Anyway, the star of the feed was one Aziz Ansari, who ended up writing the second-best thing to a Friday Lights Movie that'll probably never happen—by the game's end, Aziz had delivered 20 or so tweets that put the cast of FNL in the Jersey Super Bowl. It was hilarious.
We can actually thank Scott Porter, who played Jason Street on the show, for the inspiration. Aziz tweeted, “So excited for the Super Bowl tonight: The Dillon Panthers vs. The East Dillon Lions!” And Street Porter tweeted a picture taken at the celebrity Beach Bowl with Michael B. Jordan (Vince Howard).
“@azizansari: So excited for the Super Bowl tonight: The Dillon Panthers vs. The East Dillon Lions! #AzizsFNLBowl2” pic.twitter.com/yLNcS0vOLF
— Scott Porter (@ScottPorter) February 2, 2014
From there, the jokes wrote themselves.
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BREAKING: Big Tim Riggins was just seen leaving Flashdancers early this AM. Coach Taylor – not pleased. #FNLBOWL2
— Aziz Ansari (@azizansari) February 2, 2014
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Smash Williams spotted leaving the Spotted Pig, reportedly in talks with Shawn “Jay Z” Carter to sign to Roc Nation Sports. #FNLBOWL2
— Aziz Ansari (@azizansari) February 2, 2014
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Saracen “very moved” by James Turrell exhibit at Guggenheim. Taking Grandma Saracen to Bloomingdales to “get her a new perfume.” #FNLBOWL2
— Aziz Ansari (@azizansari) February 2, 2014
(Read “get her a new perfume” in Saracen's voice. It's perfect.)
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.@paulscheer reports: I'm on the field with Buddy Garrity and he's promising free car leases to the winning team. #FNLBowl2
— Aziz Ansari (@azizansari) February 2, 2014
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BREAKING: Crucifictorious REPLACED by Bruno Mars for Half Time show. Landry – not pleased. #FNLBOWL2
— Aziz Ansari (@azizansari) February 2, 2014
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Tinker reportedly not yet at the stadium. Still in line for a ShackBurger. #FNLBOWL2
— Aziz Ansari (@azizansari) February 2, 2014
Big Tim Riggins nowhere to be found. Last spotted having a PBR at Lit on 2nd Ave at 3:45am last night. #FNLBOWL2
— Aziz Ansari (@azizansari) February 2, 2014
Disagreed here. Tim Riggins is not going to hipster dive bar in the East Village. Tim Riggins is a Brother Jimmy's man through and through.
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Buddy Garrity also MIA, stuck in traffic after “quick stop” at Eataly. #FNLBOWL2
— Aziz Ansari (@azizansari) February 2, 2014
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Very sad. Grandma Saracen gets confused at Madame Tussad's. Claims Harrison Ford “rude” for not accepting invite to the game. #FNLBOWL2
— Aziz Ansari (@azizansari) February 3, 2014
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OVERHEARD: “Smash you listening to me or texting Drake about an after party?! Get your head in the game son!” – Coach Taylor #FNLBOWL2
— Aziz Ansari (@azizansari) February 3, 2014
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BREAKING: Luke Cafferty no where to be seen. Reportedly seen taking his girlfriend Becky to see “Book of Mormon” instead. #FNLBOWL2
— Aziz Ansari (@azizansari) February 3, 2014
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HEARD IN DA HUDDLE: “Landry, you're watching a Transformers trailer instead of listening me?! Get off this field!” – Coach Taylor
— Aziz Ansari (@azizansari) February 3, 2014
Eh. I feel like Landry would've been more excited for 24.
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