Underdogs Page #6

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?

# 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.

Set, hut!

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 upLet'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 dlv, 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.

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.

You know, i always

wanted to have kids.

But...

Turns out my ex did not.

So here i am.

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.

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.

WhatWhat 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.

You're enjoying this,

aren't you?

Really.

David and goliath. Hello.

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.

All right.

I'll be home soon.

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.

Mm. Delicious.

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 divisions,

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 postSeason charity event

Which will help us

to raise muchNeeded 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.

Yes!

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...

From both the division 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 division i finals

For the third time

in the last four years.

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 frontPage 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.

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