Stan the Man (2025)

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[crowd cheering]

[horn blares]

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[thrilling music]

[audience applauding]

He has been on more

talk shows and dot come

than anyone in recent memory,

a man who single-handedly

put Texas back on the map.

Please join me in welcoming

Coach Stan the Man.

[audience cheering

and applauding]

Thanks for having me.

Of course.

So, Coach, the question on

everybody's mind tonight,

I think, is about

the upcoming game.

Yeah.

Good question, easy answer.

We're number one,

we're gonna win.

Boom, boom, boom. Done!

[audience applauding]

Next.

Now, Coach,

some people are talking

about a championship

for next season.

[thrilling music]

Yeah, I mean, it was a good

thing that we won the division

and it tells us we're going

in that right

direction, but, uh,

it's a little premature to talk

about the future right now.

A lot of people, including

many of our viewers,

were upset when the

owners chose you

over defensive

coordinator Sean Martin.

-Yeah.

-But I have to admit,

you sure proved 'em wrong.

Well, that's what I like to do.

I like to prove people wrong.

That's why I'm Stan

the Man. [laughs]

Today on "Coffee with Jill,"

we have Stan the Man here.

-All right.

-Stan's here to show me

how to hold the ball.

Look, I, I'm a big

fan of Coach Martin.

You know, I appreciate

what he did,

and so therefore I,

I gave him the defense

coordinator position,

and he's doing a good

job bringing us up

to that fourth quarter.

And I, I'm, I'm really proud

of him, but, you know, hey,

that's the way it is. [chuckles]

Hey, folks, welcome to

a very special edition

of "The End Zone."

I wanna welcome my

friend Stan the Man.

Yeah.

Stan, it has been far too

long trying to get you in here.

I believe I've been

upwards of three years

trying to get you in that seat,

so thank you so much for coming.

Oh, not a problem.

My pleasure to be here.

-Okay.

-So, you try that,

try that.

-All right.

-All right.

-Another day.

-Ano-

For now, what our viewers

really wanna know, Stan, is:

what do those locker

rooms smell like.

Well, I'll tell you

what, they smell like hell.

[Jill laughing]

I've-I believe it.

I've been there a

few times, you know,

had a few drinks, but-

Okay. Okay.

But, yeah, no,

don't ever go to

those locker rooms.

It's, it's not healthy for you.

What's in store for Coach Stan?

I don't know, man.

I'm thinking I might be

sticking around Texas

for a little bit longer.

So maybe I better buy

a house or something.

There you go.

And I feel like the only thing

that is missing on your resume

from all the top

coaches is a scandal.

Any scandals coming

out soon or you,

you playing straight

all the way?

Well, I try to keep

my nose clean, you know?

-Yeah.

-Keep outta trouble.

But, you know, I'm all

about the game, you know?

I keep focused

like a laser beam.

I like that.

I like that.

[thrilling music]

[spectators cheering]

[Announcer] Let's hear it

for the West Texas Oilers!

-Let's go!

-Go, go, go, go!

[team cheering]

All right, all right. Come on.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Come on!

-Come on. Come on.

-Go, baby! Game time!

Yeah. All right.

All right.

[spectators cheering]

Hey, aren't you Stan the Man?

- Yeah, yeah, what do you-

- Can I get your autograph?

Yeah. There you go. [chuckles]

[Fan] What are you

doing back here anyways?

Shouldn't you be on the field?

Oh, don't...

Mind your own business

and just get, get going.

Got your autograph. Come on.

[spectators cheering]

You better hurry up or

you're gonna miss the game.

Yeah, yeah.

Everyone's got their opinion.

Don't sell that on

eBay. [chuckles]

[spectators cheering]

[spectators continue cheering]

[thrilling music]

[announcer faintly speaking]

[Announcer] The

Rangers down by four

with just two

minutes on the clock.

[thrilling music]

[spectators cheering]

[Player] Set! Hut!

[spectators cheering]

[thrilling music]

[spectators continue cheering]

[dramatic music]

All right, Jesse. Jesse!

All right, son.

Here's your chance to

earn that varsity letter.

Blue 21 dive, left green.

All right. You got that?

-Yeah.

-All right, now get in there

and show me what you can do.

Lord, a little help

right now wouldn't hurt.

[dramatic music]

[spectators cheering]

[dramatic music continues]

[spectators continue cheering]

[Martin faintly speaking]

[Stan faintly muttering]

I'm very proud the way the

team is going with the defense

and everything.

[spectators cheering]

Hey. Come on.

Time out. Time out.

Come on.

[whistle blows]

[dramatic music]

[spectators cheering]

Hey.

What we need right

now is a touchdown.

18 right, 4 set, 32 across.

Look up for safety

and get that ball in

the end zone, all right?

[Player] Once

opening the end zone,

ill get it to him, all right?

No, no!

Do as I tell you to do

or else you're gonna

find yourself traded!

[Player] Hey, lighten up, Coach.

Understand? Come on!

[Player] I'll do my best.

[dramatic music]

[spectators cheering]

What are you looking at?

Come on. Play this game.

Do what you're supposed to do!

Huddle!

[dramatic music]

[spectators cheering]

What's wrong with coach?

Don't worry about it.

Okay, let's do this.

18 right, 4 set, 42

cross on three, okay?

It's been a great year, fellows.

Let's keep it going.

Ready? Break.

[dramatic music]

[spectators cheering]

What the hell?

Come on.

What are you doing out there.

Need you off the field.

[Stan] What are doing out there?

[Referee] Coach,

need you off the field.

Nah!

-[Referee] Coach.

-[Stan yells]

Play the game.

[Referee] Coach. Come on.

[Stan grunts]

Man, get out of my way.

[dramatic music]

[whistle blows]

[spectators clamoring]

I don't what's going

on with Coach Stan,

but he better stay away

from the spiked punch.

If I didn't know better,

I'd swear he was having

martinis during halftime.

Well, if Texas can't pull

it off with this play,

I think it's safe to say

that Coach Stan's

time with the team

is gonna come to a sad end.

[dramatic music]

[spectators cheering]

What are y'all looking?

[players yelling]

Right 17!

Left 17!

Hut, hut. Hut!

[dramatic music]

[spectators cheering]

[dramatic music continues]

[spectators continue cheering]

[whistle blows]

[players yelling]

[whistle blows]

[Player] Damn it!

[players yelling]

[Players] Whoo! Whoo!

[spectators chattering]

[players yelling]

[spectators chattering]

[Player] Whoo-hoo!

[spectators chattering]

[Announcer] One more

play here four Greenwood.

Still down by four.

Set! Hut!

[spectators cheering]

[Spectators] Oh!

Boo!

[spectators cheering]

[helmet clatters]

[spectators cheering]

[spectators continue cheering]

You looked pretty good

out there tonight, kid.

Coach, what are

you talking about?

I, I, I dropped the pass that

could have won us a game.

Yeah, but you caught 11

ba*ls in a row before that.

That's more than anybody else

in this school's

65-year history.

Start a collection with this.

I got a funny feeling

you're gonna be getting

a lot more of those

down the road.

[Jesse chuckles]

Thanks, Coach.

[spectators cheering]

[players chattering]

-Congrats.

-I got all of it.

[players laughing]

[teams chattering]

[teams continue chattering]

[tense music]

[Stan grunting]

[objects clattering]

Coach, you all right?

Look, you lost us the game!

[Jeff] I did?

You should have run

the play I told you to.

You are the quarterback!

Oh, yeah?

Well, no one would

know you're the coach

the way you're stumbling

around over here.

You heard me.

Hey, you heard me, Coach.

[Player] Come on Coach.

-Relax, Coach.

-I'm fine.

-Relax.

-I'm fine.

-Coach, come on.

-I'm fine.

[Player] Come on Coach.

[punch thuds]

[Martin] Hey, hey.

Stan?

[Player] Coach, come on.

What's wrong with you?

-[player groaning]

-[Assistant] You good, bro?

You good?

[Martin] How can

you do that, man?

That's unacceptable.

You blowin' it. You blowin' it.

Leave me alone.

[Martin] What are you doing?

Leave me alone.

That has got to be the

worst display of sportsmanship

I have ever witnessed.

Yeah, you've got that right?

That's why they don't put

bars in the locker room.

Well, that is unless

you're Coach Stan.

Jill, what are you

hearing down on the field?

[thrilling music]

[sirens wailing]

Yeah, I'm hearing

that Jeff Hayfield

has suffered a

displaced broken jaw

that will require

immediate surgery

and will probably take him out

for the majority of next season.

Stan the Man has

refused to comment,

making this a sad day

here in West Texas.

Back to you in the studio.

[thrilling music]

If he doesn't lose his

coaching job over this,

I'll be shocked.

Well, if I was league president,

I'd have him attend AA in the

locker room during halftime

before I'd ever let him

take the field again.

I think you could take his

Rookie Coach of the Year award

and just throw it

right out the window.

What do you mean?

Well, his contract is

up with Texas this year.

I don't think there's a team

stupid enough to hire him

to be their coach next season.

Yeah, you may

very well be right.

We could have seen the last

of the not-so-great

Coach Stan the Man.

[crowd chattering]

[crowd continues chattering]

I don't wanna hear anything.

Just take me somewhere

where I can get a drink.

No, I'm gonna take you home.

And then I have

to go pick up Abby

who's staying at

a friend's house

because I didn't want her

seeing her father in jail.

If Jeff only did

what I told him to do,

this wouldn't be

happening right now.

We'd be out there celebrating.

Coach, I'm a huge fan of yours.

Can I take a

photograph with you?

I can't.

-Coach.

-Come on.

-Let's get outta here.

-Coach.

God-

[Reporter] Head coaching

of the West Texas Oilers.

-This is unbelievable.

-He likely will not hold

any coaching position-

-You're unbelievable.

-In professional football

after assaulting his

quarterback Jeff Hayfield.

He got what he deserved.

He, he completely

screwed the whole game.

Blaming your quarterback

isn't gonna make your

problems go away.

Problems? What are you

talking about my problems?

I don't have any problem.

Prove it. Don't go

to the bar tonight.

Stay home.

I bet you can't go 24

hours without a drink.

Oh, yeah? What's the bet then?

If you can't go 24

hours without a drink,

you go get help.

When I win?

[Sarah sighs]

If you win,

I'll stop bugging you

about gonna my charity

events with me.

You may not like them,

but at least Coach Martin

and the other

coaches get involved.

-He's into all that?

-[Sarah sighs]

All right.

Well, you're gonna look

pretty stupid when you lose.

[Stan laughs]

You're going down. [laughs]

I ain't got no problem.

[car door slams]

[car door slams]

[suspenseful music]

[lock clicks]

[Sarah sighs]

[door hinges creaking]

[suspenseful music]

Stan.

Stan!

[footsteps clicking]

I can't believe you!

What do you want now?

[Sarah] You can't even go

15 minutes without a drink.

You need help.

Why don't just leave me alone?

Just go pick up Abby.

Gimme the booze, all of it.

Just give the booze.

[glass shatters]

[dramatic music]

Oh. I, I'm sorry.

I, I, I didn't mean to do that.

I can't live like this.

If you can't get

help, we're done.

Oh, yeah?

Well, you'll be back.

You need me?

Everybody needs me, yeah,

'cause I'm Stan he Man.

[dramatic music]

Everybody needs me.

Everybody needs me.

[crowd chattering]

[car engine revving]

[crowd chattering]

[Stan sighs]

Hey. Be cool, all right?

Don't say or do anything stupid

and you're gonna get probation.

Okay.

Judge is a big fan of yours.

Let's just get this thing

over and done with it.

[Lawyer] All right. Lemme do.

Just, uh, gimme

a minute, will you?

Yeah, sure.

I'll deal with the reporters.

Oh, not right now.

-Mr. Eckles.

-I'm sorry.

[crowd clamoring]

He will not be going to jail.

[crowd clamoring]

-Oh, here we go.

-Stan!

Stan, do you have-All right.

-All right. Just stay back.

-A history of violence?

-Just stay back.

-Stan, are you intoxicated

-now?

-Keep walking. Keep walking.

-Here we go. Here we go.

-Stan, have you spoken

with Jeff Hayfield.

He'll answer your

questions later.

Number one. [laughs]

-Thank you.

-He'll answer

-your questions later.

-Stan, have you heard

-from management?

-All right.

-Management. Come on.

-All right, keep walking.

-Here we go.

-How you doing, sir?

-Autographs later.

-There you go.

-Thank you so much.

-Number one.

Thank you so much.

-Here we go.

-All right.

[paper rustling]

[Stan sighs]

[Stan yawns]

Okay, Stan,

I'm gonna need you

to sign right here.

Bloody, bloody blah.

Man, I shouldn't even be here.

This is ridiculous.

-Hey.

-Mi-

Hey, knock it off.

Is there a problem with

your client, Mr. Eckles?

[Mike] No, sir, Your Honor.

[Stan laughs]

Very well then.

We'll conclude this case.

Uh, Your Honor, uh,

can I say something

to the court,

-if that's okay?

-Hey, shut up.

You'll only screw this up.

-Hey.

-Mr. Eckles,

if your client wishes

to address the court,

I will allow it.

Thank you. You hear that?

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

Well, I'd just like

to say, Your Honor,

that if that quarterback had

done what I told him to do

and played that game the

way I told him to play,

then I wouldn't have

had to punch him

in this stupid, little,

ugly face. [laughs]

So clearly I am

innocent. [laughs]

Have you been drinking

in my courtroom?

Well, that's a,

it's a really important question

you bring up there, Your Honor.

I mean, I would never drink

in your courtroom, but, uh,

in the limo before

I came in here,

I might have had a few. [laughs]

I was gonna give you probation-

[Stan] Uh-huh.

In light of Jeff

Hayfield's request

that I go easy on you.

However, I'm gonna

give you a choice.

Okay. All right.

Well, what's the choice?

Either 90 days in jail

or 30 days in an alcohol

treatment program.

[Stan laughs]

Right.

Well, Your Honor, sorry to

burst your bubble here, but I,

I don't have a drinking problem.

Look, I'm straight

as a judge. [laughs]

That's a joke for

you. [chuckles]

So, uh, I guess, I

guess it's jail for me.

I hear they have bars in jail-

-Bailiff.

-So I should be fine.

-[Judge] Place Mr.

-Jacobs into custody.

-Mike, it's a joke.

-Stan, just take

-the treatment.

-Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Hey, easy, fellow.

Don't you wanna buy

me dinner first?

You don't...

Oh, oh, oh, oh.

These aren't mine.

I mean, I don't know

where they came...

I must have got 'em at

the gift shop. [chuckles]

Oh, that one there, Judge,

that's for you.

I won't tell anybody.

You look like you

can do with a drink.

Ooh. Tough crowd. [laughs]

[pumps whirring]

There ain't one single

person in this town

who's happy with the

outcome of that game.

They were halfway asleep

during that whole second half.

If Jesse could just

hold onto the ball,

we'd be in the

playoffs right now

for the first time in

Christian Academy history.

Yeah.

But that boy just doesn't

listen like he should.

Sometimes I swear

he's slow in the head.

[door slams]

Dad, I need to go home.

Ooh, speaking butter fingers.

[Bob laughs]

What do you want?

I need to get home.

Come on, Larry.

That's no way to treat your boy.

Hell, he ain't even mine.

He's my wife's from

her first marriage.

Still.

Larry, why don't you

work with the boy?

Teach him the game

like you used to play.

Yeah, you were

something back then.

Of course, you're old

and fat now. [laughs]

I bet you couldn't run 15 feet

without passing out. [laughs]

[faint rock music]

[Larry] What are

you talking about?

-Huh?

-Hey, Dad, come on.

Dad!

[punch thuds]

God!

[faint rock music]

I'm walking home.

What the hell?

I was just pulling

your leg, Larry.

Come on.

Let me buy you another drink.

Better make it

more than one drink.

[faint rock music]

I love you too,

Pigtails. [chuckles]

Mom said that can come out early

if you go to this

thing called AA.

Your, your mom's

a little confused.

I, I mean, AA is for

people with a problem.

I, I don't have a problem.

Well, Mom says it's a

problem when you do things

that hurt people

who care about you.

[Stan chuckles]

Yeah. Your mom's confused.

Uh, uh, I mean, what happened

was an accident, you know?

Uh, uh, it's not

gonna happen again.

Uh, can you, uh, can you,

can you put your mom on?

Dad wants to talk to you.

Abby, baby, will you go in

the other room for a minute?

[Abby] Mm-hmm.

[footsteps shuffling]

Stan?

What kind of crap are

you telling my daughter?

I'm not telling her anything.

She's smart and she can

see what's going on, Stan.

Look, what happened

was an accident.

I said sorry.

When are you gonna

stop making excuses

for your alcohol problem?

I can't live like this anymore.

I don't have a problem.

What are you, what

are you talking about?

Either you get help

and stop drinking

or I'm leaving you.

[somber music]

Oh, yeah?

You're leaving me?

I'd like to see you try.

You know, you're nothing

more than a team tr*mp

that overstayed her welcome.

Good luck living

life on your own.

[somber music]

I want you to know

that what I'm doing

is because I once loved you.

[somber music]

You lied. You don't love me.

[somber music]

[Stan sighs]

[crowd chattering]

[Stan sighs]

Why are you here?

Sit down, Stan.

I got a lot to go over with you.

[Stan sighs]

-[Stan] What about?

-Sarah? [sighs]

Okay. We can start

with her first.

First, I wanna say, buddy,

you're an idiot

if you let her go.

I didn't leave

or let her go, man.

She left me.

And I didn't leave her,

no, the other way around.

Okay. It's your life.

You're allowed a crap

on it if you want,

but this is stupid.

Just do the treatment all.

[Stan chuckling]

Man. No further lectures.

All right. What does she want?

Surprisingly, very little.

She wants to make sure

that Abby's taken care of.

And, um, she's already

signed her portion

of the divorce papers,

but don't sign it now.

Why not?

Because I wanna leave

it with you for a few days

and just want you

to think about it

and come to your senses

and tear the whole thing up.

[pen scratching]

[Stan sighs]

Done.

[papers rustling]

Stan, how long have I known you?

Since college, about 20 years.

Mm.

So, being friends that long

gives me the right to say

what I'm about to say.

Buddy, you need help.

[Stan sighs]

Not you, Mike. Come on.

Stan, you're an alcoholic.

You drink from the

time you get up

to the time you go to bed.

The nurses in here,

they told me they treat

you with three times

the normal dose of Librium.

Just 'cause I like to drink

doesn't make me an alcoholic.

It does if it affects

your family and your job.

What about my job?

I can still get another job

with another team, right?

The league met earlier today.

They,

they think it's better

if you're not around.

You're barred from ever coaching

professional football again.

Ah! Damn it!

I'm Stan the Man!

The can't do that to me!

[crowd faintly chattering]

They can't do that to me.

I'm sorry.

[Stan heavily breathing]

[crowd faintly chattering]

[chains rattling]

I gotta go, uh, and pick

up the kids at school.

[crowd faintly chattering]

[Stan sighs]

Hey, buddy.

You gonna be okay?

Yeah. I'm gonna be just fine.

I'm Stan the Man.

I'll, I'll bounce back.

I'm fine. [chuckles]

[door slams]

[traffic humming]

[crowd faintly chattering]

Hey, Kalissa.

-Yeah.

-May I talk to you

for a minute?

Sure, Sam. Just gimme a sec.

Hey, class, please take your

notes out from yesterday.

We're gonna have a quiz.

[Sam laughs]

I'm not gonna take

much of your time.

Uh, just wanted you to

be the first to know

what the results are for the

9th grade proficiency test.

Wow. Really?

'Cause I wasn't

expecting them back

for another two weeks or so.

Just wanna thank

you for leading us

to the second highest score

in state history. [laughs]

Yeah, take a look.

Wow.

Honestly, everyone deserves

the credit, not just me.

They all worked so hard,

especially the kids.

Well, I want you to

know I'm so proud of you-

[Kalissa] Mm. [chuckles]

Just knowing the

woman that you've become

is a living example

of what God can do.

Thank you.

[Jesse sighs]

[crowd faintly chattering]

Uh, gotta go.

Excuse me, sir.

[crowd faintly chattering]

What's this?

It's nothing, Mr. Andrews.

Let's go to my office and talk.

Please, just, just

let it go, okay?

I, I promise it won't

happen again, all right?

I just, I can't miss this class.

I mean, if I do,

I can't get a scholarship

with a B average.

[crowd faintly chattering]

Go to class. We'll talk later.

Thanks, Mr. Andrews.

[traffic humming]

[traffic continues humming]

[traffic continues humming]

[Stan sharply exhales]

[traffic humming]

[traffic whooshing]

[traffic continues whooshing]

[traffic continues whooshing]

[footsteps shuffling]

[door clicks]

[upbeat rock music]

[door slams]

[traffic whooshing]

[upbeat rock music]

[bottles clinking]

[door clicks]

[upbeat rock music]

[door slams]

[traffic whooshing]

Hey,

you're Stan the Man.

I know you.

[cat meows]

Uh, can you spare a

dollar for an old friend?

[traffic humming]

[Stan] There you go.

Coins?

For real?

[Stan sighs]

Come on.

Damn it. [sighs]

[Stan sighs]

[phone ringing]

Hello. Stan the Man here.

I was just calling to make sure

that you don't forget your

promise that you made to Abby.

You promised to take her

shopping for school clothes.

Yeah. I, I haven't

forgotten, okay? [sighs]

Uh, I've, I've been looking

forward to this all day.

Whatever you do, Stan,

please don't screw this up.

You'll break her heart.

I-is she there?

Can I, can I talk to her?

[tender music]

It's your daddy.

Hi, Daddy. I miss you.

I miss you two, Pigtails.

Are you coming

to pick me up soon?

Yeah. I, I'm gonna

be there in an hour.

Um...

[tender music]

You know, you know,

I, I love you, Abby.

I know. I love you too.

So hurry up so we

can have some fun.

Okay.

[Stan shakily breathing]

[suspenseful music]

[phone ringing]

Oh.

Oh, Stan the Man here.

Wingate University, yeah.

Thanks for calling me back.

[Caller] I am

sorry to inform you

we don't need football coach.

What do you mean you

don't need a football coach?

I mean, who better

to train your team

than a professional

football coach like me?

[Caller] Look, I'm sorry.

Screw you. Enjoy

your losing streak!

[table thuds]

[pen scratching]

[pensive music]

[Stan sighs]

[pensive music]

[liquor pouring]

[pensive music]

Don't need a football

coach. [scoffs]

Wingate, a bunch of losers.

Yeah.

Don't need a

football coach, huh?

Don't worry.

Uh...

You don't...

Man.

It's fine.

Just a couple...

[liquor pouring]

Just a, a couple...

[pensive music]

[Stan sighing]

[liquor pouring]

[car engine revving]

[tires screech]

[car crashes]

[birds chirping]

[door slams]

[can rattling]

Whoops.

[trashcan clattering]

[Stan sighs]

[trashcan thuds]

[suspenseful music]

All right, come on.

[birds chirping]

[suspenseful music]

[Stan whistles]

[doorbell rings]

Come on.

[suspenseful music]

[Sarah sighs]

Honey, why don't

you go to your room?

But, Mom, Dad finally came.

Can I go?

Sorry, honey.

I don't think he's feeling

well enough to take you.

Hey, why don't we go

watch a movie, Abby,

that way your mom and dad

can talk about some things.

[suspenseful music]

[doorbell rings]

Come on. [laughs]

You're drunk

-and you're late.

-Oh, whoa. [laughs]

Oh, I ain't drunk.

I might have had a few drinks

before I came here, but, look,

I'm sober as a judge? [laughs]

Come on. Where's Abby?

[siren wailing]

Bring her out here. We're

gonna have a good time.

Abby isn't going

anywhere with you.

Oh, come on.

We're not doing this again.

[Stan] What?

Look, I know you

stopped loving me

the minute you climbed

into that bottle,

but you could at least try

to be a father to Abby.

I love my daughter.

[Sarah] You don't even know her!

Oh, come on. I know Abby.

What are you talking about?

You don't even remember

her birthday, Stan.

Her birthday. Come on.

Gimme something-Stan.

Harder than that. [laughs]

You can't keep doing

this to yourself.

Oh, James, what

are you doing here?

[James] I'm gonna

have to take you in.

Oh. [laughs]

It's too late for us, Stan,

but it is not too

late for your daughter

-to lose her too.

-Come on.

This is ridiculous.

-Oh, geez.

-Get some help, Stan,

-before it kills you.

-Yeah.

Man, I thought we're friends.

[suspenseful music]

[somber music]

[birds chirping]

[suspenseful music continues]

I'm sorry, Abby.

This won't happen again.

The judge has sentenced me

to a alcohol

rehabilitation center.

[pensive music]

I, I, I'm gonna get

this thing right, okay?

I, I, I know you will, Daddy.

I believe you.

But Mama doesn't, she,

she thinks you're gonna

screw it up again.

Yeah, she would

say that. [chuckles]

But, uh,

[pensive music]

I'm doing this

for you, Pigtails.

I know, but, but do

it for you too, Daddy.

Yeah.

Look, uh, I gotta get going.

Um, I'll see you soon, okay?

I love you.

I love you too.

[pensive music]

[phone clatters]

I remember being nine

and I'd carry a paper

sack full of drugs

from one house to another

just because I was a little kid

and they wouldn't look at me.

But I know that if it wasn't

for Jesus, you know, my-

Oh, hey.

Wanna come join us?

Um, no. It's good.

Well, I know they

wouldn't look at me.

And if it wasn't for Him...

I, I'm here 'cause

of my bad decisions,

but I'm alive because

of Christ, you know?

So, that's my story.

[pumps whirring]

[birds chirping]

[door creaks]

What do you want, Stan?

I'm here to see

Abby. Is she home?

You can't just show up, Stan.

There's a court order.

Yeah, I know,

but it's just A-

Abby's the only thing

that got me through treatment.

Just, just let me see her just,

just for a minute.

I'm sorry. I can't trust you.

[Stan] Oh, come on.

Listen, I need to

tell you something,

and I know the timing

of this is terrible,

but I've been seeing

Martin for a while.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

You were cheating on me?

I was faithful

while we were married.

It just happened.

You needed your booze

more than you needed me.

And-

-Oh, my God.

-You weren't there for me.

[door creaks]

Is everything okay, Sarah?

[Stan] Wh-what are

you doing here, Martin?

I'm married to Sarah now.

So you two were fooling

around and got married

whilst I was in treatment?

No, I s-you signed the

divorce papers 11 months ago.

I'm not your wife anymore.

So you were cheating

on me with Martin

whilst we were married?

No, Stan. That happened

after Sarah left you.

It wasn't planned.

Ah, screw the both of you!

[tense music]

[door creaks]

Gee.

Man.

What are you doing here?

[papers rustling]

Dude, you haven't

paid your bills

in a really long time.

[papers rustling]

If you don't make

this house payment,

you are gonna lose your house.

[Stan scoffs]

Nice to see you too.

Now you can leave.

Stan, how long are

you gonna do this for?

Hmm?

Do what? Hmm?

k*ll yourself with

alcohol poisoning.

[Stan sighs]

Yeah.

Well, I lost Abby,

I lost Sarah,

I might as well just

lose it all. [scoffs]

All right. Come

on, man, get up.

-Go back to treatment.

-Get off me!

You ain't my friend.

You just some lawyer

trying to leach off me.

There's the door.

Just get outta here!

Go!

[Mike heavily breathing]

Okay, Stan.

I love you, bud.

[suspenseful music]

You're my friend, but at some

point I gotta cut my losses.

[suspenseful music]

Yeah.

Then why are you still here?

Just get out.

[suspenseful music]

[Stan burps]

Oh, man. This

is what you want.

I'm not gonna stand in your way.

[suspenseful music]

I'm not gonna stay around here

and watch you destroy your life.

Good bye.

Yeah.

[censored]

Shitty lawyer. He

ain't my friend.

Yeah, I'm Stan the Man.

I don't, I, I don't,

I don't need nobody.

[suspenseful music]

Oh, come on.

[suspenseful music]

[Stan groans]

[suspenseful music continues]

[key clicking]

[keys jangling]

What the...

Oh, come on.

[suspenseful music]

[door clicking]

You're kidding me! [sighs]

[suspenseful music]

[keys clatters]

[birds chirping]

[spectators cheering]

[thrilling music]

[spectators continue cheering]

[thrilling music continues]

[suspenseful music]

St. Mary's isn't gonna be

messing around out there.

We've gotta keep

pressure in their face!

Now, I want you guys

to get out there

and I want you... [groans]

Walter?

-Oh, oh.

-Walter.

Oh, my god. Ah, let's

get you over here.

Let's get...

Boys,

-so-somebody call 911.

-Oh, God. Oh, God.

-Oh, oh.

-Walter, it's okay.

It's okay.

[spectators cheering]

[suspenseful music]

[sirens wailing]

Well, Gary, you're

the new head coach

until we find out what's

happening with Walter.

I'm sure he'll

feel better tomorrow.

[suspenseful music]

Samuel, I stink is a coach.

You know that, the

players know that.

They could probably coach

better than I could.

I just, I'm just here

for the requirements

of my master's program.

I'm sorry.

[siren wailing]

God, I pray Walter's okay.

[Gary] Hmm.

[Samuel sighs]

[suspenseful music]

[siren wailing]

[suspenseful music continues]

[pensive music]

[pensive music continues]

[pensive music continues]

[Kalissa humming]

Johnson?

Yeah.

How are you at football?

You know I only

played basketball.

Why do you ask?

I thought you heard already.

Heard what?

Walter had a heart

attack yesterday.

He's gonna miss half the season.

Sorry to hear that.

I'll add him to my prayer list.

But as for me coaching

his team? [laughs]

No, sir.

Coaching the basketball team

is about all I can

handle right now.

Yeah.

I get it. I get it.

[Johnson chuckles]

Man.

[Johnson humming]

[objects clattering]

[objects continue clattering]

[Kalissa sighs]

Hello, everyone. Welcome.

Come on in.

[crowd chattering]

Welcome, everyone.

Today we have some hot soup

and some bread.

Come on down.

[crowd chattering]

Ma'am, can I help you?

Is it okay if we pray together?

[crowd chattering]

[crowd continues chattering]

[crockery clinking]

Thank you.

Sir?

[Stan] Mm-hmm. [clears throat]

[Kalissa] What

do you have there?

Uh, I ain't got nothing.

-Really?

-What's for dinner?

[Stan vocalizing]

[table drumming]

All right.

I saw the flask.

You either give it to

me or you have to leave.

Eh, I haven't even

got my food yet.

Hmm. Looks good. [laughs]

Lose the flask-

-Whoa.

-Or get out now.

Man. Okay.

You know what?

The food sucks here anyway.

[Johnson] Hey, I know you.

[Stan] Mm-hmm.

[Johnson] I saw

you somewhere before.

Everybody know me. [laughs]

Get out my way. Come on.

Get out my way.

[Samuel] Sir, please.

Oh, it's such a shame

he lets his addiction

take over his life like that.

I know where I've

seen that guy before.

Where?

That was Stan the Man,

the old Texas coach.

Tell me this.

What are the chances he's here

right when we just

happen to need a coach?

Sure he's down and out,

but he is a good coach.

You are still looking

for a head coach, right?

You're kidding, right?

I'm just saying.

He was something

back in the day.

Sounds like divine

intervention to me.

Better not let him get away.

[Johnson laughing]

He's gonna be some hard work.

I'm sure he is

not as bad as I was.

And you had your

hands full with me too.

And look what you did for me.

You saved me.

You too.

Lord, is it ever gonna be easy?

God.

[Johnson laughs]

[flask clattering]

[footsteps shuffling]

Stan? Is that you?

Hey, Stan!

-Oh.

-It is you.

Yeah.

You're the, uh,

strengthening coach, right?

Yeah, right.

Hey, man, I'm sorry to hear

about all your bad luck.

I bet you're, uh,

really bummed about Martin

getting your old coaching job.

Wh-when did this happen?

Oh, man. Sorry.

I thought you knew, dude.

Oh, yeah, yeah.

Yeah, no, I gotta go, but, hey,

it's good to see you.

Yeah.

[footsteps shuffling]

Oh, I never liked that guy.

[suspenseful music]

sh*t.

[somber music]

[somber music continues]

[somber music continues]

Stan.

Stan the Man, anybody know him?

[somber music]

Thank you.

[somber music]

[horns honking]

[somber music continues]

[somber music continues]

[Stan whistles]

[glass shatters]

I guess this will do.

[somber music]

[somber music fades]

Stan. Stan the Man.

[Stan] Yeah, just

leave me alone.

I don't wanna-

Just wanna talk, okay?

[horns blaring]

If this is about the

soup kitchen incident, I,

I don't wanna talk

to you about that.

I just, no.

No, I'm just here

to offer you a job.

[horns blaring]

Job?

Yeah, well, sometimes

we think that, uh,

all hope is lost,

but it isn't.

[horns blaring]

Yeah. I, I, I

wasn't gonna jump.

I, I dropped my bottle and I

was trying to get it, but...

[horns blaring]

Why don't you come on

over here and we'll talk.

Yeah, all right.

All right, so what's

this job about?

[Samuel] Starting new things.

Oh, yeah?

Well, it must be a pretty

small college because I,

I called all the major

ones and, you know, I...

I don't know. Wha-

what's the name of?

It's not a college.

It's a high school.

[Stan scoffs]

High school?

High, you're talking about

high school football?

-Yeah.

-You're kidding me, right?

Who, who, who are you?

What's your name?

-Principal Andrews.

-All right.

Well, now there'll

be some stipulations

and rules you have to follow.

Oh, yeah, yeah.

Stipulations and rules.

You know I'm a professional

football coach?

Oh, really?

[Stan] Yeah.

What's the name of your team?

[horns blaring]

Well, uh...

Yeah, uh...

Yeah, uh, uh, you got me there.

Uh...

Okay. Uh, what, what, what

are these stipulations?

Well, you'll have to,

uh, give up drinking,

agree to be monitored.

And, I mean, you have to

make it to work on time.

And it's only a

temporary position

until Walter gets

back on his feet.

And you'll be paid

$2,000 a month.

$2,000 a month?

I used to spend $2,000 a

week on booze just alone.

Well, now that you

won't be drinking,

you'll have plenty

of money to save.

Yeah. All right. [sighs]

Okay, uh, uh,

where's this school?

Uh...

Why don't follow me

back to the soup kitchen?

Uh, yeah, I-

We'll use my car.

I don't wanna go back there.

The, the lady

there threw me out.

She don't like me.

That lady back there

is the one who told me

to give you a chance.

Oh, yeah? She did?

Is she kind of, some kind

of model or something,

slummin' it out of

the soup kitchen,

trying to get some

free publicity?

Well, um, you'll have to

ask her to tell you her story.

I think I will.

If she'll share it with you.

Oh, I'm sure she will.

[both laughing]

[Samuel] Model.

-[Stan] All right.

-[Samuel laughing]

So, what do you think?

Yeah, it's a high

school, all right.

But, uh, most important

thing right now is:

When do I get paid?

In two weeks.

It'll be at the state

minimum for teachers.

Teachers? I, I

ain't no teacher.

But Walter taught

physical education and gym.

[Stan] Oh.

You've got to brush up

on your people skills.

Be in the gym tomorrow, 7:30 AM.

You said, uh, 11:30?

No, 7:30 AM.

And there'll be no more

drinking or else the deal's off.

And no paycheck.

[Stan sighs]

High school football, man.

Really hit it an all,

all-time low now. [chuckles]

Well, just think of it

as your first step back,

getting up back on your feet.

Besides, the kids are growing.

[Stan chuckles]

Oh, man.

I need a drink.

[Stan sighs]

And for now, you can

use the old lockers.

We're gonna be converting them

to classrooms over the summer,

but nobody's using them now,

so it's all good.

Dude, is that you?

[Samuel sniffs]

Daily bathing is gonna be

required to keep this job.

Okay. Um, I haven't eaten

anything for a few days.

Uh, could you

maybe spot me a 20?

I'll see what I can do

to get you an

advance on the check.

But no alcohol.

I wouldn't dream of it.

Thank you. Thank you.

I'll pay you back.

[pensive music]

[Stan sighs]

[microwave beeping]

[suspenseful music]

[Stan] Just these.

All right. Got it.

Anything else?

Yeah, the, uh, the

whiskey over there.

[Clerk] Yeah.

- No, uh, the, the big-

- The big one?

-Yeah.

-Okay. Sure.

There you go.

[suspenseful music]

Um, it's, it's fine.

I, I, I,

I'll just-All right.

I'll just grab some

of these candy bars.

[suspenseful music]

All right.

[suspenseful music]

All right. I need change.

[light music]

There we go.

Have a good day.

[gentle music]

[players chattering]

[players continue chattering]

[players continue chattering]

[Stan sighs]

[Stan sighs]

What do y'all want?

You are our coach?

Yeah, I guess I am,

till I get a paycheck.

Shouldn't you, like, be

coaching us or something?

Yeah. Don't you wanna

tell us something to do?

Like, run some plays?

Mm. Okay.

You wanna run? Okay.

How about you knuckleheads,

who are pretty outta shape,

gimme 10 laps and then

we'll start practice?

Now you knuckleheads!

Run! Run!

Run!

[players chattering]

[Stan chuckles]

[gentle music]

[Stan sighs]

[gentle music]

[footsteps shuffling]

[gentle music continues]

You're not supposed to

talk to them like that.

It lowers their self-esteem.

[gentle music]

[players chattering]

Good running, boys.

Who are you?

Oh, I, I'm Gary.

Uh, I was the assistant

coach and then the head coach

and now I'm the assistant again.

Yeah. Gimme the whistle.

Yeah, of course.

You are the head coach now.

Mm-hmm.

[gentle music]

[gentle music continues]

[crowd chattering]

[gentle music]

[whistle blows]

[crowd chattering]

[gentle music]

[players heavily breathing]

[Stan sighs]

Wow.

All right, then.

Let's see what we got here.

Defense, where you at?

All right. Defense,

take the field.

I want you to get those hands

in their faces, all right?

Quarterbacks. Who

are my quarterbacks?

All right, then.

I want you to hit

those hash marks there.

Throw some ba*ls to the

receivers and running backs.

All right.

Keep going, keep going.

We're gonna run a couple of 10,

15-yard patterns, all right?

[gentle music]

[Stan sighs]

Man.

[crowd chattering]

[gentle music]

[gentle music continues]

Hey, who threw that?

Gimme another lap.

Everyone else, back to work.

Man.

[gentle music]

Hi, I'm Stan.

I don't think we officially

met the other day

when you threw me,

threw me outta

that soup kitchen.

Hey. Yeah.

I'm Kalissa.

I'm one of the general

education teachers

here at the high school.

-All right. All right.

-Yeah.

The kids, they seem

to be really excited

to be working with you.

Yeah, that makes

me feel all warm

and fuzzy inside. [chuckles]

-Whoa.

-Whoa, sorry about that.

Oh, wow.

Where'd you learn

to kick like that?

Ah, I used to play soccer.

Yeah, I also had three

brothers in college

who were kickers,

-so yeah.

-That's, uh,

that's impressive.

Um, look, I was, uh,

I was hoping maybe I could

ask you out sometime.

How do you feel about that?

Yeah, Stan, uh, I'm sorry,

I just, I don't date-

Football coaches? Huh?

Not exactly.

Uh, you know, men who are

still feeding their addiction.

Addiction? What do

you mean addiction?

I, I don't, I don't know

what you're talking about.

I was at the soup

kitchen, remember?

I know you're an alcoholic.

Wow. I wouldn't

call myself that.

Uh, I mean, what do you

know about addiction?

I got a few stories.

Oh, really?

Well, I'd like to hear

some of those stories.

Maybe we could share some

stories over coffee, huh?

How does that sound?

Mm, I don't know.

[Stan] Oh, come on.

Just coffee.

Oh, fine.

Yes!

But, but don't

think for a second

that this is gonna be a date.

Okay, okay.

-I never imagined that at all.

-Okay, good.

Sounds good.

Uh, uh, a little slight,

uh, issue is that I,

I don't currently

have a car right now,

so I may need you

to give me a ride.

Pick you up at 7:30.

And, uh, I'm also, uh,

kinda in between

houses and stuff.

I'm just staying at the

locker room at the moment.

I know, Stan.

Temporary. [chuckles]

Hey!

You gotta catch the ball

with your hands, stupid,

not your body.

[Stan] Hey, what's

going on here, buddy?

That's my son.

-Mm-hmm.

-I'm gonna teach him

how to be a receiver.

I can't have you

drinking on my field.

[Larry scoffs]

So what?

You're the only one that

gets to drink on this field?

Look, you gotta get rid of that

or else I gotta kick you off.

I'm going to kick your

sorry up and down this field.

All right.

[Larry strains]

[Larry thuds]

[tense music]

[Stan grunting]

[indistinct] to me, boy!

-Come on. Relax, Coach.

-I'm fine.

-Relax.

-I'm fine.

[suspenseful music]

[tense music]

-You blowing it, man.

-Come on.

What are you doing?

[tense music]

[Larry thuds]

[Larry groaning]

[crowd chattering]

[Larry spits]

-[Larry clears throat]

-Come on.

-This isn't over.

-Stop. Stop.

[crowd chattering]

[Stan sighs]

Come on.

[crowd chattering]

[whistle blows]

Wow.

I can't believe you could

ever have been addicted

to anything.

Yeah, well, addiction

affects everyone the same.

Man, woman, old, young,

it doesn't matter, really.

Yeah. So, what

were you addicted to?

[gentle music]

[patrons chattering]

Cocaine.

Oh. [chuckles]

That was my drug of choice,

my personal escape.

Wow. Well, I, I never

really did the drugs.

So what?

That makes your addiction

more acceptable?

No, no. I, I didn't mean that.

I, I just meant that

I never did drugs.

But if I did, man,

I would have been

right there with you

doing all that cocaine

and stuff. [laughs]

You know, alcohol's a drug.

It affects brain chemistry

same way that cocaine

and heroin do.

You become dependent on it.

[gentle music]

Yeah, I,

I struggle to go

just a couple of days

without needing a drink.

I, I, I, I don't

know how you do it.

No, I get it.

But, yeah, it's been a

little over six years now.

Wow. [chuckles]

Six. That's amazing.

Uh, so, uh,

what kind of treatment

or program did you do?

It wasn't just the

treatment program.

It took something a

lot stronger than that:

Jesus.

Oh, okay.

Love the, love the

Christmas Jesus.

[Kalissa laughs]

It's a little more than a

holiday or a season. [laughs]

Um, Jesus, Jesus

is always with you.

He's gonna be the one to give

you the strength that you need

when you're all on your own

and you cannot

resist temptation.

[gentle music]

Well, I'm glad

that worked for you.

But I think I've,

I think I've got

a handle on this.

I'm gonna knocking

it on the head.

Hmm. Yeah?

Then why haven't

you stopped already?

[gentle music]

Yeah. [laughs]

Ooh, it's getting

a little, a little,

a little depressing here.

Uh, how about a

change of subject.

[table banging]

When are you gonna

lemme take you out

on a real date?

[gentle music]

You're not ready.

Not ready? What do

you mean I'm not ready?

I'm Stan the Man,

I'm always ready.

Stan,

when you honestly deal

with your addiction

and you're on your

way to recovery,

that's when you'll be ready.

But until then,

honestly, right now,

you are just a little

too messed up for anyone.

Right. [sighs]

You sound like my ex-wife.

Maybe if you had listened to

her, you'd still be married.

Well, I think that's it for me.

It's probably too much coffee.

I should-

Hang on. I'm sorry.

I, I, I don't know

why I said that.

Stan-That's okay.

I like you, I really do,

but you need to

commit to change.

[faint gentle music]

I'm gonna get,

uh... [chuckles]

Uh... [clears throats]

Look, I, I'll make

that up to you.

-Mm-hmm.

-Dinner as friends-

-Yeah.

-Until we're ready

for the real date.

And when I get paid too,

so might be a while.

-Uh, I'm sorry.

-We're good.

We're good.

[Stan and Kalissa laughing]

[patrons chattering]

[thrilling music]

Disgraced former pro football

coach Stan the Man Jacobs,

who was sidelined by

controversy a few years ago,

has stormed back into the news,

but this time as the head coach

of Greenwood Christian Academy,

who have come out of nowhere

to steamroll the top two

teams in the district.

The underdog Rangers defeated

Sweetwater High 21 to 13

with a tremendous

effort from the defense

and a relentless passing game.

Pecos High fared no better

as Greenwood rushed

for over 250 yards,

securing back-to-back

wins for Stan the Man.

[upbeat rock music]

[Larry laughing]

Ooh, look at what we got.

A drunk pretending to

be a coach. [laughs]

Let's get him in here

and have some fun?

Yeah?

[footsteps shuffling]

What do you want?

I just came out because

I wanna buy you a drink,

show you there ain't

no hard feelings

about what happened on

the field the other day.

I'm fine. I'm trying to quit.

Well, it's not like

he's asking you to come in

and get drunk with us.

Just come in for one beer.

Look, we're all fans and

supporters of the school.

We just wanna get to

know our new coach's.

That's right?

Yeah. Okay.

Uh, just, just one drink, uh,

then I gotta get going.

I'm meeting someone for dinner.

Just one.

[Stan] All right. Okay.

[faint upbeat music]

[traffic humming]

[door knocking]

[traffic humming]

[door clattering]

[Kalissa sighs]

[traffic humming]

[Stan sighs]

[door slams]

[footsteps shuffling]

Oh, man.

[tense music]

[punch thuds]

[tense music]

[Larry laughs]

Now we're even.

[somber music]

[somber music continues]

[pumps whirring]

[traffic whooshing]

[footsteps shuffling]

[Stan groaning]

[Jesse] Coach? You okay?

Oh, my head is k*lling me.

[Stan groaning]

What happened?

How did I get here?

[traffic humming]

Looks like you

were getting drunk,

maybe even got into a fight.

[Stan groans]

Oh, man.

I was hoping you weren't

gonna say that. [sighs]

Why do I keep screwing

everything up?

[traffic humming]

Come on.

Thanks. [groaning]

Just feel a bit dizzy.

Oh, I'm okay.

What, he hit me with a

sledgehammer or something? [sighs]

-Oh, man.

-Come on Coach.

Here, I'll help you get back

to your locker room-I'm okay.

-All right?

-Oh.

[Jesse] Good? Can you walk?

[Stan] Yeah. I'm okay.

[Jesse] How's your head feeling?

Uh, not good.

[traffic humming]

[Stan groans]

All right, let's get you inside.

[suspenseful music]

[camera shutter clicks]

[door clicks]

[suspenseful music]

[door clicks]

[suspenseful music]

[suspenseful music continues]

[crowd faintly chattering]

Have you seen this today?

What happened?

Oh.

Wh-what are, what

are you gonna do?

I'm gonna fire him.

[crowd faintly chattering]

Samuel, look,

you definitely have

the right to fire him,

but what kind of

Christians would we be

if we turned our backs on him

when he needed us the most?

[crowd faintly chattering]

[Samuel sighs]

The school board's gonna

have my head on this.

Well, I remember a time when

you fought the school board

to keep someone else

from getting fired,

someone who kept

breaking your trust.

Yeah, but you

didn't make the news.

Yeah, but I made

your life a nightmare.

I remember you picking me

up from jail for soliciting.

Yeah.

That was a pretty low

point in your life.

You know, that night you

introduced me to someone

who could be strong

when I was weak.

God knows I am so upset

and disappointed in

Stan, believe me,

but he deserves another chance.

[Samuel sighs]

Okay.

But you talk to him.

Make him understand there's

only so much I can do

with the school board.

I will. Thank you.

[crowd faintly chattering]

[Kalissa sighs]

[objects rustling]

[gentle music]

[Stan sighs]

Stan.

[gentle music]

You're the last person I

thought I'd see before I left.

Why is that?

Because I, I stood you up.

Yeah. Yeah, you

really messed up.

Look, it's, it's not

that you stood me up,

it's that you picked your

habit over our friendship.

[Stan sighs]

I know.

I just k-keep going

around in my head like,

"How did I let this

thing take over my life?"

I, I can't even remember

when it even started.

It's not something

that you can do alone,

and you know that.

Yeah.

[Kalissa sighs]

Look, it wasn't until I

lost absolutely everything

in my life till I

called out to Him.

I mean, He didn't

care what I had done.

He just wanted my heart.

[gentle music]

C-can He help me?

Of course.

He's always wanted to help you,

you just had to ask.

[reflective music]

What, what, what do I do?

Come, sit. I'll show you.

[gentle music]

Take my hand,

close your eyes.

[Stan sighs]

Lord, we need you.

Please help.

[spectators cheering]

[thrilling music]

[whistle blows]

[players chattering]

[Player] Let's go! Let's go!

[players chattering]

[spectators cheering]

[dramatic music]

You guys, that was the

best game I've ever seen.

De La Rosi, you, ah.

Good game, Coach.

Looks like that book's

really helped you

with your defense, huh?

I don't know who wrote it,

but it's got a lot

of great ideas.

Yeah. I don't know

either, huh? [laughs]

Oh, thank you very much.

Nice game, Coach.

It's a lot nicer with you

around, that's for sure.

[dramatic music]

[spectators cheering]

[Stan sighs]

[dramatic music]

[dramatic music continues]

[dramatic music continues]

[spectators cheering]

[players screaming]

[Player] Ready.

[players straining]

[dramatic music]

Set. Hut.

[dramatic music]

[spectators cheering]

[whistle blows]

[players yelling]

[spectators cheering]

Time out! Time out!

[bright music]

Oh.

Missed you, Pigtails.

Missed you too.

Oh, I think, I think

everybody is waiting on you.

Oh, right. Yeah.

I, I, I'll be there.

-Back in a second.

-Okay.

Actually, Abby, do you

wanna come down with me?

O- only if it's okay with you.

[warm music]

Okay.

[spectators cheering]

[bright music]

[whistle blows]

[spectators cheering]

[Players] Set. Hut.

[triumphant music]

[whistle blows]

[players screaming]

[triumphant music]

[Announcer] Thanks

for coming [indistinct].

Thank you for supporting

our student athletes.

[announcer faintly speaking]

Oh, there's your mom.

Okay.

[gentle music]

Aren't you gonna introduce us?

Oh. Yeah.

Uh, Sarah, this is, uh, Kalissa.

Uh, she's a special

friend of mine.

It's nice to meet you, Kalissa.

[Kalissa] You too.

Yeah. Thanks for

bringing Abby tonight.

I really appreciate that.

She had a good time.

[gentle music]

Look, I, I just wanna

say sorry for, uh,

everything I put you through.

Uh, a few months ago, I,

I gave my life to Jesus

and I'm not the same

person anymore, so...

I'm glad that you're turning

your life around, Stan.

And I think maybe we can start

talking about visitations again.

That'd be great.

I'd love that.

I need to get Abby home.

It was nice to

meet you, Kalissa.

[Kalissa] You too. Drive safe.

See you. See you,

Abby. [clears throat]

Just wanna say thank

you for being there.

Appreciate it. [chuckles]

Of course. [chuckles]

[gentle music]

[Player] See you Monday, Coach.

Oh, yeah, yeah.

Okay.

Bye.

[gentle music]

[both chuckles]

[players chattering]

[whistle blows]

Run it again!

Stan, I brought somebody with me

that I want you to meet.

This is Walter.

You replaced him after

his heart attack.

[Walter] Hello, Stan.

-Nice to meet you.

-Thank you.

Nice to meet you.

Yeah, I just wanna say

thank you for this opportunity

to coach such a wonderful

group of young men.

Uh, I'd forgotten how rewarding,

yet challenging it was

to coach at this level,

-so thank you.

-Yes.

[players chattering]

No, no.

No, no, no.

I, I don't want the head

coaching job back, no.

Uh, this heart attack put me

into temporary retirement.

Okay. So, uh, what

can I do for you?

Well, I coached

here for 35 years,

I never got them

into the playoffs.

You've kept them undefeated

and seeded number one.

I'd like to be a part

of it, if you'll let me.

That'd be great.

I'd love to have you on board.

I think that'd be great.

Well, I wanna work

with the receivers.

That boy Jesse has

so much talent.

I'd love to watch him mature

and maybe even make

it into the pros.

That'd be great.

I mean, I gotta tell

you, I had what,

16 different colleges

try to get a hold of him.

I said they can't

have a shot of him

for at least another two years.

That's right.

-Yeah.

-All right.

[whistle blows]

Come on down.

Coach Walter's back.

[players chattering]

[pages rustling]

[gentle music]

[gentle music continues]

[gentle music continues]

[gentle music continues]

[gentle music continues]

[gentle music continues]

[thrilling music]

[spectators cheering]

[thrilling music continues]

[suspenseful music]

[Player] Set. Hut!

[spectators cheering]

[thrilling music]

[spectators cheering

and applauding]

Hey. Left 14 boot.

Okay, go.

[spectators cheering

and applauding]

Left 14 boot.

Left 14 boot.

On one on one.

-Ready?

-Break!

[suspenseful music]

[suspenseful music continues]

Okay. Hut!

[thrilling music]

[spectators cheering]

[whistle blows]

[spectators cheering]

[triumphant music]

[spectators continue cheering]

[triumphant music continues]

-Let's go.

-We dit it.

[Player] Let's go.

Whoo!

Yeah!

[spectators cheering]

Let's go.

Stan, Stan, can we

get a few words?

Stan, we'd like to know

how your sobriety is going.

That was a heck

of a game tonight.

Is there anything you

wanna ask about the game?

Stan is the story,

not your silly football game.

Well, obviously you

didn't watch the game.

You had at least three

future All-Americans

out there tonight.

Yeah, okay. We're done.

[spectators cheering]

[exciting music]

[spectators cheering]

[spectators continue cheering]

Are you hungry or what?

Oh, man. I've been

running around all day.

I haven't had a chance to eat

anything decent, but, man.

Hmm. Hello there. [laughs]

[spectators cheering]

How many candy bars

have you eaten today?

Oh, a few. When

did you get here?

[suspenseful music]

Are, are you okay, Daddy?

Uh, we need to punt.

-Stan.

-Yeah, no.

Stan, we just got the ball back.

No, we need to punt.

[Walter] Stan?

What's going on, man?

We need to...

Oh. Oh, man.

[suspenseful music]

Whoa, man.

-Stan, Stan, come on.

-Uh, where, where,

where am I?

-It's okay.

-Stan?

[Stan] No, we need to,

-we nee to punt.

-No, come on.

Sadly, Stan the Man,

a known alcoholic,

has proven himself a

disappointment yet again.

This time his second chance came

in the form of a high

school football team.

I don't feel too good.

[Gary] Easy, easy, easy, easy.

[suspenseful music]

-Daddy.

-Stan?

-Stan?

-Can we get a medic?

[Walter] Stan?

But it looks like alcohol

has finally taken its toll

on the infamous Stan the Man.

[Stan sighs]

Oh, oh, what, what's going on?

The school board

is having a meeting

so that they can fire

you for drinking.

[Stan laughs]

I haven't even had

a drink in months.

This is crazy.

I, I, I gotta get down

there and stop it.

No, no, no. Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Let's just hang on.

Let's just wait and see

what the doctor says

about what happened.

Hi, Mr. Jacobs.

You gave your family

quite a scare.

How are you feeling?

Good, good. I, I just...

Can we, uh, wrap this up?

I just gotta get going.

We're working on that right now.

But first I wanna give

you your test results

and give you some

patient information

about your condition.

I'm sorry. What, what

do you mean his condition?

There are some changes

you'll need to make

moving forward in your life.

I really need you to

address your addiction.

I'll go work on that

release right now.

[suspenseful music]

[crowd chattering]

I feel that it's

time for a new coach.

We can't have our children

influenced by a drunk

Ma'am.

We have no confirmation

that Stan was drinking

anything other than Gatorade

and soda?

-Gatorade?

-Now, wait a minute.

I think it's a given

that he was drinking on the job.

Thank you. Thank you.

-Yes.

-He passed out!

Now, I'm a booster

for this school

and I donate a lot of my money.

-Yes.

-And I don't think

we should be hiring a drunk

-to coach our children.

-That's right.

Absolutely. Absolutely.

-Thank you.

-That's the only thing

you need to do.

I, I think we wasted a

lot of time on this matter.

Let's take a vote.

-Yes.

-Okay, let's vote. Yeah.

- Before we vote-

- Yeah.

We need-Get him out.

Before we vote.

Please simmer down, please.

Thank you.

I can't believe what

I've been hearing.

This sounds more

like a l*nch m*b

than a room full of Christians.

Show of hands,

how many of you were perfect

before you met the Lord?

No?

No?

Okay, I have another one.

How many of you are perfect now?

Exactly.

None of you. None of us.

The Bible

is all about second chances.

I won't speak for Stan.

He can speak for himself.

[footsteps shuffling]

Um... [clears throat]

[Stan shakily breathing]

[Stan sighs]

Uh,

I used to think I

had the whole world

in the palm of my hands,

top of my field in athletics

and later on as a coach.

I reached the high

of the heights.

[pensive music]

It filled me with

arrogance and pride.

[pensive music]

Man, it turned me

into a bit of a jerk.

[pensive music]

But no matter how much

success or fame I had,

I was still empty inside.

[gentle music]

And so I turned to

the bottle. [sighs]

And the more I drank from that.

The more I worshiped it, the,

the more it took away from me.

Took away my joy of coaching

and

[pensive music]

It took away my family.

[pensive music]

It brought me to

the lowest and low.

I mean, I used to walk past

those bums on the street

and look down at them,

and now I was one.

[pensive music]

[Stan sighs]

But I,

I managed to crawl out

that bottle just, just,

just long enough for

Principal Andrews to,

to give me a job, uh,

and I appreciate that.

Just like any true drunk, I, I,

I let him down over and

over again, but he kept,

kept giving me another chance.

[pensive music]

Then I met a very

special friend.

[pensive music]

She told me about Jesus

and how,

and how He could love me

even though I

didn't love myself,

that could take this

broken pieces of a man

and hold it together

in His hands

and give him a second chance.

[pensive music]

Now I know I, I've done

a lot of bad things

and I hurt a lot

of people, but I,

I can't change the past.

[pensive music]

All I can do is just hope

that you can just see me

the way He sees me

[pensive music]

'Cause I'm not the same person.

I've changed.

[pensive music]

I just hope you

can all see that.

Thank you.

[Samuel] It's

time we took a vote.

Wait, please.

[Kalissa sighs]

There are a few

things I'd like to say

before you vote.

May I?

[Kalissa sighs]

Um, I think, I think

everyone needs to know

what really happened

out on that field.

Stan was admitted

to the hospital

with a blood sugar of 920,

which is nine times

higher than normal.

He, he wasn't drunk.

He was just having

a diabetic reaction

to the candy that he

had eaten that day

and because he was working

so hard for the game

that he just forgot

to take the time out

to eat something that day.

And I really, really hope

that you can take that

into consideration

when you vote.

Thank you.

[footsteps shuffling]

[gentle music]

O Lord.

Who could ever imagine

that a group of ragtag kids

could help me love being

a coach all over again?

Man, I'm so grateful

for the second chance.

Certainly didn't

deserve it, but, uh,

I'm really happy that

I had this opportunity.

[gentle music]

Whatever happens

next, it's okay.

Your will, let it be done.

I'm good with that.

Thank you.

[gentle music]

[footsteps shuffling]

Stan, we want you to

know that no matter what,

we'll stand by you

and support you.

Now, will you

please take our team

and go win us our first

state football championship?

[group laughing]

[group cheering and applauding]

Oh, thank God.

All right. Well, what are we

all standing around here for?

We got an early practice

tomorrow. [laughs]

-Yeah.

-Yeah!

[dramatic music]

[exciting music]

[spectators cheering]

[exciting music continues]

[crowd cheering]

Yeah, let's go! Go, go!

Come on.

-Yeah!

-Yeah.

[Gary] Yeah.

Let's go.

[dramatic music]

[spectators cheering]

Coach.

Coach, Coach.

All right.

All right.

Lord, just bless

these guys today.

And help us just this

witness this game.

In your name, amen.

All right.

Okay.

Let's get going

Let's go, boys.

Let's go.

[dramatic music]

[spectators cheering]

[spectators continue cheering]

[suspenseful music]

[spectators cheering]

-Hey, Pigtails.

-Hi.

Hey, is your blood sugar okay.

Yeah, yeah, it's good.

I just checked it

about 30 minutes ago,

but everything's good, honey.

I'm just, uh, I'm just

feeling really excited.

It's a really nice

feeling. [chuckles]

All right.

Here we go. Come on.

[crowd applauding]

[dramatic music]

[spectators cheering]

[dramatic music continues]

[spectators continue cheering]

[Player] Ready.

[dramatic music]

[spectators cheering]

[dramatic music continues]

[spectators continue cheering]

Yeah! [laughing]

Yeah!

[dramatic music]

[spectators cheering]

[dramatic music continues]

[spectators continue cheering]

[Player] Ready.

[dramatic music]

[spectators cheering]

[Player] Hut.

[dramatic music]

Oh!

Oh!

It's alright. You got it.

Sorry Coach.

I shoulda have

held onto the ball.

Hey, hey.

It's okay. It's okay.

Look at me. Look at me.

We're gonna get this back, okay?

We're gonna get his back.

It's okay.

It's okay.

[dramatic music]

[spectators cheering]

Oh.

It's just a little candy bar.

[spectators cheering]

[dramatic music]

[spectators cheering]

[dramatic music continues]

[spectators continue cheering]

[dramatic music continues]

[spectators continue cheering]

[spectators faintly cheering]

[spectators continue cheering]

[Stan sighs]

What I saw out there

was a great team

being pushed around

by a good team.

Coach, we haven't ever

been in the playoffs

and the Nakova Indians

are three-time defending

state champions.

You, uh, you don't think

you're gonna win this game?

Okay. You don't think

you can beat 'em?

No, Coach. But-

Who, who, who

else feels that way?

Who, who else feels

like they can't win?

All right.

Oh.

Is that what we got here? Huh?

Okay.

See, I don't remember, reading

in my Bible, Jesus saying,

"You can do all

things through me

except when you're

playing against Indians.

Well, I can't help you there.

I mean, I can heal the

sick, raise the dead,

I can make blind eyes see,

"but I cannot help

you beat these men."

Does it say that?

No, sir.

Coach, He, uh, He says

we can do all things

through Christ Jesus

who strengthens us.

Okay.

Some things, right?

Is that what you said?

Some things?

A, a few things?

Every now and then,

a couple things,

or what does He say?

-All things.

-All things.

What does he say?

[Players] All things.

-What was that?

-All things.

-What was that?

-All things.

-What was that?

-All things.

Yeah. Okay.

So you can do all things.

So now I need you to

get out there and play.

You don't just play for

me or play for yourself,

you play for Him.

Win or lose, just play

for him, all right?

Michaels, are, are you ready?

Are you ready for

the second half?

I'll be ready to, Coach.

-All right.

-No matter what.

Good man.

Jerome, man, you are fast.

You're faster than most

of the professionals

I used to coach.

[rousing music]

I need you to believe

in yourself more, okay?

Yes, sir. Won't let you down.

All right. I believe you.

Defense, oh, man,

you play one heck

of a game out there.

You are up against one,

the number one offensive high

school teams in the state.

Their average is 260

yards every half.

You kept them at 160

yards on the ground,

160 yards.

Man, that's impressive stuff.

But this time I need you to

keep them under 100 yards.

Can you do that?

[Players] Yes, sir.

All right.

Now let's just go out there

and win ourselves a

state championship.

Let's get what is ours?

All right.

On three.

One, two, three.

[Team] All things.

-What?

-All things!

-What?

-All things!

-What?

-All things!

All right! All things!

All right!

[team cheering]

[dramatic music]

Hey.

Oh. Diet soda.

Oh, okay. Thank you.

You better get used to it.

[spectators cheering]

[thrilling music]

[spectators cheering]

[thrilling music continues]

[spectators continue cheering]

[thrilling music continues]

[spectators continue cheering]

[thrilling music continues]

[spectators continue cheering]

[players grunting]

[players thud]

[thrilling music]

[spectators cheering]

[Michaels thuds]

[Gary] You okay?

-I got you.

-Come on. Let's go.

[thrilling music]

[spectators cheering]

Hey, I'm proud of you, son.

You've done go, okay?

Now you just gotta

let someone else

take over the load.

-Yeah.

-Right.

You're gonna be okay.

[Michaels groans]

[dramatic music]

Jerome, come, come here.

All right, I want

you to relax, okay?

Feel where the

pressure's coming from.

Look for those

openings, they're there.

-All right?

-All right.

Okay, let's go.

[thrilling music]

[spectators cheering]

[thrilling music continues]

[thrilling music continues]

[spectators continue cheering]

[players grunting]

[whistle blows]

[thrilling music]

[spectators cheering]

[thrilling music continues]

[players grunting]

[whistle blows]

[spectators cheering]

[thrilling music]

Yeah.

[thrilling music]

[spectators cheering]

Hey. Hi.

It's your turn, Jerome.

Hey. I know you can do it

You just gotta

believe in yourself.

-All right.

-All right?

[Jerome] Okay.

On one on one.

Ready? Break!

[thrilling music]

[spectators cheering]

[thrilling music continues]

[spectators continue cheering]

[spectators cheering]

[thrilling music continues]

[players grunt]

Yes! Yeah.

[Stan whistling]

Come on. Yeah.

Come on. Time out.

Come on. Quick, quick, quick.

Come on. Quick, quick, quick.

Come on.

Go, go, go.

All right, I need you to

throw the ball to Jesse, okay?

Okay, Coach, what

if Jesse's not open.

It's okay.

It's gonna be okay.

It's my responsibility

and he's gonna be open.

18 right, 4 set, 32 across.

Alex is gonna fake

the ball to you

and I need you to

sell that, okay?

Just remember your whole

entire team's out there.

I just need you to get

that ball to the receiver.

Listen up, all of you,

I want you to remember you

can do all things, okay?

Let me hear you.

You can do all things.

[Team] All things.

-All things!

-All things!

-All things!

-All things!

-All things!

-All things!

All right, go, go, go!

Yeah, let's go!

Go, go, go, go!

[thrilling music]

[spectators cheering]

[thrilling music continues]

[spectators continue cheering]

[thrilling music continues]

[spectators continue cheering]

[buzzer rings]

Yeah!

Yes! [laughing]

[triumphant music]

[spectators cheering]

Yeah! Yeah!

Yeah! Yeah!

[spectators cheering]

[triumphant music]

[spectators continue cheering]

[triumphant music continues]

Rally Walker.

Stan Jacobs.

Great game Coach.

Great.

That was one of the

best running attacks

I've ever seen.

[Rally] Yeah, it

was a good game.

-Yeah.

-Man, I can tell

why you were in the pros.

Oh, appreciate that. [laughs]

Oh, Commissioner.

I see you have a

handle on your problems.

Yes, I do.

So, I don't see any

reason why you can't return

to the pros next season.

Yeah. Well, I've been

there and done that.

And, you know, this

place is starting to feel

like home to me, so, uh,

I think it might stay here

as long as they'll

let me. [laughs]

Okay. I can respect that.

But if you change your mind,

you know where to find me.

[Stan] I appreciate

that. All right.

[Stan chuckles]

[Both] Hey.

[both laughing]

[gentle music]

Wow. That was a

hell of a game, Stan.

Thanks, Martin.

Uh, I just wanna say I'm sorry

about what I put you

and Sarah through.

And, man, you're a good man

and you're a good coach,

and I just appreciate you

taking care of Sarah when I,

I wasn't around, so-

[Martin] I

appreciate that, Stan.

Thank you.

And I've seen a

couple of your games,

and make sure use a better

offense coordinator because,

I hate to say it,

but your running

game kind of sucks.

[both laughing]

Yeah, I think most of

our fans feel the same way.

Hey, you wouldn't happen to

have anybody in mind, would you?

Well, uh, actually, uh,

do you know, uh,

Coach Rally Walker?

No.

[Stan] Coach Walker.

[Rally] Yeah. What's up, Stan?

-This is Coach Martin.

-He coaches for Texas.

Uh, I think he

might be interested

to know more about

your running offense.

Nice to meet you, Coach Walker.

Hey, let's go somewhere

so we can talk.

Yeah. Come eon, man.

Yeah, let's go-All right.

[triumphant music]

Oh. [chuckles]

I'm glad you changed.

Yeah, me too, honey. Me too.

[triumphant music]

All right, then. [chuckles]

Let's go.

[triumphant music fades]

I just can't believe

how you played today.

Hey, hey, hey.

You are the best damn

receiver I have ever seen.

You're a hell of a lot

better than I ever was.

Thanks, Dad.

I'm proud of you, son.

Ever since your mom died, I,

I haven't been the same.

[pensive music]

I'm sorry that I

wasn't there for you.

It's all right, Dad.

I miss Mom too.

Let's get outta here.

Hey, kid. Great hands.

I heard you're only a sophomore.

Thanks. Yeah.

I'm Larry Warren,

Jesse's father.

[Recruiter] Nice to meet you.

You guys have been

thinking about college yet?

Uh, no, not, not really. No.

You know what?

How about I take you guys

out to get something to eat,

maybe get your dad

something to drink,

while we talk about your future.

You can buy us something to eat,

but as long as there's

no alcohol served.

I'm a week sober

and, God willing,

I'm planning on

staying this way.

Sure, I understand.

[warm music]

[warm music fades]

[gentle music]

Um, just, uh, gimme

a second, all right?

[gentle music]

[gentle music continues]

[gentle music continues]

[spectators cheering]

[rousing music]

[spectators continue cheering]

[rousing music continues]

[triumphant music]

[gentle music]

[lively music]

I can see my way, see my way

See it though

It's been a long

day, long day

But I'm hoping soon

That I can find

my place, my place

It's true

There's nothing I can't do

When I'm next you

Ooh-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh-ooh

I'm chasing dreams

Losing out on sleep

In a studio apartment

somewhere in Tennessee

That's been good

enough for me

Time, it comes and goes

All the life along

I never could

depend on anyone

But I now I know

I have a hand to hold

I can see my way, see my way

See it though

It's been a long

day, long day

But I'm hoping soon

That I can find

my place, my place

It's true

There's nothing I can't do

When I'm next you

Ooh-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

[lively music]

[lively music continues]

We all got hurt

we can't undo

You've got my heart

wherever we go

I'm by your side

for whatever unfolds

Damn the rules

We all got hurt

we can't undo

You've got my heart

wherever we go

I'm by your side

for whatever unfolds

Damn the rules

[lively music]

I can see my way, see my way

See it though

It's been a long

day, long day

But I'm hoping soon

That I can find

my place, my place

It's true

There's nothing I can't do

There's nothing I can't do

There's nothing I can't do

When I'm next you

Ooh-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh

Ooh-Ooh

Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

[lively music fades]