(* "I'm Your Venus")
Oh, he's so cute.
He's in my third-period class.
(bell ringing)
What y'all staring at old Sunshine for?
I'm the one dominating on the field. He ain't played a minute all year.
Who cares about the field?
I don't want to be the one to break your heart,
but Sunshine's from California.
Yeah, a California dreamboat.
No, Sunshine is from California. He's a California man.
You talking to my girl?
I don't see any livestock around here, so I don't know what you talking about.
Oh!
(girl) Rodney, stop it. Leave him alone.
Get off me. Get off me.
(boy) You want some?
Break it up. Break it...
Get your hands off me, man!
- Hey, get off me! - Julius, man.
Chill!
Petey, get these girls out of here!
Get out of here. Let's go, come on!
- Uncle Tom traitor! - Uncle Tom!
I know you didn't call me no Uncle Tom. Y'all better back off me now, man.
Go! Move!
Looks like you went to the zoo and made some new friends, Bertier.
Oh, big smart guy, huh?
Marie's asked about Sheryl. Wanted to know if she'd come spend the night.
I told her I'd run it by you, see what you thought.
Yeah.
She's over at the Boones' tonight. I was gonna swing by on my way home
and pick her up.
Over at the Boones', huh?
Yeah.
So that's the way it is, huh? Hey, you haven't changed a bit.
You always wanna try and please everybody, be the nice guy.
Sooner or later, a man's got to pick sides.
As for me, well, I'm not gonna put myself through the rest of the season with that...
Hey, I brought you here. I want you with me.
But you got to do what you got to do.
That's all you can say to me after all we've been through?
- ''Do what you got to do''? - Hey, Herb...
You go to hell.
That veer's getting better. I'll admit that.
- But you're still weak on the left side. - We're not weak on the left side.
We just got to work harder on the left side. That's all.
- That's not the problem. - What is the problem?
You think it is, but it ain't. It's your pass reads.
It's not... It's a run anyway. It's not a pass.
- The veer is a run, not a pass. - All right, you two. That's enough of that.
Sheryl, don't you want to play with Nicky?
- I hate playing with dolls. - I'm not playing. I'm accessorizing.
Yeah, why don't you go accessorize? Don't you want to go accessorize with...?
( man) Hey, Coach Coon!
In the back. In the back.
(tires screech)
Where's Coach, man? What he want with us now?
- Coaches ain't called this meeting tonight. - We did.
We outta here.
Hey, how y'all gonna walk out on your teammate like that?
He say he got something to say, y'all got to listen to him.
Turn around! Turn around! Where you going? Turn around!
Coach Boone brought us this far, y'all,
but he ain't gonna be there for us forever, man.
So what? We won a few games.
And y'all fools think that's something?
Man, that ain't nothing, y'all! And you know what else?
We ain't nothing, either. Yeah, we came together in camp. Cool.
But then we're right back here and the world tells us
that they don't want us to be together.
We fall apart like we ain't a damn bit of nothing, man!
And y'all think we done won something? Man, we ain't won nothing, y'all.
- Nothing! - Rev, what's that you're always telling me
when I get sick of trying to keep up with my grades and stuff?
* Even youths grow tired and weary
* Even young men stumble and fall
* But those who trust in the Lord will renew their strength
See, amen! Amen! That's what I'm talking about.
- Amen. Amen, right? - That's right, Rev.
- Yeah! Yeah! - * They will soar on wings like eagles
* Oh, like eagles, y'all like eagles, y'all
- * They will walk and not grow faint - Yeah! Can I get an amen!
Yeah! Yeah!
We're playing Groveton Friday night, y'all!
You all gonna play like you ain't got no heart?
- No! - Do y'all want a victory?
- Yeah! - Do y'all want a victory?
- Yeah! - Turn in!
(chanting) Ooh, ooh, ooh...
Yeah!
Like I said, we will not be intimidated. We're gonna play football games.
- Hatred, violence will not intimidate us! - Coach! Coach!
Is that why you need the state troopers, Coach?
Look, I don't need no John Brown state troopers.
You can tell whoever threw this brick through my window,
they can come visit me anytime! I'll be at home.
I think it's time you stopped antagonizing everybody and learned a little humility.
Humility, huh?
If you could just keep your mouth shut and didn't brag so much...
Oh, I see. So you're blaming me for what happened last night?
No, I am talking about setting a good example
for our boys and for the community.
I don't scratch my head unless it itches,
and I don't dance unless I hear some music. I will not be intimidated.
That's just the way it is.
If you wanna carry your sinful pride with you to your grave, that's your business.
But when your sins endanger my little girl it becomes mine.
My sins?
You think my sins had something to do with what happened last night?
I'm sorry about what happened to your daughter. I really am.
But maybe you got a small taste of what my girls go through. Hm?
Welcome to my life, Yoast.
- What's going on? - Coach.
We wanted to let you know we was gonna warm up a little different tonight.
( announcer) This is the first true test of the season
for the undefeated T. C. Williams Titans.
'Cause tonight. they're going up against the undefeated Groveton Lions.
Their all-state noseguard Kip Tyler is as mean as a copperhead snake.
And here come the Titans!
They're playing in front of a capacity crowd for the first time this season.
(chanting) Hoo-hah! We're here!
Hoo-hah! Feels good!
Hoo-hah! We're here!
Hoo-hah! Feels good!
Hoo-hah! We're here!
Hoo-hah! Feels good!
Hoo-hah! We're here!
Hoo-hah! Feels good!
Julius Campbell's playing strong-side linebacker.
He's so good, he's got all-American written all over him.
- Sheryl! - And Gerry Bertier...
I do not care.
Five! Six! Five, six, seven, eight!
* Everywhere we go, everywhere we go
* People wanna know, people wanna know
* Who we are, who we are
* So we tell them, so we tell them
* We are the Titans We are the Titans
* The mighty, mighty Titans Mighty, mighty Titans
* Ooh, ah, oh, yeah
Who do they think they are, The Beatles?
All right, quit gawking! Warm up!
- Tyler. - Coach?
Shut 'em up. Hard.
Ready!
Omaha, Budds! Omaha!
- Set! - Omaha!
Hike!
Song's over, sambo!
- What happened, Lastik? - I audibled.
Rev, I swear to God. I audibled.
- I didn't hear it. - All right, fellas, coming through.
- Swear to God. - Let's take a look at that, son.
He broke a bone in the wrist. He won't be throwing any more this season.
- You got one minute, Coach. - Take the other timeout, Coach.
- Ronnie Bass! - Coach, Rev's going back in, right?
- Not at quarterback, son. - I can't make that pitch, Coach.
Yes, you can.
When I was 15 years old, I lost my mother and my father in the same month, Ronnie.
The same month. 12 brothers and sisters. I was the youngest one.
But they were all looking up to me. I wasn't ready yet, either. But they needed me.
Your team needs you tonight. You're the Colonel.
You're gonna command your troops tonight. You understand?
- Yes, sir. - Twins right, 48-0 read. Let's go.
Let's go.
What's the matter? Haven't you ever seen a football injury before, you wimps?
Let's go. Show some life in those legs. I got it. It's gonna be all right.
Budds, you release this time. Louie, let him through, all right?
- What? - Just let him through. Trust me.
- You had 12 brothers and sisters? - Eight.
Yeah. 12 sounds better.
Ready!
Set!
Blue, 21 ! Blue, 21 !
Hut!
Whoo!
Ref! Unnecessary roughness! That's a penalty!
On the quarterback? Are you kidding me, Coach?
Whoo-hoo-hoo! Did you see that, man? That's a bad white boy, man.
Hike!
We've got ourselves a football player.
Hut!
* Na na na na. hey. hey. hey Goodbye
Hut!
* Na na na na. hey. hey. hey Goodbye
All right, listen up, listen up, listen up.
Listen up, listen up, listen up!
Whoa.
Game ball...
...Ronnie Bass.
Thank you.
Hey, this ball right here... hey, this ball right here goes to the real king right here.
- Thanks for teaching me the veer, Rev. - Aw, come on.
( all chant) Rev! Rev! Rev! Rev! Rev! Rev! Rev! Rev! Rev! Rev!
Coach, can I speak with you in private?
Sure.
What's on your mind, son?
I want Ray off the team, Coach.
- You know my policy, Gerry. - Yes, I do.
And I respect it. But I know that Ray missed that block on purpose.
Sometimes you just got to cut a man loose.
Mm.
Well, you're the captain.
You make a decision, but you support your decision.
We'll remember this one for a long time.
Hey, guys, wait up. I want to catch a ride with you.
Ray?
- You're out. - What?
I'm not gonna let you play for this team anymore.
Oh, yeah, Jerry Lewis?
Gonna go and tell Coach Coon what to do, just like last time?
But then that's right - he is your daddy now, isn't he?
Boone don't cut anybody. Remember, Gerry?
I had you cut, Ray.
You willing to just throw away our friendship for them?
You can keep 'em.
(* ''Peace Train'' by Cat Stevens)
Hi.
* Now I've been happy lately thinking about the good things to come
* And I believe it could be something good has begun
* Oh. I've been smiling lately
O... Officer.
Heck of a game you boys played last night.
Thanks. Thank you, Officer.
Best defense I've seen in 20 years.
Tell that coach of yours to keep up the good work.
Oh, yeah. I'll do that.
* Now I've been smiling lately thinking about the good things to come
- Yo, man, your taxi had a siren. - Superman!
- Hey, man, what's going on? - Doing all right.
* Ride on the peace train
* Ooh-ah-eee-ah-ooh-ah
* Come on the peace train
* Yes, it's the peace train
(bar grows quiet)
You know, son, I don't care how many games you all win,
them boys ain't never coming in here.
You see that guy back there? Dude with the gray hair and the jacket?
That's my old man.
Well, I don't give a popcorn fart if he's Richard Q. Nixon.
Yeah, I bet you don't.
But Colonel Bass just put a call into his buddies at the Justice Department
as kind of a favor to me for winning the game and all.
See, they pretty much agreed to make an example of you.
Slap so many civil rights violations on you it'll make your head spin.
You can fight it, too...
...or, you can be reasonable.
Lou Anne, if they can find a table...
...they can sit in it.
Great game, Titans! Great game! Keep it up!
I'm not gonna sit with that.
Let's get out of here.
(bar patrons) * Na na na na, hey, hey, hey Goodbye
* Na na na na na na na na
* Hey, hey, hey Goodbye
* Na na na na...
(* ''Long. Cool Woman in A Black Dress'' by The Hollies)
( radio DJ) This song goes out to the undefeated Titans.
This city is alive with school spirit. Go get 'em. Titans. Whoo!
* Saturday night I was downtown
* Working for the FBI
* Sitting in a nest of bad men
* A pair of. 45s made me open my eyes
* My temperature started to rise
* She was a long cool woman in a black dress
* Just a five-nine beautiful tall
* With just one look I was a bad mess
* 'Cause that long cool woman had it all
* Whoo!
* Had it all
We are here tonight to honor men that are teaching our young people leadership,
on and off the field, and high moral standards as well.
Ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce to you the 1971 Hall of Fame nominees.
Come on, Daddy.
Whoo!
When we played Jefferson, we were down by four with ten seconds left.
So, we blitzed the safety from the weak side...
Heck of a season the Titans are having, Coach.
- Too bad it's got to end. - Oh, we're still in it, Lyle.
Taber's boys are pretty good, but I think we'll take 'em in the regional.
Well, not if we have anything to say about it.
You just leave this to us, Bill. Boone's out and you're head coach again.
And all roads lead to the Hall of Fame.
Coach Taber? What do you think of the Titans. Coach?
Think you have a chance against that defense they have over there at T. C. ?
Ton. Billy. Ray. come on over here.
Boys. these are my all-American tackles.
Prize bulls who don't do nothing but knock the chocolate out of folks.
Is it true you're not gonna trade films with Coach Boone?
I'm not gonna do anything to help that monkey.
Well, what we gonna do about this?
We're gonna get ready for Saturday. See you out there on the field.
Hut!
Hey, Mr. Official. Mr. Official, can I talk to you for a second?
Back off, Coach, if you want to stay in this game.
Hut!
I've got holding on 78, white.
What are you...? Are you trying to cheat my boys out of the game?
15 more yards. Unsportsmanlike conduct.
Let 'em play! Let the boys play!
- Cheater! - Coach, come on.
- Cheater! - Coach!
Go, go, go, go!
( Sheryl) Oh, come on! What was that?
What are you, blind? That wasn't a hold!
Oh, come on! That was such a bad call!
Titus!
- I know all about it, Titus. - What are you talking about, Bill?
You call this game fair or I'll go to the papers.
I don't care if I go down with ya.
But before God, I swear I'll see every last one of ya thrown in jail.
- You dig your own grave. - OK.
Defense! On me!
OK, Petey, don't you drift to the strong side.
Coach, they're calling a holding penalty on me every time.
Did I ask for your excuses? You want to act like a star?
You better give me a star effort. Do you hear me?
Forget about him! Alan, you're in! Come on!
All right. Now, I don't want them to gain another yard.
You blitz all night!
If they cross the line of scrimmage, I'm gonna take every last one of ya out!
You make sure they remember forever the night they played the Titans.
Yeah!
Leave no doubt!
- Set! - Come on, y'all! Swing it left!
Swing it left!
Set! Hut!
You better make yourself comfortable down there. Real comfortable.
(* ''I Want to Take You Higher'' by Ike and Tina Turner)
- That one was for you, Coach. - All right, baby. All right.
- You brought us here, Coach. - Run it up, Herman! Leave no doubt!
* Music's gettin' good to me But now don't ya. I said don't ya
* Don't ya want to get higher?
Hut! Hut! Hut!
* Don't ya want to get higher?
* Baby. baby. let me light your fire
* Ooo. ha little bit higher
(player #1 ) Good game.
Coach? Coach.
I took a straw poll.
You just lost yourself the Hall of Fame.
(player #2) Good game, y'all.
(Boone) Hey, good job, 43. Good job. Good job, men. Good job.
Hey, way to stick. Good job.
Good game, Coach.
Coach?
(cheering. whistling)
Yeah!
Petey, what happened out there, man? Come on, talk to me, Petey.
Petey! Come on.
Hey, Julius. Julius! Come here, man.
- Don't move. - Go, it's OK.
- Man. - What's up, man?
Let's get out of here. Let's go paint the town or something.
- Let's go. Let's go. - I got to hang with my girl tonight.
- I got to hang with her tonight. - All right, all right.
- Where you going? - I don't know.
I don't know, but I'm gonna go. All right?
- You gonna go? - Yeah, man.
I want to go, man, but you know what I mean, man.
I'll see ya.
Looks like you weren't the one with the mixed-up priorities, huh?
Emma....
I think it's gonna take me a little longer than you might like.
But, um...
I just wanted you to know that I'm gonna try.
Goodbye, Gerry.
Emma? Make me a promise?
You'll be there to root for us when we play Marshall for the title?
(* ''Fire and Rain'' by James Taylor)
( Yoast) I know how much it meant to you.
( Sheryl) I ain't gonna lie.
I wanted the Hall of Fame real bad.
Just plain old jealousy. As old as Cain and Abel.
You know what? I wanted it, too.
But there's always next year or the year after that.
- As long as it takes for them to wise up. - Wouldn't want it now, anyway.
Bunch of old rednecks.
Let's knock 'em dead at State, Coach.
Daddy! Daddy! Daddy! Daddy!
- You're home! You're home! - Gonna come home to my girls.
Give me a kiss. Mwah!
- Congratulations, Herman. - All right.
Mmm. What'd I tell you, baby, huh?
Yeah, we can't get too far ahead of ourselves.
We still got... still got to get Ed Henry and Marshall.
- We got all these... -( man) You done a good job!
Congratulations!
Whoo-hoo!
- Well, I'll be John Brown. - We cleaned up the kitchen, Daddy.
So you could get right to work.
You did? Well, I got news for you.
I ain't working tonight. Tonight we're gonna celebrate.
We're gonna let these people know who's gonna win State. Right?
- Right. - Right?
- Right! - Right!
Right! Whoo!
- Tell everybody! - We're gonna win State!
Whoo!
We're gonna win State!
* I've seen fire and I've seen rain
* I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end
* I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend
* But I always thought that I'd see you...
Gerry! You're the man!
- No, you. - You.
Yeah!
(horn blares)
Oh, Jesus! Gerry!
- How ya doing, son? - He ain't all right? He all right?
- He's, um... - How's he doing?
Not too good. Not too good.
How well is he doing? How bad is it?
- How bad is it? - He's paralyzed from the waist down.
Don't say that to me. Don't say that to me!
I'm sorry, Mrs. Bertier.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
He doesn't want to see anybody but you, Julius.
- Yes, ma'am. - You be strong.
Yes, ma'am.
Those tears are not gonna make my boy walk again.
- Only kin's allowed in here. - Alice, are you blind?
Don't you see the family resemblance?
That's my brother.
All right.
Oh, man.
You think I look banged up, you should see my Camaro.
Man, I sure am sorry, man.
I should have been there with you.
What are you talking about?
You would've been in the bed right next to me.
You can't be hurt like this.
You... You're Superman.
I was afraid of you, Julius.
I only saw what I was afraid of.
And now I know I was only hating my brother.
I'll tell you what, though.
Um, when all this is over,
me and you are gonna move out to the same neighborhood together.
OK?
And we'll get old and we'll get fat.
And there ain't gonna be all this black/white between us.
Left side.
Strong side.
- Good morning. - Good morning.
- Uh, the Marshall film. - Well, that's good.
We're gonna have to be real sharp
on the offensive and defensive sides of the football.
Figure we give the kids a couple of extra practices this week,
make sure they stay focused.
- Got a press conference today at 12... - Press conference?
Listen, what we do here amongst ourselves is one thing.
But we are not gonna parade around...
Hold on, hold on. I'm not talking about parading.
I'm talking about going out there, presenting a strong, united front.
Now, I'm hurting... just like you are, Yoast.
But the season is not over yet.
I didn't... We did not come this far to just break down and lose now.
Everything's not always about winning and losing.
I'm a winner.
I'm going to win.
Is this even about football anymore? Or is it just about you?
( reporter) Coach Boone. Coach, you lost Bertier.
Is your defense in trouble?
You cannot replace a Gerry Bertier...
...as a player or person.
I don't know, Mama.
Maybe Yoast was right. Maybe I pushed 'em too hard.
Gerry had an accident.
Sometimes life's just hard. For no reason at all.
You think I was blinded by my own ambition?
Mm.
Whatever kind of ambition it took to do what you did around here,
this world could use a lot more of it, Herman.
- Hey, Coach. - How ya doing?
This for me?
I want you to be my eyes out there, all right?
Any of these guys slack off, you just let me know.
You bet I will.
- How ya doing, Gerry? - I'm all right, Coach.
I was talking with these guys about Marshall, trying...
You know what? We don't need to talk about football right now, Gerry.
I think this is a good time for reflection and for prayer.
Coach? I'm hurt.
I ain't dead.
No, you're not. No, you're not.
You know, I've been reading up on the activities that they got
for people in wheelchairs and such.
They got Olympics.
(crowd cheering)
( announcer) This is the granddaddy of state-high-school football championships.
The Virginia Triple-A. It just doesn't get any better.
We have Coach Herman Boone's Titans versus the legend. Ed Henry.
with over 250 wins in 30 years.
- Amen. -( all) Let's go!
Lastik, what's the matter?
I'm eligible.
Well, I'm glad to hear that, son, but I'm already married.
I got a C-plus average, Coach.
I'm going to college.
(laughs) That's fantastic.
Coach? Coach, I just wanted to say I'm sorry.
You abandoned your team in their moment of need, Petey.
- Sorry won't make up for that. - Yeah, I know, but listen,
I want to play for you. I want to play for the championship.
You can play for me next year. You sit on that bench.
Show me you can support your teammates.
You'll start again as a senior.
( announcer) Entering the stadium now is Jean Bertier.
and she's the mother of injured all-American linebacker. Gerry Bertier.
And the Titan fans are really giving her a warm reception.
(chanting) Gerry! Gerry! Gerry! Gerry! Gerry! Gerry! Gerry!
(chanting continues)
( announcer) And here come the Titans.
entering the stadium in what's become their own unique style.
We're here! Hoo-hah!
Feels good! Hoo-hah!
We're here! Hoo-hah!
Feels good! Hoo-hah!
We're here! Hoo-hah!
Feels good! Hoo-hah!
We're here! Hoo-hah!
Feels good! Hoo-hah!
Julius Campbell?
- Hi, I'm Emma Hoyt. - Oh.
Well, I guess we never met, huh?
Excuse me, young lady. You can't be here right now.
You're gonna have to get back to your seat.
Well, now we've met.
- Yeah. It's nice to meet you. - Good luck, Julius.
Two, 21 ! Whoa, wait!
- What the hell's going on? - 24!
Shotgun. Who do they think they are? The New York Jets?
- Switch! Switch! - Get nine!
Bosley, move! Where's Bosley?
Line up! Get Bosley! Get nine, get nine!
All right!
Hut, hut!
- Real good. - Keep it up. Shotgun only.
Cover three! Go to cover three! Pass!
Hut!
Put some pressure on that Q.B. They got all day to throw, Coach.
You just worry about your offense.
Let's go! Swing it! Swing it!
- Set! - All right, set.
Get set. Hut!
- So Marshall... - No!
- What's wrong, Gerry? - Do not come in here!
They got receivers everywhere. It's like watching Monday Night Football.
Good hustle, good hustle, good hustle!
Just give him a little cushion. Just give him a little cushion.
And when they throw that ball, you stick him!
- Ready? - Break!
Ready!
Red, 57!
Hut. Hut, hut!
( announcer) Titans star quarterback Ronnie Bass gains six yards.
What you think? You think we got a chance?
Got to give me some way to disguise that cover. Just start thinking about it. Let's go.
Ready! Set! Hut!
They're a mile ahead of us. He's a mile ahead of you, Coach.
If your defense would stop somebody, we'd get the ball a little more.
Well. the Titans gave 'em a scare. but Ed Henry looks supremely confident.
T. C. Williams goes in at the half trailing 7-0.
Coach!
Sweetheart, you better get back to your seat.
- I can't, Coach. - What?
Ed Henry's got Boone's number, sure as shooting.
And you ain't doing nothing against that shotgun.
Look, Coach, now ain't the time to be proud.
All right, we're in a fight.
You boys are doing all that you can do. Anybody can see that.
Win or lose,
we're gonna walk out of this stadium tonight with our heads held high.
Do your best. That's all anybody can ask for.
No, it ain't, Coach. With all due respect,
you demanded more of us. You demanded perfection.
Now, I ain't saying that I'm perfect, 'cause I'm not.
And I ain't gonna never be. None of us are.
But we have won every single game we have played till now.
So this team is perfect.
We stepped out on that field that way tonight.
And if it's all the same to you, Coach Boone,
that's how we want to leave it.
Yeah.
I hope you boys have learned as much from me this year
as I've learned from you.
You've taught this city how to trust the soul of a man rather than the look of him.
And I guess it's about time I joined the club.
Herman, I sure could use your help. Ed Henry's kicking my ass out there.
Listen up. This is our time now.
Second half is our time! We're gonna make some changes on defense.
They're spreading us out too far. We're gonna put Sunshine, Alan,
Glascoe, Davis, you're gonna play both ways, rest of the game.
I don't want a receiver to get across that line of scrimmage.
Coach Yoast will tell you where you're playing, all right?
Let's go. It's our time. Everybody in. Our time! Our time! Our time!
- Titans on three. One, two, three! - Titans!
Let's go! Let's go! Let's go!
All right, Julius? We're gonna go 52 monster.
- I know that's all you need to know. - All right.
- All right, we're going zone, Alan. - Sir, I can play with Roosevelt.
But I cannot play with these guys.
No, I tell you what. I didn't warm the bench all year
so I could watch us go down on my account. Put Petey in. He's better.
You want him to take your spot, you go give it to him.
Thank you.
(* ''Up Around the Bend'' by Creedence Clearwater Revival)
- Good job, Petey! - All right! That was beautiful.
Offense, let's go.
* There's a place up ahead and I'm going
* Just as fast as my feet can fly
* Come away. come away if you're going
* Come on the rising wind We're going up around the bend
All right, defense? Get out there! Let's go! Stop 'em!
Let's go, let's go, let's go!
* ...for the banjo Better get while the getting's good
* Hitch a ride to the end of the highway
O-two, inside veer. O-two inside veer.
Hut!
( announcer) It's a field-goal attempt for T. C. Williams. It's good!
So. they trail Marshall 7-3 heading into the fourth quarter.
Ref! He's lining up offside! Look, 48's offside!
Freeze right, 99-Z, go.
Ref, I know you can see him. You got eyes!
Gun right, 84-X, flat. And tell Tommy to watch the free safety. Let's go.
Get right in there, Blue. You know who I'm talking about.
He's offside! He's lining up offside!
Got to hold them here, defense! Hold 'em right here!
Whoa. Pass! Pass!
Let's go, offense. Let's go.
- Break! -( announcer) Titans trail Marshall 7-3.
( announcer #2) All Marshall has to do is hold onto the ball
and they will be the state champions.
Watch 'em on the left side! On the left side!
Hold onto that ball, Petey!
Hold the ball! Hold the ball!
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Hold it! Hold it!
Hold onto that ball! Hold onto that ball, Petey!
All right, Petey!
- Coach. - Get a timeout! Timeout!
Coach, they're slanting to our strong side every time.
You got to catch 'em in that slant and let 'em overpursue.
He's onto your game. You got to throw something at him he's not ready for.
- Rev! Where's Rev? - Yes, sir.
- All right, listen, you ready to run? - Yes, sir.
Fake 23 blast with a backside George reverse. You got that?
Fake 23 blast with a backside George reverse. Like your life depended upon it.
Let's go. Let's go. Let's go get 'em.
The Titans take the field with time to run one final play for the state championship.
- I thought he was injured. - I guess not.
Why are they bringing in a Q.B.?
Titans have 75 yards to get to the end zone.
Oh, my gosh. I can't watch this. I can't watch this.
- What? - No.
- What? Sheryl, what's wrong? - No, I can't watch it.
No, it's too late. Not now. Not now.
They're gonna throw it deep. Cover deep!
- Down! - Watch the deep pass! Cover it deep!
Set! Hut!
Well, that's it, boys. That's it.
Good season. It's all right.
- Yes! Yes! - Come on.
- Congratulations, Coach. - Thank you.
You did a good job. Played a fine game.
I know football, but what you did with those boys...
You were the right man for the job, Coach.
You're a Hall of Famer in my book.
Yay!
Whoo-hoo!
Whoo-hoo-hoo!
- Yeah! - Whoo!
( Sheryl) The Titans danced their way into history. 13 and O. The perfect season.
State champions and first runner-up for the National Championship.
Second best high-school team in the country.
Gerry Bertier won a gold medal for the shot put in the wheelchair games.
Daddy coached him.
Ten years later. Gerry died. and that's what brought us back here today.
Gerry is gone. but his spirit lives on.
People say that it can't work. black and white.
Well. here we make it work every day.
We have our disagreements. of course.
but before we reach for hate. always. always we remember the Titans.
(Julius hums ''Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye'' by Steam)
( all) * Hey, hey, hey, goodbye
* Na na na na
* Hey, hey, hey, goodbye
(* "Ain't No Mountain High Enough")