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The Dinner

"The Dinner" is the fourth episode of Coach Season 1. It first aired on March 11, 2019.

## Story

The episode opens with Tom washing his face in the bathroom sink. When he looks into the mirror afterwards, he finds that his t-shirt has turned into Tohm's purple button-down shirt, and he screams.

Tohm is acting suspiciously in Tom’s kitchen, trying to take and eat some clementines, and Tom ushers him back into the crawlspace. The Madden game is not going well but Tohm is unhelpful and Tom is able to be somewhat successful without Tohm’s assistance. Tom is able to win multiple games while Tohm is being negligent. The vikings game is of some disagreement between the 2 “coaches”. Tohm urges Tom to throw the game, but he doesn’t and beats the Vikings, upsetting Tohm.

Tohm becomes resentful of Tom’s success. Tom makes the playoffs. Proud of his accomplishments, he runs upstairs to find that his wife has left him dinner

### Quotes

> “I’m very protective of my v-card. I was born with my v-card so it’s very important to me that I only share my v-card with someone special” -**Tohm**
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William and Margaret

## Margaret

William and Margaret are the parents of Wildflower, Gus, Rocky and Bruce. William is also the son of Grandpa Cardinal. They died right after 2 Cardinals Fans Reaction To The 2019-20 Season. William and Margaret are now trees in the front yard of the NFC East family's house. They are most likely not sentient beings, but Wildflower hangs out with them and talks to them as if they are able to listen.

## Appearance

William is a fully-grown deciduous tree. Since all his major appearances in the NFC/AFC East Saga take place in late fall and winter, he usually appears without any leaves. However, he grows leaves in spring and summer.

Margaret is portrayed as a stump and is unclear if the tree was cut down.

## History

In Week 13 of the NFC/AFC East Saga, Bruce walks outside to find Wildflower sitting in William's branches. Bruce and Wildflower hold a conversation about the current NFL season, Joe's death, and the fight over the NFC East crown, which ends with Wildflower singing "Don't Fear the Reaper".

In Week 16, the episode begins as Wildflower talks to William. He laments over quarterback issues and the possibility of not winning the NFC East. Margaret is also addressed by name and shown on-camera for the first time ever.

In Week 17, Gus trips over Margaret as he is being chased by Wildflower. Gus hurts his ankle and is unable to stand or run. Wildflower takes the opportunity to run Gus over with a lawnmower, killing him. A day later, Wildflower reveals that he plans to watch the movie "Roots" with William and Margaret, but is unaware what the movie is actually about.

In Week 14 of the NFC/AFC West Saga Wildflower meets up with Williams dad Grandpa Cardinal, and explains how he killed Gus and the death of his parents. William and Margaret didn't treat Wildflower right. So when Chomas gives him his pointy stick he start practicing on a tree. When Bruce goes missing there is a bad storm. Wildflower wants to go help but they say no. In the morning he finds them dead under the tree he was practicing on and blames himself for their death.

## Trivia

* William and Margaret represent the burial spots, and share the names, of the NFC East brothers' biological parents. They were both killed and buried by Wildflower after leaving to search for Bruce, who had recently gone missing.
	+ The human William and Margaret were Cowboys fans, and thus treated Gus as the favorite child.

## References

(insert link to the "An Evening with Wildflower" livestream)
NFC/AFC West Saga

The West Saga is the second divisional saga of the GCU, covering the 2021-2022 NFL Season. The series premiered on September 13, 2021, and consists of 29 episodes. The story follows characters representing teams in the NFC West and AFC West, who meet each other after being invited onto a reality show, and come together to live in the same house.

## History

After the success and popularity of the East Saga, Tom decided to do similar series in the following NFL seasons for the other divisions. During the 2021 offseason, he decided to focus on the West divisions for the 2021-2022 NFL season, and dropped teasers for the West Saga in some of the 2020-2021 Fan Reaction Videos.

Unlike the East Saga, where only one division was covered per week for the first part of the season, the West Saga begins with two separate videos per week, one for the NFC and one for the AFC.

## Characters

* Jerry
* Gavin
* Louis
* Eugene
* Mack
* Diego
* Breck
* Lenny
* Captain Finn Oakley
* Wildflower

## Episodes

* The AFC West's Reaction to Week 1
* The NFC West's Reaction to Week 2
* The AFC West's Reaction to Week 2
* The NFC West's Reaction to Week 3
* The AFC West's Reaction to Week 3
* The NFC West's Reaction to Week 4
* The AFC West's Reaction to Week 4
* The NFC West's Reaction to Week 5
* The AFC West's Reaction to Week 5
* The NFC West's Reaction to Week 6
* The AFC West's Reaction to Week 6
* The AFC West's Reaction to Week 7
* The NFC West's Reaction to Week 7
* The NFC West's Reaction to Week 8
* The AFC West's Reaction to Week 8
* The NFC & AFC West's Reaction to Week 9
* The NFC & AFC West's Reaction to Week 10
* The NFC & AFC West's Reaction to Week 11
* The NFC & AFC West's Reaction to Week 12
* The NFC & AFC West's Reaction to Week 13
* The NFC & AFC West's Reaction to Week 14
* The NFC & AFC West's Reaction to Week 15
* The NFC & AFC West's Reaction to Week 16
* The NFC & AFC West's Reaction to Week 17
* The NFC & AFC West's Reaction to Week 18
* The NFC & AFC West's Reaction to the Wild Card
* The NFC & AFC West's Reaction to the Divisional Round
* The NFC & AFC West's Reaction to Championship Sunday
The "Reunion"

"The "Reunion"" is the third episode of Coach Season 2. It first aired on April 6, 2020.

## Story

The episode begins with footage of Tom and Jade going to a Packers-Jets game at Metlife Stadium, generally enjoying themselves. The scene cuts to Tom and "Jade" sitting across from each other at the dining room table.

Tom and Jade talk, but she’s unimpressed with his apology and explanations. He checks his voicemail to learn that their mutual friend couldn’t actually find Jade. When his “wife” leaves for the restroom, it’s Chomas who returns and knocks Tom unconscious. He wakes up in the coach’s chair and is confronted by Chomas who reveals that he was the one causing him to hallucinate Jade’s return.

Tom doesn’t want to converse w/ Chomas, but he asks why he’s so antagonistic towards his guests on Packast.
The Void (Location)

*Not to be confused with the Season 4 episode of Coach, which is named after this location.*

The Void is a location in the GCU. It appears in Season 3 (Coach) and Season 4 (Coach).

## Description

The Void is similar in appearance to a basement. Different areas of the Void have different amounts of lighting, but overall it is a dark place. It has a tiled floor in some areas, but a bare concrete floor in others. Poles are scattered around that hold up the ceiling. There are pants hangers, hanging down from the ceiling that sometimes have fabric attached and sometimes do not. There are various objects stored in the Void, including a paper trimmer and a toy dinosaur.

One area of the Void has a couch, positioned close to a TV that allows anyone inside the Void to view the outside world, outside the Crawlspace. The TV point of view is usually through the eyes of Tom, the host.

One wall inside the Void has a panel that can be moved to reveal a square-shaped tunnel. According to Lommy, this was the first Crawlspace.

## Meaning/Significance

The Void is a location for repressed things. Over the years, various embodiments of emotion have ended up in the Void after being seen as unacceptable or harmful, and thus being repressed by Tom. When in the Void, some have described feeling the sensation of a weight pressing down on them, making it more difficult to stand or move.

It is extremely difficult to enter or exit the Void, but there are a few methods for doing so. One method of escape is to simply wait for the Crawlspace doors to be open and to pass through them into the real world. Another method is for an Emotion to draw on the emotions felt by others, to strengthen himself enough to exit without relying on someone in the real world to open the door for him. The emotions of other crawlspace residents are enough to allow passage to the Crawlspace, but only the emotions of Tom, the host, are strong enough to allow someone to reach the real world.

## History

At some point when he was younger, Tom put Lommy, the embodiment of Sadness and Depression, in the Void. He also put the embodiment of Ambition as well as Chomas, the embodiment of Fear, in the Void. All three emotions were largely stuck in the Void, and each grew to resent being there and wanted to escape.

Years before the main events of Coach, Chomas and Ambition played a game of chess. After losing, Chomas vowed to escape the Void for good. [ to be continued]
A Jets Fan Reaction to the 2020 NFL Offseason

After a month’s hiatus, the brothers’ story continues. After the power goes out, Bruce and Springsteen recap the Jets’ offseason, while pushing their Bills brother around and knocking Adam Gase’s mailbox over several times. Things get interesting near the end of the episode, when Bruce comes and tells Springsteen, “Their brother from Boston is coming to visit.” \*cue cliffhanger\*
Tom Grossi

### Portrays

Bruce, Springsteen, Wildflower, Tohm, Joe, Chomas, Carl, Frederick, Junior, Lommy, Danny, Rocky, Gus

Tom Grossi is an American YouTube content creator and comedian, that is most well known for being the creator and primary host of Packast.

In the Grossi Cinematic Universe (GCU), a fictional version of Tom hosts an alternate universe version of Packast.

## History

Tom grew up a Cowboys fan, but quickly switched to becoming a fan of the Green Bay Packers, because he's not old enough to remember when the Cowboys were good.

When Tom was 7 years old, the Packers defeated the Dallas Cowboys 45-17. The next day, it was brisk yet tolerable 37°F when Tom went to elementary school, and became a Packers fan.

Soon after, Tom became a fan of Packers Quarterback Brett Favre, and his memories of the Green Bay Packers victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XXXI are among his favorite childhood memories.

Tom has an interest in hair care, and his hair presentation has improved remarkably as a result to a new hair care routine developed during the 2020 pandemic.

## Career

Tom is a former K-12 educator, teaching at the top of the profession according to former and current students. Tom teaches a variety of political science and history disciplines and specializes in post-WW1 era history.

In 2018 Tom released his debut comedy album "Allergic to Fun"

As of April 2021 Tom's YouTube channel has received over 180 thousand subscribers and is quickly growing to be one of the most popular sports YouTube podcasting shows drawing attention and/or collaboration from other popular YouTube NFL shows such as That's Good Sports, Urinating Tree, and The Pat McAfee show.

Packast has attracted prominent guests including former Super Bowl Champion Ryan Grant, current Packers tight end Jace Sternberger, and Packers President and CEO Mark Murphy.

On June 25th 2021, he retired from teaching in order to go fulltime with Packast.
Springsteen

Springsteen is a character associated with the New York Jets. He and his brother Bruce lived together in order to take care of their perfectly healthy mother.

He was introduced in Season 1 of the NFC/AFC East Saga.

## Appearance

Springsteen is first seen in a green thermal shirt. This changes in The NFC & AFC East's Reaction to Week 12, when we see Joe gift him a Brett Favre Jets jersey, which Springsteen wants to wear when Joe comes back and they go watch the Jets in the Super Bowl. We see Springsteen first wear the jersey when he and Joe are playing catch on the beach before Joe sacrifices himself for Springsteen.

Along with his brother Bruce, he bullies Frederick relentlessly until their brother Carl comes back from Boston and puts everyone in their place. Throughout the series, we see him struggle as the Jets are unable to win games under Adam Gase. Weeks go by after Bruce ran away and Springsteen asks Frederick for help finding Bruce, who kicks him out of the car due to the Bills losing to the Chiefs. He finds Bruce and Rocky, who he knows from online jiu-jitsu, but Frederick hits him with the car and he goes into a coma until the Jets win against the Rams in Week 15. This is when we see Springsteen wear the Brett Favre jersey after waking up.

## Quotes

> **Springsteen**: "And I am Springsteen"
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## Springsteen

### Relatives

Joe (Father), Bruce (Adopted Brother), Frederick (Brother), Carl (Brother)

## Appearances

### Debut

A Jets Fan Reaction to the 2019-2020 NFL Season
Season 1 (Coach)

The **first season** of the American youtube sports drama series Coach had its beginnings on Feb 19, 2019. The series consists of 6 episodes, each running 4-13 minutes in length. It revolves around central character Tom and his ambitions to become the coach of the Green Bay Packers, via playing Madden.

## History

Tom had long talked about doing a series of short story sketches as he had already had experience doing bedtime stories and season fan reactions. This was one of his first attempts to create a story with complicated characters and overarching narratives.

## Story

Episodes 1-5: Nothing major to say in episodes 1-5. Establishes the Crawlspace as the place Tohm comes from. Some hints and states that Tohm is actually Junior’s father. But all in all, fairly straightforward. Additionally, Jade doesn’t seem to notice the doorbell ringing when Tohm is ringing on it, implying that Tohm can only be heard by Tom, which makes sense. It also seems that Tohm and Tom already knew each other before the events of Coach.

Episode 6: Adds a major twist in the fact that neither Junior or Tohm actually exists. They are all from Tom’s mind, represented by the Crawlspace. This of course, leaves Tom completely destroyed and all alone. However, Coach Season 1 is fairly simple compared to the other series.

## Episodes

The Call

The First Game

The Arrival

The Dinner

The Playoffs

The Truth

## Characters

* Tom
* Tohm
* Junior

## Trivia

Tohm was previously introduced during Packast live streams. However, the GCU versions of things like Tohm and Packast are unique to the GCU.
Tom (Coach)

Tom is a character in Coach. His mental health has declined to the point where when he drinks and experiences hallucinations of people in his life. Coach explores the inner workings of Tom's mind and his delusions of coaching for the Green Bay Packers, where in reality, he is playing Madden.

In its second season, Coach further expands upon Tom's mental state. It is possible (and likely) that the entire season 2 in and of itself is one giant metaphor for the real Tom's life experience.

Season 3 has Tom facing challenges against his hallucinations that all takes place in the Void, a basement area that is entered through crawlspaces.

Tom is a fictional version of Tom Grossi.
The Playoffs

"The Playoffs" is the fifth episode of Coach Season 1. It first aired on March 18, 2019.

## Blurb

"Tom is in the playoffs and is 2 games away from the Super Bowl, while Tohm attempts to keep a secret."

## Story

Tohm comes in to Junior's room and has dialogue with Junior. He warns Junior that Tom might soon find out “the truth” and that it may be their final time seeing each other. Tom comes in to work to coach his first playoff game and Tohm is visibly on edge. Tom handily wins the game and is looking forward to a phone call from the Packers front office. Tohm mentions that he is never going to get called by the Packers, yet refuses to explain. It’s revealed that Tom’s life is falling apart, and Tohm made the initial call, not the Packers front office.
The Arrival

"The Arrival" is the third episode of Coach Season 1. It first aired on March 4, 2019.

## Story

The episode begins as the previous one ends: with Tohm at the door. Tom sees Tohm and declines to answer. He returns to his couch to lament but Tohm is insatiable. Tohm enters on his own volition and has an acrimonious chat with Tom. Despite their disagreements, Tohm leaves Tom with a book of best madden plays. After falling behind, down by 17-22 Tom reluctantly uses some of Tohm’s plays and wins the game. Tom thanks Tohm and asks for a partnership.
A Jets Fan Reaction to the 2019-2020 NFL Season

On June 24th, 2020, Tom Grossi introduced us to Bruce and Springsteen, two brothers that were named after Bruce Springsteen (obviously). They open with what would become a classic line: “Hello I am Bruce, and I am Springsteen.” We also meet their brother, a Bills fan, who is the punching bag of the family, and the third in a set of triplets. Bruce and Springsteen protest that they are very different from each other, but seem to share an annoyance towards their brother. Springsteen recaps the Jets' season, and we learn that the brothers’ dad left them.

## Quotes

**Bruce**: "Hello, I am Bruce"

**Springsteen**: "And I am Springsteen"

**Bruce**: "Say one more thing"

**Springsteen**: "Do it"
JB

JB
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Jean-Baptiste, or "JB", is a character from the South Saga representing the New Orleans Saints from the NFL's NFC South Division. His name has a French origin, which is a reference to New Orleans' French history.

## Appearance

JB wears a black Drew Brees jersey. He also wears a straw hat that has the Saints' logo, a Fleur-de-lis, on the front, as well as a fleur-de-lis pattern under the brim.

## Personality

JB speaks with a Cajun accent and is obsessed with gumbo, claiming that it is only for winners, which his roommates continually mock him for.

## Quotes

"Gumbo is for winners." - numerous occasions
North Saga

The North Saga is the fourth and final divisional saga of the GCU, covering the 2023-2024 NFL Season. It premiered on September 7, 2023, and is currently ongoing.

## History

Following the pattern of the the previous sagas (East, West, and South), the North Saga is written to be semi-independent from the rest of the GCU. It takes place in the same universe, and characters and storylines from other series are connected to it, but the Sagas are designed to tell a mostly self-contained story within one NFL season.

## Characters

* Lionel
* Randall
* Charles
* Vince
* Otto
* Tim
* Ed
* Steve
* Blood Demon
* Ref
Gus

Angus, who almost always goes by Gus, is the brother of Bruce, Wildflower, and Rocky. He represents the Cowboys in the NFC/AFC East Saga.

## Appearance

In his very first appearance, "The NFC East's Reaction to Week 1", Gus wore a light-blue and white plaid shirt. In every episode afterwards, Gus is wearing a blue Cowboys #9 jersey (Tony Romo).

## Personality

Gus is a fan of the Dallas Cowboys, which is why he tends to be the most overdramatic and arrogant brother. Joe describes him as a "loudmouth that never really amounted to anything".

Throughout the NFC/AFC East Saga and the 2020-2021 NFL Season, as the Cowboys keep doing poorly, Gus becomes increasingly depressed. After meeting him for the first time, Bruce writes, "He used to be Mom and Dad's favorite back in the 90's, but now he's just sad."

Gus often impersonates Gollum from Lord of the Rings. When he does, his voice changes and he becomes angry and vengeful towards those around him.

## History

As a kid, Gus was his parents' favorite child, due to them also being Cowboys fans.

## Trivia/Speculation

* Although his first appearance is in Week 1, Gus's name isn't revealed until The NFC East's Reaction to Week 5, when Bruce writes a letter describing his biological family.
The Spider King

## Status

Deceased

**The Spider King,** Ronin was the ruler of the Dead Wood. He was the one person able to control the deadly woods.

## Physical description

Ronin is tall with broad-shoulders and of medium build. His hair is short and the color of charred wood. His face is narrow— lean cheeks and an angular jaw, with pointy taper ears and sapphire colored eyes. His hands are desribed as long with knobby joints. Sirscha describes Ronin's features as plain, that she could have easily passed him off as a visiting lord or high-ranking soldier.
Captain Finn Oakley

Captain Finn Oakley is a character in the NFC/AFC West Saga, representing the Las Vegas Raiders, though Oakley behaves as an older Raider fan, who remembers the Raiders' days in Oakland.

## Appearance

Captain Finn Oakley first appears wearing a black T-shirt under a black pinstriped dress shirt, and a homemade eyepatch over his right eye. However, in The AFC West's Reaction to Week 4, he has upgraded his look with a more traditional pirate eyepatch and hat. In the NFC & AFC West's Reaction to Week 17 he switches his eyepatch to Mack's old one when mourning his death.

## Personality

Captain Finn Oakley talks and behaves like a typical swashbuckler. He's obsessed with "getting the gold" and he's wary of Diego showing signs of being cursed, the biggest one being "The Black Spot".

## History

We first meet Captain Finn Oakley during A Raiders Fan Reaction to the 2019-2020 NFL Season. It is revealed that he lost his right eye after hitting it with a whip while watching Raiders of the Lost Ark and that's why he wears an eyepatch.

Oakley then appears in The AFC West's Reaction to Week 1, approaching Mack on the porch. Oakley did not receive an invite, so it's unclear how he knew about the show or why he's there.

When Diego first gets the crown he wants it as it is solid gold. When he does for a week he makes Mack his first mate. This started their relationship. In The NFC & AFC West's Reaction To Week 9 he gets David Arnette cut in a fit of rage. With another fit of rage he shoves Mack away as he is no longer his first mate.

But when Mack dies in The NFC & AFC West's Reaction to Week 12 he makes it his mission to find who killed Mack. When Breck confesses he kills him then switches to Mack's eyepatch. Mack's death had made him more caring. After he leaves the reality TV show he confronts Mack's terrible parents then says Mack will be with him, turning Mack into his own child. In The NFC & AFC West's Reaction to Championship Sunday (Finale) he finds Tohm and Chomas at the beach. When he's walking there we see the blood demon (supercut only) from the Steeler reaction videos, as Finn Oakley sold his life, trying to find Mack.
The First Game

"The First Game" is the second episode of Coach Season 1. It first aired on February 25, 2019.

## Story

Tom wakes up and prepares for his first day at work. The coaching job turns out to be a madden simulation but he doesn’t realize this. He plays what he thinks is a game against the Seattle Seahawks. The Packers lose 21-47. He fears being fired after such an abysmal first performance. When his doorbell rings he’s surprised to see Tohm.
The Call

"The Call" is the first episode of Coach Season 1. It first aired on February 19, 2019.

## Story

Tom is called by the Green Bay Packers and asked to be the new coach. In order to prove his skills as a coach, Tom must coach the Packers for a season in Madden. It’s an “off the books” position as the organization did not want Matt LeFleur to be jealous. It’s clearly a scam, but Tom accepts the position. He spends the rest of the day celebrating.

At the end of the episode, we see Tohm in the crawlspace on the other end of a phone call, presumably the one that Tom was on.
An AFC East Family Reunion

In the finale for the summer episodes of Bruce and Springsteen, we open on an incredibly tense family meeting, where Carl reveals to us the name of the Dolphins Dad, Joe. After some arguing, Carl drops a bombshell, asking Joe to tell Bruce and Springsteen that they aren’t related. Confusion ensues, and Frederick calls for the brother’s Mom. The Mom sees Joe, and immediately leaves the house, and she isn’t seen again. Springsteen thinks that his Mom is out to get pizza bagels for dinner, but he was shown to be wrong. They then figure out that Bruce is the one who is not related to the family. Bruce asks why he was taken away from his real family, and Joe replies saying that his family is a mess. He goes on to say, one was a loudmouth that didn’t turn out to be anything, one was an underground fighter, and the last one… needs no words. Springsteen then promises to Bruce that he will always be in the family, blood or no blood. In the after-credits scene, we see Bruce and Springsteen talking about how they are family. Bruce asks Springsteen if his real family is seeking revenge on the people who took him, and Springsteen waives the question off, thus ending the summer episodes.
The NFC & AFC East's Reaction to Week 10

We open up on Joe, making a phone call, and introducing us to someone named Danny, although we don’t hear or see him in this episode. Carl appears, clearly wanting to have a conservation. Joe begins by attempting to make small talk, but Carl interrupts and asks, “Who’s Danny?” Joe hesitates and struggles for words, but Carl cuts him off again and says, “Yeah. I figured that’s where you’ve been all these years.” That single statement opens up several questions, some of which are still not answered to this day. But, that’s a discussion for another time. Joe reminds Carl that he is his father, but Carl shoots back, “Since when?” He then goes off about how Joe abandoned the brothers, saying how he had to step up to take care of them. He goes on to say, “A card in 2008 and 2016 doesn’t make you a father,” clearly referencing the trips that the Dolphins made to the Wildcard round in those years. Carl goes on to reference a few more moments in Patriots history, like in 2001 when Brady first started, or when they almost achieved what the Dolphins did- a perfect season. They then go back and forth, with Carl saying that Joe leaving was “vile,” and Joe saying they are hypocritical since they left him alone. After some more arguing, Joe finally asks what Carl wants, and he breaks the news about Springsteen being in a coma. But, he then says that Joe is the one who is going to help get Springsteen out of it, and we are left at that. We cut to Gus walking into the basement and meeting Wildflower. Gus asks why Wildflower is down there, and Wildflower explains how he knocked out his neighbor and stole his lawnmower. (Keep the lawnmower in mind, it comes back later). Gus brushes this news off and tries to make small talk about the week’s results and how they are nowhere near that crown. Wildflower then says that he would do anything to get that crown, even if it involves killing Rocky. The two then start going back and forth about B.J. and the Bear and Joe Theismann for a while. However, Wildflower does say something interesting here: “I like bears.” Keep that in mind. The conservation then ends when Wildflower asks, “How about we get shirts that say ‘basement buddies’?” We then cut to Rocky, being stared down by Bruce, clearly wanting that crown. Rocky looks terrified and acts as such, but Bruce remains calm, saying that Rocky is only the king… for now. And finally, we see Frederick, sneaking into Springsteen’s room. He looks at Springsteen and nods to himself. We then see Bruce come in, rambling about what he is going to do for the day. He then notices that Frederick has replaced Springsteen, yelling about how he wants to be in a coma, distraught over the Hail Murray. We then see Springsteen, knocked out of the bed, and the episode ends.
Seb

Sebastian "Seb" is a character from the South Saga, representing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL's NFC South Division.

## Appearances

### Debut

The NFC South's Reaction to the Offseason

## Appearance

Seb wears a pewter Tom Brady jersey, swim trunks, flip flops, and a shell necklace. He also styles his hair similar to a surfer. He has a scooter named Brady and a "shell phone" named Shelly.

## Personality

Seb has a very laid back personality and speaks with a surfer/hippie accent similar to Wildflower. He treats his scooter Brady, and shell Shelly, talking to them like they're living beings.
The Scratching

"The Scratching" is the first episode and season premiere of Coach Season 2. It first aired on March 23, 2020.

## Story

Tom sits solemnly at his desk and picks up the controller, puts it down then gets up to leave. 8 weeks later, he’s in a therapy session to talk about his wife leaving and his growing insanity and hallucinations. He claims that he hasn’t seen Tohm since the day from the season 1 finale that he asked him to leave. He mentioned squirrels clawing in the crawlspace, but beyond that, things in his life are looking up.

Back to his home, Tom, still talking with Junior, is drinking and telling Junior stories. Junior asks why Tom has not yet confronted Tohm, and why he keeps talking to Junior despite knowing he is a hallucination. Junior talks with Tohm and warns him about someone “getting out” of the crawlspace. Tom, about to open the crawlspace to investigate the scratching, is stopped by Tohm. Tom is upset that Tohm has returned, but Tohm again warns him that there is something worse in the crawlspace than even Tohm. Tom opens the crawlspace and doesn’t find anything and leaves, angry at Tohm for misleading him.

Tohm tries to shut the crawlspace doors but is unable to do so. Out of the crawlspace emerges Chomas, decked in Chicago Bears clothing. Tohm is visibly terrified as Chomas begins causing mayhem. Chomas apparently subdues Tohm and leaves his body in the crawlspace.

Chomas enters Junior’s room, and suggests a story reading.
South Saga

The South Saga is the third divisional saga of the GCU, covering the 2022-2023 NFL Season. It premiered on September 1, 2022, and consists of 28 episodes. The story follows various fans of the NFC South and AFC South teams as they become roommates and live together in the same house.

## History

Following the pattern (and success) of the East Saga and West Saga, the South Saga is written to be semi-independent from the rest of the GCU. It takes place in the same universe, and characters and storylines from other series are connected to it, but the Sagas are designed to tell a mostly self-contained story within one NFL season.

## Characters

* Greg
* Bart
* JB
* Seb
* Elijah
* Oliver
* Raymond
* Eddie
* Danny

## Episodes

* The AFC South's Reaction to the Offseason
* The NFC South's Reaction to Week 1
* The AFC South's Reaction to Week 1
* The AFC South's Reaction to Week 2
* The NFC South's Reaction to Week 2
* The NFC South's Reaction to Week 3
* The AFC South's Reaction to Week 3
* The NFC South's Reaction to Week 4
* The AFC South's Reaction to Week 4
* The NFC South's Reaction to Week 5
* The AFC South's Reaction to Week 5
* The NFC South's Reaction to Week 6
* The AFC South's Reaction to Week 6
* The NFC South's Reaction to Week 7
* The AFC South's Reaction to Week 7
* The NFC South's Reaction to Week 8
* The AFC South's Reaction to Week 8
* The NFC & AFC South's Reaction to Week 9
* The NFC & AFC South's Reaction to Week 10
* The NFC & AFC South's Reaction to Week 11
* The NFC & AFC South's Reaction to Week 12
* The NFC & AFC South's Reaction to Week 13
* The NFC & AFC South's Reaction to Week 14
* The NFC & AFC South's Reaction to Week 15
* The NFC & AFC South's Reaction to Week 16
* The NFC & AFC South's Reaction to Week 17
* The NFC & AFC South's Reaction to Week 18 (Finale)
Frederick

### Relatives

Joe (Father), Bruce (Brother), Springsteen (Brother), Carl (Brother), Danny (Stepbrother)

## Appearances

### Debut

A Jets Fan Reaction to the 2019-2020 NFL Season

Frederick is a brother of Bruce, Springsteen, and Carl. He is a fan of the Buffalo Bills, which makes him the subject of ridicule by Bruce and Springsteen. Carl, however, treats him better than Bruce and Springsteen and sees him as slightly less disappointing.

Frederick often acts as a surrogate for the audience: pointing out obvious inaccuracies in his brothers' logic and sometimes acting as the voice of reason. He seems to be the smartest of his brothers, as he graduated high school unlike Bruce and Springsteen.

## Appearance

At the beginning of the NFC/AFC East Saga, Frederick wears a plain, dark blue polo shirt. In the episode “How Patriots Fans Treat the AFC East”, Bruce and Springsteen slap a paper “Moron” sign onto Frederick’s chest. Frederick tears off the sign in defiance in the very next episode, “How to get rid of a Patriots Fan”. Starting in The AFC East's Reaction to Week 2, Frederick begins wearing a blue t-shirt with a bison and the word Mafia on it, referencing the Bills Mafia, the Buffalo Bills’ fanbase. He wears this shirt for the rest of the season.

In Week 9, Frederick gets a paper crown, decorated with fake jewels and glitter glue, representing the Bills leading the AFC East at the time. The Bills end up winning the divison, and Frederick keeps the crown, wearing it much of the time, especially near the end of the season.

As of The NFC and AFC East's Reaction to Week 17, Frederick is in possession of Carl’s glasses.

## Quotes

> **Frederick** "Why couldn't I be the adopted one?"
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The Beach

The Beach is a location in the GCU. It appears in the NFC/AFC East Saga and in Coach.

## Description

The Beach is, as the name suggests, a beach. The beach is covered in sand and is located next to a small lake. Further away from shore, there is a paved footpath and a grassy slope. There are trees on the opposite shoreline.

## Meaning/Significance

It is unknown exactly what the beach represents or what role it plays in the GCU. Thus far, characters have only been shown at the beach either when near death or after their deaths, so it may represent some sort of afterlife or purgatory.

## History

In Week 12 of the NFC/AFC East Saga, Springsteen and Joe are seen sitting side by side on the Beach.

In Week 17 of the NFC/AFC East Saga, Carl gives a monologue (over a black screen) about his childhood memories of Joe telling him bedtime stories. At the end of the monologue, the black disappears, revealing Carl standing on the Beach. He turns to Joe, standing beside him.

The New Beginning
The AFC East's Reaction to Week 2

In the next episode, we see the AFC family talking about their teams’ situations. Insults are thrown around, including when Springsteen calls Carl a monster (Carl brushes this off now, but he really needed this exact compliment later in the season.) After Carl cries about the Patriots not making to the Divisional Round, Joe reveals that he found Bruce a Giants jersey (Plaxico Burress), and then we see Bruce walk into the room. A couple more insults are thrown around, and Carl tells Bruce that Saquon Barkley is out for the rest of the year. Bruce then runs out of the room, steals Carl’s motorcycle, and rides away. As Carl is running after his bike, Springsteen calls the Eagles fan, telling him that he won’t make it to the online jiu-

## The AFC East's Reaction to Week 2

### Director

Tom Grossi

jitsu class, saying that his brother who really isn’t his brother is missing. He then confirms that this brother is a Giants fan, and the Eagles fan hangs up, ending the episode.
Gavin

Gavin is a character in the GCU who represents the Seattle Seahawks. He appears in the NFC/AFC West Saga.

## Appearance

Throughout the West Saga, Gavin wears a Seahawks home #81 jersey (Golden Tate).

## Trivia

* The name "Gavin" is of Celtic origin and means "White Hawk".

## References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gavin

https://nameberry.com/babyname/gavin
Season 2 (Coach)

The **second season** of the American youtube sports drama series Coach premiered on Mar 23, 2020. The series consists of 6 episodes, each running 6-20 minutes in length. It's narrative depth far surpasses that of Season 1 (Coach) and further explores Tom's hallucinations and mental decline, as he is threatened by a previously unknown figure.

## History

Season 2 of Coach is the long awaited follow up to the critically acclaimed Season 1 of coach.

## Characters

* Tom
* Tohm
* Junior
* Chomas

## Story and Analysis

Episode 1: Tohm is “killed” and sent back to the Crawlspace in place for Chomas. Establishes Chomas as someone that Junior or Tohm doesn’t want to come out of the Crawlspace. Implies that fans can be outside of the Crawlspace for a certain period of time or that each fan has a “turn” being out of the Crawlspace.

Episode 2: Revolves around Tom being introduced and chased by Chomas so that Tom can be sent back to the Crawlspace. No real lore hints.

Episode 3: Tom is set up by Chomas so that he can meet up back with Jade. He is fooled and the episode ends with Chomas setting up an interview with Tom.

Episode 4: One of the most lore-ridden episodes. Tom states that Chomas is “Fear”, which implies that the fans represent an emotion felt by Tom every time they meet. This sets up Tohm and Junior also representing certain emotions. Shows that Coach is set in a universe that is exactly the same, with Tom mentioning his teaching career and his choice between teaching and Packast, all of which Tom has mentioned in real life. Shows that the Crawlspace is somewhat of a void, further cementing the idea that it is a representation of Tom’s mind. Ends with Tom fighting for a chance for freedom against Chomas in Madden.

Episode 5: Episode 5 consists of Tom being beaten by Chomas in Madden.

Episode 6: Tom saying his goodbyes and about to enter the Crawlspace, but Tohm and Junior saving him. Tohm and Tom enter the Crawlspace to keep Chomas in there and Junior takes Tom’s place. Ends with Junior finding a new fan, assumed to be a Lions fan, due to him holding a stuffed lion and the teaser of Coach Season 3 being in blue.

## Episodes

The Scratching

The Night

The "Reunion"

The Interview

The Game

The Switch
The Game

"The Game" is the fifth episode of Coach Season 2. It first aired on April 20, 2020.

## Story

Tom sits at the coach's desk and prepares for the game against Chomas: Packers vs. Bears. Chomas warns Tom that it might be better for him to go into the crawlspace on his own volition as the game is unlikely to go in his favor. As the game proceeds, Chomas's provocations cause Tom to make silly mistakes that lead to the Bears taking a 21-0 lead.

Tom is distraught but begins to battle back. The Packers put together a scoring drive and a defensive stop but Rodgers throws an incompletion on 4th & goal, allowing the Bears to win the game.

## Quotes

> "Game over" -**Chomas**
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The Truth

"The Truth" is the sixth episode and season finale of Coach Season 1. It first aired on March 22, 2019.

## Blurb

"Tom finally learns the truth about Tohm."

## Story

Tohm is sitting in the coach's chair and introduces himself as “Hi I’m Tohm Grossi, star of the hit series Coach and of course ever waking nightmare for Tom Grossi, the host of Packast” and promises to explain the premise of the series.

He recaps the first several episodes, and again reveals that Tom was playing “coach” because of a faked call by Tohm pretending to be from the Packers. It’s also revealed how much Tom’s madden playing has been disappointing and irritating his wife - to the point of making her leave.

Tom is upset at Tohm and feels misunderstood for his negligence to detect his wife’s growing dissatisfaction. Tom and Tohm bicker and then Tohm reveals that he is not real, merely a creation of Tom’s own mind, the same as Junior. Tom, in utter disbelief, runs into Junior’s room to ensure he’s still real as Tohm claims “I’m not even the worst one in there” - referring to Tom’s mental creations. Junior also mentions that he is not real.

Tom, growing in his instability, trips down a flight of stairs. Tohm continues to agitate Tom. Tom asks Tohm to disappear, which he does. Tom goes looking for Jade but doesn’t see a text from Packers CEO Mark Murphy. When he returns, he sees a message from his wife written on the back of his coaching nameplate “I’ll always be on your side”. Tom picks up the controller, and turns on Madden.
Danny

### Relatives

Joe (Father), Bruce (Step-Brother), Springsteen (Step-Brother), Carl (Step-Brother), Frederick (Step-Brother)

## Appearances

### Debut

The NFC & AFC East's Reaction to Week 14

Danny is the son of Joe, step-brother to Bruce and Carl, and half-brother to Springsteen and Frederick. He is a fan of the Miami Dolphins, like his father before him and it's assumed that he was named after Dan Marino. While Joe abandoned Bruce, Springsteen, Frederick, and Carl, he was really taking care of Danny.

## Appearance

Danny is seen wearing sunglasses and a Miami Dolphins #13 color jersey (Dan Marino). However before Joe got him the jersey, we just see him wearing a regular t-shirt.

## History

Danny is first mentioned in The NFC & AFC East's Reaction to Week 10 as Joe speaks to him excited about the Dolphins season. He first appears at the end of The NFC & AFC East's Reaction to Week 14 after his step-brother Carl seeks him to get revenge on Rocky for their dad's murder. In the conclusion to the first season, Danny shoots Rocky after Bruce beats him up and Rocky is assumed dead.

In the 2020-2021 Fan Reaction Videos, we see him mourn his dad's death when Rocky appears and shoots at him. To his surprise, Danny is unscathed and we see Rocky ask him to join him on a bear hunt.

## Personality

Danny is described by Carl as "kind of a douche". He is often cold and distant, and is willing to use violence when he thinks it is necessary. However, he cares about his family.

## Trivia

* Danny's jersey is not a replica of the jersey that Dan Marino wore when playing in the NFL. Instead, it is a custom jersey of the current Miami Dolphins uniform.

## References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan\_Marino

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami\_Dolphins
Season 5 (Coach)

The **fifth season** of the American youtube sports drama series Coach premiered on July 23, 2023.

## Episodes

The Aftermath

The Cause

The Wrath

The Joy

The Ambition

The Memory

## Characters

* Ambition
* Allen
* Anger
* Blood Demon (Desire)
* Captain Finn Oakley
* Chomas
* Frederick
* Grandpa Cardinal
* Josh
* Junior
* Lenny
* Lommy
* Louis
* Mack
* Tohm
* Tom
* Bruce
* Springsteen
* Wildflower

## Trivia

* In June 2023, Tom Grossi and Johnny Barks embarked on "30 in 30", in which they travelled to all 30 NFL stadiums in 30 days while raising money for St. Jude.  This had several effects on the production of Coach:
	+ "30 in 30" was referenced in the episode "The Ambition".
	+ Coach Season 5 premiered on July 23, which is the latest in the year that any season of Coach has premiered.
	+ Season 5 was originally planned to contain 8 episodes, but this was changed to 6 episodes due to time constraints. The cut episodes would've been titled "The Followers" and "The Reunion".

## References

1. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpfKWYL55S9EkDRympaPwJXh1zxm-bhH4
2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYhB9ZNUDpA
3. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/grossiposse/comments/14xckcf/more\_predictions\_for\_coach\_season\_5/
The NFC East's Reaction to Week 5

The next episode opens with Bruce ‘writing’ a letter to Springsteen, telling him about his family. And finally, we can put some names to some faces. The Cowboys fan is named Gus (short for Angus, after Angus Beef), the Eagles fan is named Simon (but he wants everyone to call him Rocky, presumably after Rocky Balboa), and we have the Washington fan: man, the myth, the legend, Wildflower Turquoise. (WFT, Washington Football Team). We still have no idea what Wildflower was named before he changed his name. Bruce continues to say to Springsteen that if Rocky ever sees his family, he will destroy them on a spiritual level. We then cut to a funeral for the Cowboys’ season, and we see Gus is in shambles, Wildflower is inspecting a leaf, and Rocky could care less. Bruce then comes outside, and promptly starts an argument with Gus. Wildflower mentions the ‘anger monkeys’, Bruce mentions Springsteen, one thing leads to another, and suddenly Gus is chasing Bruce around the yard with an axe. Gus almost gets to chop Bruce’s foot off to ‘avenge Dak’, but he gets punched in the face by, you know him, Carl. Gus runs away, and Bruce is left alone with Carl, who asks him, “Where’s my motorcycle?” Gus gets back to Rocky, and tells him that a Patriots fan has arrived, making Rocky very interested, and leaving us with a slight cliffhanger.
The NFC East's Reaction to Week 7

After the massive cliffhanger we were stuck on from the last episode, we open on Carl, tied up in the garage. Rocky has a badass entrance and starts grilling Carl on how it’s like being a loser in the NFL. He brags and brags, but Wildflower ruins the mood when he opens the garage door, and asks Rocky if he needs help. Rocky refuses, and Wildflower leaves to scheme. Rocky continues rambling, and then takes off Carl’s glasses. Carl has bloodlust in his eyes, and Rocky quickly replaces the glasses and leaves, promising to be back. He enters the house and composes himself only to find someone hiding under a blanket and sobbing. Rocky whips the blanket off to find Gus underneath, and then walks off. Next, we see Bruce (finally!) sneak into the house, only to find that Gus has replaced the blanket over himself. Bruce carefully takes off the blanket and jumps back when he sees his brother who tried to kill him. He musters up the courage to apologize to Gus for the season he’s having. Gus asks why Bruce is being nice to him, and Bruce responds, “Because we’re family.” The conversation then dies and Bruce walks off… only to find Carl in the garage. Bruce slowly approaches him, and we see a flashback of when Carl tied Bruce up. Bruce asks Carl why he hates him, and then takes off his glasses. At that moment, the beginning of Carl’s character arc occurs because we see him sobbing. Bruce is taken aback, and then Rocky enters the scene. Bruce drills Rocky about what he is doing to Carl, Rocky continues being cocky, and Bruce stands up to him. A fight seems to be coming on when Wildflower enters, saying that he’ll stop Rocky. The brothers prepare themselves for a fistfight just as Springsteen comes into the fray, asking if anyone has seen a Giants fan. Bruce and Springsteen are reunited, Rocky recognizes Springsteen’s name from jujitsu, and everyone’s names are thrown around. However, oblivious to everyone, a car whips into the driveway, crashing into Springsteen and knocking him out. Bruce is in shock when Frederick gets out of the car, and he realizes what he has done. We then cut back to Gus, still saddened by the loss of Dak for the season. He then calls up, of all people, Scooter Magruder, and we see a shot of him as the episode ends.