Friday Night Lights (2006–2011): Season 3, Episode 3 - How the Other Half Lives - full transcript

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.

Well, if you only did
what you wanted to do,

your life would be all about
football, beer and sex, wouldn't it?

And what's the problem
with that?

Letter of interest
from Oklahoma, man.

Tim, this is great. You didn't tell me
you were getting interest from colleges.

This is the rest of your
life we're talking about.

And maybe, if you're really nice to me,
I might give you a ride to school.



Will you marry me?

Yes!

And I can't
wait for you no longer

I can't cry for you no longer

I can't make it work
no matter how I try

Well, just where I'll be
this morning

I'll be in Oklahoma singing

Too far away to be your alibi

Damn, those Collette
women can eat.

And you, what the hell are you
doing, ordering the Bronco?

That's like a $30 steak, man.

Hey, do you want to
remind your soul mate

not to point out to everyone
in the restaurant

who she gave a lap dance to?



Kind of made Lyla
feel uncomfortable.

Boy, you are so whipped,
it's pathetic.

Where are we, anyways?

I got a business meeting.

What do you mean?
What kind of business meeting?

Gotta get a little scratch together.
Get us out of this hole.

If we're so broke, why do you keep
picking up all these checks, Trump?

What do you want me
to do, dumbass?

Have my fianc?e's mom pay for it?
Why not?

Oh, it's you.
You're an idiot, that's why not.

Hey, Lou, how are you doing?

How about next time, you call?

Who is he?

He's my brother.

Don't worry about him, man, he's cool,
he ain't gonna say nothing to anyone.

Wait out here.

Watch the target.
Keep it coming.

Roll around, roll around.
That's it.

How long has he looked
that good?

I'll tell you, Wade has made a
great difference in J.D.' s game.

Arnett Mead's gonna be coming after you.
They're gonna be making it personal.

You stay light on your feet, read
the blitz, keep the tone up,

everything'll be fine.
Yes, sir.

Line them up. Don't hit anybody.
Line them up.

Good job, really good.

I heard they flew that coach
down from Dallas with him.

It's where 5 is.

Hey, Buddy.

You listen to me.

That is not my quarterback, you're my quarterback.
You understand that?

I want you concentrating
on Friday night.

You go out there and you play with what
we've taught you and what you know,

everything is
gonna go just fine.

Yes, sir. Go warm up the arm.
Let's go.

Let's go! Gentlemen,
bring it up.

Hey, Coach.

Thanks for letting us use the field
earlier, I really appreciate that.

Uh-huh.
All right, circle it up.

Didn't know you were gonna bring
along a cheerleading section.

They just want to see him
throw the ball, you know.

I know everyone is talking about
switching to the spread offense

for that Arnett Mead game and I just want you
to know that I support your decision 100%.

I appreciate that.

But, I also want you to know

that if you do decide
to switch to the spread,

J.D. is ready.

J.D. will light it up.

You know what?

I only got
these boys till 8:00.

How about you clear
those cones off for me?

Sure enough.

Let's go, gentlemen,
stretch it out!

Buddy, I don't give two
farts about the boosters' anxiety,

I'm not gonna choose
my quarterback by committee.

I don't even know why we're
having this conversation.

Well, fine, you tell them that
it's gonna be my decision,

end of conversation, done.

Goodbye.

What the hell's
wrong with people?

Tell me about it.
I gotta throw a party for them.

We win the first two games of the season
and everyone's breathing down my neck.

You think 200 cups
is gonna be enough?

You know that Joe McCoy, he spends
thousands of dollars a month

on that kid of his
for a quarterback coach?

Thousand of dollars is what
this party is gonna cost us.

Where are the keys?
Did Julie take the keys again?

Do you think next year we could think
about not having this party at our house?

What are you talking about?
I don't think our house

is big enough for this.

And those boys are slobs, they get
the corn chips all over my floor,

they clog my toilets,
they break my things.

At this point,
it's a lot of work.

Listen to me, I understand, honey,
I understand, but please.

Look, next year, I promise.

Maybe, we'll have it
somewhere else, all right?

Did I tell you
how sexy you look today?

Did I tell you that you're the
best friend, mother, and lover

that a man has ever had?

I'm gonna need your truck, 'cause I
have to pick up your ribs, tonight.

You can have my truck, as soon
as you can find the keys.

So, you think
I should call him?

No, don't call him.

You're supposed
to let him come to you.

You got to get your head
on straight, Noannie.

I mean, the Smash ain't gonna be
around to give y'all this free advice.

You're just nervous
about next week.

Smash don't get nervous.

He gets ready.

Hello?

Uh, she's not here.

Okay. All right, Miss
Noannie, get up from there.

Come on, help me. Get off your
butt and go get the rest of it.

I think you got
the wrong information

'cause my mom
already has a job.

What are you doing?
Give me this phone.

Hello?

This is she.

Yes! Yeah, Saturday
will be just fine, yeah.

All right.

Bye-bye.

What was that all about?
You're taking another job?

Yeah, it's no big deal.

Just some in-home health
care on the weekends.

Like changing bedpans?

What do you think nurses do?

Sit around and flirt
with doctors all day?

Why are you taking
a second job?

Well, if you get into A&M,
who's gonna pay for that?

Oh, no, Mama.
Ain't no, "Oh, no, Mama" nothing.

It's just a situation, baby.
We're gonna make it work.

Come on, bring the rest of these groceries
here, so I can get this dinner started, baby.

No, I ordered 20 racks
of ribs. Not two.

I spoke to somebody
special on the phone.

I don't know anything about it.

Well, I talked to a woman.
Maybe... Could that be her?

I'm sure there must be
somebody around here...

Excuse me, I just need two
New York strips, real fast.

Hey, you know what?
Can we just get through this, please?

I'm so sorry, I'm in the middle of
something here. Thanks so much.

I'm telling you, I only have
two racks of ribs, lady.

Okay, don't call me lady, I hate that.
Thanks so much. But also,

I did speak to somebody.
Is there another woman?

Maybe you got some cows in the back.
I'll go check in the back.

Either way. Anything will work for me.
You got it.

Atkins diet?

It made me real cranky, too.

Sorry, I don't...
Well, never mind.

You're Principal Taylor.
I'm Katie McCoy.

Hi. Oh!
My son goes to your school.

Oh, J.D. right.
Oh, right. Yeah.

Nice to meet you. I'm sorry if I was a little rude.
I gotta get these ribs, and...

Oh, no, are you kidding?
I think it's hot.

I like a woman
that speaks her mind.

No, I do. You know what?
Speaking of which,

I'd like to come by and visit with
you, talk about getting involved.

Oh! What do you want
to get involved in?

I just would like my son to go to
a school that has enough books,

maybe even a music program.

I know, you and me both
but you know, it's...

There's a money issue,
you know, so it's...

That's what I mean
about getting involved!

See, we got a little bit of money, and
I'd like to give some of that away.

Really? But I also love
to throw parties, right?

And get other people to come and
give some of their money away.

Neat.
Yeah, that's me.

Huh!

Now what's a little thing like
you doing with 20 racks of ribs?

Oh, it's a long story.
You know, my husband...

Don't make it obvious.

Seven o'clock. Creep.

Don't make it
obvious.

Tim, stop it.

Seriously, I can't focus.

It's a library.
I know it's a library. I...

No. No, you win,
buddy. He wins.

No, wait.
Tim, stop. Please.

You're gonna work on this thing
and you're gonna ace this test.

And you're gonna improve your grades
and you're gonna get a scholarship.

And then we're gonna go to colleges that
are really, really close to each other.

You are coming over
tomorrow night, correct?

Mindy and Angela are gonna be there.
Okay, no Mindy... What? No.

So I don't know
if you know this or not,

but Mindy and Angela hate me.

What? No.
They don't hate you.

Okay.
They don't even know you.

And you know what?
If they did, they'd love you.

And you know what?
Somebody

wants his girlfriend
to be there.

Okay?
Okay.

And you know what? If they even look at
you wrong, and you don't see it and I do?

I'm gonna blindside them with the
worst block they have ever seen.

Okay.
Mmm-hmm.

So, what I want from you
right now

is for you to say, "Yes, Tim,

"I can't wait to see you and hang
out with you tomorrow night.' '"

That's
what I want from you.

So just give me that much.

Yes.

Perfect.

Okay.

Okay, really? Still.
You're still there... Shh. Shh.

Honey?
Hey, babe.

Hey, honey. Guess what?

I just met Katie McCoy
at the grocery store.

You know, Joe McCoy's wife?
Mmm-hmm.

Well, she is so nice.

I think she's gonna be really
a great asset to Dillon.

Hi.
Mmm-hmm.

And the best part is, she has agreed to
do the whole barbecue at their house.

Done and done. Don't eat those sad beans.
I brought Marcello's.

I don't want Marcello's.
What is it you said about the barbecue?

I was telling her how, you
know, difficult it's been,

how much work it's been and
how I don't have time for it,

Yeah, yeah, yeah.
And she said, just like that,

"Why don't I take it
off your hands for you?"

Explain something to me.
How can we be a host

of our barbecue at their house?

Isn't the definition of hosting

when you have something
at your own house?

Well, I think
it's like co-hosting.

What the hell is co-hosting?
This is my barbecue.

Well, it's funny
that you say that,

because I've been the one doing
all the work, but... You know?

This time of year, there's a lot of
scrutiny going on with the team and myself,

and I can tell you right now

that I don't plan on being at someone
else's house to be scrutinized.

I'm gonna be right here
in my own house this year.

Right here. Honey, you are
not the only one around here

who's being scrutinized.
And I, frankly,

would rather not be
scrutinized in my own house.

And I'm surprised you're having this reaction.
Just this morning, you said

that we could do the
barbecue somewhere else.

Yeah, next year, I said
we could do it somewhere else.

And I was pretty much just telling
you what you wanted to hear anyway.

And another thing is, as far as this barbecue.
It's not just important to me,

it's a symbol of trust to have
the kids over here at the house,

so they can be in our home
and feel welcome.

Fact is, you're being played right
now and you don't even realize it.

Oh, come on, that is silly.
I don't even know what that means.

You're being played.
I'll tell you what it means.

It means Scotch,
it means cigars,

What Scotch and cigars?
It means now they got the parties.

And the next thing you know, we
are gonna be indebted to them.

And I don't want to be
indebted to them.

That's what I'm saying.

I'm not being played.

She's nice.

Set!
Set up inside.

Blue eight!
Hut!

Oh, come on, Matt.

Matt, sprint, release.
Come on, now. Sprint, release.

Yes, sir.

Square it out, baby!
There it is! There it is!

What
are you doing?

Matt! What you're short-arming it for?
Loosen up.

Hey, let's loosen up out
here and have some fun!

Come on now, let's have some fun out here.
Let's play some football!

Think maybe we ought to give little J.D.
A few reps here just in case, huh, Coach?

Matt will take the reps.

Look, I'm just saying...
Matt will take the reps.

Hey, look, Coach, it's my
job on the line here, too.

I'm not looking forward to U-Hauls
and "for sale" signs in my yard

if we lose, too.
You know what I mean?

Well, I'll bear that
in mind, Mac.

Fine.

I'm trying to fight
this media machine J.D. McCoy.

He's got like a three-page
spread in here.

Well, it's the freshmen
preview, so that makes sense.

People like this. I don't like it.
I don't wanna hear...

Look... You don't have an angle.
You don't have anything.

Can you please just go away?

Just go away. Just leave.
Look, you're Matt Saracen,

people know who you are,

they know what you're gonna bring,
and I'm just trying to help you.

His angle is that he's young,

he's new, he's hip...
I don't need an angle.

Who cares? No one cares.
He's not hip.

He's not hip. You heard him talk?
He's not hip.

Hello, how are you?

I'm good.
I don't care.

I'll leave this here. If you want to...
I'm gonna get a Coke.

I'm not talking about this.
Julie, how are you doing?

I'm good.

That's good.
You're being stupid, man.

Well, see you later!
Bye!

What's up with him?
He's an idiot. He's stupid.

Ooh, half-eaten tacos!
Oh, yeah, those are all you, right there.

He won't mind.
He doesn't want them.

I'm... I'm good.

Uh, so, um...

Big game Friday.

Oh, it's huge.

Enormous.

Yeah, it might alter
my life, in fact.

Bad subject matter?

No, it's not...
It's just...

I'm just trying to worry about
beating Arnett Mead on Friday.

That's all I wanna be thinking about, okay?
And that's hard.

I don't know if you're aware,
but we never beat Arnett Mead.

I mean, not even Jason Street
ever beat Arnett Mead, ever.

Okay? So, I'm trying
to worry about that.

Meantime, I've got some freshman named
Joe Doyle breathing down my neck.

If I hear anyone talk about this 70-yard
pass he threw, like, ever again,

I'm gonna lose it, because...

I don't even care. It was in practice,
there wasn't defenders, there wasn't...

I can throw a ball 70 yards if no one's
running at me. It's harder to do...

Sorry, you don't care
about this.

No! I do care. I asked.

No, you don't, and you shouldn't.
I'm just ranting. I apologize.

You're really adorable
when you rant.

Thanks.

Are you gonna eat your tacos?

I didn't come over here
to eat tacos.

Brian, they told me I'd
probably find you back here.

Hey, Mr. Pollard.
What's up?

Well, I came here to see you.

I was wondering if you'd thought
about a future with Alamo Freeze.

Oh, uh...

Honestly, sir, no, I have not.

Well, you know, we're
real impressed with you.

You're smart, you're reliable,
the employees like you,

and management likes you.

And the company is expanding,
we're opening four new stores,

and I need a regional
manager to oversee them.

Well, sir, I don't know...

It's a $10,000 raise to start,

plus bonuses and a company car.
Brand new.

For real?
Yeah.

Well, think about it.
Think about it.

I think it's just a really
good fit for both of us.

All right? All right.
We'll see you.

Hey, thanks.

Let's have a margarita bar around the pool.
No reason we all shouldn't have some fun.

Amen to that.
I love that idea.

Oh, and maybe they could play some
silly games, like Toss the Orange.

Oh yeah!
Hey, how you doing?

Hi, hon. Hi. This is Katie McCoy.
My husband Eric.

Well, nice to meet you. Pleasure to meet you.
I've heard a lot about you.

Pleasure to meet you as well.
I was just listening to y'all.

As far as the games and the
barbecue and everything,

I mean, just to
let you know, the...

Pretty much,
the important thing

is getting everyone ready
for the Arnett Mead game.

Right. Sorry. I guess I just
got a little carried away.

No, that's
all right. That's fine.

I've got some work to do...
Hey, hon, could you, um...

There's a little dirty diaper

that would love to say,
"Hi and welcome home.' '

"Hi, Daddy!"
Oh, okay.

Hi, kid.
How you doing?

Bye, sweet angel.
Now you're gonna feel better, baby.

Say goodbye. All right.
Thanks, honey. I appreciate that.

He's mad we took the barbecue?

I really appreciate
you doing this.

I really appreciate you
doing this at your house,

and making it so that I don't have
to have all these mean boosters

who are yelling at me about
the JumboTron in my house.

You know what this is?
Grown pains.

Honey, it's great and all, but do
we really need this many people?

Well, now, Cousin Floyd isn't bringing Vicky.
They split up.

Big surprise.
So that's one less.

Keep him away from my friends at the club.
He's... Yeah, yeah, he is.

Hey!

High school memories.
Hey, y'all.

Please. I'm dying over here.
Angela? Beer?

Thank you, Timmy.

Hey, you know what, Timmy?
I want you to hear this.

Yeah.
You too, Lyla.

It is our vows to each other. Mine, of course,
only, because Billy hasn't written his.

I'll get to it. I promise.
Mmm-hmm. Sure. Ready?

Yeah.
Billy Riggins.

No one has ever stuck
with me so long before.

It's there. I know it is, because
when I look at you, I can feel it.

When I look at you, I'm home.
I don't want that to go away. I don't want to forget.

Come here.

That's Finding Nemo, right?

Uh-huh.

Well, I don't think it's very
nice to laugh about it, honey.

Oh, no, no, no.
I thought it was a joke.

I'm sorry.

I thought it was a joke.
I'm sorry. I think it's great.

I really do. I think it's
really romantic.

What's your problem, Garrity?

What the hell is that?
I'm saying, I think it's great.

I love Finding Nemo.
Where are you going?

There's somebody outside.
I can't...

Damn it, Falcon!

Wait. Rehab Falcon? Shut up, okay?
Mindy, sweetheart,

I gotta go deal with this,
real quick,

but I'll be back in a second.
And that was...

It was real pretty.

It was very pretty.
Finding Nemo has great messages of...

Where are you...
Finding love, and family, and...

Tim, tell them how much
I love Finding Nemo.

Hmm. Yes.
Sweet fish.

Well, I'm sorry that my
daughter's wedding vows

aren't up to Garrity standards,
but then, not much is.

I'll be right back.

Where are you going?
Of course, it is not everybody's taste.

All right, you guys
just let it go.

Of course, I'll let it go.
It's only my wedding.

You know, you need to stop
being a little princess.

Jackass!
All right. What's going on?

Nothing.

Hey.

What's going on?

I just lost my wingman.

There's this abandoned power
plant, out by Route 6. It's...

They got copper wire out there,

and I guess that copper wire
is worth a lot of money,

so we were gonna go out
there and steal it.

You're kidding me, right?

No, Lou set the whole
entire thing up.

He's got a truck for me.
All I gotta do is get out there,

grab the stuff,
and then I'm home free.

What about cops?
I mean,

you go down Route 6, that's
gonna be littered with cops,

and speed traps.
You should just take Pents Road.

At least, that gives you
a back way out of there.

You're right.

No, that's just...
That's good.

You're much better at this
than Falcon would be.

What?

Ah, forget it, Tim.

Okay. Look! Hey!
Hey! Come on.

Look, I really
need this, man, so...

It'll be two hours tops and no danger whatsoever.
I got a barbecue tomorrow night.

Eight o'clock, team function.
Can't do it. No.

Please don't go!
Where's everybody going?

Please don't go!
See you later, Billy.

What happened?
We are going home,

where life is just not so
prissy and judgy.

I said I'm sorry.

Get in.
Come on, Tyra.

Thanks a lot, Lyla.

Shut up, Billy.

Nice girlfriend, Tim.

Thanks for throwing
the block, Tim.

Mindy, I'll call you.

Lyla, I don't even know what's going on right now.
What just happened?

Lyla, don't drive away.

Watch your feet.

This has gotta
be it, right here. 1512.

Wow! That is
a big house.

Looks like a sanatarium.

A sanatarium?

This is just gonna really boost Matt
Saracen's confidence. Just fantastic.

Honey, it has nothing to do with Matt Saracen.
He's gonna have a good time.

They have a valet!
Oh, my Lord!

Hi, good evening, sir.
I'll park it, thank you.

Oh, no.
There's no charge, sir.

I know, I'll park it. Thank you.
Honey, that's what they do.

I know what they do.
I'll park it.

Thank you very much. Honey, let them...
That's what the valet's for!

And make sure they have food at all times.
We don't want hungry guests.

Okay? All right?
Can you do that for me?

Hi, y'all!

Hi!
Hey!

Hey you!
Look at you!

You're the sexiest
principal on the planet!

Doesn't she look great?
Look at this beautiful house!

I'm gonna be monopolizing her all evening.
So you go find the fellas.

Okay? Bye!

Hey, Coach. Mr.
Shepard, how you doing tonight?

So what's the plan for Friday?
What's the plan for Friday? I'll tell you...

Tim is gonna show up
late at the party?

He's not even taking you, I'm
taking you to the party?

What is that? He's got something
to do with his brother.

What?

He's got something
to do with his brother.

What? What's he doing
with his brother?

You know, I don't know.

Well,

it's just a whole lot
different than it used to be

back in the olden days.

Yeah. If a guy was gonna take
a date to a party, then...

I mean, I'd take her
to the party.

You know what,
Dad? Listen.

I know you don't like him, but I need you to please...
No, honey. I like him.

I do. It's just that there's
some things I know about him

that you don't know.
And, honey, listen.

Your daddy just

doesn't want you to have a broken heart.
That's all.

He isn't who you think
he is, all right?

All right?
All right. All right!

Holy shoot!

All right, come on, let's go.

Wait, wait, wait.
What?

What the hell is that?
Okay, that's dogs. Go, Billy!

Get in the truck!

There they go. They're gone.
They're gone.

She's the reason why
I tell this high life goodbye

I've got a woman in San Angelo

Let's swing it, Paul!

And then there was the time
when Tim was so hung-over

he fell asleep at kickoff.
You remember that, man?

He shows up at the stadium at 8:30,

and they wouldn't even let him in, so
he had to scalp a ticket to get in.

Riggins is a beast, man.

All right, yeah.

three!

This is a huge house. It's probably the
biggest in Dillon, don't you think?

Hello? I think you're forgetting
about the Saracen estate.

I'm a little offended,
actually. But that's fine.

You know, I just keep forgetting,
'cause it's two different sections.

You have the north wing
and you have the south wing.

Actually, it's the
east wing and the west

wing.

Look at this.

It's like a giant
shrine to J.D.

Oh, my gosh. Look at this one.
It's from 1999.

That would make him six.

Yeah.

Seems a little extreme.

Why did he put all his
participation trophies up in here?

Even the fat kids get these!

Uh...

Hey, man! Sorry,
we were just...

You know, they actually
bronzed my first diaper.

It's kind of... I can show it
to you if you want to see it.

It's in the garage.

That was awkward.

So, Tim a no-show?

No, he's coming.
He just had a thing.

A thing?
With his brother or something.

Gotcha. Rally girl and
a free six-pack on his way.

Sorry. I did not
mean that.

It's okay.

Hey, baby.
Hi, Daddy.

Hi, Tyra.
Hi.

Well...
Hi, Daddy.

Hi. Do you need me
to take you home or anything?

No, I'm fine.
You're okay?

Yeah. All right, just let me
know if you need anything.

I'm fine, Daddy. Okay.
I'll be with the boosters.

Let me know if you need anything.
I'm fine!

Okay. All right.

Okay, let's get the hell out of here.
Help me with this.

Hold on a second.

What?

Let's get the other three.

No.
Come on, man.

No, Billy.
I'm already late for the party.

Plus I promised Lyla
I'd be there...

Could you forget about Lyla for two seconds?
I'm your brother, okay?

I know you're
my brother, Billy.

But I don't feel
like getting busted

because you wanna take Mindy and her
mom out for a nice steak dinner.

You think that's
what this is about?

Yeah, Billy, I do think
that's what it's about. Tim.

I need this. Okay?

I need this.

I got a second chance
here, Tim.

Maybe start a little business,
have a decent life.

Ain't no football games and
rally girls for me anymore.

And I'll never ask you for anything
else ever again, so help me God.

But, please, Tim, I need this.

Get down! Get down!

Unbelievable.

Oh, yeah.

Let's load them up.

Oh, here he is.
Here he is.

Hey! Hey, Buddy,
how you doing?

Good shot! Can we crash the party?
Not my party.

Hey, Coach.
How you doing?

Good. Thanks for coming.

Great party.
You having a good time?

I am having a good time.
Good.

Wade, it's a pleasure to meet you.
Nice to meet you, Coach.

Nice to meet you.
I've heard a lot about you.

Likewise.

Listen, I'm gonna go ahead
and say this real quick,

'cause I just wanna get it
out of the way,

'cause we've been talking about
it and I just wanna know.

What do you think
about the spread?

Real simple.

What he's trying to say is, we wish
you'd think more about the run issue.

I mean, most 5A schools
are going spread, now.

You know, I think you need the right
personnel to run that kind of offense.

You saying you don't
think you got the guys?

I don't think we're ready to install
something like that, is what I'm saying.

Well, Coach, I don't know.
Maybe they just need a shot.

Wade, I don't know

what you're being paid,
but I'm not paying you.

So I don't really need
your opinion.

Hey, hey, guys. We're just talking
about football. Yeah, yeah.

Eric, just admit... Look, J.D.
Is a great little quarterback.

He's got a great arm, great feet, he's...
You can admit that.

Is that what you
want me to admit? Yeah!

Well, hell, that's easy to do.

I admit that your son
is an incredible 15-year-old.

Most of the kids out there hit puberty
about five years ago, though.

Your son hit it about a month
ago, as far as I can tell.

I know Matt Saracen.

I don't know your son.

Then I would say this would be an ideal
time for you to get to know my son.

Why don't you just
give me a chance?

You have a good night.
All right, all right.

Let's play!
Thank you very much for the party.

That was fun!
That house is gorgeous.

And that chocolate fountain.
Did you have some of that?

Oh, that was so good!
Chocolate fountain.

I even had some boosters
be nice to me.

Of course, a lot of them were staring
daggers in the back of my head.

I could feel that.

I spent my whole time
getting my ear chewed off

about Matt Saracen, boy wonder.

I'm sorry you didn't have
a good time, honey.

You know who I miss?

I miss the coach's wife.

You know who
I can't wait to meet?

The principal's husband.

Touch?.

It's
Friday night, folks.

And if you're at Herrmann
Field in Dillon, Texas,

you're exactly
where God wants you to be.

It's the Tigers of Arnett Mead
versus the Dillon Panthers,

in what should be a real
knock-down drag-out.

It's about heart, it's about commitment,
it's about who wants it more.

All right, listen up,
this is it.

Anyone doesn't think
we can win this game,

get the hell
out of my huddle, all right?

28 cross-fire
on one. Ready?

Coach Taylor is putting all
his money on quarterback Matt Saracen

over the much-ballyhooed
J.D. McCoy.

There is not a soul sitting
for this one, folks.

Saracen's back to pass.
He's under pressure.

He fires!

Oh! And he takes a hard hit,

but completes the pass to Tim
Riggins for a first down.

Blue 8!

Blue 8! Hut!

Saracen fades back to pass.

Oh! The protection breaks
down and he's gotta scramble!

A nifty move inside!

He's running up the left
sideline to the 15,

and he's gonna be
out of bounds about the...

Oh! He gets a late hit
out of bounds.

Hey! Hey,
how about a flag?

Coach Taylor is absolutely
livid after that late hit.

Were your eyes closed?
How could you not see that?

I guarantee you he's gonna
feel that one tomorrow.

Saracen hands off to Riggins.

Saracen gets drilled again, and Riggins
is heading to the house, folks.

Touchdown, Panthers!

Saracen's tenacious play
has inspired his team.

Touchdown. That's your game. That's your game!
Keep playing the game, understand?

Arnett Mead comes out,
and that big spread offense.

He's back to pass.

Let's go!

He lets one fly, and he's got a man open...
Touchdown!

Touchdown, as Arnett Mead's
powerful pass-and-attack

has put them back in the lead.

Harrison opens up.
It's a reverse option.

No, it's a late pass
to Riggins.

Oh, he is leveled,
and Riggins is down.

My, oh, my, Matt Saracen just
keeps taking 'em for the team!

All we have to do
is stay in the eye!

Saracen back to pass.
Pressure's coming.

Oh! He just gets rid
of that ball.

He's got a man open.
Touchdown!

Touchdown, Dillon Panthers!

We're back in this!
Long one.

Arnett Mead back to pass.
He's looking deep.

Touchdown! Arnett Mead
takes the lead

with less than two minutes
left in this contest.

Can you see out of that?
Yeah, it's good.

We're gonna get the ball back
and we need to take some more.

You got one more in you?

I always got one more.

All right.

This is it.
The clock is winding down,

it is all or nothing
here, folks.

Saracen brings 'em
over the ball.

Go!

Touchdown!

Touch... No! No, the ball has come out!
The ball is on the ground!

Hey!

And Arnett Mead has it!

He did not control that ball going over the goal line.
That is not a touchdown,

and this game is over,
folks! A great effort,

but the victory that was
promised was not to be.

The Dillon Panthers have lost.

Hey!

Hey.

I'm sorry, I didn't know that you...

I was just waiting for you.

I really don't want...

I was trying to wait
everyone out

so I didn't have to talk
about the game.

We don't have to talk about the
game if you don't want to.

Or we can, if you do.

No.

How about we go somewhere and
talk about anything but football?

That sounds good.

Cool.

Oh! They made me employee of
the month at Alamo Freeze.

Again.

Hey!
Hey.

There's some more pie
in there. You want it?

No.

Hey, I'm not going to the
walk-on next week, Mama.

What?

Alamo Freeze made me an offer.

They want me to be
regional manager.

It's a good job and I can help you.
Alamo Freeze?

Hell, no.

Well, look, I've decided.

And I'm gonna tell
Coach tomorrow.

Uh-uh. All you gonna tell
Coach is, "Thank you.' '

Mmm-hmm. After all that
man has done for you.

He could've lost
his job, Brian.

This isn't how
it was supposed to be.

I mean, I was supposed
to buy you a house.

Honey, I didn't have
kids to buy me no house.

What is wrong with you?

I've done everything right.

I've done everything I was supposed
to do, and it's still not enough.

You're gonna keep
doing things right.

That's what makes you a man.

The son I raised

is a man.

So you're going to that tryout,

and you're going to play
like God made you to,

and you are
going to go to that college.

And what if I don't
take your help?

Oh, you're gonna take my help.

I am your mother.

Maybe you'll get the
scholarship, but if you don't,

I am going to help you!

You let me be your mama.
That is my job!

I'll pay you back.
Oh, you bet you will!

When you graduate.

And I wouldn't mind seeing you
play football again, either.

Now, I think you got a game
tape to watch, don't you?

Yeah.

Hey, Mr. Garrity.
Is Lyla around?

Hello, Tim.

Uh, yeah, she's in there.

You got you a nice set
of cojones there, son,

you coming over here after
standing her up like that.

Sir, it's not what you think.

Uh-huh. Well, let me
tell you something...

Dad, can I talk to him
for a second, please?

Yes. Yes, honey.
Thank you.

Please.

It's okay?
Hmm.

Um...

I screwed up.

I'm sorry.

So many people have warned me
about getting into this with you.

You know what I tell them?

I tell them that they
don't know you like I do.

I tell them that
you're a good guy.

You are, right?
Yeah.

You're a good guy.

Please don't make
a fool out of me.

I won't.

Come on, hon.