Friday Night Lights (2006–2011): Season 3, Episode 1 - I Knew You When - full transcript
The press grills Coach Taylor about the upcoming season while the teachers grill his wife, the new principal, about the budget and the necessary cutbacks, while Buddy and the football team have the best of everything. A new quarterback enters the picture and Matt feels threatened and Riggins is still up to his old game plan about not feeling anything. Tyra's new guidance counselor lays some rather bleak news on her, causing her to walk out of school, only to find some personal resolve within herself to attempt to rectify her situation.
This is
Slammin' Sammy Meade, folks,
and Panther football
is just five days away,
and you know what that means.
Time to start talking.
Coach Eric Taylor, misunderstood
genius or one-hit wonder?
John from Seven Lakes, you're on.
Come on, what do you got?
I tell you, Sammy, I was all
for bringing Taylor back from TMU
even though he abandoned us.
Yeah.
But we all saw what happened,
which was, Smash
Williams got injured.
And the guy had
no backup plan. Zero.
I honestly don't see what a more
practical car is than a 2002 Celica.
The
sprinkler's on!
It's not about the Celica.
I know it's a practical car.
It's about the fact that I can't
have you changing your classes.
You need to be in Dr. Wells'
English class. Period.
Mom, I only put
12,000 miles on the car.
And they were all to church, so
technically they're all Christian miles.
I don't really care what
kind of miles they are.
You act as though
I'm dropping out of school.
She's not listening to me.
I just want to get a job.
I'm taking the same amount
of classes in fewer hours.
I'm just making my time
more efficient.
It's not efficient for you to take a
class with a teacher who is inferior.
You know what? It'd be really nice if
people didn't throw their trash in my car.
'Cause this is my car.
And second of all, Principal
Taylor, you look hot.
Thank you. Thank you.
Yes, ma'am.
I've got little
butterflies in my stomach.
Coach Taylor!
Coach Taylor,
the problem remains,
your team imploded in last year's playoffs
when Smash Williams hurt his knee.
Again, if we couldn't
win without him then,
how can we win
now that he's graduated?
The team's got a lot of spirit.
Team's doing just fine.
Very solid, very solid.
Go, go, go, go!
Go! Get your ass up!
Hut!
You have Tim Riggins stepping into Smash
Williams' crucial role at tailback.
What if he decides to take off
to Mexico like he did last year?
Yes, Tim Riggins,
is he focused?
Yeah!
One thing I can guarantee
about Tim Riggins
is that he is focused on
football and only football.
How are Riggins and Saracen?
How are they jelling?
Just keep running for the ball.
I'm putting the ball where you got to be.
Tim and Matt are like brothers.
How about that new
quarterback from Dallas?
You know, J.D. McCoy?
McCoy?
There's rumors that he
may replace Saracen.
Hey.
Nice snag, come up.
J.D. McCoy is
a freshman.
Yeah, but he broke State records
when he was in middle school.
And since you're in a rebuilding
year anyway, it makes...
We're not in a rebuilding year.
No, we're not in
a rebuilding year.
So you're saying
Matt Saracen's your man?
That is very much
what I'm saying.
Matt Saracen, whether he's on
the field or off the field,
whatever you throw at that
young man, he can handle.
I can't get this knot out of my shoe, okay?
Can we just...
Matt, forget about it.
You're not gonna do it.
You've been working on it all summer.
Let's go.
Take your time,
y'all! Seriously.
Look, my point is that
this is your senior year,
and after this, it's all just...
It's all just downhill.
I mean, right, Tyra? Doesn't he need
to soak up every second of this?
Look, this year is all about doing well
so I can get out of Dillon forever.
That's all I care about.
Baby, that's not the
point of what I'm...
Don't call me that.
What's going on
with y'all two now?
We broke up.
Taking a break.
We broke up.
Three steps back, watch your shoulders.
Ear high. Left.
Is that...
Is that J.D.
Get your shoulder rotation...
Looks like the plot just thickened, man.
Let's just go to the pep rally.
Don't even worry about
that two-game rumor deal.
What two-game
rumor?
I got it under control.
I want to ask all of you
only one question.
You ready for Friday night?
Here are your 2008
Dillon Panthers.
Lyla, rise and shine, baby.
I've made your favorite.
Pegs and eggs.
And chocolate-chip
pancakes.
Lyla.
Dad, I'm not seven anymore.
I know.
Okay.
But I'm just so happy
you're here.
It's first day of school
and you're a senior,
and you can go to any college you
want to, and I'm proud of you,
and you're here with me and not
with Mom in Northern California
with some vegetarian,
raising figs. I'm just...
It's a great day,
baby! Let's go!
I'll be out in five.
All right.
Is there enough pegs and eggs for me?
Shut up.
I really need to get a
workout before breakfast.
You know what?
No! No! No!
What are you gonna do? Come on.
Let's go!
Well, hell, you cut off
two tenths of a second.
Two tenths?
Two tenths.
Let's call Sammy Meade.
Tell him I'll be able to run in Buddy
Garrity's 5K charity race this year.
Listen to me. You go see
that doctor tomorrow,
tell him I want to start doing
some side-to-side on that knee.
Find out what he has to say.
Understand? Coach.
Why are you spending
all this time on me?
I mean, I graduated,
I'm not your problem anymore.
The reason I'm spending
all this time on you
is because I wanna get you
on a team and into college
so I don't have to see your ugly face
over at the Alamo Freeze anymore.
You call me after
you see that doctor.
Yes, sir.
All right.
Don't forget to pick up
those cones!
Good morning.
Good to see y'all.
Yeah, here we go.
Hey, Mrs. Taylor.
Hey, great to see you this year.
Hey, Principal T.
Cute haircut!
Hi, Tyra.
Congratulations.
Thank you.
It's gonna be a great year.
Good luck.
For you!
You're gonna have a good day.
Thank you.
Hi, honey, how...
Principal Taylor?
Hello, Vice-Principal Trucks,
how are you this morning?
Good morning.
The air conditioning system's down
and we have 34 students
on Cortese Avenue
that have been abandoned because
there was no room on the school bus.
Oh, good Lord. All right, we need to
get those students taken care of...
I've borrowed the team buses,
I put a request into the district
for three additional buses.
Hopefully, that will
get us one.
Okay, all right, so they're gonna
be taken care of, those kids?
Yes. All right, great.
What about the AC?
We put a Band-Aid on it and
pray, like we always have.
All right. Thank you.
Thank you for dealing with that.
Don't forget the budget's
due by the end of the week.
Yes. I'm collecting all the data for that.
Have a great day.
Hi.
That was good.
Hey, how are you?
Hey, Tim.
Hey.
I guess I lost the lottery.
I'm your rally girl this year.
Damn!
Uh, Lyla, rally girl.
Hi.
Hey, Lyla.
So are you two together?
Um... No.
No, we're just friends.
We're buddies. Good buddies.
Strong friends. Yeah.
Good friends. Buddies.
Okay.
Anyway, Tim, anything you
need, anytime you want it.
Well.
Well, that's good, I think we've
spent enough time in school today.
I say we go up to the roof
and see what happens.
What about homeroom?
What about homeroom?
Go, go, go!
Inside shoulder.
Inside shoulder.
Set your feet, J.D.
Set your feet.
All right, pick them up!
Pick them up! Knees up!
McCoy is looking good, Coach.
We'll see what happens
when the marbles drop.
White, 9!
White, 9! Hut!
Matt, what the hell
are you doing? Get the ball!
Come on, Matt, you got to
make it straight! Let's go!
I'd love to see my boy
get some reps out there.
Oh, yeah, that'll happen.
Let's go! Get your head
in the game, let's go.
Get on the ball!
Riggins!
Who the hell is that
up there, talking to him?
That's J.D. McCoy's
daddy.
Big beer distributor.
Call him the Stud of Suds.
Look at old Buddy
sucking up, up there.
Hey, Buddy!
Let's go, gentlemen!
What schools were you
thinking of applying to?
Oh, I was thinking
of U.T. Austin,
TMU, Southern Methodist,
maybe A&M.
I see.
Tyra,
you really think
that sounds realistic?
Well... Okay, I know
A&M is a long shot, but...
You have a 2.6 GPA.
There is no way any of those
schools that you just mentioned
are going to
seriously consider...
But you got to look
at my progress.
I mean, my grades from last
year have radically improved.
I know, but your 1.
Freshman year still counts. It all counts.
I just don't want you to waste your time...
Mrs. Taylor, she told me...
Miss Collette, state
schools are a pipe dream.
You need to start thinking
about other options.
Technical colleges,
junior colleges.
Like Dillon Tech?
Don't look down on Dillon Tech.
It's a good option. It's...
It's a realistic option.
Whoa! Burning the
midnight oil, are you?
Buddy, how you doing?
T. Tami, what are you doing,
making some big power moves?
Oh, yeah, it's
awfully glamorous.
Right now, I'm trying to decide
if we can afford chalk
or soap this year.
Wish I was kidding.
T. Tami, I'm here
to cheer you up.
You always cheer me up.
I got just two words for you.
What?
JumboTron.
JumboTron?
Mmm-hmm.
Have you ever seen two people
engaged on a JumboTron
at a football game?
I mean, just think about it.
Love and football are the two
greatest things in the world.
You put the two together, put it
on a 30-foot Mitsubishi screen,
and it's pure nirvana.
That's a big check!
Yes, ma'am.
Oh, my. We...
We have lost four teachers
to budget cuts this year.
We need a JumboTron, you think?
Well, no, Tami,
we don't need one.
But we want one.
And we're gonna have one
because of that.
And you're gonna get
all the credit.
That's a lot of zeros right
there, is what that is.
Yes, it is.
You and I are gonna make a
beautiful team together, T. Tami.
For six weeks, it's great.
Great sex, great
everything, you know?
Then we go to school, it's like a...
It's like a 180.
Sounds to me, Tim,
like you got a problem.
It's what it sounds like.
Now, I told you from day one that Lyla
Garrity was never gonna take you seriously.
One of these days, you're gonna
stop with all this screwing around
and find you the love
of a good woman.
Like I got with Mindy.
Yeah, Billy, you got a real
fairy tale going on right now.
That's a job, Tim.
You think I give a crap
that my girlfriend's giving some
50-year-old fatass trucker a lap dance?
Hey! Hey, Mind!
I love you, baby!
No, I'm lucky.
I love you.
See? You see that, Tim?
Hey, that's public.
Look at me.
That's love.
The whole Lyla thing, you...
She went to bed with Jesus,
and woke up with you.
Jesus, you.
You are a rebound from Jesus.
No, I'm not a rebound.
You're a summer fling, Tim.
I don't believe that.
The A.C.L. is
healing nicely.
The muscles surrounding your knee are
getting stronger, which is great.
Looks like you are on your
way to a full recovery.
Got yourself a clean
bill of health, son.
That's wonderful,
ain't that wonderful?
He still gonna get that
scholarship, I know it. Mom.
I'm just trying
to think positive...
I lost the scholarship.
They gave it away.
Well, they said for you
to contact them...
The semester started.
Kickoff's this week. I missed the year.
And Dr. Rabinow, if
everything's back to normal,
why am I still half a second slow on
the 40 than I was before the injury?
Well, Smash, your
progress has been great.
But there's no guarantee that you'll
regain the same speed you had pre-injury.
So you're saying this is
the fastest I'm gonna get?
Possibly.
Look, you need to be thankful for the
progress that you've made so far.
And keep working at it,
and that's all you can do.
Well? Hold on one second.
I'm almost done.
Well, it's taking you
long enough.
Well, there's a lot
of calculations...
Landry, honey? Did you get to fix that toilet?
I really got to go.
Yeah, I fixed it, but y'all are gonna
have to start flushing gently.
And tell Mindy to stop putting
so much toilet paper in it.
You are so smart,
thank you, you angel.
Isn't he fantastic?
Mom, you're embarrassing me.
Thank you, sweetheart.
You have fun.
You see something?
Um...
If I carry the one...
What?
Okay, so...
In order for you to get a 3.5 GPA
overall, you're gonna need to get
like a 6.4 GPA
this year,
which is gonna be tough.
I just wanted to say I'm so honored to
be here with you all this year, and...
And I'm here to make
your jobs easier.
I'm here to make us all
the best educators we can be.
So please, I want open dialogue,
I want you all to speak up,
and I wanna open
the floor right now,
for questions or comments or
concerns or anything, and...
Anybody. I'd love to hear.
Bill.
Any chance the four teachers that got
laid off are gonna return? Be replaced?
Well, you know, we're working
through the budget right now.
It's tricky, that's
gonna be a tricky one,
and I know it's gonna weigh
on each and every one of you,
'cause we're all gonna...
So we're not even gonna get a Spanish teacher
that actually speaks Spanish?
How about supplies?
I've been teaching out of the
same history book for 15 years.
You know, I do have
textbooks in the budget.
Did you know a lot of us
buy our own supplies?
Yes.
It's true.
I'll start making a list.
I'll at least try to get...
How about just
getting us some paper?
All right!
Let's go!
What's your read, Matt?
Black eight!
Black eight, hut!
Throw the ball!
Throw the ball!
Get rid of it!
Saracen, Riggins,
get over here! Come here!
Let's go, Riggins!
Let's go!
Is there something going on
I need to know about?
Let me tell you two something, you
better get it together right now.
'Cause if you don't, I will
replace you, I promise you that.
You got me?
Yes, sir.
Yes, sir.
Make it work.
Let's go out there and run
it the right way. Let's go.
Let's go. MAN: Come on, let's move it!
Look alive! Let's go!
What the hell is that?
What the hell is that?
It's smoothies. J.D.
McCoy's daddy bought us all smoothies.
Not for now, for after the
practice, when we're done.
Smoothies?
Yeah, those frosty, tangy things
with the non-fat yogurt...
I know what the hell
a smoothie is.
Tell him to get the
hell off the field.
You mean for good, or to
come back later? Or what?
I mean, tell him we don't
need any damn smoothies.
All right...
All right, all right.
Get that pink-ass truck off the field!
Just get him out of here!
Just move
it off the premises! Let's go!
Damn! I wanted
a smoothie, man.
What was that, Charles?
What did you say?
You want a smoothie?
Yes. You know what?
I'd like a smoothie too, Charles.
It'd be good, wouldn't it?
But you know why I'm not gonna
have a smoothie, Charles?
'Cause I don't feel like
I deserve a smoothie!
Does anybody else out here feel
like you deserve a smoothie?
I'll tell you what,
we win Friday night,
and you can have all the damn
smoothies you want, gentlemen.
Let's go!
Tyra! Hey!
Hey, is everything okay?
Fine.
Where are you going?
Ditching class.
Wait a minute. Uh-uh.
No, you're not ditching class.
Come here. What are you doing?
You're not ditching class.
It's your senior year.
After all we've talked about...
Why? Why?
So I can get into Dillon Tech?
What do you mean?
What are you talking about?
Well, that's the only college I'm gonna
be able to get into, ain't that right?
Wait a minute, hon.
Hold on. Hold on. No.
You filled my head with all
of these possibilities, okay?
What are you talking about?
TMU, University of Texas.
That's right.
Yeah, but none of that is
possible with my grades, is it?
It's not just about grades.
Oh, it's not just about grades?
The average student getting
into UT has a 3.8, TMU is 3.7.
Well, so what?
I never said it was gonna be easy.
But you never said it was
gonna be impossible.
I've worked my ass off
these last two years.
I know!
You know, Mr. Trucks,
he had a good point.
I got to be more realistic.
Wait a minute, honey...
Put my time to better use.
No, ma'am!
No, ma'am.
You come back here right now. Tyra!
You come back here right now!
Girl! Listen!
After all we've been through.
Don't do this!
Tyra, don't do it.
Julie, let's go!
Here.
Wow. Eggs.
What's the occasion?
The occasion is, your mother wants
you to start eating breakfast
because it's the most important meal of
the day, that's what the occasion is.
Dad, I only eat
free-range eggs.
That's the most ridiculous thing
I've ever heard. Eat your eggs.
So you got dumped with
me and Gracie again?
No, your mother had to deal with an
urgent air-conditioning situation.
You know if I had my own car,
I could drop Gracie off
in the morning
and pick her up at night.
Well, you don't have you own car.
Sit down, eat your eggs. We'll be late.
Well, I can fix
my schedule right, okay?
So Mom wanted me to take
an AP English class,
and Mr. Munios is teaching AP
English class in third period,
so I could take seventh
and eighth period free,
and then take social studies during
fifth period as an independent study.
Uh-huh.
And today is the last day
I can make schedule changes,
so I was hoping you could sign.
Sign? Honey, I'm not gonna sign off
on anything without your mom's permission.
Dad, please. I've been trying to get
her all week, she's been so busy.
Hang on. I know.
Sorry. I can't do that.
Is it something
you want me to do?
You want me
to get a job, right?
You want me to become more
responsible, join the work force,
set goals for myself, become an
adult, become independent, right?
Please?
Sit down, eat your eggs
and I'll look at it.
She's throwing riddles
at me, Williams.
What do I do?
This is in exchange
for shutting up about Lyla.
All right?
All right.
I heard you're playing
my old position.
How's life at tailback?
You want the truth?
I'd go back to fullback
in a heartbeat.
I got Coach, I got 7 riding
my ass every single day
like I asked for the gig.
And you're gonna like this one,
I'm reminded every single day I'm
out there I'm no Smash Williams.
We in the same boat, Rigg.
I've just been told I'm not
Smash Williams, either.
What do you mean?
The knee.
I'm slow.
Doctor said I'm as good as done, but
Coach thinks I should keep trying.
Okay, wait.
Doctor says
you can't do it, right?
Right?
What's the issue?
That's a very good question.
Your love line is so deep.
Oh, yeah, it is.
You know what that means, right?
No.
It means you're, like,
really good in bed.
Yeah, you know, I've actually heard
all the stories about you, Tim.
Good ones or what?
Yeah.
But, I mean, I've never gotten to,
like, experience it for myself.
No, you haven't.
Get off him, Jolene.
Jolene Pinchel, Tim?
Really?
Well, I mean...
Why is it the minute
you walk into this school
you turn into some dumb jock?
What is the problem with
being a Panther, now?
Everything! Everything!
And everyone looks at you
as, like, the pinnacle
of the dumbest part of it.
And you just totally
play into it.
I've no idea what
you're talking about.
Really? Really?
You know what the problem really is,
is that you don't take me seriously.
It's like I'm
some fling to you.
You're not a fling.
Okay, then what's the problem?
Shoot. Okay. You wanna know
what the problem is, Tim?
You scare me.
I scare you?
Yeah. You scare me.
You're Tim Riggins.
You show up drunk to school.
You don't do your...
You have rally girls do your homework for you.
You don't go to class. You...
Your relationships last
about 20 minutes.
How am I supposed to
take you seriously
if you don't
take yourself seriously?
Hey, Coach.
I'm sorry to barge in on you,
I don't mean to bother you.
But you know, I had to stop by and apologize
for those smoothies the other day.
'Cause that was one
dumbass move.
You know, I heard on the
radio, record high,
so I figured I'd make
this big gesture,
and now you must think I'm just one of
those in-your-face football dads now.
So, sorry,
that is my apology.
I can't take that.
Oh, come on.
That's a nice bottle of Scotch,
and those are two Cuban cigars.
So if I were you,
I would take those.
I'm sure they are,
but I can't take that.
Can I tell you what I hate?
I hate all those bozos on the
radio clamoring for your job.
All those people that say
you made a mistake
building an offense
around Smash Williams.
Now, where were those people
when you won the state championship
with that strategy? Please!
If you have a star like Smash,
you build a team
around him. Period.
We just need a couple of wins.
That'll shut them up.
It probably won't,
but it's a start.
And what you did
with Matt Saracen,
that truly amazes me.
Well, he's a great talent.
That's the thing.
He is not a great talent.
He is an average talent.
He is 5'9",
he runs a 4'7, 9'40,
and he has
a mediocre arm at best.
Only a great coach like you could've
ever made it to State with him.
I don't know about that.
I do.
That's why I'm here, Coach.
My boy, J.D.
He's the real deal.
He is a great quarterback, and I
want him mentored by a great coach.
And that is why I moved my
family to Dillon, Texas.
Sir, are you telling me that you
moved down here from Dallas
just for this football team?
For you, sir.
For you.
You are looking
at the next Jason Street.
You got a franchise sitting
right under your nose.
All you gotta do is sniff.
Anyway...
I can't take these.
Well now, a gift given
is a gift given.
If you care to pass it on to
somebody else, be my guest.
I'm looking forward to Friday.
Hope J.D. gets some snaps.
Hey.
Hey.
It's 9:45. I know.
I had to stay
and make photocopies of the new
budget for the whole staff
because the district won't let
us pay secretaries overtime.
And you know what else?
Miss Walker quit.
'Cause she's going to St.
Matthews, 'cause at St. Matthews,
they have smaller classes
and they have resources.
So that's where she's going.
Wow.
I feel like an idiot.
I thought I was gonna go in there
with all my great ideas, and...
They don't need my great ideas.
They just need money, that's all they need.
Don't do that.
Come here. You'll be all right.
It'll be all right.
Mmm-hmm.
It's early on.
Five years from now, you'll
look back and laugh on it.
"Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!"
Come on.
You're just trying to get laid.
It's 9:45.
Honey...
Is this Julie's new schedule?
Mmm-hmm.
Oh, shoot.
She's in stupid Munios's
English AP class.
I signed it. It's all right.
I signed it for her.
What are you talking about?
You did not tell her
that was all right.
That was the
whole conversation,
is that she needs
to take AP English...
She is taking an
AP English class.
With Dr. Wells.
Julie!
Should I not have
signed it for her?
Julie.
She needed someone to sign
the piece of paper Honey...
'cause she was going to school that morning
and she couldn't get in touch with you.
She said she's been trying to talk
to you about it and she can't,
so I signed it for her.
Honey, we're gonna have to change the schedule.
Well, we can't change it.
Dad already signed off on it.
Did you not understand
the part where I said
that you needed to be in Dr.
Wells' English class, no matter what?
Mom, they are both AP
English teachers, correct?
That is correct.
But as you well know,
Dr. Wells is a much more
experienced, much better teacher.
It's all taken care of, and yesterday
was the last day you could change it.
That's why I signed it.
Well, you know
what's a great thing?
The great thing is,
I'm the principal.
And that's something I can change.
So that's gonna be changed, okay?
Mom, you can't do...
End of discussion!
Why are you getting so mad?
There is a baby asleep in this house.
Don't you raise your voices.
Did you know you're supposed...
That is the end
of the discussion!
Come here.
Did you know you weren't supposed
to be in Munios's class?
I'm asking.
When you see that car in our
driveway, you're gonna be 25.
You know what we're
looking at right now?
Yeah, a bunch of white people
that can't dance
and need to lose
a lot of weight.
My future, Landry.
Right there, right in front of me.
I'm gonna become my
sister, then my momma.
Why'd I think I'd be
any different, you know?
Stop. Stop!
Shop! Just...
Come on. Shh.
This guy seems like
he's got something to say.
Let's listen him out.
Shut your mouth!
Come on!
Mindy Collette.
I know we've only been
dating for five weeks,
and, you know, when we started
dating, I saw a future for you
and me here...
Here in Dillon, Texas,
I see you and me having, like, three or four
little Mindys and Billys running around,
maybe... Maybe less.
But, uh...
I humble myself here at
Seven Se?oritas Cantina,
and I ask you,
will you marry me?
Will you spend the rest
of your life with me?
Yes!
Oh. Honey, honey,
don't be blue.
There's a man for you in Dillon,
right here, maybe in this room.
I gotta sit down.
Hey, honey.
Billy Riggins just proposed
to my sister.
Congratulations. No, no.
It's not worth congratulating.
They're just gonna have a kid
and get divorced,
and Mindy's gonna spend the rest of her
life going after Billy for child support.
Look, I love
my sister. I do.
And I want her to be happy,
and I hope she will be.
But I don't wanna
end up like her.
And the thing is, is that I am good at math.
I'm good with numbers.
I would be great
at business, and, you know,
I want that for myself.
I want that so badly.
I'd do anything
to go to college.
But, see, the thing is, Vice-Principal
Trucks, he thinks I'm a moron.
And I know that you're
the principal now,
and I'm so proud
of you for that,
and I know you're
super busy, but...
I need your help.
Come on in, honey.
Come on. Come on.
You're late.
You're not dressed.
What's going on?
I'm not gonna do this
anymore, Coach T.
Well, you're not gonna do what?
Pretend like I got a shot in
hell of getting a scholarship,
or playing football again.
Look, it's over.
You let me
tell you something...
Look, I appreciate everything
you've been doing,
but the truth is, I'm
never gonna be who I was.
I gotta start living
my life as Brian.
I'm never gonna be Smash again.
All right, Brian.
It's your decision.
Thanks for everything, Coach.
I had the best time
of my life on this field.
Miss Collette. Here's my application
for the University of Texas.
I'd appreciate
your thoughts on it.
Also, I'm gonna be running for
Student Council President.
Here is my petition
with all my signatures.
One more thing.
Don't tell me that I
can't get into college
ever again.
If I don't get in, then
you can call me an idiot.
But I don't wanna hear that
from you again.
See, I don't accept
that fate for myself,
and I'm gonna do everything
in my power to avoid it.
Hey, hon.
You were right, about
the whole Julie thing.
I should have spoken to you
about that beforehand.
Well, I think that's true,
you know, I wouldn't have done
that myself, the way you did,
but I know she needed to
have more of a conversation,
I know I was not
available for that...
Thank you for the apology.
I didn't want you to be mad
at me on big opening night.
I can never be mad at my wife.
It's that damn principal.
All right. She's got to
get back to work.
All right. See?
I'm not mad at you.
Is that a new computer?
Mmm-hmm.
Didn't y'all just get new
computers the year before...
Couple years ago. These are networked
so we can communicate in-house.
How nice for you.
How is it so cool in here?
It feels like it's 68 degrees.
It's the way I like it.
It's the way I like it.
The long dry
season is over, folks.
We are finally back
under the lights,
and we are ready
to play some football.
Set!
Matt Saracen
lines up on the center.
He steps back
and pitches it to Riggins.
Riggins has it.
He's got room!
He cuts up the middle. Oh, my!
He runs through the secondary,
puts his shoulder down,
and Riggins has smashed his
way through the secondary
and the Dillon Panthers are
in the red zone, play one.
Whoo-ee, what a start.
Saracen back.
He options to Riggins.
He cuts inside.
Big stiff arm.
He clears another tackle.
Riggins running like a man possessed!
He's in the barn, folks!
Touchdown, Panthers!
Saracen over the ball.
Hut!
Here's the snap.
He brings it back...
Whoa! Saracen,
he's gonna keep it!
Nice little move on the inside,
he's picked up some blockers.
And it is a touchdown
for Matt Saracen!
It's a hand-off to Riggins, up the middle.
He's got one man to beat!
Oh, and he's airborne!
Touchdown, Tim Riggins!
He ain't no
Smash Williams, folks,
but Tim Riggins is smashing
everything in his path.
It's a brand new year
for the Dillon Panthers,
and Coach Taylor is putting
on a clinic here tonight.
Coach Taylor is taking out
his starting backfield.
They've done an absolutely
outstanding job tonight.
And here he comes, folks. J.D.
"Young Gun" McCoy, the phenom from Big D.
Go, Panthers, go!
Go, Panthers, go!
J.D. takes the snap.
McCoy is back to pass.
He sets up, and he fires.
Oh! He throws a strike
and completion up the middle.
Good job! Yeah!
McCoy is really looking sharp
here in these closing minutes.
Hut!
Oh, my God!
A perfect pass!
Just sailed on the wings of
angels into the receiver's hands.
Ladies and gentlemen, it is
Jason Street reincarnated.
That boy can throw a football!
It's completely digital.
It's got 7.1 surround sound.
It is just a beautiful
JumboTron, I'm telling you.
Tami Taylor is the brain child
behind all of this.
I think we should
give her the credit.
The JumboTron!
Oh, the JumboTron!
It is gonna bring us national attention, too.
We're talking ESPN, baby.
Can I talk to you
for a quick sec?
Absolutely.
All right.
Excuse me.
You know what? I can't stop worrying about
all the things that the school needs.
You know, I mean, the school
needs basic, basic things.
Like teachers, for one.
Yeah.
You know, and pencils, and
chalk, and textbooks, and...
I mean, we need those things.
I know.
I'm totally supportive
of the academics.
Last year, we did the bake
sale, we did the cake sell.
You know, we did I think $3,000
on that Howdy Doody thing.
We can do that again...
Buddy, Buddy.
I have decided,
I'm going to reallocate the
JumboTron funds to academics.
No, wait, Tami, the funds
have been earmarked...
I've checked with the district.
It turns out, according to the bylaws,
the principal has the final jurisdiction
over the allocation of funds.
In the past, the way
we've always done it...
Well, Buddy, this year,
it's gonna be different.
I'm sorry.
See you. Bye.
Hey.
Hey.
How are you?
Good.
Two things.
Thank you
for kind of kicking my ass in
gear, 'cause I know I needed it.
And I kind of owe
tonight to you.
And two,
I'm okay if you don't
tell anyone about us.
As long as this works with you.
Wow.
All right.
Tim.
Yeah?
Hi, Steve.
How are you doing?
Hey, Coach. Nice win.
Congratulations.
Thanks for putting
my boy in there.
Well, you know what, we always
give the other boys a chance,
once we got one in the bag.
Well, I appreciate it.
You're very welcome.
All right.
Coach? Good job.
Thank you, everybody!
Without further ado,
ladies and gentlemen,
great moments of Panthers play!
Yeah! Smash!
Hey.
Get in.
You realize this is the whitest
sport in history, right?
It's yours.
My point, Coach.
You know what?
You wanna work at the Alamo Freeze?
I don't give a damn.
You go ahead, you work at the Alamo Freeze.
But look me in the eye and you tell
me you don't wanna play football.
I didn't say I didn't
want to, I said I can't.
I don't buy that crap.
Look, I lost my scholarship,
I'm slow,
and no school wants me.
How's that?
Look, man.
I don't know how it works.
Maybe you have
to change your game.
Humble yourself.
I don't know.
But I can promise you this.
We can figure it out.
If you want this,
I will help you get it.
Into college,
and playing football again.
And I can promise you I won't
stop until you get there.
Can I ask you why this
means so much to you?
'Cause I need
something good to happen.
There is nothing wrong
with your knee.
Man, if you want this,
it is waiting for you.
I can't want it for you.
Slammin' Sammy Meade, folks,
and Panther football
is just five days away,
and you know what that means.
Time to start talking.
Coach Eric Taylor, misunderstood
genius or one-hit wonder?
John from Seven Lakes, you're on.
Come on, what do you got?
I tell you, Sammy, I was all
for bringing Taylor back from TMU
even though he abandoned us.
Yeah.
But we all saw what happened,
which was, Smash
Williams got injured.
And the guy had
no backup plan. Zero.
I honestly don't see what a more
practical car is than a 2002 Celica.
The
sprinkler's on!
It's not about the Celica.
I know it's a practical car.
It's about the fact that I can't
have you changing your classes.
You need to be in Dr. Wells'
English class. Period.
Mom, I only put
12,000 miles on the car.
And they were all to church, so
technically they're all Christian miles.
I don't really care what
kind of miles they are.
You act as though
I'm dropping out of school.
She's not listening to me.
I just want to get a job.
I'm taking the same amount
of classes in fewer hours.
I'm just making my time
more efficient.
It's not efficient for you to take a
class with a teacher who is inferior.
You know what? It'd be really nice if
people didn't throw their trash in my car.
'Cause this is my car.
And second of all, Principal
Taylor, you look hot.
Thank you. Thank you.
Yes, ma'am.
I've got little
butterflies in my stomach.
Coach Taylor!
Coach Taylor,
the problem remains,
your team imploded in last year's playoffs
when Smash Williams hurt his knee.
Again, if we couldn't
win without him then,
how can we win
now that he's graduated?
The team's got a lot of spirit.
Team's doing just fine.
Very solid, very solid.
Go, go, go, go!
Go! Get your ass up!
Hut!
You have Tim Riggins stepping into Smash
Williams' crucial role at tailback.
What if he decides to take off
to Mexico like he did last year?
Yes, Tim Riggins,
is he focused?
Yeah!
One thing I can guarantee
about Tim Riggins
is that he is focused on
football and only football.
How are Riggins and Saracen?
How are they jelling?
Just keep running for the ball.
I'm putting the ball where you got to be.
Tim and Matt are like brothers.
How about that new
quarterback from Dallas?
You know, J.D. McCoy?
McCoy?
There's rumors that he
may replace Saracen.
Hey.
Nice snag, come up.
J.D. McCoy is
a freshman.
Yeah, but he broke State records
when he was in middle school.
And since you're in a rebuilding
year anyway, it makes...
We're not in a rebuilding year.
No, we're not in
a rebuilding year.
So you're saying
Matt Saracen's your man?
That is very much
what I'm saying.
Matt Saracen, whether he's on
the field or off the field,
whatever you throw at that
young man, he can handle.
I can't get this knot out of my shoe, okay?
Can we just...
Matt, forget about it.
You're not gonna do it.
You've been working on it all summer.
Let's go.
Take your time,
y'all! Seriously.
Look, my point is that
this is your senior year,
and after this, it's all just...
It's all just downhill.
I mean, right, Tyra? Doesn't he need
to soak up every second of this?
Look, this year is all about doing well
so I can get out of Dillon forever.
That's all I care about.
Baby, that's not the
point of what I'm...
Don't call me that.
What's going on
with y'all two now?
We broke up.
Taking a break.
We broke up.
Three steps back, watch your shoulders.
Ear high. Left.
Is that...
Is that J.D.
Get your shoulder rotation...
Looks like the plot just thickened, man.
Let's just go to the pep rally.
Don't even worry about
that two-game rumor deal.
What two-game
rumor?
I got it under control.
I want to ask all of you
only one question.
You ready for Friday night?
Here are your 2008
Dillon Panthers.
Lyla, rise and shine, baby.
I've made your favorite.
Pegs and eggs.
And chocolate-chip
pancakes.
Lyla.
Dad, I'm not seven anymore.
I know.
Okay.
But I'm just so happy
you're here.
It's first day of school
and you're a senior,
and you can go to any college you
want to, and I'm proud of you,
and you're here with me and not
with Mom in Northern California
with some vegetarian,
raising figs. I'm just...
It's a great day,
baby! Let's go!
I'll be out in five.
All right.
Is there enough pegs and eggs for me?
Shut up.
I really need to get a
workout before breakfast.
You know what?
No! No! No!
What are you gonna do? Come on.
Let's go!
Well, hell, you cut off
two tenths of a second.
Two tenths?
Two tenths.
Let's call Sammy Meade.
Tell him I'll be able to run in Buddy
Garrity's 5K charity race this year.
Listen to me. You go see
that doctor tomorrow,
tell him I want to start doing
some side-to-side on that knee.
Find out what he has to say.
Understand? Coach.
Why are you spending
all this time on me?
I mean, I graduated,
I'm not your problem anymore.
The reason I'm spending
all this time on you
is because I wanna get you
on a team and into college
so I don't have to see your ugly face
over at the Alamo Freeze anymore.
You call me after
you see that doctor.
Yes, sir.
All right.
Don't forget to pick up
those cones!
Good morning.
Good to see y'all.
Yeah, here we go.
Hey, Mrs. Taylor.
Hey, great to see you this year.
Hey, Principal T.
Cute haircut!
Hi, Tyra.
Congratulations.
Thank you.
It's gonna be a great year.
Good luck.
For you!
You're gonna have a good day.
Thank you.
Hi, honey, how...
Principal Taylor?
Hello, Vice-Principal Trucks,
how are you this morning?
Good morning.
The air conditioning system's down
and we have 34 students
on Cortese Avenue
that have been abandoned because
there was no room on the school bus.
Oh, good Lord. All right, we need to
get those students taken care of...
I've borrowed the team buses,
I put a request into the district
for three additional buses.
Hopefully, that will
get us one.
Okay, all right, so they're gonna
be taken care of, those kids?
Yes. All right, great.
What about the AC?
We put a Band-Aid on it and
pray, like we always have.
All right. Thank you.
Thank you for dealing with that.
Don't forget the budget's
due by the end of the week.
Yes. I'm collecting all the data for that.
Have a great day.
Hi.
That was good.
Hey, how are you?
Hey, Tim.
Hey.
I guess I lost the lottery.
I'm your rally girl this year.
Damn!
Uh, Lyla, rally girl.
Hi.
Hey, Lyla.
So are you two together?
Um... No.
No, we're just friends.
We're buddies. Good buddies.
Strong friends. Yeah.
Good friends. Buddies.
Okay.
Anyway, Tim, anything you
need, anytime you want it.
Well.
Well, that's good, I think we've
spent enough time in school today.
I say we go up to the roof
and see what happens.
What about homeroom?
What about homeroom?
Go, go, go!
Inside shoulder.
Inside shoulder.
Set your feet, J.D.
Set your feet.
All right, pick them up!
Pick them up! Knees up!
McCoy is looking good, Coach.
We'll see what happens
when the marbles drop.
White, 9!
White, 9! Hut!
Matt, what the hell
are you doing? Get the ball!
Come on, Matt, you got to
make it straight! Let's go!
I'd love to see my boy
get some reps out there.
Oh, yeah, that'll happen.
Let's go! Get your head
in the game, let's go.
Get on the ball!
Riggins!
Who the hell is that
up there, talking to him?
That's J.D. McCoy's
daddy.
Big beer distributor.
Call him the Stud of Suds.
Look at old Buddy
sucking up, up there.
Hey, Buddy!
Let's go, gentlemen!
What schools were you
thinking of applying to?
Oh, I was thinking
of U.T. Austin,
TMU, Southern Methodist,
maybe A&M.
I see.
Tyra,
you really think
that sounds realistic?
Well... Okay, I know
A&M is a long shot, but...
You have a 2.6 GPA.
There is no way any of those
schools that you just mentioned
are going to
seriously consider...
But you got to look
at my progress.
I mean, my grades from last
year have radically improved.
I know, but your 1.
Freshman year still counts. It all counts.
I just don't want you to waste your time...
Mrs. Taylor, she told me...
Miss Collette, state
schools are a pipe dream.
You need to start thinking
about other options.
Technical colleges,
junior colleges.
Like Dillon Tech?
Don't look down on Dillon Tech.
It's a good option. It's...
It's a realistic option.
Whoa! Burning the
midnight oil, are you?
Buddy, how you doing?
T. Tami, what are you doing,
making some big power moves?
Oh, yeah, it's
awfully glamorous.
Right now, I'm trying to decide
if we can afford chalk
or soap this year.
Wish I was kidding.
T. Tami, I'm here
to cheer you up.
You always cheer me up.
I got just two words for you.
What?
JumboTron.
JumboTron?
Mmm-hmm.
Have you ever seen two people
engaged on a JumboTron
at a football game?
I mean, just think about it.
Love and football are the two
greatest things in the world.
You put the two together, put it
on a 30-foot Mitsubishi screen,
and it's pure nirvana.
That's a big check!
Yes, ma'am.
Oh, my. We...
We have lost four teachers
to budget cuts this year.
We need a JumboTron, you think?
Well, no, Tami,
we don't need one.
But we want one.
And we're gonna have one
because of that.
And you're gonna get
all the credit.
That's a lot of zeros right
there, is what that is.
Yes, it is.
You and I are gonna make a
beautiful team together, T. Tami.
For six weeks, it's great.
Great sex, great
everything, you know?
Then we go to school, it's like a...
It's like a 180.
Sounds to me, Tim,
like you got a problem.
It's what it sounds like.
Now, I told you from day one that Lyla
Garrity was never gonna take you seriously.
One of these days, you're gonna
stop with all this screwing around
and find you the love
of a good woman.
Like I got with Mindy.
Yeah, Billy, you got a real
fairy tale going on right now.
That's a job, Tim.
You think I give a crap
that my girlfriend's giving some
50-year-old fatass trucker a lap dance?
Hey! Hey, Mind!
I love you, baby!
No, I'm lucky.
I love you.
See? You see that, Tim?
Hey, that's public.
Look at me.
That's love.
The whole Lyla thing, you...
She went to bed with Jesus,
and woke up with you.
Jesus, you.
You are a rebound from Jesus.
No, I'm not a rebound.
You're a summer fling, Tim.
I don't believe that.
The A.C.L. is
healing nicely.
The muscles surrounding your knee are
getting stronger, which is great.
Looks like you are on your
way to a full recovery.
Got yourself a clean
bill of health, son.
That's wonderful,
ain't that wonderful?
He still gonna get that
scholarship, I know it. Mom.
I'm just trying
to think positive...
I lost the scholarship.
They gave it away.
Well, they said for you
to contact them...
The semester started.
Kickoff's this week. I missed the year.
And Dr. Rabinow, if
everything's back to normal,
why am I still half a second slow on
the 40 than I was before the injury?
Well, Smash, your
progress has been great.
But there's no guarantee that you'll
regain the same speed you had pre-injury.
So you're saying this is
the fastest I'm gonna get?
Possibly.
Look, you need to be thankful for the
progress that you've made so far.
And keep working at it,
and that's all you can do.
Well? Hold on one second.
I'm almost done.
Well, it's taking you
long enough.
Well, there's a lot
of calculations...
Landry, honey? Did you get to fix that toilet?
I really got to go.
Yeah, I fixed it, but y'all are gonna
have to start flushing gently.
And tell Mindy to stop putting
so much toilet paper in it.
You are so smart,
thank you, you angel.
Isn't he fantastic?
Mom, you're embarrassing me.
Thank you, sweetheart.
You have fun.
You see something?
Um...
If I carry the one...
What?
Okay, so...
In order for you to get a 3.5 GPA
overall, you're gonna need to get
like a 6.4 GPA
this year,
which is gonna be tough.
I just wanted to say I'm so honored to
be here with you all this year, and...
And I'm here to make
your jobs easier.
I'm here to make us all
the best educators we can be.
So please, I want open dialogue,
I want you all to speak up,
and I wanna open
the floor right now,
for questions or comments or
concerns or anything, and...
Anybody. I'd love to hear.
Bill.
Any chance the four teachers that got
laid off are gonna return? Be replaced?
Well, you know, we're working
through the budget right now.
It's tricky, that's
gonna be a tricky one,
and I know it's gonna weigh
on each and every one of you,
'cause we're all gonna...
So we're not even gonna get a Spanish teacher
that actually speaks Spanish?
How about supplies?
I've been teaching out of the
same history book for 15 years.
You know, I do have
textbooks in the budget.
Did you know a lot of us
buy our own supplies?
Yes.
It's true.
I'll start making a list.
I'll at least try to get...
How about just
getting us some paper?
All right!
Let's go!
What's your read, Matt?
Black eight!
Black eight, hut!
Throw the ball!
Throw the ball!
Get rid of it!
Saracen, Riggins,
get over here! Come here!
Let's go, Riggins!
Let's go!
Is there something going on
I need to know about?
Let me tell you two something, you
better get it together right now.
'Cause if you don't, I will
replace you, I promise you that.
You got me?
Yes, sir.
Yes, sir.
Make it work.
Let's go out there and run
it the right way. Let's go.
Let's go. MAN: Come on, let's move it!
Look alive! Let's go!
What the hell is that?
What the hell is that?
It's smoothies. J.D.
McCoy's daddy bought us all smoothies.
Not for now, for after the
practice, when we're done.
Smoothies?
Yeah, those frosty, tangy things
with the non-fat yogurt...
I know what the hell
a smoothie is.
Tell him to get the
hell off the field.
You mean for good, or to
come back later? Or what?
I mean, tell him we don't
need any damn smoothies.
All right...
All right, all right.
Get that pink-ass truck off the field!
Just get him out of here!
Just move
it off the premises! Let's go!
Damn! I wanted
a smoothie, man.
What was that, Charles?
What did you say?
You want a smoothie?
Yes. You know what?
I'd like a smoothie too, Charles.
It'd be good, wouldn't it?
But you know why I'm not gonna
have a smoothie, Charles?
'Cause I don't feel like
I deserve a smoothie!
Does anybody else out here feel
like you deserve a smoothie?
I'll tell you what,
we win Friday night,
and you can have all the damn
smoothies you want, gentlemen.
Let's go!
Tyra! Hey!
Hey, is everything okay?
Fine.
Where are you going?
Ditching class.
Wait a minute. Uh-uh.
No, you're not ditching class.
Come here. What are you doing?
You're not ditching class.
It's your senior year.
After all we've talked about...
Why? Why?
So I can get into Dillon Tech?
What do you mean?
What are you talking about?
Well, that's the only college I'm gonna
be able to get into, ain't that right?
Wait a minute, hon.
Hold on. Hold on. No.
You filled my head with all
of these possibilities, okay?
What are you talking about?
TMU, University of Texas.
That's right.
Yeah, but none of that is
possible with my grades, is it?
It's not just about grades.
Oh, it's not just about grades?
The average student getting
into UT has a 3.8, TMU is 3.7.
Well, so what?
I never said it was gonna be easy.
But you never said it was
gonna be impossible.
I've worked my ass off
these last two years.
I know!
You know, Mr. Trucks,
he had a good point.
I got to be more realistic.
Wait a minute, honey...
Put my time to better use.
No, ma'am!
No, ma'am.
You come back here right now. Tyra!
You come back here right now!
Girl! Listen!
After all we've been through.
Don't do this!
Tyra, don't do it.
Julie, let's go!
Here.
Wow. Eggs.
What's the occasion?
The occasion is, your mother wants
you to start eating breakfast
because it's the most important meal of
the day, that's what the occasion is.
Dad, I only eat
free-range eggs.
That's the most ridiculous thing
I've ever heard. Eat your eggs.
So you got dumped with
me and Gracie again?
No, your mother had to deal with an
urgent air-conditioning situation.
You know if I had my own car,
I could drop Gracie off
in the morning
and pick her up at night.
Well, you don't have you own car.
Sit down, eat your eggs. We'll be late.
Well, I can fix
my schedule right, okay?
So Mom wanted me to take
an AP English class,
and Mr. Munios is teaching AP
English class in third period,
so I could take seventh
and eighth period free,
and then take social studies during
fifth period as an independent study.
Uh-huh.
And today is the last day
I can make schedule changes,
so I was hoping you could sign.
Sign? Honey, I'm not gonna sign off
on anything without your mom's permission.
Dad, please. I've been trying to get
her all week, she's been so busy.
Hang on. I know.
Sorry. I can't do that.
Is it something
you want me to do?
You want me
to get a job, right?
You want me to become more
responsible, join the work force,
set goals for myself, become an
adult, become independent, right?
Please?
Sit down, eat your eggs
and I'll look at it.
She's throwing riddles
at me, Williams.
What do I do?
This is in exchange
for shutting up about Lyla.
All right?
All right.
I heard you're playing
my old position.
How's life at tailback?
You want the truth?
I'd go back to fullback
in a heartbeat.
I got Coach, I got 7 riding
my ass every single day
like I asked for the gig.
And you're gonna like this one,
I'm reminded every single day I'm
out there I'm no Smash Williams.
We in the same boat, Rigg.
I've just been told I'm not
Smash Williams, either.
What do you mean?
The knee.
I'm slow.
Doctor said I'm as good as done, but
Coach thinks I should keep trying.
Okay, wait.
Doctor says
you can't do it, right?
Right?
What's the issue?
That's a very good question.
Your love line is so deep.
Oh, yeah, it is.
You know what that means, right?
No.
It means you're, like,
really good in bed.
Yeah, you know, I've actually heard
all the stories about you, Tim.
Good ones or what?
Yeah.
But, I mean, I've never gotten to,
like, experience it for myself.
No, you haven't.
Get off him, Jolene.
Jolene Pinchel, Tim?
Really?
Well, I mean...
Why is it the minute
you walk into this school
you turn into some dumb jock?
What is the problem with
being a Panther, now?
Everything! Everything!
And everyone looks at you
as, like, the pinnacle
of the dumbest part of it.
And you just totally
play into it.
I've no idea what
you're talking about.
Really? Really?
You know what the problem really is,
is that you don't take me seriously.
It's like I'm
some fling to you.
You're not a fling.
Okay, then what's the problem?
Shoot. Okay. You wanna know
what the problem is, Tim?
You scare me.
I scare you?
Yeah. You scare me.
You're Tim Riggins.
You show up drunk to school.
You don't do your...
You have rally girls do your homework for you.
You don't go to class. You...
Your relationships last
about 20 minutes.
How am I supposed to
take you seriously
if you don't
take yourself seriously?
Hey, Coach.
I'm sorry to barge in on you,
I don't mean to bother you.
But you know, I had to stop by and apologize
for those smoothies the other day.
'Cause that was one
dumbass move.
You know, I heard on the
radio, record high,
so I figured I'd make
this big gesture,
and now you must think I'm just one of
those in-your-face football dads now.
So, sorry,
that is my apology.
I can't take that.
Oh, come on.
That's a nice bottle of Scotch,
and those are two Cuban cigars.
So if I were you,
I would take those.
I'm sure they are,
but I can't take that.
Can I tell you what I hate?
I hate all those bozos on the
radio clamoring for your job.
All those people that say
you made a mistake
building an offense
around Smash Williams.
Now, where were those people
when you won the state championship
with that strategy? Please!
If you have a star like Smash,
you build a team
around him. Period.
We just need a couple of wins.
That'll shut them up.
It probably won't,
but it's a start.
And what you did
with Matt Saracen,
that truly amazes me.
Well, he's a great talent.
That's the thing.
He is not a great talent.
He is an average talent.
He is 5'9",
he runs a 4'7, 9'40,
and he has
a mediocre arm at best.
Only a great coach like you could've
ever made it to State with him.
I don't know about that.
I do.
That's why I'm here, Coach.
My boy, J.D.
He's the real deal.
He is a great quarterback, and I
want him mentored by a great coach.
And that is why I moved my
family to Dillon, Texas.
Sir, are you telling me that you
moved down here from Dallas
just for this football team?
For you, sir.
For you.
You are looking
at the next Jason Street.
You got a franchise sitting
right under your nose.
All you gotta do is sniff.
Anyway...
I can't take these.
Well now, a gift given
is a gift given.
If you care to pass it on to
somebody else, be my guest.
I'm looking forward to Friday.
Hope J.D. gets some snaps.
Hey.
Hey.
It's 9:45. I know.
I had to stay
and make photocopies of the new
budget for the whole staff
because the district won't let
us pay secretaries overtime.
And you know what else?
Miss Walker quit.
'Cause she's going to St.
Matthews, 'cause at St. Matthews,
they have smaller classes
and they have resources.
So that's where she's going.
Wow.
I feel like an idiot.
I thought I was gonna go in there
with all my great ideas, and...
They don't need my great ideas.
They just need money, that's all they need.
Don't do that.
Come here. You'll be all right.
It'll be all right.
Mmm-hmm.
It's early on.
Five years from now, you'll
look back and laugh on it.
"Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!"
Come on.
You're just trying to get laid.
It's 9:45.
Honey...
Is this Julie's new schedule?
Mmm-hmm.
Oh, shoot.
She's in stupid Munios's
English AP class.
I signed it. It's all right.
I signed it for her.
What are you talking about?
You did not tell her
that was all right.
That was the
whole conversation,
is that she needs
to take AP English...
She is taking an
AP English class.
With Dr. Wells.
Julie!
Should I not have
signed it for her?
Julie.
She needed someone to sign
the piece of paper Honey...
'cause she was going to school that morning
and she couldn't get in touch with you.
She said she's been trying to talk
to you about it and she can't,
so I signed it for her.
Honey, we're gonna have to change the schedule.
Well, we can't change it.
Dad already signed off on it.
Did you not understand
the part where I said
that you needed to be in Dr.
Wells' English class, no matter what?
Mom, they are both AP
English teachers, correct?
That is correct.
But as you well know,
Dr. Wells is a much more
experienced, much better teacher.
It's all taken care of, and yesterday
was the last day you could change it.
That's why I signed it.
Well, you know
what's a great thing?
The great thing is,
I'm the principal.
And that's something I can change.
So that's gonna be changed, okay?
Mom, you can't do...
End of discussion!
Why are you getting so mad?
There is a baby asleep in this house.
Don't you raise your voices.
Did you know you're supposed...
That is the end
of the discussion!
Come here.
Did you know you weren't supposed
to be in Munios's class?
I'm asking.
When you see that car in our
driveway, you're gonna be 25.
You know what we're
looking at right now?
Yeah, a bunch of white people
that can't dance
and need to lose
a lot of weight.
My future, Landry.
Right there, right in front of me.
I'm gonna become my
sister, then my momma.
Why'd I think I'd be
any different, you know?
Stop. Stop!
Shop! Just...
Come on. Shh.
This guy seems like
he's got something to say.
Let's listen him out.
Shut your mouth!
Come on!
Mindy Collette.
I know we've only been
dating for five weeks,
and, you know, when we started
dating, I saw a future for you
and me here...
Here in Dillon, Texas,
I see you and me having, like, three or four
little Mindys and Billys running around,
maybe... Maybe less.
But, uh...
I humble myself here at
Seven Se?oritas Cantina,
and I ask you,
will you marry me?
Will you spend the rest
of your life with me?
Yes!
Oh. Honey, honey,
don't be blue.
There's a man for you in Dillon,
right here, maybe in this room.
I gotta sit down.
Hey, honey.
Billy Riggins just proposed
to my sister.
Congratulations. No, no.
It's not worth congratulating.
They're just gonna have a kid
and get divorced,
and Mindy's gonna spend the rest of her
life going after Billy for child support.
Look, I love
my sister. I do.
And I want her to be happy,
and I hope she will be.
But I don't wanna
end up like her.
And the thing is, is that I am good at math.
I'm good with numbers.
I would be great
at business, and, you know,
I want that for myself.
I want that so badly.
I'd do anything
to go to college.
But, see, the thing is, Vice-Principal
Trucks, he thinks I'm a moron.
And I know that you're
the principal now,
and I'm so proud
of you for that,
and I know you're
super busy, but...
I need your help.
Come on in, honey.
Come on. Come on.
You're late.
You're not dressed.
What's going on?
I'm not gonna do this
anymore, Coach T.
Well, you're not gonna do what?
Pretend like I got a shot in
hell of getting a scholarship,
or playing football again.
Look, it's over.
You let me
tell you something...
Look, I appreciate everything
you've been doing,
but the truth is, I'm
never gonna be who I was.
I gotta start living
my life as Brian.
I'm never gonna be Smash again.
All right, Brian.
It's your decision.
Thanks for everything, Coach.
I had the best time
of my life on this field.
Miss Collette. Here's my application
for the University of Texas.
I'd appreciate
your thoughts on it.
Also, I'm gonna be running for
Student Council President.
Here is my petition
with all my signatures.
One more thing.
Don't tell me that I
can't get into college
ever again.
If I don't get in, then
you can call me an idiot.
But I don't wanna hear that
from you again.
See, I don't accept
that fate for myself,
and I'm gonna do everything
in my power to avoid it.
Hey, hon.
You were right, about
the whole Julie thing.
I should have spoken to you
about that beforehand.
Well, I think that's true,
you know, I wouldn't have done
that myself, the way you did,
but I know she needed to
have more of a conversation,
I know I was not
available for that...
Thank you for the apology.
I didn't want you to be mad
at me on big opening night.
I can never be mad at my wife.
It's that damn principal.
All right. She's got to
get back to work.
All right. See?
I'm not mad at you.
Is that a new computer?
Mmm-hmm.
Didn't y'all just get new
computers the year before...
Couple years ago. These are networked
so we can communicate in-house.
How nice for you.
How is it so cool in here?
It feels like it's 68 degrees.
It's the way I like it.
It's the way I like it.
The long dry
season is over, folks.
We are finally back
under the lights,
and we are ready
to play some football.
Set!
Matt Saracen
lines up on the center.
He steps back
and pitches it to Riggins.
Riggins has it.
He's got room!
He cuts up the middle. Oh, my!
He runs through the secondary,
puts his shoulder down,
and Riggins has smashed his
way through the secondary
and the Dillon Panthers are
in the red zone, play one.
Whoo-ee, what a start.
Saracen back.
He options to Riggins.
He cuts inside.
Big stiff arm.
He clears another tackle.
Riggins running like a man possessed!
He's in the barn, folks!
Touchdown, Panthers!
Saracen over the ball.
Hut!
Here's the snap.
He brings it back...
Whoa! Saracen,
he's gonna keep it!
Nice little move on the inside,
he's picked up some blockers.
And it is a touchdown
for Matt Saracen!
It's a hand-off to Riggins, up the middle.
He's got one man to beat!
Oh, and he's airborne!
Touchdown, Tim Riggins!
He ain't no
Smash Williams, folks,
but Tim Riggins is smashing
everything in his path.
It's a brand new year
for the Dillon Panthers,
and Coach Taylor is putting
on a clinic here tonight.
Coach Taylor is taking out
his starting backfield.
They've done an absolutely
outstanding job tonight.
And here he comes, folks. J.D.
"Young Gun" McCoy, the phenom from Big D.
Go, Panthers, go!
Go, Panthers, go!
J.D. takes the snap.
McCoy is back to pass.
He sets up, and he fires.
Oh! He throws a strike
and completion up the middle.
Good job! Yeah!
McCoy is really looking sharp
here in these closing minutes.
Hut!
Oh, my God!
A perfect pass!
Just sailed on the wings of
angels into the receiver's hands.
Ladies and gentlemen, it is
Jason Street reincarnated.
That boy can throw a football!
It's completely digital.
It's got 7.1 surround sound.
It is just a beautiful
JumboTron, I'm telling you.
Tami Taylor is the brain child
behind all of this.
I think we should
give her the credit.
The JumboTron!
Oh, the JumboTron!
It is gonna bring us national attention, too.
We're talking ESPN, baby.
Can I talk to you
for a quick sec?
Absolutely.
All right.
Excuse me.
You know what? I can't stop worrying about
all the things that the school needs.
You know, I mean, the school
needs basic, basic things.
Like teachers, for one.
Yeah.
You know, and pencils, and
chalk, and textbooks, and...
I mean, we need those things.
I know.
I'm totally supportive
of the academics.
Last year, we did the bake
sale, we did the cake sell.
You know, we did I think $3,000
on that Howdy Doody thing.
We can do that again...
Buddy, Buddy.
I have decided,
I'm going to reallocate the
JumboTron funds to academics.
No, wait, Tami, the funds
have been earmarked...
I've checked with the district.
It turns out, according to the bylaws,
the principal has the final jurisdiction
over the allocation of funds.
In the past, the way
we've always done it...
Well, Buddy, this year,
it's gonna be different.
I'm sorry.
See you. Bye.
Hey.
Hey.
How are you?
Good.
Two things.
Thank you
for kind of kicking my ass in
gear, 'cause I know I needed it.
And I kind of owe
tonight to you.
And two,
I'm okay if you don't
tell anyone about us.
As long as this works with you.
Wow.
All right.
Tim.
Yeah?
Hi, Steve.
How are you doing?
Hey, Coach. Nice win.
Congratulations.
Thanks for putting
my boy in there.
Well, you know what, we always
give the other boys a chance,
once we got one in the bag.
Well, I appreciate it.
You're very welcome.
All right.
Coach? Good job.
Thank you, everybody!
Without further ado,
ladies and gentlemen,
great moments of Panthers play!
Yeah! Smash!
Hey.
Get in.
You realize this is the whitest
sport in history, right?
It's yours.
My point, Coach.
You know what?
You wanna work at the Alamo Freeze?
I don't give a damn.
You go ahead, you work at the Alamo Freeze.
But look me in the eye and you tell
me you don't wanna play football.
I didn't say I didn't
want to, I said I can't.
I don't buy that crap.
Look, I lost my scholarship,
I'm slow,
and no school wants me.
How's that?
Look, man.
I don't know how it works.
Maybe you have
to change your game.
Humble yourself.
I don't know.
But I can promise you this.
We can figure it out.
If you want this,
I will help you get it.
Into college,
and playing football again.
And I can promise you I won't
stop until you get there.
Can I ask you why this
means so much to you?
'Cause I need
something good to happen.
There is nothing wrong
with your knee.
Man, if you want this,
it is waiting for you.
I can't want it for you.