this was the first football movie where the main team didn't win the best game of the year, usually in movies like this they always win but this movie didn't have that. at least the team "almost" won the game.
PBG NiteMare Damn, I have had those type of games in my life, they hurt u the most when u loose at home. U feel ashamed to even show ur face to the home crowd.
Jason K My Team was the best in the state, we were undefeated all regular season until the state championship; unexpectedly you hear the whistle and you see the other running and jumping, you kneel yourself asking "What happened? After a undefeated season we really lost?"
To some this looks silly, but to people who've played it is truly a powerful scene. You go your whole life up to that point playing football (from 6 years old to 18) with the same guys you've grown up with. Putting on pads has become part of who you are, and the guys you play with are as close as blood. And then, for most, it all comes to an end with one final high school game. One last time you get to put pads on, before having to let that part of yourself go forever. And in this case, making it as far as the championship game for the final act and then losing. Experiencing something that raw and emotional at such a young age just shows why football is great for kids. Strong mental and emotional development, maturity, tenacity. And this movie captures it beautifully
For me it was hockey. I’m Canadian, played in the high school provincial championship final in our home rink. Lost the game. Happened in 2019, and because of Covid, our highly anticipated team the next year didn’t even get the chance to compete for a championship as the season was cancelled one week prior. The 3rd year, my senior year, we had a team that would’ve won 110%, but again didn’t get the chance due to Covid. Still think about it every day as that game in 2019 would end up being the last time I’d have a chance of that happiness, and championship winning feeling, and i didn’t get to have that feeling because we lost. This clip just hits different for those reasons.
I cried after this scene. Against all odds a group of kids faced a team that was far better and managed to almost comeback and do the impossible with so much heart. Nothing but respect.
CrazyMan76 well in real life Permian didn’t make it to the state game. They made it to the semifinals
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juansi77: the actual game did NOT end like this. 1. The game was a Semi final. 2. Score was 14-9, ended w/ an incomplete pass. 3. Carter was not so villainy like movie portrayed em. Their coach was actually a really nice guy, apparently. team was the fav to win state title either
Friday Night Lights is my favorite sports movie because it ends on a loss. Most movies ends with the team winning, but most people’s high school football careers ends with a loss, which makes this scene so relatable to most people
Kaleb 100% agree with you. My son had big shoes to fill. Since he went to the same high school as I did and my picture still hangs on the wall of fame. He tried so hard in 3 sports to get a state title and couldn’t. I told him 99% of high school athletes lose their last game. So proud of him he was bigger, stronger, and smarter then I was but didn’t have my speed or the talent around him. Which is why I used to tell him play the game like it’s your last game because you might never play this organized game again. Greatest emotional movie if you played high school sports.
@@franksantos3418 that is very true. The Carter Cowboys may have gotten the golden football trophy but at least Permian got to the state championship game and went home with State Runner-Up
@@packersfan8796if you read in the history of this story this was actually a semifinal game not a championship game. Dallas Carter did win the title that year but it was later stripped from them because of playing ineligible players
Kellen Gray That’s why his Mom started to smile watching the TV. She knew exactly what you said. Great attention to detail in this movie. Great comment
The father giving him his championship ring at the end is one of the most moving scenes in a movie I have ever seen and it hits me like a ton a bricks every time i watch it. I love you Patrick.. love always dad.
This movie came out right after my senior year of high school football ended, Basically my entire team went to see it in the theater and we were all balling like little girls during this scene.
@@vickperez65That is a valid point but this takes place over that one because now u can experience what it's like to be on the losing end instead of the happy ending that others have
My Sr year was in 2003 a year before this released we were 10-1 in the playoffs where we lost. I can relate to this scene and Gaines speech was true in my case......I would play one more game that following June in the all-stars and I never played again. I watched this several times when I was deployed in Iraq love this movie.
Scary7064 nope. Not glorious because these types of losses are the ones that get you respect but are the ones that will haunt you forever until the day you die and even after that.
0:52 the music starts playing and I am tearing up here. I graduated in 2004 and played ball in high school. This movie and this scene hits hard! I miss those days! Youth is so special and it flies by so fast!
The scene with Billingsley and his dad always stays with me. Reminds me of my junior year of high school after a championship loss and my dad was the first one I hugged after the game.
This movie is by far one of the best sports movies out there! The ending gives me chills & when Dons dad gives him the ring it just makes me bawl. Love this movie and how real it is, and how it pertains to life
One of the most beautifully sad scenes I have ever seen. The greatest sports movie of all time which everyone that has played football should see. I played my first year of high school ball this year and I hope that in the years to come I maintain the passion I have for this game. I know I will forever remember coach Gaines' speech on being perfect and this final scene to my favorite sports movie and I hope you will too, fellow football players.
In all seriousness I agree coach Gaines “being perfect is not about that scoreboard out there, it’s not about winning, it’s about you and your relationship with your family your coaches and your friends. And you can look at them with clear eyes and love in your heart” that hits me because I play football myself. This is also my favorite sports movie
I'm a wrestler and I can totally relate to this feeling. I trained so hard to make it to state and I lost at regionals by one point. This breaks my heart.
@@UpsideDownGaming97 what do u mean irrelevant? He was an athelete that had a heartbreaking lost. Every athlete from every sporthas that feeling not just football. U must be one of those football fan that say " is not a sport" i swear 1 out of 3 football fan has that mentality
Yesterday was my last high school football game ever. It really hits. To everyone still playing, enjoy the lights while they shine on you and you’re teammates, your brothers.
Well I hope 4 years later and you look back at the game and know you went out with a bang Im a sophomore in high school playing high school football and I can feel your comment bro
+McLovin Games Lost in the playoffs against a team by 3 points who later on won the championship. Never played so hard in our lives. This clip really shows the feeling of losing but being so close.
The moment Billingsby’s dad puts his old championship ring on him, that’s some real man stuff there. He knew his son earned it. Just short a few inches, but they played their hearts out. Anyways, God bless!
This scene reminds me of my final home game ever in high school. We lost a thriller for the district championship to a very good team and then did our senior walk across the field for the final time. Not a single one of us had dry eyes. Fortunately, our story had a happy ending: We played them again four weeks later in the state quarterfinals at DKR in Austin, won, and went on to win the state title.
@@evanfaust8672 Baker, love it. Congrats dude. Never came close to a state championship in my high school hockey years here in MN. Cant imagine the feeling.
I play for the Rancho Mirage Rattlers. A town in the Coachella Valley in Southern California. We made it to the CIF Championships against a very good team, the Arroyo Knights. We lost 35-34. Any person that plays sports can relate how horrible it feels to lose such an important game, I felt that last year when we got beat in Championships, it hurt. This season however, we came back better than ever, we went to an undefeated season. We faced Arroyo once again in Round 2 of State Playoffs, it was at our home, we squashed Arroyo like a bug, 70-7 we made it to the State Champs, and took that title home. Yeah it hurt a lot losing last year, but with hard work, dedication, and support from your players, you'll be able to do it.
When Biliinglsey's Dad gives him the ring and Donnie starts bawling my eyes tear up everytime...i cri evrytiem lol no but this shows the passion of winning and losing in any sport
This hits me very hard. My football team were playing in the semi-finals and we were the two seed. We went down 19-0 end of the fourth quarter. We nearly made a comeback but the final score was 19-12. Every sports player can relate to losing when you have everything you had.
This movie severely upset me when I first watched it and it still makes me tear up like no other. I can relate with the relationship between Don and his dad and understand the hurt you feel disappointing the man you look up too growing up. Every time I see Don’s dad walk down there to give him a hug and his state champ ring, it brings me to tears quicker than watching the end of Marley and Me. This ending had such a deep impact on me that I can’t even explain how important this film was to me. I still watch it whenever I feel a need to get all in my feels. Amazing film, will always be a favorite of mine.
People that aren’t sports fans will throw shade at this scene/movie thinking “it’s just a game” while missing the metaphorical parallels of life in general that it actually brings to the table.
Ive always enjoyed the mirror of this scene. If Permian won "the good guys" theyd be the ones celebrating and we'd be happy "th bad guys" lost. But really there is no good/bad guys. That opposing team is full of the same type of kids and the same struggles
Except the actual Dallas Carter team cheated that year cause they had I think 2 ineligible players participating in the game. Idk which positions they played tho
I have had the opportunity to be an assistant coach in Oklahoma for the past 5 years. It has been a blessing that after every game - win, lose, or draw we pray with the other team at midfield. Helps puts things in perspective
I was lucky enough to play in college. The thing with high school fb is you grow up with your team, start playing organized football together when you’re 8 and continue for 11 years. Spend school years and summers working out and creating camaraderie and memories. It hits different
Man this takes me back. Remember in 7th grade we made playoffs. Then won the semifinals in a intense game that went into the final seconds and we won. Went to the champion ship heading into the 2nd half down 21-0. Came back with 21-18 with 2 seconds left. We kicked a field goal that would’ve sent us to OT and was dead center but blocked. Man watching this scene hit me hard.
Dude, there ain't no 7th grade "State Championship". A lot of big cities have what they consider a city championship, based on regular season wins vs the other city teams. You know ole Al Bundy threw 4 touchdowns for his championship.
I never played in a big game like this. But my son has. It’s even more painful to see your hard working kid lose. It was hard for him and his teammates as well. We all felt the pain together. It was awful!
My favorite scene is right before this in the huddle when the qb says "I-right wiggle 34 switchblade, for the state championship. I love all y'all, baby. I love all ya." After playing in a state championship game and losing, I realize our team lacked the heart and camaraderie that this team had. Something I envy. Gives me chills.
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Several West Texas teams were tough opponents and Permiam was always known to be tough. I played in the same district as Carter and they were good in 1970 but we came away with a 13 to 0 victory. We stopped their star halfback. We were also the smallest school in the district. Oak Cliff had several schools with good teams. More than once after a heated contest I've seen tears in some tough players eyes.
I remember showing this movie to my dad, and as the QB was running to the end zone my dad was like “alright let me guess, they win? Big surprise! So stupid!” Man it was gratifying watching him realize he was wrong, and the moments that followed were so undeniably moving and well done, he had eat his words and admit this movie is amazing
You have had to play football to understand how hard this scene actually hits. It’s not just a game lost it’s the end of a chapter and a last that they will never get back. The last time they will play with those teammates and have a bond like that. It’s over in the blink of an eye. Man what I would give to go back for one more night
I remember being pissed at the end if this movie when my buddies and I saw it in theaters when it came out. Now that I'm a 34 year old adult...I understand it perfectly...Great movie.
You ever wanna dislike something because it hits you in such a negative way but cant because the biproduct(this movie) shows that life is just life sometimes and it sucks so you like it cause this movie is real and not some fake happy ending
Despite not being a huge football fan I decided to read Friday Night Lights on a whim. My expectations were low and I honestly didn’t know if I’d even read until the end. Finished the book in just under four days, could not put it down. Surprisingly, it really hit me on an emotional level, particularly Boobie’s outcome. I felt awful for him and can only imagine what it would feel like to have your dream die at such a young age. On a personal level, I could relate to the idea that for many of the players high school football would be the highest point of their lives. They were blessed to be a part of it, cursed by the subsequent memories and longing to revisit that brief but spectacular window of time. I’ve struggled with this in my life as well, only instead of football it’s my time as an active duty U.S. Marine. Despite leaving active and achieving much in my life, I can’t help but sometimes feel hollow on the inside, like a part of my soul is missing. A piece of my identity. Anywho, just figured I’d offer my two cents. Haven’t seen the movie yet but will have to check it out.
One of the best, finest movies ever made about anything that meant the world to you, and without question explores the complexities of the incomparable experience of playing high school football, and playing for coaches who truly know what it’s all about. Very special movie!!
I never imagined i would get this feeling. Any football player who knows that after high school they wont play anymore football forever had the emotions in this video. Our homecoming game was for the league title we beat that team in a hard fought game. We got seeded 3rd in playoffs and that same team we beat homecoming was our opponent. It was our last home game and it ended like this video also 😣. Our qb threw the ball to try to tie the game up with 0 left on the clock and we couldn’t score. It sucked so much becuz that was the last time i will ever play football again. To everyone that gets on to play in the next level take advantage becuz I truly wish i could put those pads on one more time but i know i will never again
Jonny Rodder go buy some pads and a helmet and go to your local schools field and stand on the 50. It’s an unreal feeling. Put those pads on again, my friend, it doesn’t have to be the last time
Broke my ribs on the final play to go to the playoffs my senior year, game was an absolute shootout and we lost 51-47 😔 and 5 years later that loss still hits me in the gut, and although I've seen this movie before but I never thought we'd have more of a moment like this at the end of the game, and now this movie is a call back to that game, man that was a rough season, many starters went down, but we wanted the playoffs so bad because our school had not seen the playoffs in 14 years and we almost went, 33 yard line in their territory I threw the block and dude goes in with his shoulder pads and there goes 3 ribs of mine and QB2 throws up a prayer to the endzone to no avail and we finished the season 7-5 😔
Hear me out.. This isn't just about Texas football, this is based off a book, the same author wrote a book about Minnesota Hockey with Bloomington Jefferson. I went through the same shit in hockey in Minnesota, the same damn thing. Indiana Basketball, Minnesota Hockey, Texas Football, this scene is extraordinary in so many ways. It captures something we went through. The struggles, pressure, expectations. The only ones you relied on are the best friends next to you, the only ones who can understand. People say high school is worthless, but that's just a bunch of bullshit. My hockey teammates are still my best friends 8 years later and we still talk about the days in the past whenever we're together. This scene is priceless in so many ways.
I've always wondered what "losing a championship at the 1 yard line feels like". Even at the highest level, with the highest coaching, I'll never forget being a St.Louis rams fan and hearing from Jeff Fisher in the year 2012, 13 years later is when Jeff fisher the coach of the Tennessee Titans watched for the first time his team losing at the 1 yard line in the super bowl. At that time he had just became the head coach of the rams, his only comment was he didn't want to see it. Has to be the most gut wrenching feeling in the world, I don't even know what to compare it to. Especially in football.
This how I felt after my schools rivalry game which was our second to last game and also happened to fall on senior night, I broke down when I got home because this was us seniors last chance to beat our rival.
If you’ve never played, you will never get the feeling. You put all your heart and focus all of your passion into this sport in high school you loved the game. And you did it for the brothers around you. My football team from high school we are all still extremely close to this day
This movie came out right before I went to high school. It made you wanna play football in high school & where I went has a very rich tradition in SC. Seeing this brings back so many memories it is unbelievable
It was a cold night on Friday, December 4Th 2020 in Texas. It was my last varsity game and my team had one chance to make it to the playoffs all he had to do was beat the last 6A in-district school to make it and end our 3-year playoffs drought. It was a long and hard fight but unfortunately, we lost by 22-30 and I wish they put me in one last time but they didn't. After the other team started celebrating I threw my helmet down in a pit of rage and that's when I realize it was the end of my Highschool football season. The bus ride home was one of the saddest moments in my life as I and the other seniors on varsity started balling out crying while I was listing to Auther Morgan's death song on the painful journey back to school. At home, my parents hugged me and said that their proud of me and that they enjoyed going to games and sometimes seeing me play and they still have hope that I would play college football next year I hugged and thank them for believing in me it was nice thing they said in my life. The next day I got up and watch some college and then I realized it was time to play college football in the big leagues next year ( ill edit my comment if I get a Scholarship so wish me luck) EDIT: no I didn't get a scholarship and I'm now retired
Every athlete and fan knows how a heart breaking loss in the last second feels. This scene sums it up perfectly. This is how I was feeling during the Alabama and Clemson game in 2016. Clemson scored that last second touchdown.
You fall down get back up and try again. Never give up especially having potential dreams you want to accomplish in life everything happens for a reason you win some and you lose some
This scene hit hard because I hard depression during high school. I took it personal on the field. My teammates were me remedy. One of them being my best friend until this day. And when billingsly’s dad walked onto the field to hug him, it reminded me when my dad and I were close once upon a time. Nostalgia, delicate but potent. Keep those feet moving boys...
Never played football, but my high schools football team lost the state championship game my senior year, and I felt the pain of my classmates that day. I still feel it when I watch this.
We were one game from the play offs and we lost by 3 points and we had to make 4 more yards to win seeing this scene brought back all the pain we felt after the game
This movie is a lot more tragic than people realize. For Don, it was the fact that he let his dad down, for Boobie it was the fact that this season was really all for nothing, for Winchell it was his only way out. To come up just inches away from living your dreams. As we all know, high school isn’t always the best years of our lives, but for these characters and for how much pressure is put on young high school players….this is their only shot. It really is a tragic movie when your break it all down. Especially when Winchell and Gaines talk about curses.
this scene makes me tear up every...single..time. If you've played high school football in Texas you know there will never be another movie that captures the emotion of Texas hs football like this one. Incredible film.
I never noticed until recently that at about 0:39 into this clip, Mike Winchell (Lucas Black) gets his head pushed onto the turf by a Carter defensive player. I always thought he dropped his head in frustration after realizing he hadn't scored. God damn... talk about adding insult to injury. That said, this is easily one of the best sports movies ever made, if not arguably THE best.
@@jacobdowney318 Carter was a complete villain in the movie. They got away with shoving players down after the play and kicking Winchell’s helmet in his face. It’s not surprising that they would shove Winchell’s head down after the game was over. In real life Carter wasn’t a dirty playing team, but they were as cocky and arrogant as you can imagine. They were talented, but were fueled by tremendous egos.
What made this movie so special is it didn't have that cliche fairy tale ending, sad but amazing.
joe mast it's based off a true story
Honestly man
this was the first football movie where the main team didn't win the best game of the year, usually in movies like this they always win but this movie didn't have that. at least the team "almost" won the game.
J Thomas actually I did because both moves had good story telling to them and the endings were the best
@Tolu Ojo Dallas Carter has an amazing amount of players in the NFL for a school that doesn't USUALLY go deep into the playoffs.
If you played high school football and lost an important game...this scene hits incredibly hard.
It hits anyone who is related to sports
First Round playoff- Campbell County 19-14
This is a football thing to people saying other sports to no
Ishan Talreja semi finals vs lake Travis loss 49-12 farthest we ever went in playoffs
PBG NiteMare Damn, I have had those type of games in my life, they hurt u the most when u loose at home. U feel ashamed to even show ur face to the home crowd.
when his dad gives him that ring...one of my favorite scenes in any movie
Harry Thomas That respect he fought so hard he fumbled the ball once but fight so hard so he dad respect him from that...
Harry Thomas I like that scene to
I did the same with my son. I gave him my cross country state ring.
And what a courageous, gracious soul Don has to be able to accept his regret and forgive him.
@@krojones9270 as long as you didn't do the rest of the things Don's father did to him...
I didn't play in any state title or a super bowl, but every ball player knows this feel.
Jason K My Team was the best in the state, we were undefeated all regular season until the state championship; unexpectedly you hear the whistle and you see the other running and jumping, you kneel yourself asking "What happened? After a undefeated season we really lost?"
Jason K yea I've had it.t this was the first time we went to state in 30 years the exact same thing happened almost
Yea it sucked bad
Dang well next year if your still playing or not just use y'all strategy y'all know about that team to help y'all beat them
Oh well just keep doing hard work and have believef in your sefl
I bawl every single time, when his Dad gives him the ring
Same man, This and Rudy makes me cry lol
same…such good actors
+GTSXtreme Pf different cried Sadness and happiness
Me too.
Me to
To some this looks silly, but to people who've played it is truly a powerful scene. You go your whole life up to that point playing football (from 6 years old to 18) with the same guys you've grown up with. Putting on pads has become part of who you are, and the guys you play with are as close as blood. And then, for most, it all comes to an end with one final high school game. One last time you get to put pads on, before having to let that part of yourself go forever. And in this case, making it as far as the championship game for the final act and then losing. Experiencing something that raw and emotional at such a young age just shows why football is great for kids. Strong mental and emotional development, maturity, tenacity. And this movie captures it beautifully
True. Best moments of my high school life was football (soccer) games.
Very well written
Beautifully said my brother
For me it was hockey. I’m Canadian, played in the high school provincial championship final in our home rink. Lost the game. Happened in 2019, and because of Covid, our highly anticipated team the next year didn’t even get the chance to compete for a championship as the season was cancelled one week prior. The 3rd year, my senior year, we had a team that would’ve won 110%, but again didn’t get the chance due to Covid. Still think about it every day as that game in 2019 would end up being the last time I’d have a chance of that happiness, and championship winning feeling, and i didn’t get to have that feeling because we lost. This clip just hits different for those reasons.
Beautifully said. I grew up as a Monahans Lobo. If I'd known how much I'd miss it, I would have paid more attention. But, we were just kids.-
I cried after this scene. Against all odds a group of kids faced a team that was far better and managed to almost comeback and do the impossible with so much heart. Nothing but respect.
juansi77 you realize that in reality they were on the same level? If anything carter was just slightly bettet
And the very next day, they were stripped of this title
juansi77 - no different to coach carter.
CrazyMan76 well in real life Permian didn’t make it to the state game. They made it to the semifinals
juansi77: the actual game did NOT end like this. 1. The game was a Semi final. 2. Score was 14-9, ended w/ an incomplete pass. 3. Carter was not so villainy like movie portrayed em. Their coach was actually a really nice guy, apparently. team was the fav to win state title either
Friday Night Lights is my favorite sports movie because it ends on a loss. Most movies ends with the team winning, but most people’s high school football careers ends with a loss, which makes this scene so relatable to most people
Kaleb 100% agree with you. My son had big shoes to fill. Since he went to the same high school as I did and my picture still hangs on the wall of fame. He tried so hard in 3 sports to get a state title and couldn’t. I told him 99% of high school athletes lose their last game. So proud of him he was bigger, stronger, and smarter then I was but didn’t have my speed or the talent around him. Which is why I used to tell him play the game like it’s your last game because you might never play this organized game again. Greatest emotional movie if you played high school sports.
@@franksantos3418 that is very true. The Carter Cowboys may have gotten the golden football trophy but at least Permian got to the state championship game and went home with State Runner-Up
@@packersfan8796if you read in the history of this story this was actually a semifinal game not a championship game. Dallas Carter did win the title that year but it was later stripped from them because of playing ineligible players
You can't know how the good days feel unless you have the bad days
Kellen Gray That’s why his Mom started to smile watching the TV. She knew exactly what you said. Great attention to detail in this movie. Great comment
The father giving him his championship ring at the end is one of the most moving scenes in a movie I have ever seen and it hits me like a ton a bricks every time i watch it. I love you Patrick.. love always dad.
It’s especially cool because Don is able to magically remove his glove without a trace right before his dad puts it on him.
@@Mucasalecha1 There is a trace, it's in his Dad's hand
That moment when his Dad gives the ring, that hit so deep. As someone who's had father issues, it gets me every single time..
I'm sorry to hear that bro, I hope your relationship continues to improve with him
Right there with ya man.
Im sorry you have to go through that
This movie came out right after my senior year of high school football ended, Basically my entire team went to see it in the theater and we were all balling like little girls during this scene.
Real_Ski 2:26 gets me going every time
I would have done the same thing
Same thing here
I'm always balling too bro
Hell yeah. Respect to your team and your guys. No other Brotherhood like it.
Only movie that can make a man cry
Warrior hit me hard too... :(
Bro, brian's song...
+Nick Hernandez try watching Brian's Song
+EOgletree2 "Brian's Song" all day.
Cry about what? Over a fucking Eggball game? Lmao.
I right wiggle 34 switchblade... this is for the state championship, i love all yall..
Who the hell is cutting onions in here?????!!!!!!
samsquanch1996 the guitarist
That was me my bad
No other football movie captures the emotions of high school football like this one does!
Ummm remember the titans?
@@vickperez65That is a valid point but this takes place over that one because now u can experience what it's like to be on the losing end instead of the happy ending that others have
@@bradleycarroll8187 most definitely
The score of this film amplified the emotion ten fold. Explosions in The Sky should’ve won a grammy. One of my favorite movies of all time.
My Sr year was in 2003 a year before this released we were 10-1 in the playoffs where we lost. I can relate to this scene and Gaines speech was true in my case......I would play one more game that following June in the all-stars and I never played again. I watched this several times when I was deployed in Iraq love this movie.
Dangit wanted you to win
I can't relate. I've never lost.
Thank you for your service!
Losing never looked so glorious.
Scary7064 nope. Not glorious because these types of losses are the ones that get you respect but are the ones that will haunt you forever until the day you die and even after that.
@DANIEL PRADO yes you left it all on the field but they suck because you were so close yet so far
Anyone who’s played some level of competitive sports knows that feeling and how god dam much it hurts.
when his dad gave his son his championship ring.. that was it 4 me!!
me to
0:52 the music starts playing and I am tearing up here. I graduated in 2004 and played ball in high school. This movie and this scene hits hard! I miss those days! Youth is so special and it flies by so fast!
But they played their best. 🥺
I’ve seen this movie 100 times. I know how it ends. But I still cry every time
this part always chokes me like i always start crying when number 26 is given the state ring from his dad
His name is Donnie Billingsley, he's an insurance agent in Odessa, Tx. Look him up.
I know it’s so sad
The scene with Billingsley and his dad always stays with me. Reminds me of my junior year of high school after a championship loss and my dad was the first one I hugged after the game.
This movie is by far one of the best sports movies out there! The ending gives me chills & when Dons dad gives him the ring it just makes me bawl. Love this movie and how real it is, and how it pertains to life
One of the most beautifully sad scenes I have ever seen. The greatest sports movie of all time which everyone that has played football should see. I played my first year of high school ball this year and I hope that in the years to come I maintain the passion I have for this game. I know I will forever remember coach Gaines' speech on being perfect and this final scene to my favorite sports movie and I hope you will too, fellow football players.
*****
I feel ya, that sucks
No, Rocky is the best sports movie ever
It's been 8 years now, how the contract looking for the Pros?? ;)
In all seriousness I agree coach Gaines “being perfect is not about that scoreboard out there, it’s not about winning, it’s about you and your relationship with your family your coaches and your friends. And you can look at them with clear eyes and love in your heart” that hits me because I play football myself. This is also my favorite sports movie
I'm a wrestler and I can totally relate to this feeling. I trained so hard to make it to state and I lost at regionals by one point. This breaks my heart.
That person mightve trained harder than u but sorry for your defeat
Jerry Robles not a team sport so that comment is irrelevant
@@UpsideDownGaming97 what do u mean irrelevant? He was an athelete that had a heartbreaking lost. Every athlete from every sporthas that feeling not just football. U must be one of those football fan that say " is not a sport" i swear 1 out of 3 football fan has that mentality
When the qb throw the ball to the kids I always cry
You're a champ
Yesterday was my last high school football game ever. It really hits. To everyone still playing, enjoy the lights while they shine on you and you’re teammates, your brothers.
Well I hope 4 years later and you look back at the game and know you went out with a bang Im a sophomore in high school playing high school football and I can feel your comment bro
reminds me of my senior year in high school when we lost in the semi-finals by one point
That's actually how this team last. They played Dallas carter in the semifinals and lost to them.
+Hey Guys Micheal Here we were so close but the school we played started cheating we dont know how but they gave us a 40yard penalty
+McLovin Games Lost in the playoffs against a team by 3 points who later on won the championship. Never played so hard in our lives. This clip really shows the feeling of losing but being so close.
Lost in semis by a touchdown. It was a rough couple of weeks after that at my school
All four years in High School we made state and only won one of them. Tough times. Great times. Memories
I'm not crying, my face is raining.
The moment Billingsby’s dad puts his old championship ring on him, that’s some real man stuff there. He knew his son earned it. Just short a few inches, but they played their hearts out. Anyways, God bless!
This scene reminds me of my final home game ever in high school. We lost a thriller for the district championship to a very good team and then did our senior walk across the field for the final time. Not a single one of us had dry eyes.
Fortunately, our story had a happy ending:
We played them again four weeks later in the state quarterfinals at DKR in Austin, won, and went on to win the state title.
Suuuure you did
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@@evanfaust8672 Baker, love it. Congrats dude. Never came close to a state championship in my high school hockey years here in MN. Cant imagine the feeling.
There aren’t many movies that I’ve cried in. But this scene gets me Every. Time.
I play for the Rancho Mirage Rattlers. A town in the Coachella Valley in Southern California. We made it to the CIF Championships against a very good team, the Arroyo Knights. We lost 35-34. Any person that plays sports can relate how horrible it feels to lose such an important game, I felt that last year when we got beat in Championships, it hurt. This season however, we came back better than ever, we went to an undefeated season. We faced Arroyo once again in Round 2 of State Playoffs, it was at our home, we squashed Arroyo like a bug, 70-7 we made it to the State Champs, and took that title home. Yeah it hurt a lot losing last year, but with hard work, dedication, and support from your players, you'll be able to do it.
Just Another Random Guy was this the 2017 season?
OmNi Knight yeah
When Biliinglsey's Dad gives him the ring and Donnie starts bawling my eyes tear up everytime...i cri evrytiem lol no but this shows the passion of winning and losing in any sport
Yeah them losing the game put a lump in my throat but what tim McGraw did, Just, wow, that’s freaking beautiful man.
This hits me very hard. My football team were playing in the semi-finals and we were the two seed. We went down 19-0 end of the fourth quarter. We nearly made a comeback but the final score was 19-12. Every sports player can relate to losing when you have everything you had.
Haven’t cried this hard in a movie I’m so long:( losing a game always hurt the most
oklahoma state feeling this rn
This movie severely upset me when I first watched it and it still makes me tear up like no other. I can relate with the relationship between Don and his dad and understand the hurt you feel disappointing the man you look up too growing up. Every time I see Don’s dad walk down there to give him a hug and his state champ ring, it brings me to tears quicker than watching the end of Marley and Me. This ending had such a deep impact on me that I can’t even explain how important this film was to me. I still watch it whenever I feel a need to get all in my feels. Amazing film, will always be a favorite of mine.
Well said.
Losing never looked so remarkable...
You never realize how fun it is until it’s over. I’ll forever remember the glory days.
such a heart breaking scene. it just shows how hard life can be. great movie.
People that aren’t sports fans will throw shade at this scene/movie thinking “it’s just a game” while missing the metaphorical parallels of life in general that it actually brings to the table.
Explosions in the Sky is probably one of the best movie composers out there, where they can really hit you in the feels. Also a great band.
Ive always enjoyed the mirror of this scene. If Permian won "the good guys" theyd be the ones celebrating and we'd be happy "th bad guys" lost.
But really there is no good/bad guys. That opposing team is full of the same type of kids and the same struggles
Except the actual Dallas Carter team cheated that year cause they had I think 2 ineligible players participating in the game. Idk which positions they played tho
I have had the opportunity to be an assistant coach in Oklahoma for the past 5 years. It has been a blessing that after every game - win, lose, or draw we pray with the other team at midfield. Helps puts things in perspective
I was lucky enough to play in college. The thing with high school fb is you grow up with your team, start playing organized football together when you’re 8 and continue for 11 years. Spend school years and summers working out and creating camaraderie and memories. It hits different
Man this takes me back. Remember in 7th grade we made playoffs. Then won the semifinals in a intense game that went into the final seconds and we won. Went to the champion ship heading into the 2nd half down 21-0. Came back with 21-18 with 2 seconds left. We kicked a field goal that would’ve sent us to OT and was dead center but blocked. Man watching this scene hit me hard.
Dude, there ain't no 7th grade "State Championship". A lot of big cities have what they consider a city championship, based on regular season wins vs the other city teams.
You know ole Al Bundy threw 4 touchdowns for his championship.
Lmao there ain’t no such thing as seventh grade state “championship”
@@travissullivan3420 maybe in Rhode Island
This, THIS is what makes FNL stand out from a lot of sports films and that’s what makes it special
I never played in a big game like this. But my son has. It’s even more painful to see your hard working kid lose. It was hard for him and his teammates as well. We all felt the pain together. It was awful!
Love Friday Night Lights!! brings back ol memories of high school
Dboy D bro 😥 I feel you
My favorite scene is right before this in the huddle when the qb says "I-right wiggle 34 switchblade, for the state championship. I love all y'all, baby. I love all ya."
After playing in a state championship game and losing, I realize our team lacked the heart and camaraderie that this team had. Something I envy. Gives me chills.
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Several West Texas teams were tough opponents and Permiam was always known to be tough. I played in the same district as Carter and they were good in 1970 but we came away with a 13 to 0 victory. We stopped their star halfback. We were also the smallest school in the district. Oak Cliff had several schools with good teams. More than once after a heated contest I've seen tears in some tough players eyes.
I play football and im going to this high school when I get older too which is crazy.
I remember showing this movie to my dad, and as the QB was running to the end zone my dad was like “alright let me guess, they win? Big surprise! So stupid!” Man it was gratifying watching him realize he was wrong, and the moments that followed were so undeniably moving and well done, he had eat his words and admit this movie is amazing
This movie is still awesome after so many years. My favorite sports movie BY A MILE.
You have had to play football to understand how hard this scene actually hits. It’s not just a game lost it’s the end of a chapter and a last that they will never get back. The last time they will play with those teammates and have a bond like that. It’s over in the blink of an eye. Man what I would give to go back for one more night
Just one more snap
The scene itself aside.... what an incredible soundtrack. The music throughout the whole movie makes it so much better and more engaging.
I remember being pissed at the end if this movie when my buddies and I saw it in theaters when it came out. Now that I'm a 34 year old adult...I understand it perfectly...Great movie.
You ever wanna dislike something because it hits you in such a negative way but cant because the biproduct(this movie) shows that life is just life sometimes and it sucks so you like it cause this movie is real and not some fake happy ending
That moment with Billingsly and his father never fails to make me cry.
Watching in 2024 and it still makes me tear up when dad gives him the ring
Despite not being a huge football fan I decided to read Friday Night Lights on a whim. My expectations were low and I honestly didn’t know if I’d even read until the end.
Finished the book in just under four days, could not put it down. Surprisingly, it really hit me on an emotional level, particularly Boobie’s outcome. I felt awful for him and can only imagine what it would feel like to have your dream die at such a young age.
On a personal level, I could relate to the idea that for many of the players high school football would be the highest point of their lives. They were blessed to be a part of it, cursed by the subsequent memories and longing to revisit that brief but spectacular window of time. I’ve struggled with this in my life as well, only instead of football it’s my time as an active duty U.S. Marine. Despite leaving active and achieving much in my life, I can’t help but sometimes feel hollow on the inside, like a part of my soul is missing. A piece of my identity.
Anywho, just figured I’d offer my two cents. Haven’t seen the movie yet but will have to check it out.
Well written man. Hope you’re doing well.
One of the best, finest movies ever made about anything that meant the world to you, and without question explores the complexities of the incomparable experience of playing high school football, and playing for coaches who truly know what it’s all about.
Very special movie!!
I never imagined i would get this feeling. Any football player who knows that after high school they wont play anymore football forever had the emotions in this video. Our homecoming game was for the league title we beat that team in a hard fought game. We got seeded 3rd in playoffs and that same team we beat homecoming was our opponent. It was our last home game and it ended like this video also 😣. Our qb threw the ball to try to tie the game up with 0 left on the clock and we couldn’t score. It sucked so much becuz that was the last time i will ever play football again. To everyone that gets on to play in the next level take advantage becuz I truly wish i could put those pads on one more time but i know i will never again
Jonny Rodder go buy some pads and a helmet and go to your local schools field and stand on the 50. It’s an unreal feeling. Put those pads on again, my friend, it doesn’t have to be the last time
Why didn't you play football in college
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Broke my ribs on the final play to go to the playoffs my senior year, game was an absolute shootout and we lost 51-47 😔 and 5 years later that loss still hits me in the gut, and although I've seen this movie before but I never thought we'd have more of a moment like this at the end of the game, and now this movie is a call back to that game, man that was a rough season, many starters went down, but we wanted the playoffs so bad because our school had not seen the playoffs in 14 years and we almost went, 33 yard line in their territory I threw the block and dude goes in with his shoulder pads and there goes 3 ribs of mine and QB2 throws up a prayer to the endzone to no avail and we finished the season 7-5 😔
Hear me out.. This isn't just about Texas football, this is based off a book, the same author wrote a book about Minnesota Hockey with Bloomington Jefferson. I went through the same shit in hockey in Minnesota, the same damn thing. Indiana Basketball, Minnesota Hockey, Texas Football, this scene is extraordinary in so many ways. It captures something we went through. The struggles, pressure, expectations. The only ones you relied on are the best friends next to you, the only ones who can understand. People say high school is worthless, but that's just a bunch of bullshit. My hockey teammates are still my best friends 8 years later and we still talk about the days in the past whenever we're together. This scene is priceless in so many ways.
+petey1214 It's called "Blades of Glory" by the amazing, John Rosengren.
+petey1214 Think hockey is life in Minnesota? Try Northern Ontario
+Bradley Boivin Played Jr hockey there. It's the same in Minnesota. During the tournament, the whole state shuts down.
I've always wondered what "losing a championship at the 1 yard line feels like". Even at the highest level, with the highest coaching, I'll never forget being a St.Louis rams fan and hearing from Jeff Fisher in the year 2012, 13 years later is when Jeff fisher the coach of the Tennessee Titans watched for the first time his team losing at the 1 yard line in the super bowl. At that time he had just became the head coach of the rams, his only comment was he didn't want to see it. Has to be the most gut wrenching feeling in the world, I don't even know what to compare it to. Especially in football.
Don Billingsley played his ass off and his father gave him his championship ring awesome scene.
When he ran over the Dallas defense like that seen he want his father know he a hard player…
the acting ,the music ,the movie ,,i mean you have to cry .its just feel good
One the best scenes ever.
Clear eyes, full heart.
This how I felt after my schools rivalry game which was our second to last game and also happened to fall on senior night, I broke down when I got home because this was us seniors last chance to beat our rival.
Greatest football movie of all time.
for some reason the panther mascot putting his hand on the cheerleader cracks me up everytime.
Comic relief.
If you’ve never played, you will never get the feeling. You put all your heart and focus all of your passion into this sport in high school you loved the game. And you did it for the brothers around you. My football team from high school we are all still extremely close to this day
When his dad gives him the ring...
always makes me tear up
Makes me cry
This movie came out right before I went to high school. It made you wanna play football in high school & where I went has a very rich tradition in SC. Seeing this brings back so many memories it is unbelievable
That's exactly how I felt when we lost in the semi-finals yesterday
The scene where his Dad gives him his ring has no dialogue but says a million things about him and his Dad...
Always hope he gets in the end zone when I watch this movie
It was a cold night on Friday, December 4Th 2020 in Texas. It was my last varsity game and my team had one chance to make it to the playoffs all he had to do was beat the last 6A in-district school to make it and end our 3-year playoffs drought. It was a long and hard fight but unfortunately, we lost by 22-30 and I wish they put me in one last time but they didn't. After the other team started celebrating I threw my helmet down in a pit of rage and that's when I realize it was the end of my Highschool football season. The bus ride home was one of the saddest moments in my life as I and the other seniors on varsity started balling out crying while I was listing to Auther Morgan's death song on the painful journey back to school. At home, my parents hugged me and said that their proud of me and that they enjoyed going to games and sometimes seeing me play and they still have hope that I would play college football next year I hugged and thank them for believing in me it was nice thing they said in my life. The next day I got up and watch some college and then I realized it was time to play college football in the big leagues next year ( ill edit my comment if I get a Scholarship so wish me luck) EDIT: no I didn't get a scholarship and I'm now retired
I can't handle the guitar
Good thing they hired someone who could, then.
“I love all yawl, I love all yawl baby” - Mike Winchell
Every athlete and fan knows how a heart breaking loss in the last second feels. This scene sums it up perfectly. This is how I was feeling during the Alabama and Clemson game in 2016. Clemson scored that last second touchdown.
You fall down get back up and try again. Never give up especially having potential dreams you want to accomplish in life everything happens for a reason you win some and you lose some
When billingsley hugged his father and was given the ring. 😢
This scene hit hard because I hard depression during high school. I took it personal on the field. My teammates were me remedy. One of them being my best friend until this day. And when billingsly’s dad walked onto the field to hug him, it reminded me when my dad and I were close once upon a time. Nostalgia, delicate but potent. Keep those feet moving boys...
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Never played football, but my high schools football team lost the state championship game my senior year, and I felt the pain of my classmates that day. I still feel it when I watch this.
We were one game from the play offs and we lost by 3 points and we had to make 4 more yards to win seeing this scene brought back all the pain we felt after the game
I saw this in the theater the day it opened back In 2004. It’s still as good every time I watch as it was then.
My favorite movie of all time
jack madden same
I still haven't been able to watch this scene without crying. Hits me every time 😢
Panther fans right now lol
Just.....no
lmfao
LOL
And the same HS losing team was named the Panthers!
true
- non-bandwagon panther fan
This movie is a lot more tragic than people realize. For Don, it was the fact that he let his dad down, for Boobie it was the fact that this season was really all for nothing, for Winchell it was his only way out. To come up just inches away from living your dreams. As we all know, high school isn’t always the best years of our lives, but for these characters and for how much pressure is put on young high school players….this is their only shot. It really is a tragic movie when your break it all down. Especially when Winchell and Gaines talk about curses.
Awesome Clip....Gets me every time. But... 2:01 LOL the cat!!!!! LMAO hahahahahaha!
this scene makes me tear up every...single..time. If you've played high school football in Texas you know there will never be another movie that captures the emotion of Texas hs football like this one. Incredible film.
Came here again after My Niners lost last night.
You’re not alone.
Country singers are always good actors
I never noticed until recently that at about 0:39 into this clip, Mike Winchell (Lucas Black) gets his head pushed onto the turf by a Carter defensive player. I always thought he dropped his head in frustration after realizing he hadn't scored. God damn... talk about adding insult to injury. That said, this is easily one of the best sports movies ever made, if not arguably THE best.
Jack Narcotta oh my gosh. if you hadn't pointed that out I wouldn't have noticed!!
The way I'm thinking wouldn't that be unsportsmanlike like conduct?
Jacob Downey no way the ref could see that and the movie was just trying to make u even sadder about the loss
@@jacobdowney318 Carter was a complete villain in the movie. They got away with shoving players down after the play and kicking Winchell’s helmet in his face. It’s not surprising that they would shove Winchell’s head down after the game was over.
In real life Carter wasn’t a dirty playing team, but they were as cocky and arrogant as you can imagine. They were talented, but were fueled by tremendous egos.
@@jacobdowney318true that was the 80s so they probably didn’t had a rule for that. Plus it was the end of the game so the ref so ref didn’t care…