Friday Night Lights (2006–2011): Season 5, Episode 8 - Fracture - full transcript

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

and his wife is crazy
and she slapped me.

I can't go back there, and
I don't know what to do.

I have been getting phone
calls from different scouts.

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

This is my son
we're talking about.

We got plans for the future.

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

ANNOUNCER: Sixty-five
yards in the air.

Oh! It's going to be
another touchdown.

(ALL CHEERING)



(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

Vince. Hey, hey.

VINCE: What's up?

This is recording, right?

VINCE: Yeah. The red
light's on right there.

You sure? Yeah. Red light's on.
Can't miss this one.

I'm serious. This
my boy's first interview!

(ALL CHEERING)

ORNETTE: We're going to preserve
this moment, right here.

Hey, hey, hey,
it's on!

Texas high school football
where the East Dillon Lions,

led by quarterback
Vince Howard,

defeated their cross-town
rivals That's me, that's me!

To remain undefeated
for the season.



Vince, what does this win mean to you?
Oh, there he is!

(ALL CHEERING)

We're playing for keeps.
The Lions, we're the new kids on the block.

Panthers, they old news, baby.

REPORTER: You've really stepped
up your game this year.

VINCE: Thanks. I didn't
take the summer off.

I worked hard. I'm faster,
stronger, more accurate.

I'm hitting my receivers
in stride.

I feel like this cannon is doing its job.
The cannon! (EXCLAIMING)

REPORTER: This offense
now focuses more on you.

Yeah, last year
we did a lot...

We ran a lot of wildcat.

This season, I'm stepping up as
quarterback, as captain of this team,

and I'm showing people
what I can do, baby.

(ALL CHEERING)

(EXCLAIMING)
That's my baby!

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

ORNETTE: He's a leader!
Right? Natural-born leader.

You saw how he looked
on camera.

(NEWSCASTER CHATTERING ON TV)

You didn't like it?

It was cool but,
you know...

You barely talked about
anybody but yourself.

You got a whole team, there.

Oh, no. I did, I did.
They cut before I even got to it, you know?

I said it, like,
three or four times.

Vince, that wasn't cut at all.
They were on you the whole time.

It was, it was edited. Hey, hey, hey.
Don't worry about that, man.

You the star.
You can't help it.

Huh? Huh?

You did good.
You did good.

(ALL CHEERING)
All right, whatever.

Did you hear that?
Hear what?

What if they
come home?

They're not
coming home.

They're gone all day.
They're gonna go buy a tractor.

This is an all-day affair.
I promise.

Hmm.

(SIGHING)

I'm sorry.
What?

(SIGHING)
Oh, I can't do this.

(BECKY EXHALES)

(SIGHS)

TAMI: "Finely tighten
the number four."

TAYLOR: Well, it's not the one you
gave me, 'cause this is stripped now.

(DOORBELL RINGS)
Can you get that, Jules?

When you get up, can you see if my
glasses are in the basket, please?

Honey, it's as simple as this.
Look. It's right here.

(STAMMERING) What,
you can't get it off?

TAYLOR: That's not the one you
gave me a second ago! Um...

Are they in here?
Glasses are not in the basket.

TAMI: "Use a spanner
to finely tighten the nuts."

I got the damn spanner.

What is a spanner?
Look in my bedroom, would you?

Honey, just go
find your glasses.

You need to be able
to see this.

What are you
doing here?

TAYLOR: Who is it, honey? I'm sorry.
I didn't know what else to do.

You haven't returned
my calls...

You need to go.
You really need to go.

Can you please come out and
talk to me for five minutes?

No, my parents are here,
so you need to go.

TAYLOR: Hey, who is it?
Is that your dad?

Yes, that's my dad, and my mom's here
right now, so can you please go?

TAYLOR: Hi. Can I help you?
(STAMMERING) Yeah. Hi, Mr...

Coach Taylor,
I'm Derek Bishop.

I taught your daughter
at Burleson.

If I could just talk
to her for five minutes...

Get out of here right now.
Dad...

(DEREK STAMMERING)

Hey, Eric. Eric...
Dad, stop it!

I told you, you get
in your car right now.

DEREK: Okay, okay.
I'm done. I'm sorry.

TAMI: Eric!
I'm going!

JULIE: Dad!
All right? Now.

TAMI: Eric!

Oh, here he is himself, the
golden child, Vince Howard.

Tell us about the brutal
slaughter of the Panthers.

I threw the ball
to myself.

I caught it
in the end zone.

(ALL LAUGHING)

Then I kicked the extra point
with my gold-plated schlong.

(ALL LAUGHING)

Oh, oh, look, look.

And here is the incredible
juggernaut's beautiful girlfriend.

Tell us, what is it like dating
the most interesting man alive?

Uh-uh. Y'all need
to cut that out.

I mean, is it true that he
discovered a new planet?

JESS: You need to stop it.
HASTINGS: Right after he cured cancer?

Really?

HASTINGS: Well, this is
what we heard.

VINCE: Comedians here, huh?

Trying to be funny.

I get it, I get it.
It's jokes. It's jokes.

But for the record,
I had nothing to do

with them cutting you
out of the interview.

I mean, they even cut out that
part when I ran over number 48,

Max Griffin. Boom!

It just seems like you're getting
a lot of air time, that's all.

I mean, with a face like this,
how could you not, right?

Right?

Joey, come on, man.
Joey.

(STUDENTS SHOUTING)

Hey!

Hey!

Epyck! Epyck!

Why are you fighting?

You know,
you've been doing great.

Your grades are getting better.
You've got to stop it.

She started it.
I don't care!

That's the thing.
It doesn't matter who starts it.

You gotta stop it.

You start feeling that urge, you
get irked, you gotta walk away.

I'm on your side here,

but you gotta help me.

(EXHALES)

Are you gonna finish that?

(YELLS)

(ALL CHANTING IN MAORI)

CROWLEY: Coach Riggins.
Coach Riggins!

Coach Riggins.
Yeah?

Hey.
Did you see that?

Look, we only slotted
30 minutes for defense.

Yeah, I know.
Did you see that?

It's like a...
A pregame war dance

to get the other team
psyched out.

I was working on these
moves all last night.

Let me tell you,
defense is discipline.

That's how we win.
Okay? You understand?

Enough with the dance practice.
Let's get back... Yes, sir.

(GROANING)

BILLY: Hey. Whoa, whoa.

Hey, hey!
CROWLEY: You okay?

What happened?
What the hell happened?

BILLY: I don't know.
I didn't see him.

CROWLEY: Let's get him up.
Let's get him up.

BILLY: You're gonna be
all right, Buddy.

You okay?

What he do?

BILLY: I don't know.
It's his left leg. I don't know.

CROWLEY: Back in your groups. Let's go.
Break's over! Everybody, up!

BUDDY: Yeah.
Hairline fracture.

Why can't they give us
something solid?

It's either broken
or it's not.

And obviously
it's broken.

What on God's green earth
is a Samoan war dance?

Do they even play
football in Samoa?

What was Billy Riggins...

Dad, I don't feel good.

We're sitting here in the
middle of an undefeated season,

and you weren't even
playing football.

I know, Dad.

I know.

It's all right.

Let's just sit here.

(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

Mmm-hmm.
Hey.

Tami, someone's here
to see you.

Oh, thank you.
Great. Okay.

Hi.
Hi.

I don't think
that I'm gonna be...

Before you say anything, I need
to tell you how sorry I am

that this has happened.

I appreciate that. I don't really want
to be talking to you right now, Derek.

I appreciate you coming by.
Mrs. Taylor, please.

I've resigned.
Good.

I think I can get Julie
to go back to school.

How do you
plan to do that?

She's a bright young girl.
I know you know that.

Yes, I do.

I couldn't live with myself if I was the
reason that she dropped out of college.

I'm trying to
make this right.

You can't.

I think I can if I could
just talk to her.

Please.

Well, I appreciate
your time.

Thank you.

MINDY: Do you know how I know
that there's a Lord above?

Because that sweet,
sweet baby boy sleeps

for the same
two hours every day,

for what I like to call
"Mama Mindy Time."

To God, honey.

To God.

Cheers!

And to that
sweet little boy.

Baby girl,
what are you doing?

I am... I'm trying to decide
if I want to do a pageant.

MINDY: Aw.

Miss America?
My little girl's a beauty queen.

AMBER: Uh-oh.

Um, no, I mean, you have to build
up a track record in regionals

and win
some smaller pageants.

Like, I won chambers of
commerce and stuff like that.

Wait. Does she get a tiara
when she wins that thing?

(LAUGHING)

I swear!

Yeah, you get a tiara, and a
lot of them have cash prizes,

like scholarship money.

What do you get
from this one?

A Chrysler Sebring.

What?

A convertible!

Convertible!
MINDY: Fill out the form.

We are gonna do
a beauty pageant.

It's in Wichita Falls.

Road trip?

(ALL WHOOPING)

So, you want us to
come up there tomorrow?

DOYLE: Mmm-hmm.
Is that even allowed?

Sure. As long as
it's not an official visit.

Which it ain't.

No, no, no, it's just gonna be
me and a couple of my friends

showing you and your daddy
around the campus.

I want you to fall in love
with the place, Vince.

Oklahoma Tech's
a great school.

I know it is.

You graduated from there?

Yep. Undergrad.

Law degree.
I run a little company

that's got its headquarters
near the campus.

(LAUGHS) Yeah,
a little nothing.

Man's got a whole building
named after him.

A building?
A whole building.

(LAUGHS) Let's just say
I'm very close to the school.

And I happen to know that you're
their number one junior prospect.

So, if you play
your cards right,

in a couple of years,
you could end up

quarterbacking the number
one-rated big-12 offense

in the BCS
championship game.

'Cause that's
where we're going.

And I think...
Well, hell, I know

you got the talent
to take us there.

So, you just come
and take a look around.

I think that
might be, uh...

(LAUGHS) I think that
might be all right.

TAMI: There you go, hon.

All right.

(SIGHS)

Um... Derek came
to my office yesterday.

Derek came to your office?

Mmm-hmm.

What did he say?

It doesn't matter
what he said.

End it.

I didn't tell Derek
to come here.

I need you to do whatever you
need to do to put this behind you

and go back to school.

This is an opportunity
for you to do the right thing.

(SIGHS)

Hey, guys, I'm sorry about that,
but I had to wait on Kayla.

This is Connie.
Morning, Mr. Howard.

Hi, Vince.
VINCE: Hi.

DOYLE: They are your
unofficial tour guides

for your unofficial tour.

So, you ready to
go see the campus?

Uh, yes, yes.

Well, let's go!

(ALL CHATTERING)

I should have really
gone to college.

I'm serious.
It's never too late.

(BELL RINGING)

Hi.

Hey.

Hey.

Tinker's having
a party tonight

and he's inviting all the rally
girls and the players over.

Will you come with me?

I can't.

Okay.

I told Mindy that
I would watch Stevie.

Becky, look.

I like you so much,
all right?

When you wanna go out,
give me a call, okay?

Or just e-mail me, okay?

Or, like, send me a post card
in the post office, whatever.

Carrier pigeons.

(ROCK MUSIC PLAYING)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

BECKY: My mom always said that you should
stay classic with the evening gown.

Do you think
this is too much?

You can't win
if they can't see you.

Amen. Amen.

TRIXIE: So, is your boyfriend
coming to this pageant?

Y'all, he's hot.

No, he's got some
football party thing.

Oh, my God, Becky,

when you win, you have to sneak
into your boyfriend's room

wearing only your tiara.

Hell, yeah!

Yeah, I'll try that.

Hey, what's wrong
with you?

It's just, Luke and I
have only had sex once.

That's all right.

It gets better.

Way better.

Yeah.
No...

I got pregnant.

And...

I didn't keep it.

Oh, baby.

I like Luke.
I like him a lot.

But, like...

It's just awkward and it's weird, and
every time he touches me, I just...

I'm just like, "You're
stupid, you're stupid.

"You lost your virginity in a truck.
" I mean, who does that?

I did.
Me.

Ditto.
Car. Definitely.

Yeah, but that's not
the point, you know?

I just...

I just wish that
I could start over.

MINDY: Listen...

Life is gonna throw
a bunch of crap at you,

but all you can do is just...

Put it in the past
and leave it there.

Or you can drink a lot.

(LAUGHS)

I'm just saying.
It actually really does help.

PLAYER: Five, six, seven,
eight, nine, ten.

TAYLOR: Have
you seen Vince?

JESS: No, I ain't
seen him all day.

He wasn't in school.
Yeah, I know.

I thought he might be sick, and I
called his house, but no one answered.

PLAYERS: seven,
eight, nine, ten.

(PLAYERS CLAPPING)

BILLY: All right,
spread 'em down to the right.

What?

You see him,
you hear from him,

have him give me a call,
would you?

Yeah, okay.
Thank you.

PLAYERS: two,
three, four, five.

(LAUGHING)

Look, Pop...
(LAUGHING)

DOYLE: What do you think?

It's amazing.

You get 105,000 screaming Buffalo
fans up in those stands...

Take your breath away.

This is amazing.

Yep. See up there?

That's my circle suite.

Right there?
Yep.

Next sooner game, I want you
and your family to come on up

and be my guests.
We'll have ourselves a party up there.

(CELL PHONE RINGING)
Sound good?

Yes.
All right, good.

Hold on.
I gotta take this here.

(WHISPERING) Pop, go ahead.
Yeah, go a little out.

DOYLE: Hello? Yeah.
Go long.

Touchdown! Yeah, we're...
Yeah, we're here.

All right.

(LAUGHING)

Hey, can we see
the locker room?

Uh, yeah, sure. As soon as all
the players get out of there.

But listen, right now I got a
little business to take care of.

Why don't you guys
just stand here?

Don't need to say anything.
Just listen.

Hey, Coach, how you doing?
Doyle, how are you doing?

I'm great, I'm great.
Good to see you.

Good. Great day.
Yeah, it is.

So, uh, Vince Howard
from East Dillon.

Uh-huh.
We like him.

Like him a whole lot.

Yeah, I heard that.

We've got him and Toby Jeffcoat
at the top of our blue line list.

The way things
are shaking out,

first one to
give us a verbal

is probably gonna be running
our offense in two years.

Hmm. We gotcha.

We're meeting this weekend
to slot our offers.

Mmm-hmm.
Okay?

If you happen to see Vince
or his daddy,

tell him it'd be a good idea
to give me a call next week.

Can you do that for me?
Yes, sir.

If you happen to see him.
On the off-chance.

I appreciate it.
Thanks a lot, Coach.

Take care.
I'll see you.

All right, let's go now.
Let's get busy.

So, uh...
What you think?

Worth missing
a day of school for?

Yes, sir.

Yeah.

Let's go take a look
at that locker room.

Yeah.

(PEOPLE CHATTERING)

Calm down.

I'll take on all of you.

Hey, hey!

Epyck.
Epyck! Epyck!

Come here.

Get in this car
right now. Come on.

Get in that car right now.
Yeah, get in the car.

Quit it.

STUDENT 1: Go home
to your mom, Epyck.

TAMI: Hey, y'all boys,
cool it.

STUDENT 2: Better sleep
with one eye open.

TAMI: Hey, y'all quit.

I'll see you in hell.

Excuse me.
What in the world?

Hey, can I have one?

All right.

Mmm. These are good.

You know what? I'm gonna feed you
right now, is what I'm gonna do.

EPYCK: Mmm.
These are so good.

TAMI: Mmm-hmm.

What's going on?
Are you getting fed at home or...

EPYCK: Why?

TAMI: Well, 'cause you seem
hungry all the time.

It's a foster home.

You know, they're supposed to
feed you at a foster home.

Not send you
to school hungry.

There's not always
a lot of food.

The lady spends
all the money on herself,

and she just has too many
of us to take care of.

There's a lot
of fighting,

and some of the boys
that live there...

You know what that's like.

No, I don't know
what that's like.

I can call
social services.

No! Don't do that.

Why?
What are you afraid of?

I just don't want
any trouble.

They'll blame me.
They always blame me.

But what do they
blame you for, sweetie?

It's not as bad as a lot of
the other ones I've been in.

I can take care
of myself.

But you do not have to live like that.
Do you understand me?

They'll just take me away,

and I'll just have to go to a different
school and start all over again.

It's okay.

You shouldn't be
living like this, Epyck.

And I won't get
to see you anymore.

Please don't call.

Please.

All right, honey.
All right.

VINCE: Jess,
it was unbelievable!

I mean, they got Jacuzzis.
They have five pools.

Two on the outside
and three on the inside,

so if it's hot, you outside.
If it's cold, you on the inside.

I mean, it was great.
They got Xboxes by the locker room.

Half-time, if I wanna play,
I'm playing.

Oh, if you wanna play
at half-time?

The setup is nuts.
It is.

At least somebody
had fun today,

'cause I know I got my ass
interrogated by Coach at practice

'cause you didn't show up.

I mean, was he mad?

I mean,
I know he's usually mad.

Okay, he was mad.
Yeah. What the hell you think?

Of course he was mad.

How the hell are we
supposed to have practice

without the quarterback
being there?

I had to.
No, you didn't have to.

I had to leave, okay, Jess.

Uh-uh, that's bull...
They're gonna offer me.

What do you mean?

Coach Bailey said, you know, it's
between me and this other guy,

but if I give them
a verbal now...

Whoa, back... Back up.

You... You spoke
to the coach?

Well, I mean,
I heard him say it.

That's against the rules!

No, it's not.
It was an unofficial visit.

Your dad said that?

You know what? They want me, Jess.
And you should be happy for me.

All right. I'm sorry.

Look, I'm sorry I didn't
tell you where I was.

I just didn't want you
to have to lie for me.

That's what
I don't understand.

If this is all okay and it's unofficial
visit, why you gotta lie about it?

I don't.
It's just...

It's complicated.

Vince, don't tell me it's complicated.
I'm not stupid!

You don't have to worry.

All you gotta say is,
"Congratulations,

"star quarterback
of Oklahoma Tech."

Congratulations, star.

Thank you.

Well, that wasn't how
I'd hoped to meet your dad.

That was...
That was dumb.

I shouldn't have come here.
Derek, what are we doing here?

I don't know if your mom
told you, but I, uh,

quit my job.

I'm gonna take some time off and go
to my family's cabin in Tennessee

to finish my dissertation.

I think I'm gonna be able to
focus a lot better up there.

There won't be so many
distractions, you know?

We had a connection.

Didn't we?

I mean, I thought
we had a real connection.

And the older you get, the more you're
gonna realize how rare that is.

Is it the same kind of connection
that you had with your wife?

Or was it the different
kind of connection

that you had with all
the girls before me?

Julie, no.

Do you realize what
an ass I made of myself?

How your wife came in and humiliated
me in front of my whole dorm?

We're getting a divorce.

Because of me?

I don't know,

but I know I'm not
in love with her.

Julie, you need to go back to school.
It's where you belong.

You're gonna be fine.

I promise.

I wrote down the address

in Tennessee.

I just want you
to take it.

That's all.
Just take it.

If you ever need anything,
my door is always open.

Hmm.
Mmm.

Yes.
Mmm.

Yes.
It's your morning.

(GROANS)
(KNOCKING ON DOOR)

Yes?
Come in, honey!

Hey.
Hey.

Morning.
I didn't mean to wake you guys up.

TAMI: We're up.

I just wanted to let you guys know
that I'm going back to school.

I, um...
I talked to Derek.

And before you say anything, it
was just honestly what I needed.

After talking to him,
I realized that

I just really belong at school and
I'm kind of wasting my life here.

And I'm sorry for all the BS
I put you guys through.

It wasn't fair.

I'm proud of you.

Thanks.

So, can I make you guys
some breakfast?

Did you hear that?

Can you make some coffee? Yeah.

TAMI: Thanks, honey.

When is she leaving?

Honey.

(SIGHS)

(INDISTINCT CHATTERING)

Hey, guy.
Hey.

How you feeling?

Jess told me that you
weren't feeling well.

Figured since you missed practice,
you damn well might be dying.

No, uh...
It was my mom.

Your mom?

Yeah, she's been, um...
That old habit

kind of got picked up again and she was a
little sick, so I was the only person...

I understand.
You don't have to explain yourself.

You know, if you need anything,
you can count on me.

Yes. Yes, sir.

Everything's all right?

Yeah. I won't be missing
any more practices though.

Next time something comes up, a
situation, let somebody know.

Yes, sir.
That'd be fine.

I got class.

You better get to it then.

Yes, sir.

(DOORBELL RINGING)

Hey.
WINONA: Hi.

I'm Tami Taylor.
I'm the counselor at Epyck's school.

Thank you.

WINONA: This isn't the first time Epyck
has lied about her situation here.

I don't know
why she does it.

Maybe it's
an attention thing.

I don't know.

Kids, come get your lunch!

(CHILDREN YELLING)

Oh, my.

WINONA: Okay,
here we go.

Good job.

All right, TJ, chips for you.
You take the water.

That's right.
Thanks, sweetie.

Now, eat your apples first.

Well, I must say, this isn't
exactly what she described.

Epyck can be
a sweet girl.

I think so.

The little ones love her.

She's had
a tough life though.

Lost both her parents
to AIDS.

Lived on the street.
Abused, addicted, you name it.

She deserves
a lot of credit.

(SIGHS)

But she is a handful.

(GLASS THUDDING)
Uh-oh!

TAMI: Oh, whoops!
It's okay.

I got it, babe.

Oh, shoot.

Sorry.

(CHUCKLES)
Oh, no.

Let me ask you a question.
Are there any older boys here?

(CHUCKLES)
Honey...

These are
the only boys here.

(TAMI CHUCKLES)

All right, let's get
you some more water.

How about that?

Come on in.
How you doing?

Yeah, you wanted to see me?
Yeah, come on in.

Hey, how's your mom doing?
She all right?

Yeah, she's, um...
She's better.

Good. Good.

Hey, let me
ask you something.

You recognize that photo?

Coach, I was...
How was Oklahoma?

I was gonna tell you about...
Don't.

I'm sure your father has
your best interests in mind,

but I'll tell you something.

He's driving you
in the wrong direction.

That offer, whatever it is, I
guarantee you it's worth nothing.

Coach, what else
you want me to do?

This is important to me.
This is my future.

He's looking out
for me right now.

Nobody else
is looking out for me.

You're knocking
on the wrong doors.

I don't have
any more to say.

(INDISTINCT CHATTERING)
How's that look?

More.
Like, seriously.

Okay, Stevie and Billy say,
"Hi," and "Good luck."

All right, now let's do something
about your boobs. Lift up your boobs.

Need to be up, up.
No, that's against the rules.

Picture.

(WOMEN LAUGHING)

You are so cute,
I can't even stand it.

(DOOR CLOSING)

Hey.
How are you?

TAMI: Mind if I join you?

There's laws
against stalking.

Well, you're
pretty easy to find.

I believe you're the only
person in this place.

And your foster mom told me
I'd find you here.

I heard you came over.

Why'd you lie to me?

(SCOFFS)

Did you know you
don't have to lie to me?

I actually like you.
(SCOFFS)

Right.

No.

Look at me.

You're strong,
and you're smart,

and you're feisty.

I believe you have a future.

Everybody needs help.

You got a roof
over your head.

I know you got
food to eat.

And now you got me.

You're not gonna
make a difference.

I am who I am.

I don't know about that.

I might try
a little soup.

Don't leave.

Before I announce
the runner-ups,

I want y'all to give a big
hand to the girls up here.

You're all winners!

(AUDIENCE CHEERING)

I love you, Becky!

Becky!

And the second runner-up

for Miss Young Texas is...

Becky Sproles!

Oh, come on!

(MINDY'S FRIENDS BOOING)
AMBER: This is horse crap!

ANNOUNCER: It's okay, ladies.
It's a family show.

(WOMEN BOOING)

Hey, calm down.
It's all right, girls.

It's okay. It's all right.
There's more to come.

I think you should take a hard
look at the company you keep.

Congratulations, Becky.
Thank you.

You told me you wanted me
working with the safeties.

It's just
a new blitz package.

CROWLEY: Coach, you've got
to let all of us know.

You can't freestyle
this thing.

Yes, sir.
You almost got it fixed?

We're good.
So, which one am I doing?

You do what Crowley says,
that's what you do.

Four-three.
Stay in your drop.

Ready, set, hut!

(WHISTLE BLOWING)

Hey, what are you doing?
What are you doing, huh?

You don't hit him when he's got that shirt on.
You understand me?

You don't hit my quarterback
when he's got that red shirt on!

LUKE: Yes, sir.

Get your ass over there!

What's wrong with you, boy?
You get by on cheap shots?

Hey! Hey!

VINCE: What's wrong with you?

We went over that in
practice yesterday, buddy.

Oh, you weren't at practice yesterday.
That's right.

How was Oklahoma?

You trying to be funny?

How was Oklahoma?

Hey, the two of
you back off!

Take a break.

Take a break!
I'll see you later, superstar.

All right.

(WHISTLE BLOWING)

(CELL PHONE RINGING)

DEREK ON SPEAKER: Hey.
You're up early.

I need to know something.

Did you come to Dillon to get me to go
back to school or just to get me back?

The second thing.

That's what I thought.

(PLAYING UPBEAT MUSIC)

(STUDENTS CHEERING)

(MEN ARGUING)

MAN: I mean, I had no clue.
The same thing with Vince.

It's like, take a damn knee, man.
What are you doing?

ORNETTE: Hear it out.
He hear it out.

I wanted him to
hear it out.

I'm sorry,
can I have you for a second?

Yeah.
I'll see you around.

I'd love to see
that tape. (LAUGHS)

How's everything going?
It's good.

How was Oklahoma?

It was real nice, man.
Yeah, thank you for asking.

I won't have any one player
bigger than my team.

Vince misses another
practice, I'll bench him.

Now is that what you, uh, told
your boy down at Shane State...

That you all
about the team?

(CHUCKLES)

No, you didn't think
I knew that there, did you?

Yeah.

See, I know that, uh, they
been calling you every day.

They wouldn't do that if they
didn't think they had a shot.

So come on, man.
Come on. Come on.

Don't tell me all this bull
about you all about the team.

Come on, now.

I know better than that.

Mr. Howard.
Yeah?

I mean what I say.

Okay.

(MUFFLED CHEERING)

Don't tell me I have
no respect for the game.

I been coaching since
you were born.

What is your problem
with me?

I don't like the way
you do it.

You know what?
You're an old-ass man, okay?

(BOTH YELLING)

You have no respect!

Cheap shots when somebody's not looking.
What's the matter?

You don't know how
to take a hit, now?

All right, well, I'm looking
now, you do it again.

All right, buddy, listen.
What?

The minute you start playing and
acting like a part of this team,

then I'll start treating you
like part of this team.

You better get...
Man, you coaching at me again?

(ALL ARGUING)

Shut up!

Shut up.

ANNOUNCER:
... and Luke Cafferty.

The mighty, mighty
East Dillon Lions!

BURNWELL: Want to take out this moment
and thank the man that taught us

how to have pride
in East Dillon High again.

Our own,

Coach Taylor.

(ALL CHEERING)

Can you say "victory"?

(ALL CHEERING)