all she wrote for the once-mighty Panthers.

Let's take a knee, let's run the clock out. Let's go home.

Coach Taylor sending Vince Howard out for the last play of the game.

What a contest, folks. Really no contest.

The Lions, victory formation.

They're going to take a knee here, folks,

head into the locker room, and celebrate this great victory here tonight.

What the hell's he doing? What are you doing?

Wait a second. Howard's shifting the offense.

Hey, what are you doing?

Looks like they're going to run a play here, folks.

Howard takes the snap, he's looking deep.

Oh, my! Did he launch that thing!

And Panther Coach Mac McGill can't believe this.

Sixty-five yards in the air,

Ruckle's got it.

Oh! It's going to be another touchdown.

Put some sprinkles on the ice cream, folks.

That is dessert. Another Lions touchdown.

Oh, my! A good old-fashioned Texas butt-whooping.

Nice throw.

If y'all were wondering

if Coach Taylor walked into this game with a chip on his shoulder,

I'd say it was more like a block of cement.

Ouch. There is no love lost here.

We in this!

That's not who we are, Eric.

For you, there it is.

DALLAS: What are you going to say, huh? What are you going to say?

Get off my field! Get off the field!

Go home! Go home, you bunch of losers!

Go home! Get off my field!

[LOUD CHEERING]

So you're saying you chose tonight

to throw the longest pass of your life

during the most meaningless play of the entire season?

What the Panthers did to you, what they did to us,

yeah, they deserved it. Yeah, I did.

And you're saying your father didn't have anything to do with that?

Yeah, he did. So what?

All right, yeah. He did talk to me. We won, didn't we?

He's looking out for my future. That's right. I did it.

We're 7-0 right now. We won, all right?

You're supposed to be happy. He's looking out for me.

ALL: East side! East side! East side! East side!

Got us a keg from his dad's bar. Hook it up, party night.

How you doing, Luke? I'm well. How you doing, sir?

Look here, I have a young man

that would love to have your autograph on his hat.

Oh, absolutely.

And, man, you hit number 85,

you made him look like a war casualty, man.

Yes, sir. Congratulations.

Thank you. Y'all have a good night.

Like, tried to cut it out. Yeah. That's kind of my...

Hey, Fours.

I'll see you later.

So you stay for the whole game?

Yeah. Rally girls had to do concession.

Nice. Cool.

Congrats on the win, football player.

Oh, thanks.

Glad you liked it.

What are you doing?

Going to Buddy's bar. We're going to snag a keg.

No, I mean, like, what are you doing?

You're acting really weird towards me.

Am I? Just...

"Hey, rally girl, stadium's that way."

[CHUCKLING] I mean...

I mean, what is that?

I figured it was just like testosterone pumping for the game, but...

I don't know. Maybe. I don't know.

Well, you're just usually

friendly, and you call me by my name and...

Well, no... I mean, you like it when I'm nice to you?

Yeah, I like it when you're nice to me.

Okay.

I'm so sorry. Just... Someone told me that if I...

Someone told me if I wanted you to like me

I had to, like, ignore you and blow you off and then...

Then you'll like me.

Look, Becky, I hate acting this way towards you, all right?

I really like you.

Well, I really like you, too.

You do?

Yeah.

I really, really do.

[LAUGHING]

Why are you laughing?

It totally worked.

Shut up.

[CHATTERING ON TV]

[DOOR OPENING]

Laundry's done and I cleaned the kitchen.

How was the game?

Thank you for cleaning the kitchen.

I didn't go to the game.

Where did you get these?

I just drove to Burleson.

Did you talk to Derek?

Mmm-hmm.

What did he say?

You need to study.

WOMAN ON RADIO: Coach Taylor should be ashamed of himself.

You saw the game. Am I crazy here?

SAMMY: Well, caller, I can't disagree with you on that one.

All those penalties, all that trash-talking

capped off with a completely unnecessary

in-your-face 65-yard touchdown bomb to close the game.

Well, Coach Taylor, I only have one question...

You going to go to Buddy's for a beer?

What the hell were you thinking?

Don't feel like celebrating tonight.

What on earth was the point of all that?

Our phone lines are lit up. Fine.

It seems like there's a lot of y'all out there

who want to weigh in on this subject.

[DOOR CLOSING]

[ORNETTE CHATTERING]

Cool. We can make some big changes with you there.

You saw that arm, didn't you?

Oh, yeah. Okay.

Pull out of our campus, you take a left, you're on the beach.

Take a right, you're in the mountains.

Great spot. Beach and the mountains?

RECRUITER: About an hour away from the mountains.

Great place. It's a beautiful campus.

ORNETTE: All right.

RECRUITER: So you make sure that when you get a chance,

you guys give me a call, okay? You'll really like it.

It's a great place to go to school.

Yes, sir. Thank you again for coming out.

RECRUITER: Come out and take a visit.

ORNETTE: We'll knock. We'll knock.

[ENGINE STARTING]

I got you.