08x04 - Protect the Nest

[bunniefuu]

[upbeat dance music playing]

[no sound]

-[man] Who are you?
-[players] w*r Eagles!

-Who are you?
-[players] w*r Eagles!

-[man] Who are you?
-[players] w*r Eagles!

-[man grunting]
-♪ Ooh, ooh, yeah ♪

♪ Uh ♪

♪ Things just keep getting better ♪

♪ Down in New Orleans ♪

[suspenseful music playing]

"Our hero this week is Denton Mallas."

"Denton is the head football coach
at a Louisiana School for the Deaf."

-He's also a teacher.
-[Bobby] Nice!

Head football coach, you better.

[Denton yelling commands]

Set up. Three, two, one.

[Tan] He just got
a big, big, big promotion at work.

Denton is now the new athletic director
at LSD.

I'm most passionate and motivated
about football, yes,

but I am more motivated
by working with the Deaf kids.

All of those Deaf-isms,
Deaf traditions, customs,

I can naturally pass on
to my students here.

Here it is 100% guaranteed access
to sign language.

They can be involved in sports,
in theater.

If they go to a hearing school,
would they have the same opportunities?

I doubt it.

"When Denton's family discovered
that he was Deaf at just 18 months old,

the whole family learned sign language."

[Bobby]
That doesn't happen very often, actually.

[Tan] Which is so strange.

I just think if your child is Deaf,
how would you not learn that?

"His father, Jay, dedicated himself
to advocating for his son,

especially in sports."

"In order to make sure
Denton never missed a play,

Jay became a coach
and signed to him from the sidelines."

"It was because of this
and acts like these

that Jay has always been Denton's hero."

-Aw.
-[Tan] I know!

Personally, I think he is my hero.
Absolutely.

He endured a lot.

You can't hear,
you try to go through life,

there's so many obstacles,

but he did as most he could with it.

He prospered. He flourished.

I want to be there for my students

the same way my dad was there for me.

He's very supportive of people.

It can be a lot,
and he might not admit or realize it,

but it can take a toll on you when
you're becoming everything for everyone.

"Relax. Take time for yourself. Relax,"

and I'm like, "No, I'm not done."

I need to do everything
that I can for these kids.

Athletic director,

the head football coach,

assistant basketball coach,

weightlifting coach,

assistant track coach,

academic bowl coach.

You name it, Denton does it.

I think Denton deserves a bit more...
a little more sprucing up.

Because he's in a leadership position,

he's often, you know,
the face of the sport,

and he's there on the field.

It's really important
for someone like him to look good

to represent our school and our team well.

"Enrollment at LSD
has been going down every year,

and the athletics department
is especially taking the hit."

No!

[Tan] "The football team
is down to 15 players

and is at risk of being cut entirely."

"As athletic director,
Denton feels it's on him

to prove that the program
cannot afford to die."

Denton is definitely dedicated to the job,

and having some success with his culture,
with the Deaf culture, he wants to help.

And yes, I do think this weighs on Denton.

I think he just needs help
with, like, his confidence

and knowing how much he brings
to the table.

My feet are throbbing from walking
and doing things all day long.

He has so much left to give,

but if he doesn't change his ways,
I think that he'll get b*rned out.

I'm not sure that he recognizes
how much we see his dedication

and his passion for our school,
our community, and our students.

I think this experience
could really give him a lot of confidence

to help him keep making a difference
in the lives of students at Deaf schools.

"At the end of the week,

the LSD w*r Eagles will have
their first game in three whole years."

-Go, w*r Eagles!
-[Tan] Yeah!

"Denton needs to get his head in the game
on and off the field

so that he is going to be able
to lead the team to ultimate victory."

[Antoni] That's right, he does!

"Our mission this week is to help Coach D
find his stride and lead with pride."

Yeah!

[inspirational music playing]

[upbeat music playing]

[Karamo] You all know how to sign?

-[Tan] A little.
-[Bobby] Maybe a little.

My name.

-My name.
-You guys are overcomplicating things.

-What is "is"?
-You don't do a lot of "is," I think.

Oh, I see people on the field.

Oh! Are they playing football?

[car horn beeps]

[Karamo] Come on. Excitement, guys.

...and you'll go through.

-Hey.
-[laughing]

[Karamo] How are you doing?

Good to meet you.

Could we have a hug?

Hi, everybody. How y'all doing?

[Jonathan]
Honey, it's giving Friday Night Lights.

It's giving Remember the Titans.
It's giving "hut, hut, hike."

And also, Denton is gorgeous.

How freaking cute are you? Adorable.

How long have you been coaching?

Seven years.

Wow. Okay. A long time.

-"Wow!" Yeah.
-Yeah. [laughs]

-We wanna see the locker rooms.
-Yeah.

Yeah? Okay.

Thank you, guys.

-[Jonathan] Bye! Love.
-Let's go, hustle!

[Karamo] Hustle! Hustle! Hustle! Hustle!

[Karamo whooping]

-Oh!
-[Jonathan] Ah!

-[Karamo] Okay.
-Wow.

The locker room
has definitely seen better days.

-[suspenseful music playing]
-It could use a refresh.

[Tan] There is a smell
that some might say "rancid."

You know when you take your socks off
at the end of a long day,

and you smell 'em
just to see what they're like?

Girl!

[Antoni] That is what
this entire room smells of.

Mm-mm. It's not right.

Can we see this? Take this off?

Yes.

-Oh yeah!
-[Antoni] Oh!

Look at that face. There it goes!

Are you always this high energy?

Oh yes, I have to be.

I have to be high energy.

From morning to noon, all day long.

-I love it. Sports, school with the kids.
-[Tan] Aw.

-That is my favorite part of the day.
-[Tan] Aw.

All right, we wanna see
the rest of the school. Can you show us?

Let's go.

-[Antoni] Oh wow.
-[Karamo] Look at all these trophies.

[Bobby] What's this area?

That's our concession stand.

-[Bobby] Concessions.
-[Tan] Concession stand.

[Antoni] When is the last time
the concession stand was used?

Two years ago.

[Antoni] I see a popcorn machine
and a crock pot.

What did you used to serve here?

Popcorn, hot dogs.

Come on.

[upbeat music playing]

Oh, this used to be the showers,
but now, a storage room.

Okay, sneaks.

Oh!

Underwear that I will not touch.

Wow.

School stuff.

Yeah, we get it. You work at the school.

A lot of school stuff.

Okay. Got it.

School stuff. School stuff. School stuff.
School stuff. School stuff. Basic.

So sports plays a big role in your life.

Why was... football. Football?

Right? Correct?

-Football.
-Let me see.

I have my glasses. I'll take it off.

'Cause I know ASL is also
about expression in your face, right?

Yes.

Why was football so important to you?

Sports has always been one of my outlets.

Some days
everything would just go over my head.

I would be b*rned out and exhausted

from trying to speak and lip-read.

It was hard to develop relationships
with my hearing classmates.

Sports was one of those ways
that I could actually relax

and express my emotions.

And then I joined football
at a Deaf school and fell in love.

Because my father loved football himself,

it really developed a close bond
between us.

Got it.

My dad has always been there for me.

I want that same experience for the kids

because some of these kids
don't have that role model.

'Cause your dad played a big part

in you seeing that it's possible
to make change.

Exactly.

Do you feel like you know how to do that?

It's hard for me to see it.

I hope I can be able
to support and motivate them.

I have to make sure
their future is bright.

Yeah. There's a lot of pressure
that you're experiencing.

Yeah.

[marching band drums playing]

-w*r.
-w*r?

Eagle.

[Bobby] So tell me about this mural.

Really, that's been here for a long time,

maybe the '80s or the '90s,

and it's just been the same ever since.

It's hard to fundraise
and do this sort of thing and renovate.

Why do you think the school's having
a hard time getting funding for this?

In the 1970s, we had over 300 students.

Wow.

Over time,
the number of students dwindled.

[Bobby] Dwindled.

Now we have about 90 students.

[Bobby] Wow.

More and more students
are moving over to mainstream schools.

Maybe because parents,
when they give birth to a Deaf baby,

often the doctor or audiologist
will say, "Hey, you know what?"

"It's better to learn to speak, lip-read,

use hearing aids or cochlear implants."

They don't really mention learning ASL.

[Bobby] What I'm seeing,

this is an amazing culture that
you are clearly very passionate about,

and although
it might be declining a little bit,

still deserves attention
and still deserves a space

that the kids
can really take pride in, right?

Right, exactly. Yes.

[Bobby] So what would you think

about maybe doing a new mural here
this week

that really reflects
how vibrant and passionate

both you are about athletics
and the kids that are coming here are?

Yes, definitely.

Really, I want to see something inspiring.

Is there a phrase or motto
that you say to the kids

that could be something we include?

Protect the nest!

"Protect the nest?" Makes a lot of sense.

Ready?

Be aggressive.

Eagles, be... No, you gotta go up!

-I'm going up!
-Figure it out!

Bitch, pay attention.

Six, seven, eight.

Be aggressive.

Eagles, be aggressive.

[cheering]

[Jonathan] Sports!

[laughing]

I knew that was gonna happen!

Not your D!

Ah!

[marching band drums play]

-The... the... Oh, hi!
-[Tan] Is that how you are helping?

[Bobby] Are you gonna help him
with his cute coach outfit?

-[Tan] I sure am.
-[Bobby] Okay.

-Thanks, Bobby.
-Have fun.

[Tan] Will you come with me? Come.

You all had a fun practice.

I will see you soon.

[Tan] Bye. Bye.

[Tan] I already looked at
what you have in here.

That's pretty much everything
that I use for school.

Almost everything that you have
is school stuff.

I mean, I've gotten most of these clothes
from school.

Why say no to freebies? You know?

Freebies are great, but that doesn't need
to be your only wardrobe.

You're not just a coach here.
You're a teacher, right?

You're the athletics director.

Like, this makes sense
if that's your only job, to coach.

I mean, it's easier.

It's an easier transition from school
to the football field for practice.

Easy doesn't always mean right.

This is fine for the field.

I wanna do better than this.

[Karamo grunts]

-Sports!
-Score!

Sports!

[Karamo] Ah!

Huh.

Interesting.

All right.

Okay, first of all,
I know everyone has said,

but you're just stunning.

Yes, queen!

Yas, queen.

Yas, queen.

First silvers.

They've been popping up now...

For the past two or three years,
they've been popping up.

Does that correlate to some stress?

A little, yeah.

So I have a movie question.

Have you seen Sister Act 2?

The plot is kind of similar
to what's going on here,

except for they have a choir,

and this is a football team.

This program
kind of has its back against the wall.

Is that accurate to say?

Yes.

Your program is here now.

Yes, definitely.

Sometimes I have a lot of different things
I've got to do.

Where do I begin?

So I start over here, then I go here
doing all these different things.

I feel like
I never run out of things to do.

Sometimes, especially
when I'm worried about the future,

right here, right now,

and sometimes I think
that is a better place to focus on

as opposed to worrying
about what's gonna happen later on.

Are you willing to prioritize
giving yourself a little bit of peace,

learning a few new things this week
with me

to clear out a little bit
of time and energy for you to love on you?

Yes, I'm willing. Yes.

[Antoni] Okay.

I've been trying
to learn a little bit of ASL.

Forgive me if I'm wrong,
but I'm gonna try out a question.

What do you eat for lunch every day?

Oh!

Peanut butter sandwich.

Keep in mind there's no jelly.

Why no jelly?

That is what I have been doing
since I was a kid all along.

So you are very much a creature of habit.

Oh yes. Absolutely.

Don't fix what's not broken.

Growing up,

what did you love to eat?

Growing up, what food did I love?

Okay.

I loved my dad's sloppy joes.

Not from the can, from scratch.

[Antoni] I love sloppy joes.

This week I want to help you
discover your new...

[upbeat music playing]

Favorite.

[gasps] Favorite.

Favorite food.

[Karamo] So are you ready
to get this week started with us?

I'm ready whenever you are ready.

Should we do the little cheer?
We gotta exit somehow.

Let's go.

-Let's go.
-Let's go!

-Let's go!
-Okay.

Oh, I thought we were doing
three, two, one, then doing it.

[Karamo] I can see all the pressure
that Denton's putting on himself,

but I need him to understand
that he has the resources,

he has the skills,
and he has the strength in him

to go out there and accomplish
what he wants to accomplish.

Aesthetically, this may be
one of my easiest makeovers,

but what is not easy is how much
Denton is pouring out into his community,

so, honey, my job today

is to cultivate a little bit of peace
in Denton's gorgeous world.

Igniting the passion in the students
is super important to Denton,

so my job this week is to show
this athletics department some love

so that the teams can really start
to have more pride in what they do.

A priority, food is not for Denton,
which I totally understand.

He has so much going on.

But that said,
he's gotten stuck in the same routines.

I want him to get a little uncomfortable
and try new things

and taste something different
than bread and peanut butter.

[Tan] I wanna make sure
that when he steps into a room

with people that could actually
impact his job, his school,

that he feels as in command as they do.

I want him to feel powerful.

Antoni and I are going
to give Denton a day out.

Boys' day out!

[cheerful music playing]

♪ We're running wild ♪

♪ No one can tell us... ♪

[Tan] Are you ready to shop?

Suit shopping?

[Tan] Mm-hmm.

After you.

Thank you.

Denton's wardrobe,
it's mostly either LSD clothing

or stuff that looks appropriate
for a college student,

and we need him to look
like somebody you will take seriously

at a board meeting, at an event.

I just want to dress him up enough
where he looks like a grown man.

All right, Denton.
My biggest concern is this.

I see you as a coach,
but you're not just a coach.

You're now the athletics director.

You're also a teacher.

Do you feel... powerful in your job?

Do you feel like
"I'm the person for this job"?

Not exactly.

So now I'm just kind of figuring it out
and how I fit into that role.

You were hired for a reason.

You've got what it takes.
You just need to command that space.

I'm used to working behind the scenes,

encouraging, motivating,
and supporting others.

That's my passion.

[Antoni]
I think that this is an opportunity,

and this will be a recurring theme,
of stepping outside of your comfort zone.

[Tan] The spotlight is terrifying,
but you know how to coach.

You know how to inspire people.

I think it's just convincing people

that you know how to move it
to the next level

to really get bums on seats.

However,
you look like one of the students.

You need to look the part.

I'm hoping that attire
can help you feel a little bit of that.

Yes.

Shall we try on clothes?

Yes.

Are you willing to try on anything?

Try anything?

I've got a gorgeous pink crop top
that Jonathan sent

that he wants you to try on.

I think pink looks good on me.

And definitely, a crop top
is gonna be gorgeous on you.

Okay, if you need anything,
just let me know. Okay?

Can I come in?

Okay, good.

[Tan gasps]

[upbeat music playing]

[Antoni] Love.

Really nice.

Wow!

I'm not trying to take him
from athleisure to a suit.

He doesn't need that.

I love a jacket on you.

It makes you look sophisticated.

Your pant like this,
it feels more like a track pant.

I want him to know there's a happy medium,

a little more refined and sophisticated.

I didn't want it to be a massive departure
from where you were before.

It's a version of athleisure.

The pants are really comfortable.

[Antoni] My thought with a jacket,

it's more about how it makes me feel
and my posture.

My shoulders immediately roll back,

and I feel like I can walk into a room
like this,

where I'm just, like, demanding presence.

The jacket's nice.

The fabric's a little bit like...

I'm going to say
it conflicts a little with signing.

[Tan] Okay, that, I completely understand,

and that's a really, really easy change.

This is the thing
that you do not have to wear

until you've got something
that is important to you.

Oh yes.

I feel more elevated, more serious.

Like a serious persona walking around.

I'm walking the walk. You know?

[Tan] Which is exactly what I wanted.

I have another outfit for you to try on.

That's great.

[Tan] Okay, good!

[upbeat music playing]

Look how good that is.

Look at your butt in those pants!
No, you look!

Look how good that is.

That's my wife's favorite part about me.

It's my favorite part about you! [laughs]

[laughs]

I like it. It's more casual.

Well, also...

"Ooh, you're hot." Hot.

Hot.

Yeah. The main reason
I wanted to put you in this

is because it's a really easy way,

without it feeling
too complicated, fussy, dressed up,

of looking sophisticated, mature,

like somebody who I wanna listen to.

Oh yeah, definitely.

Does this look feel like the kind of look
that will make you feel powerful

to speak to your colleagues,

the people who are above you at school,

reporters maybe,

a crowd of people who are there
to support what you're trying to do?

Oh yes. I feel ready. I feel good.

I feel like I can see
how people will look at me.

I can see that confidence in me.

Beautiful.

Thank you.

Go get changed
so I can watch that butt walk away.

Look at that walk away!

Wasn't that fantastic? Don't lie!

[cheerful music playing]

If we compare a peanut butter sandwich
to Indian food,

there is no starker contrast.

Do you know Indian food?

No. I don't really know much about it.

[Antoni] There's so many different spices
and textures and crunches and creaminess.

I want him to just have fun with that.

Just exploring and being curious.

Ooh, I taste a little bit of a kick.

It's perfect.

All very good.

So I know that athletics,
football specifically,

are very important to you,

but, clearly with LSD,

it's so much more than that too.

It wasn't until
I was in the seventh grade,

and I went to summer camp
at the Deaf school

where I saw Deaf role models,
and I really started to get involved

with diving into my Deaf identity.

Who better to interact with
and teach Deaf kids

than Deaf adults who've already
experienced and gone through it?

I love my father.

I love my family.

I really do. I appreciate them.

But do they fully understand
what I've gone through?

No, they don't.

It's different.

So it's very important to have a place
we can feel comfortable

in our world, our culture,
our communication, our rhythm.

This is a man on a mission.

Denton wants to celebrate
and nurture Deaf culture.

I respect him so much.

So we have some dessert for y'all.
It's ice cream sandwiches.

-Ooh, that's my favorite.
-[Antoni] Ah!

It's called kulfi.

Delicious.

You can take it with you.

[cheerful music playing]

[upbeat music playing]

[Jonathan] We are going to do
a gorgeous yoga class together.

Let's go to yoga.

And don't look at my ass,
'cause it's cute in these tights.

Fine, you can look at it. Uh.

I wanted to show you something
to help you relax.

If you're worried
about what's in the future,

or if you're thinking about the past,
then we're not present with today.

And so this is really about
kind of grounding yourself down in today

and then also taking care
of your body along the way.

Okay. Sounds good.

Let's get on our butts.

Restorative yoga is all on the ground.

Hips, lower back, quads, and hamstrings.

Honey, them hammies,
they need to be loose,

and they need to be stretched.

Feet floppy and palms up.

If that makes your hamstrings scream,
and you're like, "Ow, bitch, it hurts..."

We're gonna take this block.

I once had a yoga teacher say to me,

"Show me in the room
where the problem is,"

and then I would say...

"Well, it's... you know,
it's not in this room."

"It's a problem
that I would need to explain to you,"

and that was his way of saying

that, actually, a lot of the problems
that we encounter

are very much in our head,

and what we have to do
is get out of our head

and get into our body through our breath.

"Oh, but what about the school?
No, I'm inhaling."

"I wonder what I'm eating
for dinner tonight. No, I'm exhaling."

So take your right foot,
put it over your left knee.

Yes. Am I right?
Do you feel this right here?

How we connect to ourselves on our mat

is how we connect to ourselves
outside of our mat.

So this is a great way for him

to practice calm, compassion,
centeredness with himself.

Yes.

And knowing that there's nothing
that can be thrown his way

that he can't handle.

And that's yoga, honey.

How do you feel?

Very relaxed.

Very loose.

My hips, though, felt tight before,

and now they've kind of melted away.

I love that story for us.

So we're gonna change our outfits,
and then do your haircut.

Let's go.

Welcome to my office.

My job is to continue that great tradition
of your everlasting hotness.

You know? Do you look at, like, Tan's hair
and think, like,

"Cute!"

Like, a little volume?

Hmm, no.

Tan's volume is cool, yes,

but it doesn't fit me.

-I don't know about that.
-I like it more tame.

And I also feel curious
about what you would look like

with more of, like, a five-o'clock shadow.

What's that?

It's like stubble, you know?

Like, "suave."

Yeah, it's very... Yeah. Thank you.

I typically always have
a mustache and a goatee.

I want to...
not have you have a mustache and a goatee.

Just for this week.

All right.

Okay, we shall start to cut now.

So, our game.

Are you so excited?

Oh yes, for sure.

They're motivated. They're excited.

Finally get to get their feet
on the field.

And they're also looking forward
to seeing people come out

to the school and watch our game.

[Jonathan] Mmm.

[clippers buzzing]

Mmm.

Let your chin see the sun, honey.

My butt chin.

-You have a butt chin?
-Yes.

Get out of my face. Stop being so hot.

I can't have LSD

losing their head football coach
because he went to go become a modèle.

Maybe a summer job.

[Jonathan] Who's making room?

-Ready to see the new gorgeous you?
-I'm ready.

Here's a brand-new gorgeous Denton.

[Denton] Mm-hmm.

Wow!

Interesting.

They're really nice.

Awesome.

I didn't think it'd look like this.

[Jonathan] Do you like it?

Yeah. When you see it
on movie stars on TV and everything,

they have a five-o'clock shadow like that.
I never imagined it would look like this.

It's good, right?

So a little more volume.

Oh yeah!

I feel I can walk the walk.

I feel like I can go up to the referees
and talk to them

and show power,
and express it with this look.

I greatly appreciate you
and how you've taken care of me.

So I want to give you your sign name.

Oh my God, tell me!

-Are you ready?
-[Jonathan] Mm-hmm.

The number five hand...

"Jonathan."

Why?

First,

you are so friendly.

The second reason why...

Your eyes radiate. They're bright.

And the third reason.

You are you.

You are unapologetically you.

I've noticed, often,
you tend to flip your hair.

And you flip it back, you know?

So, "JVN."

JVN.

-JVN.
-[Jonathan] Ah!

Yes.

[Jonathan] That made me cry!

[whistle blowing rhythmically]

[marching band music playing]

[cheerful music playing]

Welcome to LSU.

LSU.

[Karamo] I really want you to understand

that, as long as you're dreaming
for things to get bigger and better,

then things will be better.

So I brought you here to LSU
for you to see what is possible for you,

what is possible for your kids,
and what's possible for the school.

But I don't want you just to see it.

I've also invited all of your team
and all the other coaches.

Really?

[Karamo] Yes, I did,

because I want them to see this too
and experience it, so...

Hello!

Ooh-hoo!

Have you all ever been inside
of the LSU Stadium?

Perfect.

You guys ready to go inside? You ready?

[Karamo chuckles] Yes?

Yes!

All right, let's go!

[rock music playing]

[boy] Ooh!

-[boy 2] Oh!
-[boy 3] Hey.

Seeing the excitement of these students
is so beautiful.

w*r.

Eagles.

Fly.

[Karamo] Right here.

Win! Y'all gotta win!

There you go.
Denton, y'all gotta win this!

[boy] Whoo!

[Karamo] Because of his fight,
this is what's possible for his students.

Imagine a full stadium.

Everybody around here.
You're looking up there.

All that energy. The stands are full.

[crowd chants] Fight! Fight!

And we feel the hype.

Hype, yes. Hype, exactly.

I love seeing you
in your coaching element.

Denton wants more for these kids,
and you can see it in their excitement,

but I don't know
if Denton sees that in himself.

I don't think that he sees what he's doing
and the impact that he already has.

Okay. You guys practice.
You ready to practice?

Yes.

All you, John.

-[boy] All you, John.
-[boyu2] All you, John.

-Huddle up!
-[Karamo] You're good?

Happy to be here with the kids
and that they got to experience this.

[Karamo] I know that the kids
make you super, super happy.

They bring you a lot of joy.

Really, the kids always make my day.

Every day, they always give me 100%,

so I have to make sure
I give 100% right back and invest in them.

Well, you do give 100%,

but all the things
that you're doing at the school,

that's a lot of pressure.

Do you ever feel overwhelmed?

[sighs]

It's difficult. It's not always easy
to stay strong all the time.

I don't want them to miss
any opportunities here at the Deaf school.

If they went to hearing schools,
they wouldn't have those opportunities,

so I really feel that
it's my responsibility to invest in them

and make sure
that they have these opportunities.

I mean, Deaf schools are declining.

Yeah.

If Deaf schools continue to decline,
what's next?

What if sports shut down?

Sports shut down, they lose opportunities.

They won't have that outlet
to express things.

They deserve it!

They deserve it, period.

Outside the community, they don't realize

just how much this school has to offer.

Especially with the sports.

If they lose out on that, I feel like
I'm not doing what I should be doing.

I get that.

I don't want to be the reason

that everything gets shut down,
that the athletic department shuts down.

You know, the reason they fail.

You're putting a lot of pressure
on yourself. Do you realize that?

Yes.

Do you think that's healthy
to put that much pressure on yourself?

No.

I saw my father do so much for me.

I want to make sure
that I do so much for them

because it's personal to me.

Are you scared

that you can't give these kids
what your father gave you?

I want to make sure that
this Deaf community continues to thrive.

Not just for them, but for everyone.
Myself included.

I'm just a cog in the machine.

You don't trust yourself.

[Denton] Hmm.

Do you trust yourself?

It's hard to see
what I'm actually capable of.

This fear of failure
is because you don't trust you.

You're not a small piece.
You are the machine.

Did you see how happy your boys were?

Oh yeah. They're really happy.

The same way your father did that for you,

you are doing it for these boys.

You don't have to feel like you're gonna
fail, because you can trust yourself.

And how you know you can trust yourself
is because you've already done it.

Have you ever thought
about the things you've done

and all the people you've helped?

You have made these kids feel big.

You have let them know
that everything is possible.

And you don't have
to have the worries and fears

that the school will shut down,

that it's up to you,

because the only thing you can control
is you doing what you've already done,

which is showing these kids love

and showing the rest of the world
your passion.

Yeah, I understand.

Say, "I trust myself,"

and when you say, "I trust myself,"

remember all the things
you've already done.

Can you sign for me right now

"I trust myself"?

I trust myself.

You have to keep saying that to yourself.

You are your father.

You are.

You have already done everything
that your father did for you and more.

And I need you to know that and hear that.

Yeah.

[boy laughs]

I'm glad.

Thank you for telling me bluntly.
I really appreciate your honesty.

I'm really proud and happy
to have met you.

I'm happy to have met you too.

[Karamo] Mmm.

[cheerful music playing]

[upbeat music playing]

♪ Everything's feeling so right... ♪

Hi! [gasps]

Look at you!

Beautiful.

The hair is so good.

Oh, love.

Fabulous!

[Antoni] Yes.

[Bobby] I'm excited to see what you
put him in to go see the school.

[Tan] I was about to say,
"Get out of the way, everyone."

-Get out!
-What were you about to say?

-[in British accent] "You been naughty"?
-[Tan] Okay, kids. Ready?

-[guys] Yeah!
-[Tan] Okay.

Denton, come on in, my love.

-Ooh! Yes!
-Look how handsome.

-[Bobby] Gorgeous!
-Great. Love.

-[Jonathan] Ah.
-[Tan] He's showing you his bum.

-The tushy's great too.
-[overlapping chatter]

[Bobby] I like the length of the pant too.

[Tan] Cute, right?
And I love a loafer on him.

How do you feel in this?

I feel fabulous!

That makes me so happy.

Uh, I love it.
I think you look gorgeous.

But I also need you
to try something else on.

Ready? Denton!

-[Karamo] Ooh!
-[Bobby] This looks great.

-Doesn't it look so nice?
-[Karamo] Yes!

[Tan] For Denton,
it's all about swap-outs.

To change that one little thing
that he ordinarily wears

and make it slightly more sophisticated.

So he lives in a polo.

We've swapped it for another polo,

and this trouser makes it
a little more dressed up than a jean.

I feel like I'm in love with the shoes.

[Tan] And I think
it's perfectly appropriate

for when you're going from coaching
to, let's say, a meeting.

I really like this.

I'm more aware of my arms.

More impressive,
more powerful, more confident.

-Amazing!
-[Tan] I remember texture's important.

So I wanted to make sure
we got things that feel nice for you.

I think it's a great outfit
to go see the school in.

-Are you ready to see the school?
-[Tan] I would love to see the school.

-Let's go.
-Let's go.

Let's go.

-Look at that butt!
-I'll drive.

♪ To feel like we gave everything ♪

♪ In this moment of my life
I'm not afraid... ♪

-The car is pulling up.
-That!

-All right.
-I'm excited!

♪ I feel alive... ♪

-Let's go.
-Let's do it.

[Jonathan] You ready?

[cheering]

Wow!

Aw!

That's his Sydney.

You look so handsome.

Thank you.

Not just handsome. Like, gorgeous. Like...

Gorgeous, that's right.

[laughing]

I am blown away!

[uplifting music playing]

[Bobby] It feels alive in here.

With all the new paint,
it's much more bright and colorful,

and all of our amazing students
can see the new concession stand.

Right from the moment you walk in,
you really see the school spirit

with the green, the white, and the yellow,

and it really makes people know
that they are in Eagle country.

[Karamo laughs]

I actually have a very special space
I wanna show you.

[heartfelt music playing]

[Denton] Oh!

Wow!

[Bobby] This is your new office.

You were still using your classroom
as an office,

and you're the boss now.

You're the one
that needs to have the space

where you can have meetings,
talk to students individually,

so I really wanted a space
that said to everyone,

"This is the athletic director.
This is the guy in charge."

Wow, it's amazing.

I'm shocked.

I'm speechless.

Now I feel like I actually have something
to make me feel

like I am, you know... I'm the sh*t.

I'm the athletic director.

-[Bobby] Yeah.
-[chuckles]

[upbeat music playing]

I wanted to explain to you the reasoning
behind the "sloppy not joes."

We gotta get butts in those seats
for football games.

You told me at the beginning of the week
your number-one favorite thing

are the sloppy joes
that your dad has made for you.

Yes.

This is exactly the same recipe
that I got from him,

and "not joes," like "nachos."

Delicious.

I can taste my dad's recipe for sure.

You just filled my heart. Thank you.

[uplifting music playing]

[Denton] Oh!

Wow!

[Karamo] "Protect the nest."

Oh, I love this.

Protect the nest.

That's so cute.

I love it.

-We need to play the game.
-Wow, that's sick.

[Bobby] We put a new warring eagle

that would not only energize the kids
and give them pride for their school,

but also intimidate the competitors
that are coming,

and the quote you always tell the kids,

so every competitor that pulls up here
knows they're in for a fight

because you guys are gonna
protect this place with all your hearts.

[Antoni] Yeah!

Yeah, come on! Make some noise!

One more space to see,
which is your new locker room.

-[screams]
-[Bobby] So...

[laughing]

One more?!

You know, I figured,
since they haven't been redone since 1978,

it was time.

[cheering]

[laughing]

[Denton] Wow!

[chuckles] Right?

Wow.

[boy] Oh my God!

[cheering and laughing]

[Bobby] Come on over here, guys.

You guys really deserved a space that was
modern and cool and represented you.

[boys cheering]

[boy] Ah!

[laughing]

Massage chairs!

[laughing]

[Bobby] We also have
a new touch screen up there

where you can show and create plays.

Oh, never mind.
I don't know what I'm doing.

See that?

[Bobby] I hope now that you can have
even more pride than you already had

in your school
and in your athletics department

and, most importantly, your coach.

Yes!

[applause]

Awesome!

We had talked about trusting yourself,

and I wanted to have one of the students
tell you what you've done for them.

My coach means to me...

I'm so happy to have him as my coach.

[crying] I love my coach so much.

[sentimental music playing]

[applause]

So now it's our turn
to make our team successful.

We'll work together.
We're a team. We're all in this.

[Karamo] What you have done,
the impact you have made,

never go into any meeting
feeling like you can't do it,

you're not successful enough.

You already made an impact.
And you'll continue to make an impact.

You just have to continue on
and believe in yourself.

'Cause we believe in you.

Okay! Let's go for it!

[cheering]

I love you.

I love you too.

I really just...

This has been a blessed experience.

You know,
this time that I've spent with you all

is one of my favorite memories of my life.

You motivated me to really address things

and experience new things.

And you've given me the ability
to really sh**t for the stars.

Take risks. That's what you've taught me.

You've given me the confidence that I need
to become the athletic director.

So thank you so much for that.

And you taught me a lot
of important things, like self-care.

Self-care is the most important thing
to really live a healthy life.

You've really given me so much insight

into myself.

-[Jonathan] Let's have a group hug!
-[Tan] Group hug.

[Jonathan] Come here!

-Bye-bye.
-[Karamo] Bye!

See you later.

Don't forget,

trust yourself.

Love you!

[boy laughs]

♪ I feel the life... ♪

I feel it.

♪ Shining so bright... ♪

[cheering]

[rock music playing]

[Karamo] Football! Football! Football!

[Antoni] I got some sloppy not joes!

[Karamo] I love it!

[Tan] We love sloppy not joes.

Ooh.

[Antoni]
That's how you get everyone into a room.

[Tan] Neon's gonna love this.

-[Jonathan] I'm gonna have a nacho.
-A "not joe."

-[Bobby] Ready?
-[Antoni] Let's do this.

Oh, I hope we win!

[rock music playing]

-[Jonathan] Cute.
-Oh, look how handsome he is!

Denton, you have visitors outside. Come.

Hmm?

Hey!

Hey, Coach.

How are you?

[guys] Aw!

[Karamo] Hi, Dad!

We just do not see enough dads
with short center parts, I have to say.

-Yeah.
-Very Kenny Rogers. I'm loving it.

[Denton] Mmm.

Mmm.

I'm happy to see you.

Aw.

I love his mom. She's so cute.

Surprise. [laughs]

Surprise!

I had no idea!

[mom laughs]

Do you want to come
inside the locker room?

You can see the pep speech.

-Yes.
-Come on.

All right, everybody. Sit.

I know you're nervous.

But if you overcome yourself,

you will rise.

So I'm going to ask you,

will you be able to rise up
and challenge yourself?

[cheering]

-Who are you?
-w*r Eagles!

-Who are you?
-w*r Eagles!

-Sports!
-He knows how to amp them up.

-He does.
-[Tan] Yeah.

[cheering]

[Karamo] Denton wants to be
like his father, make the same impact,

and he is doing that,
and his dad gets to watch.

A full-circle beautiful moment.

-Yeah!
-Yeah!

-I love the cheerleaders.
-I love the cheerleaders.

♪ In the middle of yesterday... ♪

[players grunting]

[whistle blowing]

[all] Oh!

-[whistle blows]
-[cheering]

[Denton] Let's go.

[indistinct chatter]

♪ It's gonna be my day ♪

♪ It's gonna be my ♪

You, you, wide receiver.

[Karamo] Sometimes when we have
large goals for our lives,

we get overwhelmed because
we think we're always about to fail,

but as long as you're trying
and moving forward

and believing in yourself,

you'll never fail.

Denton is stepping
into the next chapter of his life,

empowered to keep
the school's athletic program open,

to make real changes for the students
and the Deaf community.

[Antoni] I hope that this week,
we were able to remind him

he's genuinely already doing the most
and to actually appreciate it

because there's confidence
that comes from that.

The biggest thing
that I have learned from this journey

is really to trust myself.

Go to the locker room.

I belong.

I belong in this role.

[team] One, two, three!

w*r Eagles!

I feel the future here at LSD
will be in good hands.

Hey.

Mmm.

-[Karamo] Aw.
-[Jonathan] Father-son moment!

Yas, queen.

[cheering]

[laughing]

[upbeat music playing]

Do you wonder how we can understand ASL?

We have interpreters.

-And we could not do it without you guys!
-[Tan] Come over here!

Thank you.

Yas, queen!

Yes!

[marching band drums playing]