1 00:00:01,801 --> 00:00:02,869 Hi, I'm Mike Flint. 2 00:00:07,700 --> 00:00:07,707 When I was young, I was not a man of faith. 3 00:00:13,130 --> 00:00:13,513 with my family and with my faith. 4 00:00:13,646 --> 00:00:17,917 Today, I hold love, God, and football dearest. 5 00:00:18,818 --> 00:00:21,254 And you're about to see a movie about all three. 6 00:00:21,721 --> 00:00:24,900 Enjoy the film. God bless you. 7 00:00:31,531 --> 00:00:35,100 [musical swirl] 8 00:00:45,111 --> 00:00:47,347 [dramatic music swells] 9 00:00:49,349 --> 00:00:51,551 [electric buzzing] 10 00:00:58,580 --> 00:01:01,227 - ["Get On Down" playing] - ♪ Are you ready now? ♪ 11 00:01:01,361 --> 00:01:03,129 ♪ To get on down ♪ 12 00:01:03,263 --> 00:01:04,631 [man] Football. 13 00:01:04,764 --> 00:01:07,670 Some say it's the greatest game 14 00:01:07,200 --> 00:01:09,402 in the history of mankind. 15 00:01:09,536 --> 00:01:11,104 [cheering] 16 00:01:11,237 --> 00:01:13,730 Here in Texas, it's more than that. 17 00:01:14,441 --> 00:01:17,310 More than glory. More than bragging rights. 18 00:01:17,944 --> 00:01:20,447 More than... even life and death. 19 00:01:21,748 --> 00:01:24,217 It's a shot at immortality. 20 00:01:26,986 --> 00:01:28,555 And if they do it right, 21 00:01:29,456 --> 00:01:31,658 the only thing left on that field 22 00:01:31,791 --> 00:01:34,461 is the blood, sweat, and tears 23 00:01:34,594 --> 00:01:35,729 of both them... 24 00:01:37,797 --> 00:01:39,650 and their opponents. 25 00:01:40,300 --> 00:01:41,501 [song continues, halts] 26 00:01:41,634 --> 00:01:44,804 But this story isn't just about football. 27 00:01:46,406 --> 00:01:48,641 [announcer] Just under two minutes left in the fourth. 28 00:01:48,775 --> 00:01:51,444 The Sul Ross Lobos need a big stop here. 29 00:01:51,578 --> 00:01:53,279 [player yells] 30 00:01:53,413 --> 00:01:54,781 [announcer] Oh, what a hit! 31 00:01:54,914 --> 00:01:55,949 Mike Flynt comes up with his... 32 00:01:56,820 --> 00:01:56,983 Yeah! 33 00:01:57,117 --> 00:01:58,518 ...22nd tackle of the night. 34 00:01:58,651 --> 00:02:00,453 [player] Cheap shot! Knock it off! 35 00:02:00,587 --> 00:02:01,955 Oh, not so tough now, huh? 36 00:02:02,880 --> 00:02:03,757 Back off, 75! [grunting] 37 00:02:03,857 --> 00:02:05,525 [announcer] And here we go again! 38 00:02:05,658 --> 00:02:07,193 Flynt is not one to tangle with. 39 00:02:07,327 --> 00:02:09,195 - [players arguing] - That's gonna take us out. 40 00:02:09,329 --> 00:02:11,865 I imagine Coach is not gonna be happy to see this. 41 00:02:11,998 --> 00:02:14,834 [man] This is my dad. Mike Flynt. 42 00:02:14,968 --> 00:02:16,469 75? He ain't gonna talk to me like that. 43 00:02:16,603 --> 00:02:17,704 [man] Middle linebacker 44 00:02:17,837 --> 00:02:19,839 and team captain of the Sul Ross Lobos. 45 00:02:19,973 --> 00:02:21,174 Eileen. 46 00:02:21,675 --> 00:02:24,144 [man] And this is my mom, Eileen. 47 00:02:24,277 --> 00:02:25,512 - Hey. - [Eileen] Hey. 48 00:02:25,645 --> 00:02:28,480 Did you, uh, enjoy the game tonight? 49 00:02:28,682 --> 00:02:30,116 You played great. 50 00:02:30,216 --> 00:02:32,786 That last hit, uh... it was for you. 51 00:02:32,886 --> 00:02:34,688 [laughs] Okay, well, 52 00:02:34,821 --> 00:02:36,189 don't go telling that boy's mother. 53 00:02:36,322 --> 00:02:37,957 - I don't need enemies. - [chuckles] 54 00:02:38,580 --> 00:02:39,793 [gentle music playing] 55 00:02:39,893 --> 00:02:40,860 [Eileen winces] 56 00:02:41,361 --> 00:02:42,195 Ouch. 57 00:02:44,297 --> 00:02:45,865 You must really like hittin' people, huh? 58 00:02:46,733 --> 00:02:48,201 Only if they can hit back. 59 00:02:49,703 --> 00:02:52,806 [man] And this is where our story begins. 60 00:02:54,574 --> 00:02:56,409 [car horn blaring] 61 00:02:57,100 --> 00:02:59,746 [machinery rumbling] 62 00:03:01,140 --> 00:03:02,982 [Mike] Okay, boys, this looks fine. 63 00:03:03,830 --> 00:03:04,484 Let's start on it in the morning. 64 00:03:04,584 --> 00:03:06,753 - [worker] Alright, Mike. - [workers chatter] 65 00:03:06,886 --> 00:03:08,688 - Nice work. Thank you. - Yeah, Mike. 66 00:03:12,592 --> 00:03:13,860 [car horn blaring] 67 00:03:13,993 --> 00:03:16,960 Okay, Oscar, nice work. See you in the morning. 68 00:03:16,229 --> 00:03:18,310 [man 1] Get out of the way, old man! 69 00:03:18,164 --> 00:03:19,332 [car horn honking] 70 00:03:20,233 --> 00:03:22,168 - [car engine struggling] - [man 1] Hey, move! 71 00:03:23,570 --> 00:03:25,939 - [engine struggling] - Let's go, man, move it! 72 00:03:28,174 --> 00:03:30,744 [car horn blaring] 73 00:03:30,877 --> 00:03:32,212 - [engine sputtering] - [car horn blaring] 74 00:03:32,345 --> 00:03:34,214 [man 1] Some of us have got to get to work! 75 00:03:34,347 --> 00:03:35,715 [man 2] Doin' the best I can here. 76 00:03:35,849 --> 00:03:37,384 [man 1] Get out of the way before I get out 77 00:03:37,517 --> 00:03:38,385 and move you! 78 00:03:38,518 --> 00:03:39,786 - Hey, Manny? - [Manny] Yeah. 79 00:03:39,919 --> 00:03:42,589 Having some car trouble? Let me see your keys. 80 00:03:42,722 --> 00:03:44,900 - There you go. - Thanks, man. 81 00:03:44,224 --> 00:03:46,192 - [horn blaring] - [man 1] Hey! 82 00:03:48,561 --> 00:03:51,231 - Hey, friend. I got an idea. - [man 1] Yeah? 83 00:03:51,364 --> 00:03:53,660 Why don't you take his keys and start his car 84 00:03:53,199 --> 00:03:55,268 and I'll sit in your truck and beep your horn, huh? 85 00:03:55,402 --> 00:03:57,370 This doesn't concern you. 86 00:03:57,137 --> 00:03:58,872 - [horn blaring] - Hey, man! He's a vet. 87 00:03:58,972 --> 00:04:00,730 Why don't you show some respect? 88 00:04:00,206 --> 00:04:01,808 Why don't you get out of my face 89 00:04:01,941 --> 00:04:04,811 and have senile G.I. Joe move that car right now? 90 00:04:05,311 --> 00:04:08,381 [horn blaring] 91 00:04:08,481 --> 00:04:09,716 Tell me something, sweetheart. 92 00:04:10,450 --> 00:04:11,551 Your butt glued to that seat? 93 00:04:11,651 --> 00:04:13,119 Or you just too scared to get out? 94 00:04:13,253 --> 00:04:15,789 - Why don't you say that again. - Oh, it's not glued, huh? 95 00:04:15,922 --> 00:04:16,956 You're not scared. 96 00:04:18,324 --> 00:04:20,226 - [people clamoring] - [grunting] 97 00:04:22,950 --> 00:04:23,630 [groaning] 98 00:04:23,763 --> 00:04:25,765 [country music plays on radio] 99 00:04:26,499 --> 00:04:27,600 [man 1 groaning] 100 00:04:29,502 --> 00:04:31,504 [mellow guitar music playing] 101 00:04:37,310 --> 00:04:39,512 [truck approaches outside] 102 00:04:40,847 --> 00:04:41,981 [tires crunching on gravel] 103 00:04:49,656 --> 00:04:50,657 [front door opens] 104 00:04:52,258 --> 00:04:53,259 [front door closes] 105 00:04:53,360 --> 00:04:55,295 - [Mike] Hey, sunshine! - Hey, Daddy. 106 00:04:55,428 --> 00:04:56,262 Where are you off to? 107 00:04:56,363 --> 00:04:57,497 Spin class. 108 00:04:57,630 --> 00:04:59,265 Oh, Micah's in town. He's droppin' by. 109 00:04:59,366 --> 00:05:00,500 - For dinner? - [scoffs] 110 00:05:00,633 --> 00:05:01,868 Nah, he's just meeting his friends here, 111 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:03,169 which is why I'm gonna disappear 112 00:05:03,303 --> 00:05:04,671 because anytime his friends are in town, 113 00:05:04,804 --> 00:05:06,172 he wants me to dress like a nun. 114 00:05:06,306 --> 00:05:09,976 Well, hey, my son is more conservative than I am! 115 00:05:10,110 --> 00:05:11,778 I don't think you need to dress like a nun 116 00:05:11,878 --> 00:05:13,446 till you're in college. 117 00:05:13,546 --> 00:05:15,382 You don't have to worry about that for two more months. 118 00:05:15,515 --> 00:05:16,816 Oh, don't remind me. 119 00:05:16,950 --> 00:05:17,851 That's great. 120 00:05:18,385 --> 00:05:20,653 What is this? Is this something new? 121 00:05:21,488 --> 00:05:22,856 How do you do this? 122 00:05:22,989 --> 00:05:23,823 Gently. 123 00:05:23,957 --> 00:05:24,858 Which is not something 124 00:05:24,991 --> 00:05:26,526 you would know anything... 125 00:05:27,327 --> 00:05:29,629 - Mike, what's that? - It's nothing. 126 00:05:30,864 --> 00:05:31,865 What happened? 127 00:05:32,532 --> 00:05:34,234 [sharp athletic grunts] 128 00:05:44,644 --> 00:05:46,713 [Eileen] So, you think you could make tenure? 129 00:05:48,214 --> 00:05:51,551 [stammers] I'm just a lecturer, so not-not right now, 130 00:05:51,685 --> 00:05:53,820 but later. 131 00:05:54,487 --> 00:05:55,655 That-That's the goal. 132 00:05:55,755 --> 00:05:57,157 Can you stay for supper? 133 00:05:57,257 --> 00:06:00,930 No, we can't. Decker and the boys... 134 00:06:00,226 --> 00:06:01,661 - Decker. - Yeah. 135 00:06:01,761 --> 00:06:03,290 They're gonna come pick me up. 136 00:06:03,163 --> 00:06:05,498 Decker's playing at the, um... the Brewhouse. 137 00:06:05,598 --> 00:06:06,900 Oh. 138 00:06:07,330 --> 00:06:08,101 Yeah, you should come. 139 00:06:08,768 --> 00:06:11,104 Well, if you could convince your daddy, 140 00:06:11,237 --> 00:06:12,906 maybe we could come together. 141 00:06:15,875 --> 00:06:18,378 - [Micah] Hey, Dad. - [Mike grunting] 142 00:06:19,713 --> 00:06:20,613 Hey, Dad? 143 00:06:23,416 --> 00:06:24,250 Dad! 144 00:06:25,218 --> 00:06:26,252 Hey. 145 00:06:26,386 --> 00:06:27,387 Hey, Micah. 146 00:06:28,221 --> 00:06:30,390 [panting] You wanna take a turn? 147 00:06:32,225 --> 00:06:34,361 Uh, no, I'm alright. [chuckles] 148 00:06:40,700 --> 00:06:41,534 How's work? 149 00:06:43,236 --> 00:06:44,437 Work's fine. 150 00:06:44,571 --> 00:06:46,406 - Mom was saying-- - It's fine. 151 00:06:47,107 --> 00:06:48,274 Frame's almost done. 152 00:06:53,790 --> 00:06:54,114 [exhales] 153 00:06:54,247 --> 00:06:55,615 How's that school of yours? 154 00:06:56,116 --> 00:06:57,817 Them kids giving you any trouble? 155 00:06:59,753 --> 00:07:00,720 School's good. 156 00:07:01,221 --> 00:07:02,550 Uh-huh. 157 00:07:02,989 --> 00:07:04,624 Come on. Why don't you take a turn? 158 00:07:05,558 --> 00:07:06,960 You know, exercise is good for you. 159 00:07:07,930 --> 00:07:08,228 It builds character. 160 00:07:09,229 --> 00:07:11,331 My character's fine. 161 00:07:11,464 --> 00:07:13,500 [chuckles] What are you afraid of? 162 00:07:14,670 --> 00:07:16,102 Heavy bag's not gonna hurt you. 163 00:07:16,169 --> 00:07:18,438 Here. You used to have a good left. 164 00:07:18,571 --> 00:07:20,507 Unless maybe spending all that time at that school 165 00:07:20,640 --> 00:07:22,342 has made you lose it. 166 00:07:24,100 --> 00:07:25,979 [gentle music playing] 167 00:07:27,247 --> 00:07:28,448 I said I don't want to. 168 00:07:29,315 --> 00:07:31,584 Come on, son. Man up. 169 00:07:32,185 --> 00:07:33,319 Take a few shots. 170 00:07:49,502 --> 00:07:51,805 [music darkens] 171 00:07:55,308 --> 00:07:56,509 Keep your hands up. 172 00:07:56,643 --> 00:07:58,311 - [grunting] - Pop! 173 00:07:58,445 --> 00:07:59,713 I don't wanna see you cry. 174 00:07:59,846 --> 00:08:02,480 Come on, Mike. No tears. No tears! 175 00:08:03,490 --> 00:08:04,617 Come on, be a man. Don't flinch. 176 00:08:05,952 --> 00:08:08,154 I want you to hit me. Come on. Come on! 177 00:08:08,288 --> 00:08:09,489 [grunting] 178 00:08:09,622 --> 00:08:10,657 I want you to hit me, Mike! 179 00:08:16,229 --> 00:08:17,197 You're a runt, Mike. 180 00:08:18,365 --> 00:08:19,799 You're a runt and you always will be. 181 00:08:20,400 --> 00:08:21,835 But you can hit. 182 00:08:21,968 --> 00:08:24,137 So I'm gonna explain to you the rules. 183 00:08:26,473 --> 00:08:29,420 First of all, if some fool starts a fight with you 184 00:08:29,175 --> 00:08:30,243 and you back down, 185 00:08:30,377 --> 00:08:31,878 it's a whippin' when you get home. 186 00:08:32,879 --> 00:08:34,381 Second, most importantly, 187 00:08:35,882 --> 00:08:38,551 if you fight and don't win, you get a whuppin'. 188 00:08:39,419 --> 00:08:40,420 Yes, sir. 189 00:08:41,554 --> 00:08:42,822 [Mike's dad] Get inside. 190 00:08:42,922 --> 00:08:44,657 Wash that blood off before your mom sees. 191 00:08:46,659 --> 00:08:47,761 [sighs] 192 00:08:55,168 --> 00:08:56,336 [grunts] 193 00:09:06,913 --> 00:09:08,810 [insects chirring] 194 00:09:09,382 --> 00:09:11,551 [yelling playfully] That's my nose! 195 00:09:12,686 --> 00:09:14,870 I'll trade you this for that little boy. 196 00:09:14,220 --> 00:09:15,555 No, not yet. 197 00:09:16,222 --> 00:09:17,457 Alright. Well, next week, 198 00:09:17,590 --> 00:09:19,693 I'm gonna teach you how to light a bottle rocket. 199 00:09:19,759 --> 00:09:21,561 And I'll teach him who to aim it at. 200 00:09:21,695 --> 00:09:23,630 - Yeah, okay. - Night-night. 201 00:09:23,196 --> 00:09:25,699 Thanks, honey. Thank you. Thank you. Mwah! 202 00:09:26,199 --> 00:09:27,534 Sorry I missed Micah tonight. 203 00:09:27,634 --> 00:09:29,235 When's he going back to Knoxville? 204 00:09:29,369 --> 00:09:32,105 I don't know. He didn't say. No, he didn't say anything. 205 00:09:32,238 --> 00:09:34,400 - 'Cause you didn't let him. - Stop that. 206 00:09:35,709 --> 00:09:38,912 Alright, well, I guess I'll get him down for bed. 207 00:09:39,450 --> 00:09:40,880 Yeah, since you riled him all up, so... 208 00:09:40,980 --> 00:09:43,450 - Bye! Bye! - Good night, guys. 209 00:09:43,583 --> 00:09:45,385 - I love you! - [Eileen] Nanny loves you. 210 00:09:46,553 --> 00:09:48,822 [indistinct chatter] 211 00:09:50,560 --> 00:09:52,920 [pensive music playing] 212 00:09:52,225 --> 00:09:53,827 [Eileen] What you looking at? 213 00:09:54,761 --> 00:09:56,162 It's just junk mail. 214 00:09:59,232 --> 00:10:00,660 Hey. 215 00:10:01,468 --> 00:10:03,690 Junk. Junk. 216 00:10:03,169 --> 00:10:04,304 Junk. 217 00:10:05,839 --> 00:10:07,700 Junk. 218 00:10:08,241 --> 00:10:10,176 [crowd cheering on TV] 219 00:10:16,249 --> 00:10:17,283 [Mike] Come on. 220 00:10:17,784 --> 00:10:19,252 - [Eileen] Hey. - Hey. 221 00:10:20,253 --> 00:10:21,521 How's it going? 222 00:10:21,654 --> 00:10:23,957 Just rewatching a classic. It's a good game. 223 00:10:24,900 --> 00:10:24,924 Oh, yeah? 224 00:10:26,860 --> 00:10:28,361 You know, I found this 225 00:10:29,329 --> 00:10:30,530 in the garbage can. 226 00:10:32,866 --> 00:10:34,634 Well, don't go pinnin' me like that. 227 00:10:34,768 --> 00:10:36,970 I'm a West Texas girl. I'll kick your tail. 228 00:10:37,103 --> 00:10:38,138 [Mike chuckles] 229 00:10:39,439 --> 00:10:41,341 Some of them are already gone. 230 00:10:42,308 --> 00:10:45,311 Dave Cooper. Jesse Nunez. 231 00:10:47,113 --> 00:10:49,282 Life's too short, Mike. 232 00:10:49,983 --> 00:10:52,118 And I know how much you love that team. 233 00:10:52,619 --> 00:10:54,554 And I know how much they loved you. 234 00:10:56,556 --> 00:10:58,580 [insects chirring] 235 00:11:04,230 --> 00:11:07,330 [young Mike] Hey, boys! Hour past curfew. Get inside. 236 00:11:07,167 --> 00:11:08,680 Gentlemen. 237 00:11:09,690 --> 00:11:10,303 You know the rules. 238 00:11:10,870 --> 00:11:13,373 Stay outside, you're washing Charlie's car tomorrow. 239 00:11:13,506 --> 00:11:14,708 I ain't washing nobody's car, Flynt. 240 00:11:14,841 --> 00:11:16,242 [Mike] What are you doing, Walker? 241 00:11:16,376 --> 00:11:17,811 [Walker] It ain't a big deal. We're just having fun. 242 00:11:17,911 --> 00:11:19,346 [Mike] It is a big deal. I'm the captain. 243 00:11:19,479 --> 00:11:20,647 [Walker] You're acting like the sheriff. 244 00:11:20,747 --> 00:11:23,416 You ain't nothin' but a little punk. 245 00:11:24,718 --> 00:11:26,753 [grunting] 246 00:11:27,887 --> 00:11:29,389 Hey! Hey! 247 00:11:29,522 --> 00:11:31,725 What's going on? Break it up! 248 00:11:31,858 --> 00:11:34,661 Hey! Mike! Get off! Break it up! 249 00:11:35,228 --> 00:11:37,564 Get off me, Coach! I'll kill this fool! 250 00:11:37,697 --> 00:11:39,999 - Go to your dorm! Back off! - You're done, Mike! 251 00:11:40,100 --> 00:11:42,736 You're done! You're done! [voice echoes] 252 00:11:44,604 --> 00:11:45,572 Hey, Mike. 253 00:11:48,410 --> 00:11:49,743 Coach, you, uh, wanted to see me? 254 00:11:50,844 --> 00:11:52,879 Son, you're not gonna be captain of the team this year. 255 00:11:53,513 --> 00:11:54,347 Why not? 256 00:11:55,382 --> 00:11:56,683 In fact, you've been kicked out of school. 257 00:11:56,783 --> 00:11:58,952 Coach, come on. Please don't kick me off the team. 258 00:11:59,850 --> 00:12:00,353 You're not listening. 259 00:12:01,554 --> 00:12:03,356 Not just the team, the school. 260 00:12:05,580 --> 00:12:06,793 Sul Ross doesn't want you here anymore. 261 00:12:07,894 --> 00:12:09,929 How many fights since you've been here, Michael? 262 00:12:10,630 --> 00:12:12,198 Ten? Twenty? Thirty? 263 00:12:12,298 --> 00:12:13,800 President Clark called me last night. 264 00:12:13,933 --> 00:12:17,470 He said he's heard the name Mike Flynt for the last time. 265 00:12:17,604 --> 00:12:21,107 Coach, this fight, it-it wasn't a one-sided thing. 266 00:12:21,241 --> 00:12:23,476 Kids fight. I get that. I do. 267 00:12:24,944 --> 00:12:26,913 - But you're different, Mike. - How so? 268 00:12:27,547 --> 00:12:28,748 You're the common denominator. 269 00:12:30,216 --> 00:12:32,585 The other coaches are in your room packing your bags. 270 00:12:32,719 --> 00:12:34,287 We're gonna drive you out to the highway. 271 00:12:34,421 --> 00:12:36,256 Your dad's gonna meet us out there. 272 00:12:37,223 --> 00:12:38,491 We've already called him. 273 00:12:39,492 --> 00:12:41,127 [emotional music playing] 274 00:12:41,261 --> 00:12:42,462 [players chattering] 275 00:12:58,244 --> 00:12:59,679 I thought maybe you'd grown up. 276 00:13:01,648 --> 00:13:02,515 Turns out, 277 00:13:03,416 --> 00:13:04,784 you're still just a runt. 278 00:13:05,285 --> 00:13:07,454 I'm exactly what you made me, Daddy. 279 00:13:08,188 --> 00:13:09,756 [emotional music continues] 280 00:13:14,327 --> 00:13:17,497 [pensive, hopeful music playing] 281 00:13:19,165 --> 00:13:19,999 [music fades] 282 00:13:22,602 --> 00:13:25,372 - [birdsong] - [dog barks distantly] 283 00:13:30,276 --> 00:13:31,778 [porch door creaks] 284 00:13:33,146 --> 00:13:34,470 [Mike] Hey. 285 00:13:35,448 --> 00:13:36,282 [scoffs] 286 00:13:36,383 --> 00:13:38,151 The 1971 Lobos... 287 00:13:39,719 --> 00:13:42,288 I mean, I wasn't even a part of that team, remember? 288 00:13:42,389 --> 00:13:44,157 And yet they invited you anyway. 289 00:13:44,290 --> 00:13:45,158 [chuckles] 290 00:13:46,893 --> 00:13:50,130 I called Randy as soon as I saw the invitation. 291 00:13:50,230 --> 00:13:52,165 He's already made a reservation for you. 292 00:13:52,999 --> 00:13:55,702 I thought we agreed never to tell each other what to do. 293 00:13:55,835 --> 00:13:56,736 Hmm. 294 00:13:57,837 --> 00:13:59,639 I don't remember making that deal. 295 00:13:59,739 --> 00:14:01,700 Thought I could slide that through. 296 00:14:01,141 --> 00:14:02,142 [chuckles] 297 00:14:03,677 --> 00:14:04,644 You know... 298 00:14:05,412 --> 00:14:07,814 if you had any guts at all, you'd just 299 00:14:07,914 --> 00:14:09,916 go down there and face those guys. 300 00:14:10,500 --> 00:14:11,384 You think I'm afraid? 301 00:14:12,886 --> 00:14:14,187 I don't know, Mike. 302 00:14:14,821 --> 00:14:16,389 Maybe going down there would be 303 00:14:17,157 --> 00:14:19,590 a good way to start figuring that out. 304 00:14:21,895 --> 00:14:22,896 Mike. 305 00:14:26,900 --> 00:14:27,767 Okay. 306 00:14:28,835 --> 00:14:29,836 Okay, I'll go. 307 00:14:29,936 --> 00:14:32,706 - You will? Oh, good! - I will. 308 00:14:34,700 --> 00:14:36,676 ["Sunday Morning Underground" by Faustus playing] 309 00:14:39,346 --> 00:14:40,246 ♪ Alright ♪ 310 00:14:42,215 --> 00:14:45,850 ♪ I put my head on my pillow ♪ 311 00:14:46,553 --> 00:14:49,289 ♪ It felt good to lay down ♪ 312 00:14:50,957 --> 00:14:53,760 ♪ Heard my old man on the corner ♪ 313 00:14:55,295 --> 00:14:58,980 ♪ As he cussed me up and down... ♪ 314 00:14:58,231 --> 00:15:00,330 [indistinct chatter] 315 00:15:00,133 --> 00:15:01,801 [laughter] 316 00:15:02,769 --> 00:15:03,803 Hey, 'keeper. 317 00:15:04,571 --> 00:15:05,605 Can I get a brew? 318 00:15:09,209 --> 00:15:10,430 [man] Mike! 319 00:15:10,543 --> 00:15:11,911 Mike Flynt! 320 00:15:12,450 --> 00:15:13,780 Mike Flynt, get over here, boy. 321 00:15:13,913 --> 00:15:16,216 - There he is! - Oh, boy, I'm in trouble now! 322 00:15:16,316 --> 00:15:17,817 - Hey! - Mike Flynt's here, guys. 323 00:15:18,818 --> 00:15:20,387 - Hey! - Look at you, Mike! 324 00:15:22,288 --> 00:15:24,457 I swear, time done passed you by. 325 00:15:24,591 --> 00:15:26,993 Oh, enough about me, Charlie. Have you seen Glen? 326 00:15:27,961 --> 00:15:30,397 Sir, do you know Glen McWhorter? 327 00:15:30,497 --> 00:15:32,399 Yeah, he-he's in here somewhere. 328 00:15:32,499 --> 00:15:34,134 [laughter] 329 00:15:34,768 --> 00:15:36,770 Says in this I was 170 pounds. 330 00:15:36,903 --> 00:15:38,271 Oh, yeah, at birth. 331 00:15:38,405 --> 00:15:39,572 [laughter] 332 00:15:40,306 --> 00:15:43,109 You know, I remember every fight you ever had. 333 00:15:43,243 --> 00:15:45,779 Man, you was bad to the bone, Mike. 334 00:15:46,446 --> 00:15:49,282 Hey, isn't that Walker over at the bar? 335 00:15:49,849 --> 00:15:52,519 [men at bar chattering] 336 00:15:57,357 --> 00:15:58,525 Yeah, that's him. 337 00:16:00,493 --> 00:16:03,463 What kind of a captain gets kicked off his own team? 338 00:16:03,596 --> 00:16:04,964 Come on, it's ancient history. 339 00:16:05,699 --> 00:16:08,535 Eileen says that I never learn. 340 00:16:08,668 --> 00:16:10,270 I got in a fight just the other day. 341 00:16:10,370 --> 00:16:11,805 Your daddy would be proud. 342 00:16:12,472 --> 00:16:14,841 He wasn't proud of the way I treated this team. 343 00:16:14,974 --> 00:16:16,710 There's not a day that goes by that I don't think 344 00:16:16,843 --> 00:16:17,811 about what I did to y'all. 345 00:16:17,944 --> 00:16:19,112 Let it go, man. 346 00:16:19,779 --> 00:16:22,349 Besides, none of us even remember 1971. 347 00:16:23,160 --> 00:16:25,819 All I remember is the years that you actually did lead us. 348 00:16:26,486 --> 00:16:29,889 Randy's right, Mike. It was just football. 349 00:16:30,490 --> 00:16:31,691 We've all moved on. 350 00:16:31,825 --> 00:16:34,527 No such thing as "just football." 351 00:16:34,661 --> 00:16:36,363 Yeah, well, you boys are right. 352 00:16:36,496 --> 00:16:38,832 And I thank y'all for letting me off the hook. 353 00:16:38,965 --> 00:16:41,334 It's just sometimes I wish I could go back 354 00:16:41,468 --> 00:16:43,300 and do it all over again, that's all. 355 00:16:43,136 --> 00:16:44,571 Do what, exactly? 356 00:16:44,704 --> 00:16:45,972 My senior year. 357 00:16:46,720 --> 00:16:48,410 I'd like to go back and play, too, 358 00:16:48,174 --> 00:16:49,809 but my body wouldn't. 359 00:16:49,909 --> 00:16:51,311 Y'all might think I'm crazy, 360 00:16:51,411 --> 00:16:53,880 but I feel like I could still run with them. 361 00:16:54,140 --> 00:16:56,916 Yeah, what's wrong with a 59-year-old college linebacker? 362 00:16:57,500 --> 00:16:58,485 [laughter] 363 00:16:59,850 --> 00:17:02,389 You know, technically, I bet you're still eligible. 364 00:17:03,423 --> 00:17:04,391 You think I am? 365 00:17:04,524 --> 00:17:05,658 The college rules say that 366 00:17:05,759 --> 00:17:06,893 as long as you got that senior year, 367 00:17:07,270 --> 00:17:07,894 you can play it. 368 00:17:08,194 --> 00:17:09,829 You still look like a football player. 369 00:17:11,164 --> 00:17:12,766 I still feel like one. 370 00:17:13,433 --> 00:17:15,835 [soft rock ballad plays on speakers] 371 00:17:18,104 --> 00:17:20,273 [server] One more and we're gonna be closing up. 372 00:17:27,213 --> 00:17:28,214 Hey, Walker. 373 00:17:32,520 --> 00:17:33,530 Hey, Mike. 374 00:17:34,688 --> 00:17:35,622 Ah. 375 00:17:37,123 --> 00:17:39,250 I guess this is the elephant in the room 376 00:17:39,125 --> 00:17:41,227 speaking to the elephant in the room, huh? 377 00:17:41,728 --> 00:17:42,595 Yeah. 378 00:17:46,533 --> 00:17:48,340 Look, Mike, there's been something I've been 379 00:17:48,134 --> 00:17:49,769 wanting to tell you for a long time. 380 00:17:50,970 --> 00:17:51,971 Go on. 381 00:17:53,973 --> 00:17:56,543 You know, it's been over 35 years, and I... 382 00:17:57,711 --> 00:18:00,213 I shouldn't have taken so long to tell you I'm sorry. 383 00:18:03,416 --> 00:18:04,551 You're sorry? 384 00:18:04,651 --> 00:18:06,886 I was a juvenile, d-dumb as a rock. 385 00:18:06,986 --> 00:18:10,223 I-I got you kicked off the football team, out of school. 386 00:18:10,724 --> 00:18:12,759 - I deserved a broken nose. - What? 387 00:18:12,892 --> 00:18:13,827 Yeah. 388 00:18:14,627 --> 00:18:15,595 No. 389 00:18:16,463 --> 00:18:19,432 I... I've been consumed. 390 00:18:21,134 --> 00:18:22,635 There hasn't been a day that's gone by 391 00:18:22,769 --> 00:18:25,338 that I didn't think about that night when I lost my mind. 392 00:18:26,106 --> 00:18:27,173 You're sorry? 393 00:18:27,307 --> 00:18:28,508 Yeah. 394 00:18:29,142 --> 00:18:31,244 [both chuckle] 395 00:18:34,914 --> 00:18:36,160 [Mike grunts] 396 00:18:38,685 --> 00:18:39,519 Hey. 397 00:18:41,210 --> 00:18:42,789 I overheard the guys 398 00:18:42,922 --> 00:18:45,191 and you talking about trying out for the team again? 399 00:18:45,325 --> 00:18:47,327 Oh, yeah, that... 400 00:18:47,460 --> 00:18:49,863 Yeah, that's bananas. You know that, right? 401 00:18:50,630 --> 00:18:51,598 Hey, Mike? 402 00:18:55,100 --> 00:18:55,935 You go for it. 403 00:18:59,606 --> 00:19:02,800 If anybody can do it, you can. 404 00:19:09,549 --> 00:19:11,170 [Eileen] So you're glad you went? 405 00:19:11,151 --> 00:19:12,285 [Mike] Yeah. 406 00:19:12,385 --> 00:19:13,820 - Thanks, Eileen. - Good. 407 00:19:13,953 --> 00:19:15,455 Yeah, you were right. It was healing. 408 00:19:15,555 --> 00:19:17,557 - I'm glad. - Uh, listen... 409 00:19:17,691 --> 00:19:19,192 I got so much on my mind now. 410 00:19:19,893 --> 00:19:22,228 Would it be alright if I stayed for a few more days, 411 00:19:23,229 --> 00:19:25,165 maybe, uh, checked out the old campus? 412 00:19:25,298 --> 00:19:27,330 Uh, sure. Okay. 413 00:19:27,167 --> 00:19:28,535 I feel like I need this. 414 00:19:29,736 --> 00:19:32,138 Just come home with a smile on your face. 415 00:19:32,739 --> 00:19:33,740 Okay. 416 00:19:34,374 --> 00:19:35,475 Thank you, darlin'. 417 00:19:36,209 --> 00:19:37,310 Speak to you soon. 418 00:19:38,645 --> 00:19:39,679 [phone beeps] 419 00:19:39,813 --> 00:19:41,681 [dramatic, uplifting music playing] 420 00:19:46,886 --> 00:19:49,389 [dramatic music swells] 421 00:20:11,578 --> 00:20:12,612 [music fades] 422 00:20:15,150 --> 00:20:15,849 [man] Yeah? 423 00:20:16,349 --> 00:20:17,217 [Mike] Uh, hello? 424 00:20:17,717 --> 00:20:19,520 I'm Mike Flynt. 425 00:20:19,686 --> 00:20:22,220 I called, made an appointment? 426 00:20:23,223 --> 00:20:24,900 Yeah. 427 00:20:24,691 --> 00:20:25,792 Yeah, you're, uh... 428 00:20:26,726 --> 00:20:28,294 You're an alumnus, right? 429 00:20:28,428 --> 00:20:29,596 Well, almost, uh... 430 00:20:30,960 --> 00:20:31,765 I never finished my senior year. 431 00:20:31,898 --> 00:20:32,966 That right? Why not? 432 00:20:33,700 --> 00:20:34,968 I got thrown out for fighting. 433 00:20:36,803 --> 00:20:38,380 But I still have that year. 434 00:20:38,905 --> 00:20:40,573 - What do you mean? - I'm eligible. 435 00:20:40,707 --> 00:20:42,142 Eligible for what? 436 00:20:42,942 --> 00:20:43,777 To play. 437 00:20:45,912 --> 00:20:48,248 I checked, and I still have that year. 438 00:20:48,882 --> 00:20:51,117 Coach, I'd like to try out for your team. 439 00:20:51,885 --> 00:20:52,786 Huh. 440 00:20:53,586 --> 00:20:55,955 Yeah. Well, that's a relief. 441 00:20:56,890 --> 00:20:58,124 You know, I thought you were here for a coaching job, 442 00:20:58,258 --> 00:20:59,993 and I'd have to find a way to politely explain to you 443 00:21:00,126 --> 00:21:02,620 that we have no openings on the team. 444 00:21:02,162 --> 00:21:04,764 But this way, we can just have a good laugh, right? 445 00:21:05,398 --> 00:21:06,466 [chuckles] Well... 446 00:21:07,934 --> 00:21:09,200 I'm as funny as they come, 447 00:21:09,135 --> 00:21:10,470 especially after a couple of beers, 448 00:21:10,603 --> 00:21:13,106 but, uh, this ain't no joke, Coach. 449 00:21:17,100 --> 00:21:18,178 [sighs] 450 00:21:20,246 --> 00:21:21,815 When'd you play here? 451 00:21:21,948 --> 00:21:23,817 '68, '69, '70. 452 00:21:23,950 --> 00:21:24,951 [door opens] 453 00:21:25,850 --> 00:21:26,519 [man] A few of the boys are here, 454 00:21:26,653 --> 00:21:28,655 a couple of J.C. transfers, too. 455 00:21:28,788 --> 00:21:30,256 They're about to run themselves through some drills. 456 00:21:30,357 --> 00:21:31,524 You want to come down, see what we got? 457 00:21:31,658 --> 00:21:33,159 Yeah, yeah. Sure do. 458 00:21:33,693 --> 00:21:34,627 Well, Mike. 459 00:21:35,495 --> 00:21:36,763 Really nice meeting you. 460 00:21:36,863 --> 00:21:38,798 Uh, may I join you, Coach? 461 00:21:39,699 --> 00:21:41,935 - Okey-doke. - ["OU Says Go!" playing] 462 00:21:42,350 --> 00:21:43,436 [whistle tweets] 463 00:21:43,536 --> 00:21:45,338 ♪ This feel like some next-level funk ♪ 464 00:21:45,472 --> 00:21:47,273 ♪ Some bass out the trunk that make the place jump ♪ 465 00:21:47,374 --> 00:21:50,430 ♪ This feel like a whole lotta hype ♪ 466 00:21:50,176 --> 00:21:52,345 ♪ You know that I might, now go catch a flight ♪ 467 00:21:52,479 --> 00:21:55,348 ♪ Ready, ready for some action ♪ 468 00:21:55,482 --> 00:21:57,500 ♪ Ready for some action... ♪ 469 00:21:57,984 --> 00:21:59,185 [whistle blows] 470 00:21:59,319 --> 00:22:02,722 Alright, I'm Sam Weston, head coach, 471 00:22:02,856 --> 00:22:04,357 for those of you who don't know me. 472 00:22:05,392 --> 00:22:07,327 What do you say we play a little touch football, huh? 473 00:22:07,460 --> 00:22:08,862 So I can see how y'all run. 474 00:22:08,995 --> 00:22:10,663 - [players chattering] - Let's do it. 475 00:22:10,797 --> 00:22:12,650 What do we have here? 476 00:22:12,198 --> 00:22:13,333 Uh... 477 00:22:14,801 --> 00:22:15,669 Thirteen. 478 00:22:15,802 --> 00:22:16,736 Uh, 14. 479 00:22:20,600 --> 00:22:21,241 [players chuckle] 480 00:22:21,374 --> 00:22:22,742 Alright, you seven over here, 481 00:22:23,410 --> 00:22:24,644 you seven over here. 482 00:22:26,713 --> 00:22:28,481 Good to see you playing with us, Coach. 483 00:22:28,581 --> 00:22:29,883 Should be good for team morale. 484 00:22:30,160 --> 00:22:30,984 Ain't your coach. 485 00:22:31,840 --> 00:22:32,352 Gonna be your teammate. 486 00:22:33,386 --> 00:22:34,654 Oh. Okay, cool. 487 00:22:35,522 --> 00:22:36,690 Some nice cleats. 488 00:22:37,190 --> 00:22:39,920 Ain't that what Fred Flintstone tried out in? 489 00:22:40,160 --> 00:22:42,620 [chuckles] Let's get it! 490 00:22:42,195 --> 00:22:43,763 [player] Alright, boys. Cover one, cover one. 491 00:22:43,897 --> 00:22:44,931 - Ready? - [all] Break! 492 00:22:45,865 --> 00:22:46,733 Set. Go. 493 00:22:46,866 --> 00:22:47,867 [whistle blows] 494 00:22:50,737 --> 00:22:52,405 [player] Go, go, go, go! 495 00:22:53,390 --> 00:22:54,240 - [grunts] - [players cheer] 496 00:22:54,941 --> 00:22:56,409 I see you! [grunts] 497 00:22:58,445 --> 00:23:00,130 - Ready? - [all] Break! 498 00:23:00,113 --> 00:23:01,681 Strong right, strong right! 499 00:23:02,716 --> 00:23:03,683 [player] Tight, you got tight. 500 00:23:03,783 --> 00:23:06,219 Ready? Set, go. 501 00:23:08,588 --> 00:23:10,357 [grunting] 502 00:23:12,692 --> 00:23:14,260 - Yo, man! - [Mike laughs] 503 00:23:14,394 --> 00:23:15,428 That's it! 504 00:23:15,562 --> 00:23:16,463 Whoo! 505 00:23:17,697 --> 00:23:18,732 Let's go! 506 00:23:22,369 --> 00:23:23,970 Fred Flintstone taught me that, son. 507 00:23:24,104 --> 00:23:25,805 Alright then, old man. Do it again. 508 00:23:29,542 --> 00:23:30,810 Alright, here we go. Huddle up. 509 00:23:30,944 --> 00:23:32,946 - [whistle blows] - Hey, great job today, Pops. 510 00:23:33,580 --> 00:23:34,447 Thanks. 511 00:23:36,383 --> 00:23:37,484 [music fades] 512 00:23:38,284 --> 00:23:39,285 Hey, Coach. 513 00:23:39,919 --> 00:23:41,254 So, what'd you think? 514 00:23:42,389 --> 00:23:43,790 [sighs] Hmm. 515 00:23:45,392 --> 00:23:46,493 Just to be clear, 516 00:23:47,460 --> 00:23:49,429 there's no hidden camera somewhere? 517 00:23:50,263 --> 00:23:51,131 You're for real? 518 00:23:52,165 --> 00:23:53,633 Yes, sir. That I am. 519 00:23:53,767 --> 00:23:54,734 Hmm. 520 00:23:56,403 --> 00:23:57,504 Well, you can run with 'em. 521 00:23:58,138 --> 00:23:59,506 I'll give you that much. 522 00:24:00,173 --> 00:24:02,976 I got a million things racing through my mind right now. 523 00:24:04,770 --> 00:24:04,911 But... 524 00:24:05,812 --> 00:24:06,813 I might let you try out. 525 00:24:06,946 --> 00:24:07,781 [sighs in relief] 526 00:24:08,415 --> 00:24:10,583 Thank you, Coach. I-I don't know what to say. 527 00:24:10,684 --> 00:24:11,751 Don't be thanking me yet. 528 00:24:11,851 --> 00:24:14,320 Just be here August 12th, ready to roll. 529 00:24:15,355 --> 00:24:16,322 Yes, sir. 530 00:24:16,456 --> 00:24:18,458 [panting] 531 00:24:23,430 --> 00:24:24,364 Whoo! 532 00:24:25,331 --> 00:24:27,133 It's a second chance, Eileen. 533 00:24:27,267 --> 00:24:28,535 How many of those do we get? 534 00:24:28,668 --> 00:24:30,337 Well, I thought you were just gonna go 535 00:24:30,470 --> 00:24:32,639 look around for old times' sake. 536 00:24:32,772 --> 00:24:34,941 I have to make up for what I did. 537 00:24:36,209 --> 00:24:38,111 [sighs] What about your job? 538 00:24:38,778 --> 00:24:39,946 [Mike] Building's almost done. 539 00:24:40,460 --> 00:24:42,349 Brett says that I'll have something 540 00:24:42,482 --> 00:24:44,170 no matter what when I get back home. 541 00:24:44,150 --> 00:24:45,685 You talked to Brett before talking to me? 542 00:24:47,454 --> 00:24:49,456 This coach is probably gonna cut me. 543 00:24:50,890 --> 00:24:53,893 But I just want to go down there and give it a shot. 544 00:24:54,270 --> 00:24:56,329 I mean, it's something I have to do. 545 00:24:56,463 --> 00:24:58,398 - [Eileen sighs] - I'm doing it. 546 00:25:03,300 --> 00:25:06,373 You are going to finish those 12 credit hours 547 00:25:06,506 --> 00:25:08,174 for your degree, 548 00:25:08,308 --> 00:25:09,876 no matter whether you make that team or not. 549 00:25:10,100 --> 00:25:11,378 Babe, for you, 550 00:25:11,911 --> 00:25:14,470 I will graduate magna cum anything. 551 00:25:14,180 --> 00:25:15,181 [scoffs] 552 00:25:19,252 --> 00:25:21,187 [car horn honking] 553 00:25:24,157 --> 00:25:25,425 [Micah] Hey, old man. 554 00:25:26,593 --> 00:25:27,427 Hey. 555 00:25:27,927 --> 00:25:29,620 [exhales] 556 00:25:29,562 --> 00:25:31,970 What are you doing here? 557 00:25:31,231 --> 00:25:33,600 I got some research at school. Thought I'd swing by. 558 00:25:33,733 --> 00:25:35,168 - How's the job? - It's good. 559 00:25:35,268 --> 00:25:36,403 It's good. It's busy. 560 00:25:36,536 --> 00:25:39,720 They always lay committees on the new guy. 561 00:25:39,205 --> 00:25:41,274 Well, you know, you gotta keep looking, Micah. 562 00:25:41,908 --> 00:25:43,209 For... For what? 563 00:25:43,343 --> 00:25:45,278 For another job, one that gives tenure. 564 00:25:45,412 --> 00:25:47,947 Yeah, I'm teaching a full load. 565 00:25:48,810 --> 00:25:49,382 It's not easy to get a job these days. 566 00:25:49,516 --> 00:25:50,917 No, no, no. 567 00:25:51,451 --> 00:25:52,886 We don't settle. 568 00:25:53,190 --> 00:25:54,888 You gotta keep grinding it out. 569 00:25:55,210 --> 00:25:57,123 Is that what you're doing with the football thing, 570 00:25:57,257 --> 00:25:58,525 grinding it out? 571 00:25:58,625 --> 00:26:00,360 Oh, your mother. She can't keep a secret. 572 00:26:00,460 --> 00:26:02,395 I thought we didn't keep secrets in this family. 573 00:26:02,529 --> 00:26:04,631 I just wanted to tell you directly 574 00:26:05,231 --> 00:26:07,100 from-from just-- from me to you 575 00:26:07,233 --> 00:26:09,436 so that it didn't sound as... 576 00:26:09,569 --> 00:26:10,870 Insane? 577 00:26:10,970 --> 00:26:12,238 [sighs] 578 00:26:12,372 --> 00:26:14,641 Dad, have you thought this through? 579 00:26:15,608 --> 00:26:17,544 - What's to think through? - I don't know... 580 00:26:17,644 --> 00:26:20,780 Broken skull, broken femurs, concussions? 581 00:26:20,914 --> 00:26:22,982 That's why I'm out here, hoss man, 582 00:26:23,116 --> 00:26:24,918 so I can, you know, work on the engine, 583 00:26:25,510 --> 00:26:26,453 make sure everything's runnin' right. 584 00:26:27,787 --> 00:26:29,389 [soft music playing] 585 00:26:31,725 --> 00:26:32,959 You know, Dad, this... 586 00:26:33,993 --> 00:26:35,929 This happened so long ago. 587 00:26:37,764 --> 00:26:39,466 Don't you think it's time to let it go? 588 00:26:39,599 --> 00:26:41,301 I mean, why does this one have to be a win? 589 00:26:41,434 --> 00:26:42,769 It's not about winning. 590 00:26:43,303 --> 00:26:44,571 It's about finishing what you start. 591 00:26:44,671 --> 00:26:47,574 Come on, you and I both know that's not true. 592 00:26:47,674 --> 00:26:49,642 It's always about winning with you. 593 00:26:49,776 --> 00:26:51,444 You taught me that since I could walk. 594 00:26:51,578 --> 00:26:53,613 Well, what, maybe I should have taught you how to lose? 595 00:26:53,747 --> 00:26:55,582 Okay, look, you're not hearing me, Dad. 596 00:26:55,682 --> 00:26:57,450 I'm hearing you just fine. Thank you. 597 00:27:00,253 --> 00:27:02,255 Hope to see you back at the house. 598 00:27:08,461 --> 00:27:09,963 There we go. [grunts] 599 00:27:10,960 --> 00:27:11,698 That's all of it. 600 00:27:12,332 --> 00:27:14,467 Well, then, let's get you off to college. 601 00:27:14,601 --> 00:27:17,300 At least this time I got a hot roommate. 602 00:27:17,137 --> 00:27:17,937 Oh, my... 603 00:27:18,438 --> 00:27:20,373 [chuckles] 604 00:27:21,875 --> 00:27:24,277 - [truck engine revs] - West Texas, here we come. 605 00:27:24,377 --> 00:27:25,979 [bright dramatic music playing] 606 00:27:37,390 --> 00:27:38,825 [player] Yo, check it. 607 00:27:38,958 --> 00:27:40,527 ♪ All my shorties coming running ♪ 608 00:27:40,660 --> 00:27:41,828 ♪ Can you blame 'em? ♪ 609 00:27:41,961 --> 00:27:43,129 ♪ When you looking like Jamal ♪ 610 00:27:43,229 --> 00:27:44,497 ♪ All you got to do is name 'em ♪ 611 00:27:44,631 --> 00:27:47,330 ♪ Aaliyah, Shanice, Imani, and Taylor ♪ 612 00:27:47,167 --> 00:27:48,668 ♪ They're looking for the face ♪ 613 00:27:48,802 --> 00:27:50,637 ♪ They're plotting on the chase ♪ 614 00:27:50,737 --> 00:27:52,539 ♪ She saw your face then pulled out her mace ♪ 615 00:27:52,672 --> 00:27:53,640 Ay! 616 00:27:53,740 --> 00:27:55,410 [Jamal] Don't be hating the player 617 00:27:55,175 --> 00:27:56,376 'cause you can't hang with me. 618 00:27:56,509 --> 00:27:57,711 Same team bus, 619 00:27:57,844 --> 00:27:59,579 but you ain't in the same lane with me. 620 00:27:59,713 --> 00:28:01,648 [players chattering, laughing] 621 00:28:01,748 --> 00:28:03,583 Forget all y'all, man. Forget all y'all. 622 00:28:03,717 --> 00:28:05,418 Yo, yo, yo! [chuckles] 623 00:28:06,252 --> 00:28:07,220 Yo! 624 00:28:09,522 --> 00:28:11,257 Yo, what you listening to, man? 625 00:28:11,991 --> 00:28:12,992 Music? 626 00:28:13,159 --> 00:28:14,427 Man, what kind of music gon' make 627 00:28:14,561 --> 00:28:16,262 somebody dance like that? 628 00:28:16,396 --> 00:28:17,664 - [derisive laughter] - Good, man! 629 00:28:18,264 --> 00:28:19,766 Look at you, old geezer. 630 00:28:19,899 --> 00:28:20,900 See what that man playing with. 631 00:28:21,735 --> 00:28:22,902 It's just... 632 00:28:23,360 --> 00:28:24,738 It's just rock and soul. 633 00:28:24,871 --> 00:28:26,206 Y'all know "Rubberband Man"? 634 00:28:26,339 --> 00:28:28,375 Uh... It's what we used to listen to. 635 00:28:28,508 --> 00:28:29,409 ["The Rubberband Man" playing] 636 00:28:30,430 --> 00:28:31,578 ♪ Hey, y'all, prepare yourself ♪ 637 00:28:31,711 --> 00:28:34,347 ♪ For the Rubberband Man... ♪ 638 00:28:35,448 --> 00:28:38,251 It's like-- It's that Rubberband Man, man! 639 00:28:38,385 --> 00:28:40,253 - [players chattering] - I like this! 640 00:28:40,387 --> 00:28:41,888 [player] My daddy used to love this! 641 00:28:44,290 --> 00:28:45,625 I like that, right here! 642 00:28:45,759 --> 00:28:47,127 I can do this. 643 00:28:47,260 --> 00:28:48,928 We can bump some of this old-man music. 644 00:28:49,620 --> 00:28:50,530 I remember this. "Rubberband Man." 645 00:28:50,630 --> 00:28:53,400 It's like a-- like a broke-down Batman! 646 00:28:53,533 --> 00:28:55,402 [laughter] 647 00:28:57,437 --> 00:28:59,439 [man] Gentlemen! Hey, you newbies! 648 00:28:59,572 --> 00:29:02,275 Quiet down! Gentlemen! 649 00:29:02,409 --> 00:29:03,410 [players quieten] 650 00:29:03,543 --> 00:29:05,779 I'm Doc Prude, team trainer. 651 00:29:05,912 --> 00:29:07,280 Line up. Get your gear. 652 00:29:07,414 --> 00:29:09,249 I need to see everyone in the training room after. 653 00:29:09,749 --> 00:29:11,117 [players chattering] 654 00:29:12,452 --> 00:29:14,788 We just messing with you, old man. Good to see you. 655 00:29:15,588 --> 00:29:16,489 Coaching, right? 656 00:29:16,623 --> 00:29:18,580 No, I'm gonna play. 657 00:29:18,792 --> 00:29:19,626 Football? 658 00:29:21,294 --> 00:29:23,496 Man, that man crazy. 659 00:29:24,164 --> 00:29:25,598 [sighs] 660 00:29:27,801 --> 00:29:30,103 Hey, sir, I'm Fernie Acosta. 661 00:29:30,737 --> 00:29:33,600 - It's cool to have you aboard. - Hey, thanks, Fernie. 662 00:29:33,139 --> 00:29:36,900 Call me Mike. We're teammates now, got it? 663 00:29:36,743 --> 00:29:37,677 Yes, sir. 664 00:29:37,811 --> 00:29:39,312 ["The Rubberband Man" playing] 665 00:29:39,446 --> 00:29:40,647 [whistle tweets] 666 00:29:40,780 --> 00:29:41,748 [grunting] 667 00:29:41,848 --> 00:29:43,160 [whistle blows] 668 00:29:43,650 --> 00:29:44,818 [grunting] 669 00:29:47,587 --> 00:29:48,521 [breathing heavily] 670 00:29:49,155 --> 00:29:50,290 [Mike grunts] 671 00:29:50,423 --> 00:29:53,260 Get your head across! You wanna be here? 672 00:29:53,159 --> 00:29:55,261 You wanna be here? Then move your feet! 673 00:29:55,362 --> 00:29:56,429 Yes, Coach. 674 00:29:59,165 --> 00:29:59,999 [whistle tweets] 675 00:30:01,334 --> 00:30:02,435 [whistle tweets] 676 00:30:02,535 --> 00:30:03,703 Get your hands underneath. 677 00:30:04,204 --> 00:30:05,138 Yes, sir. 678 00:30:06,306 --> 00:30:08,108 [coach] Eyes up, eyes up, eyes up, eyes up! 679 00:30:09,275 --> 00:30:11,678 Eyes up, eyes up, eyes up! 680 00:30:12,645 --> 00:30:14,447 Two in, one out, Flynt. 681 00:30:14,547 --> 00:30:16,383 [Weston] Today, there are 80 of you. 682 00:30:16,516 --> 00:30:19,619 In a week, there's gonna be 54. 683 00:30:20,153 --> 00:30:21,388 Every one of you is gonna have to 684 00:30:21,521 --> 00:30:22,722 earn a spot on this team. 685 00:30:22,856 --> 00:30:23,957 Alright. 686 00:30:24,570 --> 00:30:25,692 See you tomorrow, 8:00 a.m. 687 00:30:26,459 --> 00:30:27,460 Full gear. 688 00:30:27,560 --> 00:30:29,996 [dramatic music playing] 689 00:30:39,572 --> 00:30:40,840 Come on, Mike. 690 00:30:41,574 --> 00:30:43,410 [grunting] 691 00:30:44,770 --> 00:30:45,412 [music intensifies] 692 00:30:46,460 --> 00:30:46,980 Come on. 693 00:30:47,914 --> 00:30:48,815 [grunts] 694 00:31:05,331 --> 00:31:06,833 [player] Alright, move up, move up. 695 00:31:09,703 --> 00:31:10,603 [whistle tweets] 696 00:31:14,400 --> 00:31:15,750 [Mike] Nice move, Jamal! 697 00:31:15,208 --> 00:31:16,443 [grunts] 698 00:31:16,576 --> 00:31:18,178 Keep your head on a swivel, old man. 699 00:31:18,278 --> 00:31:19,913 Hey, man, get off of him! 700 00:31:21,715 --> 00:31:23,516 - You good? You okay? - [Mike groans] 701 00:31:23,616 --> 00:31:25,585 - Doc! - Nice hit! 702 00:31:25,719 --> 00:31:26,886 Whoever that was. 703 00:31:27,520 --> 00:31:28,955 [player] That old man got stones. 704 00:31:29,723 --> 00:31:30,623 Whoa, whoa, whoa. 705 00:31:30,757 --> 00:31:31,891 [Mike panting] 706 00:31:32,726 --> 00:31:34,270 How bad was that? 707 00:31:34,127 --> 00:31:35,729 It's just a stinger, Doc. It's fine, it's fine. 708 00:31:35,795 --> 00:31:36,930 - I'm good. - Take it easy. 709 00:31:37,630 --> 00:31:39,599 [players chattering] 710 00:31:42,268 --> 00:31:43,536 Hey, you ever done 'roids? 711 00:31:43,636 --> 00:31:44,471 [scoffs] 712 00:31:44,604 --> 00:31:46,206 There's a nice question. 713 00:31:46,306 --> 00:31:47,273 No. 714 00:31:49,420 --> 00:31:50,243 Were you a hippie? 715 00:31:50,377 --> 00:31:51,478 What? 716 00:31:51,611 --> 00:31:52,979 Bet you went organic, huh? 717 00:31:53,113 --> 00:31:55,248 A little creatine, deer antler, 718 00:31:55,382 --> 00:31:56,316 little horny goat weed? 719 00:31:56,449 --> 00:31:57,484 Horny goat? 720 00:31:57,617 --> 00:31:59,719 No, man. I never went organic. 721 00:31:59,819 --> 00:32:02,555 Then how are you doing this at your age, man? 722 00:32:02,655 --> 00:32:04,824 At the moment, I got no idea. 723 00:32:05,925 --> 00:32:07,600 At least you're an old-timer 724 00:32:07,160 --> 00:32:08,661 that don't know all the answers. 725 00:32:10,397 --> 00:32:12,632 Hey, uh, what's your name? 726 00:32:13,433 --> 00:32:14,901 - Jeremy. - Jeremy what? 727 00:32:15,100 --> 00:32:15,969 Jeremy Cartwright. 728 00:32:16,102 --> 00:32:17,137 Mike Flynt. 729 00:32:17,270 --> 00:32:18,772 Flynt. Like the stone. 730 00:32:19,305 --> 00:32:20,507 I like that. 731 00:32:20,674 --> 00:32:22,142 Strike a flint, you get a spark, right? 732 00:32:22,275 --> 00:32:24,244 - Something like that. - [chuckles] 733 00:32:25,245 --> 00:32:27,147 Hey, what are you studying here? 734 00:32:27,914 --> 00:32:28,782 Me? 735 00:32:28,915 --> 00:32:30,684 [laughs] Yeah, you. 736 00:32:30,817 --> 00:32:32,185 I'm getting my degree in education. 737 00:32:32,318 --> 00:32:34,287 I want to teach third grade. 738 00:32:34,988 --> 00:32:35,955 Teach third grade? 739 00:32:36,890 --> 00:32:38,792 Uh, not second, not fourth? Third? 740 00:32:39,693 --> 00:32:40,760 Third. 741 00:32:40,860 --> 00:32:41,795 I like that. 742 00:32:42,295 --> 00:32:43,129 Noble. 743 00:32:43,697 --> 00:32:45,598 We need more nobility in football. 744 00:32:46,833 --> 00:32:47,767 Yeah. 745 00:32:47,867 --> 00:32:49,135 [indistinct chatter] 746 00:32:49,269 --> 00:32:50,136 Where's the... 747 00:32:50,637 --> 00:32:51,471 Ah... 748 00:32:52,500 --> 00:32:53,600 Ah, there it is. 749 00:32:55,275 --> 00:32:57,644 Hi, sir. I was wondering if I could discuss my schedule. 750 00:32:57,777 --> 00:32:59,179 Oh, I'm not a-- Uh, I'm a student. 751 00:32:59,779 --> 00:33:01,781 OMG. You're that grandpa 752 00:33:01,881 --> 00:33:03,983 who's on the football team, aren't you? 753 00:33:04,117 --> 00:33:05,952 Well, I haven't made the football team yet. 754 00:33:06,520 --> 00:33:07,954 - Are you Greek? - Irish? 755 00:33:08,655 --> 00:33:09,989 I mean, like, are you in a frat? 756 00:33:10,123 --> 00:33:11,725 - Excuse me. - I'm Professor Gail Davis. 757 00:33:11,858 --> 00:33:14,661 And I hope you know you're in Biochemistry 101. 758 00:33:14,794 --> 00:33:15,729 So let's get into it. 759 00:33:15,862 --> 00:33:16,696 Hey, Mike. 760 00:33:17,230 --> 00:33:18,998 It's one thing to take our positions on the field, 761 00:33:19,132 --> 00:33:20,700 but don't go taking our girls now. 762 00:33:20,834 --> 00:33:22,969 [Davis] ...carbohydrates, the Acetyl-CoA. 763 00:33:23,690 --> 00:33:25,171 Now, brownie points for anybody who can tell me 764 00:33:25,305 --> 00:33:27,640 what the CoA stands for. Any smarties? 765 00:33:28,875 --> 00:33:30,243 [Weston] Get loose. Get loose. 766 00:33:30,877 --> 00:33:32,545 Going to individuals right after this, 767 00:33:32,679 --> 00:33:34,470 so get your minds right. 768 00:33:34,180 --> 00:33:35,315 Ah, come on, old-timer. 769 00:33:35,415 --> 00:33:36,816 Weak little stretch right now. 770 00:33:36,916 --> 00:33:39,190 - Weak little stretch. - Easy now. Easy now. 771 00:33:39,152 --> 00:33:40,353 I'm old. [groans] 772 00:33:40,487 --> 00:33:42,550 What's up, man? You ready for me, Father Time? 773 00:33:42,722 --> 00:33:44,391 - [laughs] - I'll tell you what. 774 00:33:44,524 --> 00:33:46,920 You're out of time, son. 775 00:33:46,226 --> 00:33:47,494 [laughs] We'll see. 776 00:33:48,395 --> 00:33:51,197 - [whistle blows] - [both grunting] 777 00:33:51,331 --> 00:33:52,198 [growls] Got ya. 778 00:33:52,332 --> 00:33:54,334 [grunting] 779 00:33:58,538 --> 00:33:59,673 How about that? 780 00:33:59,773 --> 00:34:00,707 How about what? 781 00:34:02,876 --> 00:34:04,244 - How about that. - [Mike grunting] 782 00:34:06,212 --> 00:34:07,781 [grunting continues] 783 00:34:08,415 --> 00:34:10,583 He's like a 59-year-old Rudy. 784 00:34:10,717 --> 00:34:12,619 [yells] 785 00:34:12,752 --> 00:34:14,287 [grunting] 786 00:34:16,723 --> 00:34:18,910 - That's it. Last one. - That's it. 787 00:34:18,224 --> 00:34:19,459 Wait, o-one more. 788 00:34:19,592 --> 00:34:21,194 [grunts] 789 00:34:21,294 --> 00:34:22,762 - [yells] - Come on, Mike. 790 00:34:22,862 --> 00:34:24,698 Making us look bad. It ain't a contest. 791 00:34:24,798 --> 00:34:26,320 - Nice effort, Flynt. - [exhales] 792 00:34:26,800 --> 00:34:28,868 Contest? Yeah. Contest. 793 00:34:28,968 --> 00:34:30,637 We're gonna do a contest. 794 00:34:30,770 --> 00:34:32,872 - Contest! Alright? - [men clamor] 795 00:34:32,972 --> 00:34:34,741 Alright, now I want three benches 796 00:34:34,874 --> 00:34:36,476 lined up right here. 797 00:34:36,609 --> 00:34:39,779 Three of you are gonna lift these 45-pound plates 798 00:34:39,913 --> 00:34:41,548 - 'til the last man quits. - Yeah. 799 00:34:41,648 --> 00:34:43,416 - Alright? - Done and done. 800 00:34:43,550 --> 00:34:44,984 - Flynt? - [inhales deeply] 801 00:34:45,118 --> 00:34:46,386 Of course. 802 00:34:46,486 --> 00:34:48,880 - What? What'd you say? - [loud exhale] 803 00:34:48,588 --> 00:34:50,490 Haven't used it all up, Coach. Let's go! 804 00:34:50,623 --> 00:34:52,792 - Alright, let's go. - [men cheer] 805 00:34:52,926 --> 00:34:54,940 Hey, I'm rootin' for you, Mike. 806 00:34:54,227 --> 00:34:55,328 Somebody better. 807 00:34:55,462 --> 00:34:56,763 Alright, now, get set... 808 00:34:57,664 --> 00:35:00,266 and on Coach Clay's whistle... 809 00:35:00,400 --> 00:35:02,902 - [whistle blows] - [men shouting, cheering] 810 00:35:03,300 --> 00:35:05,505 Yeah! Come on, come on, come on! 811 00:35:05,638 --> 00:35:06,439 [huffing] 812 00:35:06,573 --> 00:35:07,674 Come on! Come on! 813 00:35:15,148 --> 00:35:16,916 [cheering continues] 814 00:35:19,652 --> 00:35:21,654 Come on, Mike! You got 'em! Come on, come on, come on! 815 00:35:21,788 --> 00:35:23,123 Keep going! Keep going, Mike! 816 00:35:23,256 --> 00:35:24,624 Don't you stop! Mike, come on! 817 00:35:24,758 --> 00:35:25,759 You got it! You got it! 818 00:35:26,693 --> 00:35:28,461 Let's go. You got this. Let's go! 819 00:35:28,595 --> 00:35:30,997 You got it! You got it! He stopped. Mike, come on! 820 00:35:31,131 --> 00:35:32,298 - Only got one left. - Let's go! 821 00:35:32,432 --> 00:35:34,467 - Let's go, Mike! Let's go! - Mike! 822 00:35:34,601 --> 00:35:36,136 [men chanting "Mike!"] 823 00:35:36,269 --> 00:35:38,672 Mr. Flynt! Mr. Flynt! 824 00:35:38,805 --> 00:35:41,700 [men chanting "Mike!"] 825 00:35:41,141 --> 00:35:42,809 [grunting] 826 00:35:42,942 --> 00:35:45,812 - [men chanting "Mike!"] - [music builds] 827 00:35:45,945 --> 00:35:47,814 [grunting] 828 00:35:50,116 --> 00:35:51,484 [loud exhale] 829 00:35:51,618 --> 00:35:54,200 [cheering] 830 00:35:58,958 --> 00:36:00,600 From now on, 831 00:36:00,193 --> 00:36:02,629 this exercise will be known as the... 832 00:36:02,729 --> 00:36:05,310 - Mike Flynt! - [loud cheering] 833 00:36:05,165 --> 00:36:07,330 [men chanting "Mike!"] 834 00:36:10,303 --> 00:36:11,571 No, no, no, no, Mike. 835 00:36:11,705 --> 00:36:12,739 You-you good, man. 836 00:36:12,872 --> 00:36:14,407 You made the team 40 years ago! 837 00:36:14,541 --> 00:36:15,742 - [crosstalk] - Forty years ago? 838 00:36:15,875 --> 00:36:17,977 Whoa, hey. So I found the 1970 yearbook 839 00:36:18,780 --> 00:36:19,212 in the library, and you know what it said? 840 00:36:19,346 --> 00:36:21,915 Said Mr. Flynt made 24 tackles in one game. 841 00:36:22,480 --> 00:36:23,383 How many times do I have to tell ya, 842 00:36:23,516 --> 00:36:24,984 don't call me Mr. Flynt. 843 00:36:25,850 --> 00:36:26,860 - Uh-- - Call me Mike. 844 00:36:26,219 --> 00:36:27,687 Wait. Hang on. Are you serious? 845 00:36:27,821 --> 00:36:30,156 It's true. And I thought I was balling with 12 tackles. 846 00:36:30,256 --> 00:36:32,920 Yeah, you could make 24 tackles. 847 00:36:32,225 --> 00:36:33,526 Pfft. In my dreams, maybe. 848 00:36:33,660 --> 00:36:34,761 Well, it starts with dreaming. 849 00:36:34,894 --> 00:36:36,162 Like every week I would daydream 850 00:36:36,262 --> 00:36:37,831 about the next game and play this movie 851 00:36:37,931 --> 00:36:39,232 over and over again in my head. 852 00:36:39,366 --> 00:36:41,368 I'd like, just sack the quarterback 853 00:36:41,501 --> 00:36:43,690 and stuff him for a loss. You know? 854 00:36:43,203 --> 00:36:45,500 - Yeah. - Time we got to the real game, 855 00:36:45,105 --> 00:36:46,373 I'd already won a dozen games 856 00:36:46,506 --> 00:36:47,907 in my mind's eye. You get me? 857 00:36:48,410 --> 00:36:49,376 That's like Phil Jackson's Sacred Hoops. 858 00:36:49,509 --> 00:36:50,944 - That's right, exactly. - Bruce Lee. 859 00:36:51,511 --> 00:36:53,913 - Ooh, Enter the Linebacker. - Exactly. 860 00:36:54,470 --> 00:36:56,490 Zen and the Art of ***-kicking, 861 00:36:56,182 --> 00:36:58,251 starring my man, Mike Flynt. You know what I'm saying? 862 00:36:58,385 --> 00:36:59,853 - Killing me, man. - [laughter] 863 00:36:59,953 --> 00:37:01,187 You know what? 864 00:37:01,287 --> 00:37:02,555 Maybe I can make 24. 865 00:37:02,689 --> 00:37:04,391 - Hey. - [Mike] Hey. 866 00:37:04,524 --> 00:37:06,590 Since you're daydreaming, 867 00:37:06,192 --> 00:37:07,794 you might as well make it 25. 868 00:37:08,595 --> 00:37:11,131 [sentimental music playing] 869 00:37:18,405 --> 00:37:20,440 - [music fades] - [breathing heavily] 870 00:37:20,573 --> 00:37:22,275 Hey, son. Hey, listen. 871 00:37:22,409 --> 00:37:24,377 This is the bad part of my job and I hate doing it, 872 00:37:24,477 --> 00:37:26,146 but I'm gonna have to wind up cutting you. 873 00:37:26,279 --> 00:37:28,248 Okay? It's not gonna work out this year. 874 00:37:28,381 --> 00:37:29,949 Go back, work on the fundamentals. 875 00:37:30,830 --> 00:37:32,886 I'll see you next year, okay? See you next year. 876 00:37:32,986 --> 00:37:34,554 Alright? We're gonna gather up. Alright? 877 00:37:34,654 --> 00:37:36,156 - [whistle blows] - Gather up! 878 00:37:36,289 --> 00:37:37,724 [player] Alright? Come on, come on. 879 00:37:38,992 --> 00:37:40,727 Circle up. Circle up. Okay? 880 00:37:40,827 --> 00:37:44,230 Alright then. Coach Clay, how many we got left? 881 00:37:44,330 --> 00:37:46,990 [Clay] Fifty-four, Coach. 882 00:37:46,232 --> 00:37:49,602 That's it, boys. You made it. This is your team. 883 00:37:49,736 --> 00:37:51,271 - Yeah! - Congratulations. 884 00:37:51,404 --> 00:37:52,572 - Alright. - Yeah. 885 00:37:52,672 --> 00:37:53,673 Does this mean I made it? 886 00:37:53,807 --> 00:37:55,108 Yeah, it means you made it, Mike. 887 00:37:55,241 --> 00:37:57,344 - You did it, Mike. - Yeah. You got this, man! 888 00:37:57,477 --> 00:37:59,179 - Congratulations! - Hey, Coach. 889 00:37:59,312 --> 00:38:00,814 Does this mean I made the team? 890 00:38:01,448 --> 00:38:03,783 See, this is why you never graduated in the first place. 891 00:38:03,917 --> 00:38:04,818 You don't listen. 892 00:38:04,951 --> 00:38:06,286 Oh, thank you, Coach! 893 00:38:06,419 --> 00:38:08,188 I promise you, I will not let you down. 894 00:38:08,321 --> 00:38:10,757 - Okay. Alright. - [hopeful music playing] 895 00:38:10,857 --> 00:38:12,759 Hey, look at that, huh? 896 00:38:12,859 --> 00:38:15,161 Ahora tú eres mi carnal, Mr. Flynt! 897 00:38:15,295 --> 00:38:16,696 Well, thank you very much, I think. 898 00:38:17,997 --> 00:38:18,865 You got heart, Flynt. 899 00:38:19,366 --> 00:38:20,433 - Thanks, Captain. - You bet. 900 00:38:20,533 --> 00:38:21,501 I appreciate you. 901 00:38:22,100 --> 00:38:23,536 - Hey! - Hey, Jeremy, man. 902 00:38:23,670 --> 00:38:24,871 - Hey, man. - Ah! 903 00:38:25,500 --> 00:38:29,175 - [men chattering happily] - [music swells] 904 00:38:30,977 --> 00:38:32,178 I'm sorry, man. 905 00:38:37,317 --> 00:38:38,818 - Congratulations. - Thanks. 906 00:38:38,952 --> 00:38:40,153 You're a great story. 907 00:38:40,286 --> 00:38:42,689 [soft dramatic music playing] 908 00:38:47,627 --> 00:38:49,696 Ta-da! [chuckles] 909 00:38:51,131 --> 00:38:51,998 [laughs] 910 00:38:52,499 --> 00:38:53,666 Well, congratulations. 911 00:38:53,800 --> 00:38:55,568 - Oh, you made it! - [both laughing] 912 00:39:00,173 --> 00:39:01,374 What's going on? 913 00:39:01,508 --> 00:39:03,643 Well, allow me the privilege 914 00:39:03,743 --> 00:39:07,480 of worrying about a husband who's gonna fight semi-trucks 915 00:39:07,580 --> 00:39:09,150 - every Saturday. - Come on. 916 00:39:09,149 --> 00:39:10,383 Can I just have this one moment? 917 00:39:10,517 --> 00:39:11,751 Just this one moment. 918 00:39:11,885 --> 00:39:14,540 Like I said, congratulations. 919 00:39:15,550 --> 00:39:16,990 Well, DeLanie and Lily called. 920 00:39:17,900 --> 00:39:18,858 Uh, our grandson asked 921 00:39:18,992 --> 00:39:20,660 if I could knock someone's head off. 922 00:39:20,760 --> 00:39:23,163 Uh-huh. What about Micah? 923 00:39:23,263 --> 00:39:24,831 Ah, Micah, I don't get. 924 00:39:25,432 --> 00:39:26,866 Well, he's worried about you. 925 00:39:27,000 --> 00:39:29,369 So he expresses that by not communicating? 926 00:39:29,502 --> 00:39:31,604 - I don't buy that. - Maybe he thinks silence 927 00:39:31,738 --> 00:39:33,773 is the only way to reach you now. 928 00:39:35,608 --> 00:39:36,443 Hey. 929 00:39:37,344 --> 00:39:39,679 It's good. Good. [exhales] 930 00:39:41,581 --> 00:39:44,170 Football is a contact sport. 931 00:39:44,117 --> 00:39:47,120 No, ma'am. Football is a collision sport. 932 00:39:47,620 --> 00:39:49,856 - That makes me feel better. - Dance. Dance... 933 00:39:49,956 --> 00:39:51,691 - is a contact sport. - Ah. 934 00:39:51,791 --> 00:39:53,626 What do you think you're doing? 935 00:39:53,760 --> 00:39:55,628 I'm just making my move, woman. 936 00:39:55,762 --> 00:39:56,596 [chuckles] 937 00:39:57,197 --> 00:39:59,366 - I swear, you're so beautiful. - [news intro playing] 938 00:39:59,466 --> 00:40:02,680 We've all heard stories about retirees going back to school 939 00:40:02,202 --> 00:40:04,137 and getting their diplomas, but have you ever heard 940 00:40:04,270 --> 00:40:06,806 of a 59-year-old guy going back to college 941 00:40:06,940 --> 00:40:08,475 and signing up for the football team? 942 00:40:08,608 --> 00:40:09,943 [reporter 2] For Mike Flynt, number 49, 943 00:40:10,760 --> 00:40:11,311 age is just a number. 944 00:40:11,444 --> 00:40:13,246 ...a Texas grandfather who's tearing up 945 00:40:13,380 --> 00:40:15,482 the competition, and it's no pickup game. 946 00:40:15,615 --> 00:40:16,950 It's in NCAA football. 947 00:40:17,830 --> 00:40:18,551 Mike Flynt asked himself that question 948 00:40:18,651 --> 00:40:19,486 for 36 years, 949 00:40:19,619 --> 00:40:21,154 and now he has finally decided 950 00:40:21,287 --> 00:40:22,822 - to do something about it. - Go, Mike. 951 00:40:22,956 --> 00:40:25,392 For 59-year-old grandfather Mike Flynt, 952 00:40:25,492 --> 00:40:27,930 it's a dream that never died. 953 00:40:27,227 --> 00:40:28,728 - He's 59? - 59? 954 00:40:28,828 --> 00:40:30,964 Jeez, man. He's older than my dad. 955 00:40:31,970 --> 00:40:33,133 One more rep. The only way we get beat 956 00:40:33,266 --> 00:40:34,334 out on that field 957 00:40:34,467 --> 00:40:36,403 is if you beat yourself in here. 958 00:40:37,137 --> 00:40:38,738 You get out what you put in. 959 00:40:38,838 --> 00:40:40,600 One more rep. 960 00:40:40,140 --> 00:40:41,241 Don't quit. 961 00:40:41,808 --> 00:40:43,143 That's what I'm talking about, Flynt. 962 00:40:43,276 --> 00:40:44,944 Come on, Fern-man, you got this! 963 00:40:45,780 --> 00:40:46,246 - [whistle blows] - Let's go! 964 00:40:46,346 --> 00:40:48,982 - [grunting] - [cheering] 965 00:40:49,115 --> 00:40:51,170 Next two, next two. Let's go! 966 00:40:52,419 --> 00:40:53,586 Hey, Fernie. 967 00:40:53,687 --> 00:40:55,155 You're as strong as a bull, man, 968 00:40:55,288 --> 00:40:56,690 but you're hitting too high. 969 00:40:56,823 --> 00:40:58,158 Eyes through the thighs, 970 00:40:58,291 --> 00:41:00,293 wrap and squeeze, drive for five. 971 00:41:00,427 --> 00:41:02,262 You can tackle a T-Rex like that, man. 972 00:41:02,362 --> 00:41:04,497 Technique. Technique instead of strength. 973 00:41:04,631 --> 00:41:07,330 Technique and strength. Got it? 974 00:41:07,701 --> 00:41:09,469 Let me see if I can take my own advice. 975 00:41:09,602 --> 00:41:10,804 Thanks, Mr. Flynt. 976 00:41:10,937 --> 00:41:12,605 - Mike! - Let's go. Mike, let's go! 977 00:41:12,706 --> 00:41:14,207 Let's go. Let's go. Alright! 978 00:41:14,341 --> 00:41:16,676 - Get in there! - Here we go. Here we go. 979 00:41:16,810 --> 00:41:19,379 - Here we go. Here we go. - [shouting continues] 980 00:41:19,512 --> 00:41:20,380 [whistle blows] 981 00:41:20,880 --> 00:41:22,215 - [loud thud] - [cheering] 982 00:41:22,349 --> 00:41:24,284 Yeah, baby! That's what I'm talking about! 983 00:41:24,384 --> 00:41:25,852 That's what I'm talking about. 984 00:41:27,854 --> 00:41:29,556 Let's go. Next two. Next two. 985 00:41:30,190 --> 00:41:31,691 - [grunting] - [clamoring] 986 00:41:31,825 --> 00:41:33,960 Nice hit! That's how to do it. 987 00:41:34,600 --> 00:41:35,562 - Let's go. Next group! - Whoo! 988 00:41:35,695 --> 00:41:38,310 Ah, that's me. That's me. That's me. Let's go. 989 00:41:38,732 --> 00:41:41,368 [clamoring] 990 00:41:41,501 --> 00:41:43,303 [tense music playing] 991 00:41:43,403 --> 00:41:45,372 - He's mine. - Take him out, Stanton! 992 00:41:46,873 --> 00:41:50,430 - Oh, it's on now! - [breathing heavily] 993 00:41:50,977 --> 00:41:51,878 Come on! 994 00:41:53,880 --> 00:41:55,810 - Go! - [whistle blows] 995 00:41:55,215 --> 00:41:57,417 - [loud thud] - [grunting] 996 00:41:57,550 --> 00:41:59,152 - [whooping, cheering] - [groaning] 997 00:41:59,252 --> 00:42:00,587 That's what I'm talkin' about! 998 00:42:00,720 --> 00:42:02,922 Don't bring it up in here, old man! 999 00:42:03,560 --> 00:42:06,359 - Let's go, guys! Go! - [whistle blowing] 1000 00:42:07,360 --> 00:42:09,162 Alright, listen up. O-line's gonna see 1001 00:42:09,262 --> 00:42:11,664 a lot of pressure on Saturday so we're going blitz pickup. 1002 00:42:11,765 --> 00:42:12,732 Let's get on the line. 1003 00:42:13,533 --> 00:42:15,902 Watch 33. Punch the gap on two. 1004 00:42:16,360 --> 00:42:18,710 [chuckles] Gramps is mine. 1005 00:42:18,204 --> 00:42:20,340 - Ready! Blue 32! - Coming for you, old man. 1006 00:42:20,440 --> 00:42:22,375 - Set, go! - [grunting] 1007 00:42:22,509 --> 00:42:24,177 - [yells, grunts] - [whistle blows] 1008 00:42:25,612 --> 00:42:27,247 - [grunts] - Sorry about that, Cap. 1009 00:42:27,380 --> 00:42:28,581 - You're good. - Alright, nice. 1010 00:42:28,715 --> 00:42:30,417 - Good job, Flynt. - Next time, Stanton. 1011 00:42:30,550 --> 00:42:33,186 - You better shut up right now. - Hey, focus. Listen to me. 1012 00:42:33,286 --> 00:42:34,888 You're gonna get Kyle killed playing like that. 1013 00:42:35,210 --> 00:42:36,723 Keep your head on a swivel. Get in there. 1014 00:42:38,425 --> 00:42:40,760 Field, rip, smack. Field, rip, smack. Ready? 1015 00:42:42,950 --> 00:42:43,290 Break! 1016 00:42:43,129 --> 00:42:44,364 - Ready. - [hands clap] 1017 00:42:44,464 --> 00:42:46,990 Flynt. Switch side with Jones. 1018 00:42:46,232 --> 00:42:47,867 - Go to the Will. Let's go. - Yes, Coach. 1019 00:42:47,967 --> 00:42:48,968 - Go, Flynt. - [grunts] 1020 00:42:49,102 --> 00:42:50,537 [tense music builds] 1021 00:42:53,730 --> 00:42:54,107 Ready? 1022 00:42:54,240 --> 00:42:56,576 Red 88. Red 88. 1023 00:42:56,710 --> 00:42:57,777 Set, go! 1024 00:42:57,911 --> 00:42:59,746 [grunting] 1025 00:42:59,879 --> 00:43:01,147 - [loud thud] - [grunting] 1026 00:43:01,281 --> 00:43:03,583 - [whistle blows] - Whoo! Nice hit, Flynt! 1027 00:43:03,717 --> 00:43:05,785 - [groans] - That was next time, huh?! 1028 00:43:05,919 --> 00:43:07,530 - [groans] - Yo, Money Mike. 1029 00:43:07,153 --> 00:43:09,289 - You alright, Mike? - Flynt, you okay? 1030 00:43:09,422 --> 00:43:11,391 - Mike, come on, man. - Is he okay? 1031 00:43:11,958 --> 00:43:13,126 There you go, Mike. Come on. 1032 00:43:13,259 --> 00:43:15,128 - Come on, man up. - [groaning] 1033 00:43:15,261 --> 00:43:17,430 - Flynt? - Yeah, I'm fine, Coach. 1034 00:43:17,564 --> 00:43:19,599 Don't look like it. Go see Doc. 1035 00:43:19,733 --> 00:43:21,101 That was a cheap shot, Stanton. 1036 00:43:21,234 --> 00:43:23,503 - You bush league punk-- - Now, Mike. Go! 1037 00:43:23,636 --> 00:43:24,971 [Stanton] You're not so tough now. 1038 00:43:25,105 --> 00:43:25,939 [sighs, groans] 1039 00:43:26,720 --> 00:43:27,507 [Coach] And you hit the showers! 1040 00:43:27,640 --> 00:43:29,776 - [breathing heavily] - Out of my face! 1041 00:43:29,909 --> 00:43:31,110 [whistle blows] 1042 00:43:31,144 --> 00:43:32,278 No, no. 1043 00:43:32,946 --> 00:43:33,913 [sighs deeply] 1044 00:43:34,814 --> 00:43:35,648 [sighs] 1045 00:43:38,151 --> 00:43:39,986 [machine whirring] 1046 00:43:43,289 --> 00:43:44,591 Ah, I got one question. 1047 00:43:44,691 --> 00:43:45,759 Uh... 1048 00:43:46,826 --> 00:43:49,763 how am I gonna hold my... my wife's hand if I'm in there? 1049 00:43:51,698 --> 00:43:52,966 - Here we go. - You'll be alright. 1050 00:43:54,334 --> 00:43:56,360 - Love you. - [whirring] 1051 00:44:04,440 --> 00:44:06,460 [clicking, whirring] 1052 00:44:07,347 --> 00:44:09,490 [Dr. Mehta] You've got severely bulging discs. 1053 00:44:09,182 --> 00:44:11,117 The C6 and C7. 1054 00:44:11,217 --> 00:44:13,219 Rupture those, and you might suffer 1055 00:44:13,353 --> 00:44:14,821 permanent spinal cord injury. 1056 00:44:14,954 --> 00:44:17,390 I'm not clearing you to play until you've got full strength 1057 00:44:17,524 --> 00:44:19,590 and range of motion in your neck, 1058 00:44:19,192 --> 00:44:21,294 shoulder, arms, and chest. 1059 00:44:22,662 --> 00:44:25,131 [Micah] Dad, this is exactly what I was talking about. 1060 00:44:25,231 --> 00:44:27,467 Come on, Micah. Stop being such a worrywart. 1061 00:44:27,567 --> 00:44:29,169 I'm-I'm following the doctor's orders-- 1062 00:44:29,302 --> 00:44:31,971 Really? Since when do you follow anyone's orders? 1063 00:44:32,720 --> 00:44:34,207 Dad, it's-it's time to let it go. 1064 00:44:34,341 --> 00:44:36,409 Just stop it already, please. 1065 00:44:37,243 --> 00:44:38,545 - I can't. - So what? 1066 00:44:38,678 --> 00:44:40,747 Me, Lily, Lanie, Mom, 1067 00:44:40,880 --> 00:44:42,315 we just-- we don't matter? 1068 00:44:42,816 --> 00:44:44,317 I hope you enjoy playing your game, Dad. 1069 00:44:44,417 --> 00:44:45,685 [line disconnects] 1070 00:44:46,853 --> 00:44:47,821 [sighs] 1071 00:44:47,921 --> 00:44:49,589 [indistinct chatter] 1072 00:44:50,523 --> 00:44:52,425 Hey, nice sweatpants, Flynt. 1073 00:44:52,559 --> 00:44:54,260 Hides your diaper nicely. 1074 00:44:54,928 --> 00:44:56,996 Oh, I am so sick of this dude. 1075 00:44:57,970 --> 00:44:59,866 Hey, what's your problem with me, Stanton? 1076 00:44:59,999 --> 00:45:01,768 You better get outta my face, old man. 1077 00:45:01,901 --> 00:45:04,700 - You get outta my face. - How's that busted shoulder? 1078 00:45:04,204 --> 00:45:07,374 - [all shouting] - Break it up! 1079 00:45:07,507 --> 00:45:09,109 - [yells] - [shouting] 1080 00:45:09,242 --> 00:45:10,777 Hey! That's enough! 1081 00:45:10,910 --> 00:45:12,946 Get off of me! He's wasting everybody's time, Coach! 1082 00:45:13,790 --> 00:45:14,781 You hit the showers. 1083 00:45:14,914 --> 00:45:16,490 - Come on. - Hey! 1084 00:45:16,182 --> 00:45:18,218 [overlapping shouting] 1085 00:45:18,351 --> 00:45:19,586 What are you doing, Mike? 1086 00:45:19,719 --> 00:45:21,287 Every man has their limits, Coach. 1087 00:45:21,421 --> 00:45:23,456 And you shouldn't be anywhere near yours. 1088 00:45:32,198 --> 00:45:34,100 Yeah, I told you. They're still here. 1089 00:45:34,234 --> 00:45:35,435 - Yeah. - [engine stops] 1090 00:45:37,470 --> 00:45:38,304 [chuckles softly] 1091 00:45:39,873 --> 00:45:41,107 You remember? 1092 00:45:41,241 --> 00:45:42,609 I do. 1093 00:45:43,943 --> 00:45:46,713 - The first game, boys. - Hey! What's up, Mike? 1094 00:45:47,714 --> 00:45:49,716 [Mike] I came to wish you boys luck. 1095 00:45:49,816 --> 00:45:51,317 - Oh, yeah! - [grunting] 1096 00:45:51,451 --> 00:45:54,540 I know you don't need any luck. I know. I know. 1097 00:45:54,154 --> 00:45:55,588 Get on the bus. Get on the bus. 1098 00:45:55,722 --> 00:45:57,624 Come on. Even you guys. Yeah. Come on. 1099 00:45:57,757 --> 00:45:58,825 Hey, Coach. 1100 00:45:58,958 --> 00:46:00,160 - Hey, Mike. - Hey, uh... 1101 00:46:00,293 --> 00:46:01,327 Decent of you to come by. 1102 00:46:01,461 --> 00:46:02,495 Thanks. Can I have a word? 1103 00:46:02,629 --> 00:46:04,397 - Sure. - Hey, listen. Uh, uh... 1104 00:46:04,497 --> 00:46:07,670 I was wondering if I could go on the bus for a few minutes 1105 00:46:07,167 --> 00:46:09,200 and say a few words to the boys. 1106 00:46:10,603 --> 00:46:11,438 Why? 1107 00:46:12,105 --> 00:46:14,107 Why? Uh, well, 'cause I, you know, 1108 00:46:14,240 --> 00:46:16,509 I've been around a lot of football in my day and... 1109 00:46:16,643 --> 00:46:18,978 you know, I feel like if I say a few words to the boys, 1110 00:46:19,112 --> 00:46:20,280 I could-- I could get 'em-- 1111 00:46:20,413 --> 00:46:22,449 Yeah. Let's not confuse the boys, Mike, huh? 1112 00:46:23,650 --> 00:46:25,285 But I do appreciate you coming by, Mike. 1113 00:46:25,418 --> 00:46:26,519 See you on Monday. 1114 00:46:27,120 --> 00:46:29,789 First game, let's go! Time to... 1115 00:46:29,923 --> 00:46:31,291 [announcer] A packed crowd here 1116 00:46:31,424 --> 00:46:33,793 at East Texas Stadium for the season opener. 1117 00:46:33,927 --> 00:46:35,662 And with much of the preseason hype 1118 00:46:35,795 --> 00:46:37,964 centered around the 59-year-old linebacker 1119 00:46:38,980 --> 00:46:41,201 Mike Flynt, today, the Sul Ross Lobos 1120 00:46:41,334 --> 00:46:42,802 will have to go without Flynt, 1121 00:46:42,936 --> 00:46:44,704 forced to stay home with a neck injury. 1122 00:46:44,838 --> 00:46:47,700 - [groans] - Let's get ready to rumble. 1123 00:46:47,640 --> 00:46:49,376 Lobo football! 1124 00:46:51,344 --> 00:46:53,113 Oh... 1125 00:46:53,213 --> 00:46:54,381 Let me help you. 1126 00:46:54,514 --> 00:46:57,517 - I have it, honey. Here... - Alright. 1127 00:46:57,650 --> 00:47:00,653 [dramatic music playing] 1128 00:47:00,787 --> 00:47:01,988 Alright. Would you get it? 1129 00:47:03,323 --> 00:47:04,557 [sighs deeply] 1130 00:47:05,125 --> 00:47:07,527 [breathing heavily] 1131 00:47:16,970 --> 00:47:19,372 [announcer] And you gotta wonder if Coach Sam Weston 1132 00:47:19,506 --> 00:47:20,807 is feeling the pressure, 1133 00:47:20,907 --> 00:47:23,543 as the Lobos lose another heartbreaker, 1134 00:47:24,210 --> 00:47:26,120 23 to 21. 1135 00:47:26,146 --> 00:47:27,514 Honey, can I help you? 1136 00:47:28,140 --> 00:47:30,830 Yeah, yeah. Just lift it a little bit. 1137 00:47:30,216 --> 00:47:31,685 - Just a little. - From underneath? 1138 00:47:31,818 --> 00:47:33,860 - Yeah. Yeah. - Okay. Just like that? 1139 00:47:33,219 --> 00:47:34,554 - Yeah. - That's good. 1140 00:47:34,688 --> 00:47:36,560 - Keep going. - Yeah? That's it. 1141 00:47:36,189 --> 00:47:37,190 Look at that. 1142 00:47:38,224 --> 00:47:40,727 [groans in pain] No! No! 1143 00:47:41,528 --> 00:47:43,630 - No! - [sighs] 1144 00:47:43,196 --> 00:47:44,330 - Ah! - [huffs] 1145 00:47:47,667 --> 00:47:48,501 Oh! 1146 00:47:57,177 --> 00:47:58,778 Doctor says it's real simple. 1147 00:47:59,779 --> 00:48:01,848 If I can't lift a football over my head, 1148 00:48:02,515 --> 00:48:03,616 I can't play. 1149 00:48:04,217 --> 00:48:05,251 Yeah. So... 1150 00:48:06,252 --> 00:48:08,688 - what if you can't play? - Well, then all this... 1151 00:48:09,556 --> 00:48:10,890 All this is for nothing. 1152 00:48:11,524 --> 00:48:13,927 Nothing matters if I can't be out there with my team. 1153 00:48:17,197 --> 00:48:19,699 Honey, you don't have to do this, you know? 1154 00:48:20,266 --> 00:48:23,436 You don't have to prove anything, to me. 1155 00:48:23,570 --> 00:48:24,404 [Eileen sighs] 1156 00:48:26,106 --> 00:48:29,609 - We're your team too. Remember? - Of course, I know that. 1157 00:48:29,743 --> 00:48:31,945 And besides, you're supposed to be thinking about retiring. 1158 00:48:32,780 --> 00:48:33,780 I don't think you wanna do that 1159 00:48:33,913 --> 00:48:35,115 paralyzed and in a wheelchair. 1160 00:48:35,248 --> 00:48:36,316 I'm not gonna get paralyzed. 1161 00:48:36,449 --> 00:48:37,951 Mike, you're a linebacker. 1162 00:48:38,840 --> 00:48:39,552 You can't promise me that. 1163 00:48:42,288 --> 00:48:43,256 Honey. 1164 00:48:44,958 --> 00:48:47,293 - It's just a game. - It's more than that! 1165 00:48:49,162 --> 00:48:51,431 [dramatic music playing] 1166 00:48:51,564 --> 00:48:53,299 It's a whole lot more than that. 1167 00:48:53,433 --> 00:48:55,135 [dramatic music playing] 1168 00:49:03,743 --> 00:49:04,844 [groans] 1169 00:49:04,978 --> 00:49:07,447 - [Doc] Pull. There you go. - [groans] Gah. 1170 00:49:07,580 --> 00:49:08,782 [Doc] Slow and steady. 1171 00:49:09,416 --> 00:49:10,350 - Yes, sir. - Alright. 1172 00:49:10,483 --> 00:49:12,419 [shouting, cheering] 1173 00:49:16,523 --> 00:49:18,992 [crowd groans] 1174 00:49:23,963 --> 00:49:25,699 [indistinct chatter] 1175 00:49:27,333 --> 00:49:31,400 - [car door opens, closes] - [indistinct chatter, laughter] 1176 00:49:31,137 --> 00:49:32,706 - You alright with this? - Yeah, I got it. 1177 00:49:32,839 --> 00:49:34,774 Look, I think I can drive myself tomorrow, man. 1178 00:49:34,874 --> 00:49:36,609 Are you sure? You know doctor with the arm, man. 1179 00:49:36,710 --> 00:49:38,812 Nah, thanks. See you tomorrow. 1180 00:49:38,945 --> 00:49:40,180 - Sure? - Yeah, yeah, yeah. 1181 00:49:41,948 --> 00:49:43,183 - [Jeremy laughs] - Hey, Micah! 1182 00:49:43,316 --> 00:49:45,151 - Hey, Dad. - [Eileen] How you feelin'? 1183 00:49:45,719 --> 00:49:46,820 Uh, better. 1184 00:49:46,953 --> 00:49:48,355 - [car engine starts] - Yeah? 1185 00:49:50,156 --> 00:49:51,558 - Glad you're here. - Yeah. 1186 00:49:51,691 --> 00:49:54,561 Uh, hey, you know what? I could use your help. 1187 00:49:54,694 --> 00:49:56,329 Okay. Hey, let me get that. 1188 00:49:56,463 --> 00:49:58,640 - Yeah. I got it. Yeah. - Thanks. 1189 00:50:00,400 --> 00:50:02,902 [Micah] Alright. Look, the cycle harnesses 1190 00:50:03,360 --> 00:50:07,700 the available chemical energy of acetyl coenzyme A 1191 00:50:07,140 --> 00:50:09,542 into the reducing power 1192 00:50:09,676 --> 00:50:11,678 of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide. 1193 00:50:11,811 --> 00:50:13,380 In the end, it's that simple. 1194 00:50:13,880 --> 00:50:16,416 - [laughs] - Basically, it's metabolism. 1195 00:50:16,549 --> 00:50:18,885 - Amazing. - It's exciting stuff. 1196 00:50:19,190 --> 00:50:20,220 - Yeah, I know. - [laughs] 1197 00:50:20,353 --> 00:50:22,389 No, it's amazing that you're my son. 1198 00:50:22,522 --> 00:50:26,920 Where you get the talent for this is not from me. 1199 00:50:26,226 --> 00:50:27,160 [chuckles] 1200 00:50:27,894 --> 00:50:28,828 Alright. Uh... 1201 00:50:30,163 --> 00:50:31,431 Let's take a break. Yeah? 1202 00:50:32,565 --> 00:50:35,268 Uh-oh... [clears throat] Let me guess, 1203 00:50:35,402 --> 00:50:37,837 the girls have pulled out the heavy artillery. 1204 00:50:37,937 --> 00:50:39,339 Look, Micah, I'm... 1205 00:50:39,439 --> 00:50:42,800 I'm being careful. I'm going slow. 1206 00:50:42,108 --> 00:50:46,790 You shouldn't be going at all after a neck injury. 1207 00:50:46,846 --> 00:50:48,248 Come on, at your age? 1208 00:50:48,381 --> 00:50:51,217 Seriously. What, what happens, God forbid you go out there 1209 00:50:51,351 --> 00:50:52,552 and you end up in a wheelchair? 1210 00:50:52,686 --> 00:50:54,354 Son, you gotta trust me. 1211 00:50:54,454 --> 00:50:56,389 What, like, you're on some kind of quest? 1212 00:50:57,257 --> 00:50:58,725 Like you're some kind of hero? 1213 00:50:59,526 --> 00:51:01,610 Look, I-I... 1214 00:51:01,695 --> 00:51:04,264 I-I just, I feel like I could... 1215 00:51:05,131 --> 00:51:07,367 make an impact with these boys, 1216 00:51:07,467 --> 00:51:09,703 these-these kids, that I could ne-- 1217 00:51:09,803 --> 00:51:12,806 [soft, solemn music playing] 1218 00:51:16,910 --> 00:51:17,744 Yeah. 1219 00:51:18,478 --> 00:51:19,312 Okay. 1220 00:51:21,815 --> 00:51:22,649 I get it. 1221 00:51:25,752 --> 00:51:26,586 Look... 1222 00:51:28,922 --> 00:51:31,910 you've always been really good at giving advice, 1223 00:51:32,492 --> 00:51:35,562 not so good at getting it, and I think that is a virtue 1224 00:51:37,263 --> 00:51:38,965 you need to pick up on real fast. 1225 00:51:48,241 --> 00:51:49,476 [sighs] 1226 00:51:54,180 --> 00:51:56,816 - [dog barking distantly] - [birds chirping] 1227 00:52:16,836 --> 00:52:17,871 [sighs] 1228 00:52:20,340 --> 00:52:22,475 Keep your hands up. Pop! 1229 00:52:22,609 --> 00:52:24,511 I don't wanna see you cry. Don't flinch. 1230 00:52:32,786 --> 00:52:34,721 [sentimental music playing] 1231 00:53:05,752 --> 00:53:06,920 [woman] Hey, honey. 1232 00:53:08,321 --> 00:53:09,389 Hey, Mom. 1233 00:53:11,240 --> 00:53:12,559 Hey, lookie there. 1234 00:53:12,692 --> 00:53:14,661 [chuckles] 1235 00:53:18,932 --> 00:53:19,999 Oh. 1236 00:53:22,502 --> 00:53:24,771 He loved that scrapbook. 1237 00:53:25,905 --> 00:53:28,575 I... I had no idea he had... 1238 00:53:31,711 --> 00:53:33,613 - I found this. - Mmm. 1239 00:53:34,180 --> 00:53:35,215 That was his. 1240 00:53:36,750 --> 00:53:37,851 Dad had a Bible? 1241 00:53:37,951 --> 00:53:39,786 - Mm-hmm. He did. - [scoffs] 1242 00:53:40,420 --> 00:53:42,220 Finally got to him, huh? 1243 00:53:43,123 --> 00:53:45,125 Found a lot to help him in here. 1244 00:53:45,959 --> 00:53:47,927 [pages rustle] 1245 00:53:48,610 --> 00:53:51,398 It was tough watching you two, those last few years. 1246 00:53:52,532 --> 00:53:55,402 He wanted to talk to you, you know, wanted it... 1247 00:53:55,535 --> 00:53:57,937 more than practically anything. 1248 00:53:58,710 --> 00:53:59,390 Yeah, well... 1249 00:53:59,739 --> 00:54:01,641 he sure had a funny way of showing it. 1250 00:54:06,212 --> 00:54:08,214 I don't want for Eileen to be standing 1251 00:54:08,314 --> 00:54:09,616 where I am one day, 1252 00:54:10,784 --> 00:54:13,219 hearing all that silence and regret 1253 00:54:14,788 --> 00:54:16,222 when there should be love. 1254 00:54:21,961 --> 00:54:23,296 I'll see you inside. 1255 00:54:40,914 --> 00:54:42,782 [Mike's dad] Let me see that left hook. Come on, Mike! 1256 00:54:42,916 --> 00:54:45,180 - [loud thudding] - [grunting] 1257 00:54:45,151 --> 00:54:47,687 - [grunts] - [yells, grunts] 1258 00:54:47,821 --> 00:54:49,756 - [yelling] - You're a runt, Mike. 1259 00:54:49,856 --> 00:54:51,240 - A little runt. - [grunts] 1260 00:54:51,157 --> 00:54:52,759 [Mike] Come on, son. Man up. 1261 00:54:52,859 --> 00:54:54,494 - Take a few shots. - I want you to hit me, Mike. 1262 00:54:54,627 --> 00:54:57,364 [grunting] 1263 00:54:57,497 --> 00:54:58,832 [Mike's dad] Let me see that left hook. Come on, Mike! 1264 00:54:58,965 --> 00:55:00,500 Turns out, you're still just a runt. 1265 00:55:00,633 --> 00:55:02,335 You wanna play football like your daddy, right? 1266 00:55:02,469 --> 00:55:03,703 - Yes, Dad. - Come on, Micah! 1267 00:55:03,837 --> 00:55:04,938 You can do better than that. 1268 00:55:05,380 --> 00:55:06,600 - I can't. - Don't quit on me! 1269 00:55:06,806 --> 00:55:08,800 - Come on. - Hit me. 1270 00:55:08,141 --> 00:55:09,509 - Hit me. Tougher. - I can't. 1271 00:55:09,642 --> 00:55:11,440 Come on, you got it. Hit me harder. 1272 00:55:11,177 --> 00:55:12,612 Keep going. Come on. 1273 00:55:13,813 --> 00:55:15,849 Get mean, Micah. Don't quit on me. 1274 00:55:22,789 --> 00:55:25,692 [Micah] Something happened to my dad on that day. 1275 00:55:27,994 --> 00:55:29,295 [line rings] 1276 00:55:29,863 --> 00:55:32,320 Hey there. This is Micah Flynt. 1277 00:55:32,165 --> 00:55:34,340 I'm not around. Please leave a word. 1278 00:55:34,167 --> 00:55:35,702 - [beeps] - [Mike] Hey, hoss man. 1279 00:55:35,835 --> 00:55:37,303 Uh, it's Dad, uh... 1280 00:55:37,404 --> 00:55:40,730 I was just thinking about you and I wanted to say hi. 1281 00:55:40,206 --> 00:55:41,474 Hope to hear from you. 1282 00:55:42,575 --> 00:55:44,144 [Micah] Maybe it was seeing 1283 00:55:44,244 --> 00:55:46,413 his father's prayer for forgiveness. 1284 00:55:49,549 --> 00:55:51,184 - Or maybe... - [grunts] 1285 00:55:51,317 --> 00:55:53,386 ...it was realizing that he had become his father. 1286 00:55:53,520 --> 00:55:55,880 [coach] Whip right, X42, drive. 1287 00:55:55,221 --> 00:55:56,923 - Got it? Alright, go. - Got it. 1288 00:55:57,230 --> 00:55:58,580 [Micah] Either way... 1289 00:55:58,758 --> 00:56:00,860 - Let's go! - ...at 59 years old, 1290 00:56:01,861 --> 00:56:03,163 it's not every day that you get 1291 00:56:03,263 --> 00:56:04,664 a second chance at life. 1292 00:56:05,165 --> 00:56:07,200 - [Mike] That's it, Jeremy! - [both yell] 1293 00:56:07,333 --> 00:56:09,903 - [indistinct shouting] - Whoo-hoo! 1294 00:56:10,360 --> 00:56:11,538 Gotta let the kids score every now and then 1295 00:56:11,671 --> 00:56:13,600 'cause it's good for their self-esteem. 1296 00:56:13,106 --> 00:56:14,908 - Man, shut up. - That's real generous. Right? 1297 00:56:15,410 --> 00:56:16,409 - You know what you doing. - [laughter] 1298 00:56:16,543 --> 00:56:18,440 [Micah] And Mike Flynt, 1299 00:56:18,778 --> 00:56:20,513 well, he wasn't about to waste it. 1300 00:56:21,581 --> 00:56:24,851 - [hopeful music playing] - [panting] 1301 00:56:24,951 --> 00:56:26,519 - Dig, dig, dig, dig. - Look at that, huh? 1302 00:56:26,619 --> 00:56:28,210 - Yup. - I'm gettin' it. 1303 00:56:28,121 --> 00:56:29,356 They ain't ready for this comeback. 1304 00:56:30,900 --> 00:56:31,424 [Mike grunting] 1305 00:56:32,792 --> 00:56:34,794 [music swells] 1306 00:56:34,928 --> 00:56:38,131 Yeah! [grunting] 1307 00:56:38,264 --> 00:56:41,368 [huffing] 1308 00:56:51,440 --> 00:56:52,112 [sighs] Yeah. 1309 00:56:59,819 --> 00:57:01,540 Yeah! 1310 00:57:01,154 --> 00:57:02,222 Yeah! 1311 00:57:02,322 --> 00:57:06,226 [tense music playing] 1312 00:57:06,326 --> 00:57:08,428 [players] One, two, three, four! 1313 00:57:08,561 --> 00:57:09,496 [grunts] 1314 00:57:10,630 --> 00:57:12,465 You remember what the doctor said. No contact. 1315 00:57:12,599 --> 00:57:14,667 We're gonna put you through a few drills to evaluate you. 1316 00:57:14,801 --> 00:57:16,269 - Yes, sir. - Go get 'em, hoss. 1317 00:57:18,638 --> 00:57:20,607 - Hey! What's up, old-timer? - Hey. 1318 00:57:20,740 --> 00:57:22,509 [chuckles] Hey, look, Mike's back! 1319 00:57:22,642 --> 00:57:24,511 [all cheer] 1320 00:57:24,644 --> 00:57:26,146 You the man, Mike! 1321 00:57:26,279 --> 00:57:27,480 Set. Go. 1322 00:57:27,614 --> 00:57:29,783 - [whistle tweets] - [grunts] 1323 00:57:29,916 --> 00:57:31,584 Ball. Nice. 1324 00:57:31,685 --> 00:57:32,952 Dig, Mike. Dig, dig, dig. 1325 00:57:33,860 --> 00:57:34,487 Come on, come on, come on! Yeah! 1326 00:57:35,121 --> 00:57:37,900 [grunting] 1327 00:57:37,924 --> 00:57:39,693 - Heavy hands. - [grunts] 1328 00:57:39,826 --> 00:57:41,270 - Yeah. - [grunts] 1329 00:57:48,501 --> 00:57:51,338 [hopeful music continues] 1330 00:57:59,179 --> 00:58:00,180 You okay? 1331 00:58:00,313 --> 00:58:01,715 Sure. [chuckles] 1332 00:58:01,848 --> 00:58:03,383 I can't tell which is better, 1333 00:58:03,516 --> 00:58:05,285 the pain or the numbness. 1334 00:58:05,452 --> 00:58:08,121 You know, uh, nobody here will think any less of you 1335 00:58:08,221 --> 00:58:09,389 if you take it a bit easy. 1336 00:58:09,522 --> 00:58:11,224 Don't you start with me, Jeremy. 1337 00:58:12,158 --> 00:58:13,660 Hey, I'm just giving you some love. 1338 00:58:16,796 --> 00:58:18,465 Aw, you poor baby. 1339 00:58:19,332 --> 00:58:20,633 Washed-up has-been. 1340 00:58:20,734 --> 00:58:21,868 [Jeremy] Hey! 1341 00:58:22,100 --> 00:58:23,169 Disrespect Mike again, 1342 00:58:23,737 --> 00:58:26,339 I'll rip your arm off and I'll beat your *** with it. 1343 00:58:26,473 --> 00:58:27,640 - Is that right? - Yeah. 1344 00:58:27,741 --> 00:58:29,342 - Yeah? - That's right. 1345 00:58:31,440 --> 00:58:33,380 [Weston] That's it for the day. Hit the showers! 1346 00:58:33,513 --> 00:58:35,548 - Be seeing you. - It's alright, Mike. 1347 00:58:38,485 --> 00:58:39,319 Flynt. 1348 00:58:44,190 --> 00:58:45,191 Yes, Coach? 1349 00:58:47,270 --> 00:58:50,397 What-what is this beef between you and Stanton, anyway? 1350 00:58:50,530 --> 00:58:51,598 It's nothing, Coach. 1351 00:58:52,432 --> 00:58:53,867 It's for us to resolve. 1352 00:58:55,902 --> 00:58:57,237 Okay. Well, how you feelin'? 1353 00:58:57,370 --> 00:58:59,172 - I'm great. - Yeah. Hey. 1354 00:59:00,407 --> 00:59:02,800 I'm giving you the green light, Flynt. 1355 00:59:03,743 --> 00:59:04,911 Not to play, 1356 00:59:05,545 --> 00:59:07,580 but to travel with us in full uniform. 1357 00:59:08,281 --> 00:59:09,115 Thank you, Coach. 1358 00:59:09,249 --> 00:59:10,383 Yeah. Alright. 1359 00:59:10,884 --> 00:59:11,918 Alright. Get outta here. 1360 00:59:13,620 --> 00:59:14,921 - [thunder rumbles] - [whistle blows] 1361 00:59:15,550 --> 00:59:16,923 I thought about what you asked me the other day, 1362 00:59:17,424 --> 00:59:19,259 and you know, I think... 1363 00:59:20,600 --> 00:59:22,280 the greatest football movie ever? 1364 00:59:22,128 --> 00:59:23,229 It's The Longest Yard. 1365 00:59:23,730 --> 00:59:25,310 - Good one. Great one. - Yeah. 1366 00:59:25,131 --> 00:59:26,766 But you gotta check out 1367 00:59:27,434 --> 00:59:28,735 North Dallas Forty. 1368 00:59:29,269 --> 00:59:30,737 - North Dallas Forty? - Yeah. 1369 00:59:31,538 --> 00:59:34,240 I'll give it a try, bro. I don't know, man. 1370 00:59:34,374 --> 00:59:36,109 The Longest Yard... [chuckles] 1371 00:59:36,242 --> 00:59:37,610 - ...that cracks me up, man. - Yeah. 1372 00:59:38,978 --> 00:59:40,280 Adam Sandler, man. He the man. 1373 00:59:40,413 --> 00:59:42,215 Adam Sandler? He wasn't even born 1374 00:59:42,315 --> 00:59:43,383 when that movie was made. 1375 00:59:43,483 --> 00:59:44,884 Burt Reynolds starred in that movie. 1376 00:59:44,984 --> 00:59:46,653 - He's the man. - We need a trainer! 1377 00:59:46,786 --> 00:59:49,550 - Doc! Get over here! - It's Jamal! 1378 00:59:49,155 --> 00:59:50,323 - Jamal! - Trainer! 1379 00:59:50,957 --> 00:59:53,293 - Jamal! - [panicked crying] 1380 00:59:53,426 --> 00:59:55,829 - Hey, hey, hey. Listen. - Everybody, real slow. 1381 00:59:55,962 --> 00:59:57,970 - You good? - Real slow. 1382 00:59:57,230 --> 00:59:58,732 - Answer Doc's question. - [crying] 1383 00:59:58,832 --> 01:00:00,500 [thunder crashing] 1384 01:00:01,835 --> 01:00:02,836 [Jeremy speaks indistinctly] 1385 01:00:03,336 --> 01:00:05,472 Ain't that crazy? But with you out the game, 1386 01:00:06,600 --> 01:00:08,441 - guess who's gotta be the hero. - [Mike laughs] 1387 01:00:09,843 --> 01:00:12,120 - Hey, Mike. - Hey. Hey, champ. 1388 01:00:13,146 --> 01:00:15,148 Let's see if you can make this man smile. 1389 01:00:15,281 --> 01:00:16,116 [Mike] Uh-oh. 1390 01:00:18,685 --> 01:00:19,686 What's up? 1391 01:00:21,654 --> 01:00:23,323 I'm sorry y'all came all the way out here. 1392 01:00:23,957 --> 01:00:24,958 Aw. 1393 01:00:26,326 --> 01:00:27,994 Mike, you know what they told me, man? 1394 01:00:28,128 --> 01:00:30,530 They said I might never play football again. 1395 01:00:30,663 --> 01:00:32,298 [somber music playing] 1396 01:00:34,934 --> 01:00:36,936 I'm the first in my family to go to college. 1397 01:00:39,439 --> 01:00:40,473 I'm supposed to go pro. 1398 01:00:40,607 --> 01:00:42,542 [exhales] Well, you better go pro 1399 01:00:42,676 --> 01:00:44,277 'cause you ain't making it as a rapper. 1400 01:00:44,377 --> 01:00:46,379 Yeah, I'll be taking over that too. 1401 01:00:46,513 --> 01:00:47,847 [laughter] 1402 01:00:47,981 --> 01:00:48,815 Hey, Jamal. 1403 01:00:49,349 --> 01:00:51,618 Listen, going pro is a long shot for anyone, 1404 01:00:51,718 --> 01:00:53,987 but no one knows whether you're gonna get out 1405 01:00:54,120 --> 01:00:55,388 on that field again but you. 1406 01:00:56,322 --> 01:00:57,557 You work hard, 1407 01:00:57,691 --> 01:00:59,225 you'll get out there again. 1408 01:00:59,359 --> 01:01:00,827 But how do you know that? 1409 01:01:00,960 --> 01:01:02,662 Ever met a linebacker my age? 1410 01:01:02,796 --> 01:01:04,397 I'm back on the field. 1411 01:01:05,650 --> 01:01:06,700 And when you get out of here, 1412 01:01:06,833 --> 01:01:09,235 I expect you to be out there rooting for me, right? 1413 01:01:09,369 --> 01:01:11,571 That first tackle, it's gonna be for you. 1414 01:01:13,206 --> 01:01:15,675 I pity the fool that go against you, Mike. 1415 01:01:17,744 --> 01:01:19,879 - [intense music playing] - [players yelling] 1416 01:01:20,130 --> 01:01:21,581 [announcer] And here come the Lobos, 1417 01:01:21,715 --> 01:01:25,585 and with them is 59-year-old linebacker Mike Flynt, 1418 01:01:25,719 --> 01:01:27,887 who has yet to make an appearance this year, 1419 01:01:28,210 --> 01:01:30,690 but is dressed and finally cleared to play, 1420 01:01:30,824 --> 01:01:33,560 which is likely why this sold-out crowd 1421 01:01:33,693 --> 01:01:34,994 is on their feet, 1422 01:01:35,950 --> 01:01:37,197 hoping that today will be the day. 1423 01:01:37,330 --> 01:01:39,499 Let's go, boys! Hey, Kyle. You got this, man. 1424 01:01:39,599 --> 01:01:41,701 [announcer] Braddick. Shotgun snap. Drops back. 1425 01:01:41,835 --> 01:01:43,103 - [grunts] - Hey! 1426 01:01:43,236 --> 01:01:44,237 - Oof. - Incomplete. 1427 01:01:44,371 --> 01:01:45,338 That's pass interference. 1428 01:01:45,438 --> 01:01:46,773 It's way early. 1429 01:01:46,906 --> 01:01:48,408 What the-- [yells] 1430 01:01:48,541 --> 01:01:50,430 Hey! Jeremy. 1431 01:01:50,176 --> 01:01:51,845 [announcer] Jeremy Cartwright is not happy. 1432 01:01:51,945 --> 01:01:53,213 - That's enough. - No flag on the play. 1433 01:01:53,346 --> 01:01:54,881 He's looking for an interference call. 1434 01:01:55,150 --> 01:01:55,949 Hey. Come on, Jeremy. 1435 01:01:56,820 --> 01:01:58,180 - Mike! Mike! - Come on now. I know. 1436 01:01:58,118 --> 01:01:59,719 What is wrong with these guys? 1437 01:01:59,853 --> 01:02:01,921 [announcer] ...looking for anything on offense. 1438 01:02:02,550 --> 01:02:03,790 Braddick under center. He drops back. 1439 01:02:04,924 --> 01:02:07,193 Gets flushed to his left, sets his feet. 1440 01:02:07,293 --> 01:02:08,528 Yeah, that's it! Good-- 1441 01:02:08,628 --> 01:02:11,197 Oh! Ref, come on! Throw the flag! 1442 01:02:11,297 --> 01:02:13,800 - That looked late to me. - Come on, Ref! 1443 01:02:13,933 --> 01:02:16,403 - You didn't see that? - Refs, open your eyes! 1444 01:02:16,536 --> 01:02:18,710 Stevie Wonder could've seen that! 1445 01:02:18,204 --> 01:02:19,806 [announcer] The Lobos sideline not happy. 1446 01:02:19,939 --> 01:02:21,775 - No flag on the play. - The play was dead! 1447 01:02:21,908 --> 01:02:23,410 Hut! Go! 1448 01:02:23,543 --> 01:02:24,911 Go, Jeremy. Go, Jeremy. 1449 01:02:25,450 --> 01:02:26,312 [announcer] He hurdles a player. 1450 01:02:26,446 --> 01:02:28,480 Makes room to the side. Oh! 1451 01:02:28,148 --> 01:02:29,315 - Oh my! - [groans] 1452 01:02:29,449 --> 01:02:32,520 That has got be a personal foul. 1453 01:02:32,152 --> 01:02:33,420 What is going on? 1454 01:02:33,553 --> 01:02:34,788 You're not calling that? 1455 01:02:34,921 --> 01:02:36,122 Are you kidding me right now? 1456 01:02:36,256 --> 01:02:37,991 Come on now! He's three yards out of bounds-- 1457 01:02:38,124 --> 01:02:40,427 [announcer] Mike Flynt has gone on the field 1458 01:02:40,560 --> 01:02:42,762 - arguing for his teammate. - [crowd chanting] We want Mike! 1459 01:02:42,896 --> 01:02:44,397 We want Mike! 1460 01:02:44,497 --> 01:02:46,660 We want Mike! 1461 01:02:46,166 --> 01:02:47,634 We want Mike! 1462 01:02:47,767 --> 01:02:50,700 [announcer] We're starting to hear from the stands... 1463 01:02:50,170 --> 01:02:52,105 - We want Mike! - ...calling for Mike Flynt 1464 01:02:52,238 --> 01:02:53,473 to get into the game. 1465 01:02:53,606 --> 01:02:56,609 [crowd] We want Mike! We want Mike! 1466 01:02:56,776 --> 01:02:59,412 [Weston] That was embarrassing! I'll see y'all tomorrow, 1467 01:02:59,512 --> 01:03:01,448 Sunday, 6:00 a.m. for doubles. 1468 01:03:01,581 --> 01:03:02,849 And bring your running shoes 1469 01:03:02,982 --> 01:03:04,617 'cause they are getting a workout. 1470 01:03:11,491 --> 01:03:12,359 Hey, Coach. 1471 01:03:13,927 --> 01:03:14,828 Mrs. Flynt. 1472 01:03:16,290 --> 01:03:17,530 The name's Eileen. 1473 01:03:18,331 --> 01:03:19,466 Eileen. 1474 01:03:21,601 --> 01:03:22,635 Tough game. 1475 01:03:23,770 --> 01:03:24,671 Yeah. 1476 01:03:25,839 --> 01:03:27,974 You should've played him today. 1477 01:03:28,541 --> 01:03:29,642 You know what? 1478 01:03:29,776 --> 01:03:32,120 When I go in to have my patience tested, 1479 01:03:32,145 --> 01:03:34,514 the results are always negative. 1480 01:03:35,648 --> 01:03:36,649 That's funny. 1481 01:03:36,783 --> 01:03:38,385 Yeah. I'll be here all week. 1482 01:03:40,120 --> 01:03:41,454 Have a good night, Mrs. Flynt. 1483 01:03:41,554 --> 01:03:43,390 - [car door slams] - [engine starts] 1484 01:03:52,732 --> 01:03:54,167 What was that all about? 1485 01:03:54,300 --> 01:03:56,360 I'm fine, thank you. How are you? 1486 01:03:56,169 --> 01:03:57,837 Just get in the car, Eileen. 1487 01:03:57,971 --> 01:03:58,872 Pardon me? 1488 01:03:59,806 --> 01:04:01,410 I said get in the car. 1489 01:04:01,174 --> 01:04:02,750 Let's go. 1490 01:04:02,742 --> 01:04:03,977 Oh, no. 1491 01:04:04,770 --> 01:04:06,346 You can talk to the refs that way. Not me. 1492 01:04:06,479 --> 01:04:08,214 Come on, Eileen. I'm just not in the mood. 1493 01:04:08,715 --> 01:04:09,549 Oh, really? 1494 01:04:10,550 --> 01:04:12,180 Well, I'm not getting in the car with you 1495 01:04:12,152 --> 01:04:13,520 when you're like that. 1496 01:04:13,653 --> 01:04:16,560 Fine, then you drive yourself home. 1497 01:04:18,240 --> 01:04:20,226 [dramatic music playing] 1498 01:04:23,596 --> 01:04:24,497 Really? 1499 01:04:28,268 --> 01:04:29,502 [engine starts] 1500 01:04:30,360 --> 01:04:31,171 You're just gonna go? 1501 01:04:32,720 --> 01:04:33,840 - [annoyed grunt] - [tires screech] 1502 01:04:33,940 --> 01:04:35,410 Eileen! 1503 01:04:39,790 --> 01:04:40,130 [sighs] 1504 01:04:43,616 --> 01:04:44,584 Mike... 1505 01:04:47,187 --> 01:04:48,621 Stupid hothead. 1506 01:04:53,360 --> 01:04:54,260 - Hey. - Hey. 1507 01:04:55,695 --> 01:04:56,529 Hey. 1508 01:04:58,565 --> 01:05:00,100 They should have played you tonight, Mike. 1509 01:05:01,201 --> 01:05:02,102 Yeah. 1510 01:05:04,270 --> 01:05:06,373 [dramatic music playing] 1511 01:05:06,473 --> 01:05:09,109 Thanks for the ride, Jeremy. 1512 01:05:09,242 --> 01:05:11,244 I was proud of you today. 1513 01:05:11,378 --> 01:05:13,780 - Thanks. Have a good night. - Yeah. 1514 01:05:22,455 --> 01:05:23,289 [door handle jangles] 1515 01:05:27,761 --> 01:05:28,928 Eileen? 1516 01:05:38,505 --> 01:05:39,806 [sighs] 1517 01:05:41,841 --> 01:05:44,344 [vehicle approaching] 1518 01:05:53,853 --> 01:05:55,321 [Mike exhales] 1519 01:05:58,758 --> 01:06:01,594 [keys unlocking door] 1520 01:06:01,695 --> 01:06:03,129 [door creaks open] 1521 01:06:03,263 --> 01:06:04,831 [Eileen scoffs] 1522 01:06:07,267 --> 01:06:08,968 Yeah, they finally came. 1523 01:06:10,203 --> 01:06:11,638 For the game. 1524 01:06:11,771 --> 01:06:13,390 Wanted to surprise you. 1525 01:06:17,977 --> 01:06:19,846 I'm sorry I yelled at you. 1526 01:06:20,780 --> 01:06:22,148 Thank you. 1527 01:06:22,282 --> 01:06:24,150 Honestly, Eileen-- 1528 01:06:24,284 --> 01:06:27,887 You never once asked me if this lunatic mission 1529 01:06:28,210 --> 01:06:29,356 you're on was okay with me. 1530 01:06:29,489 --> 01:06:32,250 - Of course, I did. - No, that is a load of bull! 1531 01:06:32,892 --> 01:06:34,961 You made a decision. You're good at that. 1532 01:06:35,610 --> 01:06:36,996 You made a decision and we all have to follow you 1533 01:06:37,130 --> 01:06:39,232 no matter what the ramifications. 1534 01:06:39,366 --> 01:06:41,167 - And they can be pretty severe. - [sighs] 1535 01:06:41,301 --> 01:06:43,370 - I'm sorry, babe. - No, listen. 1536 01:06:44,971 --> 01:06:46,239 Listen to me. 1537 01:06:50,176 --> 01:06:54,481 Because, believe it or not, tonight, I almost left you. 1538 01:06:54,581 --> 01:06:58,385 I got in that truck and I just drove. 1539 01:06:58,518 --> 01:07:01,688 Then I thought about it, and I'm a West Texas girl. 1540 01:07:01,821 --> 01:07:04,657 I don't turn tail, so I came back. [chuckles] 1541 01:07:05,558 --> 01:07:07,394 Because I made a decision of my own. 1542 01:07:10,663 --> 01:07:13,733 I'm with you on this. 1543 01:07:15,168 --> 01:07:18,710 I know why you have to do this 1544 01:07:18,204 --> 01:07:20,600 and if Coach puts you in that game, 1545 01:07:20,106 --> 01:07:23,943 and we both know that's a big if, I'm with you 1546 01:07:25,545 --> 01:07:28,348 with all my heart and sincerity. 1547 01:07:30,617 --> 01:07:32,585 On three conditions. 1548 01:07:33,753 --> 01:07:35,722 [sighs] First: 1549 01:07:37,424 --> 01:07:39,292 you don't ever make a decision 1550 01:07:39,426 --> 01:07:42,529 that affects all of us without asking me, 1551 01:07:42,629 --> 01:07:44,898 not telling, asking me first. 1552 01:07:46,599 --> 01:07:49,235 And two: you continue to suit up 1553 01:07:49,369 --> 01:07:52,872 and pray to God that you finish this season 1554 01:07:52,972 --> 01:07:55,375 because if you don't, you are not gonna be able 1555 01:07:55,475 --> 01:07:57,744 to live with yourself and then none of us can. 1556 01:07:59,879 --> 01:08:01,247 And the third? 1557 01:08:03,783 --> 01:08:05,510 Promise me... 1558 01:08:06,920 --> 01:08:09,222 you promise me... [sighs] 1559 01:08:09,322 --> 01:08:11,958 ...that you're not gonna do anything out on that field 1560 01:08:12,920 --> 01:08:13,727 that you are not certain that you can do. 1561 01:08:13,827 --> 01:08:16,129 What? I can do it all. 1562 01:08:16,262 --> 01:08:18,998 - No, you cannot do it all. - I swear I can. 1563 01:08:19,132 --> 01:08:22,635 You cannot, you stubborn old man. 1564 01:08:22,769 --> 01:08:24,137 Now promise me. 1565 01:08:25,972 --> 01:08:27,607 Because that... 1566 01:08:28,808 --> 01:08:30,243 I believe in. 1567 01:08:31,177 --> 01:08:32,846 Your promises. 1568 01:08:32,979 --> 01:08:34,414 [solemn music playing] 1569 01:08:38,485 --> 01:08:40,186 I promise. 1570 01:08:46,920 --> 01:08:48,495 Oh, good, Mike. You're still here. Thank you. 1571 01:08:48,628 --> 01:08:50,163 Sorry I'm late. No, no. Sit. 1572 01:08:50,296 --> 01:08:51,531 I was at the chancellor's office. 1573 01:08:51,664 --> 01:08:56,302 It seems that Fernie is, uh, failing philosophy. 1574 01:08:57,437 --> 01:09:00,600 Yeah, a class that I think even Plato would agree 1575 01:09:00,140 --> 01:09:03,376 he, uh, does not need and should not have taken. 1576 01:09:03,510 --> 01:09:07,947 Uh... But you, how are you feelin'? 1577 01:09:08,480 --> 01:09:10,160 - Great. - Mm-hmm. 1578 01:09:10,150 --> 01:09:11,818 You'd say that even if you weren't. 1579 01:09:11,951 --> 01:09:13,186 [laughs] 1580 01:09:13,353 --> 01:09:17,457 Now, Mike, you know Kevin Everett, right? 1581 01:09:17,557 --> 01:09:18,658 Tight end for the Bills. 1582 01:09:18,792 --> 01:09:20,794 That's right. For the Bills. Yeah. 1583 01:09:20,894 --> 01:09:22,162 And did you see that game? 1584 01:09:23,663 --> 01:09:24,831 I did, sir. 1585 01:09:24,964 --> 01:09:27,000 He fractured his spine right on that field. 1586 01:09:28,968 --> 01:09:33,473 Laying there, only thing he could move was his eyeballs. 1587 01:09:35,542 --> 01:09:36,576 Mike... 1588 01:09:38,178 --> 01:09:40,800 if something were to happen to you, if you got hurt, 1589 01:09:41,681 --> 01:09:44,851 it would destroy every soul on this team forever. 1590 01:09:46,586 --> 01:09:49,890 You know that. They'd never be the same. 1591 01:09:49,222 --> 01:09:52,859 [clears throat] And it would destroy mine as well. 1592 01:09:52,992 --> 01:09:56,290 [dramatic music playing] 1593 01:09:58,980 --> 01:09:59,265 Yes, sir. 1594 01:09:59,399 --> 01:10:01,534 There's one game left in the season, Mike. 1595 01:10:01,668 --> 01:10:05,939 So, tell me, what can you do? 1596 01:10:10,430 --> 01:10:11,277 Uh... 1597 01:10:13,790 --> 01:10:15,715 I can be your blocking back for your field goal team. 1598 01:10:15,849 --> 01:10:17,784 Last game you had two field goals blocked. 1599 01:10:17,917 --> 01:10:21,187 No one's gonna run over me. I guarantee you that. 1600 01:10:24,290 --> 01:10:25,525 Hmm. 1601 01:10:28,128 --> 01:10:29,620 Okay. 1602 01:10:31,464 --> 01:10:32,465 Okay? 1603 01:10:37,203 --> 01:10:39,272 [Eileen] Brought your water bottle. 1604 01:10:39,406 --> 01:10:41,808 [exhales] Thanks, darlin'. 1605 01:10:41,941 --> 01:10:43,243 What's this? 1606 01:10:48,281 --> 01:10:50,717 I didn't know your daddy had a Bible. 1607 01:10:51,651 --> 01:10:54,487 Mama gave it to me the last time I was there. 1608 01:10:54,621 --> 01:10:57,900 Who would've thought, huh? 1609 01:10:59,993 --> 01:11:00,927 [Mike grunts] 1610 01:11:04,597 --> 01:11:07,233 [lawnmower rumbles] 1611 01:11:09,736 --> 01:11:10,637 Micah? 1612 01:11:12,720 --> 01:11:12,906 Micah! 1613 01:11:14,507 --> 01:11:16,309 Mom, what... what happened? 1614 01:11:16,476 --> 01:11:18,278 No, nothing. Nothing happened. 1615 01:11:18,411 --> 01:11:20,647 I just wanted to come ask you for a favor. 1616 01:11:20,780 --> 01:11:25,752 I know that you and your father haven't spoken in some time 1617 01:11:25,852 --> 01:11:28,855 and the trainers have cleared him to play tomorrow 1618 01:11:28,988 --> 01:11:32,692 and I think you should be at the game and watch. 1619 01:11:32,826 --> 01:11:34,861 I don't wanna watch him break his neck. 1620 01:11:34,994 --> 01:11:36,496 He won't. [chuckles] 1621 01:11:36,629 --> 01:11:38,465 - He made me a promise. - A promise? 1622 01:11:38,598 --> 01:11:39,999 Mm-hmm. 1623 01:11:40,133 --> 01:11:42,936 The Mike Flynt Reunion Tour, it's... 1624 01:11:44,300 --> 01:11:45,472 might be the most selfish thing I've ever seen. 1625 01:11:45,605 --> 01:11:49,376 No, it isn't about him being selfish, honey, it's... 1626 01:11:51,111 --> 01:11:51,945 It's about regret. 1627 01:11:52,450 --> 01:11:53,313 Regret for what? 1628 01:11:53,446 --> 01:11:55,148 About all sorts of things, Micah. 1629 01:11:56,483 --> 01:11:58,118 Him and his dad. 1630 01:11:58,218 --> 01:11:59,953 - Him and football. - Mm. 1631 01:12:00,687 --> 01:12:02,555 Him and you. 1632 01:12:02,689 --> 01:12:06,526 He has a chance to redo his senior year 1633 01:12:06,659 --> 01:12:09,963 and it's a chance to let go of that regret, 1634 01:12:10,630 --> 01:12:11,731 and maybe if he lets go of that regret, 1635 01:12:11,865 --> 01:12:14,367 he'll start to be able to let go of the other ones. 1636 01:12:14,501 --> 01:12:16,469 He wants to be a better man. 1637 01:12:17,637 --> 01:12:19,406 Better father most of all. 1638 01:12:20,206 --> 01:12:21,908 I'm 27 years old. 1639 01:12:23,760 --> 01:12:24,577 It's a little late. [scoffs] 1640 01:12:24,711 --> 01:12:26,346 And he wants me to forgive him 1641 01:12:26,479 --> 01:12:28,548 for being the father he's always been now? 1642 01:12:28,682 --> 01:12:30,150 I know, I get that. 1643 01:12:30,850 --> 01:12:33,486 And I do not blame you for being frustrated. 1644 01:12:33,586 --> 01:12:35,321 He's never said sorry to me, 1645 01:12:36,389 --> 01:12:39,392 not once, about anything. 1646 01:12:39,526 --> 01:12:41,494 - He wasn't brought up that way. - Yeah, neither-- 1647 01:12:44,300 --> 01:12:45,498 Neither was I. 1648 01:12:45,598 --> 01:12:47,333 [somber music playing] 1649 01:12:47,434 --> 01:12:49,502 This game tomorrow, 1650 01:12:51,400 --> 01:12:53,840 it's a second chance, Micah. 1651 01:12:56,776 --> 01:12:59,379 I just think it would mean a lot to him. 1652 01:13:00,513 --> 01:13:01,881 He's my father. 1653 01:13:04,351 --> 01:13:08,540 It's not my job to heal him of his sins. 1654 01:13:13,626 --> 01:13:16,229 Fifty-nine-year-old Mike Flynt made national headlines 1655 01:13:16,363 --> 01:13:19,532 walking on the team at Sul Ross State in Alpine, Texas. 1656 01:13:19,632 --> 01:13:22,369 A quest that began some 35 years ago ends 1657 01:13:22,469 --> 01:13:24,537 in the season finale on Senior Day. 1658 01:13:25,438 --> 01:13:27,374 Mike, how does it feel to be back on the gridiron? 1659 01:13:27,474 --> 01:13:30,910 It's a dream, a dream I've had for a long time. 1660 01:13:31,440 --> 01:13:34,381 Now, almost four decades later, the Division III college 1661 01:13:34,481 --> 01:13:36,616 and the current head coach are giving him another chance. 1662 01:13:36,750 --> 01:13:38,284 [reporter] The question the entire nation 1663 01:13:38,418 --> 01:13:39,619 is asking themselves, 1664 01:13:39,753 --> 01:13:41,488 is tonight the night 1665 01:13:41,621 --> 01:13:43,490 that Mike Flynt will finally get a chance 1666 01:13:43,623 --> 01:13:46,593 to secure his name in the history books? 1667 01:13:46,726 --> 01:13:48,561 [announcer] It's a beautiful night here at Jackson Field, 1668 01:13:48,661 --> 01:13:51,898 the final game of the season where the Sul Ross Lobos, 1669 01:13:51,998 --> 01:13:54,401 5-5, take on their rivals, 1670 01:13:54,501 --> 01:13:56,669 the 10-0 Texas Lutheran Bulldogs. 1671 01:13:56,803 --> 01:13:57,971 It's a sold-out crowd 1672 01:13:58,104 --> 01:14:00,473 where everyone has come to see Mike Flynt, 1673 01:14:00,607 --> 01:14:02,800 the 59-year-old linebacker 1674 01:14:02,142 --> 01:14:04,244 who has been plagued with injuries all season. 1675 01:14:04,344 --> 01:14:08,415 [game announcer] And now the 2007 Sul Ross Lobos. 1676 01:14:08,515 --> 01:14:10,830 [announcer] And if Mike Flynt plays tonight, 1677 01:14:10,183 --> 01:14:12,252 he will be the oldest college football player 1678 01:14:12,352 --> 01:14:13,920 to ever step on the gridiron. 1679 01:14:14,200 --> 01:14:17,924 Buckle your seat belts. This should be a good one. 1680 01:14:18,240 --> 01:14:19,159 [whistle blows] 1681 01:14:19,292 --> 01:14:21,194 5:43 left in the first quarter. 1682 01:14:21,327 --> 01:14:23,163 Tight left. [indistinct] Ready! 1683 01:14:23,296 --> 01:14:25,265 [announcer] Still 0-0. 1684 01:14:26,299 --> 01:14:28,101 The Lobos offense backed up again, 1685 01:14:28,201 --> 01:14:29,469 deep in their own territory. 1686 01:14:29,602 --> 01:14:31,671 Watch that tight. Watch that tight. 1687 01:14:32,772 --> 01:14:35,208 Come on now, Cap! Here you go, Kyle! 1688 01:14:35,342 --> 01:14:36,443 [announcer] Kyle Braddick under center. 1689 01:14:36,543 --> 01:14:38,111 Green 18. 1690 01:14:38,211 --> 01:14:39,979 [announcer] That Bulldogs defense shifting. 1691 01:14:42,282 --> 01:14:45,318 Ooh! Big hit! And Willie Simmons... 1692 01:14:45,452 --> 01:14:46,619 It's alright, Kyle! 1693 01:14:46,720 --> 01:14:48,288 [announcer] ...with a huge hit on Braddick, 1694 01:14:48,388 --> 01:14:50,457 his third sack of the night. 1695 01:14:50,557 --> 01:14:52,892 The Bulldogs' All-American linebacker. 1696 01:14:53,260 --> 01:14:54,127 Let's go! 1697 01:14:54,227 --> 01:14:55,729 It's alright! It's alright! 1698 01:14:55,862 --> 01:14:58,531 [announcer] That will bring up a big third down 1699 01:14:58,665 --> 01:14:59,999 and long. 1700 01:15:01,534 --> 01:15:03,136 Braddick, back under center. 1701 01:15:03,236 --> 01:15:05,500 Gonna send a man over in motion. 1702 01:15:05,138 --> 01:15:06,906 Left side, drops back. 1703 01:15:07,400 --> 01:15:08,575 From the center... 1704 01:15:08,708 --> 01:15:12,645 Picked off. That's Reefer, free safety for the Bulldogs. 1705 01:15:13,680 --> 01:15:16,216 Down near the sideline, cuts back at the 10, 1706 01:15:16,349 --> 01:15:17,917 into the end zone. 1707 01:15:18,510 --> 01:15:19,819 Touchdown, Texas Lutheran. 1708 01:15:21,721 --> 01:15:23,390 Just like that, the Bulldogs 1709 01:15:23,523 --> 01:15:25,325 get on the board first with a pick six. 1710 01:15:25,425 --> 01:15:27,761 Braddick was looking for Jeremy Cartwright 1711 01:15:27,894 --> 01:15:29,329 who is five catches away 1712 01:15:29,429 --> 01:15:31,398 from the school record of 80 receptions. 1713 01:15:31,531 --> 01:15:36,200 Easier said than done going against this Bulldog defense. 1714 01:15:36,102 --> 01:15:39,539 [suspenseful music playing] 1715 01:15:39,673 --> 01:15:41,908 1:45 left to go in the first half. 1716 01:15:42,420 --> 01:15:44,411 Bulldogs still up 7-0. 1717 01:15:44,544 --> 01:15:46,212 And if this Lobo offense 1718 01:15:46,346 --> 01:15:49,249 can't find a way to score or get into field goal territory, 1719 01:15:49,382 --> 01:15:53,219 this sold-out crowd may not get to see Mike Flynt 1720 01:15:53,353 --> 01:15:54,954 get into the final game of the season. 1721 01:15:55,880 --> 01:15:56,523 You got this, men. Let's go. 1722 01:15:57,557 --> 01:15:58,725 [announcer] Here's the snap. 1723 01:16:00,226 --> 01:16:02,862 Jeremy Cartwright, he makes a move inside. 1724 01:16:02,962 --> 01:16:04,264 Ball! Ball! Ball! Ball! 1725 01:16:04,397 --> 01:16:06,990 [announcer] It's loose! Scramble for the ball. 1726 01:16:06,232 --> 01:16:08,968 [clamoring] 1727 01:16:09,102 --> 01:16:10,570 That's Lobos'! That's Lobos'! 1728 01:16:10,704 --> 01:16:13,740 That's Lobos' ball! That's Lobos' ball! Lobos! 1729 01:16:14,407 --> 01:16:16,409 [announcer] The Bulldogs have it! 1730 01:16:16,543 --> 01:16:17,811 [disappointed groans] 1731 01:16:17,944 --> 01:16:20,800 [announcer] With 1:25 left in the first half, 1732 01:16:20,213 --> 01:16:21,981 you've gotta wonder, is time running out 1733 01:16:22,115 --> 01:16:24,417 for Mike Flynt and this Lobo team? 1734 01:16:24,551 --> 01:16:27,454 Is that ball broken? You don't like it? Forget it. 1735 01:16:27,587 --> 01:16:29,456 Get out of my sight. Get out of my sight. 1736 01:16:29,589 --> 01:16:32,325 Hey, we're still in this! We're still in this! 1737 01:16:32,459 --> 01:16:34,728 [announcer] 1:25 to go in the first half. 1738 01:16:34,828 --> 01:16:36,262 You get the feeling that Hot Rod Harrison 1739 01:16:36,396 --> 01:16:37,731 won't waste this opportunity. 1740 01:16:37,831 --> 01:16:40,633 Shotgun snap. Harrison looking down the middle. 1741 01:16:42,100 --> 01:16:43,770 Caught at the 25. 1742 01:16:43,903 --> 01:16:47,941 Inside the 20. Down to the Lobos' 18-yard line. 1743 01:16:48,740 --> 01:16:50,100 Harrison's gonna hurry up to the line of scrimmage, 1744 01:16:50,143 --> 01:16:51,644 working with three wide receivers. 1745 01:16:51,778 --> 01:16:54,140 24. Watch 33! Watch 33! 1746 01:16:54,147 --> 01:16:56,149 - Cover two, cover two. - Fernie Acosta trying 1747 01:16:56,282 --> 01:16:58,585 desperately to get his Lobo defense lined up. 1748 01:16:58,685 --> 01:17:00,653 Harrison has been all over the field tonight. 1749 01:17:00,787 --> 01:17:02,122 Quarterback draw. Up the middle. 1750 01:17:02,255 --> 01:17:03,690 Gets one block. Spinning at the ten. 1751 01:17:03,823 --> 01:17:05,258 Leaping at the five. 1752 01:17:05,358 --> 01:17:06,626 Into the end zone. 1753 01:17:06,760 --> 01:17:08,995 Touchdown, Bulldogs. 1754 01:17:09,129 --> 01:17:11,310 - Hot Rod Harrison. - Oh man! 1755 01:17:12,432 --> 01:17:14,267 [announcer] And that will end the first half. 1756 01:17:14,367 --> 01:17:19,500 The Texas Lutheran Bulldogs dominating, up 14-0. 1757 01:17:19,139 --> 01:17:22,142 And after a journey that has taken nearly 30 years, 1758 01:17:22,242 --> 01:17:24,411 the senior, Mike Flynt, finds himself 1759 01:17:24,544 --> 01:17:26,746 with only one half a football left 1760 01:17:26,880 --> 01:17:28,581 before the clock strikes midnight. 1761 01:17:28,715 --> 01:17:29,816 Hey, Flynt. 1762 01:17:30,684 --> 01:17:32,686 Listen, uh, I'm gonna need your help. 1763 01:17:32,819 --> 01:17:34,487 Alright? Just follow my lead. 1764 01:17:34,587 --> 01:17:36,589 - Yes, sir. - Alright. 1765 01:17:36,723 --> 01:17:37,991 [sighs] 1766 01:17:51,738 --> 01:17:54,274 Y'all just quit on me! 1767 01:17:56,710 --> 01:18:00,680 In front of the entire country, you quit! 1768 01:18:01,748 --> 01:18:04,840 It is the final game of the season, 1769 01:18:04,217 --> 01:18:07,387 the last game some of you will ever play! 1770 01:18:08,521 --> 01:18:12,525 Are you gonna play this game or are you gonna lay down and die? 1771 01:18:12,625 --> 01:18:13,727 Hm? 1772 01:18:15,362 --> 01:18:17,397 Let me know what you decide 1773 01:18:17,530 --> 01:18:20,200 'cause I am leaving here until you figure it out. 1774 01:18:20,300 --> 01:18:22,680 Coaches, let's go. 1775 01:18:23,536 --> 01:18:24,471 [locker door opens] 1776 01:18:24,604 --> 01:18:26,639 [indistinct chatter] 1777 01:18:28,608 --> 01:18:30,143 [coach] Leave these boys to it. 1778 01:18:38,151 --> 01:18:38,985 [door slams] 1779 01:18:43,723 --> 01:18:44,991 You know... 1780 01:18:47,127 --> 01:18:49,129 Damn it, guys, I feel beat up. 1781 01:18:50,163 --> 01:18:52,650 I've spent the last few months 1782 01:18:52,165 --> 01:18:55,100 just getting the crap kicked out of me. 1783 01:18:55,135 --> 01:18:58,405 Sometimes-- No, not sometimes, pretty much all the time, 1784 01:18:58,505 --> 01:18:59,773 I just wanna say I'm done. 1785 01:18:59,906 --> 01:19:02,142 I'm done with the pain. 1786 01:19:02,275 --> 01:19:04,110 I'm done with the achin' bones. 1787 01:19:04,244 --> 01:19:06,413 I'm done with the torn muscles. 1788 01:19:09,282 --> 01:19:11,451 But you know, 1789 01:19:11,584 --> 01:19:14,621 every day, there's this five-minute span of time 1790 01:19:15,989 --> 01:19:19,259 where I tell myself it's worth it. 1791 01:19:22,529 --> 01:19:23,863 It's worth it. 1792 01:19:26,366 --> 01:19:29,869 And it's in that five minutes I remember why I came back here. 1793 01:19:30,300 --> 01:19:32,305 It has nothing to do with ego, boys. 1794 01:19:32,439 --> 01:19:34,441 It has nothing to do with how badly I botched 1795 01:19:34,541 --> 01:19:37,310 my senior season back in 1971, 1796 01:19:37,444 --> 01:19:39,212 which, by the way, was so long ago, 1797 01:19:39,346 --> 01:19:42,949 your parents were young enough to be watching Big Bird on PBS. 1798 01:19:43,490 --> 01:19:44,484 [laughter] 1799 01:19:46,186 --> 01:19:51,858 That five minutes is about this right here. 1800 01:19:52,692 --> 01:19:55,795 Us, a team. 1801 01:19:56,863 --> 01:19:59,466 I came back here to be on a team 1802 01:19:59,566 --> 01:20:02,100 because there ain't nothing better than being on a team. 1803 01:20:02,135 --> 01:20:03,200 [group murmurs] 1804 01:20:03,136 --> 01:20:04,971 [Mike] I came back here 1805 01:20:05,710 --> 01:20:07,974 to be with you all before I even knew who you all were. 1806 01:20:10,100 --> 01:20:11,878 I came back to cheer for you, Jeremy, 1807 01:20:12,120 --> 01:20:15,480 when you make your 80th catch of the season for a TD 1808 01:20:15,181 --> 01:20:16,916 which you have yet to do but you will do 1809 01:20:17,500 --> 01:20:18,718 when you get back out there tonight. 1810 01:20:18,852 --> 01:20:21,540 [gentle, hopeful music playing] 1811 01:20:21,187 --> 01:20:24,491 I came here to see you make those 25 tackles, Fern-man. 1812 01:20:24,591 --> 01:20:26,226 - Huh? - Yes, sir. 1813 01:20:28,828 --> 01:20:31,164 I came to look you in the face, Kyle, 1814 01:20:31,264 --> 01:20:34,334 and wonder how a man who gets sacked so often 1815 01:20:34,434 --> 01:20:35,735 can still look so pretty. 1816 01:20:35,869 --> 01:20:37,771 [laughter] 1817 01:20:40,273 --> 01:20:42,609 I even came back for you, Stanton. 1818 01:20:43,510 --> 01:20:46,446 Because five, ten, 20 years from now, 1819 01:20:46,579 --> 01:20:49,282 you're gonna forget any beef you and I had between us 1820 01:20:49,416 --> 01:20:53,353 but what you will remember is that we fought side by side. 1821 01:20:57,924 --> 01:21:00,627 There's one thing that I've learned 1822 01:21:01,795 --> 01:21:06,633 in my sometimes glorious, sometimes miserable life, 1823 01:21:07,567 --> 01:21:09,135 and that's... [chokes up] 1824 01:21:09,269 --> 01:21:10,570 [inspirational music building] 1825 01:21:10,704 --> 01:21:13,730 ...we're not defined by our successes. 1826 01:21:14,974 --> 01:21:16,810 We're defined by our regrets. 1827 01:21:17,777 --> 01:21:19,112 And I've had a ton of them. 1828 01:21:20,800 --> 01:21:21,247 As a teammate, 1829 01:21:23,316 --> 01:21:24,250 as a husband, 1830 01:21:25,618 --> 01:21:26,786 as a dad. 1831 01:21:29,255 --> 01:21:30,490 Hell, you boys, 1832 01:21:32,125 --> 01:21:34,427 you're too young to have any regrets yet, 1833 01:21:34,561 --> 01:21:36,229 ones that really matter anyway. 1834 01:21:38,765 --> 01:21:41,401 So don't let tonight be that first regret. 1835 01:21:42,302 --> 01:21:44,304 Don't let tonight be the night that you regret 1836 01:21:44,437 --> 01:21:46,439 for not being there for your brothers. 1837 01:21:46,573 --> 01:21:47,807 [teammates murmur in agreement] 1838 01:21:47,941 --> 01:21:50,100 When I come back in this locker room, 1839 01:21:50,143 --> 01:21:53,113 after the game, I will be an empty shell, 1840 01:21:53,246 --> 01:21:55,315 because my very soul, my spirit, 1841 01:21:55,448 --> 01:21:57,183 will be left on that field. 1842 01:21:58,351 --> 01:22:00,487 Now, forget about making this a game 1843 01:22:00,620 --> 01:22:02,455 that we'll always remember. 1844 01:22:02,589 --> 01:22:05,759 Let's make this a game they'll always remember. 1845 01:22:05,859 --> 01:22:07,427 [cheering and applause] 1846 01:22:07,527 --> 01:22:09,629 Let's make this game their regret. 1847 01:22:09,763 --> 01:22:11,131 [cheering] 1848 01:22:11,264 --> 01:22:14,000 - Okay, let's go! Let's go! - [cheering] 1849 01:22:16,102 --> 01:22:18,271 Hey yo! 1850 01:22:18,371 --> 01:22:21,374 They're gonna know our name. They're gonna feel our pain. 1851 01:22:21,508 --> 01:22:22,842 'Cause that's the name of the game. 1852 01:22:22,976 --> 01:22:24,277 That's the price of fame. 1853 01:22:24,377 --> 01:22:26,479 We're here to make war, not settle the score. 1854 01:22:26,646 --> 01:22:27,647 So we're gonna do it for Mike 1855 01:22:27,781 --> 01:22:28,948 and we're gonna do it tonight! 1856 01:22:29,490 --> 01:22:30,183 They're gonna know our name! 1857 01:22:30,316 --> 01:22:31,484 They're gonna feel our pain! 1858 01:22:31,618 --> 01:22:32,786 [all chanting] They're gonna know our name! 1859 01:22:32,886 --> 01:22:34,154 They're gonna feel our pain! 1860 01:22:34,287 --> 01:22:35,455 They're gonna know our name! 1861 01:22:35,555 --> 01:22:36,656 They're gonna feel our pain! 1862 01:22:36,790 --> 01:22:37,724 We're doing it for the old man! 1863 01:22:37,857 --> 01:22:39,192 [cheering] 1864 01:22:42,729 --> 01:22:45,665 [crowd cheering] 1865 01:22:45,799 --> 01:22:47,801 [dramatic music playing] 1866 01:22:47,901 --> 01:22:49,669 [cheering] 1867 01:22:49,803 --> 01:22:51,905 Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! 1868 01:22:52,380 --> 01:22:53,673 - You ready for this, old man? - I'm ready. 1869 01:22:53,807 --> 01:22:55,542 - Watch this. - I'm watching you. 1870 01:22:55,675 --> 01:22:57,644 - Let's go! Come on! - Go, J! 1871 01:22:57,744 --> 01:22:59,746 You need an invitation? Go! 1872 01:22:59,879 --> 01:23:02,148 [announcer] Bulldogs set to kick off. 1873 01:23:06,553 --> 01:23:08,722 Jeremy Cartwright takes it at the goal line. 1874 01:23:08,855 --> 01:23:10,890 He's at the five. Gets a block. 1875 01:23:11,240 --> 01:23:13,193 He's at the 10. To the 15! 1876 01:23:13,326 --> 01:23:14,260 To the 20! 1877 01:23:16,763 --> 01:23:17,897 Go, Jeremy, go! 1878 01:23:18,310 --> 01:23:18,898 [announcer] To the 30! 1879 01:23:19,833 --> 01:23:21,340 Jeremy Cartwright 1880 01:23:21,167 --> 01:23:23,903 returns the opening second half kickoff! 1881 01:23:24,370 --> 01:23:25,672 A hundred yards! 1882 01:23:26,506 --> 01:23:27,741 Are you kidding me? 1883 01:23:27,874 --> 01:23:29,709 - Know my name! - PAT! PAT! 1884 01:23:29,843 --> 01:23:31,444 [announcer] And looking towards the sideline, 1885 01:23:31,578 --> 01:23:33,113 - this might be it. - Hey! 1886 01:23:33,246 --> 01:23:34,948 That's you, Flynt. 1887 01:23:35,810 --> 01:23:36,616 Come on. This is your time. Go, go, go! 1888 01:23:36,750 --> 01:23:38,618 [announcer] Yup. Here he comes. Mike Flynt. 1889 01:23:39,850 --> 01:23:41,888 And everybody's on their feet here tonight. 1890 01:23:42,220 --> 01:23:44,124 [chanting] Mike! Mike! Mike! 1891 01:23:44,257 --> 01:23:46,260 This is all for you, Mike! 1892 01:23:47,193 --> 01:23:49,290 [announcer] The 59-year-old linebacker 1893 01:23:49,129 --> 01:23:51,197 who sacrificed so much to get here. 1894 01:23:51,297 --> 01:23:53,433 Now my being here finally means something. 1895 01:23:53,566 --> 01:23:55,235 It already has, brother. It already has. 1896 01:23:55,368 --> 01:23:56,603 You go! 1897 01:23:56,736 --> 01:24:00,573 [uplifting music playing] 1898 01:24:03,810 --> 01:24:05,111 [Mike] Here we go! 1899 01:24:05,245 --> 01:24:06,790 [announcer] Mike Flynt, 1900 01:24:06,212 --> 01:24:08,548 who's battled injuries all season, 1901 01:24:08,648 --> 01:24:10,817 is gonna be the oldest football player 1902 01:24:10,950 --> 01:24:12,719 - to ever step on the gridiron. - [whistle blows] 1903 01:24:14,540 --> 01:24:16,122 Nice of you to join us. 1904 01:24:16,256 --> 01:24:17,657 Thought maybe you'd change your mind. 1905 01:24:17,791 --> 01:24:19,590 Not a chance. 1906 01:24:20,326 --> 01:24:21,428 [babbling] 1907 01:24:21,561 --> 01:24:22,962 Mike, do not let him inside. 1908 01:24:23,960 --> 01:24:25,131 I'm coming for you, old man. You best dig in 1909 01:24:25,265 --> 01:24:26,933 or get out the way. 1910 01:24:28,668 --> 01:24:30,503 [announcer] The Lobos have struggled protecting 1911 01:24:30,637 --> 01:24:33,406 this year. They've had two field goals blocked. 1912 01:24:33,506 --> 01:24:35,108 [grunting] 1913 01:24:36,142 --> 01:24:37,510 [announcer] Kick is up. 1914 01:24:37,644 --> 01:24:38,912 And good! 1915 01:24:39,120 --> 01:24:41,781 It's seven on the board for the Lobos. 1916 01:24:41,915 --> 01:24:43,149 14-7 is the ballgame. 1917 01:24:43,283 --> 01:24:44,784 Nice hit, kid. 1918 01:24:46,860 --> 01:24:47,987 [announcer] Mike Flynt going toe-to-toe 1919 01:24:48,121 --> 01:24:50,957 with Bulldogs' All-Conference linebacker Willie Simmons. 1920 01:24:52,325 --> 01:24:55,795 Thirty years later and this guy is still all fight. 1921 01:24:56,996 --> 01:25:00,433 And all of a sudden, folks, we got ourselves a ballgame. 1922 01:25:01,301 --> 01:25:04,204 Out route on the play. Big hit by the Lobos! 1923 01:25:05,839 --> 01:25:07,974 Here's Braddick, back in the pocket, throwing right. 1924 01:25:08,108 --> 01:25:10,877 - [grunts] - Sacked one more time! 1925 01:25:11,778 --> 01:25:13,346 I'm here all day! 1926 01:25:13,480 --> 01:25:15,782 [announcer] Big drop by Braddick, into the end zone. 1927 01:25:15,882 --> 01:25:18,218 Incomplete! And nobody can put points on the board. 1928 01:25:18,351 --> 01:25:20,687 Braddick in the red zone, crossing route. 1929 01:25:20,820 --> 01:25:22,188 Caught. Run out of bounds. 1930 01:25:22,322 --> 01:25:23,623 - Beautiful! - Yeah! 1931 01:25:23,723 --> 01:25:25,125 [announcer] Despite the Lobos 1932 01:25:25,225 --> 01:25:26,159 putting seven on the board, 1933 01:25:26,292 --> 01:25:28,128 it's a defensive struggle. 1934 01:25:28,228 --> 01:25:29,896 Nobody giving an inch. 1935 01:25:30,300 --> 01:25:31,297 [indistinct cheering] 1936 01:25:33,566 --> 01:25:35,680 [crowd cheering] 1937 01:25:39,839 --> 01:25:41,708 [announcer] Braddick again in the pocket. 1938 01:25:41,841 --> 01:25:44,411 He's taken to the turf. Oh! Did you see that? 1939 01:25:44,544 --> 01:25:46,846 How is Braddick getting up from these hits tonight? 1940 01:25:48,882 --> 01:25:50,150 Keep going! 1941 01:25:50,250 --> 01:25:52,180 It's alright, Cappy! You got it! 1942 01:25:52,152 --> 01:25:54,254 [announcer] Two heavyweights going at it here tonight. 1943 01:25:54,387 --> 01:25:56,356 Nobody giving an inch. 1944 01:25:56,489 --> 01:25:58,725 The Bulldogs back to work on offense. 1945 01:25:58,858 --> 01:26:00,827 Trying a specialty play, reverse near side-- 1946 01:26:00,927 --> 01:26:02,862 Oh! Big hit by the Lobos! 1947 01:26:04,364 --> 01:26:05,699 - Alright! Now we're rolling! - That's it! 1948 01:26:05,832 --> 01:26:07,670 Yeah! We're in this! We're in this! 1949 01:26:07,200 --> 01:26:08,735 [announcer] Lobos put seven on the board 1950 01:26:08,868 --> 01:26:11,271 but they still trail by seven. 1951 01:26:11,404 --> 01:26:14,607 It's 14-7 Bulldogs in this physical football game. 1952 01:26:15,942 --> 01:26:16,910 Blown up on the play! 1953 01:26:17,430 --> 01:26:18,578 [whistle blows] 1954 01:26:18,712 --> 01:26:21,114 The Lobos hit them in the backfield. 1955 01:26:22,515 --> 01:26:24,500 [Mike] Chains. Let's go. 1956 01:26:24,184 --> 01:26:26,219 [announcer] They're gonna bring the chains out. 1957 01:26:29,756 --> 01:26:31,358 I don't think he's got it. 1958 01:26:31,458 --> 01:26:33,293 [announcer] Could be a fourth down and... 1959 01:26:33,426 --> 01:26:35,929 - Yeah, he's short. - Bulldogs are just short. 1960 01:26:36,620 --> 01:26:38,631 They've got a big decision to make here. 1961 01:26:39,566 --> 01:26:41,301 And look who's coming on the field. 1962 01:26:41,434 --> 01:26:43,603 Quarterback Hot Rod Harrison. 1963 01:26:43,737 --> 01:26:45,939 Back on the field. Bulldogs are gonna go for it. 1964 01:26:46,720 --> 01:26:48,575 Oh! You've got to be kidding me. 1965 01:26:48,708 --> 01:26:50,430 Five-two stack. 1966 01:26:50,143 --> 01:26:51,644 Hey, hey. Fern-man. Fern-man. 1967 01:26:51,778 --> 01:26:53,546 Listen, this guy's hard to bring down. 1968 01:26:53,646 --> 01:26:54,948 You gotta wrap him up around the legs, 1969 01:26:55,810 --> 01:26:56,583 drive until he goes down. Got it? 1970 01:26:56,716 --> 01:26:58,718 - Yes, sir. - Hey, believe it. 1971 01:26:58,818 --> 01:27:00,220 Yes, sir. 1972 01:27:00,954 --> 01:27:03,156 [announcer] If the Bulldogs pick up the first down here, 1973 01:27:03,289 --> 01:27:06,726 they will run out the clock and take away any hope 1974 01:27:06,826 --> 01:27:08,940 of a Lobos winning season. 1975 01:27:08,228 --> 01:27:10,960 Everything we trained for right here. 1976 01:27:10,230 --> 01:27:12,232 Five-two stack. Five-two stack. Ready? 1977 01:27:12,332 --> 01:27:15,168 [announcer] Well, this is it. Fourth down and inches. 1978 01:27:16,136 --> 01:27:17,404 Harrison breaks the huddle 1979 01:27:17,504 --> 01:27:18,938 and brings his offense to the line. 1980 01:27:19,720 --> 01:27:20,974 You gotta believe the Bulldogs will look 1981 01:27:21,107 --> 01:27:22,742 to their All-Conference quarterback 1982 01:27:22,842 --> 01:27:24,177 to pick up this first down. 1983 01:27:25,278 --> 01:27:26,646 Let's go, Fern-man! You got this! 1984 01:27:26,780 --> 01:27:27,847 [announcer] If the Lobos defense 1985 01:27:27,981 --> 01:27:29,282 can hold the Bulldogs here, 1986 01:27:29,416 --> 01:27:31,518 the Sul Ross offense will get the ball back... 1987 01:27:31,651 --> 01:27:34,287 [chanting] Defense! Defense! Defense! Defense! 1988 01:27:34,421 --> 01:27:35,622 [announcer] ...with great field position 1989 01:27:35,755 --> 01:27:37,524 and time left on the clock. 1990 01:27:37,657 --> 01:27:39,325 [indistinct shouting] 1991 01:27:39,459 --> 01:27:40,794 [announcer] Shotgun formation. Here's the snap. 1992 01:27:40,927 --> 01:27:42,962 Harrison on the fake. He's gonna keep it. 1993 01:27:43,960 --> 01:27:44,330 Heads for the line. 1994 01:27:44,464 --> 01:27:46,633 Oh my gosh, what a hit! 1995 01:27:47,167 --> 01:27:50,360 Fernie Acosta with the biggest stop of his life 1996 01:27:50,170 --> 01:27:53,840 has just given the Sul Ross Lobos a second chance. 1997 01:27:53,973 --> 01:27:57,977 [inspirational music playing] 1998 01:28:03,183 --> 01:28:04,284 [Weston] Let's go! 1999 01:28:05,852 --> 01:28:07,454 Here we go, Lobos! 2000 01:28:07,554 --> 01:28:09,522 Let's go, offense! Let's go! 2001 01:28:09,656 --> 01:28:11,524 [announcer] Fifteen seconds left on the clock. 2002 01:28:11,658 --> 01:28:14,861 Lobos with a second chance, now in scoring position. 2003 01:28:14,994 --> 01:28:17,630 Hey, Jeremy, make sure you get out of bounds. 2004 01:28:18,465 --> 01:28:19,999 [announcer] Time enough for two, 2005 01:28:20,133 --> 01:28:21,634 maybe three plays if they're lucky. 2006 01:28:21,735 --> 01:28:23,636 No room for mistakes here. 2007 01:28:23,737 --> 01:28:26,172 The Lobos with a chance to tie it up 2008 01:28:26,306 --> 01:28:28,208 and to take this game into overtime. 2009 01:28:28,341 --> 01:28:29,376 [Mike] This is it! 2010 01:28:29,509 --> 01:28:31,244 [announcer] With 15 seconds left 2011 01:28:31,378 --> 01:28:32,679 and no timeouts. 2012 01:28:32,812 --> 01:28:34,347 Shotgun snap. 2013 01:28:35,882 --> 01:28:37,884 Cartwright, trying to get out of bounds. 2014 01:28:38,818 --> 01:28:40,200 Doesn't make it! 2015 01:28:40,153 --> 01:28:42,880 Let it go! Back on the ball! Back on the ball! 2016 01:28:42,222 --> 01:28:43,757 [announcer] And the clock is still ticking. 2017 01:28:43,890 --> 01:28:45,825 Ten, nine, eight. 2018 01:28:45,925 --> 01:28:48,940 He's trying to get the guys back to the line of scrimmage. 2019 01:28:48,228 --> 01:28:49,529 - Come on, Flynt. - Seven! Six! 2020 01:28:49,662 --> 01:28:51,197 They need to snap the ball. 2021 01:28:51,331 --> 01:28:53,330 Five! Four! 2022 01:28:53,166 --> 01:28:55,435 - Here comes the snap. - Come on now! Come on! 2023 01:28:55,568 --> 01:28:57,437 [announcer] The Lobos, shotgun snap. 2024 01:28:57,570 --> 01:28:59,606 Braddick in the pocket. He's looking right side. 2025 01:28:59,739 --> 01:29:01,341 Cartwright, back of the end zone. 2026 01:29:01,441 --> 01:29:02,442 [echoes] 2027 01:29:02,575 --> 01:29:06,112 [suspenseful music playing] 2028 01:29:06,246 --> 01:29:08,548 It's caught! It's caught! Touchdown! 2029 01:29:08,682 --> 01:29:12,452 Touchdown, Lobos! Touchdown, Jeremy Cartwright! 2030 01:29:13,530 --> 01:29:15,188 And with that touchdown, Jeremy Cartwright 2031 01:29:15,288 --> 01:29:18,958 breaks the school record with 80 receptions on the season 2032 01:29:19,920 --> 01:29:23,930 and brings the Lobos one point away from tying this game 2033 01:29:24,970 --> 01:29:26,299 and sending it into overtime. 2034 01:29:26,433 --> 01:29:28,201 You have got to be kidding me! 2035 01:29:28,301 --> 01:29:29,869 Field goal unit, let's go! 2036 01:29:29,969 --> 01:29:31,204 - Come on, son! Let's go! - Tie this up! 2037 01:29:31,304 --> 01:29:32,539 [announcer] Mike Flynt, 2038 01:29:32,639 --> 01:29:34,740 the oldest man to play the game. 2039 01:29:34,207 --> 01:29:35,275 Alright, boys, here we go. 2040 01:29:35,408 --> 01:29:36,409 [announcer] For what might be 2041 01:29:36,543 --> 01:29:37,477 the last play of his life. 2042 01:29:37,610 --> 01:29:38,712 Alright, all you. 2043 01:29:38,812 --> 01:29:40,580 Get one for me, buddy, and then we're tied. 2044 01:29:40,714 --> 01:29:42,282 [announcer] The Lobos one point away 2045 01:29:42,415 --> 01:29:45,752 from tying or losing their final game of the season. 2046 01:29:45,885 --> 01:29:47,420 [player] Long night, ain't it? 2047 01:29:47,554 --> 01:29:49,789 [announcer] You can't write it. It's just real life. 2048 01:29:49,923 --> 01:29:51,224 [player] Get set! Get set! 2049 01:29:51,324 --> 01:29:52,492 Hey, you wanna watch out, Mike! 2050 01:29:52,625 --> 01:29:54,894 Call 911! Killin' an old man's a crime! 2051 01:29:54,994 --> 01:29:56,563 [announcer] Mike Flynt and this Lobo team 2052 01:29:56,663 --> 01:29:59,833 with a chance to tie the game and send it into overtime. 2053 01:29:59,966 --> 01:30:02,469 Let's tie this up. Let's put a man on the moon. 2054 01:30:02,602 --> 01:30:04,838 - Come on! - Boy, after all this, 2055 01:30:04,971 --> 01:30:06,406 all the hits tonight, 2056 01:30:06,506 --> 01:30:08,775 all the defense and last-minute score, 2057 01:30:08,908 --> 01:30:11,511 it will not matter at all for the Lobos 2058 01:30:11,644 --> 01:30:13,513 if they can't knock down this extra point. 2059 01:30:13,646 --> 01:30:14,481 Set! 2060 01:30:15,815 --> 01:30:18,818 [announcer] It's a bad snap! It's on the ground. 2061 01:30:18,952 --> 01:30:19,853 [indistinct shouting] 2062 01:30:20,920 --> 01:30:22,856 [announcer] Braddick's got to pick it up. 2063 01:30:22,989 --> 01:30:24,424 He's looking for anybody. 2064 01:30:24,524 --> 01:30:26,326 Now being flushed out right side. 2065 01:30:26,459 --> 01:30:27,761 [commentary mutes] 2066 01:30:27,861 --> 01:30:29,763 [tense music playing] 2067 01:30:29,863 --> 01:30:31,464 [announcer] Willie Smith is chasing him. 2068 01:30:31,598 --> 01:30:32,665 And here comes Mike Flynt! 2069 01:30:32,799 --> 01:30:34,467 [grunting] 2070 01:30:36,102 --> 01:30:38,538 - Oh my goodness! What a hit! - [cheering] 2071 01:30:38,872 --> 01:30:41,775 Mike Flynt, the 59-year-old, 2072 01:30:41,875 --> 01:30:43,710 just frees Braddick into the end zone 2073 01:30:43,843 --> 01:30:45,345 - for the two-point conversion. - Yeah! 2074 01:30:45,478 --> 01:30:46,646 [announcer] The Lobos win! 2075 01:30:46,846 --> 01:30:48,214 The Lobos win! 2076 01:30:48,348 --> 01:30:50,316 [triumphant music playing] 2077 01:30:50,850 --> 01:30:52,686 Yeah, Mike! Yeah! 2078 01:30:52,819 --> 01:30:55,955 [announcer] The 59-year-old Mike Flynt 2079 01:30:56,560 --> 01:30:58,992 returns to the field and makes a key block 2080 01:30:59,192 --> 01:31:02,829 to get the Lobos the win over the Bulldogs. 2081 01:31:02,962 --> 01:31:05,799 And what a moment for Mike Flynt and his family, 2082 01:31:05,899 --> 01:31:07,734 all in attendance tonight. 2083 01:31:07,867 --> 01:31:09,335 What a moment. 2084 01:31:09,469 --> 01:31:12,472 You can't write it any better than this. 2085 01:31:14,474 --> 01:31:17,544 [crowd cheering] 2086 01:31:17,677 --> 01:31:22,549 [crowd chanting "Mike!"] 2087 01:31:28,655 --> 01:31:30,924 [team cheering] 2088 01:31:34,494 --> 01:31:36,496 Mike! Hey, man. 2089 01:31:36,596 --> 01:31:38,365 - That's for you. - Oh. Thanks, Cappy. 2090 01:31:38,498 --> 01:31:40,367 Great game, man. It was a close one. 2091 01:31:40,500 --> 01:31:41,668 [Kyle] It was! 2092 01:31:41,768 --> 01:31:43,690 - [player 1] Good job. - [player 2] Thank you. 2093 01:31:43,203 --> 01:31:45,605 - Hey! Fern-man! - Hey, Mike! 2094 01:31:45,739 --> 01:31:47,240 I want to introduce you-- Ow! 2095 01:31:47,374 --> 01:31:49,900 You call him Mr. Flynt. 2096 01:31:49,109 --> 01:31:51,211 I taught you better than that. 2097 01:31:51,344 --> 01:31:52,912 - Yes, ma'am. - Perdón. 2098 01:31:53,460 --> 01:31:55,281 - Nice game. - [speaking Spanish] 2099 01:31:56,383 --> 01:32:00,200 - Oh, there you are! - Hey! [laughs] 2100 01:32:01,688 --> 01:32:04,900 - Y'all in one piece? - Baby, when you win, 2101 01:32:04,224 --> 01:32:05,625 nothing hurts. 2102 01:32:07,761 --> 01:32:09,796 - Hey! - Good job, Dad. 2103 01:32:09,929 --> 01:32:12,650 - Oh, darlin'! - Daddy, good job! 2104 01:32:12,198 --> 01:32:15,468 Oh, thank you for coming! Hey, Mama. 2105 01:32:15,602 --> 01:32:16,903 This is for you. 2106 01:32:17,370 --> 01:32:18,710 Oh! 2107 01:32:18,204 --> 01:32:20,740 [laughs] Michael! 2108 01:32:21,574 --> 01:32:23,576 Your daddy would be so proud of you. 2109 01:32:23,710 --> 01:32:24,978 Oh, Mama. 2110 01:32:25,111 --> 01:32:26,546 [gentle music playing] 2111 01:32:34,554 --> 01:32:37,900 [music intensifies] 2112 01:32:55,842 --> 01:32:57,410 I love you, son. 2113 01:33:01,848 --> 01:33:03,316 I love you too. 2114 01:33:07,954 --> 01:33:09,856 I'm so sorry. 2115 01:33:09,989 --> 01:33:12,926 [tender music playing] 2116 01:33:17,697 --> 01:33:22,635 [laughs] Good. Hey, let's get on home. 2117 01:33:24,304 --> 01:33:25,805 [Micah] At 59 years old, 2118 01:33:25,939 --> 01:33:29,642 my dad became the oldest player to ever play the game. 2119 01:33:30,677 --> 01:33:33,880 And while he left everything on that field, 2120 01:33:34,140 --> 01:33:38,510 this time, he knew what was most important 2121 01:33:38,184 --> 01:33:39,786 is what was off of it. 2122 01:33:39,886 --> 01:33:42,622 - You got nothin' better? - Really? 2123 01:33:44,124 --> 01:33:45,225 [Micah] Show me! 2124 01:33:46,292 --> 01:33:48,695 Alright. Alright. Alright! There it is. 2125 01:33:48,828 --> 01:33:51,131 [uplifting music playing] 2126 01:34:13,420 --> 01:34:14,688 [music fades] 2127 01:34:14,821 --> 01:34:19,526 ["The Rubberband Man" by The Spinners playing] 2128 01:34:19,659 --> 01:34:21,494 [reporter] Thirty-seven years ago, Mike Flynt 2129 01:34:21,594 --> 01:34:24,564 was a starting linebacker at Sul Ross State University. 2130 01:34:24,698 --> 01:34:28,680 This is Mike Flynt today, 59 years old and a member 2131 01:34:28,201 --> 01:34:31,504 of the 2007 Sul Ross football team. 2132 01:34:31,604 --> 01:34:34,274 ♪ Hand me down my walkin' cane ♪ 2133 01:34:34,407 --> 01:34:36,343 ♪ Hand me down my hat ♪ 2134 01:34:37,377 --> 01:34:38,878 Oh no. 2135 01:34:40,213 --> 01:34:41,681 - Hey man. - Michael. 2136 01:34:42,282 --> 01:34:44,551 - What a pleasure, sir. - Nice to see you. 2137 01:34:45,885 --> 01:34:47,287 Oh it's so good to meet you. 2138 01:34:47,787 --> 01:34:48,955 I still think you're crazy. 2139 01:34:51,624 --> 01:34:53,193 ♪ Hey, y'all, prepare yourself ♪ 2140 01:34:53,293 --> 01:34:56,463 ♪ For the Rubberband Man... ♪ 2141 01:34:56,596 --> 01:35:01,468 ♪ You'll never heard a sound like the Rubberband Man ♪ 2142 01:35:01,601 --> 01:35:06,606 ♪ You're bound to lose control when the Rubberband starts to jam ♪ 2143 01:35:07,207 --> 01:35:09,376 Straight up this is one of my favorite stories ever. 2144 01:35:09,776 --> 01:35:13,413 My guest is the linebacker for division three Sul Ross State. 2145 01:35:16,249 --> 01:35:19,319 I thought he was crazy. Absolutely crazy. 2146 01:35:19,452 --> 01:35:24,557 It's been part circus, part county fair, part revival. 2147 01:35:25,580 --> 01:35:26,426 Are you kidding me? You know, 2148 01:35:26,593 --> 01:35:28,294 but then I started to get excited. 2149 01:35:28,428 --> 01:35:30,497 We so appreciate you guys and your talents. 2150 01:35:30,964 --> 01:35:34,934 The whole thing has just been the most incredible experience. 2151 01:35:35,268 --> 01:35:37,804 It's an honor for us to tell your story. 2152 01:35:38,438 --> 01:35:40,640 And when you come on a set you know pretty quickly 2153 01:35:40,774 --> 01:35:42,509 whether or not you're working on something special. 2154 01:35:42,909 --> 01:35:44,770 - Thank you. - Cheers. 2155 01:35:47,800 --> 01:35:48,181 [men chanting] They're gonna know our name! 2156 01:35:48,314 --> 01:35:49,516 They're gonna feel our pain! 2157 01:35:49,649 --> 01:35:50,750 They're gonna know our name! 2158 01:35:50,850 --> 01:35:51,851 They're gonna feel our pain! 2159 01:36:03,430 --> 01:36:06,533 ♪ Look, my only opponent is in the mirror ♪ 2160 01:36:06,666 --> 01:36:08,768 ♪ I know it's nobody really ♪ 2161 01:36:08,868 --> 01:36:10,770 ♪ I notice me starin' back and I know ♪ 2162 01:36:10,870 --> 01:36:12,172 ♪ It's nobody realer ♪ 2163 01:36:12,305 --> 01:36:14,307 ♪ I'm openin' my potential ♪ 2164 01:36:14,441 --> 01:36:15,809 ♪ Know I gotta deliver ♪ 2165 01:36:15,942 --> 01:36:17,377 ♪ So I take a breath and that whistle blow ♪ 2166 01:36:17,510 --> 01:36:18,978 ♪ Snap the ball and I'm goin' off ♪ 2167 01:36:19,112 --> 01:36:20,714 ♪ And that clock runnin', no time-outs ♪ 2168 01:36:20,847 --> 01:36:23,160 ♪ And I'm tryin' for it, don't care if that sun beam ♪ 2169 01:36:23,149 --> 01:36:24,951 ♪ They call me Icarus 'cause I'm flyin' towards it ♪ 2170 01:36:25,510 --> 01:36:26,686 ♪ My wings stronger, my heart fuller ♪ 2171 01:36:26,820 --> 01:36:28,355 ♪ My blood pumpin', clock tickin' ♪ 2172 01:36:28,488 --> 01:36:29,656 ♪ Crowd screamin' ♪ 2173 01:36:29,789 --> 01:36:31,240 ♪ Everything around me blurry ♪ 2174 01:36:31,157 --> 01:36:32,625 ♪ Runnin' over everything in my jersey ♪ 2175 01:36:32,726 --> 01:36:34,627 ♪ I ain't got time to think, no time to worry ♪ 2176 01:36:34,728 --> 01:36:36,129 ♪ These are the moments I train for ♪ 2177 01:36:36,229 --> 01:36:37,864 ♪ I can lift whatever, I can take whoever ♪ 2178 01:36:37,997 --> 01:36:39,499 ♪ I can run for hours like a hunter-gatherer ♪ 2179 01:36:39,632 --> 01:36:41,468 ♪ Got the competition straight gunnin' for me ♪ 2180 01:36:41,568 --> 01:36:43,470 ♪ Drop the shoulder, I'm runnin' towards 'em ♪ 2181 01:36:43,570 --> 01:36:45,400 ♪ Whole city got eyes on me ♪ 2182 01:36:45,138 --> 01:36:46,639 ♪ I'm just lookin' at the prize only ♪ 2183 01:36:46,740 --> 01:36:48,410 ♪ They gon' know our name, they gon' feel our pain ♪ 2184 01:36:48,174 --> 01:36:49,709 ♪ We gon' let it rain and I promise ♪ 2185 01:36:49,843 --> 01:36:51,478 ♪ I been through everything so I got it ♪ 2186 01:36:51,578 --> 01:36:53,179 ♪ I'm doin' everything that I gotta ♪ 2187 01:36:53,313 --> 01:36:55,150 ♪ They want to bow down, kiss the ring ♪ 2188 01:36:55,148 --> 01:36:56,683 ♪ You been a queen, you still a king ♪ 2189 01:36:56,816 --> 01:36:58,418 ♪ Your spirit broken and it's hard to fix it ♪ 2190 01:36:58,551 --> 01:37:00,860 ♪ When the beast awoken and it's time to witness ♪ 2191 01:37:00,220 --> 01:37:01,821 ♪ Really, life can bring you all kind of missions ♪ 2192 01:37:01,921 --> 01:37:03,690 ♪ Be strong enough to fight all conditions ♪ 2193 01:37:03,823 --> 01:37:05,425 ♪ Show the world, the little boys and girls ♪ 2194 01:37:05,558 --> 01:37:07,930 ♪ You can change your mind, you can change the world ♪ 2195 01:37:07,227 --> 01:37:08,695 ♪ They gon' know our name, they gon' feel our pain ♪ 2196 01:37:08,828 --> 01:37:10,230 ♪ We gon' let it rain and I promise ♪ 2197 01:37:10,363 --> 01:37:12,320 ♪ I been through everything so I got it ♪ 2198 01:37:12,165 --> 01:37:13,833 ♪ I'm doin' everything that I gotta ♪ 2199 01:37:14,534 --> 01:37:17,203 ♪ Yeah, doin' everything in my power ♪ 2200 01:37:17,337 --> 01:37:20,540 ♪ I'm tryin' to retire Mama, tell her the world is ours ♪ 2201 01:37:20,674 --> 01:37:22,409 ♪ I'm startin' to see the future ♪ 2202 01:37:22,542 --> 01:37:24,100 ♪ Vividly, gettin' clearer ♪ 2203 01:37:24,110 --> 01:37:25,845 ♪ My vision, no Nostradamus ♪ 2204 01:37:25,945 --> 01:37:27,380 ♪ So pressure, I won't allow it ♪ 2205 01:37:27,514 --> 01:37:29,115 ♪ Let me be honest, I want this ♪ 2206 01:37:29,249 --> 01:37:30,884 ♪ Gonna be a part of this, moment is larger ♪ 2207 01:37:31,170 --> 01:37:32,552 ♪ Wanna go farther but I feel pressure ♪ 2208 01:37:32,686 --> 01:37:34,220 ♪ All of this stressin', enemy on us ♪ 2209 01:37:34,354 --> 01:37:36,289 ♪ Tryin' to be the oracle with my moral code ♪ 2210 01:37:36,423 --> 01:37:37,791 ♪ Really wanna try to be historical ♪ 2211 01:37:37,924 --> 01:37:39,920 ♪ 'Cause I've felt lost before ♪ 2212 01:37:39,225 --> 01:37:40,860 ♪ Real talk, it was hard to let it go ♪ 2213 01:37:40,960 --> 01:37:42,950 ♪ Better understand that ♪ 2214 01:37:42,228 --> 01:37:43,797 ♪ Little bit of flame in the rap ♪ 2215 01:37:43,930 --> 01:37:45,598 ♪ It's swaying with the flow I got ice in my veins ♪ 2216 01:37:45,732 --> 01:37:47,567 ♪ And my name in these lights and they spellin' it right ♪ 2217 01:37:47,701 --> 01:37:49,102 ♪ It's been so many nights ♪ 2218 01:37:49,235 --> 01:37:50,970 ♪ I struggle with trouble and pain in my life ♪ 2219 01:37:51,104 --> 01:37:53,473 ♪ Was ashamed of my life so I came with the fight ♪ 2220 01:37:53,606 --> 01:37:55,141 ♪ And they payin' the price, I won't say it polite ♪ 2221 01:37:55,275 --> 01:37:56,643 ♪ They gon' know our name, they gon' feel our pain ♪ 2222 01:37:56,776 --> 01:37:58,578 ♪ We gon' let it rain and I promise ♪ 2223 01:37:59,879 --> 01:38:02,882 [grand, dramatic music playing]