- Eric Taylor: I did not want to be here today. Here I am. I love my job. I'm good at it and I'd like to keep it. I love this school. I love the kids, and I feel like I've just gotten started here. There are some people here who want to replace me for a man with an awful lot of money and a boy with a good arm. To those people I would say 'You're wrong. You are dead wrong.' Y'all have a good Saturday.
- [Eric sees the look in Tami's eyes]
- Eric Taylor: You've got to be kidding me.
- Tami Taylor: [shakes her head] They offered the job to Wade Aikman.
- Eric Taylor: All right, now we know.
- Tami Taylor: And hon. The board would like to offer you the position as Head Coach at East Dillon High.