[00:02.14]I want him. I want him bad.
[00:04.04]
[00:05.19]Y-e-l-l! Everybody yell! Say, everybody yell!
[00:09.82]
[00:10.23]Y-e-l-l! Everybody yell!
[00:13.62]
[00:13.91]Nice kick this time, Collins. Nice job.
[00:16.41]
[00:17.13]What in the world?
[00:19.12]
[00:19.39]Alright. Y'all keep practicing. Remember point your toes.
[00:22.31]
[00:22.36]One, two, three, one!
[00:24.01]
[00:24.23]One, two, three, two!
[00:26.03]
[00:26.08]One, two, three, three!
[00:27.82]
[00:27.87]You okay, Son?
[00:29.94]
[00:32.50]Shoot, man, Fulmer's here. I might as well go home.
[00:35.60]
[00:35.69]What to say, fellas? How's doing your life?
[00:38.39]
[00:39.35]I came all the way from Knoxville, to see for myself.
[00:41.67]
[00:41.72]Hey, Coach. We drove from Clemson, nine hours!
[00:44.57]
[00:45.01]Coach Fulmer, it's a real honor.
[00:46.80]
[00:46.85]Coach Cotton, my pleasure.
[00:48.18]
[00:48.18]I watched your program. You've done really well.
[00:49.56]
[00:49.61]I don't think there is any question
[00:51.05]
[00:51.05]that you'll be at the next level soon.
[00:52.63]
[00:52.68]Oh, well, you know, we do all we can, all we got.
[00:55.78]
[00:56.93]Is that Michael? Is that O'hair?
[00:59.33]
[00:59.62]It's Oher.
[01:00.82]
[01:01.06]Like a paddle in a boat. Oher.
[01:03.16]
[01:07.60]You think we might see some drills?
[01:09.64]
[01:09.69]Perhaps... I think all the coaches would appreciate it.
[01:11.72]
[01:11.77]-Yeah? -Oh, yes, Sir. You bet.
[01:13.92]
[01:16.47]Listen up, fellas! New board drill!
[01:18.79]
[01:18.84]Big Mike, Jay Collis.
[01:20.82]
[01:20.82]Best on best. Right here.
[01:21.63]
[01:21.68]Let's go! Come on! Come on!
[01:23.63]
[01:31.37]On my whistle, men!
[01:32.93]
[02:00.99]Coach, thank you.
[02:02.26]
[02:02.31]-Where are you going, coach? -Back to South Carolina.
[02:05.05]
[02:05.10]You tell to Michael Oher, if he can qualify with his grades...
[02:08.31]
[02:08.36]Clemson wants him.
[02:09.45]
[02:09.50]Yeah. Good luck with that, Brad!
[02:11.70]
[02:12.25]Coach, you've done a great job with this young man.
[02:14.34]
[02:14.39]Oh, well he was little rough when we first got him
[02:16.14]
[02:16.19]But we, you know, coached him up a little bit.
[02:19.09]
[02:29.75]Hello, Mom.
[02:31.06]
[02:31.12]Did you know that to be eligible for a division one scholarship
[02:33.66]
[02:33.71]Michael's gonna need to make it a 2.5 gpa?
[02:36.70]
[02:37.63]Really?
[02:38.16]
[02:38.21]His ACT is low and I don't see him doing
[02:40.51]
[02:40.51]Any better if he retakes it right there.
[02:42.81]
[02:42.88]-What's his gpa now? -1.76.
[02:46.29]
[02:47.02]Oh, that's not too bad, when you consider where he started.
[02:49.21]
[02:49.26]He's gonna make it all A's this year.
[02:51.71]
[02:52.31]I'm serious. And that might not even be enough.
[02:55.67]
[02:56.03]So he goes to junior college?
[02:58.08]
[02:58.56]Most inner city kids that go to JC drop out in the first year.
[03:01.18]
[03:01.23]His shot at the pros would go out the window.
[03:03.61]
[03:03.66]Pros?
[03:04.58]
[03:04.58]Are we even sure he's gonna get college offers?
[03:07.10]
[03:10.27]Michael, Nick Saban from LSU.
[03:12.32]
[03:12.37]I'm looking forward to you're coming down and visit us sometime.
[03:15.16]
[03:15.21]Gready. I'm Lou Holtz form South Carolina.
[03:17.62]
[03:17.62]I'm call...
[03:18.28]
[03:18.33]We're very interested in having Michael
[03:20.61]
[03:20.62]Over to Knoxville for a visit.
[03:22.38]
[03:23.04]Phil Fulmer, from Tennessee?
[03:25.04]
[03:25.04]There's twenty more among there.
[03:26.17]
[03:26.22]And these things right here. Fifty of 'em.
[03:28.87]
[03:29.01]Any of those from Ole Miss?
[03:30.29]
[03:30.34]No, they're not gonna start recruiting
[03:32.09]
[03:32.09]Until they hire a another coach.
[03:33.58]
[03:33.63]Does make any difference unless Michael makes his grades.
[03:37.03]
[03:39.51]So, what are we going to do?
[03:41.51]
[03:42.05]I understand you applied for a teaching position at Wingate?
[03:45.60]
[03:46.43]I won't religious enough for 'em.
[03:48.68]
[03:48.88]I'm a spiritual person, Mrs. Tuohy,
[03:51.35]
[03:51.35]but I have certain, shall we say... doubts.
[03:54.40]
[03:55.52]Oh, I appreciate your honesty, Miss Sue.
[03:57.91]
[03:57.96]What's the situation with Michael?
[03:59.62]
[03:59.62]He needs to be better in school.
[04:01.19]
[04:01.24]Obviously. Why the big push?
[04:03.39]
[04:03.71]Well, he's in line for football scholarship
[04:05.79]
[04:05.84]If he gets his grades up.
[04:07.73]
[04:08.09]Is he considering Ole Miss?
[04:10.38]
[04:10.38]He'd better be.
[04:10.99]
[04:12.70]-I'd love to work with him. -Well, when'd you like to start?
[04:16.35]
[04:17.57]Mrs. Tuohy... umm... there's something you should know about me.
[04:21.32]
[04:21.65]I don't usually tell many people, but
[04:23.34]
[04:23.34]It's something you feel should be aware of
[04:25.18]
[04:25.23]Before you hire me.
[04:26.78]
[04:28.99]What is it?
[04:30.54]
[04:30.88]I'm a democrat.
[04:32.68]
[04:34.49]Okay.
[04:35.98]
[04:41.42]-I don't understand it. -Yet.
[04:43.68]
[04:43.98]You don't understand it yet.
[04:45.98]
[04:48.20]-how big is your head, Michael? -Big.
[04:50.75]
[04:51.60]And what's in there?
[04:53.10]
[04:53.15]-A brain. -A brain.
[04:54.65]
[04:54.70]It's full of knowledge
[04:56.37]
[04:56.42]Like a file cabinet with maps;
[04:58.52]
[04:59.20]And shortcuts for figuring things out.
[00:04.04]
[00:05.19]Y-e-l-l! Everybody yell! Say, everybody yell!
[00:09.82]
[00:10.23]Y-e-l-l! Everybody yell!
[00:13.62]
[00:13.91]Nice kick this time, Collins. Nice job.
[00:16.41]
[00:17.13]What in the world?
[00:19.12]
[00:19.39]Alright. Y'all keep practicing. Remember point your toes.
[00:22.31]
[00:22.36]One, two, three, one!
[00:24.01]
[00:24.23]One, two, three, two!
[00:26.03]
[00:26.08]One, two, three, three!
[00:27.82]
[00:27.87]You okay, Son?
[00:29.94]
[00:32.50]Shoot, man, Fulmer's here. I might as well go home.
[00:35.60]
[00:35.69]What to say, fellas? How's doing your life?
[00:38.39]
[00:39.35]I came all the way from Knoxville, to see for myself.
[00:41.67]
[00:41.72]Hey, Coach. We drove from Clemson, nine hours!
[00:44.57]
[00:45.01]Coach Fulmer, it's a real honor.
[00:46.80]
[00:46.85]Coach Cotton, my pleasure.
[00:48.18]
[00:48.18]I watched your program. You've done really well.
[00:49.56]
[00:49.61]I don't think there is any question
[00:51.05]
[00:51.05]that you'll be at the next level soon.
[00:52.63]
[00:52.68]Oh, well, you know, we do all we can, all we got.
[00:55.78]
[00:56.93]Is that Michael? Is that O'hair?
[00:59.33]
[00:59.62]It's Oher.
[01:00.82]
[01:01.06]Like a paddle in a boat. Oher.
[01:03.16]
[01:07.60]You think we might see some drills?
[01:09.64]
[01:09.69]Perhaps... I think all the coaches would appreciate it.
[01:11.72]
[01:11.77]-Yeah? -Oh, yes, Sir. You bet.
[01:13.92]
[01:16.47]Listen up, fellas! New board drill!
[01:18.79]
[01:18.84]Big Mike, Jay Collis.
[01:20.82]
[01:20.82]Best on best. Right here.
[01:21.63]
[01:21.68]Let's go! Come on! Come on!
[01:23.63]
[01:31.37]On my whistle, men!
[01:32.93]
[02:00.99]Coach, thank you.
[02:02.26]
[02:02.31]-Where are you going, coach? -Back to South Carolina.
[02:05.05]
[02:05.10]You tell to Michael Oher, if he can qualify with his grades...
[02:08.31]
[02:08.36]Clemson wants him.
[02:09.45]
[02:09.50]Yeah. Good luck with that, Brad!
[02:11.70]
[02:12.25]Coach, you've done a great job with this young man.
[02:14.34]
[02:14.39]Oh, well he was little rough when we first got him
[02:16.14]
[02:16.19]But we, you know, coached him up a little bit.
[02:19.09]
[02:29.75]Hello, Mom.
[02:31.06]
[02:31.12]Did you know that to be eligible for a division one scholarship
[02:33.66]
[02:33.71]Michael's gonna need to make it a 2.5 gpa?
[02:36.70]
[02:37.63]Really?
[02:38.16]
[02:38.21]His ACT is low and I don't see him doing
[02:40.51]
[02:40.51]Any better if he retakes it right there.
[02:42.81]
[02:42.88]-What's his gpa now? -1.76.
[02:46.29]
[02:47.02]Oh, that's not too bad, when you consider where he started.
[02:49.21]
[02:49.26]He's gonna make it all A's this year.
[02:51.71]
[02:52.31]I'm serious. And that might not even be enough.
[02:55.67]
[02:56.03]So he goes to junior college?
[02:58.08]
[02:58.56]Most inner city kids that go to JC drop out in the first year.
[03:01.18]
[03:01.23]His shot at the pros would go out the window.
[03:03.61]
[03:03.66]Pros?
[03:04.58]
[03:04.58]Are we even sure he's gonna get college offers?
[03:07.10]
[03:10.27]Michael, Nick Saban from LSU.
[03:12.32]
[03:12.37]I'm looking forward to you're coming down and visit us sometime.
[03:15.16]
[03:15.21]Gready. I'm Lou Holtz form South Carolina.
[03:17.62]
[03:17.62]I'm call...
[03:18.28]
[03:18.33]We're very interested in having Michael
[03:20.61]
[03:20.62]Over to Knoxville for a visit.
[03:22.38]
[03:23.04]Phil Fulmer, from Tennessee?
[03:25.04]
[03:25.04]There's twenty more among there.
[03:26.17]
[03:26.22]And these things right here. Fifty of 'em.
[03:28.87]
[03:29.01]Any of those from Ole Miss?
[03:30.29]
[03:30.34]No, they're not gonna start recruiting
[03:32.09]
[03:32.09]Until they hire a another coach.
[03:33.58]
[03:33.63]Does make any difference unless Michael makes his grades.
[03:37.03]
[03:39.51]So, what are we going to do?
[03:41.51]
[03:42.05]I understand you applied for a teaching position at Wingate?
[03:45.60]
[03:46.43]I won't religious enough for 'em.
[03:48.68]
[03:48.88]I'm a spiritual person, Mrs. Tuohy,
[03:51.35]
[03:51.35]but I have certain, shall we say... doubts.
[03:54.40]
[03:55.52]Oh, I appreciate your honesty, Miss Sue.
[03:57.91]
[03:57.96]What's the situation with Michael?
[03:59.62]
[03:59.62]He needs to be better in school.
[04:01.19]
[04:01.24]Obviously. Why the big push?
[04:03.39]
[04:03.71]Well, he's in line for football scholarship
[04:05.79]
[04:05.84]If he gets his grades up.
[04:07.73]
[04:08.09]Is he considering Ole Miss?
[04:10.38]
[04:10.38]He'd better be.
[04:10.99]
[04:12.70]-I'd love to work with him. -Well, when'd you like to start?
[04:16.35]
[04:17.57]Mrs. Tuohy... umm... there's something you should know about me.
[04:21.32]
[04:21.65]I don't usually tell many people, but
[04:23.34]
[04:23.34]It's something you feel should be aware of
[04:25.18]
[04:25.23]Before you hire me.
[04:26.78]
[04:28.99]What is it?
[04:30.54]
[04:30.88]I'm a democrat.
[04:32.68]
[04:34.49]Okay.
[04:35.98]
[04:41.42]-I don't understand it. -Yet.
[04:43.68]
[04:43.98]You don't understand it yet.
[04:45.98]
[04:48.20]-how big is your head, Michael? -Big.
[04:50.75]
[04:51.60]And what's in there?
[04:53.10]
[04:53.15]-A brain. -A brain.
[04:54.65]
[04:54.70]It's full of knowledge
[04:56.37]
[04:56.42]Like a file cabinet with maps;
[04:58.52]
[04:59.20]And shortcuts for figuring things out.
