In Football Town, Coach isn"t receiving his full salary and it isn"t looking like he"ll see that money anytime soon, despite Buddy"s (false) promises. For the time being and for extra money he takes on the additional title of "Athletic Director," which Buddy promises is a "gravy train" but turns out to be a position beset by requests from crazy Title IX feminist soccer chicks. Tim Riggins is off the team for missing practices while off having his Mexican Threesome with Jason and Lyla. Despite Smash and the other player"s begging Coach Taylor to reinstate Tim, Eric isn"t budging. Smash advises Tim to show Coach some of the heart we all know he has, so Tim decides to begin football mentoring Santiago -- Lyla"s Latino Project -- who Buddy Garrity has proposed would make a good replacement for Tim. Jason turns nineteen and celebrates in the most depressing way possible: by watching footage of himself playing football before his injury. After talking with Lyla, he realizes that he needs to change something about his life, and so he quits the Panthers and coaching for now. Coach accepts his decision and they have another extremely quality moment together.
In Non-Football Town, Tami"s sister comes to visit and generally makes herself a lovable nuisance, like little sisters do. Shelly is well-traveled, adventurous, and sassy; Julie loves her, and she loves to make Tami feel a little dowdy for living in Dillon. But as irritated as Tami gets at her sister, Shelly is there for Tami to lean on when the latter confesses to being in complete shock over the prospect of having to parent for twenty odd more years. Julie apologizes to Matt and truly looks like she regrets everything, until she sees him making out with some other girl and then she just looks pissed.
And in Non-Football Murder Town, Landry"s dad puts two and two together when he hears that they found fibers on the dead guy from a car of the same make that Landry drives. He solicits a confession from Landry and then they drive out to the middle of nowhere and set the car on fire, Landry"s dad asking for God"s forgiveness the whole while. Wow.
Also, did anyone else notice that when Tyra took Julie under her wing after Julie saw Matt making out that she suggested that they gorge themselves on sweets while watching Thelma and Louise? Run away as fast as you can, Julie! Before you find yourself beating someone to death!