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while there's still hot water.

Let's go.

Murphy:

Todd.

Hey, want a ride?

The last time you offered me a ride,

I ended up

hanging from a hook in the girls'

locker room by my underwear.

That was a long time ago.

That was last Tuesday.

Todd?

Stop torturing the dorks.

(chuckles)

- Murphy:
Whoa.

- Jenny:
Let's talk about

how great next year

is gonna be.

So my dad said

that Coach Cooper

told the head of

the alumni association

that you are going to start

next year.

(chuckles)

You know what that means?

No redshirt year,

so you can go pro sooner.

And I'll take extra credits

so that I can graduate early

and go with you.

And I'll just get a TV job

wherever you end up playing.

I have it all planned.

It'll be perfect.

What if that plan changes?

What if I get hurt?

Don't talk like that.

You're not gonna get hurt.

You're the best.

Scotty, you just passed

my house.

Murphy:

Yeah, right. I forgot.

So...

my parents aren't home

right now.

And I know how you get tense

before a big game,

so...

I thought maybe...

- Uh...

- Come on.

I can't.

Sorry.

All right, well,

I can wait till Saturday.

Oh, and don't forget to tell your mom

about the recruiter visit on Thursday.

Jenny:

Okay.

Bye.

My mom.

(engine stops)

Biscuit.

Hey, old buddy.

Hey.

- Look at you. Oh.

- (Biscuit whines)

(door opens)

Stop messing with the dog

and go get your dinner.

It's getting cold.

(softly)

Mom...

Always late,

just like your father.

Mom.

Whoa.

Hey.

(chuckles)

All right, come on, come on.

You're gonna make me late.

Let's go.

You look so beautiful, Mom.

(laughs)

Get out of here.

Mom, wait.

- Why don't you call in sick?

- Oh, yeah.

- Let's stay in and watch old movies.

- Sure, sure, no problem.

Hey, skedaddle. Go.

I'm late.

Come on, Mom.

Just please stay.

Take the night off.

Not until my numbers hit,

sweetheart.

(engine starts)

(whispers)

They never did.

Yo, Murphy.

Hey, what are you doing?

I've never really

read these before.

I could go

to all these places...

Notre Dame, Penn State,

California, Florida.

I could go to Hawaii.

Hawaii?

They suck at football.

Besides, you already

verbally committed to Ohio State.

And hey, do me a favor...

stop pissing off Coach

at practice.

I need you playing

Friday night.

I mean, realistically I know

we're probably gonna lose,

but I need to have

a good game.

You don't think

we can win?

Read the papers, man.

No one does.

They're saying we'll be lucky

to get off the field in one piece.

Are we going running

or what?

Run?

We just had practice.

You don't want to run...

I don't want to run.

I don't know why you like

freaking running so much anyway.

- (turns on TV)

- It helps me clear my head.

Whatever. You got a new antenna

for this piece yet?

Who's faster?

Me or you?

I don't know.

Probably me.

Well, come on.

Let's find out.

Hall:

What, you want to race?

Till Tessier's farm.

Come on, man.

I want to know.

Do you really think we should

overexert ourselves right now?

What, are you scared?

No.

No, man, you know what?

I got some trig homework to do,

so I think I'm just gonna head out.

Go! Sucker!

Okay, you beat me.

Life's like a road

that you travel on

There's one day here

and the next day gone

Sometimes you bend,

sometimes you stand

Sometimes you turn

your back to the wind

There's a world outside

every darkened door

Where blues won't haunt you

anymore

Where the brave are free

and lovers soar

Come ride with me

to the distant shore

We won't hesitate

Break down

the garden gate

There's not much time

left today

Life is a highway

I want to ride it

all night long

If you're going my way...

- (beeping)

- I want to drive it

All night long...

(school bell rings)

Oh, I need to talk to Miss Cunningham

about my article.

I'll be two minutes.

- Hey, Murphy.

- Scott.

- Here, let me help you.

- No, I got it. I got it.

- Here.

- Thank you.

So...

do you even know

who I am?

Um, of course I know

who you are.

You're the guy who spray-painted

the band locker room last year.

We spent spring break

trying to clean it.

Thanks.

Next time you get the urge

to spray words onto something,

could you try

spelling them right?

You know,

maybe bring a dictionary

or practice on some paper

with your crayons first?

She...

(school bell rings)

Hand:
All right, guys, come on in here.

Let's take a knee.

Okay, a little business first.

I got some good news

and some bad news.

The bad news is

we're not gonna be playing

in Columbus on Friday night.

Players:

What? Why?

Ohio Stadium went from turf

to grass last year.

Since Ohio State's playing

Michigan this Saturday,

we had to sell, like,

I don't know,

to cover the green fees.

We didn't sell enough tickets

to use the grass?

They offered to let us play there

if we didn't bring the band.

They didn't want them

messing up the field at halftime.

We're not playing

'cause of the band?

The band's part of our team, Pearson.

It's part of our town.

If the band can't play there,

then we can't play there either.

Hall:

What's the good news?

The good news is we won the coin toss.

We're playing right here.

That's the good news?

No scout's gonna drive out here

to "Backwater."

Oh, I don't know, Hall.

Maybe not quite as many.

Guys, we have

home field advantage.

Yeah, some advantage.

Maybe they'll slip on a cow patty.

Look, at least let's be honest.

The reason we didn't get the field

is they think that

we're gonna get killed.

Hand:
I don't know.

You might be right.

I guess you can get down

because somewhere

somebody who doesn't even know you

doesn't believe in you.

Or you could look around

and be happy about the fact

that you're playing in front of

the hardworking people who live here...

you know, be a little grateful that

those same people who do believe in you

and can't afford a fancy

hotel room in the city

can now come out and actually

watch your sorry ass play.

Line it up.

(distant whistle blows)

Hey.

(chuckles)

I was watching you practice

back there.

I never really knew how complicated

those moves were,

like running for a touchdown

and playing music at the same time.

No one's trying to tackle you.

I don't know.

That drummer got close a few times.

Murphy:
You're good.

I'm surprised.

Um...

thanks, I guess.

- Hey.

- Hey.

Scotty, man, good luck Friday

at the game and all that.

- Will you be at the diner tonight?

- Uh-huh.

- I'm gonna come over with my folks.

- Yeah.

Boy:

Yeah?

Yeah. Make sure you sit

in my section.

Boy:

Yeah, I will. Cool.

Macy:

Yeah, okay.

- Macy:
Great.

- Bye. Scott.

- Boy:
See you.

- Macy:
See you later.

Is that your

high school flame?

Why do you care?

I...

I thought you worked at the hospital

in Celina today.

The hospital is volunteer

and the diner pays, so I...

how did you know

I worked at the hospital?

Small town.

Hey.

We gotta go to work.

Let's go.

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