The Express Page #6

And then Jimmy

Brown shows up,

and all Jim hears is,

'Don't be like Avatus Stone.

'Whatever you do, don't

be like Avatus Stone.'

Wait. But what did he do?

Did he kill somebody?

Worse. He dated a white girl.

Majorette, blonde.

Schwartzwalder wouldn't

even give Jim...

a scholarship until

sophomore year.

Made him prove himself.

Yeah.

Just goes to show, Coach likes...

winning more than he

dislikes Negroes.

A little.

See you at the room.

Hey.

Excuse me,

Hound Dog.

Would you look at that, boys?

If it isn't enough they let a...

freshman dress in

the varsity locker,

now they went and anointed him...

the second coming

of Jim Brown.

What's your problem, Lundy?

My problem is I was

raised to believe...

you should have

to earn things.

That's not all you were

raised to believe, now was it?

You got a big mouth, JB.

Yeah, I do.

How about the next play, Ben?

This'll be strong load

right, 42 shovel pass.

We can use this third short.

Strong load right.

- Right, 42 shovel pass.

What you got there, Davis?

It's this jersey, Coach.

What, something

wrong with it?

Yeah, I...

What is it?

Too big? Too tight, what?

Oh, no. Not at

all. It's just...

Then what is it?

Somebody made a mistake.

They gave me

the wrong number.

Mr. Davis, I put that

jersey in your locker.

Are you accusing me

of making a mistake?

No, sir.

- Well then, what?

Coach, I'm...

I'm not Jim Brown.

God, I hope not.

And, God, I hope so.

That is your number.

The day you're not up to it,

I'll take it away as

quick as a hiccup.

Now, get out of here.

Tight right, 34 right dig.

On one. On one. Ready.

Break.

Offense, I want to see

you fire off the ball.

Fire off the ball.

Red?

- Sir.

Are you in or out there?

Strong left,

strong left.

Strong left. Why don't you

watch the sweep, right there?

Sir.

- Ready?

On one.

God damn it.

Lundy, you got

yourself planted.

Get off your heels

and get after it.

That was embarrassing.

Davis looks good.

Looks good, Ben.

Five, three,

cover two. Ready?

Break.

Double tight, double tight.

Watch the sweep left.

Watch the sweep.

That was a cheap shot.

Oh, he's gonna get a lot worse...

than that before

he's done here.

You've got something

to say, 44?

You all right?

- Yeah.

You can't let him treat you

like that and not say nothing.

That's all right. I do

my talking on the field.

Hey, hey. Come on.

Hey, come on.

All right, all right, all

right, all right, all right.

Don't ever make me

look bad again.

Back to the huddle, Lundy.

You got away with a lot

back in high school...

'cause you were bigger

than everybody else.

Those days are done.

You got it?

- Got it, Coach.

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