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Announcer: WELCOME BACK, FOLKS. GLORY'S DOWN BY SIX RIGHT NOW.
AND AFTER LAST WEEK'S LOSS, THESE FANS ARE UP IN ARMS...
- ( chanting ) SAVE COACH WAYNE! - ... ABOUT THE RUMORS
THAT COACH WAYNE MAY BE LEAVING THIS TEAM.
Announcer #2: I'LL TELL YOU ONE THING, THESE RUMORS
ARE NOT HELPING THE KNIGHTS GET BACK ON THEIR FEET,
THAT'S FOR SURE. WAYNE'S OFFENSIVE STRATEGY
WAS BUILT AROUND HIS TWO STAR PLAYERS
AND WITHOUT THEM, THESE KNIGHTS ARE SINKING FAST.
Announcer: FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HIS COACHING CAREER
JARED WAYNE MIGHT ACTUALLY HAVE A LOSING RECORD.
HELLO?
HELLO? IT'S FOR YOU.
- JIM DUNNIGAN. - Roger: Jim, look across the stadium.
( laughing ) YOU SEE ME? I'M WAVING.
YEAH, I'M WAVING BACK. CAN YOU SEE?
OH, ISN'T THIS GREAT, MIXING IT UP LIKE OLD TIMES?
Announcers: And if Glory didn't start this game off...
...really needs to answer more on the court...
What a disaster this is turning into.
He's in major need of a miracle, folks.
And it's looking like quite an upset.
( crowd chanting ) SAVE COACH WAYNE!
SAVE COACH WAYNE! SAVE COACH WAYNE!
Petros: Protesters have been organizing outside
the athletic department to support their hero.
Dubbing themselves "Wayniacs,"
they're holding AD Jim Dunnigan responsible
for Coach Wayne's fate at Glory.
OKAY, I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO WRAP THIS UP AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
I'M NEEDED URGENTLY BACK AT LOUISIANA VENGEANCE HEADQUARTERS--
THE N.B.A. EXPANSION TEAM THAT I'M PACKAGING.
WE HAVE GOT SO MANY SPONSORS
READY TO JUMP ON BOARD, BUT YOU KNOW HOW IT IS.
OH NO, THAT'S RIGHT.
YOU'RE LOSING SPONSORS, AREN'T YOU?
OHHH, SORRY.
OKAY, WHAT IS IT GONNA COST TO KEEP WAYNE HERE?
NO ***, WHAT'S THE NUMBER?
- JUST-- - ONE MINUTE.
REALLY? CAPTAIN PICARD?
I DON'T KNOW. I STILL SAY KIRK,
BUT I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A SHATNER MAN.
I'M SORRY, JIM. WHAT WERE YOU SAYING?
I WAS JUST SAYING, "GO *** YOURSELVES.
- CALL ME WHEN YOU'RE SERIOUS." - Wayne: JIM, JIM, HANG ON NOW.
- I JUST WANT WHAT'S BEST FOR GLORY. - OH PLEASE.
I MEAN YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE CONTRACTUALLY OBLIGATED TO FINISH THIS SEASON, RIGHT?
- AM I? - YES.
JARED HAS BEEN STUDYING SOME NEW
COACHING TECHNIQUES,
- VERY INNOVATIVE. - YOU LIKE THE HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS, RIGHT?
ME, I LIKE THE WASHINGTON GENERALS.
NOW I KNOW THEY NEVER EVER WIN,
BUT THEY ALWAYS MAKE IT SEEM SO CLOSE
JUST BEFORE THE GLOBETROTTERS PUT IT AWAY.
YOU WOULD DO THAT? YOU WOULD TANK YOUR OWN TEAM?
TANK THE TEAM?
JIM, I'LL TANK THIS TEAM
HARDER THAN ANYTHING'S EVER BEEN TANKED.
YOU GOT ONE SHOT, JIM.
GIVE ME A NUMBER,
A GREAT BIG NUMBER.
ANY SALARY INCREASE
OF THE SIZE YOU'RE PROBABLY TALKING ABOUT
REQUIRES BOARD APPROVAL, SO I NEED AT LEAST 24 HOURS.
OKEYDOKEY. ( clicks tongue )
DON'T SHOOT ME WITH FINGER GUNS.
( mimics cocking )
- DON'T DO IT. - ( mimics gunshot )
( laughs )
- ***! - WHOA!
JIM, YOU JUST SHOT ME IN THE *** FACE!
- THAT'S RIGHT, I DID. - YOU NEED TO CALM DOWN, JIM.
( door closes )
THAT WENT WELL. ( clears throat )
- Jim: HELLO. - HELLO.
- EXCUSE ME. - YES?
- WHERE'S *** DEVERAUX? - HE'S IN THE BATHROOM.
( toilet flushing )
- HELLO, JIM. - HELLO.
- YOU COME TO SEE ME OFF? - SEE YOU OFF?
- YOU'VE BEEN DISCHARGED? - OH WELL,
I'M FEELING MUCH MORE MYSELF NOW.
SO ARE YOU OFF TO HELP THE... SULTAN?
UH, SHEIK, AND NO.
NO, I DECIDED I'M GOING TO STICK AROUND UNTIL I CRUSH ROGER.
UH-OH, THAT SOUNDS PERSONAL.
NO, IT'S NOT.
NO, I JUST TRULY, REALLY,
DEEPLY, IN MY SOUL
*** HATE THAT GUY...
IN A STRICTLY PROFESSIONAL CONTEXT.
WELL, I GUESS THAT'S HEALTHY.
- RIGHT, ***-- - Nurse: THERE YOU GO.
YOU HAVE A SEAT AND I'LL PUSH YOU OUT.
OH, I DON'T NEED THAT, MY DEAR.
OH, I KNOW YOU DON'T, BUT IT'S NOT FOR YOU.
- IT'S FOR OUR INSURANCE. - OH.
IN THAT CASE, YOU'RE THE BOSS.
YOU DID HAVE A HEART ATTACK, DIDN'T YOU?
OH, DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME. I'LL BE FINE.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT.
WHAT ABOUT COACH WAYNE?
WELL, THERE ARE REALLY ONLY TWO OPTIONS:
- NUMBER ONE, WE FIRE HIM. - THAT IS A NON-STARTER.
IS IT, ***? I MEAN THERE HAVE GOT TO BE
OTHER BASKETBALL COACHES WE CAN HIRE.
THERE ARE OTHER BASKETBALL COACHES, BUT WAYNE IS A LEGEND.
EVERYBODY WANTS TO PLAY FOR HIM.
WE'LL HOLD ON TO HIM AT ALL COSTS.
ALL COSTS IS THAT WE OFFER THE MAN $4 MILLION A YEAR.
- ARE YOU INSANE?! - I'M NOT.
- THAT WOULD DOUBLE HIS SALARY. - PRECISELY, YEAH.
HE'D BECOME THE HIGHEST-PAID COACH IN COLLEGE BASKETBALL.
EVEN ROGER CAN'T SAY NO TO THAT.
NO, THE BOARD WOULD NEVER AGREE TO IT.
EVEN IN MY HEALTHIEST DAYS IN MY FINEST HOUR,
I COULD NEVER TALK THAT BUNCH OF PRICKLY ***
INTO ACCEPTING SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
WE COULD LOOK FOR THE MONEY SOMEWHERE ELSE,
BUT WITHOUT LUTHER, I DON'T KNOW WHERE WE'D FIND IT.
- ALUMNI. - I SUPPOSE WE COULD TALK--
WHAT?
( soft music playing )
SO WE ARE, FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME,
OFFERING THE NAMING RIGHTS TO HALLOWED GLORY PAVILION.
THE MR. AND MRS. ARTHUR LEVINSON PAVILION.
- ( woman sighs ) - IT'S GOT A NICE RING TO IT.
THANK YOU, BUT WE'LL PASS.
OKAY WELL, IF THAT ISN'T OF INTEREST,
FOR A SLIGHTLY SMALLER DONATION WE CERTAINLY WOULD LOVE
TO PUT YOUR NAME ON OUR VISITING LOCKER ROOM.
- HOW MUCH SMALLER? - WE WERE THINKING
- SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF... - ( chuckles )
WE CAN DO THIS.
- WE CAN DO THIS. - OKAY.
- YES. - YES, OHH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
- THANK YOU, THANK YOU. - YOU'RE A GREAT SERVICE TO YOUR ALMA MATER.
- IT'S ALL FOR GLORY. - MRS. LEVINSON.
- MM-HMM. - ENCHANTING.
OH YEAH, GOOD TO SEE YOU.
THANK YOU AGAIN.
( chuckles ) AH, YOU LOOK LOVELY.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR DONATIONS. IT MEANS A LOT.
- IT MEANS A GREAT DEAL. - MR. DUNNIGAN?
- HMM? - I HAVE HOMEWORK.
( chuckling ) I DON'T CARE.
SMILE.
AND DON'T STOP SMILING.
- HOW'S IT GOING? - I WAS ABLE TO SELL
THE NAMING RIGHTS TO THE BLEACHER SEATS,
BALL RACKS AND THREE OF THE SNACK BARS.
I WAS ABLE TO SELL THE HOME BENCH
AND TWO OF THE TOWEL HAMPERS,
BUT WE'RE STILL SHORT.
OKAY...
OH, I BET THAT OLD GUY BY THE FINGER SANDWICHES
IS JUST DYING TO HAVE A PARKING LOT
NAMED AFTER HIM. WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I THINK YOU SHOULD GO SELL THAT MAN A PARKING LOT.
YEAH?
- WHEW. - WHEW.
- OH ***. - I DON'T REMEMBER
THE BOARD APPROVING THE USE OF THE PAVILION
- FOR FUNDRAISING. - OH, DID I FORGET TO ASK?
ANY FUNDRAISING FEATURING THE SCHOOL'S MOST IMPORTANT ALUMNI
- PASSES THROUGH MY OFFICE. - WELL, IF I WAITED FOR THE BOARD TO MEET AGAIN
- IT WOULD HAVE BEEN TOO LATE, WOULDN'T IT? - AND I DEFINITELY DON'T RECALL
APPROVING A $4 MILLION SALARY FOR COACH WAYNE OR ANY COACH.
I'M TRYING TO SAVE THE BASKETBALL PROGRAM, LINUS.
I'VE GOT ***'S APPROVAL, SO TALK TO HIM.
*** DEVERAUX IS STILL ON MEDICAL LEAVE.
I'M ACTING CHANCELLOR.
I'M SHUTTING YOU DOWN.
YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS.
WATCH ME.
DON'T DO WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
ATTENTION, EVERYONE, ATTENTION.
I HAVE AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT.
IN ONE MOMENT HE DOES, AND YOU ARE GOING TO LOVE IT.
( softly ) I FORGOT TO TELL YOU SOMETHING AND THAT IS THIS:
IF YOU DO THIS, I WILL MAKE YOU THE MOST FAMOUS MAN IN COLLEGE SPORTS--
YOUR FACE ON THE COVER OF "SPORTS ILLUSTRATED"
WITH THE CAPTION, "THE MAN WHO KILLED GLORY BASKETBALL."
YOU WON'T BE ACTING JANITOR BY THE TIME I'M DONE.
AND IF YOU THINK I'M *** AROUND,
TEST ME.
YOU'RE UP.
THE EVENT THIS EVENING IS EXCEEDINGLY IMPORTANT
TO GLORY'S FUTURE. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR GENEROSITY.
- HAVE A GOOD EVENING. - THANK YOU.
YES INDEED. THANK YOU, ACTING CHANCELLOR.
I AM JIM DUNNIGAN AND I BELIEVE WE ARE READY TO OPEN FOR BIDS
THE NAMING RIGHTS TO GLORY PAVILION.
DO I HEAR...
$1 MILLION?
( chanting ) SAVE COACH WAYNE!
SAVE COACH WAYNE! SAVE COACH WAYNE!
( distant chanting continues )
SHOULDN'T A COMPUTER GO FASTER?
TV: Coming up on "Montague & Son."
This is a talk that had to happen. I can't be your pops no more.
- You never were my dad. - I own an NBA team now, son.
I got bigger and better things. It's done, man, we're done.
I get it. It's just a gig.
- So you gonna be okay? - THERE IS SOME SORT
OF STRANGE APPEAL TO THIS ***.
- Gimme that ball! - Announcer: Orphan sons, family redemption,
and secrets that will shock you
coming up on "Montague & Son."
- WE'RE SHORT. - HOW SHORT?
- 15,000. - ( chanting continues )
OKAY OKAY, UH...
MAYBE WE CAN MOVE SOME MONEY AROUND.
THAT IS WITH MOVING MONEY AROUND.
( chanting continues )
SUIT UP.
SAVE COACH WAYNE!
SAVE COACH WAYNE! SAVE COACH WAYNE!
- OKAY-- NO-- - SAVE COACH WAYNE!
- I KNOW! - SAVE COACH WAYNE!
SAVE COACH WAYNE! SAVE COACH WAYNE!
- YOU TALK TO THEM. - SAVE COACH WAYNE!
WAYNIACS, GIVE ME YOUR MONEY
- AND I'LL DELIVER COACH WAYNE. - ( booing )
WHY SHOULD WE TRUST JIM DUNNIGAN?
BECAUSE...
I TRUST HIM.
JIM DUNNIGAN IS TRYING TO SAVE COACH WAYNE.
GIVE HIM YOUR MONEY. CALL EVERYBODY YOU KNOW
AND GET THEIR MONEY. WE'RE GONNA SAVE
- GLO-OOOORY! - ( cheering )
BEER KNIGHT, BEER KNIGHT, BEER KNIGHT!
BEER KNIGHT, BEER KNIGHT, BEER KNIGHT!
- BEER KNIGHT, BEER KNIGHT! - NICE WORK, BEER KNIGHT.
- THANK YOU. - SAVING COACH WAYNE IS ALL THE THANKS I NEED.
- OKAY. - AND BEER.
AND BEER. YEAH YEAH, I KNOW.
- BEER KNIGHT, BEER KNIGHT! - SAVE GLORY!
After a long night of soul searching,
I've come up with my final decision.
I'm very excited to tell you...
I'm going pro.
Jim: THAT PHONY *** ***.
Glory was very kind in letting me
bow out of the rest of this season.
HEY, YOU ***, YOU SAID 24 HOURS.
Roger: No, Jim, you said 24 hours
but Vengeance was ready to move.
What can I say?
( sighs ) I MAY HAVE TO CHECK MYSELF
BACK INTO THE HOSPITAL AFTER ALL.
- Who's gonna take Coach Wayne's place... - MAYBE THERE'S ANOTHER COACH.
WE DON'T NEED A COACH, HANNAH DEAR.
WE NEED A LEGEND.
Coach Wayne is gonna leave Glory U
to be the head man of the Louisiana Vengeance
for good!
( instrumental music playing )