[skateboard shuffles]
- AND GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY.
WELCOME TO THE SAM BOURQUIN SHOW
ON NEWS TALK 1480, WHBC,
STARK COUNTY'S SPORTS POWERHOUSE.
IT IS A BEAUTIFUL SUMMER DAY, AND I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU,
BUT IT LOOKS LIKE FOOTBALL'S RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.
[easy acoustic pop music]
♪
- ♪ WAS A FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL GAME ♪
♪ DOWN AT THE HIGH SCHOOL STADIUM ♪
♪ SHE WAS A CHEERLEADER WITH HER QUARTERBACK ♪
♪ SNEAKING OUT BEHIND THE BLEACHERS TO PLAY ♪
♪ 'CAUSE THEY DON'T CARE WHAT PEOPLE SAY ♪
♪ IN THIS TOWN
♪
♪ NOTHING EVER CHANGES IN THIS TOWN ♪
♪ AND THE STORY'S ALWAYS THE SAME ONE IN THIS TOWN ♪
♪ AND I THANK YOU, LORD, FOR KEEPIN' US SAFE ♪
♪ AND I THANK YOU, MOTHER, FOR MAKING US PRAY ♪
- DOWN IN DMSION IV, THE BIG NEWS IS THAT
SAINT THOMAS AQUINAS WELCOMES ITS NEW HEAD COACH.
VINCE DEANTONIO HAD A PROMISING COACHING CAREER
AS OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR IN THE COLLEGE RANKS
UNTIL HE ABRUPTLY RESIGNED FIVE YEARS AGO.
- ♪ IN THIS TOWN
- NOW, IT'LL BE INTERESTING TO SEE WHAT HE CAN DO
WITH THE KNIGHTS, WHO HAVEN'T HAD A WINNING SEASON
SINCE 2004.
NOW, SENIOR QUARTERBACK BOBBY BURKETT
HAS SHOWN FLASHES OF POTENTIAL,
BUT THAT TEAM NEVER HAS CLICKED.
- ♪ AND NOTHING EVER CHANGES IN THIS TOWN ♪
♪ OH THE STORY'S ALWAYS THE SAME ONE IN THIS TOWN ♪
♪ AND I THANK YOU, LORD, FOR KEEPING US SAFE ♪
♪ AND I THANK YOU, MOTHER, FOR MAKING US PRAY ♪
♪
♪ THERE'S AN OLD MAN ON A FRONT PORCH SWING ♪
♪ AND HE'S ALWAYS TALKIN' TO NOBODY ♪
♪ BUT IF YOU EVER STOP TO LISTEN ♪
♪ YOU MIGHT LEARN A THING OR TWO ♪
♪ YEAH, I'M TALKING TO YOU
♪
♪ YOU SEE, HE ONCE WAS A YOUNG MAN ♪
♪ AND HE WAS HOLDING A YOUNG GIRL'S HAND ♪
♪ AND THEY WERE WALKIN' DOWN BY THE LAKE ♪
♪ AND ABOUT 1948
♪ AND THEY HAD THEIR FIRST KISS ♪
♪ OOH, WITH THE MOON SHINING DOWN ♪
♪ AND THEY KNEW TRUE LOVE
♪ OH, IT REALLY COULD BE FOUND IN THIS TOWN ♪
♪ OH, OH, IN THIS TOWN
♪ YEAH, IN THIS TOWN
- SET. HUT!
[coaches chatter indistinctly]
- COME ON, KNOW YOUR ASSIGNMENT!
- HEY, BOBBY. - YEAH?
- WHAT'S THE NEW COACH DOING WAY UP THERE?
- I DON'T KNOW, LOOKING FOR A WIN?
- I KNOW, MAN. - SOMEBODY NEEDS A FRIEND.
[whistle blows] - ALL RIGHT!
LET'S GO, GUYS, BRING IT IN.
- TAKE A KNEE. - TAKE A KNEE.
[whistle blows]
KROGER, ROOKER, FAR GOAL POST AND BACK.
LOSER GETS TO GO AGAIN AND A HUNDRED PUSH-UPS.
- OH, MAN. - MOVE IT!
TAYLOR, DAVIS, CURRIE,
BURKETT... THAT'S RIGHT.
I'VE WATCHED TAPE OF EVERY PLAY YOU MADE
OR DIDN'T MAKE IN YOUR MISERABLE CAREERS HERE AT AQUINAS.
YOUR NINE LOSSES LAST YEAR.
YOU SENIORS, FOUR-YEAR STARTERS,
YOU LOST 25 GAMES HERE.
HOW'S IT FEEL?
RUCKER! YOU QUIT ON THE WAY BACK.
YOU'RE DONE FOR THE DAY.
NEXT TIME, YOU'RE DONE FOR THE YEAR.
YOUR RECORD SAYS YOU STINK,
BUT I DON'T THINK IT'S TRUE.
I THINK YOUR HABITS STINK.
AND THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE TO FIX.
WE'LL START WITH YOUR CONDITIONING.
KROGER, GIVE ME THE GOAL POST ROOKER OWES ME.
- BUT I WON, COACH.
- AND YOU WON ONE LOUSY GAME LAST YEAR.
DON'T START BRAGGING ABOUT A WIND SPRINT.
WE'RE GONNA REBUILD THIS PROGRAM.
IT'S NOT GONNA BE EASY OR FUN.
- GUESS BE READY TO GO MONDAY AT 4:00.
- START FROM SCRATCH.
EVERYBODY HAS TO EARN THEIR JOB.
NO INCUMBENTS.
- WHAT ABOUT QB. - EVERYBODY.
- BOBBY BURKETT'S GOT A HECK OF AN ARM, COACH.
- NOBODY'S JOB IS LOCKED.
- COPY THAT.
- ON DEFENSE, WE USE OUR SPEED.
WE'RE GONNA GO TO A 3-5-3.
WE DON'T HAVE THE SIZE FOR ANYTHING ELSE.
- WE CAN DO THAT, BUT I HOPE YOU HAVE A PLAN
TO LIGHT UP THE SCOREBOARD.
- WE'RE GONNA OPEN UP THE PLAYBOOK.
EVEN IF BURKETT DELIVERS, WE'RE A ONE-OPTION TEAM.
NAPIER'S GREAT...
BUT I NEED ANOTHER DEEP THREAT.
WE'RE GONNA NEED TO SPREAD IT OUT
AND THROW DOWNFIELD TO BEAT THESE BIGGER TEAMS.
- WELL, THAT'S ALL WE HAVE TO WORK WITH, COACH.
- THEN I'M GONNA HAVE TO FIND US SOME MORE HORSES.
[heater humming]
- HOLY COW, BILL, IT'S LIKE A SAUNA IN HERE.
STOP POINTING THAT THING AT ME.
IT IS AUGUST, YOU KNOW.
WILL YOUR HEATER BE JOINING US FOR DINNER AGAIN?
I-I-I KNOW IT'S AUGUST...
BUT BY MY CALCULATIONS,
IT WOULD HAVE SAVED US $400 LAST WINTER.
- YOU DON'T SAY.
I STAND CORRECTED.
IT FEELS LIKE THE GARDEN OF EDEN IN HERE.
[both chuckle]
- THAT'S GOOD. - I LIKE THAT.
- I CAN BE YOUR BARGAINING DIRECTOR
WHEN YOU SELL IT TO MR. HANDON.
- THE PROBLEM IS I CAN'T PRESENT SOMETHING
FROM MY WORKSHOP, NO MATTER HOW GOOD IT IS.
AND A REAL PROTOTYPE COSTS ABOUT $30,000.
- MMM, MOM'S FAMOUS FRIED CHICKEN.
COULD SMELL IT FROM THE DRIVE.
- HEY. - HEY, DAD.
- MM! NOT TILL YOU CLEAN UP.
- WHAT? LOOK, I'M STARVING.
COACH DEANTONIO KEPT US FOR AN EXTRA 45 MINUTES, YOU KNOW?
I DON'T KNOW WHAT HIS PROBLEM IS.
WHY IS IT SO HOT IN HERE?
- WELL, GIVE HIM A CHANCE.
HE'LL GIVE UP ON THE KNIGHTS SOON ENOUGH.
- YEAH, HARDY-HAR-HAR, DAD.
[telephone rings]
- HELLO?
OH, HI, MR. HANDON.
YES. JUST A MINUTE, PLEASE.
YOU TELL HIM WE'RE ABOUT READY TO HAVE DINNER.
- [clears throat] HELLO, MR. HANDON.
BOWLING ALLEY... AGAIN.
- NO, THAT'S... I CAN... - [sighs]
- NO, THAT WON'T... - YEAH...
I'LL... ALL RIGHT, WE'LL JUST SEE YOU.
GOOD-BYE.
- REALLY?
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DROP EVERYTHING
WHENEVER THAT MAN CALLS.
- HE IS MY BOSS.
AND MAYBE HE WILL REMEMBER
THE FAVORS WHEN THE TIME COMES.
- HELLO, SIR. - HOW YOU DOING?
- HI, HOW ARE YOU?
[low chatter]
- I-I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE HAVING GUESTS.
- THE DAMN PIN SETTER IS BROKEN AGAIN, BURKETT.
[chuckles] JOHN WAS SHOWING OFF
WITH THIS GIRL THAT HE FANCIES.
YEAH, HE TAKES AFTER THE OLD MAN.
HOW'S AQUINAS LOOKING THIS YEAR, BOBBY?
I DON'T REALLY FOLLOW D-V.
- WELL, ACTUALLY, WE'RE DMSION IV, SIR.
- RIGHT. - YOU KNOW THE WAY.
I HAVE TO GET READY FOR MY GUESTS.
- [whispering] I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING.
JUST SAVE IT.
- VIKINGS! - [girls laugh]
- DAD, WHAT IF I... - WHAT IF I TOLD YOU
SOMETHING THAT MIGHT, LIKE, DISAPPOINT YOU?
- YOU CAN'T, BUT GO AHEAD.
- WELL, I'M NOT SO SURE IF I WANT TO PLAY FOOTBALL THIS YEAR.
- THAT'S A RELIEF.
I WAS AFRAID YOU MIGHT BE PREGNANT.
- HAND ME A 3/4. - YEAH.
- WHY DON'T YOU WANT TO PLAY?
- I DON'T KNOW. - I MEAN...
THERE JUST DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A GOOD ENOUGH REASON.
AND THE NEW COACH... TEAM STILL STINKS.
[sighs]
I'M JUST SICK OF LOSING.
- I'M PROUD OF YOU FOR ADMITTING IT,
ESPECIALLY IN THIS TOWN.
- YEAH. - BUT...
IF YOU'RE JUST DISCOURAGED,
WHY DON'T YOU JUST SLEEP ON IT?
SEE HOW YOU FEEL AFTER.
CAN YOU PUT THESE THINGS IN THE... THING?
OR IS IT TOO TECHNICAL?
- YEAH. NO, IT'S NOT TOO TECHNICAL, DAD.
IT'S JUST YOU STUTTER EVERY TWO SECONDS.
- EASY THERE. - [chuckles]
- I'LL GET THE BAG. - YOU GO WASH UP.
- ARE YOU SURE YOU GOT IT? - YEAH.
- I DON'T USUALLY LIKE A RHUBARB PIE.
YOU KNOW, TO ME IT'S LIKE A FUNKY CELERY, YOU KNOW?
I MEAN, WHAT IS THAT? I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT IT IS.
I'VE NEVER... YOU EVER SEEN A RHUBARB PLANT?
- [laughs]. - BUT THIS IS REALLY,
- REALLY QUITE GOOD. - THANK YOU.
- YOU KNOW WHAT? - HOOVER'S A GREAT SCHOOL.
THEY'D BE LUCKY TO HAVE YOU.
OF COURSE, THEY ALWAYS HAVE A LEAD,
SO THE OTHER TEAM'S GOTTA THROW.
YOU GET PLENTY OF CHANCES
TO BAT DOWN SOME BALLS OR, WHO KNOWS,
MAYBE YOU EVEN GET A PICK OR TWO.
WHAT?
WHAT DID I SAY?
- DON'T YOU KNOW ABOUT THE PLAY?
- THE PLAY?
- LET'S NOT BRING THAT UP AGAIN, OKAY?
- WHO CARES? - I BROKE UP THE PLAY.
INCOMPLETE. END OF STORY.
- IT WAS GIFT WRAPPED. - YOU HAD NOTHING BUT DAYLIGHT.
80 YARDS WIDE OPEN TO THE END ZONE.
- NOW, MICHELLE... - IT WAS HIS BEST CHANCE.
[sighs] MY SON HAS THE DROPS.
- DAMIEN, I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYTHING WRONG WITH YOUR HANDS.
I THINK IT'S IN YOUR HEAD.
BUT I CAN FIX IT.
- HOW?
- IT STARTS WITH SWITCHING YOU TO WIDE RECEIVER.
Parents: WIDE RECEIVER?
[pop music plays]
♪
- YEP, THAT IS FAKE.
- WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING? I'M CHANGING.
- WELL, I'M S... - GET OUT, YOU PERV!
- OKAY. SORRY. SORRY!
- UHH. - UH...
- ENJOY THE SHOW?
- LOOK, I'M NOT... - I'M NOT A PERV.
- [chuckles] - BUT YEAH, MAYBE A LITTLE.
- "MAYBE A LITTLE." OKAY.
YOU'RE NOT A PERV, BUT YOU ARE A LIAR.
- HI. - YOU GOOD? YEAH?
- ARE YOU HERE FOR THE PARTY?
- NO, NO. NOT EXACTLY.
I'M JUST... I'M JUST REPAIRING THE BOWLING ALLEY.
- OH.
YEAH, JOHN WAS SHOWING OFF.
[chuckles]
YOU DON'T LOOK LIKE A BOWLING ALLEY REPAIRMAN.
- OH, REALLY?
WHAT'S A BOWLING ALLEY REPAIRMAN SUPPOSED TO LOOK LIKE?
- LIKE A STAN.
- STAN? WOW.
- A MOUSTACHE AND THE COVERALLS
AND A SAD STORY.
- WELL, I GOT A SAD STORY. - MY NAME'S BOBBY.
- I'M RENEE.
- WOW, RENEE, YOU REALLY KNOW A LOT
ABOUT A BOWLING ALLEY REPAIRMAN.
- OH, SO MUCH.
- OH, YEAH? - YES.
- DO YOU AND JOHNNY BREAK 'EM
ON A REGULAR BASIS, OR...
- [chuckles] NO, NOT REALLY.
UM, I JUST MOVED HERE, ACTUALLY.
IT'S MY FIRST YEAR AT HOOVER, SO...
- COOL.
- BUT IF I HAPPEN TO DO IT AGAIN, I'LL CALL YOU.
- CALL HIM WHAT?
BURKETT, WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN MY HOUSE?
- OH, YOU KNOW, JUST, UH...
- HERE TO SEE WHAT A REAL FOOTBALL TEAM LOOKS LIKE.
- ARE YOU REFERRING TO YOUR LITTLE CHEER SQUAD OVER THERE?
- I'LL LET THAT GO BECAUSE I FEEL SO BAD
FOR YOU AND YOUR TEAM.
CONSIDER YOURSELVES LUCKY.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THE PLAYOFFS, RIGHT.
- OKAY, UM...
I'M GONNA FINISH CHANGING.
IT WAS GOOD MEETING YOU.
WE SHOULD GET SOME FOOD, 'CAUSE I'M REALLY HUNGRY.
- OKAY, BYE, RENEE.
WOW. MAN!
- DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT, BURKETT.
YOU'RE SECOND TEAM AND ALWAYS WILL BE.
- YEAH.
- HEY, BILL.
- M... MR. DONOHUE.
CONGRATULATIONS ON THE PROMOTION.
- OH, WELL, THANKS. - THANKS.
- HOW'S THE... NEW HOUSE?
- WELL, RENEE'S STILL GETTING USED TO IT,
BUT WE LOVE IT.
A NICE UPGRADE, I WILL SAY. THANKS FOR ASKING.
- SURE. - THIS MUST BE BOBBY.
- HEY, GOOD TO SEE YOU. - YOU R-READY?
- YEAH. - HEY, BURKETT.
- THIS CLOSE.
- IT'S ALL FIXED, MR. HANDON.
- GOOD.
SAY, WHY DON'T THE TWO OF YOU STAY?
I'M UNVEILING OUR NEW UNIFORMS.
BEST IN STARK COUNTY.
- NO, BEST IN OHIO. - RADICAL SKILLS.
- WE WOULD, BUT BOBBY HAS AN EARLY PRACTICE.
- YEAH, UM... - MAYBE NEXT TIME.
- SUIT YOURSELVES.
- NICE TO MEET YOU. - THANK YOU. GOOD SEEING YOU.
[entrance bells jingle]
[classical music bleeds from headphones]
♪
- UH, '80s CALLED. - THEY WANT THEIR DISCMAN BACK.
[laughs] YO, BRO,
HOW CAN YOU AFFORD BATTERIES?
YOU CAN'T EVEN AFFORD REAL CLOTHES.
- BACK OFF, FOUR MILE.
YOU MESS WITH MY COUSIN, YOU'RE MESSING WITH ME.
- SEE YOU AT SCHOOL, URKEL.
YOU WON'T HAVE YOUR BODYGUARD
TO BACK YOU UP THIS YEAR.
LET'S GO.
- I CAN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF, JUSTIN.
- YEAH, I KNOW.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THEY WEREN'T BOTHERING
OUR CUSTOMERS.
YOU TAKING AN ORDER FOR HERE OR TO GO?
- I'M NOT HERE FOR DINNER.
I'M HERE FOR YOU. YOU'RE BIG MACK, AREN'T YOU?
- I DON'T GO BY THAT.
- OKAY, JUSTIN THEN.
I'M THE NEW COACH AT AQUINAS.
YOU STILL WANT TO PLAY FOOTBALL?
- I DON'T GOT TIME FOR FOOLING.
THE GRILL'S A MESS.
- I'M ABOUT TODAY AND TOMORROW, ALL RIGHT?
YOU CAN BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THOSE,
WE'LL LEAVE YESTERDAY ALONE. WHAT DO YOU SAY?
- FOR REAL?
- FOR REAL.
JUSTIN, I'M STICKING MY NECK OUT HERE.
SO IF I SAY JUMP...
- I'M HOPPING LIKE A MOTHER.
HIGH AS I CAN.
- OKAY.
SO WE GOT AN UNDERSTANDING, RIGHT?
- YES, SIR.
- CALL ME COACH.
- COACH... - THERE'S ONE THING.
I'M A PACKAGE DEAL.
- YOU'RE A WHAT?
- I'M A PACKAGE DEAL.
- HIS COUSIN, JAMAL LEE...
- DOES HE EVEN PLAY FOOTBALL? - YES, OF COURSE.
- [sighs] HIGHLY IRREGULAR.
- WELL, HE'S GOT INTANGIBLES.
PLUS, YOU SAID I GET THREE SCHOLARSHIPS.
- NO, I SAID WE WOULD CONSIDER THREE VIABLE APPLICANTS
WHO, COINCIDENTALLY, PLAYED FOOTBALL.
NOW, LOOK, WE LOVE THIS DAMIEN TAYLOR.
EXCELLENT FAMILY, STRONG GRADES.
HE'LL MAKE A FINE ADDITION.
BUT THIS JUSTIN MACK...
DO YOU KNOW WHY MR. MACK DIDN'T PLAY FOOTBALL LAST SEASON?
- BECAUSE JUVENILE DETENTION DOESN'T FIELD A TEAM.
- AGGRAVATED ASSAULT IS NO SMALL MATTER.
- HE MADE A TERRIBLE MISTAKE, FATHER.
KIDS DO THAT SOMETIMES. AND HE'S PAID.
I PROMISE I WILL HAVE HIM ON A VERY SHORT LEASH.
COME ON, FATHER, YOU'RE IN THE FORGIVENESS BUSINESS, RIGHT?
- CAREFUL THERE.
- NO DISRESPECT. - YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
FELLAS, I WANT TO INTRODUCE YOUR NEW TEAMMATES.
THIS IS JUSTIN MACK.
- THAT'S BIG MACK, THE KID THAT GOT THROWN IN JAIL.
- DON'T CALL ME THAT. - HEY, LISTEN,
EVERYBODY'S STARTING OVER, ALL RIGHT?
JUSTIN'S ONE OF US NOW.
DAMIEN TAYLOR, WIDE RECEIVER.
JAMAL LEE. HE PLAYS... ALL OVER.
GET IN THERE, FELLAS.
NOW LOOK AT THIS. SPORTS PAGE.
HOOVER, HOOVER, HOOVER.
EVERY STORY IN HERE IS ABOUT HOOVER.
YOU KNOW WHY? BECAUSE THEY'RE WINNERS.
ANY MENTION OF AQUINAS?
NOT A WORD. HMM.
SO HERE WE ARE, SQUARE ONE.
I DON'T CARE WHO YOU ARE
OR WHAT POSITION YOU THINK YOU PLAY.
EVERY JOB ON THIS TEAM IS AVAILABLE TO BE WON.
NOW SHOW ME SOME GAME INTENSITY.
- GO, GUYS.
- FIRST-TEN OFFENSE ON AHEAD. - LET'S GO, BOYS.
- ♪ U-N-D-E-R- D-O-G-S ♪
♪ U-N-D-E-R- D-O-G-S ♪
- ♪ DOGS GONNA RUN
♪ TAKE IT FROM ME AIN'T GONNA TAKE IT ANYMORE ♪
♪ GET IT ON, WE'RE GONNA WIN ♪
♪ HANDS IN THE AIR EVERYBODY'S DIALED IN ♪
♪ HUT ONE, HUT TWO
♪ LET'S GO
♪ WHOO-HOO
♪ HUT ONE, HUT TWO
♪ LET'S GO, WHOO-HOO
♪ U-N-D-E-R- D-O-G-S ♪
- GET OFF ME, MAN. - LOSER.
- ♪ U-N-D-E-R- D-O-G-S ♪
- SET, HUT!
- GET IT, GET IT.
- UNH! - WHAT I TELL YOU, KID?
- YOU AIN'T DOIN' NOTHIN', BOY, I SLIPPED.
- HEY, SCOREBOARD TALKS. - YOU DON'T.
- COME ON, COACH.
WE'RE WORKING LIKE DOGS OUT HERE.
WE NEED A BLOW, MAN.
- WHEN I WANT YOUR OPINION, MR. BURKETT,
I'LL GIVE IT TO YOU.
GOAL POST, ALL THREE OF YOU.
MURRAY, FLOYD, JOHNSON, GET IN THERE.
RUN IT RIGHT.
- HE JUST KEPT MAKING US DO IT AGAIN AND AGAIN
AND AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN.
- I DON'T... I DON'T KNOW. - GIVE HIM A CHANCE.
I'M SURE HE KNOWS WHAT HE'S DOING.
- NO, WHAT HE'S TRYING TO DO, DAD,
IS MAKE US INTO SOMETHING THAT WE'RE NOT.
- I WAS GONNA WAIT TILL AFTER DINNER,
BUT I CAN'T.
I CASHED IN OUR RAINY-DAY FUND.
IT'S FOR THE PROTOTYPE.
- THIS IS EVERYTHING.
IT'S ALL WE HAVE.
- WE WANTED TO DO THIS FOR YOU.
- DAD, THAT THING... - THAT THING REALLY WORKS.
- I CAN'T, IT'S... - TOO MUCH PRESSURE.
- BILL...
I BELIEVE IN YOU.
TAKE IT.
- ALL RIGHT.
[both laughing]
- OH, HI. - HI.
- THANK YOU FOR GETTING THE DOOR.
- YOU'RE WELCOME.
- HOW ARE YOU? - I'M WELL, HOW ARE YOU?
- I'M VERY GOOD. - I'M READY TO STUDY.
- YEAH, NOT A BAD WAY TO SPEND THE DAY.
- NO, IT'S NOT. - WOW!
SO WHAT DO YOU WANT TO START WITH,
HISTORY OR PRE-CALC?
- SMART AND PRETTY. - I DON'T KNOW WHAT I LIKE BETTER.
- [chuckles]
[hip-hop music playing]
- WOW. - HEY, BOYS.
- WHAT UP, MAN? - JOHN, I THOUGHT
WE WERE GONNA STUDY.
- I PROMISE WE'LL STUDY,
AFTER WE GO FOR A SWIM.
- I DON'T HAVE MY BATHING SUIT.
- EVEN BETTER.
TIME TO HIT THE BEACH! WHOO!
- I JUST LOVE STUDYING HERE.
- WHOO!
- COME ON, MANDY. - COME ON, THE WATER'S FINE.
- BACKER! BACKER!
- SET, HUT!
[whistle blows]
- JUSTIN!
ARE YOU TRYING TO BREAK MY QUARTERBACK?
- SORRY, COACH.
- SORRY? - WHAT, ARE YOU GONNA WRITE THAT
ON HIS CAST?
YOUR JOB IS TO PROTECT THE QUARTERBACK, PERIOD.
- GOT IT? - GOT IT.
- COACH, I WANT MY QUARTERBACKS PRACTICING
IN RED JERSEYS.
- WATER BREAK. - TWO MINUTES.
- SO YOU CAN'T CATCH,
TOO SMALL TO TACKLE ANYBODY,
AND YOU'RE NOT VERY FAST.
KINDA LIMITS WHAT WE CAN DO WITH YOU.
I MEAN, WHAT POSITION DO YOU WANT TO PLAY, JAMAL?
- MAYBE I COULD SLING IT?
BE THE BACKUP QB, CHILLIN' WITH THE CHEERLEADERS.
- OKAY. - NOW, BACK HERE ON EARTH,
I MEAN, WE'VE GOT TO FIND A PLACE FOR YOU.
COACH WANTS US TO FIND SOMETHING FOR YOU TO DO.
- I-I DON'T KNOW. - WELL...
I, UH, I GOT AN IDEA.
- HUT! - SORRY, SORRY.
- DON'T WORRY, COACH, WE GOT THIS.
- YEAH, I CAN SEE THAT.
- COME ON, LET'S TRY IT AGAIN.
LACES OUT.
[crowbar clangs on floor]
- YOU SEE THIS, CAPTAIN?
I HOPE...
I DID THE RIGHT THING.
[school bell ringing]
- GOOD NEWS. - HI.
- JOHNNY WANTS YOU ON THE CHEER SQUAD.
- OH, THAT'S SO COOL. - I'M A CHEERLEADER.
- APPARENTLY YOU'VE MADE QUITE AN IMPRESSION
ON HIM THIS SUMMER.
- YOU'RE SO LUCKY. - I'M SO EXCITED.
- SEE YOU AT THE GAME FRIDAY, RIGHT?
- YEAH. LADIES.
- HI. - HI.
- EXCITED FOR OUR STUDY SESSION TONIGHT?
- [chuckles] I HOPE YOU'RE READY
TO ACTUALLY STUDY.
- OH, YEAH, I'M GONNA STUDY.
GENTLEMEN SCHOLARS, RIGHT?
SCHOLARS. GO LONG.
BOOM!
- HANDON, GET YOUR CAR OUT OF MY SPOT.
- MY BAD, COACH.
- ATTENTION. - BILL BURKETT PLEASE REPORT
TO THE CONFERENCE ROOM.
BILL BURKETT TO THE CONFERENCE ROOM, PLEASE.
- COME ON IN, BILL.
- BURKETT.
STEVEN TELLS ME YOU HAVE SOMETHING FOR US.
- UH, I'VE BEEN WORKING ON A PRODUCT...
AN ELECTRIC HEATER.
IT'S NOT JUST AN ELECTRIC HEATER.
IT'S THE NEXT GENERATION.
- YOU DID ALL THIS ON YOUR OWN?
I HAVE TO ADMIT, BURKETT, I AM IMPRESSED.
TELL ME MORE.
SELL ME.
- UM, INSTEAD OF THE USUAL ELECTRIC COILS,
IT USES INFRARED BULBS TO HEAT UP COPPER ELEMENTS.
UH, THE NUMBER ONE SELLING POINT
IS THAT IT'S NOT DRY HEAT.
THERE'S NOTHING LIKE IT ON THE MARKET.
- IT FEELS LIKE A HEATER.
- MY WIFE SAYS IT'S THE BEST THING
WE'VE EVER USED ON THE FARM.
- YOUR TESTER WAS YOUR WIFE?
- I'VE RUN TECHNICAL STUDIES AS WELL.
INFRARED USES ABOUT 30% LESS ELECTRICITY.
LET ME SHOW YOU.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THE HEAT DOESN'T
JUST RISE TO THE CEILING.
IT'S EVENLY DISTRIBUTED.
THERE'S ALSO SAFETY.
YOU KNOW, CONVENTIONAL SPACE HEATERS ARE THE...
THE NUMBER ONE CAUSE OF FIRES IN THE HOME,
AND INFRARED IS SIGNIFICANTLY SAFER.
- HOW MUCH WOULD WE HAVE TO SELL THIS FOR?
- THE INITIAL PRICE POINT WOULD BE ABOUT $500.
- $500 FOR A SPACE HEATER?
REALLY?
WE SELL ONE THAT COSTS $60.
- ALL DUE RESPECT, SIR, THAT'S LIKE COMPARING A...
ROLLS ROYCE TO A GOLF CART.
- I'VE HEARD ENOUGH, BURKETT.
I THINK YOU KNOW MY ANSWER.
- THAT'LL BE ALL, BILL.
YOU NEED TO GET BACK TO WORK.
- BILL...
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
HE SAID NO, DIDN'T HE?
BILL?
- HE... - DISMISSED IT.
LIKE IT... WAS A JOKE.
- WE'RE IN THIS TOGETHER.
DON'T YOU EVER, EVER FORGET THAT.
BESIDES, THERE ARE OTHER MANUFACTURERS IN OHIO,
AREN'T THERE?
[lights powering up]
- HERE WE GO, KNIGHTS, HERE WE GO.
HERE WE GO, KNIGHTS, HERE WE GO.
WHOO, LET'S GO, KNIGHTS!
YEAH!
- COME ON, BOYS. - LET'S GO.
- SET!
GOLD 78. HUT!
[overlapping shouts, chatter]
[crowd groans, whistle blows]
- DAMN IT, DAMIEN.
- UGH. - FIELD GOAL UNIT.
- TIE THIS BABY UP. - LET'S GO.
LET'S GO!
- SET, HUT!
OH...
[whistle blows, crowd groans]
- I KNEW THIS WAS GONNA HAPPEN.
- ALL RIGHT, FELLAS, PICK YOUR HEADS UP.
PLAYED A FOOTBALL GAME TONIGHT.
SOME GOOD THINGS OUT THERE.
YOU GUYS WERE PHYSICAL, AND YOU WORKED HARD.
WE JUST DIDN'T EXECUTE IN THE KEY MOMENTS.
SO WE RUN.
- RYAN, SERIOUSLY? - RUNNING, AFTER A GAME.
- A LITTLE HARD WORK NEVER HURT ANYBODY.
- IT'S GONNA BE A LONG SEASON.
[bluesy rock music plays inside]
- SO LITTLE JOHNNY HANDON, HUH? NOT BAD.
- OH, DON'T GIVE ME "LITTLE JOHNNY HANDON."
HE HAD WILSON IN THE END ZONE TWICE AND MISSED HIM.
WE COULD HAVE HAD SIX TOUCHDOWNS.
- HE CAN STILL THROW A LONG PASS, BROTHER.
- YEAH, BUT IT'S NOT GONNA DO ANY GOOD
UNLESS THE LINE HOLDS OUT.
I MEAN, THIS ISN'T GONNA WORK
AT THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.
[conversation becomes indistinct]
- CRANBERRY SODA, HUH? - YUP.
- REFRESHING. - COOL AND DELICIOUS.
- HOW 'BOUT DAVIS? - DAVIS IS GOOD.
- WHO ARE THOSE GUYS?
- THE HOOVER FAITHFUL.
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL FANATICS.
BREAKFAST, LUNCH, AND DINNER.
- WELL, WHO THEY GONNA PUT IN THE MIDDLE, JACKSON?
- OH... - JACKSON HAS DONE A GOOD JOB.
- JACKSON WEARS A SKIRT. - JACKSON HAS DONE A GOOD JOB.
- ALL HOOVER ALL THE TIME.
I'M THE NEW COACH AT AQUINAS.
- MM, SO YOU'RE A SPY.
- SHH, THEY'LL KILL ME. - SPIES GET SHOT, RIGHT?
- YOUR SECRET'S SAFE WITH ME.
- JACKSON'S GOTTA MOVE OVER TO THE MIDDLE.
- RELAX, MY FRIEND. - WE HAVE A GOOD TEAM.
- THANK YOU, GUYS, SO, SO MUCH.
- YEAH, NO PROBLEM. - HERE YOU GO.
- HEY, DO YOU WANT ONE, MAN?
- NO, MAN, I'M COOL. - YEAH, SERIOUSLY.
MY TREAT. ONE MORE, PLEASE.
- OKAY. - WHAT IS THIS, A DATE?
- NO, IT'S JUST A TWISTY SWIRL, MAN.
COME ON. IT'S GOOD.
- DO YOU HEAR YOURSELF, MAN?
THOSE ARE RAINBOW SPRINKLES, MAN.
[pop music playing]
- ♪ WHOO-OOH, WHOO-OOH
♪
♪ THEY SAY THAT ALL GETS TORN APART ♪
♪ BY A GUY THAT ONLY LOVES WITH HALF A HEART ♪
♪
♪ THEY SAY I'M DIGGING MY OWN GRAVE ♪
♪
♪ BUT I SAY I'M SIX FEET UNDER ANYWAY ♪
♪ YOU'RE RIGHT IN ALL THE WRONG WAYS ♪
♪ DON'T WANT YOU TO CHANGE FOR ME ♪
♪ DON'T REARRANGE FOR ME
♪ I KNOW YOU WILL LOVE ME BETTER ♪
♪ YOU'RE THE GLUE KEEPING ME TOGETHER ♪
- DO YOU EVER... - HEY!
- YOU KNOW HER?
- YOU'RE THAT GUY FROM THE PARTY.
- HEY.
- HI. - HI.
- YOU WANT SOME ICE CREAM?
- OH, NO, I'M, FINE, THANKS
- COME ON, MAN, YOU CRAZY? - GET IN THE GAME.
GET UP. GO OVER.
- [chuckles] - HI.
- HI. SO, UH...
HOW'S THE NEW SCHOOL WORKING OUT FOR YOU?
- IT'S GOOD.
I MEAN, IT'S STILL EARLY,
BUT I'M FINDING MY WAY AROUND, SO...
- YEAH, I... - I FEEL THE SAME WAY
ABOUT AQUINAS, BUT I'VE BEEN GOING THERE
- MY WHOLE LIFE. - REALLY?
- YEAH, REALLY.
YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU KNOW WHAT YOU SHOULD DO?
- WHAT SHOULD I DO?
- YOU SHOULD COME TO ONE OF OUR GAMES.
- YEAH, YOU SHOULD... WE COULD DEFINITELY USE MORE FANS.
- YEAH, IT'S FUN. - AND, YOU KNOW,
WE NEED SOME MORE PEOPLE GMNG THE OLD HOO-RAH.
- BUT, UH... - HOO-RAH?
- YEAH. - [chuckles]
UM, YEAH, YEAH, HERE.
HERE'S MY NUMBER.
AND I'LL COME CHECK YOU GUYS OUT SOMETIME.
- COOL.
YOU SHOULD HAVE ICE CREAM WITH US SOMETIME TOO.
- WHAT KIND IS THAT? - [music blasts from corvette]
- IT'S SPRINKLES WITH BUTTER PECAN.
- YOU ADDED SPRINKLES TO THAT?
- YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. - HOW OLD ARE YOU, LIKE FIVE?
- HI.
ASHLEY SAID WE'D FIND YOU HERE.
- AND HERE I AM.
- [breathes deeply]
WELL, THIS IS ADORABLE.
YOU BOYS ON A DATE?
- SEE? THAT'S WHAT I SAID, MAN.
- [sighs] ANYWAY, RENEE,
WE'RE ALL KINDA HEADED OVER TO MY HOUSE.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE BURGERS ON THE BEACH, MY DAD'S COOKING.
YOU'RE COMING, RIGHT?
- YEAH, YEAH, SURE, YES.
- SEE YOU THERE. - I'LL SEE YOU THERE.
[car starts]
- SEE, THAT DUDE'S A CLOWN, MAN.
- CONVENTIONAL HEATING SYSTEMS
GET TO COMBUSTIBLE TEMPERATURES
THAT CAN DRY OUT THE SINUSES,
BURN UP OXYGEN.
AND THIS DOESN'T.
I'VE ALREADY APPLIED FOR A PATENT.
- WHAT'S IT CALLED?
- EDENPURE.
MY WIFE CAME UP WITH THAT NAME.
- TELL YOU WHAT. - THIS IS A TESTING AGREEMENT.
IF IT PERFORMS WELL, WE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT STEP.
DOES THAT SOUND GOOD TO YOU?
♪
- COME ON, KNIGHTS, LET'S GO.
WHOO! LET'S DO IT!
- 10'S THE MIKE! - 10'S THE MIKE!
SET!
GREEN 80.
SET, HUT!
[crowd cheering]
[crowd groans, whistle blows]
[whistle blows] - GET HIM OUT.
- DAMIEN!
- SORRY ABOUT THAT ONE, COACH. - YOU'RE DONE. TAKE A SEAT.
- BUT, COACH, I... - THAT'S NOT THE WAY WE DO IT.
TAKE A SEAT.
[loud bang]
[bang]
[mellow music playing]
- ROUGH ONE, COACH, HUH?
EHH, DON'T WORRY, PEOPLE AREN'T EXPECTING
TOO MUCH AROUND HERE.
- OH, GOOD, I'LL KEEP THAT IN MIND, THANKS.
- YOUR DAD COACHED IN THE NFL.
HELPED THE JETS WIN THAT SUPER BOWL.
- THAT'S TRUE. - YOU KNOW YOUR FOOTBALL. THANKS.
- WELL, BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME, COACH.
- HERE YOU GO.
- TOUGH LOSS? - OH, YEAH.
- [chuckles] MAYBE, UH,
- SOMETHING A LITTLE STRONGER? - OH, NO, NO, NO, NO.
I CAN'T. UH...
I USED TO BE A LITTLE TOO GOOD AT THAT,
IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
- I DO. BELIEVE ME. - [groans]
THESE KIDS, YOU KNOW, I CAN TRAIN 'EM,
I CAN DRILL 'EM, BUT I CAN'T MAKE 'EM COMPETE.
YOU KNOW, THAT NEED TO WIN.
GOTTA HAVE IT, YOU KNOW?
THEN THERE'S THE XBOXes, YOU KNOW, THE iPHONES.
EVERYBODY GETS A TROPHY.
THESE KIDS TODAY ARE SOFT, YOU KNOW?
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THEM.
- WELL, REMEMBER THEY'RE STILL KIDS.
DON'T BE SO HARD ON 'EM.
- THAT'S WHY I'M TALKING TO YOU.
- OKAY... WE LOST.
WHY DID WE LOSE?
- DAKOTA. - THEY OUTSCORED US.
[laughter]
- THAT'S FUNNY. SURE.
RIGHT?
- NO, NOT REALLY.
- OKAY, GOOD. - OUR QUARTERBACK SAYS
LOSING ISN'T FUNNY.
WHAT DO YOU THINK, JAMAL?
- UH, NOT FUNNY. - IT'S NOT FUNNY.
- MY PLAYING DAYS ARE LONG PAST.
THESE GAMES ARE FOR YOU,
AND THEY'RE PRECIOUS.
BECAUSE ONCE YOU'RE DONE, YOU'RE DONE FOREVER.
SO IF YOU DON'T MIND LOSING 'EM,
YOU SHOULD JUST GO DO SOMETHING ELSE.
- THERE'S NO TALKING TO THIS GUY.
HE'S TOO INTENSE.
"DRINK YOUR MILK, GENTLEMEN.
"OH, WHAT, YOU DON'T LIKE 2%?
GOAL POSTS, RUN 'EM!" THAT'S ALL HE SAYS.
[laughter]
- YOU KNOW, UH... - YOU KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS?
- YEAH, THE GUY WITH THE NUCLEAR WHISTLE.
- NO, NO, THE PROBLEM IS THAT HE'S RIGHT.
COME ON, MAN, WE ACTUALLY HAVE A CHANCE
TO DO SOMETHING THIS SEASON, GUYS.
I DON'T... I DON'T WANT TO BE ON A TEAM
THAT LOSES AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN.
- DO YOU? - NO.
- SO BEFORE WE SAY ANYTHING ELSE
ABOUT THIS COACH, YOU KNOW...
BEN, WHY DON'T YOU JUST STICK TO YOUR ROUTE
AND MAKE SURE IT'S TIGHT.
AND, DAMIEN, I'LL PUT IT ON THE NUMBERS.
YOU JUST SEE IT THROUGH, OKAY?
DAKOTA, YOU STICK TO YOUR MAN,
AND YOU MAKE SURE THAT NOBODY GETS PAST YOU.
AND, JAMAL...
JUST KEEP THEM LACES FACING OUT, BUDDY,
AND WE'LL BE OKAY.
WE HAVE A CHANCE THIS SEASON.
I KNOW WE CAN DO IT.
THAT'S... THAT'S ALL I GOT TO SAY.
- JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW...
I GOT YOUR BACK.
[inspiring music]
♪
- ♪ OH, NOSTALGIA I DON'T NEED YOU ANYMORE ♪
- MICHAEL... - PULL YOUR SOCKS UP,
TUCK YOUR SHIRT IN AND, DAMN IT, PULL YOUR PANTS UP.
YOU LOOK GOOD, YOU FEEL GOOD, YOU PLAY GOOD.
- YES, COACH.
- ♪ HEY OH, HEY OH
- ♪ YOU COULD BE YOUR OWN SPOTLIGHT ♪
- ♪ HEY OH, HEY OH
- ♪ YOU COULD BE YOUR OWN SPOTLIGHT ♪
♪ YOU COULD BE THE STAR, YOU COULD SHINE SO BRIGHT ♪
- ♪ HEY OH, HEY OH
♪ YOU COULD BE YOUR OWN SPOTLIGHT ♪
♪ DEPRESSION IS A LITTLE BIT LIKE HAPPY HOUR ♪
- TAYLOR.
OOH. WHAT HAPPENED THERE?
- I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO THINK.
- I JUST CAUGHT IT. - EXACTLY.
WE'RE GONNA WORK ON
GETTING YOU TO TURN YOUR SMART PARTS OFF
AND GET YOUR LIZARD BRAIN WORKING.
- ♪ YOU COULD BE YOUR OWN SPOTLIGHT ♪
- WATCH IT ALL THE WAY INTO YOUR HANDS.
OKAY? HERE... USE THIS.
MAKE IT A GAME. RIGHT?
- MY SERVE. - COME ON.
- ♪ HEY OH, HEY OH
- ♪ YOU COULD BE YOUR OWN SPOTLIGHT ♪
- ♪ HEY OH, HEY OH
- ♪ YOU COULD BE YOUR OWN SPOTLIGHT ♪
- ♪ HEY OH, HEY OH
- ♪ YOU COULD BE YOUR OWN SPOTLIGHT ♪
♪ YOU COULD BE THE STAR
♪ YOU COULD SHINE SO BRIGHT
- ♪ HEY OH, HEY OH
- ♪ YOU COULD BE YOUR OWN SPOTLIGHT ♪
- ♪ HEY OH, HEY OH
- ♪ YOU COULD BE YOUR OWN SPOTLIGHT ♪
- ♪ HEY OH, HEY OH
- ♪ YOU COULD BE YOUR OWN SPOTLIGHT ♪
♪ YOU COULD BE A STAR YOU COULD SHINE SO BRIGHT ♪
- ♪ HEY OH, HEY OH
- ♪ YOU COULD BE YOUR OWN SPOTLIGHT ♪
- THAT'S RIGHT, WE BAD.
- HI, BILL.
THANKS FOR COMING ON SUCH SHORT NOTICE.
- THANKS. HI.
- DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE TO TELL YOU THIS OVER THE PHONE.
[dinner music playing]
♪
- BILL, I DON'T THINK THIS IS A GOOD IDEA.
- YEAH, DAD. I MEAN, THESE PRICES ARE REALLY EXP...
I MEAN, THEY DON'T EVEN SHOW THE PRICES.
- COME ON, LET'S LIVE A LITTLE.
YOU KNOW WHEN I FIRST STARTED DATING YOUR MOTHER,
I DIDN'T HAVE A... A PENNY TO MY NAME.
- I THINK WE'VE HEARD THIS STORY BEFORE.
WHAT'S REALLY GOING ON, BILL?
- IT'S NOT IMPORTANT.
I JUST...
SIGNED AN AGREEMENT WITH SCI FOR THE HEATER.
YOU SHOULD ORDER THE STEAK. I HEARD IT'S VERY GOOD HERE.
- $1 MILLION?
- WAIT, DID YOU... - DID YOU JUST NOW SAY $1 MILLION?
- THE CHECK IS NOT IN THE BANK,
BUT IT'S... IT'S LOOKING PRETTY GOOD.
- BILL!
[laughter]
- CAN WE ORDER CHAMPAGNE?
- I ALREADY ORDERED IT.
[Robert Schwartzman's Out of My Mind]
♪
- ♪ YOU GOT TO BE THE FINEST THING I EVER SEEN ♪
♪ THE MAGAZINES
♪ DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE MISSING ♪
♪ SOON THEY'LL BE WISHING
♪ IT'S LEGITIMATE I'M SICK OF IT ♪
♪ COULD COME AND SIT
♪ AND TELL ME SOMETHING, ANYTHING, KEEP ME GUESSING ♪
♪ I DON'T KNOW WHY I'M FALLING FOR YOU ♪
♪ I LIKE THE WAY YOU DANCE I LIKE THE WAY YOU MOVE ♪
♪ YOU MAKE ME WILD I TELL YOU NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH ♪
♪ WHEN ARE YOU COMING OVER
♪ BABY I NEED YOU NEAR ME TONIGHT, TONIGHT ♪
♪ TONIGHT I'M GOING OUT OF MY MIND ♪
♪
- HE'S BEEN TEXTING ALL WEEK.
HOPE HE'S GOT THE UNLIMITED PLAN.
[laughter]
- HE CAN'T HELP IT. - THE BOY'S IN LOVE.
[laughter]
- ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
JUST WORRY ABOUT THE GAME TONIGHT, GUYS.
- UH-OH. - OOH...
[cheers and applause]
- 2 AND 0! 2 AND 0!
All: [chanting] 2 AND 0! 2 AND 0! 2 AND 0!
- PLENTY MORE WHERE THAT CAME FROM, GUYS!
[cheers and applause]
YOU SEE THAT?
- HI. - HI.
- JOHN, GIVE ME MY PHONE BACK. - [chuckles] WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
- WHY? YOU GOT NOTHING TO HIDE FROM ME.
- BUT IT'S NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS.
- ARE YOU SERIOUS? - [phone clatters]
- ARE YOU SERIOUS?
AND DON'T WORRY. I'LL BUY YOU A NEW PHONE.
- YOU NEED AN UPGRADE ANYWAY. - YEAH.
- WHAT WAS THAT ALL ABOUT?
- I DON'T KNOW. - SHUT UP. BURKETT.
- LET'S GO, KNIGHTS, LET'S GO!
- WHOO! LET'S GO, KNIGHTS!
- YEAH! - KNIGHTS!
- CHECK, CHECK!
CHECK, CHECK!
[players shouting]
SET!
TEN HUT!
[whistle blows]
[crowd cheering]
- CHECK IT. - FIELD GOAL, FIELD GOAL!
- JAMAL, GET OUT THERE.
- WHAT? BUT I MESSED UP THE LAST ONE.
- YOU'RE THE HOLDER, RIGHT? - NOW GO IN THE DAMN GAME.
- YOU'RE GONNA NEED YOUR HELMET, SON.
[crowd cheering]
- GO, KNIGHTS!
[whistle blows]
- HUT!
[whistle blows]
[cheering]
- BUT I KICKED IT.
- THAT'S HOW WE ROLL. - GO, KNIGHTS!
[people chattering]
- LOOK AT YOU.
YOU DIDN'T NEED LUCK. I KNEW YOU'D WIN.
- I'M GLAD YOU CAME TO THE GAME.
- YEAH, ME TOO. I HAD FUN.
- COOL.
- YOU WERE VERY IMPRESSIVE. - YEAH, I DID ALL RIGHT.
- MEDIOCRE. - [laughs]
- NO, THAT WAS SOME GOOD FOOTBALL. - THANKS.
- HEY, JOHN. - WHAT'RE YOU GUYS DOING HERE?
- YOU KNOW, WE THOUGHT WE'D CHECK OUT THE GAME.
WE LOVE A GOOD POWDER PUFF. THAT WAS CUTE.
TOO BAD YOU GUYS DON'T HAVE ANY REAL COMPETITION.
- COME ON, WHO, LIKE HOOVER?
- YEAH, IN YOUR DREAMS.
- NO, MAN. - IN YOUR NIGHTMARES.
- WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, COME ON, MAN.
- BRING IT ON, KNIGHTS.
I DON'T SEE ANYTHING HERE THAT SCARES ME.
- WELL, OBVIOUSLY YOU'RE AFRAID OF SOMETHING
OR ELSE YOU WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN HERE.
BUT HEY, MAN.
THANKS, UH... THANKS FOR COMING TO THE GAME. I HOPE YOU ENJOYED IT.
TAKE CARE. LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.
HEY, GOOD NIGHT.
THANKS FOR COMING.
- YEAH. GOOD SEEING YOU.
I'M JUST...
- [chuckles] YO, CHECK IT OUT.
JOHNNY "MR. PERFECT" HANDON WASN'T SO PERFECT, WAS HE?
- [laughs] - WE FINALLY MADE THE PAPER.
- YEAH, BABY, ABOUT TIME. - HEY.
CHECK IT OUT. LOCAL INVENTOR BILL BURKETT.
IT'S YOUR DAD, BOBBY.
- YEAH.
- SCI MANUFACTURING ANNOUNCED
THAT THEY WILL INITIALLY BE HIRING
500 WORKERS IN THE NEXT QUARTER FOR THE MANUFACTURE
OF A REVOLUTIONARY SPACE HEATER.
WITH THE ADDITION OF THESE 500 NEW JOBS,
SCI IS POISED TO SURPASS THE HANDON CORPORATION
AS THE LARGEST MANUFACTURER IN STARK COUNTY.
- BILL, CAN I SPEAK TO YOU FOR A MINUTE?
- I DIDN'T THINK YOU'D BE BACK TO WORK
WITH A BIG CONTRACT AND ALL.
- THEY DON'T PAY ME TILL THEY START THE MANUFACTURE.
- I KNOW RENEE HAS BECOME FRIENDLY WITH YOUR SON, SO...
MAKES THIS EVEN MORE DIFFICULT.
- WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY?
- IN THESE ECONOMIC TIMES
WE'RE FACED WITH DIFFICULT DECISIONS EVERY DAY.
IT'S WITH GREAT RELUCTANCE THAT WE ARE FORCED TO DETERMINE
THAT YOUR POSITION'S NO LONGER NEEDED.
- CUT THE CRAP.
WE BOTH KNOW WHAT THIS IS REALLY ABOUT.
- MAYOR, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT SCI IS CONTINUING
WITH THEIR PLAN FOR THE FACTORY EXPANSION.
- ALL I KNOW IS THAT THEY'VE PROMISED
A MINIMUM OF 500 NEW JOBS.
- YOU AND I ARE FRIENDS, AREN'T WE, MAYOR?
YOU LIKE PLAYING GOLF AT MY CLUB.
YOU LIKE MY FUNDRAISERS, DON'T YOU?
I WANT YOU TO DELAY THEIR PERMITS.
- THAT'S... - THAT'S NOT FEASIBLE.
- I BELIEVE MY GENEROUS DONATIONS TO THE COMMUNITY
AND YOUR CAMPAIGN PROVE THAT I AM A GOOD CITIZEN.
AND AS A GOOD CITIZEN, ALL I'M ASKING FOR
IS SOME HELP FROM MY ELECTED OFFICIAL.
[electricity buzzes]
- [rings doorbell]
- MR. BILL BURKETT?
- SHARON, THEY'RE SUING ME.
THEY FIRED ME, AND NOW...
HANDON IS CLAIMING...
INTELLECTUAL OWNERSHIP.
THEY WANT TO TAKE THE HEATER BY COURT ORDER.
WHAT CAN WE DO TO FIGHT IT?
- UNFORTUNATELY...
THERE'S NO WAY WE CAN GET INVOLVED
UNTIL THE RIGHTS ARE FREE AND CLEAR.
YOU SHOULD TALK TO AN ATTORNEY FRIEND OF MINE.
SHE CAN HELP YOU.
- CAN I GET AN ADVANCE?
- I'M SORRY, BILL.
- OKAY.
- BOBBY, RENEE'S HERE.
- HI, MRS. B. - HI.
DON'T WORRY, OKAY? EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE FINE.
IT'S ALL GONNA WORK OUT.
- YEAH, EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE FINE.
- HAVE FUN.
- HI.
- HEY. - YOU LOOK NICE.
- YEAH? - ARE YOU READY?
I THINK THE MOVIE STARTS AT 7:10.
- YEAH...
YOU KNOW, I-I DON'T... I DON'T...
I DON'T FEEL LIKE GOING TO THE MOVIES.
IS THAT COOL?
- YEAH, THAT'S FINE.
WANT TO GO FOR A WALK?
COME ON, MR. GRUMPY PANTS, WE'RE GOING FOR A WALK.
IT'S SO PEACEFUL OUT HERE.
- WHY DO YOU HANG OUT WITH ALL THOSE JERKS?
- 'SCUSE ME?
- GOLDEN BOY HANDON AND THOSE DUMBASS CHEERLEADERS.
- LET'S JUST FORGET ABOUT THEM.
YOUR SEASON STARTED TO TURN AROUND,
YOU'VE BEEN PLAYING GREAT.
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MANY KIDS
WOULD KILL TO BE IN YOUR SHOES RIGHT NOW?
- YOU KNOW...
MY FATHER WORKED AS HARD AS ANYONE EVER COULD.
AND RIGHT WHEN HE WAS ON THE VERGE OF SUCCESS,
SOME LAWYER SHOWS UP AND CRUSHES HIS DREAMS.
JUST LIKE THAT, THAT'S ALL IT TOOK.
JUST ONE PIECE OF PAPER, AND CRUSHED EVERYTHING.
SO WHAT'S IT WORTH?
I MEAN, ALL OF OUR DREAMS
ARE JUST GOING TO COME CRASHING DOWN.
- DID YOU KNOW THAT I VOLUNTEER DOWN AT THE Y ON SATURDAYS
FOR THIS SPECIAL NEEDS CHEER SQUAD?
THOSE KIDS ARE AMAZING.
THEY'RE NEVER GONNA BE DOCTORS
OR LAWYERS.
THAT DOESN'T STOP THEM FROM DOING WHAT THEY LOVE.
THEY ALWAYS REMIND ME
THAT EVERYONE HAS THEIR SPECIAL TALENT.
IT'S THE LUCKY ONES THAT KNOW WHAT IT IS ALREADY.
THE REST OF US, WE HAVE TO FIND IT, WE HAVE TO DISCOVER IT.
YOU HAVE A GOD-GIVEN GIFT, BOBBY.
JUST...
ENJOY THIS MOMENT.
NO MATTER WHERE IT'S TAKING YOU.
COME ON.
COME ON. COME ON.
YOU'RE SO GRUMPY.
- YOU'RE BACK WITH SAM BOURQUIN HERE ON 1480 WHBC,
LIVE AND LOCAL, THE SPORTS POWERHOUSE IN CANTON, OHIO.
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY. TEMPERATURES IN THE 60s.
AND I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU,
BUT I'M READY FOR A LITTLE FOOTBALL.
[whistle blows]
[crowd cheering]
AND YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN WATCHING
THE ST. THOMAS AQUINAS FOOTBALL TEAM
BECOME THE LITTLE TEAM THAT COULD.
[whistle blows]
[cheers and applause]
IN HIS FIRST SEASON, NEW HEAD COACH VINCE DEANTONIO
SEEMS TO HAVE REALLY GOTTEN TO THESE KIDS
AND LIT A FIRE UNDER THAT TEAM.
- ♪ WHITE PICKET FENCE BUT THINGS ARE LOOKING UP ♪
♪ HAPPINESS IS A GOOD LEAGUE HENCE ♪
♪ BUT THINGS ARE LOOKING UP
♪ THE STING REMINDED ME AT LEAST IT SEEMS TO BE ♪
♪ THAT I AM FIERY AND MUST BE BURNING BURNING ♪
♪ UPON THE WIND YOU TAKE YOUR MEDICINE ♪
♪ WHETHER I LOSE OR WIN
- THIS BOBBY BURKETT TO DAMIEN TAYLOR CONNECTION
HAS FINALLY STARTED TO CLICK.
ALONG WITH BEN NAPIER,
AQUINAS HAS BECOME A HIGH-OCTANE OFFENSE
- FIRING ON ALL CYLINDERS. - [blows whistle]
[cheers and applause]
- ♪ BUT THINGS ARE LOOKING UP ♪
♪ A HARD OLD RAIN IS FALLING DOWN ♪
♪ BUT THINGS ARE LOOKING UP ♪
♪ I'M IN A PILE OF LEAVES AND I GOT NO RAKE ♪
♪ BUT THINGS ARE LOOKING UP ♪
[whistle blows]
♪ REMINDING ME AT LEAST IT SEEMS TO BE ♪
♪ THAT I AM FIERY AND MUST BE BURNING BURNING ♪
- AND AFTER A 1 AND 9 SEASON A YEAR AGO,
THEY ARE ROCKETING UP THE STANDINGS.
WHAT'S EVEN MORE AMAZING
IS THE LAST TIME ST. THOMAS AQUINAS MADE THE PLAYOFFS,
MOST OF YOU WEREN'T EVEN BORN YET.
IT'S BEEN ALMOST 20 YEARS.
- ♪ NEVER PROMISED WE'D PLAY FAIR ♪
♪
- BAM.
[cheers and applause]
- THIS INJUNCTION HEARING IS BEFORE JUST A JUDGE,
THERE'S NO JURY.
BUT WE HAVE TO WIN,
BECAUSE ONCE THE JUDGE MAKES HIS RULING
IT'S VERY UNLIKELY HE'LL CHANGE IT DURING A TRIAL.
- YOU'RE GONNA BE GREAT, BILL.
- ALL RISE.
THIS COURT IS NOW IN SESSION.
THE HONORABLE EDWARD J. ELUM PRESIDING.
- THANK YOU. - [pounds gavel]
GOOD MORNING. YOU MAY BE SEATED, PLEASE.
THE MATTER BEFORE THE COURT IS PLAINTIFF'S MOTION
FOR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.
MR. JANNINGS, REPRESENTING THE PLAINTIFF, WILL GO FIRST,
AND THEN MR. BURKETT WILL HAVE HIS SAY.
- AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, IT IS CLEARLY SPELLED OUT
IN THE EMPLOYEE'S CONTRACT,
AS YOU CAN SEE IN PARAGRAPH 27.
THIS IS OUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CLAUSE.
IT COVERS ANY INVENTIONS OR IDEAS DEVELOPED
WHILE UNDER THE EMPLOYMENT OF THE HANDON CORPORATION.
- CAN YOU PLEASE TELL THE JUDGE
HOW YOU CAME UP WITH THE IDEA FOR THE EDENPURE HEATER?
- WELL, MY WIFE NANCY
ALWAYS GETS COLD FEET IN WINTER.
WEARS SOCKS TO BED.
I WAS FIXING PLUMBING IN OUR HOUSE,
AND HAD LEFT A STACK OF COPPER PIPING
NEAR THE HEATER IN THE WORKSHOP.
THE NEXT DAY I REALIZED THEY WERE RADIATING HEAT,
AND I KNEW THAT COPPER WOULD BE A KEY COMPONENT.
FOR A HEAT SOURCE I USED FAR-INFRARED.
[microphone feedback]
IT HAS A WAVELENGTH OF LONGER THAN 15 MICRONS.
SO I BUILT A CRUDE PROTOTYPE,
AND IT WORKED
BETTER THAN I EXPECTED.
THE ENTIRE ROOM WAS HEATED
FROM CEILING TO FLOOR.
WE USED THIS HEATER ALL WINTER,
AND IT WAS GREAT.
MOST IMPORTANTLY,
MY WIFE'S FEET WEREN'T COLD ANYMORE.
- THAT WAS A CHARMING STORY, MR. BURKETT,
BUT I NEED EVIDENCE.
- JUDGE, I DON'T THINK...
- MR. BURKETT, YOU CAN STEP DOWN.
NOW THAT I'VE HEARD ALL THE TESTIMONY,
YOU WILL RECEIVE MY FORMALIZED OPINION BY THE END OF THE MONTH.
THIS COURT IS ADJOURNED. [bangs gavel]
[crowd chattering on video]
- WANT TO SEE ME, COACH?
- MR. BURKETT. - [pauses video]
SIT DOWN.
- SO WHAT, AM I IN TROUBLE?
- YOU KNOW, I NEVER HAD ANY DOUBT ABOUT YOUR ABILITY.
I WAS WORRIED ABOUT YOUR MOTOR.
WHETHER YOU HAD WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A LEADER.
BUT YOU SURPRISED ME.
SO I SENT A TAPE OF YOU OVER TO COACH BOWDEN AT AKRON U.
- [chuckles]
THAT'S... THAT'S PROBABLY A WASTE OF TIME.
- YOU REALLY THINK THAT?
- WELL, I DON'T KNOW. - THEY GOT A PRETTY GOOD PROGRAM.
- WELL, I THINK YOU'RE MORE THAN GOOD ENOUGH TO PLAY THERE.
- WAIT, ARE YOU... - ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
- I DON'T KID.
GET OUTTA HERE.
- IS THAT BOBBY AGAIN?
- DON'T WORRY, I'LL TELL HIM.
- LOOK, I KNOW I'M ASKING A LOT HERE.
BUT THERE'S THIS LAWSUIT, AND IT'S COMPLICATED.
NOW IT'S JUST FOR A TIME.
I MEAN, YOU HAVE TO TRY TO UNDERSTAND THAT...
- I'M NEVER GONNA UNDERSTAND, DAD.
YOU'VE ALWAYS TOLD ME TO FOLLOW MY HEART,
BUT I GUESS YOU JUST FORGOT THE "IT'S COMPLICATED" PART, RIGHT?
- [sighs]
[Brett Dennen's Ain't Gonna Lose You]
♪
- ♪ YOU CAN PUT A STICK IN MY SPOKES ♪
♪ I CAN BE THE BUTT OF YOUR JOKES ♪
♪ I CAN BE THE LAUGHIN' STOCK ♪
♪ I CAN BE THE HOAX
♪ BUT I AIN'T GONNA LOSE YOU ♪
♪ NO I AIN'T
- YOU SHOULDN'T BE HERE.
- RENEE... - BOBBY, JUST GO HOME, OKAY?
YOU'RE GONNA GET ME IN TROUBLE.
- LOOK, I JUST WANT TO HEAR IT FROM YOU, OKAY?
- YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND,
THIS JUST ISN'T A GOOD TIME FOR ME RIGHT NOW.
- YOU'RE RIGHT. - I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
BECAUSE LAST I CHECKED, YOU TOLD ME TO ENJOY THE MOMENT
AND HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO DO THAT WITHOUT YOU?
- YOU'RE GONNA WAKE MY DAD.
- I DON'T CARE. - WAKE YOUR OLD MAN UP.
- ♪ GONNA LOSE YOU
- I'M SORRY. - ♪ NO I AIN'T
♪ GONNA LOSE YOU
- NOW, YOU TELL ME TO WALK AWAY, AND I'LL WALK AWAY.
- ♪ I CAN'T STAND
♪ THE THOUGHT OF ANOTHER MAN ♪
- I JUST NEED TO HEAR IT FROM YOU.
TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT, RENEE.
- BOBBY...
I'M SORRY, I HAVE TO GO.
[crowd cheering]
[players shouting]
- SET, HUT!
[crowd cheering]
[crowd "ohs"]
[whistle blows] - YEAH!
- WHOO!
- THE BIG FOOTBALL NEWS WAS BOBBY BURKETT,
QUARTERBACK OF ST. THOMAS AQUINAS
GOING FOR FIVE TOUCHDOWNS.
HOLY SMOKES, THIS KID IS ON FIRE.
AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ALMOST 20 YEARS,
THE KNIGHTS HAVE MADE IT TO THE PLAYOFFS.
- HUT, HUT! HUT! HUT!
- IN OTHER NEWS, JOHN HANDON OF HOOVER
ANSWERED WITH THREE TOUCHDOWNS AND A RUSHING SCORE.
THE WAY HE'S PLAYING, THE VIKINGS ARE IN LINE
FOR YET ANOTHER CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY.
PHONES ARE BLOWING UP... LET'S GO TO DAN THE MAN ON LINE TWO.
WELCOME TO THE SAM BOURQUIN SHOW, DAN, HOW ARE YOU?
- HEY, SAM, HOW YOU DOING?
HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT? I THINK YOU'RE ON TO SOMETHING.
I MEAN, THE VIKINGS ARE TEARING IT UP THIS YEAR.
THAT'S TO BE EXPECTED.
BUT COME ON, AQUINAS? WHO KNEW?
THEY MAY BE D-IV, BUT THEY MIGHT BE THE BEST TEAM IN THE COUNTY.
WHAT I WOULDN'T GIVE TO SEE THEM PLAY EACH OTHER.
- DAN, PROBABLY NOT LIKELY, BUT I APPRECIATE THE CALL.
[phone rings]
- MITCH DORAN, SPORTS.
I'M ON DEADLINE. MAKE IT QUICK.
WHOA. WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, S-SLOW DOWN, I'M, UH...
I'M JUST A SPORTS REPORTER.
- ♪ MY LOVE IS A STORM
♪ SHE DOESN'T WAIT FOR ME
♪ AND NOW THAT SHE'S GONE
- SORRY, WE'RE CLOSED.
- NO.
WAIT, WHOSE ARE THOSE?
- OH, YEAH, IT'S STAFF ONLY AT THIS TIME.
SORRY, MA'AM.
- "MA'AM"?
SO I'M "MA'AM" NOW.
- NO, I DIDN'T MEAN, UH...
I WASN'T SAYING ANYTHING, I JUST...
I WAS JUST THINKING... I WASN'T THINKING,
BUT, YOU KNOW, THAT "MISS" MEANS, YOU KNOW, LIKE...
LIKE A TEENAGER, RIGHT?
AND "MA'AM" IS ANYBODY WHO'S, YOU KNOW, LIKE, I DON'T KNOW,
OUTTA COLLEGE OR OLD ENOUGH TO HAVE KIDS.
- [chuckles]
YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS WANTED TO HAVE KIDS.
BUT...
TURNS OUT MY EX DID NOT. [chuckles]
SO HERE I AM.
[sighs]
ARE YOU SINGLE?
OR ARE YOU JUST A MARRIED GUY FLIRTING WITH THE BARTENDER?
- I WAS A MARRIED GUY.
16 YEARS, BUT, UH...
I LOST HER. CANCER.
SUCKS.
BUT, UH...
BEEN A LONG ROAD, AND HERE I AM.
A GUY FLIRTING WITH A LOVELY BARTENDER.
WHO PROBABLY NEEDS QUARTERS.
- ♪ CURRENTLY IN LOVE WITH YOU
- LET'S SEE WHAT I GOT HERE. - TAKE THEM ALL.
- ♪ YOU ARE MY UNDERTOW
♪ CAUGHT IN A RIPTIDE
♪ AND I AM CURRENTLY IN LOVE WITH YOU ♪
- SHE WAS TOO YOUNG, VINCE.
- YEAH.
- I HAD TO LOOK UP THE LAST TIME THE KNIGHTS MADE THE PLAYOFFS.
IT WAS IN A DUSTY BOOK.
[chuckles] A VERY DUSTY BOOK.
YOU DID A GOOD JOB.
NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, YOU...
YOU BROUGHT PRIDE BACK TO THIS COMMUNITY.
- ALL CREDIT TO THESE KIDS, FATHER.
- MM.
WHAT... WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS WHOLE TALK
ABOUT A GAME OF CHAMPIONS?
- IT'S JUST A BUNCH OF MEDIA HYPE.
WHAT'S IN THE BOX?
- I'VE GOTTEN MORE CALLS ABOUT US PLAYING HOOVER
THAN I DID WHEN THE POPE CAME TO DETROIT IN '87.
I THINK THERE'S MORE TO IT THAN JUST HYPE.
- [sighs]
YOU'RE ENJOYING THIS, AREN'T YOU?
- REALLY. - DAVID AND GOLIATH. HELLO.
- [chuckles]
- WELL, I'M SORRY I MISSED THE GAME, SPORT.
I HAD TO TAKE CARE OF A LITTLE PROBLEM WITH THE NEW FACTORY.
I HEARD YOU WERE TERRIFIC, THOUGH.
I'M NOT SURPRISED.
YOU'RE A HANDON, JOHNNY.
AND HANDONS DON'T LOSE.
[chuckles]
ALL RIGHT. I'LL BE HOME SOON.
[sighs]
[door latch opens]
[airplane engines powering down]
- MR. HANDON?
MITCH DORAN, FROM THE REPOSITORY.
- OF COURSE. - HOW YOU DOING, MITCH?
- GOOD. THANK YOU. - KIND OF LATE FOR AN INTERVIEW.
- WELL, ACTUALLY,
I WANTED TO ASK YOU A QUESTION ABOUT YOUR TRIP TO MEXICO.
ACCORDING TO YOUR FLIGHT PLAN,
THIS WAS YOUR SIXTH FLIGHT TO JUAREZ IN THE PAST THREE MONTHS.
ARE THE RUMORS TRUE THAT YOU'RE
PLANNING ON MOVING YOUR MANUFACTURING TO MEXICO?
THIS IS GONNA HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON THE LOCAL ECONOMY.
- MITCH, WHERE IN THE WORLD
DID YOU HEAR THAT SCURRILOUS NONSENSE?
IT'S JUST RIDICULOUS.
I WOULDN'T PRINT THAT IF I WERE YOU.
- YOU'RE ON THE RECORD, MR. HANDON.
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SAY ABOUT THIS ACCUSATION?
- GOOD TO SEE YOU, MITCH.
SHUT THE DAMN DOOR.
[beeps]
MM. DELICIOUS.
[silverware clatters]
¿DONDE ESTA RENEE?
- I DON'T KNOW. - NO.
EN ESPANOL, HIJO, POR FAVOR.
- NO SE DONDE RENEE ESTA. - BUENO.
- SHE BETTER NOT BE WITH BOBBY BURKETT. I'LL KILL HIM.
- CAN WE PLEASE JUST HAVE ONE MEAL
WHERE WE DON'T TALK ABOUT A BURKETT?
BOTH OF YOU?
- DO YOU HEAR THEY'RE SAYING HE'S AS GOOD AS ME?
CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?
I MEAN, THE WHOLE TOWN'S TALKING ABOUT US
PLAYING EACH OTHER IF WE BOTH WIN OUR DMSIONS,
IN SOME, UH, GAME OF CHAMPIONS.
I'D GIVE ANYTHING TO BURY THAT PUNK.
- SO LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT.
YOU'RE SAYING YOU WOULD BE IN FAVOR
OF A GAME OF CHAMPIONS, MR. HANDON?
- WELL, SAM,
I KNOW IT'S HIGHLY IRREGULAR
TO PROPOSE A GAME OF THIS MAGNITUDE.
BUT I ALSO KNOW
THAT IN THESE HARD ECONOMIC TIMES,
EVERY SCHOOL, EVERY ART DEPARTMENT,
EVERY ATHLETIC PROGRAM IS STRUGGLING JUST TO GET BY.
WHAT I PROPOSE IS A POST-SEASON CHARITY EVENT
WHICH WILL HELP US TO RAISE MUCH-NEEDED FUNDS
FOR OUR CHILDREN AND THEIR FUTURES.
AND MY COMPANY IS WILLING TO MAKE A DONATION
OF $100,000 TO THE SCHOOL THAT WINS THIS CHARITY GAME.
[cheers and applause]
- YES!
[phone beeps]
- WHAT A REMARKABLE RIDE IT HAS BEEN FOR ST. THOMAS AQUINAS.
BOBBY BURKETT HAS BEEN TEARING UP THE PLAYOFFS,
AND THE KNIGHTS ARE ONE WIN AWAY...
[horn honks]
FROM BOTH THE DMSION IV STATE TITLE AND THE GAME OF CHAMPIONS.
ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS BEAT THE FALCONS.
BUT NOT TO BE OUTDONE, JOHN HANDON HAS LED THE VIKINGS
INTO THE DMSION I FINALS
FOR THE THIRD TIME IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS.
[ball hits wall]
[cell phone vibrates]
[cheers and applause sound effect plays]
[phone beeps]
- THIS BETTER BE IMPORTANT. - I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF MY GAME.
- HAVE YOU SEEN THE NEWSPAPER?
- LET ME GUESS.
"HANDON CORP. PULLING OUT ALL STOPS FOR GAME OF CHAMPIONS."
I PAID OUR PR AGENCY FOR FRONT-PAGE PLACEMENT.
- IT IS THE FRONT PAGE, ONLY IT'S YOU.
THE FACTORY MOVE TO MEXICO.
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO ABOUT THIS?
- WE NEED TO STAY ON MESSAGE WITH THIS.
I GOT A BIG, SHINY GAME OF CHAMPIONS TO SELL.
[phone beeps]
[applause]
- WHOO!
- YOU OKAY? - YOU DON'T LOOK SO HOT.
- MUST'VE BEEN SOMETHING I ATE. - [grunts]
I'LL BE READY, COACH.
- WELCOME. WELCOME.
TOMORROW IS A BIG DAY FOR AQUINAS.
AND I HEAR THERE'S A FOOTBALL GAME.
[laughter]
WE'RE HERE TO GIVE PRAISE AND TO ASK FOR HIS BLESSINGS.
WE ALL KNOW STRUGGLE.
AND SOME OF US HAVE STRUGGLED MORE THAN OTHERS.
I'D LIKE TO READ A PASSAGE THAT I'VE BEEN SAVING
FOR A SPECIAL OCCASION LIKE THIS.
TAKEN FROM ST. PAUL'S FIRST LETTER TO THE CORINTHIANS.
- [stomach gurgles] - BE ON YOUR GUARD.
STAND FIRM IN THE FAITH.
BE COURAGEOUS.
BE STRONG.
AND...
BEAT THE PANTS OFF THE FALCONS.
[cheers and applause]
- I GOTTA SAY, COACH,
I NEVER THOUGHT I'D SEE THE DAY
THAT WE WERE IN THE STATE FINALS.
- YEAH, I KNEW IT THE WHOLE TIME.
- THINK FAST.
- [chuckles] [cell phone rings]
- THIS IS VINCE.
MR. NAPIER, IS HE ANY BETTER?
THANKS FOR LETTING ME KNOW. [phone beeps]
THAT WAS BEN'S DAD. FEVER'S UP TO 102. NO GO.
- WELL, I HOPE IT'S NOT ALL THROUGH THE LOCKER ROOM.
[all cell phones ring]
- HELLO?
- COACH WILFORK. - HELLO?
- STOMACH FLU? OH, NO.
[cheers and applause]
- 10!
10, 22, BLUE, 11!
BLUE, 11! HUT!
- GO!
[crowd "ohs"]
- TIME OUT, TIME OUT! TIME OUT! - [whistle blows]
- THIS IS OUR LAST SHOT.
IT'S JUST THEY'RE TIRED OUT, COACH, YOU GOTTA PUT ME IN.
- JUSTIN, LOOK AT YOURSELF. - YOU SHOULDN'T EVEN BE HERE.
GET OUTTA HERE.
THIS IS IT, BOBBY. GOT ONE MORE PLAY.
- NEED SEVEN, ALL RIGHT? LET'S GO! - I GOT THIS, COACH.
[cheers and applause]
- COME ON!
[cheerleaders chanting]
- 10!
GOLD, 78! GOLD, 78!
HUT!
[cheers and applause]
- [grunts]
[crowd "ohs"]
- [blows whistle]
- NO!
[crowd "ohs"]
[somber piano music]
♪
- DON'T HANG YOUR HEADS, FELLAS.
GOOD WORK. GOOD JOB. GOOD JOB. ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, GOOD FIGHT.
- GOOD GAME.
- GOOD WORK. - I DIDN'T DO IT.
- YOU LEFT IT ON THE FIELD. - GOOD WORK.
♪
- GOD, I WISH WE COULD'VE PLAYED HOOVER.
- YEAH, MAN. ME TOO.
♪
[cell phone chimes]
- NOW, DESPITE HALF OF THEIR TEAM BEING OUT WITH THE FLU,
THE KNIGHTS ALMOST PULLED OUT THAT STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.
NOW, IN THE LATER GAME YESTERDAY,
THE VIKINGS ROLLED TO A 31-10 VICTORY.
HOLD ON, WE HAVE A CALLER ON THE HOTLINE.
IT'S COACH VINCE DEANTONIO OF ST. THOMAS AQUINAS.
COACH, SORRY ABOUT YOUR LOSS. HOW YOU DOING?
- WELL, THAT WAS A TOUGH ONE. - I'M NOT GONNA MAKE ANY EXCUSES.
- BUT WE STILL WANT HOOVER. - WELL, IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE
A GAME OF CHAMPIONS.
- AND WE DIDN'T TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS AGAINST ALLIANCE PARK,
I'LL GIVE YOU THAT.
BUT IF HOOVER WANTS A REAL FOOTBALL GAME,
THEY KNOW WHERE TO FIND IT.
- WELL, BETWEEN THE RUMORS OF A FACTORY MOVE
AND THE HANDON CORP. LAWSUIT,
THIS IS ONE TOWN THAT IS READY FOR A SHOWDOWN.
- THIS IS A LOVELY PLACE YOU HAVE HERE, BILL.
JUST LOVELY.
WOULD BE A REAL SHAME TO LOSE IT.
LOOK, BILL, WE BOTH KNOW HOW THIS IS GONNA
PLAY OUT IN COURT.
BUT IT'S NOT TOO LATE.
WE CAN STILL PUT THIS BEHIND US.
ALL RIGHT, LISTEN, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.
YOU CAN HAVE YOUR OLD JOB BACK,
AND I'LL EVEN GIVE YOU A PIECE OF THE HEATER SALES.
NO HARD FEELINGS.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS JUST SIGN OUR CONTRACT.
- MR. HA...
- [slams door]
- HANDON.
I THINK YOU... YOU KNOW MY ANSWER.
- WELL, YOU CAN'T SAY I DIDN'T TRY.
I'LL SEE YOU IN COURT.
- GOOD MORNING. - I HAVE REVIEWED THE EVIDENCE,
INCLUDING YOUR IRONCLAD EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT.
THAT ALONE SEEMS TO MAKE MY DECISION CLEAR-CUT.
THE DEFENDANT, MR. BURKETT,
HAS PRESENTED NO EVIDENCE TO PROVE OTHERWISE.
HOWEVER, UPON CLOSER INSPECTION,
I LOOKED AT ONE INDISPUTABLE FACT.
BILL BURKETT OFFERED HIS HEATER TO THE HANDON CORPORATION FIRST,
AND YOU TURNED HIM DOWN.
THE COURT DENIES THE PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR AN INJUNCTION.
- YOUR HONOR, YOU CAN'T...
- AND THE COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF THE DEFENDANT.
- YOUR HONOR, THERE'S...
- YOU ARE NO LONGER ENTITLED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOUR EMPLOYEES
OR THIS COMMUNITY.
THIS MATTER IS CONCLUDED. [bangs gavel]
- ALL RISE. - YOU WON.
[people chattering]
- THIS COURT IS NOW ADJOURNED.
- [gasps] BILL...
- TELL AQUINAS TO BRING IT ON.
- THE BIG NEWS TODAY IS THAT
HOOVER HAS ACCEPTED AQUINAS'S CHALLENGE,
AND THE GAME OF CHAMPIONS IS A FULL GO.
OH, BOY. THIS IS LIKE GETTING AN EARLY CHRISTMAS PRESENT.
THIS WHOLE TOWN CANNOT WAIT FOR SATURDAY.
- HEY, JOE, IT'S VINCE D.
I'M GOOD, GOOD. YOU KNOW, LMNG THE DREAM.
COACHING HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL.
HEY, LISTEN, YOU SAID, UH, IF I EVER NEED ANYTHING...
WELL, I KINDA NEED A FAVOR.
[The Black Keys's Ohio]
- ♪ WHOA OH-WHOA, OH-WHOA, OH-WHOA, OH-WHOA ♪
♪ HI-OH, HI-OH
♪ WHOA OH-WHOA, OH-WHOA, OH-WHOA, OH-WHOA ♪
♪ HI-OH, HI-OH
♪ WHOA OH-WHOA, OH-WHOA, OH-WHOA, OH-WHOA ♪
♪ HI-OH, HI-OH
♪ WHOA OH-WHOA, OH-WHOA, OH-WHOA, OH-WHOA ♪
♪ HI-OH, HI-OH
- ♪ I JUST CAN'T GET, CAN'T GET MY FEEL ♪
♪ OF THOSE HERE
♪ OH, BUT STILL
♪ NO MATTER WHERE I AM
♪ IN THIS LAND
♪ I FEEL ALONE
♪ WHEN I'M NOT AT HOME
♪ WHOA OH-WHOA, OH-WHOA, OH-WHOA, OH-WHOA ♪
- GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME TO WHBC'S BROADCAST
FOR TONIGHT'S HISTORIC CHARITY GAME
BETWEEN DMSION I STATE CHAMPION
HERBERT HOOVER HIGH SCHOOL
AND CROSSTOWN DMSION IV SAINT THOMAS AQUINAS.
MY NAME IS SAM BOURQUIN, AND I'M ALONGSIDE
MY COLLEAGUE TONIGHT, FORMER STARK COUNTY
JUNIOR COLLEGE PLACE-KICKER MIKE "THE MOTOR MOUTH" MAYHEW.
- WELL, IT'S A PERFECT NIGHT FOR FOOTBALL, SAM.
I MEAN, THE STADIUM IS PACKED, I'M SMELLING POPCORN,
HOT DOGS, TESTOSTERONE.
WHILE HOOVER HAS ALWAYS HAD A LOT OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT,
THERE SURE SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF BLACK AND GOLD IN THE STANDS.
[cheering indistinctly]
- TONIGHT'S GAME IS BEING SPONSORED BY
A GENEROUS CONTRIBUTION FROM THE HANDON CORPORATION,
AND TONIGHT'S WINNING TEAM GETS A $100,000 DONATION.
Handon: I CANNOT WAIT TO CRUSH AQUINAS
AND PUT AN END TO THIS FOOLISHNESS ONCE AND FOR ALL.
- WELL, FOR ME, SAM, THEY MIGHT AS WELL
JUST MAKE THAT CHECK OUT TO HOOVER RIGHT NOW.
I MEAN, THIS IS KIND OF LIKE ME AGAINST MY EX-WIFE
IN DIVORCE COURT, AND I'M AQUINAS.
- ALL RIGHT, FELLAS, REAL QUICK, LISTEN UP.
YOU GUYS HAVE ALL HEARD THE RADIO CHATTER,
YOU'VE READ THE PAPERS.
EXCEPT YOU, KROGER.
I DON'T THINK YOU CAN READ YET, CAN YOU?
[laughter]
NOW, THE EXPERTS SAY WE DON'T HAVE A CHANCE.
RIGHT? ONLY ONE WAY TO SHUT EVERYBODY UP... WIN.
- THAT WAS YOUR BEST SPEECH EVER, COACH.
[scattered chuckles]
- WELL, I GOT A FRIEND HERE WHO WANTS TO SAY HELLO TO YOU.
HE KNOWS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT BEATING THE ODDS.
JOE.
- NO WAY.
- WHO'S THAT DUDE? - THAT'S BROADWAY JOE.
JOE NAMATH.
- ALL RIGHT, FELLAS, I'VE BEEN HEARING
A LOT ABOUT YOU GUYS.
SAINT THOMAS AQUINAS, UNDERDOGS, RIGHT?
WELL, I TELL YOU WHAT.
I KNOW A THING OR TWO ABOUT BEING AN UNDERDOG.
IN THE BIGGEST GAME IN THE WORLD FOR US,
WE WERE 18-POINT UNDERDOGS.
18-POINT UNDERDOGS.
BUT LOOKY HERE.
I TELL YOU WHAT, FELLAS.
IF THERE'S ONE THING I EVER LEARNED FROM FOOTBALL,
IT'S THAT YOU NEVER, EVER GIVE UP.
NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS OUT THERE TONIGHT,
YOU DON'T GIVE UP.
LOOK AT ME, MAN. I CAME FROM A SMALL TOWN,
JUST LIKE YOU GUYS ARE COMING FROM.
WE WON THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP...
THE SUPER BOWL...
BECAUSE WE BELIEVED IN OURSELVES.
DON'T GIVE UP. BELIEVE IN YOURSELVES,
- AND YOU CAN DO IT! - YEAH!
- ALL RIGHT.
[cheers and applause]
- ALL RIGHT, GUYS, LET'S BOW OUR HEADS. FATHER?
- HEAVENLY FATHER, WATCH OVER US,
PROTECT US FROM INJURY,
AND GIVE US STRENGTH.
- GIVE ME SOME POINTS ON SPECIAL TEAMS.
- AMEN. All: AMEN.
- COACH DEANTONIO DID A FANTASTIC JOB THIS SEASON,
BUT HOOVER'S COACH MORLOW HAS SIX FIRST TEAM
ALL-CONFERENCE PLAYERS,
INCLUDING HIS STELLAR QUARTERBACK, JOHN HANDON III.
- AQUINAS IS REALLY GONNA NEED A GUT CHECK
JUST TO PROVE THAT THEY EVEN BELONG
ON THE SAME FIELD WITH THESE VIKINGS, SAM.
- WELL, WE'RE ABOUT TO FIND OUT
JUST MOMENTS AWAY FROM KICKOFF
AS THE TEAMS TAKE THE FIELD FOR TONIGHT'S COIN TOSS.
- LITTLE BOBBY BURKETT.
YOU'RE DEAD. YOU JUST DON'T KNOW IT YET.
- WE'LL SEE.
- DON'T EVEN LOOK AT HER, FARM BOY.
- YOU KNOW, YOU ALREADY LOST HER.
YOU JUST DON'T KNOW IT.
HEADS.
- DEFER.
- HOOVER WINS THE TOSS,
AND THEY HAVE ELECTED TO KICK.
- WELL, THE WINNING HAS ALREADY BEGUN.
- ALL RIGHT, THIS IS WHAT WE WORKED FOR.
All: YEAH!
- THIS IS WHAT WE WANT. All: YEAH!
- SO LET'S GET IT DONE, HUH!
[all cheering]
[whistle blows]
- AND THE BALL IS IN THE AIR, AND WE ARE UNDERWAY.
FINLEY FIELDS THE BALL AT THE 4,
LOOKS FOR A LANE, MAKES A CUT,
AND IS BROUGHT DOWN AT THE 18 YARD LINE.
- THAT LANE TURNED INTO A WALL AWFULLY FAST, SAM.
- NUMBER 12, BOBBY BURKETT, LEADS HIS OFFENSE ONTO THE FIELD
FOR THEIR FIRST POSSESSION.
NUMBER 84, STAR RECEIVER BEN NAPIER,
LINES UP WIDE TO THE LEFT.
- I THINK BURKETT'S GONNA HAVE TO
TOSS THAT POTATO TONIGHT, SAM,
OR HE'S GONNA GET MASHED BY THIS HOOVER DEFENSE.
- RED 18. - NAPIER GOES INTO MOTION.
- RED 18. HUT!
- AND IT'S A PITCH-OUT.
NAPIER BLASTED BY A HOOVER DEFENDER.
THE BALL IS LOOSE, AND HOOVER RECOVERS AT THE 9 YARD LINE.
- I'M GONNA TELL YOU, NAPIER LOOKS NERVOUS.
I MEAN, THAT LINEBACKER WAS IN THE BACKFIELD
LIKE SOMEONE WAITING AT A BAGGAGE CLAIM.
- BREAK. - HANDON BRINGS HIS TEAM
TO THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE
BEHIND HIS MASSIVE OFFENSIVE LINE.
- I DON'T THINK ONE OF THESE OFFENSIVE ROAD GRADERS
IS UNDER 260 POUNDS.
- SINGLE BACK! SINGLE BACK!
- THIS IS GONNA BE A WHOLE LOT EASIER
THAN I THOUGHT.
SET. HUT! HUT, HUT, HUT!
- HANDON TAKES THE SNAP. - HE DROPS BACK
AND HITS HIS TIGHT END FOR ABOUT FIVE YARDS
RIGHT OVER THE MIDDLE.
- THAT'S HIS COUSIN, BART HANDON.
AND YOU KNOW, THESE TWO HAVE HOOKED UP
FOR 14 TOUCHDOWNS THIS SEASON.
GREEN OPPOSITE. GREEN OPPOSITE.
SET. HUT.
- HANDON FAKES A HAND-OFF, ROLLS OUT THE THE LEFT,
AND WALKS INTO THE END ZONE UNTOUCHED.
[all cheering] - YES!
- ARE YOU KIDDING ME? - I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT.
THEY NEED BOBBY BURKETT TO PLAY BOTH SIDES OF THE FIELD HERE.
- OH, IS THAT IT? - YEAH.
- LAST WEEK YOU WERE ANTI-BURKETT.
- HE'S THE BEST PLAYER OUT THERE.
I WISH HE WOULD MARRY MY DAUGHTER.
- OH, IF HE MARRIED YOUR DAU...
- PLEASE. - GUYS.
- MAKE ROOM FOR MICHELLE.
- PLAY SMART.
- PLAY TOUGH. - YES, SIR.
- HEY, HOW YOU DOING?
- GOOD. - HOW ARE THEY DOING?
- NOT SO GOOD RIGHT NOW.
- AFTER A SHORT PASS TO NAPIER,
AQUINAS IS LOOKING AT THIRD AND 7.
NUMBER 24, DAMIEN TAYLOR, IS LINED UP TO THE LEFT.
- HUT! - BURKETT TAKES THE SNAP.
TAYLOR RUNS A DOWN-AND-IN.
BURKETT THROWS IT. INCOMPLETE.
[crowd groans] WOULD HAVE BEEN A FIRST DOWN.
- WELL, IT HIT HIM IN A BAD SPOT... RIGHT IN THE HANDS.
- DAMIEN TAYLOR, A TRANSFER THIS YEAR
TO SAINT THOMAS AQUINAS, SHOULD HAVE REALLY MADE THAT CATCH.
- WELL, YOU KNOW, HE'S SHOWN FLASHES
OF BIG-PLAY POTENTIAL ALL SEASON,
BUT IT'S DROPS LIKE THIS THAT HAVE BEEN AN ISSUE.
All: BREAK.
- IF AQUINAS DOESN'T FIGURE SOMETHING OUT,
THIS COULD GET VERY UGLY VERY FAST.
- HUT!
- YES! - [fans cheer]
- HOOVER'S DEFENSE HAS BEEN SUFFOCATING.
- COME ON, REF! - REGGIE STREETER HAS BEEN
- ALL OVER THE FIELD. - I MEAN, HE'S GOING THROUGH 'EM
LIKE THEY'RE PARTICLE BOARD.
- THAT'S WHY THEY CALL HIM "BUZZSAW."
HANDON IS FEELING IT NOW. HE HITS HIS TIGHT END
FOR THEIR THIRD TOUCHDOWN OF THE GAME.
- THIS IS WHERE YOU'RE SEEING THE DIFFERENCE
IN SIZE AND SPEED
BETWEEN DMSION I AND DMSION IV TEAMS.
I MEAN, I'M HAPPY FOR THIS GAME,
BUT THIS IS A COMPLETE MISMATCH.
OOH, ANOTHER DROPPED PASS BY DAMIEN TAYLOR.
BURKETT'S GOTTA FIGURE SOMETHING OUT.
- BEN... BEN, COME ON, MAN, YOU GOTTA GET OPEN.
- I KNOW, MAN, I'M TRYING. - I GOT NO ROOM.
- LOOK, I KNOW THEY'RE DOUBLE-TEAMING YOU OUT THERE.
JUST FIND A SPOT, OKAY?
- JUST THROW IT LONG. - I'LL BE THERE, ALL RIGHT?
- AQUINAS IS LOOKING AT A SECOND AND 3,
AND DOWN 21-0.
- SET.
YELLOW 89. SET, HUT!
- BURKETT TAKES THE SNAP...
LOOKS TO HIS LEFT AT NAPIER, WHO MAKES A GREAT CUT,
AND HITS HIM ON THE SLANT.
NAPIER TAKES IT IN FOR A TOUCHDOWN.
[all cheering] - YEAH!
- ALL RIGHT, SAINT THOMAS IS LINING UP FOR THE EXTRA POINT.
THE BALL IS SNAPPED... AND HOOVER BLOCKS THE KICK.
[crowd groans]
[air horn blares, whistle blows]
AND IT IS HALFTIME HERE AT THE GAME OF CHAMPIONS.
♪
I'M PLEASED TO WELCOME HALL-OF-FAMER JOE NAMATH
INTO THE BROADCAST BOOTH.
JOE, THANKS SO MUCH FOR COMING IN TODAY.
- HOW YOU DOING? - OH, MAN,
I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE, SAM.
- I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU AND COACH DEANTONIO,
YOU GUYS GO BACK QUITE A WAYS, DON'T YOU?
- WELL, I'VE KNOWN VINCE SINCE HE WAS A PIPSQUEAK.
AND I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, WHEN HE CALLED, MAN,
THERE WAS NO WAY I WAS GONNA MISS THIS.
- YOU THINK THEY'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO GET BACK
INTO THIS THING AT ALL?
- YOU KNOW, I WAS A QUARTERBACK FOR A WHILE,
AND I KNOW PART OF THE JOB IS
INSTILLING CONFIDENCE IN YOUR TEAM.
I CAN TELL YOU, I GOT THROUGH TO THESE GUYS.
I LOOKED 'EM IN THE EYES AND, UH...
I KNOW THEY BELIEVE IN THEMSELVES.
- WELL, IT MAY TAKE A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN THAT.
- YEAH, WELL, NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE HEART.
THIS TEAM'S NOT GONNA GO AWAY.
THE KNIGHTS ARE GONNA BE IN THIS GAME
TILL THE LAST WHISTLE.
- ALL RIGHT, THERE YOU HAVE IT.
LEGENDARY QUARTERBACK JOE NAMATH...
HE BELIEVES SAINT THOMAS CAN GET BACK INTO THIS THING
IN THE SECOND HALF.
- THEY'RE PLAYING DIRTY OUT THERE.
- AND THE REFS AIN'T CALLING NOTHIN'.
- I DON'T WANT TO HEAR THAT.
NOBODY CARES WHO CHEATS YOU.
WHOEVER MAKES THE MOST PLAYS WINS.
DEFENSE, 11 MEN TACKLE THE BALL.
ENDS AND BACKS, I NEED YOU TO FIGHT YOUR ROUTES HARD,
EVEN WHEN I DON'T CALL YOUR NUMBER.
YOU'RE GONNA BE TELLING THIS STORY
20 YEARS FROM NOW TO YOUR KIDS.
HOW DO YOU WANT IT TO END?
BRING IT IN.
- PACK YOUR GUARDS. - CONTROL THE LINE NOW.
- COME ON. - BRING IT IN. BRING IT IN.
- YOU GUYS GOTTA SAVOR THIS.
ONE, TWO, THREE. All: KNIGHTS!
[cheers and applause]
- IF YOU'RE JUST TUNING IN, THE KNIGHTS ARE DOWN 21-6,
DESPITE A GREAT TALK BY LEGENDARY QUARTERBACK
JOE NAMATH.
- WELL, YOU KNOW, JOE NAMATH
COULD BE ON THAT FIELD TONIGHT
PLAYING FOR THE KNIGHTS.
IT WOULD STILL BE 21-6.
HOOVER IS THAT GOOD.
- 340... - IT'S THIRD AND SHORT
AS HANDON LINES UP UNDER CENTER.
Crowd: DEFENSE, DEFENSE... - DEFENSE.
- HUT!
- HE HANDS OFF TO BOWER,
WHO'S MET AT THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE
BY JORDAN KROGER.
- AQUINAS IS FINALLY GETTING SOME PRESSURE ON HANDON.
- LET'S GO, HOOVER!
- THEY ARE THREE DMSIONS LOWER THAN US.
YOU ARE THE CHAMPIONS.
- LET'S PROVE IT! - YEAH!
- BRING IT IN! - YEAH!
- WE GOTTA TAKE OUT BIG MACK
SO WE CAN GET TO BURKETT ONCE AND FOR ALL.
- WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO ABOUT IT?
- FAT BOY'S GOT A TEMPER.
LIGHT THE FUSE.
- RED 22. RED 22. - HUT!
- BURKETT TAKES THE SNAP, DROPS BACK
AND FIRES TO NAPIER. INCOMPLETE.
- THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A LATE HIT.
- I DON'T SEE A FLAG. - YOU BETTER STAY DOWN,
IF YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOOD FOR YOU.
[crowd "ohs"] OH, BIG MAN.
IS THAT ALL YOU GOT, BOY? COME ON,
SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT.
- HEY, JUSTIN, KEEP YOUR HEAD.
- COME ON. COME ON. - HUH? HUH? HUH?
- WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT, REF? - LET'S GO.
- OH, BIG BOY, FAT MAN, COME AND GET IT.
- AAH!
[whistle blows] - DON'T TOUCH MY COUSIN!
- GET THIS LITTLE PSYCHO OFF ME!
- STAY DOWN, BULLY! - THAT CAN'T BE LEGAL.
- GOT YOUR BACK, CUZ.
- NOW, THIS IS A FIRST.
A HOLDER HAD BEEN EJECTED FROM A GAME FOR FIGHTING.
- ALL 140 POUNDS OF HIM.
- LET'S SHOW THESE GUYS WHAT WE'RE MADE OF. YEAH!
- WELL, THE KNIGHTS ARE DEFINITELY PLAYING
LIKE A DIFFERENT TEAM THIS HALF.
- YOU KNOW, THEY REALLY ARE, SAM.
I'M GLAD TO SEE THEM PLAYING
WITH SOME HEART, FINALLY.
- HUT!
- BOBBY BURKETT HITS NAPIER ON A SCREEN AND...
- JUSTIN MACK JUST KNOCKED BUZZSAW...
- AND NAPIER TAKES IT IN FOR THE TOUCHDOWN.
- WOW.
- SET...
- HANDON TAKES THE SNAP,
AND KROGER GETS INTO THE BACKFIELD
TO BAT THE BALL AWAY.
- DAMN IT!
- HOOVER IS LINING UP FOR A 41-YARD FIELD GOAL.
THE KICK IS UP AND GOOD,
GMNG THE VIKINGS AN 11-POINT LEAD
WITH 4:34 LEFT IN THE THIRD QUARTER.
STREETER HAS IT...
AT THE 16 YARD LINE.
- HEY, MAN, YOU HIT LIKE A 10-YEAR-OLD GIRL.
- SET. HUT!
[whistle blows, crowd cheers]
[air horn blares]
- WELL, THE KNIGHTS HAVE NARROWED THE SCORE TO FOUR NOW.
- IT'S 24-20. - AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
NEITHER TEAM HAS A TIME OUT LEFT,
SO BUCKLE YOUR SEAT BELTS, FOLKS.
WE MAYBE ACTUALLY HAVING A GAME OF CHAMPIONS AFTER ALL.
- I RIGHT, 23 ISO. - I RIGHT, 23 ISO.
ONE ON ONE. READY... all: BREAK.
- WELL, WITH 1:36 LEFT IN THE GAME,
AND THE CLOCK IS RUNNING, HOOVER HAS A SECOND DOWN AND SIX,
STILL UP BY FOUR POINTS.
- 320, HUT!
- HANDON TAKES THE SNAP AND GIVES IT TO HIS RUNNING BACK,
WHO IS STOPPED FOR TWO BY JORDAN KROGER.
[all cheering]
- IF THEY CONVERT, WE'RE DONE. - WE NEED THE BALL BACK.
JAILHOUSE.
- APACHE! APACHE!
- READY... all: BREAK.
- IT'S THIRD AND 4, WITH ANOTHER SHOT
AT A FIRST DOWN.
HANDON IS IN NO HURRY
AS THE CLOCK CONTINUES TO WIND DOWN.
- YOU KNOW, IF THE HOOVER VIKINGS GET THIS FIRST DOWN,
THE HOT DOG IS OUT OF THE BUN.
- RED 80. RED 80.
HUT, HUT.
- HANDON FAKES A HAND-OFF. - HE ROLLS RIGHT.
THE DEFENDERS CONVERGE, AND HANDON SLIDES.
- WAIT A MINUTE, HE'S SHORT!
- WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE HOOVER IS GOING TO HAVE TO
- PUNT THE FOOTBALL AWAY. - IN THE FIRST HALF,
HANDON WOULD HAVE RUN RIGHT THROUGH THOSE GUYS.
MY, MY, MY, HOW THINGS HAVE CHANGED.
- WELL, THERE'S NO WAY TO STOP THE CLOCK,
AND THE KNIGHTS HAVE A LONG FIELD TO GO.
THE BALL WAS SNAPPED AND THE PUNT IS AWAY.
FINLEY CALLS FOR THE FAIR CATCH.
HE STEPS AWAY AS THE BALL LANDS
INSIDE THE 5... NO, THAT'S A TOUCHBACK!
- WOW, HOOVER ALMOST PINNED THE KNIGHTS INSIDE THE 1.
THEN THE CHEESE WOULD HAVE BEEN OFF THE PIZZA.
- WELL, AND NOW SAINT THOMAS HAS ONE LAST POSSESSION TO GO.
THEY'VE GOTTA DRIVE 80 YARDS
WITHOUT ANY TIME OUTS.
- COACH, COACH, TWINS RIGHT,
89 WIDE FLAT.
- NO, NO, JUST...
HEY, 12, ON ME!
- THEY'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO STOP THE CLOCK.
THEY'VE GOT TO THROW.
PRE-VENT! PRE-VENT!
PRE-VENT!
- AQUINAS LINES UP AND FACES HOOVER
WITH SEVEN DEFENSIVE BACKS.
- THEY'RE GONNA TAKE NO CHANCES
AT GMNG UP THIS LONG PASS PLAY.
- RED 22. RED 22.
- SET, HUT! - BURKETT TAKES THE SNAP.
IT'S A DRAW PLAY TO FINLEY.
- FROM THE 20 TO THE 30. - WAIT A MINUTE, WAIT A MINUTE.
NO, NO, TO THE 40 NOW, ACROSS MIDFIELD.
OUT OF BOUNDS AT THE HOOVER 43.
THAT'S A VERY GUTSY CALL BY DEANTONIO.
I'M ACTUALLY STARTING TO LOVE THIS GUY.
- AQUINAS, TO ME. - QUICK, QUICK, LET'S GO.
ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY IN THE STADIUM KNOWS
WE'RE GOING TO NAPIER. THEY'VE BEEN DOUBLING HIM,
TRIPLING HIM ALL NIGHT, ALL RIGHT?
SO WE'RE GONNA USE YOU AS A DECOY.
WE RUN A BACKSIDE FLY TO DAMIEN,
WHO IS GOING TO MAKE A PLAY.
O LINE, EXPECT ALL KINDS OF PRESSURE.
- GET IT TO ME, MAN. - I'LL GET LOOSE, COACH, I SWEAR.
- HE'S OUR GUY, COACH. - [players agree]
- HE'S GOOD. - HE CAN DO IT.
- AIN'T GOT NO TIME.
- ALL RIGHT, WE GO FIREBIRD.
WE WORKED ON IT ALL YEAR, NOW IT'S TIME TO EXECUTE.
- LET'S GO. - DO IT!
- YEAH, BABY, AQUINAS! - ON THE BALL!
- WELL, THE KNIGHTS TRAIL BY 4, NO TIMEOUTS LEFT,
AND 47 YARDS AWAY FROM PAY DIRT.
THEIR BIGGEST ENEMY RIGHT NOW IS THE CLOCK.
Namath's voice echoes: BELIEVE IN YOURSELVES.
BELIEVE IN YOUR TEAM.
DON'T GIVE UP.
BELIEVE IN YOURSELVES AND YOU CAN DO IT!
- 21'S THE MIKE! - 21'S THE MIKE!
- BLACK 77. - BLACK 77.
SET, HIKE!
- NAPIER IS COVERED.
- BURKETT ROLLS LEFT. - DAMIEN!
TAYLOR BREAKS HIS ROUTE AND TURNS UPFIELD.
BURKETT THROWS IT DEEP.
HE'S GONNA RISK IT ALL ON TAYLOR.
[crowd cheers, whistle blows]
OH, TAYLOR CATCHES IT!
TAYLOR CATCHES IT... TOUCHDOWN!
- AND WITH NO TIME ON THE CLOCK.
NO TIME ON THE CLOCK. SAINT THOMAS WINS.
- DAMIEN TAYLOR HAS JUST MADE THE BIGGEST CATCH OF HIS CAREER.
- AND WE FINALLY HAVE OUR ANSWER
TO WHO THE BEST TEAM IN STARK COUNTY IS.
- YES, WE DO, SAM. - WHAT A GAME.
[all cheering]
- HEY, BURKETT.
GOOD GAME.
- THIS IS A TRAVESTY.
RENEE, YOU SHOULD BE WITH JOHN.
- I DON'T THINK SO. - I'M NOT ASKING.
- DON'T TALK TO MY DAUGHTER LIKE THAT.
- YOU REMEMBER WHO YOU'RE SPEAKING TO, STEVEN,
OR COME MONDAY, YOU AND I WILL HAVE A CONVERSATION
THAT YOU ARE NOT GOING TO LIKE.
- I BET YOU'RE WONDERING WHO LEAKED THAT INFORMATION
TO THE NEWSPAPER.
IT WAS ME.
AND I WON'T BE IN TO WORK ON MONDAY.
OR ANY OTHER DAY.
- I'M PROUD OF YOU, SON.
- I DID IT, POP. - YOU DID IT.
- I'M PROUD OF YOU. - I LOVE YOU, MOM.
- BOBBY.
- ♪ U-N-D-E-R- D-O-G-S ♪
- I'M LIKING THIS NEW INVENTION, BILL.
YOU'VE BEEN BUSY.
- I-I... GOT A LOT OF IDEAS UP HERE.
- [chuckles]
I LIKE THE SOUND OF THAT, PARTNER.
- MORE CHICKEN, JUSTIN? - DON'T BE SHY.
- HE DON'T LOOK SHY AROUND FOOD, MISS B.
- OH, YOU WANNA BE STARTING SOMETHING, DAMIEN?
IF YOU MESS WITH MY COUSIN, YOU MESSIN' WITH ME.
- YOU SAVING THIS SPOT FOR ANYONE?
- YEAH, JUST MY GIRLFRIEND.
- JUST YOUR GIRLFRIEND?
- HI. - HI.
- GONNA MISS HOOVER? - [chuckles]
I THINK I'LL SURVIVE.
PLUS, I LIKE MY NEIGHBORS MUCH BETTER HERE.
- THINK FAST.
- AAH.
- WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
DAMIEN, SAY HI TO MICHELLE.
- HEY. - NICE TO MEET YOU.
- CAN'T MISS NOW, HUH?
- THESE ARE MY KNIGHTS, MICHELLE.
JUSTIN, BEN, JAMAL, DAKOTA.
AND THIS GUY'S BOBBY.
- ♪ CAKED BLACK DIRT ON THE BOTTOM OF HIS SHOE ♪
♪ WE'VE WAITED SO LONG TO SHINE LIKE STARS ♪
♪ NOW THE WHOLE WORLD WILL KNOW WHO WE ARE ♪
♪ WE GOT EACH OTHER'S BACKS, WE'RE GONNA WIN THE GAME ♪
♪ FROM THE WRONG SIDE OF THE TRACKS ♪
♪ NOW WE'RE DRMNG THIS TRAIN ♪
♪ THE GOING GETS TOUGH, YOU'RE GONNA GET HIT ♪
♪ STAND IN OUR WAY, YEAH, YOU'RE GONNA GET DEAD ♪
[dog barks]
♪ AND THE DOG'S GONNA ROAR ♪
♪ TAKE IT FROM ME, AIN'T GONNA TAKE IT ANYMORE ♪
♪ GET IT ON, WE'RE GONNA WIN ♪
♪ HANDS IN THE AIR, EVERYBODY SHOUTIN' ♪
♪ HUT ONE, HUT TWO
♪ LET'S GO, WHOO-HOO
♪ HUT ONE, HUT TWO
♪ LET'S GO, WHOO-HOO
♪
♪ CHECK IT OUT
♪ WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN, I SPEED UP ♪
♪ EVERY BROKEN DREAM IN TOWN RUSHING THROUGH OUR BLOOD ♪
♪ WE'RE BUSTIN' OUT OF JAIL, WE'RE LIGHTIN' UP THE STREETS ♪
♪ LIKE A LIT CIGARETTE TOSSED INTO GASOLINE ♪
♪ THEY THINK THEY GOT US DOWN, THEY THINK THE SCORE'S TIED ♪
♪ THERE'S NO STOPPING NOW, WE WON'T BE DENIED ♪
♪ COME THE SECOND HALF, WE'RE GOING FOR THE KILL ♪
♪ THEY THINK THEY'RE SO COOL, NOW THEY'RE LOOKING PRETTY ILL ♪
[dog barks]
♪ AND THE DOG'S GONNA ROAR ♪
♪ TAKE IT FROM ME AIN'T GONNA TAKE IT ANYMORE ♪
♪ GET IT ON, WE'RE GONNA WIN ♪
♪ HANDS IN THE AIR, EVERYBODY SHOUTIN' ♪
♪ HUT ONE, HUT TWO
♪ LET'S GO, WHOO-HOO
♪ HUT ONE, HUT TWO
♪ LET'S GO, WHOO-HOO
- RED 90, SET.
- THEY COUNTED US OUT... - BLUE 88!
- BUT HERE WE ARE.
- HUT!
- THE TIME HAS COME TO GET ON OUR FEET.
US AGAINST THE WORLD.
LITTLE BIT LOUDER NOW.
SHOUT, SHOUT, UNDERDOGS.
♪
[dog barks]
♪ AND THE DOG'S GONNA ROAR ♪
♪ TAKE IT FROM ME AIN'T GONNA TAKE IT ANYMORE ♪
♪ GET IT ON, WE'RE GONNA WIN ♪
♪ HANDS IN THE AIR, EVERYBODY SHOUTIN' ♪
♪ HUT ONE, HUT TWO
♪ LET'S GO, WHOO-HOO
♪ HUT ONE, HUT TWO
♪ LET'S GO, WHOO-HOO
- ♪ U-N-D-E-R- D-O-G-S ♪
♪ U-N-D-E-R- D-O-G-S ♪
- ♪ MM MM MM MM MM MMMM
♪ MM MM MM MM MM MMMM
♪ MM MM MM MM
♪ MM MM
♪ IT'S MY TIME FOR BLOWIN' UP
♪ UP, UP
♪ IT'S MY TIME FOR BLOWIN' UP
♪ UP, UP
♪ IT'S MY TIME FOR BLOWIN' UP
♪ UP, UP
♪ IT'S MY TIME FOR BLOWIN' UP
♪ UP, UP
♪ MM MM MM MM
♪ IT'S MY TIME FOR BLOWIN' UP
♪ UP, UP
♪ IT'S MY TIME FOR BLOWIN' UP
♪ UP, UP
♪ IT'S MY TIME FOR BLOWIN' UP
♪ UP, UP