Friday Night Lights

Good morning, West Texas!

Slammin' Sammy Mead comin' at you

with Panther Football radio!

470 AM on your dial.

It's Monday morning, and we all know what that means.

Only four days till Friday night.

The night that our Dillon Panthers

bring the hammer down on the Westerby Mustangs.

Who wants to talk Panther football, I'm all ears.

Hey, Sammy, this is Susan from South Bain.

This new coach, uh, Coach Taylor, right?

Eric Taylor, that's right.

Well, he... he's got himself

a lot of pressure right now, and there's lots

of expectations on him, and what the heck

is going on there?

You got a news crew following him around

every step of the preseason.

Who does he think he is? Mack Brown?

He's no Mack Brown, I'll tell you right now.

Well, now, Susan, I don't think anybody is,

but let me tell you something.

He has stepped into the number one team in Texas.

That's right.

And he does have a news crew followin' him.

I agree with you, that's a lot of added pressure,

but it's lettin' him know how important this football

is to us here in Texas.

Well, I want to add my voice to that...

Okay, Grandma, I made you two tuna fish sandwiches,

and I put your medicine in the green Gatorade, okay?

Green Gatorade, but I only want one sandwich.

Well, then just eat one.

But you made two, and I just want one.

No, no, no, no, I-I'll eat the other one

when I get home from practice, okay?

You'll be hungry.

After that good ol' practice.

Yeah.

You...

I adore.

Y'know, I think I'm gonna get me one of those signs

that say Landry Clarke: Utterly Useless.

All-State jerk team.

Yeah, I'd probably be on that team too.

Jason Street has a 72% pass completion rate.

Not only is that number one in the state of Texas,

that is number one nationally.

Are you even gonna play at all?

Nope.

Seriously, this is some kind of big misdirected.

"Daddy, love me" thing, ain't it?

I can't keep driving you to this practice

in humiliation, it's not good for either one of us.

You're an insomniac.

You're up anyway.

I'm doing you a favor.

You should be thanking me.

Now that was mean, Matt.

That wasn't nice.

Gotta get up, little brother.

Probably 49 players right now. Up and at 'em.

Right now, this minute.

49 players on the move.

Tim, they'll kick you off the team.

Yup.

You're a brother, don't forget. Not a mother.

You ain't that good.

Twice the player you ever was, man.

This is life, this isn't Maxim magazine.

What's that supposed to mean?

Waste of time.

Right.

Mmm.

And no going out with Jason Street this evening.

We're having a family dinner tonight.

That means the entire family, dinner together.

Rally rehearsal tonight.

She's gonna be rehearsing how far she can get

her tongue into Jason Street's mouth.

Nip it.

I love you, Daddy.

Uh, love you too, baby.

How you doin', Coach? Tommy Hayskins, NBC Sports.

Tommy, welcome.

How's it feel to be head coach after, what, how many years?

Six years, it is.

Got yourself a heck of a quarterback.

He's a good boy.

Very proud of him.

Now, you two have been at this together for some time, right?

Yes, sir, he was my coach all through Pee Wee,

and Coach Taylor's been QB coaching me

since, uh, freshman and JV years,

so it's been awhile.

So, Coach, is it a coincidence you finally get

the head coaching job the final season

of Jason's high school career?

It is, it's a very fortunate coincidence.

You gotta feel blessed to spend your first year

with a young man who's got the talent

and the moral strength this young man right here has.

Hut!

We'd like to get you all on the field

next Saturday up in South Bend.

There are really no words to describe the experience.

Sounds terrific.

We're ready to get this thing done.

I think we are too.

How good is he?

Mrs. Street, I've been scouting quarterbacks for Notre Dame

for 27 years.

Your son may be the best I have ever seen.

We expect a lot of him, and, uh, he produces.

And, uh, we're very proud of him.

We go in undefeated, shattering records.

Taking these high expectations to unimaginable new highs.

State champions.

What's after high school, Brian?

Me and Mack Brown gonna get our win on in Pasadena.

Get my national championship on, get my Heisman on.

It's known that a couple years ago, your father passed away.

And he's not gonna be able...

No, look, I don't talk about that, all right?

You wanna ask me football questions,

I'll answer your football questions.

Let's shift gears a minute.

There's been talk of racism around this squad.

Have you experienced anything like that?

I don't let that fade me.

I just keep my blinders on, and keep moving.

I got things to do.

That's not racism, man.

I just don't like him.

He can be from Saudi Arabia, or Sweden, or Czech.

That dude could be Santa Claus, and I still won't like him.

Name's Tim Riggins, I play, uh, fullback.

It's known that you're one of the more aggressive players.

What do you find appealing about that?

I just like to hurt people.

Put 'em down.

This is a very good football team,

and we all know each other extremely well,

so that's how we play.

Saracen, go take a look at that trash can

for a yellow play sheet, I think I accidentally threw it out.

Hut!

Move, move, move, move, move!

That's the ball, right there, that we want, Steve.

Tim, I don't mean to be inappropriate,

but I do smell alcohol on your breath.

Have you been drinking?

No.

Not at all?

No.

Okay.

Pick it up, pick it up!

You wanna play football today?

What the hell is going on with you right now?

Are we not clear that in five days

a group of men are gonna be coming down here

to try and destroy you?

Is that not... is that not clear?

32.

Get up, Riggins.

These same men are gonna be coming down here.

They're gonna use everything they have to hurt you.

84.

I'm tired of seein' that out here on this field!

82... get up, Riggins.

Get up!

You feel a little extra responsibility?

Yeah, there's a little bit of extra responsibility.

Of course, that comes with the territory.

It's to be expected.

You wanna do that, you take it somewhere else!

How good is this team?

We're a very good team.

Man, this team's the best team.

They got me.

Get up, Riggins.

They're gonna attempt to do this in front of your mother,

in front of your fathers, in front of your brothers,

in front of your sisters.

8.

Come on, son, get up.

You're making us look weak!

I hate that guy.

One person fumbles the ball, we all fumble the ball!

Hate him.

One person shows up half drunk, we all show up half drunk!

20.

This is business, I keep it football.

We ain't got time for your games, Rig.

Leave all other stuff at home.

We got a game to win.

Get up, son.

Get up!

This is where pretty much everybody eats.

Uh, I come here and get the Aztec burger,