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[Vick] Oh, hell, no.

You want to lose a lot of games,

be undisciplined.

Catch the ball!

Ugh!

Being a D1 athlete and a father, it's a lot.

I know y'all gonna get married. I'm ready.

I'm ready to make it to the NFL.

[Vick] Kevon has so much talent.

I think it's very important that Kevon don't do anything

-to jeopardize his future. -Let's go, Izzy!

Israel Carter threw an interception.

And the Seahawks win this ballgame.

I feel like I made a mistake taking Otto out.

♪theme music♪

♪"I Am a Leader" by Chel Strong♪

Nice!

Y'all ready to start the interview?

-It's just casual conversation. -[Vick] Okay, cool.

And I get to hit the golf ball?

And you get to hit the golf ball.

That's pretty cool. All right.

This is the first interview I ever did like this.

-So, I'm gonna enjoy this one. -[Alauna]For Coach Vick

to talk to young journalists like myself,

it really does show that he cares

about the Norfolk State community.

Just starting off,

the world knows you as an NFL player,

a sports analyst,

and now, they're learning you as a coach.

But in your own words,

who, exactly, is Michael Vick?

I would say I'm a very kind-hearted person,

very loving person.

Love sports and love competition.

It's that consistency that you be teaching the players.

I'm teachin' 'em how to search for consistency.

[Alauna] Before the season started,

everyone was saying, we have Coach Vick,

a legend in the NFL coming.

So now, this is our year to win.

And as the season goes on,

losing these games can be a humbling experience

for Coach Vick, because he's used to winning,

and it's just back-to-back losses.

[Dr. Adams-Gaston] You don't always get to win.

We always want to win. [laughs]

And we think we can win.

It is disheartening for not just the players,

but also just the university, or students.

[Ross] There it goes!

-And it's intercepted. -[Kijafa] Oh!

[Terique] It doesn't feel good.

We don't get up, work hard to lose.

It's easy when you're losing to point fingers.

Everybody expected Mike Vick to come here and just, you know,

change coach or win the SCS, but it doesn't work like that.

You changin' a lot of habits, you changin' a mindset.

It takes time.

My plan coming here

was to put Norfolk State on the map

and change the culture.

But now, I realize that

you know, you can't change it in one month.

You can't change it in three months.

You gotta change it over time.

As I continue to evaluate, it's more strenuous,

but it's all for the better.

-[players grunting] -[pads smashing]

[Coach Prime] His instincts on the field

has been tremendous.

I want him to continue to trust him.

I have to ask you, your quarterback situation.

How does that look in the future?

[Vick] You don't want to do a quarterback carousel.

Quarterback is about being consistent,

about being efficient.

Givin' your teammates reason

to rally 'round you.

When Coach made the change

to put Izzy in at the Wagner game,

Izzy threw a pick. He was given a chance,

and the chance didn't go the way it was supposed to go.

It sealed his fate, in a sense.

You gotta go with what's hot and what's workin'.

This past week versus Wagner really woke them up.

It's all about comin' together

and figuring out how to do what we're preaching.

And if you don't meet that standard,

just leave, man.

There it is.

Leadin' up to Hampton,

we gotta work through eliminating the mistakes.

Practice the game plan.

Know that they can go out and make it happen.

Make no excuses, leave no excuses,

'cause at the end of the day, I don't want to hear it.

Work in progress.

Work in progress, just like everything else.

[Alauna] Mm-hmm.

♪"Like Dat" by Quise.B♪

[Vick] This is how I get my golf in.

Oh, the jump-rope. I can jump rope.

No, this ain't no jump rope.

This helps practice your golf swing.

Gotta hear the swoosh. Yeah. You gotta hear the swoosh.

Nice. Hey, my love.

[Kijafa] Mornin' Coach Vick.

'Bout ready to get your butt kicked by Hampton?

[chuckles] Mwah.

-[Vick] I want to win, too. -[Kijafa] You need this win.

My whole mind set changed last weekend.

I was like, damn, my baby really needs a win.

We put ourselves in this position.

We gotta get more discipline.

You think you have to take responsibility?

I take responsibility for not instilling

the discipline that's led to all the penalties you see.

And I shoulda set those standards.

The game plan goin' into Hampton,

go right at 'em. Strike really early

and set the tone. Less penalties.

Make plays on defense. Believe in each other.

Playin' together, is what's got to happen.

Michael, who you goin' for? Norfolk State or Hampton?

[Mike] Norfolk State.

You're supposed to go for Hampton.

That's where Mommy went to school at.

I want Daddy to win.

Well, if Daddy loses the game,

he's gotta wear a Hampton shirt all week.

He's gotta wear it to practice. That's the deal.

Mommy, it's not fair.

-I remind him after. -This is our rival.

I am a Hampton University graduate.

♪I love, I love my H.I.U.♪

I'm a Pirate for life.

But you know, Daddy is coachin' for the opps.

Kijafa loves Hampton. That's her alma mater.

That just makes me want to win even more,

because for the next 365 days,

I'll be able to say, "We beat y'all."

[Kijafa] No, but really, I do want you to win.

But I can't tell nobody that I want you to win.

I know. I know exactly who you rootin' for.

[laughs]

Me and Kijafa first met in early 2002.

It started out as a great friendship.

Wanted to know and ask you if you'll marry me, baby.

-[Kijafa] Ohh! -[Vick]Kijafa's never afraid

to tell me things that I didn't want to hear.

You know, it's comin' from a place of love.

She's such a blessing in this life.

She's got his back.

She is a great wife to my son.

She's always been behind him 100%.

Me and Mike have been through everything together.

We've been through times in our marriage

where we feel like it wasn't gonna last anymore,

but we never gave up on each other.

Every struggle, every dilemma we went through,

it just made us so much stronger.

What I love about my husband right now,

he always makes me feel special.

Like I'm the only beauty in the room.

And it makes me feel really, really loved.

Our relationship is the best it's ever been now.

He's become a better husband, a better father.

I love seeing him grow.

I always knew I could be with her for the rest of my life.

We're a team and we're teammates.

We've been through a lot together,

more good than bad.

The type of love we do have

the commitment we have for one another,

is just growing.

[sighs]

-You like Daddy being a coach? -[Mike] Yes.

Do you miss him at home though?

Yeah, I do.

-You're just a Daddy's boy. -[squeals]

It's all good. I'll be home soon, Michael.

[Vick] Close that door.

We got a issue with Kevon King.

He's not a bad kid.

But in the sense of responsibility,

he's lacking it.

Kevon had an issue with a teammate

on the bus after Wagner

in front of our AD.

Kevon King being suspended

probably hurt me more than anything

because Kevon is very special.

He has a bright future. He's a very bright kid.

But ultimately, he has to control his emotions.

So, while he's this super competitive person,

you still gotta be a good teammate.

It concerns me, 'cause if they don't get rid of these habits,

then it's gonna lead to a bigger issue.

Yeah, coaches don't want me to talk about it.

You get what I'm sayin'. Yeah.

[producer] Yeah. Okay.

Nip that in the bud.

Right now, I'm tryin' to win football games, man.

It's gonna be tough to beat Hampton without Kevon,

because we know we're not gonna get the running game

that we might have had. But hopefully,

the rest of my offense, those guys step up.

But I'd rather lose games

when the kids is gonna do the right thing.

And I'm never gonna deviate from that,

because that's what my coaches did to me.

So, whoever don't like it, you know,

that door is always gonna be open

for them to walk out.

You know, my mind is supposed to be on football,

but football is probably a third

of what this job consists of.

Yeah.

Which I'm learnin'.

But I gotta attack it now.

Can't nobody do it but me.

♪tense music♪

[Vick] Israel. What's up, baby?

Let me know how you want this to go.

You want the cameras out?

-Yeah. -All right.

Let us have a conversation real quick.

Close that door?

-[Izzy] Yeah. -[door closes]

[Vick]I hear you're thinkin' about redshirting.

Izzy was lookin' at the option of redshirting this season.

Redshirting means you sit the year out completely.

College football, you can play four games,

and you can still redshirt.

My thing was to not redshirt,

stay engaged, you never know when you gon' play.

You never know how the season is gon' end up.

[Boddie] Yo, we got Hampton this week, huh?

Got Hampton this week, Pops.

"Battle of the Bay" is what they callin' it.

It's just a pleasure to have your dad, you know,

be able to come around when I might be havin' a rough day.

Izzy come to me like he want to redshirt,

he thinkin' about takin' a redshirt, savin' a year.

He like, "I wanna be with you, Coach."

I'm like, "Man, you gotta work hard, bruh."

I put him in the game the other day.

I'm tryin' to give him the opportunity

-to get his spot back. -[Boddie] Ah, yeah.

Threw an interception on the screen pass.

[Ross Gordon] Carter, back to pass.

Looking to throw the screen.

And it's intercepted.

Israel Carter just threw an interception

with little time on the clock.

Pop, he had a chance to go win the game.

Mm-hmm.

As a quarterback, you can't make excuses.

Nobody wants to hear 'em.

I only want to coach the guys who want to be here.

I only want to coach the guys who want to be coached.

And I think commitment is everything.

Had to sit one of our best running backs,

had to sit him down. Mentally,

his mind's just all over the place.

I don't know what the hell he be thinking sometimes.

Yeah, I'm gonna put some guys out there

who act like they want to be here.

I'm gonna put the ones out there who do the right thing.

Yeah.

♪orchestral music♪

[Vick]With Izzy potentially redshirting,

and of course, Kevon's suspension,

in the practice, I'm just not tolerating any bullshit.

With the coaches and with the players,

everybody's under evaluation.

Because it's about making sure our infrastructure is right.

This past weekend was a prime example

of why we're not winning games.

It's not right for me to watch y'all fail

in areas where I know y'all can succeed.

And I can't take it no more.

But you look around, you seein' one of our best players,

one of our most trusted players,

one of our leaders, is not out here right now.

Don't matter who you are,

do the right thing, you're gonna play.

If you don't, you're not gonna play.

It's gonna be my way or the highway.

That gate gonna always be open

for the ones who don't want to be here.

It's a lot of change that need to be made

for coaches and players.

And it's just gonna start

with a different level of discipline.

You're gonna do things and conform

to the way I want 'em done.

If not, you gotta go.

All right, let's go. Let's compete!

[grunting]

Put somebody else over there who can block.

I don't care if they're a freshman.

[Makai]I've never seen Coach Vick angry like this.

But after the Wagner loss, we all mad,

we all angry at the situation we're in.

But the only way to get out of the situation

is to put our heads down and work

for Coach Vick for the next game.

I'm not tryin' to be lookin' at that all day.

I'm sick of it.

[Day'lan] Especially right now,

everything we do is under a microscope.

It's crunch time, so he's trying to win now.

I hope guys are doing things they need to do

to stay on this team.

[players grunting]

[whistle blows]

[Vick] Hey, T, come here for a sec.

Brother be on some shit, like, yo.

I don't care who they are.

You're gonna do what you're supposed to be doin',

it's over. A'ight.

[players shouting and grunting]

I'm looking to see who I can put in the game.

I don't want to see veteran guys

who don't show up for meetings,

who don't show up for treatment,

who don't show up for study hall,

who show up late for everything.

Put somebody else in there who gonna do it right.

[players grunting]

-[whistle blows] -[Vick] Nice.

A handful of guys like Day'lan,

I'd be happy as [bleep].

When I look at my son, I said,

if you grow up to be like Day'lan Long,

I've done good as a father.

[Terique] Day'lan is the vocal leader.

He's gonna tell you, like, where you're messin' up.

He's gonna hold guys accountable.

Keep this shit up, man. Let's go.

[Terique] He's a real stand up guy.

-I really respect him. -[pads smashing]

[Ross]And Day'lan Long stops that run for no gain.

Day'lan has kinda been my spark plug.

I recruited him when I was defensive coordinator.

So now, he's played with me for four years.

He stepped in and became the leader, too.

He's a three-year captain for us.

So, I'm so proud of him.

I want a team full of Day'lan Longs.

A guy who's gonna do everything right,

on and off the field, be an example,

and go out there and just lead, man.

[players shouting]

But the reality is there's guys on this team

that are not buyin' in.

Hey, yo, come here, bro.

You don't put your hands on no coach around here.

Do what the [bleep] the coach tells you to do.

Go in the locker room! Go in the locker room, bro.

Emotions are high. Football is a pretty intense game.

But the lack of self-discipline

might be the number one thing hurtin' the team.

I don't give a [bleep] what happened, bro.

You don't put your hands on no coach around here.

There's certain problems we gotta figure out

because things need to change.

We can't be a ticking time bomb around here.

Y'all just be doin' the illest shit, bro.

I don't be understandin' it, man.

Take your ass to the sideline, bro.

[Day'lan]One minute you can be on the top of the pedestal,

and one minute, you can be at the bottom.

That's the consequences that come with my actions.

I don't want to mess up my future dream

to play in the NFL.

[Kijafa] Goin' back to Hampton

puts me back to when I was a student.

-You're in my territory. -Yes, ma'am.

[Vick] They are not better than us!

[Ross] Kuhns throws a dart,

and he's going all the way.

Spartans strike first.

[cheering]

[saleswoman] Okay, so,

this is a cushion cut center

with the little bubble band.

[Terique]I'm taking Destiny to look at rings

because, as far as marriage with Destiny,

it's more of a "when" than a "Am I?"

[saleswoman] So, how did you two meet?

We went to high school together.

Oh, high school sweethearts.

Marrying Destiny would be a dream come true.

Us being friends in high school,

and knowing each other for so long

and being there for each other,

it would just be a full-circle moment.

That's nice, though.

It's gonna be so hard to decide.

Yeah. You know, I don't know much.

When it comes to the ring shopping,

I don't really even know where to start with that,

to be honest. I'm not even gonna lie to you.

Before you propose, are you gonna ask my dad,

like, to marry me?

Why do you always ask me that?

[Destiny] I'm just askin'.

You gonna do it the old school way?

Probably.

Probably?

Oh, and who's this?

[Terique] Our son, Zeke.

-[saleswoman] Hi, Zeke. -Say "hi."

Honestly, there's a lot going through my head.

Like, the prices.

Finances is always a issue

when it comes to taking things to the next level

because it's just a matter of stability

before I take that step.

And do you, by any chance, um,

know your budget, or not just yet?

Right now, we're just gettin' an idea.

Absolutely.

Directly after college, I'm gonna still train

and continue to get ready for the draft.

But also, I'm gonna have to get a job.

It's just being able to be stable

and making sure that I can fully take care of my family.

That's my first and foremost thing.

[Destiny] Thank you for everything.

-Yes, thank you so much. -You are welcome.

-I'm excited for you. -[Destiny] Thank you.

♪rap music♪

-[bangs] -I'm ready to ball, bro.

'Course, every challenge is the next game.

We gotta dominate.

What play you see yourself makin'?

Anytime I go to sleep,

I envision myself makin' every play.

This week, bro, I see runnin' back

-wired out, charred out. -[claps]

-And I just start... -[Day'lan] Okay.

Ah! You feel me? Like...

You see that, like, come on, surround it.

Okay, I see, okay.

We gotta get it for Vick though, bro.

He's givin' us opportunity, we gotta give it back.

We gotta take advantage of it. Go on that field and show him.

He knows we appreciate it. What you doin' with it?

We have to make every play that we supposed to make.

-What you doin' to change? -Yeah.

What you doin' with the change of life.

Yeah, for sure.

Me being the captain of this team

is very important, because I bring a lot of energy.

Hey, everybody touch that ball.

I gotta scream and I gotta get loud.

And I feel like the guys feed off that.

Let's go, y'all.

♪I am the leader♪

♪I'm the natural achiever♪

[Day'lan] I realized real young,

my drive to get to the football,

I love to compete.

My pops, he took me out of the city, for real,

and you know, I was playin',

-and scorin' touchdowns-- -[scoffs]

You just wanna make your parents proud.

Watching my dad--

Running out of Physical, "Let's go! Let's go!"

Makin' 'em happy after the game.

Like, they're goin' to everybody,

"Oh, Day'lan, you're so good."

That for sure is my biggest motivation,

my parents.

My pops was a professional boxer for a livin'.

He's a great father.

I was 18 years old when my pops went to prison.

He had left the house, went to go do some things,

but he eventually got picked up.

Stopped answerin' the phone.

Everybody wondering what's goin' on.

It was real devastating.

You know, not havin' him around to, you know,

just see things that you're accomplishing.

So, we gotta create memories that he can, hopefully,

see once he gets out.

-How was it started? -I was, what, five.

I'd go to my brother's practice.

Football just looked fun.

Like, I want to play this, like right now.

My brother David was the Defensive Player of the Year.

My brother got drafted sixth round

by the Tennessee Titans.

My brother makin' it to the league

gave me belief.

So now, I see myself starting in the NFL.

I gotta push myself to get there.

My dad and my brother, they inspire me

just to be a better man each and every day.

I gotta be the best brother and son.

Norfolk and Hampton, man,

that's a game that we take real serious.

Havin' a big game versus Hampton,

will just show him that I'm just out here

takin' care of business.

Just keep makin' you proud any way I can.

When we get to league, we get big boy money.

What's your first purchase?

I want to buy an island.

Make a water park out of that.

-Yeah! -Bring your family out.

-Let's go halves. -Yeah, go halves.

Let's go halves. Shake on it.

[both laugh]

♪heavy instrumental music♪

What's up?

Yep.

You know, we always say, trust the process.

Instead of just battling and wanting to work through it,

I felt like Izzy kinda packed it in early.

[Brian] Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

We're not on the same wavelength.

And he has to have the right attitude

to keep pushing forward to be great,

cause you never know when your time's gonna come.

♪intense music♪

It's my last year of collegiate football.

I wanna go out with a bang.

And it hurt me not to play with my boys.

John wants to throw this party for me tonight.

I want to present Mrs. Vick

with a Hampton University jersey.

Aw, thank you!

[Ross] The ball is snapped

and we see flags immediately.

Bro, we got 12 penalties...

♪upbeat instrumental music♪

[Kevon] When Coach Vick said

I had to take a couple of weeks off

from playin' football to get my mind right,

I was kinda mad.

But I gotta respect the coach's decision.

I know he's teachin' me

how things are gonna be in the real world.

It's been real tough, 'cause I don't want to mess up

my future dream to play in the NFL.

-What up, Black? -What's goin' on, G?

[Kevon]I wasn't really feelin' like myself.

No other choice but to hit up my guy, Black.

Black caters for the team.

He's more like a big brother, like a mentor to me.

It's easy to talk to him.

[Black] How you feel about the season?

I feel like we coulda did better this season,

but you know, just a new team

tryin' to get everything put together.

[Black] How are you handlin' it though?

I'm just tryin' to stay level-headed.

You know, I got suspended for two weeks.

-Okay. -[Kevon] And it hurt me,

'cause it's my last year of collegiate football.

I want to go out with a bang.

And it hurt me not to play with my boys.

You know, I love my boys.

But that's the consequences that come with my actions.

The greatest thing is being a leader.

It's your job to motivate your teammates.

I gotta do a better job at doin' that, for sure.

[Black] It's good, you can do it.

-Yeah. -My teammates look up to me,

so what am I doin' on the sidelines?

-So, they see you down... -Mm-hmm.

-...then they down. -Mm-hmm.

For sure.

You fumble, it's okay.

Get back up and motivate.

As long as you stay motivated, they stay motivated.

It's what you do right now. Now, when you leave here,

what you gonna do right now for this team?

Because y'all are the brotherhood.

Everybody's lookin' to see what you're gonna do next

and how you handle it.

Honestly, I don't know, but I don't believe in quittin'.

♪rap music playing♪

John wants to throw this party for me tonight.

[woman] Excellent, let's go!

[Kijafa] And I really appreciate it.

But I know my husband is gonna stay far away.

He's tryin' to win against my alma mater.

♪rap music♪

Let's see how this thing look at night.

I felt like we was losin' focus.

So, I wanted to go out there under the lights

and practice and get ready for Hampton.

[player] Oh, my God!

[Vick] Work, work, work, man.

Be disciplined, be disciplined.

♪upbeat music♪

I know that Coach really wants to win.

With Norfolk State being one and four,

it's like a must that he win.

I'm a Hampton girl, so I bleed blue.

At the end of the day, let's be real.

I want to see my husband win.

[all] We did not come to play!

-The era! -The new era!

-The era! -The new era!

[all cheer]

♪rap music continues♪

[whistle blows]

[players grunting]

[whistle blows]

[player shouts]

[whistle blows]

[Izzy]As much as I wanted to be out there and play,

after talkin' to my father and my family,

it was just best for me to redshirt

and just to save my years.

Ready, set!

[Izzy]We expected some great things to happen this year,

but they just didn't work out, which is unfortunate.

So, based off how this season was going,

it really wasn't worth putting your body through somethin',

especially with the big dreams and aspirations that I have.

-[player shouting] -Money shot.

[Vick]Ultimately, Izzy decided to redshirt.

So, I put him on the scout team.

You get the reps against the one defense.

And when I was in college, it was invaluable for me,

so I felt like it'd be invaluable for him.

But this decision is probably something

that he's gonna have to live with for a long time.

It's tough for anybody to be that guy,

and now being on the scout team.

So, I mean, it's definitely gonna take a toll on anybody.

So, I can only imagine for Izzy.

[Day'lan]The thing with Izzy, it just shows you,

one minute, you can be on the top of the pedestal,

and one minute, you can be at the bottom.

It's another battle that we gotta face.

[Izzy]It was definitely hard at first

being on the scout team,

but I love my teammates more than anything.

And I want to be the best teammate I can be

around the guys as much as I can.

We got a long way to go.

The drive, will, skill, all that.

That's what it's gonna come down to.

[man] I want to present Mrs. Vick

with a Hampton University jersey,

compliments of Hampton University Athletics.

[cheering]

[Kijafa] Aw, thank you!

Let me say something.

-John, I'm very disappointed. -Why?

'Cause I don't see no green and gold.

My husband represents right now.

Where is the green and gold?

No green and gold out here.

[all laugh]

Do I gotta show you green and gold?

Yes!

There's no Spartans in here.

Who pay your bills?

Okay. Talk to the green and gold!

Let's get this party started.

-Let's do it. -[cheers]

♪rap music♪

Yep, workin' on it like a mother [bleep].

[Vick]Sometimes, you feel frustrated

because you don't have a lot of time to practice.

You don't have a lot of time to communicate certain things.

The day has to move on.

So, I always gotta point it out

and figure out ways to correct things.

Things that I've heard, that I've observed,

on the sidelines, players were starting

to lose respect for certain coaches.

You don't put your hands on no coach around here.

I don't be understandin' it, man.

Got a white man talkin' crazy actually hit me--

All right, relax.

Be your [bleep] self!

-I'm givin' you grace! -I don't want no grace.

-You better! -I don't want no grace.

I'm hearin' guys, no confidence bein' instilled.

No encouragement.

[Vick] Being first year head coach

in a leadership position,

you gotta fine-tune some things.

You know, obviously, we evaluate all the coaches,

because I can't continue to let things linger.

If I do, the small problems gonna equate to big problems.

I got a lot of respect for my brother Marcus.

Whenever somethin' is exposed or there's something

that needs to be said, he's gonna tell me.

We want to know before we get into conference play,

who can do what we need, while it might come

with making hard decisions and hurtin' feelings

is what has to happen.

When I looked at the defense overall,

I always seen guys runnin' open

holes that offense can attack.

So, whatever they have goin' on,

is not workin', so.

When we get to Hampton, we gotta all do our job.

The defense keeps coming up short.

[Ross] Ball is picked up.

Intercepted by Day'lan Long.

[DJ] I'm tired of this shit!

DJ, you got a lot of football to play.

[DJ, crying] We say that every [bleep] week!

Ooh, it smells good in here, dawg.

Mmm! Ooh-ee!

[speaks Spanish]

This is Dominican food, dawg.

You gotta try this. You ever try this before?

You gonna get it today.

[Day'lan] Bein' a captain takes a lot.

When things aren't goin' my way,

Miguel and his family, man, goin' to his house,

it's like a big uplifter.

[laughs]

They help me through a lot of things

'cause you laughin' so much,

like, you just smilin'.

-Thank you, mama. -You're welcome, baby.

[Day'lan] Thank you, thank you.

So much. Appreciate it.

-There we go. -[slurps]

-Mm! -You gotta wait.

You gotta wait.

What you wanna do over at Hampton?

It's the Battle of the Bay.

We gotta be better as a whole.

Communication gotta be better.

Everybody gotta run to the ball.

To be honest, bro,

like as soon as we hit that field, bro,

we gotta lock in. Go out there with great energy.

-It's us, bro. -Go nuts.

We gotta make them plays.

I think this year, like full games,

like, we had 65 penalties

for 500 and some yards.

That's not right. We gotta be more disciplined.

When you lose a certain amount of games,

especially in the fashion that we had,

it tends to kill a lot of guys' confidence.

And I just put that on defense's back.

All it takes is one guy not doin' the job.

Everybody gotta do their part.

Some plays, we look spectacular, bro,

and then some plays, we look horrible.

Like, so, when we get to Hampton,

like, we just gotta all do our job.

And the defense keeps comin' up short.

And I got the label as captain, so,

it's my responsibility to help push the team to get the win.

I see how much, like, you actually...

care about this game, you know.

Like, I'm the player that I am, right now,

because of you, for real.

That comes from my pop.

My pop was a professional boxer.

He definitely was a big factor in me bein' who I am.

Almost every day when I was little, bro, like,

anywhere he was goin', "Pops, I wanna go with you."

There's a possibility that he may get out

before the season's over.

Going to the Hampton game,

I'm gonna be thinkin' a lot about my pops.

You know, I gotta make a play for him.

I dedicate all this to him.

When I get to that game, bro,

I need me a pick. I need about 10 tackles.

-Ten? You want a set? -I want a set.

I want everything. I want it all.

[laughs]

[Day'lan] Just gotta keep getting better.

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-Hey! -Yeah! What's up?

[Kijafa] Goin' back to Hampton campus

puts me back in a mindset of when I was a student.

I see so many wonderful people everywhere.

It's given me like a homecoming feeling.

What's up, Ross? You're in my territory.

We don't want no smoke.

If Hampton wins, I'm gonna be happy,

but just like a little less

because I want to see my husband win.

[Vick] Let's go dominate! Let's go dominate!

They are not better than us! Give me four quarters!

But if they don't,

I want to see my husband in blue and white.

Oh, look at that jacket over there.

Think he'd look nice in a sweater?

Just in case Mike loses the bet,

I have to go shoppin'.

It's gonna be perfect. Pirates.

[Vick] Concentration! Domination!

Determination! Discipline!

Play with pride!

[Kijafa] This is for Mike to wear after he loses the game.

-You're gonna wear this one. -Oh, he's shoppin' for you!

[Kijafa] Oh, you're shoppin' for me?

Oh, don't do that.

[Kijafa] Oh, man, tough.

I knew Mike wasn't gonna do it.

-[Vick] Let's lock in! -[player] Yes, sir!

[Vick] Dedication! Let's go!

Win every down! Win every down!

[Ross]Welcome to the Battle of the Bay,

where Norfolk State looks to get back on track

against the Hampton Pirates.

What a day for football with Norfolk State today.

[Vick]I feel like I gave our guys a hard time all week.

I just want to tighten up on the details,

and then go out and see them execute.

I want to play clean football.

[Ross]We put toe to leather, it's kick-off

and we're ready. But it looks like

we already have a personal foul on the Spartans.

Where you at? Tell him come here.

He's not goin' back in the game!

That's the same reason we're [bleep] losin' games!

Game ain't even started yet.

Let's go, D. Come on, let's go.

Hampton with the football.

Dropping back to pass,

and it's deflected by Day'lan Long.

It's a great play by Long.

[Day'lan] Throughout the season,

there's been a lot of trials and tribulations,

especially when it comes to my dad.

But if I do this, he's just gon' be happy that you did it.

I feel like I could change the game at any given time.

You know, I just put that on my back.

[Ross] Otto Kuhns drops back.

Hands DreSean Kendrick for a screen pass.

And he's going all the way down the near sidelines.

The Spartans strike first here in the Battle of the Bay.

[Vick] Let's go, man. Let's go.

[Ross]And Powers, dropping back, looking middle.

And that ball is picked off. Intercepted by Day'lan Long,

as Long is playing with huge purpose today.

[Vick] Good job, D!

[Makai]We let Day'lan keep us motivated,

and keep us playin' for something.

We might give up that deep ball,

might give up that one pass,

but we can get it back. It's a brotherhood.

[Ross]Spartans looking to answer a Pirates goal.

Kuhns tosses it out to Laudermilk

who finds an opening and dives into the end zone.

The Spartans get on the board again.

Yes, sir, baby. Let's go!

Let's go, baby.

[Vick]Otto's been performing well.

He's really been in tune with everything

that's he's been asked to do on the offense.

So, extremely proud of where he's at right now.

-All right, let's go, D! -[Ross]Pirates looking

to get things going on the ground

and it's a huge running lane.

He'll take it all the way for the score.

-Straight down the middle, bro? -[Ross]As Norfolk State

has been giving up too many yards on the ground

on those plays this season.

The Spartans back on defense.

It looks like we have another personal foul

-on the Spartans. -Damn!

[Ross]That has been the issue for Norfolk State

all season long.

[Makai]I feel like we're holding ourselves back

from being great because

of the careless mistakes that we makin'.

[Vick] This shit is crazy, bro.

[Ross]The Pirates running back takes it

into the end zone for the score.

And more penalties lead to another Hampton score

as we head into halftime.

[Vick] Something's seriously wrong with our defense.

[Terique] The penalties are frustrating

because a lot of 'em was on the defense.

It really sucks when you're working so hard

and you just give away yards,

because we just can't be disciplined.

[Vick] How many penalties we got?

[coach] We got 12 penalties.

We got 12 penalties?

I told 'em before we gotta find the right guys

who are gonna do what's bein' taught.

If they can't do it playin' with the right technique,

then you won't play at Norfolk State.

[Ross] Spartans offense on the field

to start the second half

as Kuhns looks deep over the middle.

DreSean Kendrick again.

He streaks down the sideline for another big play

as the offense continues to roll.

[Vick] Good job. Good call, Coach.

[Ross] Spartans get a field goal

and put three on the board.

Now, let's see if the defense can get a stop.

Pirates now in a big third down.

The ball is snapped and we see flags immediately

as it looks like Kyree Moyston is offsides.

And that will give Hampton the first down.

I gotta pay attention to what I'm doin'.

And it's just like a simple discipline thing.

We're shootin' ourselves in the foot

gettin' all these penalties.

We ain't gonna do shit with 16 penalties.

Bro, this shit is the worst.

It's demoralizing to see the flags come out every time.

[Ross] The Pirates will hand it off

and again, they're in the end zone.

The combination of penalties and a lack of plays on defense

ends up in six for the Pirates.

We shouldn't even be in this situation.

Let's go, O!

Gotta make a play. We need two tuddies.

[Ross]It's the all important fourth quarter now,

down by ten as Kuhns throws a dart

into the end zone for a touchdown.

Otto Kuhns has had one of his best games

-of the season. -[players shouting]

[Vick]The offense is doin' good with the game plan.

We had them outmanned and outmatched

in a lot of different situations.

And we set the tone on offense.

Then we just gotta close it out on defense.

[Ross]Here it is. The Spartans defense

needs a stop to get the ball back.

Can they get it?

[coach] Hey, get a stop, baby.

[Ross] Otto Kuhns has had

one of his best games of the season.

-Let's go, good call, coach. -Come on, D!

[Vick] Come on, baby, let's get in there.

Let's make some hay, baby. We get in there.

The Spartans need a stop to get the ball back.

Can they get it?

Not this time. It's another first down,

as time is running out.

Another first down.

And it's another first down.

What we were supposed to do!

[Ross] The Pirates just running it

-down the Spartans' throats. -Defense can't stop nobody.

[Ross] Another handoff.

As he breaks free he gets to the outside.

He will cruise in for the game-sealing touchdown.

Damn!

[Ross] This year's Battle of the Bay

belongs to the Pirates, folks.

[cheering]

When you look at these games, you look at the outcome

and you know that penalties was a factor.

The discipline didn't show up.

You can't play football that way.

Keep doin' your thing, man. Yes, sir.

At the end of the day, I bleed blue.

My school, I love it. But I wanted to see my husband win.

[cheering]

It hurts. All these games hurt.

This one hurts a tad bit more.

[Vick] Mother [bleep] done kicked our ass.

They deserve to celebrate.

That's what it feels like when you do dumb shit.

Even after everything, we still go into the game

and commit a shit-load of penalties.

Not cool. Still scored 34 points.

But man, just shot ourselves in the foot again.

I'm starting to feel like our vision is not aligning now.

And somethin' has to change.

[player shouting]

[Vick] DJ, calm down. Calm down, DJ.

[DJ] It's bullshit!

[shouting continues]

Can't finish a [bleep] game all [bleep] season!

Tired of this shit!

[Vick] DJ, we got a lot of football to play.

Come on, man.

[DJ] We say that every [bleep] week.

[Vick] You can't let that one game,

or three games, or four games,

get the best of you. Football is emotional, man.

Control what you can control.

This team knows how good they can be.

And not makin' the plays that you're supposed to make

are gonna have you sittin' on a one-and-five team.

He's just emotional. He's just emotional right now.

Love you, man.

Love you, man. Keep fightin'.

We in this together. We all in this together, baby.

It might not be the most perfect season,

but there's guys on this team that they're not buyin' in.

So, what we gonna do is we gonna play the guys

that's gonna buy in.

And then, I'll get 110 guys

like that by the end of next year.

-Daddy. -[Vick] Hm?

Are you mad 'cause we lost?

[Vick] A little bit.

[Kijafa]I really want to see my husband

when he doesn't have a losin' mindset.

And what other mentality should you have as a coach?

I love that about him. It's not an easy job.

[Mike] If I do football,

will you do football for me?

[Vick] Yeah, I'm gonna help you.

I'm gonna teach you how to play.

It's not easy to win in football,

by any stretch.

Are you gonna be one of my coaches?

I'll be one of your coaches.

It's gonna take a lot to change this team.

With the flags bein' thrown and the temper tantrums,

guys losing composure,

we are in for an uphill battle.

[Kijafa] You okay?

-Yeah, yeah, I'm good. -[Kijafa] Okay.

of your football life.

NFL legends DeSean Jackson and Michael Vick.

They used to be teammates,

but now they're in a battle of coaching.

They tell me you're the best [bleep] player in the game, bro.

I feel like with Kevon, there's always somethin'.

This can't be happenin' with you right now.

Y'all don't want me to play.

[bleep] your money up, Kevon.

[London] That's like, embarrassing.

You don't get into a school.

You can't feel embarrassed

like you're a failure, or something.

-[Otto shouts] -Oh, my God.

-It's hard. -Oh, no.

[Otto shouting]

Y'all can see me right now! We got no game!

Whether you win or you lose, it's gonna be emotional, man.

Pretty much all hell about to break loose.

-[player 2] Ohh! -[coach] Oh, Jesus!

[Vick]You gotta be cold-blooded in this game.

How did it feel havin' to let go like a friend?

[Vick] We are desperate to win.

They're gonna know Norfolk State

fought and showed the [bleep] up.

-Do we believe?! -[team] I believe!

We put Norfolk State on the map.

It's just the beginning.

Let's go!

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