Hayden, ecstatic about his team being ranked top-20 for the first time, meets Christine's mother, then is shattered when his star player Bo is hurt and put on the injured list.

When Hayden has to miss a game because of a bad tooth, Luther must coach via phone instructions from him.

Hayden gets jealous when the university president woos a basketball coach from Boston with promises of grandiose perks.

Hayden reluctantly allows archrival Watkins to sit in on his poker night.

Hayden promises to stay with a bedridden Christine, rather than attend a long-awaited team victory celebration.

Hayden and Luther get stranded out of town the night Hayden is to escort Christine to an awards banquet in her honor.

Hayden forsakes football with the guys to meet Christine's antique-dealer friend.

Even at a victory party, and with Elaine trying to seduce him, Hayden remains depressed over his breakup with Christine.

Christine wants all her belongings out of Hayden's house, and Luther might move in next door.

Irritable over his breakup with Christine, Hayden attends a self-help group.

Dateless for a charity ball, Hayden flashes back four years to when he first met Christine, at the same affair.

Grinch Hayden's ex-wife unexpectedly shows up at his holiday party with a gift idea that will make all his Christmases merry: she helps him decide to reunite with Christine.

When Dauber finally graduates after eight years, Hayden promotes him to full-time coach, and their relationship changes.

Christine persuades Luther to have lunch with the reconciling best friend who stole his girl 37 years ago.

When Luther's old friend steals his girlfriend again, Hayden and Peter try to spare Luther's feelings by hiding the fact.

Hayden tries to discourage a scrawny, unpopular student who wants to try out for the football team, and Christine schools him in the art of gaining popularity.

Whiny, well-meaning Stuart nearly drives Hayden to murder on a ski trip with Christine and Kelly.

On his first trip to Las Vegas, athletic director Howard wants to sow some wild oats.

When Hayden discovers Christine's salary dwarfs his own, he decides to make extra cash as a spokesperson for an athletic supporter company.

Hayden reunites Luther and his long-lost father.

Cash-poor Hayden buys Christine's engagement ring from a cut-rate jeweler/dentist.