I'VE BEEN THINKING A LOT ABOUT MY FUTURE LATELY,
AND I'VE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT IT'S TIME FOR ME TO FOCUS
SO, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, ON NEW CHALLENGES,
I'VE RESIGNED MY POSITION AS HEAD COACH AT GAU.
GOD, GARRETT LEGIT SCOOPED ME.
THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE.
SOMETIMES THAT HAPPENS, BABY GIRL.
[PEOPLE MURMURING]
THAT IT HAPPENS, DAD, OK, WELL, I KNOW
BUT THAT DOESN'T MAKE IT RIGHT.
HE DESERVES TO PAY AND NOT GET OFF SCOT-FREE. BILLY: I KNOW.
HEY, HEY, HEY. WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING?
PRESS CONFERENCE OVER ALREADY? HOW IS THE
BILLY: GARRETT JUST RESIGNED. JORDAN: WHAT?
JORDAN: IT'S NATIONAL BILLY: YEAH. SIGNING DAY.
OLIVIA: NOT A DAMN PEEP, SPENCER: DID HE SAY WHY HE'S RESIGNING?
TO LEAVE ON HIS OWN TERMS. AND NOW HE JUST GETS
CATCH UP WITH A.D. BARNES, OK, LOOK, I'M GONNA GO
SEE WHAT'S REALLY GOING DOWN. EVERYTHING IS GONNA BE OK.
BECAUSE HE INJURED PLAYERS NO, IT WON'T, DAD,
AND NOW HE'S DRIVING THE NARRATIVE.
OK, LOOK, GARRETT IS OFF THE TEAM, RIGHT, WHICH MEANS HE CAN'T
ANY MORE PLAYERS' LIVES. INJURE OR DESTROY
ISN'T THAT THE WIN? NOW, ISN'T--
BUT WE SHOULD TABLE IT IS,
FOR ANOTHER TIME, OK? THIS CONVERSATION
BILLY: ALL RIGHT, Y'ALL. FIND OUR TEAMMATES. J. AND I GOTTA GO
BILLY: I'M GONNA GO CATCH UP SPENCER: I'LL HOLLA AT YOU. WITH BARNES. YOU GOOD?
- SO WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO, JUST SIT TIGHT? - YES.
INTEL, ALL RIGHT? I'M GONNA GET JUST CHILL.
KENNY: HEY, I NEED TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON, MAN.
THIS IS NOT THE TIME OR PLACE FOR THAT--
THE HELL IT AIN'T!
TODAY IS NATIONAL SIGNING DAY,
THE MOST IMPORTANT DAY OF THE YEAR!
THESE KIDS SOMETHING. I GOTTA TELL
YOU MADE A COMMITMENT TO THEM.
AND I MADE A COMMITMENT TO THIS SCHOOL.
THE HELL IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?
GARRETT.
[SIGHS]
YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, KENNY,
I'VE BEEN AROUND. ONE OF THE BEST
THAT EVERYTHING I DID, JUST KNOW
I DID FOR THE GREATER GOOD OF THIS PROGRAM.
SO WHO TIPPED YOU? OLIVIA:
ISN'T THAT ENOUGH? I'M OFFICIALLY OFF THE TEAM.
NOTHING'S THAT EASY, NO.
NOT FOR SOMEBODY LIKE YOU.
IT WAS EITHER I LEAVE
I CHOSE THE FORMER. OR GET OUTED.
EVERYBODY WINS, EVEN YOU.
THE REAL WIN WILL COME ACTUALLY,
WHEN I DROP THIS ARTICLE AND THE WORLD FINDS OUT WHAT YOU DID.
THAT'S STILL COMIN' OUT. OH, YEAH.
GIVE YOURSELF A PAT WORD OF ADVICE:
ON THE BACK AND MOVE ON. IF YOU DO RELEASE
IT WON'T JUST DESTROY THE FOOTBALL PROGRAM, THAT ARTICLE,
JORDAN AND SPENCER'S IT'LL ALSO SCREW UP CAREERS,
AND I KNOW YOU DON'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. BILLY: HEH HEH HEH!
FOR MEETING WITH ME, MAN. AND THANKS AGAIN
- OH, OF COURSE, OF COURSE. - APPRECIATE THAT.
FOR ALL OF THE CHAOS. AND I APOLOGIZE
IT'S JUST CRAZY.
- OH, NO--NO PROBLEM. I'M GOOD. - WATER?
UM, I MEAN, EVEN YES, PLEASE.
MY POPS WILL NOT SHUT UP TO THIS DAY,
FINEST, THE RICK BARNES. ABOUT SOUTH CRENSHAW'S
- AND NOBODY'LL EVER FORGET - AW, MAN, COME ON.
THE RUNNING BACK THAT TOOK THE TEAM TO STATE
NEAR-DECADE DROUGHT. AFTER THAT
YEAH, BUT THEN YOU COME ALONG, RIGHT, A FEW YEARS LATER
AND YOU BREAK ALL MY RECORDS.
[BOTH LAUGH]
BARNES: SO, UH, WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU, BILLY? BILLY: AH!
I'M SORRY. WITH EVERYTHING NEED TO MAKE THIS QUICK. THAT'S GOING ON HERE, I
HONESTLY, I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR TAKING SUCH GOOD CARE
BARNES: OH, YEAH, MM-HMM. OF MY BOYS THIS SEASON.
BUT THEN THE GARRETT NEWS BROKE, SO IF YOU DON'T MIND ME ASKING,
HOW DID ALL THIS GO DOWN? BARNES: YEAH, WELL,
AT THE NCAA HAD HEARD FRIEND OF MINE
ABOUT GARRETT, SO SOME RUMBLINGS
I TOOK IT UPON MYSELF TO GET OUT IN FRONT OF ALL THIS DRAMA
BY SELF-PENALIZING. BILLY: SMART.
AND AS FAR AS GARRETT IS CONCERNED,
A GENEROUS PACKAGE, WE GAVE HIM
PLUS HE'S GONNA TAKE COACHING TO, UH, A YEAR OFF OF
SPEND SOME MORE TIME WITH HIS FAMILY.
I GUESS THAT'S REASONABLE. OK. THAT'S, UH,
ARE--ARE TAKEN CARE OF. TO MAKE SURE MY BOYS LOOK, I JUST WANTED
OH, OH, WE ARE GONNA MAKE SURE OF THAT.
YOU NEED TO BE PROUD HEH HEH! AND LOOK, OF YOURSELF.
YEAH, WAY YOU COACHED THOSE BOYS?
SPENCER AND JORDAN, THEY ARE PILLARS WHEW!
OF THIS PROGRAM. BRIGHT FUTURES. THEY GOT VERY
I JUST--I PLAYED AH, THANK YOU. A SMALL PART.
THEY DO ALL THE WORK-- BARNES: AND SPEAKING OF PLAYING A PART,
YOUR DAUGHTER IS PURSUING A STORY ON GARRETT. I UNDERSTAND
- YES, SHE IS. - HEH HEH HEH!
BREAKING MY RECORDS, NOW YOU GOT NOT ONE, LOOK AT YOU.
BUT TWO SMART KIDS. [BOTH LAUGH]
I LOVE IT, I LOVE IT.
GARRETT'S RESIGNED AND THE, UH, NCAA's WELL, NOW THAT
INVOLVED, I'M ASSUMING ALL THAT STUFF IS GOING AWAY.
WAS, UH, GOOD SEEING SO, LISTEN, HEY, IT YOU TODAY, BILLY.
- OK, NO, ABSOLUTELY, UH-HUH. - ALL RIGHT, YOU EVER NEED ANYTHING,
WHATEVER. I GOT YOU. SHOOT ME A TEXT, LET ME KNOW,
- THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, MAN. - ANYTIME.
GOOD SEEING YOU. BILLY: YES, SIR.
SPENCER: COACH...
THOUGHT ABOUT BREAKFAST. WE FIGURED YOU AIN'T HOW YOU HOLDIN' UP?
SHOULDN'T I BE ASKING Y'ALL THAT?
WE BEAT YOU TO IT.
APPRECIATE IT.
SURPRISED ABOUT TODAY? WHY DON'T Y'ALL LOOK
IT'S COMPLICATED.
FOR ME BECAUSE RIGHT NOW, WELL, UNCOMPLICATE IT
I DON'T KNOW IF I HAVE A JOB. JORDAN: WHAT?
OF COURSE YOU DO, COACH. KENNY: I DON'T KNOW, MAN. NOBODY'S TALKING.
A REASON I'M STILL THERE'S GOTTA BE IN THE DARK.
SO WHAT'S UP?
HEY, HEY,
THIS IS MY JOB I'M TALKING ABOUT.
START TALKIN'. ONE OF Y'ALL
'MORNING, COACH.
ADAMS! MY MAN! UH, DON'T MIND THE MESS.
I, UH, I PULLED AN ALL-NIGHTER.
CHOCOLATE PINEAPPLE, ASHER: ANGRY HIPPO? MONTES: MMM!
GOOD TOGETHER, BUT, WOW, TWO FLAVORS I NORMALLY WOULDN'T CONSIDER GOING
THIS ENERGY DRINK WILL CARBONATE YOUR SOUL. WANT ONE?
YOU KNOW YOU WANT ONE. - COME ON. - UH--
THAT'LL BE A HARD--PASS. NO, NO, NO.
OK. THANK YOU.
WHY THE ALL-NIGHTER?
FLIPPING SEASON, BECAUSE IT'S HERMANO.
AFTER SOME RECRUITS. IT'S TIME TO GO
22 COMMITMENTS SIGNED AND READY TO GO. WE ALREADY HAVE
WE COULD SIGN IS 25. YEAH, THE MAX
3 MORE SLOTS TO FILL, THAT GIVES US
A FEW IN MIND. AND I'VE GOT
AND SPENCER JAMES? - JORDAN BAKER - YEP.
TELL ME YOU AREN'T THINKING WHAT I THINK YOU ARE.
FOOTBALL PROGRAM FOR GAU. MEANS FOR AN UNCERTAIN GARRETT RESIGNING
RECRUIT OR ACTIVE PLAYER, ANYONE CAN BE FLIPPED, TRANSLATION--
AN ADVANTAGE, LIVING WITH THE TWO STARS. AND YOU'VE GOT
LOOK, COACH, I--I DON'T WANT TO PRESSURE THEM.
I'M SURE THEIR HEADS ARE STILL SPINNING RIGHT NOW.
TO LAND AT COASTAL, I'LL BE THE FIRST IF THEY WANT
BUT THEY GOTTA MAKE THE FIRST MOVE. TO SIGN THEM,
FAIR ENOUGH.
THOUGH, I'M--I'M GAME. THESE OTHER GUYS,
WITH MARCO GALVEZ, GOOD. START
AND TALENT IN SPADES. 5-STAR TAILBACK
- GO MAKE SOME DREAMS COME TRUE, ADAMS. - OK.
OF THAT. COPY? NOTHING SHORT
YEAH. ALL RIGHT.
WAIT. ISAIAH?
MY POSITION GROUP. HE'S IN
WELL, HE FIT GARRETT'S JANKY-ASS PROFILE:
A WALK-ON, NO SCHOLARSHIP, DESPERATE FOR MONEY.
AFTER SIGNING DAY, WE WERE PLANNING ON TELLING YOU
MESSED ALL THAT UP. BUT TODAY JUST
YEAH, BUT WE HERE NOW AND WE WANT TO HELP,
CONVINCING OUR 20 RECRUITS AND THAT STARTS WITH
TO STAY WITH US AND SIGN THEIR LETTERS OF INTENT,
INCLUDING THAT BIG FISH, MARCO GALVEZ.
RIGHT. YOU MIGHT WANT TO TALK TO JESUS ABOUT THAT ONE.
COMMITTING TO US, THOSE GUYS ARE AIN'T NO WAY
ESPECIALLY MARCO.
OUR PROGRAM IS TOO UNSTABLE.
JORDAN: SO WE SELL YOU TO THEM. KENNY: ME?
YEAH.
YOU, THE PLAYERS' COACH
WHO'S THE TRUE HEART OF THIS PROGRAM? YOU.
[SCOFFS]
OH, MAN.
[SIGHS]
TO ACCEPT THIS OFFER, IF I DECIDE
AND THAT'S A BIG IF,
I'M ONLY GIVING YOU 4 PLAYERS EACH.
OK, AS LONG AS MARCO GALVEZ IS ONE OF MY 4.
- COACH, COME ON. I CAN-- - NAW, NAW, HE'S MINE.
SERIOUS, SPENCE? I'M RISKING A LOT
BY HAVING YOU GUYS HELP ME OUT.
JORDAN: BUT WE ARE HELPING YOU? KENNY: HEH!
YOU'RE HELPING ME. YEAH, J.,
HEH! BUT LISTEN,
TO STAY TAPPED IN WITH ME 24/7. Y'ALL GOT
GOES DOWN, I NEED TO KNOW, RIGHT? IF ANYTHING
JORDAN: YES, SIR. SPENCER: BET.
WHAT DO WE DO IF PEOPLE ASK ABOUT GARRETT?
FOCUSED ON THE FUTURE. YOU TELL 'EM GAU IS
IS IN THE PAST. GARRETT...
[GRUNTS]
AND HERE I THOUGHT GIRLFRIENDS DIDN'T GET GHOSTED.
MORE LIKE I DIDN'T WANT TO WAKE YOU [CHUCKLES]
FROM YOUR LATE-MORNING SLUMBER, MILADY.
IT'S NOT MY FAULT YOU HAD ME UP MM-HMM.
BINGEING OLD EPISODES OF "BONES." [SIGHS]
HOW ARE YOU EVEN ALIVE RIGHT NOW?
YOUR BEAUTY INSPIRES ME. GUESS WAKING UP TO [SIGHS]
IT'S FLIPPING SEASON, ISN'T IT?
ABOUT FLIPPING SEASON? WAIT. HOW DO YOU KNOW
YOUR BOSS JUST TWEETED, [GIGGLES]
SO I'M TAKING THIS MIGHT APPLY TO YOU.
- OH, MY. [SCOFFS] - MM-HMM.
NEEDS TO LAY OFF THAT ANGRY HIPPO, DUDE REALLY
BUT, YEAH, HE'S--HE'S GOT ME CHASING DOWN SOME NEW RECRUITS.
THAT'S EXCITING, BABE. YOU SHOULD FEEL HONORED
HE'S TRUSTING YOU WITH SOMETHING SO IMPORTANT.
IT'S PRETTY COOL. YEAH, IT'S--
TO DELIVER, YOU KNOW? A LOT OF PRESSURE I JUST FEEL
I'M SURE OF IT. YOU WILL.
I WAS HOPING WE COULD NOT GONNA LIE.
GHOST KITCHEN ON MELROSE. CHECK OUT THIS POP-UP
WITH THE BRAZILIAN PLANT-BASED CHEF? YOU KNOW,
- [GIGGLES] - HA HA.
- TIKTOK GUY WITH THE ABS. - MM-HMM.
LETTUCE WRAPS SHIRTLESS. YOU ONLY LIKE HIM BECAUSE HE MAKES
THEY ALSO HAPPEN TO BE VERY YUMMY.
- THE LETTUCE WRAPS, RIGHT? - [GIGGLES]
IT DOESN'T MATTER ANYWAY.
IS ONE DAY ONLY. THE POP-UP
I'M--I'M SORRY, BABE. DAMN.
I KNOW WE HAVEN'T HAD A LOT OF TIME TOGETHER LATELY.
HAS BEEN A LITTLE THIS OFFSEASON UNPREDICTABLE.
MAYBE I CAN COME ALONG?
TO SEE MY MAN IN RARE FLIPPING-SEASON FORM. I'D LOVE
[CHUCKLES]
HOW COULD I TURN DOWN THAT OFFER?
I MEAN, MY INSPIRATIONAL BEAUTY HELPS, RIGHT? MM-HMM. HEH!
OH, YEAH, YEAH. WELL, COME ON.
IT'S FLIPPING SEASON. [JAYMEE GIGGLES]
COME ON, LET'S GO!
[SIGHS]
SO, UH...
REALLY NO REASON TO SAY WHO-- SOMEBODY--
HIS 4 RECRUITS TO SIGN HAS ALREADY CONVINCED
THEIR LETTER OF INTENT TO STAY AT GAU.
[INHALES THROUGH TEETH] HOW'S IT LOOKING FOR YOU?
SERIOUSLY? I CAN'T GET A HOLD OF ANY OF MINE.
REALLY? I MEAN, THAT'S PROBABLY JUST BECAUSE
THEY WANT TO TALK TO GAU's STAR QB.
JUST HAS A DIFFERENT [SPENCER SCOFFS] CACHÉ TO IT.
SPENCER JAMES IS CACHÉ ENOUGH. - YEAH, WELL, THE NAME - NO OFFENSE.
"STAR WIDE RECEIVER" IT DON'T EVEN NEED NEXT TO IT.
WHATEVER HELPS YOU SLEEP BETTER AT NIGHT, BRO.
OF THOSE OFF YOUR PLATE? ARE YOU SURE YOU DON'T WANT ME TO TAKE A FEW
SPENCER: HEY! AAH! I CAN--
I GOT THIS, OK?
NEED SOME DAMN PRIVACY.
- BACK UP. BACK UP. - PRIVACY.
PRIVACY. UH-HUH.
[SIGHS] OK.
[FOOTSTEPS DESCEND]
TO JJ IF I WERE YOU. HEY, I'D LEAVE THAT
EH, IT'S NO BIG DEAL.
A ONE-TIME THING, BUT... I AGREE IF IT WERE
HE'S HAD PEOPLE OVER HERE LATE EVERY NIGHT THIS PAST WEEK.
ALL HE CARES ABOUT IS PARTYING.
IT'S JJ, RIGHT? DUDE,
I MEAN, ARE WE EVEN THAT SURPRISED?
TRYING TO FRESHMAN I THINK HE'S JUST THE HELL
FRESHMAN YEAR, RIGHT? OUT OF HIS
WE'RE FRESHMEN, TOO, YEAH, BUT, I MEAN,
SOMEHOW BEYOND CAPABLE OF STAYING ON TOP
TO SCHOOL AND FOOTBALL. OF OUR COMMITMENTS
ALL THINGS CONSIDERED? AND SPENCER DOING, HEY, HOW ARE YOU
WELL, THINGS ARE A LITTLE...INSANE
BUT WE'RE--WE'RE OK. RIGHT NOW,
TO BLOW OFF SOME STEAM. IF I WERE YOU, I'D FIND A WAY
YOU KNOW, THERE'S PLENTY OF GIRLS OUT THERE THAT'D BE HAPPY
TO HELP THE STAR QB. [JORDAN CHUCKLES]
ACTUALLY SAY THAT "STAR QB"? COULD YOU
A LITTLE BIT LOUDER FOR SPENCE TO HEAR OUTSIDE?
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
JORDAN: HEY, 'MORNIN'. JAYMEE: GOOD MORNING.
BETTER THAN HAVING BUT SERIOUSLY, THERE'S NOTHING
A SUPPORTIVE WOMAN BY YOUR SIDE.
[JORDAN CHUCKLES] ASHER: CHEERS.
ENJOY THE DAY. CHEERS.
PATIENCE: ♪ ICE, ICE ♪ [ECHOING]
♪ ICE, ICE ♪ [ECHOING]
FAVORITE PART RIGHT HERE. THIS IS MY FAVORITE. AH! OK, THIS IS MY
PATIENCE: FIRE AND ICE. PATIENCE ON TRACK: ♪ FIRE AND ICE ♪
- ♪ I CAN PLAY ON EITHER SIDE ♪ - PLAY ON EITHER SIDE.
[SINGING CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY, ALL LAUGH]
PATIENCE: PICK IT UP, ALL RIGHT?
LAYLA: HA HA HA! OK. [MUSIC STOPS]
I'M JUST--WE STRUCK GOLD WITH THIS SONG.
YOUR BEST ONE YET, AND I RARELY PICK FAVORITES. LIKE, THIS IS
PATIENCE: GIRL, SAME 'CAUSE, YOU KNOW,
IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN WHAT I USUALLY DO,
BUT, HIGH-KEY, I FEEL LIKE THE LADIES AND THE GAYS
THE UNCLES AND AUNTIES ABOUT TO ROCK THIS. AND, SURE, EVEN
SOMETHING TO ADMIT. I WAS LISTENING SO I HAVE
ON THE TREADMILL THE OTHER DAY,
FELL OFF, TRYING AND I ALMOST
TO TWERK AND SPRINT. PATIENCE: HO HO HO!
TWERK AND SPRINT? I'M SORRY. WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE?
YEAH, I'MMA NEED SOME PICS. GIA: NO 'CAUSE
IT'S NEVER HAPPENING AGAIN. PATIENCE: OH, MY GOD.
I CANNOT BELIEVE I'M ABOUT Y'ALL, LIKE,
TO SHOOT A MUSIC VIDEO WITH A FULL-BLOWN CREW
REALLY THINK I CAN DO THIS? AND A DIRECTOR, AND Y'ALL
THIS IS YOUR MOMENT YES. PATIENCE,
FOR ALL THE GREATNESS IN STORE, OK?
TO SHAKE OFF THE DOUBT, LET'S PLAY THE CHORUS I'M GONNA NEED YOU
ONE MORE TIME, AND WHO KNOWS? MAYBE GIA WILL GRACE US
WITH A LITTLE TWERK AND SPRINT. PATIENCE: OH.
HOW 'BOUT WE, LIKE, SAVE THAT FOR SET? UH, YEAH,
PATIENCE: OK, LET'S DO IT. LAYLA: YEAH.
LET'S DO IT ON SET. YEAH. GIA: OK, SPEAKING OF SET,
TO MAKE, SO SHOULD WE WE HAVE A CALL TIME GET OUTTA HERE?
PATIENCE: YEP. GIA: YEAH?
TO RUN AN ERRAND, I ACTUALLY NEED UM, YES.
YOU'RE GONNA BE AMAZING. SO I'LL MEET YOU GUYS THERE, BUT, PATIENCE,
[PATIENCE SQUEALS] LAYLA: OK, I'LL SEE YOU GUYS LATER.
PATIENCE: YES, I'M READY. GIA: SEE YA.
PATIENCE: LET'S GO. YES! [GIA SQUEALS]
HEY, UM, WHEN I TEXTED YOU, [BREATHLESSLY]
SAYING, "I NEED YOU," IT WASN'T
FOR THIS. I JUST--
I WANTED YOUR COMPANY. LAYLA: RIGHT.
BUT THEN, YOU WALKED IN LOOKING ALL...
I COULDN'T RESIST. YOU AND, WELL,
NO COMPLAINTS HERE. WELL, TRUST ME,
[WHISPERS] OK.
YOU SURE YOU'RE OK?
A TOUGH MORNING. I MEAN, IT WAS
HOW'S THINGS, UH, GOING WITH THE RECRUITS?
I MEAN, WE'RE JUST, YOU KNOW, FOCUSING YEAH, NO,
ON SECURING OUR COMMITMENTS. LAYLA: MM-HMM.
RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE ABOUT 10 OUT OF 20 SIGNED, SO...
OK. THAT'S AWESOME. UM, I'M SENDING YOU
FOR LOCKING DOWN GOOD VIBES THE REST.
PATIENCE'S VIDEO SHOOT. JORDAN: OOH, UH, I GOTTA GO TO
I MEAN, MY DAY'S SUDDENLY BECOME WIDE-OPEN, SO... COULD I GO?
IT'S JUST, HONESTLY, YOU KNOW, I WISH.
ARE OVERRATED. VIDEO SHOOTS IT'S, LIKE,
THE SAME SONG ON LOOP ALL DAY... JORDAN: YEAH?
BACK-UP DANCERS OF REALLY HOT A ROOM FULL
WITH, LIKE, TIGHTS ON AND VERY LITTLE ELSE,
REALLY YOUR THING. SO IT'S NOT
- YEAH. [GIGGLES] - RIGHT.
SHOULD HANG OUT. AND--YOU AND JJ UM, BUT YOU
ARE FOR SLEEPING. WELL, JJ's DAYS
- DUDE GOES HARD EVERY NIGHT. - HMM.
I MEAN, BUT I GET IT. HE'S JUST LIVIN' HIS BEST LIFE.
WELL, OR IT'S A CRY FOR ATTENTION.
LOOK, NO OFFENSE TO JJ, BUT YOU AND ASHER
AND SPENCER ARE A LITTLE MORE FOCUSED WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR GOALS.
BEEN AROUND AS MUCH MEANS YOU'VE NOT
MAYBE JJ MISSES THAT, AND, I DON'T KNOW,
HIS WAY OF SHOWING IT. PARTYING IS, LIKE, AND THE EXCESSIVE
HUH.
OK. THAT'S COOL.
[GIGGLING] HMM. OK.
JORDAN, I REALLY HAVE TO GO, LIKE, RIGHT NOW.
- YES, I DO. I HAVE TO GO. - OK, YOU HAVE TO GO.
YOU CALL A VIDEO SHOOT? TO THAT SNOOZE FEST
LAYLA: JORDAN. COME ON.
MM-HMM.
NO! HA HA!
- OK. HEH! - PLEASE?
HEY.
I WAS HOPING THE 3 OF US COULD TALK. IS JORDAN HERE?
I DON'T KNOW WHERE, THOUGH. UH, NO, HE TOOK OFF.
WELL, THAT EXPLAINS WHY [SIGHS]
HE'S NOT ANSWERING MY TEXTS OR CALLS.
OH, AM I INTERRUPTING SOMETHING?
GARRETT'S RESIGNATION GOT US SCRAMBLING. [SIGHS]
OUR RECRUITS ONLINE. JUST TRYING TO SET SOME MEETINGS WITH
IS MARCO GALVEZ ONE OF YOUR 4?
NO, BUT HE'S THE MOST IMPORTANT. HOW'D YOU KNOW ABOUT HIM?
HIS RECRUITMENT IS MARCO REOPENING
THE SECOND-BIGGEST STORY TODAY.
I'M SORRY, LIV.
I KNOW IT CAN'T BE EASY WHOLE ARTICLE FOR GOOD. HAVING TO DROP YOUR
NO, I'M STILL RELEASING IT.
- BUT GARRETT STEPPED DOWN. - SO?
SINCE WHEN DID GARRETT THE CONSOLATION PRIZE? STEPPING DOWN BECOME
THE REPORT THAT SAYS THE YEAR OFF HE'S TAKING
WITH HIS FAMILY TO SPEND TIME IS TOTAL B.S.
BECAUSE, ACCORDING TO MY SOURCES, HE'S
INTERVIEWING FOR A JOB AT BRYSON U.
THAT MEANS HE'S GONNA BE IN A POSITION
COLLEGE PLAYERS AGAIN. TO INJURE
DROPPING THIS ARTICLE IS THE ONLY WAY
TO PREVENT THAT FROM HAPPENING. SPENCER: AND WHAT ABOUT ME AND JORDAN,
WHEN YOUR NAME SHOWS UP? AND ALL THE ATTENTION THIS IS GONNA BRING
LIV, OUR TEAM IS SHAKY AS IS,
AND NOW EVERYBODY IS GONNA THINK ME AND J. ARE SNITCHES.
BUT WE KNEW THIS DAY SPENCER, I'M SORRY, WAS COMING.
YOU GOT TO SAY? THAT'S ALL
WHAT ELSE IS THERE TO SAY?
THIS IS BIGGER THAN ME,
THIS IS BIGGER THAN YOU.
THIS IS BIGGER THAN ALL OF US.
YOU'RE RIGHT. IT IS. AND STOPPING GARRETT
FROM BEING ABLE TO WORK WITH COLLEGE KIDS AGAIN IS IMPORTANT,
DO YOU, OLIVIA BAKER, BUT MY POINT IS
REALLY NEED TO BE THE ONE TO RELEASE THIS?
PATIENCE: OOH--OOH.
WHOA. UM...DID LAYLA,
ON THIS CREATIVE LIKE, SIGN OFF DIRECTION?
'CAUSE THIS IS, LIKE, A HARD LEFT TURN.
HEH! ALL I DID WAS TAKE YOUR BEAUTIFUL LYRICS
INTO SOMETHING YOUR FANS WILL BE OBSESSED WITH. AND MORPH THEM
[FLAMES WHOOSH]
PATIENCE: WHOA. WHOA. GIA: OOH. HA HA!
WHOA, WHOA. I'M NOT-- I--I'M NOT ABOUT
TO WEAR--WEAR THAT, RIGHT? LIKE...
ONE OF MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE STYLISTS, OH, UH, LYRIC,
DESIGNED THIS ON CANVA, AND TRUST ME.
WE'VE HIRED THE VERY BEST TO ENSURE IT'S EXECUTED TO ABSOLUTE PERFECTION.
UM...
LIKE, SURE ABOUT THIS. OK. YEAH, IF YOU'RE,
OF COURSE I'M SURE. YOU READY OR WHAT?
YEAH. YEP.
OH, WHERE'S SPENCE?
ARGUING WITH LIV. HE IS OUTSIDE,
OH. ISN'T THE WHOLE POINT OF BEING EXES
THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO ARGUE ANYMORE?
THAT PART.
HEY, YOU WANT HALF THIS HOAGIE?
BRO, GREAT MINDS.
I WAS GONNA MAKE THE SAME THING.
YOU KNOW, HOAGIES ARE THE PERFECT SPACKLE
FOR YOUR STOMACH OF PAR-TAYING? AFTER A NIGHT
- HEH HEH HEH! - YEAH, OK.
UH, ANY PLANS FOR TONIGHT?
AH, NOTHIN' TOO CRAZY.
SHOULD BE SUPER-CHILL.
WELL, LOOK, MAN, OK, ALL RIGHT.
I'VE HAD, SUPER-CHILL AFTER THE DAY THAT SOUNDS GREAT,
SO WHATEVER YOU'RE THINKING, I'M DOWN.
JJ: HEH! YEAH? [DOOR OPENS]
- PERFECT TIMING. - YEAH.
MAN 2: WHAT UP, JJ? MAN: WHAT UP?
JORDAN: OK, UM, JJ: OOH.
WHAT'S ALL THIS? OK, WHAT--
THE PLEDGES AND I ARE THROWING THE ACTIVES
A PARTY FOR OUR "BIG BRO, LITTLE BRO" NIGHT.
"THE RISKY WAGER WHISKEY RAGER." IT'S CALLED
- WHAT HAPPENED TO SUPER-CHILL? - IT'S TURN-DOWN TUESDAY, CHILLEST DAY OF THE WEEK.
WE GOT A METAL BULL OH, HEH HEH!
CAN YOU HELP ME BRING IT IN? OUTSIDE, HUH? HEH HEH!
- [SIGHS] SURE. - HEH!
[CELLPHONE VIBRATING]
WHAT'S HAPPENIN'? AH, BIG RICK.
I'M, UH--HEH HEH!-- I'M HEARING RUMORS. SO IT'S TRUE?
THIS IS TRUE. OH, YES.
MY, UH, MY DAUGHTER IS RELEASING THE ARTICLE.
AN UNDERSTANDING, BILLY. THOUGHT WE HAD
AN UNDER--THAT'S NOT HOW I REMEMBER IT. [CHUCKLING]
LOOK, BILLY, I, UH...
I'M TRYING TO SAVE THE PROGRAM HERE
AND I'M TRYING TO SAVE YOUR BOYS' FUTURES.
AND I AM VERY APPRECIATIVE. I UNDERSTAND THAT AND--
WHAT'S AT STAKE HERE. YOU ALREADY KNOW
IT'S NOT ABOUT OUR PASTS AT SOUTH CRENSHAW.
THE CULTURE, BRUH. THIS IS FOR
SO NOW, AS--HEH!--AS ONE BLACK MAN TO THE NEXT,
COULD REALLY USE A LIFELINE HERE.
- LOOK, I'LL SEE WHAT I CAN DO. - OK.
THANKS.
ALL RIGHT, MAN. OF COURSE.
HEY, BABY GIRL.
UM, SO, LOOK,
THIS ARTICLE THING IS THE RIGHT MOVE? ARE YOU SURE
YES, A THOUSAND PERCENT. YOU SOUND LIKE SPENCER.
TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE PREPARED FOR ANY POSSIBLE FALLOUT OR-- SORRY. I JUST WANT
GARRETT IS GOING TO ANOTHER TOP D1 SCHOOL, DAD.
THIS IS EXACTLY WHY THE ARTICLE NEEDS TO COME OUT.
TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, IF WE DON'T BLAST HIM
PUTTING PLAYERS' CAREERS AT RISK. HE'S GONNA KEEP
ALL RIGHT.
I GOT YOUR BACK. YOU KNOW
SOMETHING ELSE. BUT THERE'S
WHAT'S GOING ON?
ABOUT THE FALLOUT...
RIGHT.
HOW BAD COULD IT ACTUALLY GET?
- OH, AT GAU? - MM-HMM.
LOSS OF SCHOLARSHIPS, HEAVY FINES,
BANNED FROM ALL BOWL GAMES FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS.
[SIGHS]
SPENCER AND JORDAN? AND WHAT ABOUT
THEY WILL HAVE TWO OPTIONS.
THEY CAN EITHER TRANSFER OR THEY CAN WAIT IT OUT.
IF THEY LEAVE, BUT, IT'S KINDA RISKY
YOU KNOW, THEY'RE FRESHMEN PLAYING AT A D1 LEVEL,
SO...CHANCES ARE THEY'LL BE OK.
[SIGHS] HMM.
SPENCER: AND YOU'RE INTERESTED IN BUSINESS, RIGHT?
OF THE TOP 5 IN THE COUNTRY. WELL, OUR B-SCHOOL IS ONE
THAT GIVES YOU EXPOSURE TO SOME DOPE FACULTY
FORTUNE-500 COMPANIES, BRO. WHO ALL COME FROM
[DISTANT CHATTER AND LAUGHTER]
JJ: YOU GOTTA DO 5, BABY.
YOU GOTTA DO 5. HA HA HA HA!
GONNA BE AS LIT AS WHAT'S IF THE SOCIAL SCENE'S
POPPIN' OFF BEHIND YOU, CONSIDER ME COMMITTED.
AND MAKE THIS OFFICIAL, THEN. WELL, HELL, LET'S GO AHEAD WELCOME TO GAU, MOSI.
I'M SURE YOU GOT QUESTIONS LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE,
ABOUT GARRETT AND WHY HE LEFT. MAN: YEAH, I MEAN,
SO I AIN'T EVEN TRIPPIN' COACHES COME AND GO, ON GARRETT,
WHAT'S UP WITH THE HOMIE BUT I DO WANT TO KNOW MARCO GALVEZ.
WORKIN' ON THAT. YEAH, WE STILL
LOOK, BRUH, IF MARCO AIN'T ON THE TEAM,
I AIN'T ON THE TEAM.
SPENCER: LOOK, I'MMA BE REAL WITH YOU.
BIG THINGS IN OUR OFFENSE, BRUH. I COULD SEE YOU DOING
WOULD USE YOU THE SAME WAY COACH KENNY AND OUR O.C.
TRAVIS KELCE, YOU KNOW? THE CHIEFS USE
OK, BUT WHY DOES IT SOUND LIKE MARCO GALVEZ MIGHT BE LEAVING?
- BETTER CHECK HIS I.G. - OH, I--I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S TRUE.
TNEEK: ♪ WATCH ME GO LIKE THIS ♪
♪ LIKE THIS ♪
♪ WATCH ME GO LIKE THIS ♪
RECRUITS LOCKED IN. I GOT TWO OF MY ALL RIGHT,
THE OTHER TWO AIN'T BUDGIN' UNTIL WE GET A COMMITMENT
FROM MARCO GALVEZ. YOU HEARD FROM HIM?
- I LEFT HIM A FEW VOICEMAILS. - WELL, YOU TRY TEXTING HIM?
ON "READ" TWICE. MAN, HE LEFT ME
- YO, YOU SEEN HIS LATEST POSTS? - NO.
CHECK IT.
"POTENTIAL CHANGES AHEAD"?
A CRACK AT HIM, COACH. YEAH. LET ME TAKE
- AW, WE TALKED ABOUT THAT. - HEAR ME OUT, HEAR ME OUT.
I WAS MARCO GALVEZ A YEAR AGO.
WHEN COACH DANTE FROM TOLEDO STATE GHOSTED ME, I HAD
MY ISSUES TRUSTING UNTIL I MET YOU. ANOTHER COACH,
TO HIM, IT'S ME. CAN GET THROUGH IF ANYBODY
ALL RIGHT. [SIGHS]
DO YOUR THING, MAN.
[CELLPHONE VIBRATING]
ASHER: MARCO GALVEZ?
YOU'RE LOOKIN' AT HIM.
STUDENT COACH ASHER ADAMS FROM COASTAL CALIFORNIA.
THIS IS MY GIRL, JAYMEE. JAYMEE: NICE TO MEET YOU.
TO BRING A GIRLFRIEND. IT'S A VIBE ALREADY. FIRST COACH
YOU READY TO DO THIS? HEH HEH! ALL RIGHT.
MARCO: LET'S GET IT. ASHER: COME ON, MAN.
WHERE YOU FROM? SO, MARCO,
MARCO: UH, I'M ACTUALLY FROM SOUTH L.A. ASHER: OH, WOW.
WHERE TO GET SOME GOOD MARCO: SO Y'ALL KNOW PUPUSAS AROUND HERE?
SO I NEED MY FIX. I'M SALVADORAN,
HA HA! I'M MESSIN' I'M ACTUALLY VEGAN. WITH Y'ALL, MAN.
OH, WELL, McCLELLAND'S OFF PCH IS GOOD.
THE CAULIFLOWER WINGS ARE AMAZING.
WHAT'S THAT SAUCE LIKE, THOUGH?
OH, THE RANCH AIOLI IS PERFECTION.
MARCO: MMM, OK, OK. JAYMEE: MM-HMM.
ASHER: JAYMEE'S GOTTEN ME ON A PLANT-BASED KICK LATELY.
ASHER: I'M STILL DABBLING. MARCO: MMM.
I'M NOT 100% COMMITTED.
100% COMMITTED BUT HE IS
TO YOU.
THERE, JAYMEE. WHAT YOU DID OOH, I SEE
SMOOTH. HEH HEH! A REAL ONE, BRO. HEY, YOU GOT
ASHER: YEAH, WHY DO YOU THINK I BROUGHT HER? MARCO: TRUTH.
ASHER: BUT, SERIOUSLY, JAYMEE: HA HA!
WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU AT COASTAL.
YOUNG CORE OF PLAYERS, WE GOT A GREAT,
ENDLESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR N.I.L., AND MOST IMPORTANTLY,
A HEAD COACH WHO WILL BE HERE FOR THE LONG HAUL,
UNLIKE GAU.
FOOTBALL DREAM, MARCO? NOW, WHAT'S YOUR
OF JOSÉ CORTEZ? YOU HEARD
NO, I HAVEN'T.
THE FIRST SALVADORAN TO EVER PLAY IN THE NFL?
TO ME AND MY FAMILY. A BIG INSPIRATION MAN, HE WAS
HE GOT A CHANCE TO LIVE OUT HIS DREAM.
HELL, HE WAS THE DREAM AND HE DID IT HIS OWN WAY.
DUDE WAS DIFFERENT.
SOMETHING STANDS OUT TO YOU. THE MORE UNIQUE, THE MORE
ASHER: I FEEL YOU, BRO. MARCO: FACTS.
[CELLPHONE RINGING]
OH, HOLD IT.
DO YOU MIND IF I TAKE THAT? THAT'S--THAT'S MY DUDE.
YEAH, GO AHEAD. UH, YEAH.
HEH HEH!
WHAT IT DO, SPENCE?
ASH? OH, HELL NO.
YOU THE ONE TRYING TO SWOOP MARCO?
"TRYING"? NO, NO, NO. THIS IS HAPPENING.
HERE, TAKE A LOOK, BRO.
IN CASE YOU WERE WONDERING, THIS MEET IS DEFINITELY
TRENDING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION, RIGHT, MARCO?
MY INTEREST, FA SHO. HEY, Y'ALL GOT
OK, UNTIL HE MEET WITH ME.
IF HE MEETS WITH YOU.
IF. HEH HEH! LATER, BRO.
[PHONE BEEPS] BOY, YOU--
IT'S LIKE THAT.
HOW DO YOU KNOW SPENCER JAMES?
JAYMEE: IT'S A LITTLE THING CALLED THE VORTEX, ASHER: UH--
AND FORTUNATELY FOR YOU, YOU'LL UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT MEANS
NO MATTER WHAT SCHOOL YOU CHOOSE.
MARCO: SHOULD I BE WORRIED? [JAYMEE GIGGLES]
TO LEAN INTO IT. YOU'LL LEARN
JAYMEE: YEAH. HEH HEH! ASHER: YEAH.
ASHER: READY TO CHECK OUT OUR TRAINING FACILITIES? MARCO: OH, ABSOLUTELY.
LET'S DO IT, MAN. ALL RIGHT,
[OVERLAPPING CHATTER]
DIRECTOR'S ON HIS WAY. GIA: OK, UH,
WHY DON'T WE ARM UP WITH THE DANCERS?
SOMEONE RUN THE TRACK.
[4 BEEPS]
["FIRE AND ICE" BEGINS PLAYING]
PATIENCE: OH, OH, UM, SORRY, SORRY. [MUSIC STOPS]
IT'S OK. IT'S JUST ME. UH, LET'S TAKE IT BACK TO 1.
PATIENCE: OK. YEAH?
[4 BEEPS]
["FIRE AND ICE" BEGINS PLAYING]
PATIENCE ON TRACK: ♪ ICE, ICE ♪ [ECHOING]
♪ ICE, ICE ♪
♪ FEEL THAT FIRE AND ICE, FIRE AND ICE ♪
♪ I CAN PLAY ON EITHER SIDE, PLAY ON EITHER SIDE ♪
♪ HOPE YOU'RE TALKIN' TO ME NICE, NICE, NOT TOO NICE ♪
♪ I'M ABOUT TO RAISE THE PRICE, PRICE, PRICE ♪
EVERYTHING, ALL THAT ♪ ♪ I CAN DO ANYTHING,
♪ SAY, I AIN'T THE BADDEST, BUT WE KNOW THAT'S ALL-- ♪ [MUSIC STOPS]
PATIENCE: UH, SORRY, UM, YEAH, YEAH, UM,
YEAH, THIS ISN'T WORKING, SO, UM,
CAN WE JUST, LIKE, CANCEL EVERYTHING?
LAYLA: HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON? 'CAUSE I CAN'T.
HEY, I DID NOT OF THIS, OK? APPROVE ANY
GIA, YOU BETTER START TALKING.
WHAT POSSESSED YOU TO TAKE SUCH A HARD TURN
ORIGINALLY DISCUSSED? FROM WHAT WE [GIA SCOFFS]
YOU HIRED ME TO TAKE BIG, CREATIVE SWINGS.
AT THAT DIRECTIVE. I-- THIS WAS MY FIRST GO
CREATIVE SWINGS," I MEANT, LIKE, BY "BIG,
A SOCIAL-MEDIA STRATEGY, OK? BOLSTERING
TO VIKINGS IN BIKINIS? FROM A NORMANI COMP HOW DID WE GO
I PROMISE I WILL EXPLAIN EVERYTHING LATER.
APOLOGIZE TO PATIENCE. I THINK I SHOULD GO
NO, IT'S FINE. I'LL DO IT.
IT SHOULD COME FROM ME. I UPSET HER.
[HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYING]
[MALE SINGER, INDISTINCT]
[PARTYGOERS CHEERING]
HEY. UH, WHEN YOU SAID "WHISKEY RAGER,"
I DIDN'T THINK THAT YOU MEANT...MIDDLE AMERICA. JJ: HA HA!
GLISTENING MOUNTAINS DUDE, IT'S TOTALLY
OF MONTANA.
OK. SO WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH THE NAME, THEN?
THOUGHT YOU'D NEVER ASK.
ANYONE WHO DARES
ENTER THE FRONT DOOR MUST MAKE
BY ROLLING A DIE A RISKY WAGER
DICTATING THE NUMBER OF SHOTS TO BE TAKEN.
TAKES OFF FROM THERE. THE WHISKEY RAGER
SO I TAKE IT WE'RE GONNA NEED A LOT MORE BLEACH FOR THE BATHROOM.
MAN: IT'S YOUR TURN, JJ. JJ: HA HA HA!
EVERYONE PLAYS, HOST OF THE PARTY OR NOT.
JORDAN: NO, THAT'S OK. YEAH?
RIGHT OVER HERE? OK, OK, OK.
PLEASE TELL ME OK, WHOA.
YOU'RE NOT ABOUT TO TAKE 4 SHOTS RIGHT NOW.
OF COURSE NOT. HA!
I HATE EVEN NUMBERS. [BOTH LAUGH]
JJ: GIVE ME THE THING.
AH!
MAN: WHOO-HOO-HOO! JORDAN: 5?
JJ: I WILL DRINK TO THAT. MAN: HERE.
JJ: LET'S GO. MAN: YOU BET.
JJ: HO HO HO! YOU?
HA HA HA HA!
AMAZING WORK, OLIVIA. WOW.
WITH THIS MORNING'S UPDATES. IT'S READY TO GO TO PRINT IN MY OPINION,
WHILE THE IRON'S HOT, WE SHOULD STRIKE
A BOTTLE OF THE FINEST AND WE'LL BE POPPING SPARKLING CIDER,
ON ME, WHEN WE DO.
WHY DON'T YOU SEEM MORE ENTHUSED?
AREN'T TRYING TO SHELVE PLEASE TELL ME YOU ANOTHER ARTICLE.
NOT AT ALL. I'M...
I'M JUST, UM...
NEVER MIND.
I'M GOOD.
SPILL IT, AND KNOW
THIS IS A SAFE SPACE.
COULD DROP THIS ARTICLE I JUST WISH THAT I
WITHOUT PUTTING A TARGET
ON THE BACKS OF PEOPLE THAT I CARE ABOUT.
YOUR BROTHER AND SPENCER? YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT I AM ASSUMING
I WANT TO BE THE TYPE OF JOURNALIST WHO CAN
WREAKING HAVOC AS I GO. MAKE STRIDES WITHOUT
I HAD A SIMILAR CRISIS OF IDENTITY WHEN I WAS
FOR THE WHITE HOUSE. YOUR AGE, COVERING
- YOU COVERED THE WHITE HOUSE? - OBAMA ADMINISTRATION.
NO WAY!
BUT, AS HISTORIC AS IT WAS,
SOME UNIQUE CHALLENGES. THE JOB STILL POSED
- WELL, THERE WAS - LIKE?
THAT HAD TO BE WALKED. A FINE LINE
TO GET TO KNOW THE FOLKS ON ONE SIDE, I HAD
ON CAPITOL HILL, BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE OFFICE,
THAT OUTSIDE RELATIONSHIP AND SOMETIMES
COMPLICATED THAN INTENDED, GOT...A BIT MORE
TO REPORT HARD TRUTHS, SO WHEN IT CAME TIME
THEY IMPACTED PEOPLE IT FELT WRONG WHEN
THAT I ACTUALLY STARTED TO LIKE AS PEOPLE.
A MENTOR HELPED ME FIND
CREATIVE WAYS TO DO SO WHILE STILL BEING ABLE
TO PROTECT LOVED ONES.
AS LONG AS YOU'RE READY TO GO TO PRINT,
WE CAN EXPLORE THOSE OPTIONS.
WHAT'S IT GONNA BE? SO...
GRADUATE FROM GAU? OF YOUR COUSINS DIDN'T A FEW
Y MI TIO, TOO. SO DID MI TIA YEP.
MM-HMM. SO FAMILY IS IMPORTANT TO YOU.
BUT SO IS ENERGY, YES, SIR,
AND BEING DIFFERENT. GOOD VIBES,
COASTAL'S GOT PLENTY OF THAT, ESPECIALLY COACH ASHER.
A YOUNG TEAM THAT'S I MEAN, THEY'RE LOADED, HUNGRY,
SPENCER: SO ARE WE. AND READY TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP.
WELL, THEY ALSO... HAVE A HEAD COACH.
WE WORKIN' ON THAT, YEAH, WELL,
BUT I UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERN.
THE SAME WAY IF I WAS YOU. I'D BE PLAYIN' IT
HELL, I WAS YOU LAST YEAR.
YEAH, I READ ABOUT THAT. TOLEDO STATE.
AFTER COACH DANTE, THE LAST THING LOOK, MAN,
I EXPECTED WAS TO FIND A COACH WHO'D BECOME
A BETTER MENTOR, BUT I DID--
COACH KENNY.
THE FACE OF THE PROGRAM. COACH KENNY IS THE HEART. GARRETT WAS JUST
THAT KEEPS US GOING, MAN. HE'S THE ENGINE
FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS. YOU GET ME AND JORDAN AND AS A BONUS,
[BOTH LAUGH]
- MAN, MY HEAD IS SCRAMBLIN'. - I FEEL YOU, AND LOOK,
HIT UP BY HELLA SCHOOLS I KNOW YOU'RE GETTING RIGHT NOW,
DECIDE NOTHIN' TONIGHT SO YOU AIN'T GOTTA OR TOMORROW,
AND IF YOU DO CHOOSE COASTAL, I'LL STILL ROCK WITH YOU...
[SPEAKS SPANISH]
HA HA HA HA! OK, OK.
I SEE YOU.
AT THE END OF THE DAY, LOOK, MAN,
WHAT'S RIGHT FOR YOU YOU GOTTA CHOOSE AND YOUR FAMILY.
WITH THE RIGHT ENERGY PICK THE PLACE
THAT'S GONNA ALLOW YOU TO BE YOU,
UNAPOLOGETICALLY.
CHOOSE THE SCHOOL
ALLOW YOU TO LIVE OUT YOUR DREAMS, BRO, THAT'S GONNA
THAT LOOKS LIKE. WHATEVER
COME ON. MORE TO SEE. HEH!
LOOK, UM, I KNOW Y'ALL WANT ME TO GET BACK TO IT, BUT, LIKE, THIS--THIS AIN'T ME.
I CAN'T SPEAK FOR LAYLA, BUT I AM HERE TO TELL YOU THAT YOU'RE RIGHT.
ONE MORE THING BEFORE YOU CALL IT QUITS. I DO JUST HAVE
YOU PLAYING A CHARACTER. ALL OF THIS WAS MERELY
THE WHOLE POINT WAS FOR YOU TO HAVE FUN
A SENSE OF PROTECTION AND ALSO TO FEEL
IS TO USE THIS CHARACTER BECAUSE THE WHOLE IDEA
TO DISTANCE PATIENCE THE PERSON FROM ALL THE CRAZY FANS.
KINDA LIKE, UM, OK, YEAH,
THEIR REAL IDENTITIES AND DOJA CAT LEAVE LIKE LADY GAGA
AS, LIKE, AS AN ENIGMA, KIND OF?
RIGHT. I JUST--
I THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE A GREAT WAY FOR YOU
TO CLAIM YOUR POWER, DEVOID OF FEAR.
UM...I MEAN,
I'M DOWN TO TRY, JUST...
A LITTLE SHORTER STILETTOS? CAN WE DO
LAYLA: I'M SURE THAT CAN BE ARRANGED,
BUT AS LONG AS YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY SURE, OK?
YOUR FRIEND AND PRODUCER. AND I'M ASKING AS BOTH
NO, I'M SURE, UM,
JUST ON ONE CONDITION.
UH, I'MMA NEED GIA TO, UM,
THE--THE SPRINT TWERK. SHOW ME HOW TO DO
HA!
[ALL LAUGH]
WHY THE LONG FACE?
UH...
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HEARD, WELL, I DON'T--
BUT MARCO IS SIGNING HIS LETTER OF INTENT WITH GAU.
- ACCORDING TO HIS LATEST POST, - MM-HMM.
HE FELT GAU GAVE HIM OF LIVING HIS DREAM. THE BEST CHANCE
I'M SORRY, COACH. [SIGHS]
I REALLY THOUGHT WE HAD A CHANCE.
- WAS SHE WITH YOU? - UH, YEAH, BUT--
YOUNG LADY, A WORD?
WOULD YOU BE SO KIND AS TO GIVING ME
WHAT HAPPENED TODAY? A RUN-THROUGH AS TO
DID HE REALLY HAVE A CHANCE?
HE DID.
ASH WAS AMAZING.
HE'S FUNNY, CHARMING,
AND RELATABLE, AND HIS PASSION
FOR THE GAME, HIS JOB,
REALLY STOOD OUT TO ME. AND THIS SCHOOL
DID IT, NOW?
IT DID.
TO PLAY FOR COASTAL. I WOULD HAVE SIGNED
OVER SPENCER JAMES?
AND FOR THE RECORD, TOTALLY,
A COMPLETE LOSS. THE DAY WASN'T
TO FLIP 3 PLAYERS ASH MANAGED
OFF THE GAU ROSTER.
TELL HIM, BABE. YOU SHOULD
I'LL BE IN THE CAR. ASHER: OK.
THE GAU ROSTER? 3 PLAYERS OFF [WHISTLES]
THE LEAD, ADAMS. WAY TO BURY
- I REALLY WANTED MARCO, TOO. - YEAH, WELL,
YOU CAN'T WIN 'EM ALL. GREAT WORK.
THANKS, COACH.
OH, AND ADAMS, JAYMEE, UM,
SHE'S A KEEPER.
REMINDS ME OF MY WIFE.
DON'T MESS IT UP.
YES, SIR.
MALE SINGER: ♪ WE BRINGIN' THEM GOOD VIBES ON ♪
JJ: WHOO-HOO-HOO-HOO.
OK, OK. HA HA!
♪ THEM GOOD VIBES ON ♪
HA HA HA! OK!
JORDAN: HEY, BUD, HEY. JJ: YO.
TO SWITCH IT UP TO WATER? THINK MAYBE IT'S TIME
WHOO! THE TURNUP JUST STARTED. [SLURRING]
JORDAN: YEAH? JJ: MMM.
THAT WAS HOURS AGO PRETTY SURE
WHEN THE SUN WAS STILL OUT. JJ: HEY, I SWEAR,
HMM? I'M NOT EVEN THAT DRUNK.
OK? HEH HEH!
THINK I CAN GET A SHOT?
- THANK YOU SO MUCH. - SURE.
OH. HEY, BRO, BRO, JJ:
I SAID I'M GOOD. I SAID I'M--
YOU ARE NOT GOOD, OK?
OUT OF YOUR MIND, JJ. YOU ARE BOMBED
BOTTOMLESS SHOTS OF WHISKEY?
YO, YOU--YOU REALLY NEED TO CHILL, J.
CAN SOMEBODY GET THIS MAN A SHOT? HEY, HEY, HEY.
NO MORE SHOTS, OK? NO, NO, NO.
NO MORE SHOTS, NO MORE MUSIC,
NO MORE DANCING, NO MORE BULL, OK?
JJ: LOOK, DON'T LISTEN TO HIM-- THE PARTY IS OFFICIALLY OVER.
GET OUT OF MY HOUSE! LISTEN TO ME.
SINCE WHEN OK, WHOA!
SUCH A BUZZKILL? DID YOU BECOME
SINCE HIGH SCHOOL. OH, LET ME THINK. THAT'S RIGHT.
- YEAH, 'CAUSE BACK THEN, - SOBER UP, JJ. YOU WERE
WITH SIMONE, AND NOW ON A TIGHT LEASH
AN INVISIBLE ONE WITH LAYLA.
- WHAT ARE YOU TALKIN' ABOUT? - BRO,
LAYLA'S TRACK RECORD, YOU KNOW,
BOUNCIN' BETWEEN THE VORTEX?
I MEAN, FIRST, IT WAS ASHER,
AND THEN SPENCE, NOW YOU.
HEH! BY SIMPLE MATH,
IN LINE, HUH? HA HA HA! THAT MEANS I'M NEXT
UHH!
[JJ AND JORDAN GRUNTING]
GET OFF OF HIM! HEY!
JJ: COME ON! COME HERE! MAN: HEY, HEY, HEY.
ASHER: OH, I--I'M SORRY ABOUT MONTES. HEH! [JAYMEE GIGGLES]
I TOLD YOU DUDE WAS A COMPLETE MYSTERY.
FINALLY GOT TO MEET. YEAH. I'M GLAD WE
HE CLEARLY LOVES YOU.
[BOTH CHUCKLE] ASHER: YEAH?
HE'S GOT A FUNKY WAY OF SHOWING IT,
LIKE WILLY WONKA IN A POLO.
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
[SIGHS]
REALLY GREAT, ASH. TODAY WAS
INTO OUR FUTURE... IT WAS LIKE I GOT TO SEE A GLIMPSE
EVERY MOMENT OF IT. AND I LOVED
SAME.
HONESTLY...
THAT YOU'D RESENT ME I WAS NERVOUS
IN 5 YEARS FOR PLANS CONSTANTLY CHANGING.
OH, TRUST ME,
TO PIVOTS AND CHANGES, IF ANYONE CAN RELATE
MEDICAL CONDITION. IT'S THE WOMAN WITH A DELICATE
ONE SEC.
THIS IS FOR YOU.
I FEEL BAD WE MISSED HEH HEH!
THE IN-PERSON GHOST KITCHEN EXPERIENCE,
SO I HAD THIS DELIVERED.
THANK YOU. [GIGGLES]
THANK YOU.
YOU KNOW WHAT WOULD BE THE MOST PERFECT ENDING TO THIS NIGHT?
THIRST-TRAP PHOTOS SCROLLING THROUGH
OF YOUR FAVORITE CHEF'S 6-PACK?
[GIGGLES] WRONG.
BINGEING THE NEXT SEASON OF "BONES."
OH. HEH!
YEAH, THAT DOES SOUND PRETTY PERFECT. JAYMEE: MM-HMM.
[JAYMEE CHUCKLES] ASHER: LET'S GO.
OK. HEH!
JAYMEE: THANK YOU. ASHER: AFTER YOU.
- YOU KNOW, I'M ACTUALLY REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS SEASON. - ME, TOO. HA HA HA!
[SIGHS]
WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?
[SIGHS] ASK JJ.
I'LL BE UPSTAIRS, BABE.
BE THERE IN A SEC. YEAH, I--I'LL
[FOOTSTEPS RETREAT]
DID YOU AND JJ GET INTO A FIGHT?
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
LOOK, YOU WERE RIGHT, ASH. [SIGHS]
NOWHERE IN THE BALLPARK OF BEING A FRESHMAN. HIS PROBLEM IS
THE PARTYING WAS A CRY I THOUGHT THAT
BUT I--I WAS WRONG. FOR HELP,
SPIRALING, OK? HE IS CLEARLY
AND THOSE DOUCHEY FRAT GUYS THAT HE HANGS OUT WITH AREN'T HELPING.
WE NEED TO FIGURE SOMETHING OUT.
ALREADY AHEAD OF YA. JJ:
I'M LEAVIN'.
ASHER: WHAT?
DUDE, YOU'RE STILL WASTED.
NOW, WHY DON'T YOU TAKE THE NIGHT, SLEEP IT OFF,
WE'LL TALK IN THE MORNING? JJ: ACTUALLY, THIS IS
I'VE BEEN IN HOURS, ASH, THE MOST SOBER
NEVER BEEN MORE CERTAIN AND TRUTHFULLY, I'VE ABOUT A DECISION.
JJ: HEY, I'M NOT DONE. JORDAN: JJ--
WE DECIDED TO LIVE TO ENJOY COLLEGE, IN THIS HOUSE
OUR SIGNALS GOT CROSSED. BUT ALONG THE WAY,
FROM BEING MY BOYS YOU GUYS WENT
WHICH IS WHY I'M GONNA GO TO SOME GRUMPY OLD MEN,
LIVE AT GAMMA NU PHI WITH GUYS A LITTLE CLOSER TO MY AGE.
SO THAT'S IT, THEN, HUH?
NOTHIN' ELSE YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT?
REGRET SAYING, HUH? NOTHING YOU MIGHT
WITH NO REGRETS. NAH. I LIVE
ENJOY PAYING MY SHARE OF THE RENT.
ASHER: JJ.
[DOOR SLAMS]
[CAMERA SHUTTERS CLICKING] KENNY: MAN,
I CAN'T THANK YOU AND J. ENOUGH
THESE RECRUITS, BRUH. FOR HELPING ME WITH
LOCK 'EM ALL IN, COACH. I'M SORRY WE COULDN'T
WHAT? 17 OUT OF 20?
- MAN, I'LL TAKE THAT ANY DAY, - YEAH. HEH.
WERE LOOKING THIS MORNING. WITH HOW UNCERTAIN THINGS ESPECIALLY
NEED YOU A MINUTE. MAN: HEY, COACH, SPENCER: HMM.
I GOTTA HOLLA AT COACH D.
OK.
APPRECIATE YOU AGAIN. HOLLA AT YOU LATER.
- ALWAYS, ALWAYS. - ALL RIGHT.
[SIGHS]
HELL OF A DAY.
YEP.
SPENCER: HOW YOU HOLDIN' UP? OLIVIA: NOT TOO BAD. YOU?
BETTER THAN EARLIER.
OF OUR PLAYERS WE LOST SOME TO COASTAL,
BUT WE SECURED MOST OF OUR HIGH-SCHOOL RECRUITS,
INCLUDING MY BOY.
[APPLAUSE AND CHEERING] SPENCER: HEH HEH HEH!
NOTHING ELSE ABOUT SO I AIN'T HEARD THE ARTICLE.
I'M GUESSING YOU HAD A CHANGE OF HEART?
NO.
COMING OUT, SPENCER. THE ARTICLE'S STILL
BUT NOT NECESSARILY TIED TO ME.
TALKIN' ABOUT? WHAT ARE YOU
WELL, YOU WERE RIGHT. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN
TO YOU AND JORDAN IF WAY MORE HURTFUL
WAS ATTACHED TO IT... MY REAL NAME
AN ALTERNATIVE. SO I FOUND
[CELLPHONES CHIMING AND VIBRATING]
MAN 2: DUDE, CHECK YOUR PHONE. MAN: OH, LOOK AT THIS.
[OVERLAPPING CHATTER]
"JAYDEN DAVIS"? SPENCER:
GREG, MOVE YOUR HEAD!